Elevate with Robert Glazer

On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on The Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the fundamental attribution error, a cognitive bias that causes us to ignore luck and timing in our positive outcomes and make excuses for their failures. Read the post discussed in this episode: Friday Forward - Fundamental Error (#476) A video version of this episode is also avail...

Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa is a professor at Columbia Business School, Founder of the Mentora Institute, and a highly respected coach for Fortune 100 C-suite executives. His course on Personal Leadership & Success is one of the most popular at Columbia Business School. His latest book, Inner Mastery, Outer Impact, is available this week wherever books are sold. In this classic episode, Dr. Wadhwa joined...

David Heinemeier Hansson, is a true innovator. He is the co-founder of Basecamp which has been used by over 20m people globally. He’s also the founder of Hey and the creator of the transformational Ruby on Rails, an open source web framework that was used to create Basecamp, Github, Shopify, Airbnb and more. He is also a frequent writer at Hey World, the New York Times bestselling author of four b...

In a classic edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the latest Friday Forward, which focuses on the importance of understand the roots of our beliefs and disagreements. Robert and Mick discuss why beliefs have such deep roots, how we often fail to understand those roots, and how finding that understanding can lead to greater empa...

Hal Gregersen is a senior lecturer at MIT's Sloan School of Management, former Executive Director of the MIT Leadership Center, and a globally recognized thought leader on leadership and innovation. He's the author of several books, including Questions Are The Answer, where he shares a powerful approach to fostering radical innovation by encouraging inquiry. He is also a sought after speaker and l...

Adam Coffey is a visionary leader who drives growth and builds great cultures. Adam is an Army veteran, a former GE executive, and served as CEO of three service companies for over 20 years. He is the bestselling author of four books, including Empire Builder and The Private Equity Playbook. Adam is currently Chairman of The Chairman Group, a world class consulting business. Adam joined host Rober...

On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on The Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the choices we constantly make between our present self and our future self. Robert and Mick discuss a few strategies for making these decisions and emphasize the need for balancing between the two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ABOUT ROBERT PASIN Robert Pasin is the Chief Wagon Officer of Radio Flyer. Radio Flyer which was founded by his grandfather Antonio and is famous for the iconic little red wagon, as well as tricycles, scooters and other vehicles for children. Robert has built upon Radio Flyer’s iconic brand and has built a thriving culture in the process. In this episode of the Elevate Podcast, Robert joins host R...

Olga Khazan is a staff writer for The Atlantic and the author of Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World. She has also written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Vox, and other publications. She is a two-time recipient of the International Reporting Project’s Journalism Fellowship and winner of the 2017 National Headliner Award. Olga is also the a...

On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the concept of company core values, and whether leaders properly articulate and uphold them. Robert and Mick discuss the process leaders should follow to determine if they have the right values and how to know if your company is aligned in what they say and do. Learn more about your...

Kevin Kruse has established himself as an expert on leadership and it can drive employee engagement. He is an entrepreneur, New York Times Bestselling Author, and top-rated keynote speaker who is dedicated to help leaders turn average groups into high performing teams. Kevin is the founder and CEO of LEADx, an online learning platform that provides free leadership development for millions of peopl...

The Elevate Podcast welcomes back prior guest Patty McCord. Patty is the former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix, where she developed a truly revolutionary company culture and became one of the world’s leading experts on culture. She also authored the now famous “Netflix culture deck” which has been seen by millions and Sheryl Sandberg called “the most important document to ever come out of Silicon...

On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on The Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the looming AI revolution and the massive disruptions it will cause to our work and lives. Robert and Mick discuss how people need to prepare for the AI-oriented future and, most importantly, how to prepare teenagers and young adults to compete in an AI-dominated economy. Learn more...

Ingrid Fetell Lee is an expert on how the design of our environment profoundly impacts our lives. In a world where productivity and functionality are critical to design, Ingrid has discovered the power of designing spaces that bring joy into people’s lives and change their experiences in the process. Ingrid is the author of Joyful, and the founder of the website The Aesthetics of Joy, she empowers...

Don Yaeger has built a career on sharing leadership stories from luminaries like basketball coach John Wooden, Hall of Fame football player Walter Payton, and dozens of other world class coaches and athletes. He is an award-winning keynote speaker, business leadership coach, and the author or co-author of eleven New York Times bestselling books, including John Wooden’s A Game Plan For Life. Prior...

On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the importance of fixing problems when they occur, rather than delaying them. Episode Links Friday Forward - Dongle Story (#472) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rock Thomas is the founder and CVO of Rock Thomas International, an organization that coaches others to achieve peak performance, and unlock their full potential. He is a serial entrepreneur, a bestselling author, a world-renowned speaker, and the host of the I Am Movement podcast. Rock joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about starting movements in others, growing up on a far...

Amanda Ripley has extensively studied anti-fragility and resilience. She is an investigative Journalist of three books, including High Conflict, The Smartest Kids In The World and a her latest, The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes, and Why. She has reported for The Atlantic, Politico, the Washington Post, Time Magazine and other outlets, and her work has helped Time win two National...

On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss backstory of Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts and the lessons his story offers for building resilience and embracing struggle. Then, Robert and Mick dig into the notable trends from the Super Bowl commercials and what they say about the future of business. Episode Links Friday Forward - H...

Dan Rockwell is one of the world’s most prolific and insightful thinkers on leadership. He’s a former entrepreneur, consultant, world-renowned speaker and creator of Leadership Freak, a top leadership blog that has 450,000 subscribers around the world. Named the #1 Most Socially Shared Leadership Blog on the Internet, Leadership Freak features daily wisdom on how leaders can improve, make life bet...

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and the bestselling author of three books: The Power of Habit, Smarter Faster Better and his latest, Supercommunicators, which was published this year. Charles is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards, and he currently writes for The New Yorker and several other publications. C...

On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the concept of catching lightning in a bottle--big successes that come from perfect timing or luck and cannot be replicated. They use the example of Dollar Shave Club's viral debut ad from 2012, which many companies tried and failed to emulate, and talk about how leaders should appr...

Gino Wickman is one of the most influential thinkers in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. He is the founder of EOS Worldwide and the creator of the Entrepreneurial Operating System, a practical method for helping companies achieve greatness. He has delivered over 1900 trainings to help companies implement EOS into their organizations and has transformed thousands of businesses with his work. He is th...

Jordan Grumet also known as Doc G, is a physician turned financial expert and author. A former hospice doctor, his exposure to the reflections of people at the end of their lives prompted him to pivot into the world of personal finance, where he helps people align their financial decisions with their life purpose. Jordan is the author of the acclaimed books Taking Stock and The Purpose Code, publi...

On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss a different way to think about guilt, shared by Dr. Becky Kennedy. Robert and Mick discuss why you shouldn't feel guilty for making decisions supported by your values, how you can empathize with someone without taking on their feelings and more. Links From This Episode Friday Forwar...