Coaching for Leaders

Larry Braman: Career Consultant and Coach Larry Braman is the president of Global Career Consulting and Placement and the founder of Career University , live and on demand job landing and career advancing webinars. Key Points It’s essential for us to recognize that the most successful people ask for (and receive) help all the time. Say less initially in your interactions with influencers so that y...

Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez: Ignite Nancy Duarte has created thousands of presentations for the world’s top institutions, including Apple, Cisco, Facebook, GE, Google, TED, and the World Bank. She’s also the author of Resonate *, Slide:ology *, the HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations *, and co-author of Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols *...

Ron Wallace: Leadership Lessons From a UPS Driver Ron Wallace is the former president of UPS International. During his tenure, he was responsible for operations in more than 200 countries and territories, with more than 60,000 people under his direction. He’s the author of the book, Leadership Lessons From a UPS Driver: Delivering a Culture of We, Not Me *. Key Points By promoting from within, a c...

Lynda Gratton: The 100-Year Life Lynda Gratton is a Professor of Management Practice at London Business School. She has been ranked in the top 15 on The Thinkers50 list of the world’s top 50 business thinkers. She’s the author with Andrew Scott of  The 100-Year Life: Living and working in an age of longevity *. Key Points Many more of us, and potentially a majority of our children, will live to be...

Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed Bonni is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast , Dean of Teaching and Learning and Professor of Business and Management at Vanguard University , and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, she was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. Bonni is the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor...

Croft Edwards: CROFT + Company Croft Edwards  is a Master Certified Coach who has been serving an array of clients from energy and mining, to forestry and aviation, since 2000. He’s a retired US Army Officer and has over eighteen years in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve. Key Points Much of leaders’ effectiveness has to do with their level of self-mastery. Flow is a combination of physical...

Susan Gerke: Teams Expert Susan Gerke is the president of Gerke Consulting & Development. She has worked with global teams and has certified facilitators around the world to deliver management, leadership, and team offerings. Susan is co-creator of GO Team , a training suite for organizations to power team performance. Key Points 20% of our workday is spent resolving conflict AIM Frame: What h...

Chris Voss: Never Split the Difference Chris Voss is the Founder and CEO of the Black Swan Group and the author of Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It *. Chris was the lead international kidnapping negotiator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as the FBI’s hostage negotiation representative for the National Security Council’s Hostage Working Group....

Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed Bonni is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast , Dean of Teaching and Learning and Professor of Business and Management at Vanguard University , and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, she was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. Bonni is the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor...

Bob Frisch and Cary Greene: Simple Sabotage For over 30 years, Bob Frisch has worked with Senior Executive Teams and Boards on their most vital strategic and organizational challenges, both as a consultant and a corporate executive. Cary Greene has over 20 years’ experience working with senior executives and boards on challenging and complex strategic issues. They are co-authors with Robert Galfor...

Scott Anthony Barlow: Happen to Your Career Scott Anthony Barlow is the Founder of Happen to Your Career . He’s been featured on CNBC, Yahoo, CareerBuilder, Fast Company and Huffington Post and various colleges and universities as a top expert on career happiness. He’s held roles executive roles in human resources, business development, and career coaching. Scott is the host of the Happen to...

Brian Robertson: Holacracy Brian Robertson is the primary developer of Holacracy, which allows leaders to release the reins of personal power and persuasion into a trustworthy and explicit governance process. He co-founded HolacracyOne to support Holacracy’s growth, and he fills and loves a broad variety of the company’s roles. Brian is the author of the book Holacracy: The New Management System f...

Tom Henschel: The Look & Sound of Leadership Tom Henschel of Essential Communications grooms senior leaders and executive teams. An internationally recognized expert in the field of workplace communications and self-presentation, he has helped thousands of leaders achieve excellence through his work as an executive coach and his top-rated podcast, The Look & Sound of Leadership . Key Point...

Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed Bonni is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast , Dean of Teaching and Learning and Professor of Business and Management at Vanguard University , and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, she was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. Bonni is the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor...

Therese Huston: How Women Decide Therese Huston is looking to change the conversation about women as decision-makers. Her book, How Women Decide: What’s True, What’s Not, and What Strategies Spark the Best Choices *, debunks popular negative stereotypes about women as decision-makers. She is also the Founding Director for the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Seattle University. Ke...

Dacher Keltner: The Power Paradox Dacher shows us how to use power for good and the most important ways we can gain and lose influence. Quotes We need to rethink what power is … it’s not necessarily a dirty word. —Dacher Keltner If you can just stay interested in other people and know where their minds are, you will rise in power … and you will keep your power because people will respect you. —Dac...

David Burkus: Under New Management David is the author of Under New Management: How Leading Organizations Are Upending Business as Usual *. In this conversation, David teaches us how leading organizations are now using new management techniques. Quotes If you’re not embarrassed by your work from five years ago, then you’re not growing fast enough. —David Burkus You need to be a great place to be f...

Bonni is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast , Dean of Teaching and Learning and Professor of Business and Management at Vanguard University , and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, she was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. Bonni is the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor: A Practical Guide *. Question from Cha...

Molly Moseley: LinkUp In this episode, Molly Moseley of LinkUp teaches us how to respond when somebody quits. Quotes When someone is approaching you putting in a resignation, you need to throw out that reactive brain and think logically. —Molly Moseley As a manager, you need to know the [career] goals of every one of your direct reports. —Molly Moseley If you are constantly worried that this perso...

Ryan Williams: The Influencer Economy On this episode, Ryan Williams, author of The Influencer Economy *, teaches us how to master the influencer economy — and the importance of getting started. Quotes When it comes to a platform, it’s all about the relationships. —Ryan Williams In the internet, everyone is reachable. —Ryan Williams Never ask for a favor … always make it a win-win. —Ryan Williams...

John Kotter: That’s Not How We Do It Here! On this episode, John Kotter, author of That’s Now How We Do It Here! *, and many other bestselling books on organizational change, shares how to succeed with leadership and management. Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed Bonni is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast , Dean of Teaching and Learning and Professor of Business and Management at Vanguard University , and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, she was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. Bonni is the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor...

Chase Carey: Chasin’ Meditation Chase Carey, author of Chasin’ Meditation *, teaches us how to reduce stress using the practice of meditation. Quotes Meditation isn’t about what happens in meditation; it’s all about what happens in your external life. —Chase Carey Just because you have a thought doesn’t mean you have to pay attention to it, and it doesn’t mean you have to come up with...

Zvi Band: Contactually Zvi Band, CEO of  Contactually shares how his organization conducts one-on-ones and how their strategy leads to results. Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

David Nihill: Do You Talk Funny? David Nihill, author of Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker *, teaches us how to practically engage our audiences with humor. Quotes Humor isn’t a nice-to-have; it’s a must-have. —David Nihill If there’s embarrassment in there, there’s humor in there. It’s just about whether you’re willing to talk about it. —David Nih...