Becoming Your Best | The Principles of Highly Successful Leaders

As an executive leader, you need a trustworthy group of people, and if asked, you would easily describe the exact moment they earned your trust. Yet if we flip the question, you wouldn't know how you gained their trust. In fact, you might not know if they trust you. So, what is trust? How do you earn it? Can it be built or repaired once it's broken?     In this episode, the extraord...

"The mere speculative conviction that it was our interest to be completely virtuous was not sufficient to prevent our slipping, and that the contrary habits must be broken, and good ones acquired and established before we can have any dependence on a steady, uniform rectitude of conduct." - Benjamin Franklin.      In today's episode, we have fun interviewing one of the founding fath...

Part of becoming a great leader is not only overcoming the challenges of leadership itself but our personal limitations as well. The first step is identifying them and knowing and understanding their origin. Then, we must equip ourselves with the tools and resources to obliterate them: an antidote to eliminate their effects.     This week, I share the best advice from the noblest of...

"Have you ever had the frustrating experience of having the same conversation over and over at work or at home? Because if you have, that's your indicator, your canary in the coal mine telling you there's a lot more to that conversation you're missing." In this episode, I'm joined by the extraordinary Marsha Acker to discuss how to identify and crack down on stuck patterns of communication that ge...

A massive portion of the decisive events in our lives are intimately linked with things we can't control, like luck, destiny, other people's attitudes, or God's will. Still, by incorporating certain habits, we can augment our probabilities of success and make them less dependent on chance.  In today's episode, I share three leadership tips from one of the best leaders and businessmen I've eve...

How we say what we say is crucial; a speaker whose voice and body language don't match the message screams: I don't believe what I'm saying. For a leader to be credible and trustworthy, their voice, gestures, and message must look, sound and feel the same.   This week, I'm joined by the extraordinary Jaqueline Farrington , President and CEO Coach at Farrington Partners, Author, Speaker, Consu...

Understanding that life happens for you and not to you is a revolutionary concept that can change your life. For instance, when misfortune knocks on your door, instead of asking why me, you can appreciate the light-hearted people that helped you and be grateful for those who inspired and motivated you to keep going.   In today's episode, I'm joined by the inspiring Michael O'Brien, Ripple Cre...

Paychecks reinforce one behavior from your team members: showing up to work daily. But does it ensure their voluntary effort in giving their best safety, productivity, and quality-wise? Absolutely not; the only way to guarantee team members' commitment to excellence at work is through positive reinforcement, coaching, and servant leadership.    This week, I'm joined by the brilliant Bill...

Making a Google search is so common the act already became a verb: googling something. There's nothing wrong with it, yet we should pay more attention to some things. For instance, relying mindlessly on one source of information is agreeing to that source's motivations, values, and interests.   In today's episode, thanks to our guest, Cheryl Strauss Einhorn, we learn about AREA, an evidence-b...

Although we can't control what kind of phone call we'll receive first thing in the morning, nor the content or the tone of the first email in our inbox, we can choose how to react to it. Triggering messages and negative feedback will cause an emotional reaction; that doesn't mean they'll drive our behavior. Choosing greatness is about choosing our focus intentionally and carefully; we decide what'...

What should a leader do when the program they oversee receives nothing but criticism and doubt from outside? How important are leadership, team building, and team management skills to absorb the pressure and turn a program from possible failure to a resounding success? In today's episode, the inspiring Betsy Clark and Tom Burbage join us for a great conversation about leadership, management, and t...

Storytelling has existed since humankind's dawn; it has always been a handy tool to share experiences, prevent others from dangers, teach, and create a sense of belonging. We are so connected to stories that hearing one generates chemical reactions in our brains. If you want to learn how storytelling can transform and take your leadership to the next level, you can't miss today's episode. This wee...

Although change can be scary sometimes, especially when it pushes us out of our comfort zone, it is also an agent for growth, evolution, and legacy creation. As leaders, we should always take advantage of an opportunity to change. This week, we’re joined by the inspiring Julie Noonan; she is an Executive and Leadership Coach, Change Strategist, Speaker, Founder, and CEO. After decades of success i...

What is excellence in leadership? Contrary to what many people think, excellence has nothing to do with the results we get but how we do things. Excellence is not about the outcome; it is about the process. Today, I'm joined by the inspiring Mac McNeil, a top-performing executive and an accomplished leader with a diverse military intelligence, business, and financial management background. Mac is...

Do you know what your leadership style is? Leaders who prefer a directive approach might end up succeeding or becoming dictators, and servant leaders can also thrive and empower their teams or turn into doormats. In leadership, there isn't a magic recipe; there are different styles, and their success depends on which one fits better with the leader's personality. In today's episode, I'm joined by...

Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, ALS, Parkinson's, and most other horrible neurodegenerative diseases share a root cause: neurons dying. Chad Pollard, our guest for today's show, discovered a way to identify the early death of those neurons and trace them back to the specific part of the brain they belong. With only a blood sample, it is possible to identify neurodegenerative diseases in their ear...

Our ego is made of our mindset, beliefs, and unconscious habits. That means 99% of our decisions are driven by our ego, which is not necessarily bad if we think our ego is both our weaknesses and strengths. In a way, we owe our success to our ego; it pushed us through challenging times and helped us reach the top. Yet CEOs, team leaders, and managers need other people to meet them at the top, and...

Most of us misunderstood the "and they lived happily ever after" phrase; it doesn't mean they never argued or had different thoughts on the same matter. It means they grew together, supported each other, and made the other person's happiness their own. Today, I'm joined by the inspiring Dr. Frieda Birnbaum, a National Media Psychologist and Personality, fellow podcaster Host of The Dr. Frieda Show...

Our brain's priority is keeping us alive whenever our health is threatened. Even if it costs us gut issues, anxiety, or any disorder, it doesn't matter; it considers the job done as long as it keeps us alive. Yet, after the threat is over, the brain doesn't go back to default; it gets stuck in survival mode. Because it worked. Today's episode is a true game-changer because Dr. John Hatch joins us...

What makes an employee want to stay in an organization for a long time? There are roughly 10 million open positions in the US, yet if we give every unemployed American one of those jobs today, we'd still have 5 million unfilled jobs tomorrow. There is no staffing shortage; there is a great jobs shortage. - Joe Mull. In this episode, Joe Mull visits us to share his captivating views on leadership,...

When a company is in trouble, i.e., not generating cash, it can't invest in products, sales, and marketing, it can't hire or reward talented employees, and it bleeds cash. The domino effect continues as customers stop trusting the brand, and investors refuse to lend them money. Our guest, Sandeep Chennakeshu, has a formula to "fix" broken companies in three steps: figure out how to become profitab...

Practicing self-care actively and being compassionate, resilient, or kind to yourself doesn't mean you are soft or weak. Besides, part of treating yourself well is being firm and holding yourself accountable. We all have a massive potential for positive change; we just need to find (or build) the right conditions for it. This week, I'm joined by Dr. Grant Brenner, a board-certified physician-psych...

Although there are plenty of resources for leaders to improve their leadership skills, with brilliant books and articles with on-point observations about the struggles of leading high-achieving teams, sometimes we need more specific answers. That's the idea our guest, Dr. Elizabeth Moran, had in mind when she wrote: "Forward: Leading Your Team Through Change." Dr. Elizabeth Moran is a Consultant a...

"Happiness lives in the present moment." Think about a time when you felt fulfilled, joyful, and happy. There was no time to be worried about paying your mortgage or something you regret you didn't say in your last argument, and that is because you were there, living the moment; you were present. In today's episode, I'm joined by Dr. Greg Hammer, a pediatric intensive care physician and anesthesio...

Comparing ourselves with others is one of the greatest disservices we can do to our personal and professional development. We should concentrate our efforts on something other than fitting into what society dictates as being successful. This week, I'm joined by Drexwell Seymour, a Certified Public Accountant, Managing Partner at HLB TCI, Business Owner, Columnist, YouTuber, Host of Financially Spe...