Rise Above Your Best

An amazing conversation about personal leadership with Becky Halstead. She is a retired Brigadier General, founded her own leader consultancy company, STEADFAST Leadership, following 27 years of service in the U.S. Army and one year as the Executive Director for Leader Development with Praevius Group, Inc. Becky specializes in inspirational and motivational speaking, developing leader training pro...

This is a great episode where Scotty Schindler discusses his own success and how it is available to others who put in the time and effort. His approach, System 1357, is a great approach. Scotty is today recognized among Australia's leading entrepreneurs. A quintessential Australian success story, after three decades of hard work day in and day out in his business career, Scott retired in 2017 at 4...

My conversation with Dr. Andy Young focused on the areas of listening and empathy and the need and impact they can have in reducing conflict. Dr. Young is a founding member and current coordinator for the Lubbock Police Department's Victim Services Crisis Team, which has now grown to 40 members. He has many published academic articles and speaks frequently on crisis intervention, and has spoken at...

Sabrina Runbeck is on a mission to help young healthcare professionals restore wellness and reboot efficiency so they can feel good, live well, and achieve more with less time and stress as leaders in their fields. She believes everyone has the inner ability to gain more control and find life's satisfactions. They just need to say more NOs, so they can say YES to the only things that matter. She l...

Mark Victor Hansen (co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series) and Crystal Dwyer Hansen have written a timely new book called Ask!, which is the combination of a Swiss Army knife, a blueprint and an owner's manual helping guide people to achieve their goals and dreams. It's all about asking the right questions. http://markvictorhansen.com/

A powerful conversation with Jim Bouchard where he discusses how his resume of struggles early in his life provided him with best experiences to help others lead most effectively. Please contact Jim at https://www.thatblackbeltguy.com/.

Tommy Dahlborg talks about how speaking about his own struggles and vulnerability made him stronger. His podcast is Strength Thru Vulnerability and is worth being on your regular playlist. Sign up here: https://anchor.fm/tommy-dahlborg/episodes/The-Power-of-Your-Voice-feat--Kristin-Walker-ee425j

With the highest level of unemployment in our history, organizations are at a greater risk of having employees quit than at any other time in history too. The difference is that these employees are not going to actually leave the organization after they "quit". Leaders and organizations that don't recognize how isolation and stress have impacted the workforce and have not identified the behaviors...

Tom Renehan discussed the importance of self-awareness and developing respect as key ingredients for leadership success. Tom is a Certified Professional Coach who specializes in Leadership! He works with mid- and senior-level managers to help develop their skills as a leader. His approach to Leadership Development is through group workshops, one on one coaching and Leadership Assessments. He is ce...

Volunteers, Olga Kovtun and Olga Schmidt, from ALLATRA International Public Movement is a worldwide association of socially active people united by a common initiative of building a creative society. It is a global community of like-minded people who implement informational, creative, scientific and socially meaningful projects in different countries of the world. To find out more: https://allatra...

A powerfully inspiring conversation with Justin Green discussing his new book. Epic Business" is the first book written by BrEpic Founder/CEO Justin Breen. The book, which launched on May 7, 2020, details how Breen founded BrEpic and turned it into a public relations powerhouse working with amazing visionary clients around the world. It reveals 30 secrets Breen learned from some of the world's top...

With Cutler Dawson at the helm for the last 14 years, Navy Federal Credit Union, the world's largest credit union, has quadrupled the size of the organization and made it an industry leader in customer service. A retired Navy vice admiral with an esteemed 34-year career commanding ships and fleets, Cutler arrived at the venerable and conservative credit union and set it on a course for meteoric gr...

Our ability to manage our emotions impacts the decisions we make, how we behave and how we perform. How we express our emotions can also impact how those around us behave, perform and make decisions. This is about being intelligently emotional. Email me at patrick@emeryleadershipgroup.com

Dave Evans talks about his experience as an Air Force pilot and leader provided him with the training and mindset to be able to help his clients navigate the challenges they are faced with within their businesses. Learn what it means to "hack the clock". Contact Dave Evans at https://www.exsin.co/

Reimagining leadership involves a constant pursuit of continuous learning. Today, we are experiencing a world that continues to change. Those that do not learn and look for ways to evolve, will be left holding the bag. There are seven researched behaviors that one can develop to inspire, empower, and compel others to follow their lead in every area of their life. Please reach out to me at patrck@e...

Laura Khalil, a highly successful entrepreneur, talks about how to master your mindset and develop courage as a habit. She hosts an amazing podcast called Brave by Design and works with clients to help them achieve all they are capable of doing. To reach Laura, go to: https://www.bravebydesign.net/

Thirty years ago, Tim Alison left a multiple six-figure job in Toronto to move to a small community in Nova Scotia and start a software company that enjoyed sales of over $10 million. This wouldn't have happened if he listened to the naysayers. He now hosts an incredible podcast called, Screw the Naysayers, helping people to succeed and ignore the naysayers. To reach him: https://screwthenaysayers...

Developing our self-awareness is foundational to our effectiveness in every aspect of our life. This episode explores the concept of being emotionally intelligent by identifying our emotions and values and then exploring how our emotions and values have impacted our decisions, behaviors, and performance. Feel free to reach out to me with thoughts at patrick@emeryleadershipgroup.com

The ability to identify and develop emotionally intelligent behaviors are not a "nice to have", they are a "need to have" for both personal and organizational success. We are now in a world that has been overwhelmed with emotions. Our ability to control our emotions and help those around us to do the same will have a profound impact on how we behave, how we make effective decisions and how we perf...

This will be a series of free webinars that will help you evaluate where you are now and where you want to go in your career. It will focus on many aspects such as, personal wellbeing, goal setting, networking, interviewing and more. To Register: You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Apr 13, 2020 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: From Crisis to Career Change: How to Make Your Next Mo...

Heather Younger talks about how organizations have an opportunity and an obligation to create engaging environments for their employees. We discuss "intuitive laws" that she outlines in her book, 7 Intuitive Laws of Employee Loyalty. Heather is the best-selling author of, "The 7 Intuitive Laws of Employee Loyalty" and the founder and CEO of Customer Fanatix. Her organization's mission is to inspir...

Our ability to effectively identify and leverage stress will critical to where we end up with this recent cover 19 crisis. This episode will provide insight into the origin of stress and the activities we can implement to gain strength from our experiences. This is a leadership webinar because our actions have the ability to inspire others. Be for others. Get the FREE POWER JOURNAL at www.emerylea...

The questions that we ask ourselves often shape the outcomes we experience. My guest, Noah St. John, discusses his own life experiences and what the shift was that has provided him with so much success. NOAH ST. JOHN is known as "The Power Habits Mentor" and is famous for helping entrepreneurs get rid of their head trash and make more money. Noah is the ONLY author in history to have works publish...

Fear and unconscious biases will be far more damaging to our society than any virus if we do not find ways to understand and manage them.  This episode identifies several irrational behaviors that increase our inability to deal with challenges effectively, while also stressing the importance of pro-social behaviors.  Please feel free to get the POWER Journal I created to help people develop positi...

The Joint Commission recently published a Disruptive Behavior scale for healthcare organizations to be able to identify the behaviors that correlate negatively to both employee and patient wellbeing. While this article focuses on findings in healthcare, it is relevant to any organization. Reach out to me at: Patrick@emeryleadershipgroup.com