Manage Self, Lead Others: Human Leadership in the AI Age

Dan Silberberg is a visionary leadership expert with a 40-year track record across Fortune 500 companies, global brands, and startups. In this episode, Dan gets real about what leadership actually means in today's world, and why growing other leaders is the highest calling of any executive. From breaking silos to embracing vulnerability, this conversation challenges old-school thinking and offers...

In episode 123 my guest is Randy Mayeux who summarizes 2 bestseller business books each month into a synopsis PDF available at www.15minutebusinessbooks.com FREE GIFT To access your free gift of 5 synopses go to: https://www.brainpowertraining.com/podcast-manage-self-lead-others-123 === The 6 business books we discuss in this episode are: 1. “Elon Musk” by Walter Isaacson AMAZON: https://amzn.to/3...

Episode 122 guest is Corey Jones, CEO / Co-founder at Prismwork.com https://www.prismwork.com/ a culture transformation company centered around the HEARTI framework described in the book, "Intentional Power: The 6 Essential Leadership Skills For Triple Bottom Line Impact" https://amzn.to/3vTFMkj co-authored by Corey Jones, with Lisen Stromberg and JeanAnn Nichols. HEARTI offers a new model of lead...

This episode I speak with Brian Bowman, learning strategist, capability expert and digital learning guru in Australia Pacific on how a leader can have a career conversation with their direct reports. When my company, Brainpower Training, won a tender to deliver customized Report Writing for Audit workshops in multiple cities for one of Australia's largest banks, Brian Bowman held a People and Cult...

Leaders harnessing the essence of appreciation are rewarded with higher engagement and trust. My guest, Avi Liran, has spent a decade researching Appreciation. Fascinated by the power of positivity and ability of words and tone to transform, Avi Liran is a super optimist believing in igniting inner joy, in people's lives and experiences. Avi says, “In my workshop, we work a few hours on Appreciati...

Leading Again for the First Time, with Dan Silberberg. This is part 6 of Dan Silberberg's World Class Leader bonus series. We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are. Why would I change my myself when that's been so successful? If I have certain behaviors, certain ways of seeing the world, certain ways of creating relationship, and I've done that for 25 years, and now I'm in a C-Suit...

This is a bonus episode - my conversation from The Culture of Leadership podcast with host, Brendan Rogers on the subject of: ''Rookie Mistakes New Leaders Make''. This episode goes for over an hour, so sit back, make notes, and enjoy. View the video on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/n8OnJZwTc2s?si=BJIGCAoZPtsv2iTm Discussion Points Understand the big picture of your job and focus on culture  Buil...

Stephen Hanman is known as the Trust Whisperer, facilitating teams to create a High Trust Culture. Stephen Hanman’s work is focused on collaborative high-performance workplaces that consciously build people’s capability. Economist and Chair of the Board of the Dyson Group of Companies in Victoria, Australia, Stephen Hanman co-authored of "From Me to We: Design and Build Collaborative Workplaces" h...

Phenomenology is your lived experience of being in the world. Dan Silberberg makes Phenomenology understandable e.g. you might show up with anger, or without much of a voice, or all you want to do is please others. To become a better leader, understand your own phenomenology, how you show up in the world.   You can view Dan Silberberg's programs, the 12-month Leader Council or 13-week Leader Progr...

Ep115 is with Carol Marzouk, the Executive Lion Tamer. According to Carol, ''We're all icebergs. We have stuff everyone sees and then stuff that they don't. The trick is to get underneath the iceberg in a non-invasive way so you understand people's currency. Even if you've been with them for 30 years, you can ask questions like, ‘’You know, I know we've worked together for a long time, and shame o...

What irritates you about meetings? Do you find meetings time-consuming and inefficient?  What comes up in our Leading Effective Meetings workshops as a point of frustration is agenda, either no agenda or unclear agenda or one not stating the purpose of the meeting. Poor meeting management comes up frequently as a bugbear. Meeting participants want to know whether there's prep or pre-reading for th...

113 ''Showing Up As Yourself Leadership'', Lynell Green with Nina Sunday (14:60) My coaching style is that people discover the next level of their leadership. Do you want to be a, a leader in this organization? What does that look like to you? What are you currently doing and what do you see for the future and what I consider where I spend most of my time with my clients is in that gap. And then w...

"Your psychological immune system is trying to keep you safe; is looking and scanning for threats, and when it finds a threat, it doesn't mobilize T-cells; it doesn't mobilize biology, it mobilizes your action. Let's say, my parents fought a lot; it got intense sometimes. As a kid I realized conflict is bad, and I just don't want to do conflict.  ''If conflict happens, I can crack a joke. I can ro...

"Psychological safety is a belief held by an individual about the extent they feel they can speak up, say what's on their mind, express concerns, even admit mistakes, in a team setting without fear of reprimand or without fear of some social consequence; or maybe we don't want to speak up because we don't want to seem like we're oppositional to the status quo." Stephan Wiedner from Vancouver, Cana...

A metaphor for the often intangible impediments, obstacles, and roadblocks that prevent women and minority groups from achieving the elevated professional success they may be capable of, Linda Fisk, CEO of LeadHERship Global, speaks about the glass ceiling and how to break it. Q&A with Linda: Q . What are some mistakes people make that keep them from breaking through this glass ceiling? A. My firs...

In Episode 109, guest John Prentice, warns, "If you don't have a basic framework to lead people through change, you're in trouble. If you don't have a framework that allows you to generate ideas through your teams and get engagement, you're in trouble. And if you don't know, as a people leader, how to handle an idea that's come to you from one of your team members and you mishandle that, and the b...

Learning in the Flow of Work suggests that for continuous learning to happen, resources should be accessed within the learner’s workflow. Investing just 5 minutes a day, participants experience a curated feed, incorporating gamified, point-scoring microlearning - videos, graphics, readings, journal entries - combined with peer-to-peer social learning. Embracing the Learning in the Flow of Work pri...

In Episode 107 I speak with author of "Vulture Cultures", Leanne Faraday-Brash, an expert in workplace justice. An approved media spokesperson for the College of Organizational Psychologists, Leanne troubleshoots complex grievances, mediates and investigates discrimination, harassment and workplace bullying. TALKING POINTS Q. What is bullying? A. The definition of bullying in most countries is rep...

This episode I speak with Darrell Martin, Founder / CEO of Apex Trader Funding, about futures trading and what you need to know. Darrell’s company helps futures traders execute entries and exits with precision. For the listener discount of 25% to 50% off with Apex Trader Funding.com, use my code - NINASUNDAY. Apex Trader Funding and Apex Investing Institute educates people in: • What is a future c...

According to Dan Silberberg, "Moving toward deeper authenticity is challenging. It's painful, it is rigorous, it will shock you. But on the other side, what we seek is far beyond our comfort zone.  That's the paradigm shift, from your default paradigm to one where you're aligned with your values,  beliefs, behaviors, energies, motivations, thoughts, and how you show up in the world.  And having go...

Cognitive hardiness is a concept in psychology referring to a set of attitudes and beliefs helping individuals cope with stress and adversity. Considered part of the field of positive psychology, it studies factors contributing to human flourishing. Dr Kenneth Nowack is author of the 2021 paper, "Cognitive hardiness in coaching: Personality trait, skill, or outcome?" * Cognitive hardiness, often v...

A strong sense of purpose drives extraordinary business outcomes. And expert, Phil Preston helps people and organizations decode purpose to improve their performance and impact. Author of ‘’Connecting Profit With Purpose'', Phil Preston is founder of the Business Purpose Project and Host of the "On Purpose" podcast. ‘’If you're not delivering something that's really valued by people longer term, t...

Former CEO of Oracle and other brands, Dan Silberberg, believes that being a C-Suite leader is, in the words of the Hero’s Journey, a Call to Adventure, to embark on a quest that challenges them and takes them out of their comfort zone. It takes courage and bravery, rigor and resilience. In this episode, part 3 of a 6-part World-class Leader series, Dan connects Joseph Campbell's Hero’s Journey to...

Are you in Human Resources in Local Government? Want to win an HR Award like my guest this episode, Amanda Daly from Redland City Council, Queensland? This episode is a case study of what HR initiatives might attract a commendation from the Australian HR awards. Amanda Daly is Head of People, Culture and Organizational Performance at Redland City Council, a Local Government organization with over...

Former CEO of Oracle and other brands, Dan Silberberg, believes that being a C-Suite leader requires self-awareness, social-emotional intelligence, resilience and an authentic way of being. In this episode, part 2 of a special 6-part World-class Leader series, Dan speaks about the 8 paradoxes of a leader. What we discussed in this episode: The 8 Paradoxes of Leadership Dan says, “I believe each pe...