Excellent Executive Coaching: Growing Your Business and Enhancing Your Craft.

Liz Kislik is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: How leaders can create a productive business culture. Communications in business (including what goes wrong, and how to make it right). Facilitating better teamwork among employees, including what to do when a team is unable to work well together, how to deal with problem employees, etc. Employee engagement, retentio...

Toxic workplaces sometimes start at the top. Difficult, abrasive leaders can create a culture of tension, fear, and abusive behavior at every organizational level. Those types of leaders may produce results, but their actions also lead to dysfunction and employee turnover. I call these profiles Brilliant Jerks. They are brilliant in what they do but difficult, if not impossible, to work with. Dr....

George McGehrin is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: Tell us how you started your businesses and how you turned your mistakes into a successful business model? Considering what is going on with COVID-19 and your difficult business experience in 2008, what advice to you have for struggling businesses? What is your number one rule that you think business owners shou...

Manon Dulude is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: How did you come to add coaching to your practice as a psychotherapist? How are coaching and therapy different? When you researched for your Ph. D., there was a surprising discovery, can you tell us about that? Being a psychotherapist, how do you assess and coach clients differently than others coaches might? You a...

Dana Lindahl is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: Why are some people are successful on LinkedIn and others crash and burn? What are some things people do wrong on LinkedIn? Why is LinkedIn the best place to become an authority in your industry? How do you become a thought leader on LinkedIn? How has outbound lead generation changed in the last couple of years? Wh...

Crista Grasso is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: Why is running your business lean so critical for next level growth? How do you achieve balance in business to build sustainable success? How do you build a high performing team that is just as passionate about your business as you are? What scaling secrets have you found working with multi-billion dollar business...

John Langeler is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: What prompted you to become an anchor? Tell us about your background? You are currently a co-anchor for KLAS. Explain who you are talking to on KLAS every morning? What would you say makes a good anchor? How did you win another Emmy award in 2017 for your initial coverage of the October 1 shooting on the Las Vegas...

Amy Lynn Durham is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: What can leaders do to bring authentic connection and meaning to a "beer after work" team build? Given the current COVID-19 situation where everyone is physical distancing, how can we forge authentic connection via virtual meetings and even virtual happy hours? With the hundreds of employees that you've managed,...

The Brilliant Jerk often responds with anger which is a form of the fight strategy when faced with a threat. Employees are aggressed and don't get enough support to resolve issues, and they are left feeling disempowered, depressed, and confused about what to do. The demanding leader has high expectations of the desired outcome but when employees have failed their task, the demanding leader suspend...

Dr. Paul White is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: You talk about the 5 Languages to work-based relationships. What do you mean by this? Is recognition the same as appreciation how millennials differ from older employees? How do you apply the 5 Languages to work-based relationships? How responsive has the market place been to your resources? What have you learned...

Tracey Jones is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: What are some actionable leadership strategies? Tell us more about the Leadership - Followship relationship. How to coach/teach people effectively? Why does reading matter and how you can make it your strength? Challenges that have come up when competing with Amazon on book sales? Who is Tracey Jones? As a former A...

Michelle Barry Franco is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: What's the magic to moving through speaking anxiety so it doesn't get in our way during a presentation?
 How do you best prepare for a TedTalk? How do you access your charisma when giving a TedTalks?
 What is your book's key message, "Beyond Applause: Make a Meaningful Difference through Transformational S...

Daniel Ramsey is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: How do entrepreneurs take their businesses + employees to remote work & stay productive? What are some of your favorite business hacks to increase efficiency and productivity in this changing market? How do you lead in a crisis with a CEO's mindset? What to say to your clients, vendors, and employees? How do you b...

Janet McKee is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: How to combat today's pervasive negativity and fear? Why positive thinking and mindset are not the answer and can be harmful? How to discover your unbelievable power to achieve a life of passion, purpose, and prosperity? How to become the next-stress free millionaire? Who is Janet McKee? Janet is a former Fortune 50...

Ali Shah is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: What is Tapebook? What are the dangers of traditional social media? How can we protect ourselves from the dangers of social media? How can you create meaningful connections that last an eternity? How can you make understanding data actionable? Who is Ali Shah? Ali comes from a technology background and has started five...

Joe Trodden is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: What is the mindset of an effective entrepreneur starting up? How to transition from an employee to an entrepreneur?
 What are the biggest lessons learned from coaching 300+ entrepreneurs of all stages?
 Could you tell the story of leaving a 'cozy' job? What is the feeling that something isn't right and how do you t...

Susi Hately is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: Many people who are burnt out won't actually say they are burnt out. Why is this? What are signs of burnout? Why is awareness really the secret weapon of leadership and next level success? In this time of COVID, why is internal connection so important to coming out better than we came in? How to start a mediation pr...

Mia Hewett is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: You've created a line of intelligence. Tell us how you can to that point to create exactly that? How can you no longer fear people's judgments? How can you no longer fear failure? How can you eliminate the fear of success? What can you do to stop being a prisoner of your own mental chatter? Who is Mia Hewett? Mia Hew...

Marcia Reynolds is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: When coaching, how do you shift from an external problem-solving focus to an internal focus of shifting perspective and possibilities? Explain how Reflective Inquiry is different from how most coaches were trained to coach. In your new book, Coach the Person, Not the Problem , you break down 5 Crazy Coaching Bel...

Terry Ogburn is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: How does one maximize the business during the coronavirus? What special skills should a leader possess during a crisis? How did you navigate the economic downturn in the 80s? What is one common mistake most entrepreneurs make when they become unproductive? A special offer for the Excellent Executive Coaching podcas...

Wendy Barlin is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: How to coach clients effectively so they can get results? How does personality affect your perspective on money? How business owners can keep more of their money through smart tax deductions that is, how your dog's grooming could be deducted? What are some Business cash flow strategies? Why ''profit first' approach...

Michael O'Brien is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: What helped you from your near death cycling accident that might help us with this period of uncertainly with the coronavirus? What are three approaches that help individuals with the anxiety of uncertainty? What was the mindset that helped you transition from a high paying corporate job to be an independent? Wh...

Ryan Gottfredson is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: Why should executives and leaders be concerned about their mindsets? What examples do you have that speaks to the role mindsets play in leader effectiveness? What mindsets do executives and leaders need to develop to become more effective? How can leaders learn what mindsets they currently have? How can they de...

Jason Treu is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:  How do you develop great teams remotely? How do you show your team you care? What does research say about developing extreme trust within a virtual team? What exercises do you recommend to develop trust in a team? When working at home, how do you protect your family life when working in confinement at home? Who is J...

Jeffrey Hull is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:  What are the major changes you are seeing on the leadership landscape today?  Why are these important? What led you to write FLEX? What are the key success factors for developing what you call "leadership agility"?  Why does this matter? What is "somatic leadership" and why is it so important today? How can organi...