Working on Purpose

What would your organization look like if it were living "all in"? Going beyond mere completion—and instead fostering deep connections, embracing collaboration, and aligning with a shared purpose? Discover how integrating head, heart, and gut can lead to a culture of authenticity, empathy, and innovation. We'll discuss practical strategies for cultivating connection, fostering collaboration, and c...

What if we could tap into the unique genius of people who have done extraordinary things? What if we could gain access to their mental frameworks or a timeless piece of wisdom that could unlock our own greater hidden genius? In this fireside chat with a great story-catcher and journalist, Polina Marinova Pompliano shares the unique genius she’s found by studying notable achievers to help us find o...

Why do we avoid difficult conversations? Often, it’s due to a fear of conflict, of resulting emotions, and a lack of skills or confidence to navigate them. Let’s change that. In this episode, we delve into the art of navigating difficult discussions with grace, empathy, and effectiveness. We explore strategies and insights for managing emotional tension, shifting mindsets, and fostering trust and...

Let’s discuss the changing dynamics of employer/employee relationships and the rising demand for workspaces that go beyond mere functionality toward transforming office buildings into vibrant hubs of creativity, collaboration, and community. Discover the key elements of destination workplaces, from reimagined layouts and flexible spaces to curated amenities that cater to employees' physical, socia...

Why is it so hard to make work work today? This is a phenomenon perplexing companies and the people they employ. Companies want highly engaged, performing people who will stay with them. Employees want a place they can thrive while cultivating their craft and career. What both parties need is to find the “right fit.” Doing so involves individuals learning to fully identify their key motivational a...

Burnout isn't just a buzzword—it's a real and pervasive issue that can leave us feeling drained and disconnected. In this enlightening interview, Dr. Sangwan shares her personal journey from burnout as an internal medicine physician and unveils her revolutionary system for healing. Discover the science behind burnout and learn practical strategies to recharge your physical, mental, emotional, soci...

Raj Sisodia has spent six decades navigating the journey toward healing and awakening and is now ready to share from his heart and soul what he’s learned. He shares his personal story with achingly tender vulnerability and invites us all to find our own story in his and learn to alchemize the pain and suffering we have experienced into wisdom of lasting value to ourselves and others. The further r...

In this episode, we'll delve into the limitations of traditional problem-solving methods ingrained in early education and organizational culture. Discover how reframing problems as opportunities for deeper exploration and definition can lead to breakthrough solutions and transformative change. Through compelling anecdotes and practical insights, we'll challenge the misconception that creativity is...

It’s easy to turn to blame in conflicts, moving to anger and issuing blame on others for the divisiveness that is so pervasive today. There is a critical step many people miss, and that is to first look deeply at ourselves – practicing “radical self-inquiry,” and consider the ways any of us have been complicit in, and benefited from, conditions we say we’d like to change or even abhor. Only then c...

In today’s fractured world of competing voices and interests, the invitation to wholeness beckons. That is, a whole team, united by an overarching collective identity, even over purpose. A whole way of considering everyone’s perspective and ensuring everyone knows they are welcome, wanted, and valued. A whole way of challenging everything a leader knows and demanding 100 percent of the truth, amon...

The Women's Bean Project in Denver hires women with multiple barriers to employment that include histories of substance misuse, former incarceration, histories of domestic violence, and homelessness. This non-profit provides a safe and accepting work environment where women can earn a paycheck while addressing the issues that have prevented them from getting and keeping a job. By doing so, this so...

The core of well-being is nurturing a strong, healthy, resilient mindset. Your brain gets easily tripped up and turned “off” by all the daily distractions and obstacles that pop up. No matter how “smart” you may be, your brain isn’t built to process all the thousands of pieces of information that come at it each day. When your brain feels overwhelmed, it stops its healthy “thinking’ mode and defau...

Technology gets a bad rap in the world these days, though it's doing so much to solve major world problems. Companies are embracing artificial intelligence, 3D printing, robotics, advanced materials, extended realities, blockchain, autonomous vehicles and drones, and space technologies and are poised to leverage technological innovation even more so to address societal challenges like education ac...

Are you prone to wonder? Can you become completely dazzled by an experience or sight such that time seems to disappear? And in the process, you become elevated consciously and experientially? If this all sounds “way out there,” think again. Wonder is much more accessible, and essential to a meaningful life, than you would ever imagine. Join us as we talk with a world-renown expert on the matter, M...

Almost 95 percent of new products fail. Too often, they are created for a new income stream or to meet an idealized market, without being intimately connected to the needs and wants of the intended customer. A better way forward in the emerging “human-to-human” era? Find people for whom you can solve problems and get to know them deeply. Only then, using design thinking principles, can you innovat...

The term “purpose” has been deployed superficially by companies in an attempt to appear virtuous without using it as a core operational principle. Instead, companies that treat purpose as an existential intention that informs every decision, practice, and process are thriving in today’s times where business can be a force for good in the world. This new breed of stakeholder capitalism adopts purpo...

How would your life change if every decision and action you take were predicated on the knowledge that they were all completely transparent and visible to anyone? Would you treat people differently, do business better, and make money with an alternate governing lens that you do today? Behavioral scientist David Penglase puts forth a fantastical idea: what if we could live and act in the full, brig...

Today’s world requires us all to be ongoing, voracious learners. And who better to learn from than the best leaders who get hired to produce super star results? William Vanderbloemen has an unusually good seat to observe and analyze the habits of such rock stars because his clients hire his search firm to find the best people for the job. He has discovered 12 data-driven habits that entirely separ...

The extent to which people feel they matter at work greatly impacts their motivation and well-being, critical components to engagement, performance, and retention. The question is how leaders can create an environment and interactions that recognize and show people they matter. It turns out there’s a lot to the business of mattering – why it’s important, how it is registered, what leaders need for...

When life hits you hard, and you feel overwhelmed and reduced by sensory overload and mental fatigue, you can find yourself in a state of “blur.” The deciding question is, what can you do to get back to clarity and forward movement? It turns out you are far more powerful than you know. By studying the habits of highly successful people, Susan Ford Collins offers 10 essential skills of her Technolo...

In today’s war for talent, companies are fighting for a smaller pool of qualified talent. While COVID-19 changed what current employees and job seekers need, expect, and want from their work experience and those that lead them, the barrier to entrepreneurship has been greatly reduced. Leaders need to create a compelling work experience in which people know they can grow their skills, feel the huma...

Life will become increasingly more hectic and more challenging for all of us in the age of smart technology. The ongoing accompanying radical change means you will need to excel at learning, unlearning, and relearning at the pace of this change. The new “killer app skill” will be learning to manage one’s own emotions, while generating positive emotions and managing negative emotions effectively, a...

We are each equipped to greatly contribute to the world through our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Yet, many of us are disconnected from this potential, unaware of our influence, and instead impacting the world without mindful attention. We can learn to engage with others through conscious connection and start to respond to life’s challenges, direct the course of our lives, and positively impact...

As consciousness across the world continues to elevate, men will further benefit from disentangling from the messages society sends them on what it means to be a man today. Their journey to heal their wounds, break free from the various limiting beliefs ingrained in them by societal standards, and learning to embrace their true, authentic and full selves beckons. Such is the promise of embracing w...

Today’s workforce, now largely comprised of Generation Y and Z, have a ravenous appetite for meaningful work, flexible work terms, and affiliation with a purposeful company whose mission aligns with their values. How can companies meet those discerning standards? One powerful way is to help employees become proud of their work and proud of their company. When people take pride in something, it can...