The Experimental Leader

Listen in as Melanie Parish talks to co-founder and principal at Page Two Books , Jesse Finkelstein , about adapting to disruptions in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. Page Two Books is a publishing company aimed at helping authors of non-fiction books. Jesse discusses how the company focuses on getting the message across from authors to the readers despite the current pandemic. Aspects of physic...

Prioritizing our needs and wants can lead to achieving a feeling of fulfillment. On today’s show, listen in as Melanie Parish interviews  Andrew Hallam  about achieving gratification by doing precisely this. Andrew is a financial wellness speaker who has delivered more than 150 talks on investing, happiness, and money. He discusses the concept of maximum happiness and introduces his book...

How important is a culture of accountability in an organization? What role do leaders have to play to foster this accountability? What does accountable leadership mean for the performance of a company? Vince Molinaro , Ph. D., the Founder and CEO of Leadership Contract Inc. , answers these questions as he joins Melanie Parish on the show. A successful author, speaker, leadership adviser, and resea...

Nothing is ever the same in this current COVID-19 pandemic environment. For leaders, that means having to find more experimental ways to really reach out to their team and keep the organization afloat. In this episode, Melanie Parsh interviews someone who perfectly captures the experimental leader. She brings over the Managing Partner of  Integral Leadership & Coaching ,  Libby Robin...

There’s value to having something to strive for. All of us need to be striving toward something, and that vision comes from our values about what we want in our lives and what has meaning. When we have that vision, we can set a target and move toward it. Joining Melanie Parish on the show today is Melinda Harrison , a former Olympic swimmer and a professional certified ICF PCC Level Executive Coac...

There is always something in somebody that is valuable and that you can learn from regardless of how different we all are. With the current pandemic, humanity has rediscovered that relationships matter and that leadership lives in everybody, not just in the designated leader. On today’s show, Melanie Parish talks with  Marita Fridjhon  about relationship systems and how they impact every...

In times like this when leadership is being challenged in all fronts, the experimental leader rises to the forefront, armed with a team imbued with a culture of adaptability and innovation. No other time is more apt than now to propagate the message of a new kind of leadership that harnesses the potential of the team to the fullest. Melanie Parish succinctly describes this kind of leadership in he...

There are many kindnesses that we must let ourselves learn over time, and one of these kindnesses is allowing vulnerability into our lives. Allowing vulnerability opens a new door of possibility in the various ways you interact with the world, and with this kindness, you attain a new degree of freedom. Joanna Davis, MCC has over a decade of experience as a certified coach. She joins Melanie Parish...

It is the people in the food supply chain that are really the unsung heroes who keep us going as we wait out the COVID-19 crisis in isolation. With community shared agriculture, people can assure themselves of food sovereignty by relying on locally-farmed produce as border closures make it hard to secure food from big, cross-country suppliers. Alvaro Venturelli Luchsinger joins Melanie Parish to t...

Learning to prioritize is a huge part of coming into your own as a leader of any group, organization, or company. Without getting your priorities sorted, chaos descends upon whatever it is you’re doing, and you end up getting much less done. Melanie Parish is joined by Liane Davey , a New York Times bestselling author and the Co-Founder of 3COze Inc . Together, Melanie and Liane emphasize the lead...

The COVID-19 pandemic has put our daily lives on pause, especially on the business front. For speakers who normally do their work on stages and outside venues, this current situation has become a game-changer. Sharing with us how she is coping and even becoming a leader at it is CEO and co-founder of  Talk Boutique ,  Andrea Sampson . As a TED and TEDx trained speaker coach, Andrea has d...

There probably is no greater time to be more creative and innovative than now. Businesses are fighting for their survival, and if they do not step up and adapt to the current COVID-19 situation, then they may not stand a chance. One of the crucial areas that businesses can look at is their branding, assessing whether or not it mirrors the concerns of the people now at large. Helping you grapple wi...

When we think of metabolism, our initial reaction is thinking of weight loss. However, more than that, our metabolism plays a very important part of our health and affects every aspect of our lives. Joining Melanie Parish to shed light on the topic is  Haylie Pomroy , a #1 New York Times bestselling author, leading health and wellness entrepreneur, celebrity nutritionist, and motivational spe...

Now more than ever, what businesses need are systems that help inform experimentations. At a time where coping is a necessary action, we should be able to move as much as we can to the changes happening. Wrestling with this challenge,  Emily Freeman  shares with us how she has been experimenting with the aid of DevOps. Emily is a developer advocate at Microsoft and a technologist and sto...