Working on Purpose

To live your best life, you need a playbook – just five “power principles” that when put into intentional practice will propel you to live the life to which you aspire within just one year. That’s the promise of this episode, in which you’ll learn the power of casting a bold vision for your life, choosing an empowering perspective of yourself, creating and executing a 90-Day Action Plan, using act...

Less heroics, armor, and intellect-driven. More vulnerability, authenticity, and inspiration. That’s what today’s workforce craves. A more “human” leader. No small task to realize for leaders who have thrived in their previous tried and true ways where they may have led chiefly from keen analytics, strategy, and emotional distance. To elevate consciousness, leaders benefit by identifying their min...

In a world with constant change and the need for upskilling, a curious mindset and appetite for learning are essential. Yet, many people and teams are hampered by their fixation to perform. This single-minded goal leaves little room for growth and innovation while supposedly delivering essential bottom-line results. There’s a better way to avoid this “performance paradox” – by shifting focus from...

The COVID-10 wakeup call is one we will soon dismiss unless we cement the lifestyle changes into our routines before the window of change closes. Because if people relapse into the old ways, with their old habits, that would be a great tragedy. The opportunity to create a renewing world will be lost. And our unpreparedness for another attack would remain unchanged. The opportunity to R-E-N-E-W to...

Are you fit for leading today’s discerning workforce? As fast as people’s taste for an increasingly quality experience in life and work have evolved, you as a leader have been kicked upstairs -- being asked to perform at a higher standard than ever before to meet these demands. You must continually “sharpen your saw” to continue elevating your leadership skills and prowess. In this episode, you wi...

Trust is an essential component to relationships and ultimately in producing great results inside organizations. But what is it, really? How is it developed? Nurtured? How does it work? What happens when it’s broken? And what does it take to repair it? In this fireside chat with Dr. Peter Kim, we learn through a truly human lens the answers to these questions and the promise of what trust and its...

Starting out in high school and deemed “average” through an intelligence test, Steve Farrell went on to found two high-growth technology companies in Silicon Valley. He learned that this kind of success rewarded “doing,” but the real prize in life lied in “being.” His ultimate expression of his own gifts? Co-founding Humanity’s Team, a non-profit focused on helping people around the world awaken t...

Most people grow up being encouraged to dedicate themselves to getting good grades in school, then pursuing a career that will deliver financial comfort and success. It is often only later in life after a few decades of this singular focus that they start to notice that something is missing. Beyond the money in their bank account and the notoriety or status they may have enjoyed, something just se...

You started your business to serve a specific group of customers and make a unique contribution. Smashing. Did you know you can actually take the game of business even higher for your own greater fulfillment and greater impact by embracing stakeholder capitalism? Also known as inclusive capitalism, this is an approach to business that emphasizes considering the interests of all stakeholders involv...

What if you could inspire your organization into finding more promising ideas and turning them into dynamic action? Imagine a team of turned on people who are equipped with the strategic approach and open playing field to wrestle with your toughest business problems to continuously chart innovation and achieve dynamic results. Doing so rests on the idea of upstream work, where unknowns are sourced...

Dr. Robert Lengel’s life and career have spanned the fields of engineering design, financial services, industrial sales, environmental research, consulting and academics. And frankly he’s concerned about the future of humanity. So much so that he has put forth a treatise on a necessary way forward that involves embracing both the outspoken aspects of intellect, information, rationality and the pra...

Welcome to the era of the “empowered workforce,” a discerning, mobile, non-compromising body of talent unmistakably and justly now enjoying a favorable balance of power in companies. Gone are the days when bad or toxic leaders could demand workers endure long hours, time-sucking commutes, or meaningless work. Today’s game of business requires an elevation in leadership acumen – one that embraces c...

Women are often the underdogs and expected to lose, whether that’s in career, relationships, or opportunities in general. Women are often silenced and discounted and are considered “rude” or brash when they speak up for themselves. It’s through the hard work, grit, and determination that women will take their rightful place at work, home, and in society. When they are inspired and lifted by each o...

Mental health and well-being have finally made it to the top of the priority list for individuals and the companies that employ them. Increasingly, people are paying attention to their own health and well-being, even choosing to prize them over a well-paying or otherwise great job. Life can throw some real zingers at us – the kind that bring us to our knees. It’s learning how to respond to these “...

Mental health and well-being have now become sirens summoning the attention and resources of leaders intent on engaging and retaining their people. What is necessary to fully manage a team to high performance is a combination of informed methodology and measurement. Dr. Pele shares his latest strategies and software for harnessing the Profitable Happiness approach to help companies create cultures...

One thing many entrepreneurs don’t count on is that being an entrepreneur can be anything but freeing in terms of time and focus. Without proper guidance and an elevated mindset, entrepreneurs are prone to leaving other precious parts of life perilously underserved and their lives completely out of balance. To thrive in today’s ever-changing, crisis-prone times, entrepreneurs must learn to future-...

People crave meaning and purpose in life and reach desperately to fill its void while attempting to contribute their talents at work to something worthwhile. Meaning and purpose have become vital elements of mental health, well-being, and vitality. Enter The Viktor Frankl Meaning Academy, devoted to teaching and promoting the work of Dr. Viktor Frankl, empowering individuals, organizations, and co...

Today’s talent is voting with their feet when they do not feel they are learning, being appreciated, and feeling fulfilled in their work. When until only recently, “customer is king” reigned strong, now more than ever a riveted focus on the quality of the employee experience is warranted if a company wants to grow and remain strong. Enter “the Experience Mindset,” a new operating model and an inte...

Big, hairy problems in the world require a combined force to confront and overcome. With the complexity of today’s times, working in silos won’t do. What’s required are “bridgebuilders,” a keen leaders who recognize the vastness of issues and the opportunity to transcend boundaries between public, private, and non-profit entities to tackle the toughest issues facing society. This episode ushers in...

Change – it’s everywhere and seems to be increasingly accelerating as life and business continue to evolve. Rather than resist change, there is an opportunity to embrace the uncertainty that accompanies it and turn it into a catalyst for growth. To do so, you need you need a positive mindset and some practical strategies to embrace the change, adapt to the new circumstances, and harness the hidden...

You’re up – don’t wait for someone else to step in or fix things. You can be the leader you want to become by strengthening your leadership intelligence. “Leadership is not about having a certain title or performing a particular role. Leadership is about the power to influence others,” explain authors/guests Lennick and Wachendorf, who remind us that even small acts of leadership can make a positi...

Travis James, a long-time tech entrepreneur, celebrates the genius of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, natural language processing, IoT, and the recent splash, ChatGPT. In this episode, he shares his work on creating a technology platform that helps individuals control and manage their own medical records and how ChatGPT can make us smarter, more effective, and distinguished in...

Did you know we each have our own Y.O.D.A.? - Your Own Decision Advisor, which is the inner voice that guides our choices? Anxiety, depression, loneliness, hopelessness, and fatigue are all capable of sabotaging a person’s Y.O.D.A. In this episode, an author shares how to build and strengthen our Y.O.D.A. skills, enabling us to make decisions that are grounded in our transcendent values, core beli...

In a world where women are making increasing strides in their education, career, and finances, how are men moving forward? Culture dictates that men be strong and provide for their families. But society is changing, and so are men, if Dr. John Schinnerer has anything to say about it. He is coaching men to understand and manage their emotions, more authentically connect with people in their lives a...

There is an intense and growing need for people to have something they can believe in, something that demands and engages their deepest longings. They seek to ensure that their lives are fueled by passion, have meaning, and that they are needed in the world. And they are not finding this in work. Somewhere along the way, we have lost our humanity in corporate America, and therefore, our inspiratio...