The Dov Barron Show

You may be someone who has, at some time or another, been led by a leader who leads like it’s 1955. For that matter, you may be a leader who finds themselves living out the bad habits inherited from previous generations of leaders and wondering how to take ownership and transform. How can we Crack The Leadership Code, to build ourselves and those we serve into Strong Leaders? Let’s find out togeth...

How can you and I as leaders innovate while wrestling the relentless beast of change? The answer is that you must become transformational leaders who lead transformational businesses. Innovation is more than a hot subject, it's a necessity of survival, but have you considered what real innovation means to you and your team? Aside from coming up with something new, it’s a mindset and in many ways a...

How can you and I as leaders innovate while wrestling the relentless beast of change? The answer is that you must become transformational leaders who lead transformational businesses. Innovation is more than a hot subject, it's a necessity of survival, but have you considered what real innovation means to you and your team? Aside from coming up with something new, it’s a mindset and in many ways a...

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, we seem to be living in a state of perpetual crisis. From a pandemic to supply chain issues and to talent leaving the workforce in the millions. Then, on top of that, there is the cancel culture. Say the wrong thin, even as a joke, even in the past, and your career, your status, could be gone in a moment. How is your organization going to, not just cope, but come ou...

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, we seem to be living in a state of perpetual crisis. From a pandemic to supply chain issues and to talent leaving the workforce in the millions. Then, on top of that, there is the cancel culture. Say the wrong thin, even as a joke, even in the past, and your career, your status, could be gone in a moment. How is your organization going to, not just cope, but come ou...

Comfort may be one of the great human paradoxes. We want it, we need it, but when we get too much of it, we can become demotivated, even lazy. 2020 and 2021 have been defined by political polarization and a global pandemic; no one has been untouched. We're all looking for some kind of comfort. Comfort may not have been something we saw a place for in the workplace. However, maybe we need to Break...

Comfort may be one of the great human paradoxes. We want it, we need it, but when we get too much of it, we can become demotivated, even lazy. 2020 and 2021 have been defined by political polarization and a global pandemic; no one has been untouched. We're all looking for some kind of comfort. Comfort may not have been something we saw a place for in the workplace. However, maybe we need to Break...

There is practical training and a test to become a driver, yet often, there is no real training or test to become a good CEO. In fact, the research shows that most people in management don’t get any real leadership training until they have on average 10 years in management. The result is fumbling or downright failed leadership. Now, you may have been a leader for a long time, but if there was a CE...

There is practical training and a test to become a driver, yet often, there is no real training or test to become a good CEO. In fact, the research shows that most people in management don’t get any real leadership training until they have on average 10 years in management. The result is fumbling or downright failed leadership. Now, you may have been a leader for a long time, but if there was a CE...

What does it take to get attention? As long as you don’t care what kind of attention, Not much. But, what does it take to get the right kind of attention? Is there a step-by-step strategic plan, a handbook you could follow to get the kind of attention you actually want or need for yourself, your ideas, your organization? A handbook that would lay out all the dirty tricks so that you can be aware o...

What does it take to get attention? As long as you don’t care what kind of attention, Not much. But, what does it take to get the right kind of attention? Is there a step-by-step strategic plan, a handbook you could follow to get the kind of attention you actually want or need for yourself, your ideas, your organization? A handbook that would lay out all the dirty tricks so that you can be aware o...

In the last 10 or so years many entrepreneurs and businesses have been asking if there is a way to do well as an organization while genuinely doing good in the world? Our guest on this episode is Peter Samuelson. Peter is the Co-Founder and President of First Star and CEO of PhilmCo Media, llc. He is a serial pro-social entrepreneur. In 1982, he co-founded the Starlight Children’s Foundation. By 1...

In the last 10 or so years many entrepreneurs and businesses have been asking if there is a way to do well as an organization while genuinely doing good in the world? Our guest on this episode is Peter Samuelson. Peter is the Co-Founder and President of First Star and CEO of PhilmCo Media, llc. He is a serial pro-social entrepreneur. In 1982, he co-founded the Starlight Children’s Foundation. By 1...

Do You Know Where Your Achilles Heel Is? What Are You Hiding and getting away with Justifying? What's That Thing You Tell Yourself is Your Edge, that is in Fact, Holding You Back? How Might Confronting Your Achilles Heel Magnify Your Success? Big Questions! Let’s find the answers together… Our guest today is Sean Castrina. He is a bestselling author of 3 books including: 8 Unbreakable Rules for Bu...

Do You Know Where Your Achilles Heel Is? What Are You Hiding and getting away with Justifying? What's That Thing You Tell Yourself is Your Edge, that is in Fact, Holding You Back? How Might Confronting Your Achilles Heel Magnify Your Success? Big Questions! Let’s find the answers together… Our guest today is Sean Castrina. He is a bestselling author of 3 books including: 8 Unbreakable Rules for Bu...

We hear talk of the "Amazon Effect" that seems to be wiping out retail in the form we knew it. As a leader, even outside of retail, what might be the writing on the wall that requires you to adapt, even if it’s in a counter intuitive manner? Could the answer be something as crazy as a shorter work day where everyone goes home at 1:PM? Could the answer be walking away from your largest income gener...

We hear talk of the "Amazon Effect" that seems to be wiping out retail in the form we knew it. As a leader, even outside of retail, what might be the writing on the wall that requires you to adapt, even if it’s in a counter intuitive manner? Could the answer be something as crazy as a shorter work day where everyone goes home at 1:PM? Could the answer be walking away from your largest income gener...

Wouldn’t it be amazing to actually look into the future, to know what was coming and adapt accordingly? The fact is, there is a lot that’s going to change and it’s going to change faster than we expect. What's more, if we don’t know how to adapt quickly, there’s a pretty good chance that our business is going the way of the Dodo bird. Alvin Toffler, the well-known futurist, made a profound observa...

Fast Adaptation on The Verge: Rebecca Costa Wouldn’t it be amazing to actually look into the future, to know what was coming and adapt accordingly? The fact is, there is a lot that’s going to change and it’s going to change faster than we expect. What's more, if we don’t know how to adapt quickly, there’s a pretty good chance that our business is going the way of the Dodo bird. Alvin Toffler, the...

There's a good chance that you are sick of people regurgitating the next cool thing. Things like; we have to be more transparent, more vulnerable, more diverse, more inclusive, and yes, we’ve got to lean into failure more. But what does that really mean? Let's find out together. Our guest today is Adam Kreek. Adam is a two-time Olympian. He holds 60 international medals, including Olympic Gold and...

There's a good chance that you are sick of people regurgitating the next cool thing. Things like; we have to be more transparent, more vulnerable, more diverse, more inclusive, and yes, we’ve got to lean into failure more. But what does that really mean? Let's find out together. Our guest today is Adam Kreek. Adam is a two-time Olympian. He holds 60 international medals, including Olympic Gold and...

In the corporate world, the idea of ‘accountability’ is seen as a core function of management. However, if we think about it, in many ways we've had accountability upside down. Here’s what I mean; we pay more attention to knowing who to blame in case we fail than to creating the conditions to succeed. What that means is that oftentimes, accountability is seen as a threat rather than a debrief stra...

In the corporate world, the idea of ‘accountability’ is seen as a core function of management. However, if we think about it, in many ways we've had accountability upside down. Here’s what I mean; we pay more attention to knowing who to blame in case we fail than to creating the conditions to succeed. What that means is that oftentimes, accountability is seen as a threat rather than a debrief stra...

Any leader who even has the vaguest idea of what leading means knows that they must keep learning. What's more, we must offer our people the opportunity to learn and grow. Research has shown that ‘the opportunity to learn’ is one of the top 5 values of employees today. The question isn’t only if you are genuinely offering ways to learn, but are you offering the learning they want ways they want it...

Any leader who even has the vaguest idea of what leading means knows that they must keep learning. What's more, we must offer our people the opportunity to learn and grow. Research has shown that ‘the opportunity to learn’ is one of the top 5 values of employees today. The question isn’t only if you are genuinely offering ways to learn, but are you offering the learning they want ways they want it...