Reality-Based Leadership

What better way to get into the holiday season than with an inspiring chat with the incredible Lisa Bilyeu? Lisa is co-founder of the billion dollar company Quest Nutrition and President of Impact Theory. She works alongside her husband Tom Bilyeu to delivery inspiring content and videos to hundreds of thousands of people a day. What I find most awesome about her is her rich background in adapting...

I almost can't put into words how excited I am to have the incredible Martha Beck on my podcast today. This is someone I look up and have learned so much from, and I'm so happy to have her on today's episode.  We talked about a wide variety of topics, from her theory of fractals in your inner life to integrity within the self. A fascinating conversation. Hope you enjoy.  Please leave a rating and...

This week's guest is the amazing Steve Glaveski - an inspiring founder and CEO, Steve says his life mission is to unlock the latent potential of organizations and people to create more impact for humanity and lead more fulfilling lives. We had a great talk. If you haven't yet, leave a rating and a review wherever you're listening - I'd love to hear your thoughts and get some feedback! By the way,...

On today's episode, I want to look back on Thanksgiving and reflect on some different aspects of it - my own stories, the untold story of the holiday we didn't learn in school and more. One thing for sure: I know I'm looking forward to spending time with family. Hope you enjoy this special episode! Have you tuned into Season 2 of my Q&A show Life's Messy, Live Happy? I'm answering fan questions -...

My guest on today's podcast is a personal friend of mine who I am so thrilled to have on - Sue-Ellen Watts, or Sel as her friends know her, is a leader and changemaker in today's HR world. She is the Founder and CEO at wattsnext, and has offices in both Brisbane and Sydney. Her story and words are inspiring and I can't wait for you guys to tune in! Have you tuned into Season 2o f my Q&A show Life'...

Welcome to another episode of No Ego! In keeping with our new format, this week is a solo episode with me. Next week we'll be back with another great guest, so be sure to stay tuned for that. On this episode today, I'm telling you guys "how to start" - where do you begin with the Reality-Based Leadership philosophy and how can you start implementing it?  Have you tuned into Season 2 of my Q&A show...

So excited about today's episode, where I chat with Sara Patterson, the VP of HR for Walmart's Digital Consumer Brands like Bonobos and more. She is also the head of talent management. Needless to say, she is an HR veteran with so many great ideas and we had a conversation that I think you guys are really going to enjoy listening in on. Have you tuned into Season 2o f my Q&A show Life's Messy, Liv...

This podcast is off this week as I prepare for my big talk at TEDx Omaha this Saturday! I can hardly wait and wish you could all be there, but stay tuned for content from it and lots of amazing tidbits. So instead of a full episode this week, I bring you this bonus from a conversation I had a while back with the amazing Joel Block, a business executive, leader, and professional speaker specializin...

Happy Monday everyone, and welcome to a brand new episode of No Ego! In today's episode I sit down with the incredible Marie Forleo, entrepreneur, B-School founder, philanthropist, and host of MarieTV. I have been a fan of Marie's for some time now and it was an absolute honor having her on the show. In this episode (a must listen!), we discuss the freedom we can all achieve in today's world, what...

Happy Monday everyone, and welcome to a brand new episode of No Ego! In today's episode, I want to spend some time pulling out and deconstructing some topics my guest Tim Gallwey and I discussed last week on the podcast. My goal here is to, coming out of that conversation, put things together in a way that allows you to act on the advice and make changes in your own life right away. By the way, la...

In this week's episode, I sit down with the extraordinary Tim Gallwey. Tim is an author who has written books on a methodology he invented called The Inner Game. He is a pioneer in his field and has worked with team and companies on overcoming and battling stress. He is truly a legendary thought leader and I am honored to have him as a guest on No Ego. Want more from me? Find me all over social me...

Thank you for your patience as I got this week's episode ready! I wanted it to be perfect and I'm so excited to share it with you. In this episode, I tackle Me Too. Compassion, understanding, and open dialogue are called for in this "me too, what's next" time in our work lives. How do we move into a relationship with each other, while also evolving and growing? I share a few tips I have on this to...

So excited about today's episode with the incredible Scott Halford. Scott is a writer and long-time professional speaker and educator of businesspeople worldwide. He focuses on brain-based behavioral science, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and influence. His clients include GE, Bank of America, American Airlines, Medtronic, Western Union, and several more of the most venerable business...

As you might notice by now, this new season of No Ego is special in that every other episode is a guest, while the episodes in between are me solo. This new format is meant to showcase all the different angles and philosophies of Reality-Based Leadership, but also bring fresh topics and perspectives from people in my network. Today's episode is going to get into the nitty-gritty of buy-in: why it...

Hello No Ego listeners, today's podcast is a very special one. I'm so thrilled to bring on the amazing Mastin Kipp as a guest. Mastin is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and renowned public speaker. He is the creator of Functional Life Coaching™, an innovative, unique and accelerated approach to creating lasting personal and business change.   Mastin is also recognized by coaching industry co...

Welcome to episode 2 of the brand new season of No Ego! As we move forward in the season, you'll notice that every other episode has a guest, and in between, you get me solo. So welcome to a solo episode, your "one on one with Cy" for the week. Today we're going to talk about bringing your whole self to work. While I totally understand where this concept is coming from, it has a lot of flaws in it...

The official launch of Season 2 is here! Thank you all so much for tuning in and I can't wait to share this incredible upcoming season with you. For this episode, my guest is Steve Pemberton, the CHRO of Globoforce, who's on a mission to inspire HR leaders to embrace more humanity and foster a sense of purpose in the workplace.

Welcome to the last episode of Season 1 of the No Ego podcast! What's next, you might be wondering - well, stay tuned for a special announcement next week. Season 2 is going to be amazing and I can't wait to share it all with you. For today's final episode of Season 1, I'm bringing you a conversation with the amazing Randy Harrington, PHD. He is CEO, owner of Extreme Arts & Sciences and co-founder...

This week I'm excited to have Peter Barron Stark of The Peter Barron Stark Company as my guest. Peter and company are recognized as nationwide leaders for executive, employee and workplace excellence, that over the past 25 years, has surveyed and trained a quarter of a million managers and employees across a broad range of industries. Love chatting with Peter about all things workplace optimizatio...

This week I'm excited to have Kevin Eikenberry on as my guest. Kevin is is a recognized world expert on leadership development and learning and has twice been named by Inc.com as one of the top 100 Leadership Speakers and Leadership/Management Experts in the world. We tackled a subject I don't get to bring up enough - working remotely. These days teams can be working from so many different places,...

You guys are in for a treat with this week's episode - I'm so proud to have on Linda Galindo, whose work I have been following for years. She is a thought leader in accountability and I adore her work. Linda believes people on a whole are afraid of accountability - but she wants to change that, first by showing us that it is a mindset, not a set of behaviors. Tune in for more of our fantastic conv...

Today's episode comes to you from...the NASA headquarters! I was lucky enough to head down to Washington, DC to speak with Billy McMillan, the Human Innovation Officer at NASA. When we think about NASA, we typically think about scientists, engineers...but you don't often think of the other roles that play such a huge part in creating the discoveries that are made today. It was such a thrill to tal...

This week on the podcast, I'm bringing you guys the full unedited conversation with my good friend Kris Lappala from Dell Technologies. I had him on my show Life's Messy Live Happy last week, but we edited the conversation down. The only place you can get the full thing is right here on the podcast. We honed in the big topic I've been talking so much about: excuses. How can you as a leader get you...

When you meet up with team members in a project and acknowledge together that where you're going is unknown, everyone is able to put their ego aside and get into a beginner's mind. Nothing is impossible when everyone is learning together. This is one of the topics that kicked off my conversation with the amazing Matt Johnson, a lead consultant at The Frontier Project, an organizational transformat...

You guys are going to adore today's episode. My guest is the incredible Vernice FlyGirl. She is a keynote speaker, a motivational speaker, and a business coach. She's also a former United States Marine Corps officer who was the first African-American female naval aviator in the Marine Corps and the first African American female combat pilot in the U.S. Armed Forces. Basically, she is incredible. W...