The Conversation with Clinton M. Padgett

Clint concludes his conversation with Richard Boyatzis, one of the world's leading experts in leadership development and emotional intelligence. In part two, Richard shares why managers need multiple leadership styles and how people can develop emotional intelligence, build resonance, and renew themselves.

This week Clint has a conversation with Richard Boyatzis, a Distinguished University Professor of Case Western Reserve University. He is one of the world's leading experts in leadership development and emotional intelligence. Richard's research on human behavior has revolutionized management education and helped create a new industry of consultants, researchers, and coaches. In part one, Richard t...

Clint concludes his conversation with Dr. Timothy R. Clark, the founder of LeaderFactor. Dr. Clark works with leading organizations across industry, and advises a number executive teams on large-scale change and transformation, building cultures that innovate, high potential programs, and succession planning. In part two, Tim discusses why it's courageous to be vulnerable, why we need to appreciat...

This week, Clint has a conversation with researcher, author and speaker Dr. Timothy R. Clark, the founder of LeaderFactor. In part one, Tim shares how leaders can build psychological safety in their organizations by creating an environment of rewarded vulnerability, why Google’s Project Aristotle is one of the most important team performance studies over the past decade, why half of employees will...

Clint concludes his conversation with the author of “The Miracle Manager: Why True Leaders Rarely Make Great Managers”, Kevin G. Armstrong.  Kevin leads a group of advisors at the Interdependent Training Group which advises business leaders on creating clear vision and implementing strategies to hold their management teams accountable. In part two, Kevin explains the two key rules of attitude, why...

This week Clint has a conversation with speaker and business advisor Kevin G. Armstrong, the author of “The Miracle Manager: Why True Leaders Rarely Make Great Managers.” For the past 20+ years, Kevin has studied the important differences between the roles of ‘leader’ and ‘manager’ in business. In part one, Kevin talks about why leaders and top sales people typically do not make good managers, why...

Clint wraps up his conversation with Chester Elton, the co-founder of The Culture Works professional training and coaching and co-author of The Best Team Wins: The New Science of High Performance. In part two, Chester talks about the importance of ongoing communication and gratitude, how aspirational conversations can cut turnover and enhance engagement and why highly engaged employees have a best...

This week, Clint has a conversation with Chester Elton, the bestselling leadership author and co-founder of The Culture Works professional training and coaching. In part one, Chester talks about the ways to improve your company’s collaboration in the workplace, the importance of ‘soft skills’, why the best team leaders ‘manage to the one’ to increase employee engagement, and how job sculpting can...

Clint concludes his conversation with Jackie Stavros and Cheri Torres, the co-authors of Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement. In part two, Jackie and Cheri rundown the five principles that govern our conversations, the science behind using powerful questions and appreciative inquiry, and why they're on a mission to change our world of...

This week, Clint has a conversation with Jackie Stavros and Cheri Torres, the co-authors of Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement. Jackie and Cheri have a combined 50 years of experience in practicing and teaching Appreciative Inquiry. In part one, Jackie and Cheri explain the meaning of Appreciative Inquiry, how generative questions op...

Clint concludes his conversation with Sherry Turkle, the New York Times bestselling author and professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT. In part two, Clint and Sherry talk about some of the wrong lessons that could be learned from the pandemic, the impact of emotions expressed via text versus in person, and the difference between being pro-conversation as opposed to being a...

This week, Clint is pleased to have a conversation with Sherry Turkle. The New York Times called Sherry's new memoir The Empathy Diaries "a beautiful memoir about the life of the mind and the life of the senses." Sherry is also a professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT and the author of the best seller, Reclaiming Conversation. In part one, Clint and Sherry discuss the rea...

Clint wraps up his conversation with Cliff Oxford, a New York Times blogger, Forbes columnist, founder of the CliffCo. Think Tank. In part two, Cliff discusses why he thinks management by commitment is more important than BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals), the problem he has with politics, and why he loves Zoom video chats but thinks water-cooler conversations are underrated.

This week Clint has a conversation with Cliff Oxford, a New York Times blogger, Forbes columnist, founder of the CliffCo. Think Tank and author of “A Redneck Reverie: The Rationale for the Trump Phenomenon.” In part one, Cliff discusses how his career as a visionary entrepreneur began by loading trucks at UPS, how he discovered the importance of customer relationship management (CRM), and why he t...

In the conclusion of Clint's conversation with Susan Scott, the best selling author of Fierce Conversations, Clint and Susan do a deep dive into her critically acclaimed Ted talk, “The Case for Radical Transparency". They also discuss why a difficult conversation requires a true presence and the inspiration for her latest book, Fierce Love: Making Love, One Conversation at a Time.

This week Clint has a conversation with Susan Scott, a master teacher of positive change through powerful communication, the award winning author of Fierce Conversations and CEO of the international consulting company, Fierce Inc. In part one, Clint and Susan discuss the meaning of a fierce conversation, why our most valuable currency is relationship, and the importance of connecting with others.

Clint concludes his conversation David Hutchens, the storytelling leader and author of the upcoming book, “Story Sprint”. In part two, David shares the three stories that leaders should be telling during times of uncertainty, what it means to build a story bank, and what the ROI is on storytelling.

On our first episode of 2021, Clint speaks to David Hutchens. David helps leaders in organizations find, craft, and tell their most urgent stories for the purpose of creating shared meaning, preserving culture, disseminating learning, and speeding change in organizations. In part one, David shares how he became a storyteller and why he believes his work creates engagement and belief so people will...

Clint concludes his conversation with the author of "The 7 Perspectives of Effective Leaders", Daniel Harkavy.  In part two, Clint and Daniel discuss the value of placing 'strategic bets', why you need to celebrate people finding the problems in things, and why great leaders should want to lead an organization that wants them but doesn't need them.

This week, Clint is having a conversation with Daniel Harkavy. In part one, Daniel discusses how coaching some of the world’s most prominent business executives inspired his best selling book, "The 7 Perspectives of Effective Leaders."

Clint concludes his conversation with Craig LeMasters, the author of "Unstuck: How to Unlock and Activate the Wisdom of Others." In part two, Clint and Craig discuss why people are afraid to ask for help and why listening has becoming a lost art.

This week Clint has a conversation with entrepreneur, investor, and the author of "Unstuck: How to Unlock and Activate the Wisdom of Others", Craig LeMasters. In part one Clint and Craig discuss what it means to be 'stuck' and why the lack of prioritization today is crushing people.

Clint concludes his conversation with James Williams, Coca-Cola's Vice President of Olympic Marketing and Assets.  In part two, James discusses how Coke is preparing itself for two major events in less than 6 months and how Japan is handling the pandemic in the lead up to the Olympics.

On Episode 10 of The Conversation with Clinton M. Padgett, Clint talks to Coca-Cola's Vice President of Olympic Marketing and Assets, James Williams. In part one, James shares stories of the challenges and triumphs from past Olympiads and what it takes to plan and execute the iconic Olympic Torch Relay.

This week on "The Conversation with Clinton M. Padgett”, Clint wraps up his chat with Douglas Stone, the co-author of “Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most”. In part two, they discuss the difference between blame and contribution.