Southwestern LEAD

With years of experience, and countless presentations given, Shane understands the art of public speaking. Here are his ideas to make your next presentation more effective.

There's nothing like being physically stuck in a garbage canal on a hot summer day in Texas. Dan Moore gives a classic workshop on having a problem-solving mentality with practical strategies.

Have you ever heard the phrase "sow a habit, reap a character"? Nicole takes a look at what it means and how it fits into the topic of leadership.

Have you heard of a WYDFLI attitude? Dave Brown is a Founding Partner of Southwestern Consulting. He has trained hundreds of thousands of sales professionals across the globe. A sought-after keynote speaker and certified trainer, Dave strives to help individuals and organizations reach peak performance in business and in life.

Matt Ross and Nadia Khan dig in to the debate over how much of one's success is determined by their circumstances and how much is determined by their choices.

Have you ever met someone but immediately forgotten their name? Is there something you can do to become instantly interesting when meeting new people? Will packs a list of simple and useful ideas into this episode.

Being a dreamer is certainly not a 'bad' thing; every meaningful goal and every significant achievement began as a dream. Ryan looks at why dreamers must also become doers.

Nadia shares her perspective on the value of meritocracy culture vs participation-trophy culture.

While pleasure often stems from immediate gratification, like recognition or rewards, fulfillment is rooted in a deeper sense of purpose, growth, and contributing to something meaningful. Shane looks at how leaders balance these two ideas.

Emma shares a true story about a man born into poverty who faced a lifetime of hardships. But despite his long list of challenges that would cause many to give up, he was determined to make something of himself, and did.

Fear is the emotion that causes each of us to procrastinate, even when we know what we should be doing. It allows us to make excuses when we are simply just afraid to fail, succeed, or do whatever it takes to get what we want out of life. How do we overcome these false perceptions?

Will Metscher is an elite-level executive coach for Southwestern. In this episode, Will examines the pieces of accountability, what it looks like when done right and wrong, and how to hold yourself accountable in a more effective way.

Have you ever heard of the habits triangle? This simple system could make all the difference. Nicole explains why.

Zaine spotlights the goal setting techniques Michael Phelps used to become the greatest Olympic athlete in history.

Matt highlights key components of woke culture and shares why they are fundamentally antithetical to leadership.

Dan Moore is originally from the state of New Mexico. He attended Harvard University, and graduated with honors in three years. He also received an MBA, with honors, from Vanderbilt University. While at Harvard, a fellow student recruited him to work with the Southwestern Program in Nashville. That was the start of what became a 50 year career, serving as a salesperson, sales manager, company pres...

Dan Moore is originally from the state of New Mexico. He attended Harvard University, and graduated with honors in three years. He also received an MBA, with honors, from Vanderbilt University. While at Harvard, a fellow student recruited him to work with the Southwestern Program in Nashville. That was the start of what became a 50 year career, serving as a salesperson, sales manager, company pres...

Dan Moore is originally from the state of New Mexico. He attended Harvard University, and graduated with honors in three years. He also received an MBA, with honors, from Vanderbilt University. While at Harvard, a fellow student recruited him to work with the Southwestern Program in Nashville. That was the start of what became a 50 year career, serving as a salesperson, sales manager, company pres...

Noelle shares a fun and creative way for setting and achieving your goals. Could this approach work better for you?

Shane examines the notion of having a good work-life balance and the common desire to chase a feeling of balance in life. How much is real? How much is myth?

Peter Varberg is a professional coach at Southwestern. He's led organizations and coached hundreds of people on leadership principles and techniques. In this episode, Peter covers a problem-solving technique called R.A.F.T.

Will you choose to play victim of the situation or take ownership of the situation?

Stuart Lotherington is one of 2 Managing Directors of SBR Consulting and has been in the firm for over 15 years. He is still very much involved with his clients having dedicated 30 years to training. He is often asked to present at conferences worldwide. In his time with SBR, he has been engaged in over 250 client projects for companies like Google, Sir Robert McAlpine, Expedia & Facebook to n...

Rural Australian farmer Cliff Young seemingly came out of nowhere. No one took him seriously, but then everything changed.

LEΔD Personalities Nicole & Camden discuss why and how good leaders practice expanding their comfort zones.