Coaching for Leaders

Joe Knight: Financial Intelligence Joe Knight, co-author of Financial Intelligence *, teaches us how to improve our own financial intelligence, so we can influence within organizations more effectively. He is a highly regarded finance and business literacy keynote speaker, trainer, and published author. Quotes Those who understand [financial statements] are the vast minority of people who are movi...

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...

Joel Comm: Twitter Power 3.0 Joel Comm shares strategies from his book,  Twitter Power 3.0: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time *, to help us discover how to use Twitter to support leadership development. Quotes The crazy, mundane tweets actually turn out to be one of the areas that more people connect with because we can relate to the silly things … it provides real human connection....

David Marquet: Turn the Ship Around! David Marquet, author of Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders *, is the former captain of the USS Santa Fe. Under his leadership, the Santa Fe moved from being the worst performing ship in the Navy to the best. David teaches us what his officers and him did to make this happen — and how to turn followers into leaders. Quot...

Andy Kaufman: People and Projects podcast Andy Kaufman is the host of the People and Projects podcast and an expert on project management. He joins me in this conversation to explore how to influence a large number of stakeholders. Quotes If we’re honest here, there are some stakeholders that we don’t even want to involve … Even for the difficult people, we have to find a way to involve them. It h...

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...

Adam Grant: Originals Adam Grant, author of Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World *, helps us examine what the research says on how people create something new — and how we can use those lessons in our own careers. Procrastination is a vice for productivity, a virtue for creativity. —Adam Grant Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of inter...

Michael Bungay Stanier: The Coaching Habit Michael is the bestselling author of The Coaching Habit *. In this episode, he teaches us the key coaching questions to help others improve. Quotes I think there are as many definitions for coaching as there are people selling coaching. —Michael Bungay Stanier Slow down on the advice giving, and stay curious just a little bit longer. —Michael Bungay Stani...

Sydney Finkelstein: Superbosses Sydney Finkelstein, author of Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent *, shows us how leaders can elevate their view of talent to benefit an entire organization — and industry. Quotes A superboss is a boss who helps other people accomplish more than they ever thought possible. —Sydney Finkelstein When you help other people get better on...

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...

Hassan Osman: Influencing Virtual Teams Key Points To avoid the bystander effect: Use direct language Assign to individuals, not to groups A lot of small to medium businesses … tend to already be in the virtual team space without even knowing it. –Hassan Osman Anything that’s in writing usually carries a much more authoritative message. –Hassan Osman Resources Influencing Virtual Teams by Ha...

Cal Newport: Deep Work Cal Newport, author of Deep Work *, teaches us the rules for focused success in a distracted world. Key Points The Four Rules of Deep Work: Work Deeply Embrace Boredom Quit Social Media Drain the Shallows How to get started with Deep Work: Train your brain to be better at focusing (example: put your phone away after dinner) Set aside time for deep work (example: set aside fi...

Tara Mohr: Playing Big Tara Mohr is an expert on women’s leadership and well-being. She is the author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead *, named a best book of the year by Apple’s iBooks. Tara is the creator and teacher of the global Playing Big leadership program for women, and of the Playing Big Facilitators Training for coaches, therapists, manage...

Janine Lombardi: J9 Leading Solutions On this week’s episode, Janine Lombardi provides a framework for how we can all get better results through effective energy use. Quote Part of a succession planning strategy is to have the role that you’re grooming people to take be attractive to them … We’re no longer going to see people stepping into leadership roles that are not attractive. —Janine Lombardi...

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...

Allan McDonald: Truth, Lies, and O-Rings Allan J. McDonald retired as vice president and technical director for advanced technology programs at ATK Thiokol Propulsion in 2001. He was the director of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor Project at the time of the Challenger accident and, later, vice president of engineering for space operations during the redesign and requalification of the solid r...

David Hutchens: Circle of the 9 Muses If you’ve found telling stories awkward in leadership, David Hutchens shows us how to leverage practical storytelling for results. Quotes The most important part of the work [of storytelling] is all the stuff that happens after a story is told. When you tell a story, that’s not the end of a conversation, it’s the beginning. —David Hutchens Instead of me saying...

Chip Espinoza: Millennials Who Manage Chip Espinoza shares wisdom from his new book, Millennials Who Manage: How to Overcome Workplace Perceptions . Chip is the Co-author of Millennials@Work: The 7 Skills Every Twenty-Something Needs to Overcome Roadblocks and Achieve Greatness At Work and Managing the Millennials: Discover the Core Competencies for Managing Today’s Workforce . He is also Academic...

Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed Bonni Stachowiak is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast , a professor of business and management at Vanguard University , and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, Bonni was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. She joins me monthly to respond to listener questions. Question from Maurice Are ther...

Bill George: Discover Your True North On this episode, we learn how to discover your true north with Bill George, one of America’s most seasoned business leaders. Bill is a senior fellow at Harvard Business School and the former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic, the world’s leading medical technology company. He is the author of several bestselling books including True North *, Authentic Leadership *...

Jacqueline Farrington: Executive Coach On this week’s show, Jacqueline Farrington teaches us how to lead through times of uncertainty and change. Jacqueline works with senior and board-level leaders. She specializes in helping executives create high-impact personal brands and communication strategies, with particular focus on cross-generational and cross-cultural communications. Key Points 70% of...

Simon Sinek : Start with Why * and Leaders Eat Last * Questions from Mastermind members: How do you make these ideas part of the operating culture of the organization? —Mike I have listened to Simon’s book, Why Leaders Eat Last. Simon provided a lot of examples of what he calls the circle of safety. His philosophy and ideas are rational. Does he have data to support that getting buy in on hi...

My 2015 Goals Produce and launch the first Coaching for Leaders product or service. Achieved. Play 7 songs on the guitar. In progress. Free 2-3 hours a week of work by delegating significant audio production. Achieved. Dale Carnegie goal. Not applicable. Read 15 books, including 1 fiction, 2 on early childhood development, and 2 HBR essentials. In progress. Strengthen my network and friendships th...

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 *. Audio Question fro...

Laura Sicola: Vocal Impact Productions Quotes In teaching, your best skill is flexibility. – Laura Sicola Most people are painfully oblivious to how they come across when they communicate. – Laura Sicola Typically, with somebody that you choose to listen to regularly, there’s something about the way they communicate that both speaks to you in their content, but you also like the sound of their voi...