Meikles & Dimes

Ryan Westwood is an entrepreneur who has built multiple companies including Simplus, where Ryan was named one of the best CEOs in the country. Ryan has also sold multiple companies, and in 2020, Ryan sold Simplus for $250 million. Ryan is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and Forbes, and he is the best-selling author of the book Five Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur. Ryan is also...

Dave Ulrich is a world-renowned Professor at the Michigan Ross School of Business, partner at the RBL Group, and one of the most recognized and influential leaders in Human Resources. The recognition Dave has received is staggering:  Dave was Ranked the #1 most influential person in all of HR by HR Magazine, one of the 10 most innovative and creative thinkers by Fast Company, one of the world’s to...

Elizabeth Morrison is an award-winning Professor at the NYU Stern School of Business, where she teaches courses in Leadership, Negotiation, and Organizational Behavior. Elizabeth researches how employees behave proactively at work and how proactive behavior facilitates career success and improves organizational effectiveness.  Her research also focuses on employee voice and silence, and in particu...

Bob Sutton is a Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University. He is co-founder of Stanford’s Center for Work, Technology and Organization, the Stanford Technology Ventures Program , and the “the d school” . He’s a New York Times bestselling author and has published over 200 academic articles as well as 8 books, which have sold more than a million copies. Bob has served as...

Batia Wiesenfeld is a Professor of Management at New York Univeristy’s Stern School of Business. She’s an expert on managing organizational change, and she studies how technology changes the future of work and organizations. Batia earned her undergraduate degree in Economics and Sociology from Columbia College and her Ph. D. in Management and Organizational Behavior from Columbia University’s Grad...

Ryan Hawk is the host of The Learning Leader Show, and he has recorded more than 500 episodes over the past eight years. Forbes called The Learning Leader Show, “the most dynamic leadership podcast around.” Inc Magazine said, “it’s one of the 5 podcasts to make you a smarter leader” and Apple named it an “all-time best seller.” Ryan is also the author of two books: Welcome to Management and The Pu...

Stephen M.R. Covey is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The SPEED of Trust—The One Thing That Changes Everything. He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world. Stephen personally led the strategy that propelled his father’s book, Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highl...

Paul Gustavson is an organizational design consultant who has worked with more than 60 high growth companies, in 42 countries, accruing more than 13 million frequent flyer miles, spending more than 3 years of his life on a plane.  Some of his clients include American Express, AT&T, BHP, BP, Camp Health, Cherokee Nation, Colgate, eBay, Exxon, GE, Hills Pet Nutrition, HPE Financial Services, InTande...

Nate Pettit is an award-winning professor at NYU in the Stern School of Business. Nate researches social hierarchies and underdogs and teaches classes on leadership. Nate was named to Poets & Quants “40 most outstanding MBA professors under 40," he received Stern’s Distinguished Teaching Award, which is Stern’s highest teaching honor, and has twice been voted “Professor of the Year” by MBA stu...

Bryan Kehl is a former NFL football player for the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams, and the Kansas City Chiefs. Bryan was also adopted, and at age 24 decided to try to track down his birth parents. This episode is different from all previous episodes in several ways. First, I just wanted to hear Bryan’s story in detail, so this episode is significantly longer than a typical ep...

In this episode I discuss my research on amplification. Chris Riback and Dr. Alexandria White, who host the Call In Podcast , asked me to be on their podcast (to discuss my research on amplification) and they kindly allowed me to cross-post the episode here. To read more about amplification, see this Harvard Business Review article. And to learn more about the Call In Podcast, visit their website...

Greg McKeown is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” and “Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most”. Together they have been published in 37 languages. Greg is one of the most sought-after public speakers in the world and has spoken to more than 500 companies and traveled to more than 40 countries. His clients include Apple, Google...

Josh Swade is a documentary filmmaker who has directed films for ESPN, Showtime, Rolling Stone Films, and Disney XD among others. He's also a self-described fanatically crazed, insane, nut-job for the Kansas Jayhawks.  In this episode, Josh describes the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary he starred in and directed titled, " There's No Place Like Home " in which he tries to win at auction the original rul...

Niki den Nieuwenboer is an ethics professor at the University of Kansas. Niki earned a Ph. D. and a master's degree in the Netherlands and a master's degree in Belgium. She speaks Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, German, and English...and also has dyslexia.

Linda Treviño, Ethics Professor at Pennsylvania State University, is one of the most influential people in business ethics. She has published more than 90 academic articles, and her textbook Managing Business Ethics is in its eighth edition. Linda's research has also been ranked in the top 1% by citations of multiple highly cited papers. She has taught business ethics to undergrads, MBAs, PHDs, an...

Chad Lewis is a three-time pro bowl football player for the Philadelphia Eagles and Andy Reid, the author of the memoir, Surround Yourself with Greatness , and the Associate Athletic Director at BYU.

Sue Ashford is a Professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Sue was named a Fellow of the Academy of Management, recognizing the top 1% management scholars globally. Sue also received the Career Achievement Award and won the Lifetime Achievement from the Academy of Management, a global association of 20,000 professors and practitioners.  Sue researches leadership development...

Gavin Kilduff is a Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Gavin researches status dynamics in groups, and how individuals can achieve status and influence. He also teaches classes on collaboration, conflict, consensus building, and negotiation. Gavin earned an undergraduate degree in computer science from Penn State and a Ph. D. in business administration from Berkeley.

Travis Goff is the Athletic Director at the University of Kansas, his alma mater. Prior to becoming AD, Travis worked in development at Kansas, Tulane, and Northwestern, where he was a wildly successful fundraiser. And in 2021, Travis' first year back at KU, Bill Self and the men's basketball team won the national championship.  Travis earned degrees in Journalism and Sociology from Kansas and an...

Nate Fast, professor at the University of Southern California, researches power, leadership, and technology adoption. He earned his PhD in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University and has received USC’s Golden Apple Teaching Award, the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, and was named Poets & Quants “Best 40 business school professors under the age of 40.” Nate is also the Directo...

Jessica Kennedy is a professor at the University of Vanderbilt where she teaches ethics and negotiation. As a teacher she has been named among the Best 40 Under 40 Professors by Poets and Quants. As a researcher, her work has been covered by outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Businessweek, Fast Company, New York Magazine, and Time. Jessica earned an undergraduate degree from the Wharton...

John Donohue, Stanford Law School professor and economist, is known for his work on the death penalty, gun ownership, crime, civil rights, and abortion.

Eric Bettinger, professor in the Stanford University School of Education and research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, has served as a consultant to the White House and various state and national governments on education policies.

Lindy Greer is an award-winning professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and is a world-renowned thought-leader on how to create high-performing teams.

Maggie Neale, professor emerita at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, is a globally recognized expert on negotiation and team performance.