Master of Business Leadership Podcast

Episode #45 - Occam's Razor The Simplest Explanation   Occam's razor states the simplest explanation is preferable to one that is more complex. Learning to stop giving away our energy is the simple solution that turns money into career, personal and corporate success. In this feature length episode Arthur Geringas and Phil Johnson apply the philosophy of Occam's razor to the MBL program highlighti...

Episode #44 - Spirituality In Business The Openness Of A Child And The Wisdom Of A Master   The journey to openness, mastery and spirituality requires our ongoing emotional labor.  It is very different from physical or intellectual labor. It requires us to practice moving through our fears rather than being controlled by them.  When we find ourselves looking for a shortcut, an excuse or an easy wa...

Episode #42 - Amygdala Hijack 2023 Cultivating Wisdom, The MBL Program   We don't know what we don't know.  Intelligence without wisdom is often quite destructive.  Knowledge is not wisdom.  The first step in cultivating wisdom is acknowledging the magnitude of what we do not know.  The next step is to move out of our "thinking mind," with its chronic judgments and interpretations, and step into t...

Episode #41: We're Just Getting Started   Organizations are beginning to understand the value and importance of emotional intelligence.  This is due in part due to the challenges they are facing. There is a growing demand throughout the workforce to reduce the level of toxicity within organizations. Increasingly executives are willing to challenge the status quo in order to achieve better results....

Episode #40: We Need Heroes   It is time for the authentic, emotionally intelligent heroes among us to step forward and make themselves known to those around them through their actions.  We need you to demonstrate the micro skills and habits you have developed that enable you to face anxiety will your walls down.  Show us how we can reduce the increasing drama, chaos and conflict that surrounds us...

Episode #39: Covid19 - The Learning Experience   We all want to have power and agency over our lives.  Most people know what they would like to change.  The reason they do not make those changes is because they feel that whatever they are doing now is protecting them.  It is their way of coping even if they are miserable within the perceived safety it provides.  They would rather stay in a familia...

Episode #38: Connecting during Covid-19   United we stand. We are uniting globally to defeat a common enemy.  The lessons learnt and the feelings we are experiencing will remain with us for the rest of our lives.  These challenges are helping us to reconnect with ourselves and each other.  Few of the problems we are facing can be solved by a single nation or government.  Our new normal will requir...

Episode #37: COVID-19 Now It's Someday   When our immune system heats up we may experience this as a fever.  Our body is in the process of building large numbers of antibodies to defend itself again viruses attacking us at a cellular level.    In a similar way we experience anxiety when we feel our energy is being taken or given away. We become resistive, judgmental or attached to outcome as a way...

MBL Minute: Q And A How Do We Identify Our Distinct Value   Episode Notes   In Episode 36 "Signature Strengths," Phil Johnson reflects on the importance of narrowing down one's distinct value.   Thanks so much for listening!  If you like the show please subscribe to  Master of Business Leadership  and rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts.  It really does help new listeners discover th...

MBL Minute: Q And A How Do We Use Our Signature Strengths In The Work Place   Episode Notes   In Episode 36 "Signature Strengths," Phil Johnson elaborates on how different aspects of our signature strengths can be highlighted in the work place.   Thanks so much for listening!  If you like the show please subscribe to  Master of Business Leadership  and rate and review it wherever you get your podc...

MBL Minute: Q And A How Does The MBL Program Highlight One's Signature Strengths   Episode Notes   In Episode 36 "Signature Strengths," Phil Johnson discusses how someones artistry can be brought forth and highlighted through the emotional labour growth that the MBL Program provides.   Thanks so much for listening!  If you like the show please subscribe to  Master of Business Leadership  and rate...

MBL Minute: MBL Game Changer Andrew Wright   Episode Notes   In Episode 30 "Soft Skills," The MBL Podcast spoke with Andrew Wright. Following his decision to leave his corporate position Andrew pursued his creative passion in the post-production field for film and audio. Working both as a supervisor at George Brown College in Toronto and with his own start up 'Liquid Stairs' his credits include fe...

MBL Minute: Q And A What Is The Future Of Leadership   Episode Notes   In this excerpt from Episode 19 "The Future of Leadership," Phil Johnson and Arthur Geringas discuss the traditional and non traditional challenges that will face emerging leaders in the digital age and economy.   Thanks so much for listening!  If you like the show please subscribe to  Master of Business Leadership  and rate an...

MBL Minute: Q And A Is Emotional Labour The Key To Better Results   Episode Notes   In Episode 18 "Biohacking And EQ," Phil Johnson discusses his experiences as an executive coach for the past two decades and the benefit of doing emotional labour in preperation to embracing change. Both the benefits emotional labour provides and the pitfalls of not doing so.   Thanks so much for listening!  If you...

MBL Minute: Q And A How Does Someone Know They Need An EQ Sherpa Guide   Episode Notes   Feature length Episode 21 "Sherpa Guides," highlighted the need for assistance in navigating the complex emotional terrain that accompanies moving out of comfort zones and dealing with workplace challenges.   Thanks so much for listening!  If you like the show please subscribe to  Master of Business Leadership...

MBL Minute: Q And A How Does The MBL Program Help Develop New Habits   Episode Notes   In Episode 8 "Sheepdogs And Organizational Development," Phil Johnson details the way our brains maintain our habits and explains how the MBL Process can help build new stronger ones.   Thanks so much for listening!  If you like the show please subscribe to  Master of Business Leadership  and rate and review it...

MBL Minute: Q And A How Does The MBL Program Help Us With Our Worst Case Scenarios   Episode Notes   In a reflection to Episode 31 "Worst Case Scenarios," Phil Johnson addresses how participation in the MBL program helps address the emotional challenges presented when faced with a worst case scenario situation.   Thanks so much for listening!  If you like the show please subscribe to  Master of Bu...

MBL Minute: Q And A How Are Soft Skills And Market Value Related   Episode Notes   In Episode 30 "Soft Skills," Phil Johnson begins the conversation by relating how the improvement of soft skills through emotional intelligence training can appreciate the market value organizations and individuals within those organizations.   Thanks so much for listening!  If you like the show please subscribe to ...

MBL Minute: Q And A Why Is The MBL The New MBA   Episode Notes   In a look back to Episode 34 "Deep Dive," Phil Johnson contrasts and goes on to highlight key differences between the Master of Business Leadership Program and other executive training.   Thanks so much for listening!  If you like the show please subscribe to  Master of Business Leadership  and rate and review it wherever you get you...

MBL Minute: The Beginner's Mind And I Am   Episode Notes     The Beginner's Mind Sometimes our thinking mind and what we believe to know to be true prevents us from seeing things as they really are.   A beginner's mind is present, focused and lacking any judgment. It is to be curious about everything.  Having a beginners mind h elps us to learn and grow.  It enables us to get past old, pre-conceiv...

MBL Minute: Kawhi Leonard's Leadership And Higher Consciousness   Episode Notes   Kawhi Leonard's Leadership   Kawhi Leonard is considered by many to be one of the greatest NBA players to ever play the game yet it is who he is as a person that is most impressive.  He is not the "quiet assassin" some sports commentators have suggested.  On the contrary, he is an authentic leader, able to see what o...

Episode #36: Signature Strengths   Money was invented to reflect the value of the relationships and exchanges we have with each other.  There is no inherent value in a piece of paper or a shiny stone.  Their only value is the collective fictional one we agree to give them.    The ability of individuals and organizations to create value and carry out transactions across borders is accelerating.  Mo...

MBL Minute: Q And A How Are Executive Accountability And Employee Engagement Related   Episode Notes   A reflection to Episode 16 "Employee Engagement," where Phil Johnson and Arthur Geringas discuss the role Executives attitudes and behaviours has towards employee engagement.   Thanks so much for listening!  If you like the show please subscribe to  Master of Business Leadership  and rate and rev...

MBL Minute: Q And A How Does The MBL Program Balance IQ And EQ   Episode Notes   In a look back to Episode 15 "Change And Creativity," Phil Johnson elaborates on how the MBL Prorgam helps to balance different energies that relate to IQ and EQ.   Thanks so much for listening!  If you like the show please subscribe to  Master of Business Leadership  and rate and review it wherever you get your podca...

MBL Minute: MBL Podcast Update   Episode Notes   An update from the Master of Business Leadership Podcast   Hello again,  This is Arthur Geringas - Executive Producer for the MBL Podcast. When we  launched the The Master of Business Leadership Podcast in January of 2018 we weren't really sure what to expect. What happened was a growth far beyond anything we could have imagined. We've ended up with...