The Leadership Window

In this episode, your host Patrick Jinks discusses the learning he has gained through his Ph. D. in Organizational Leadership studies at Columbia International University. If you are considering going back to school in leadership, you’ll appreciate this episode. If not, you’ll get the 30-minute version of a Ph. D. in Organizational Leadership!

Raven Solomon is a global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion thought leader and nationally recognized keynote speaker who helps organizations get future-ready by understanding generations, racial equity, and their intersection.  Raven’s mission is simple– to solve for racial inequity by breaking down generational and racial barriers in the workplace, replacing them with empathy and synergy that fost...

In this episode, Minter Dial joins Patrick from the UK to discuss authenticity in leadership, as framed in his latest book, You Lead: How Being Yourself Makes You a Better Leader. Minter Dial is an international professional and energetic speaker and a multiple award-winning author, specializing in leadership, branding, and transformation. An agent of change, he’s a three-time entrepreneur who has...

What does it mean to have connected conversations? Why are they important? Charles Weathers joins Patrick in the studio for a conversation about authentic leadership. Charles C. Weathers is a nationally recognized consultant and professional speaker known for helping leaders in the nonprofit, government, and private sectors facilitate courageous conversations and strengthen organizational performa...

Hildy Gottlieb is a social scientist and asker of powerful questions.  As a student of successful social movements, the questions that have driven Hildy’s work are these: What factors lead to successful social progress? Why do some change efforts succeed while others struggle? The answer she found was simple yet profound: Successful movements for change all have the same set of questions at the he...

Patrick discusses Marc Pitman’s new book, The Surprising Gift of Doubt with the author himself. Marc is the founder of Concord Leadership Group and has been leading organizations and teams for decades. His failures and successes have caused him to study leadership for over 30 years, including earning a Masters in Organizational Leadership and certification as a FranklinCovey Coach. Combining his o...

This week, Patrick talks with Fatima Ghzala, a certified John Maxwell Coach and Trainer who specializes in corporate training, and teams and individual assessments. Her business is Full Potential Development Coaching , whose clients include companies like Blue Cross Blue Shield and Michelin, as well as many small businesses. Before launching Full Potential Development, Fatima worked for several ye...

Patrick talks with Gregory Nielsen about the key elements of effective nonprofit board governance. Gregory Nielsen is an experienced nonprofit CEO and consultant committed to helping leaders and organizations excel. He is president and CEO of Nielsen Training and Consulting, LLC. Gregory has earned the prestigious BoardSource Certificate inNonprofit Board Consulting. He is also a frequent public s...

Research reveals that we ask tens of thousands of questions as our primary mechanism for learning in our early years. Why do we stop, and what happens when, as adults, we become more intentional about returning to our primal use of inquiry for learning, inspiring, and creating? Patrick creatively demonstrates the application and effectiveness of using questions and will lead the audience through a...

Some universities are far more than institutions of higher education. Hear the leadership competencies needed to provide community leadership from Adrienne McNeil. As the Assistant Vice President for Community and Regional Affairs at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, Adrienne manages the partnerships between the university and the community. Previously she served as the Vice President and Chief...

How do we move from planning to doing? How are they related? Author and strategic doer Liz Nilsen discusses the book and the framework with Patrick. Liz Nilsen is the Associate Director of the Agile Strategy Lab at UNA, following four years at the Agile Strategy Lab at Purdue. Liz’s passion is for creating programs that nurture the next generation of thinkers and doers, particularly through the de...

In this episode, Patrick sits down with Michael Bryant to discuss the people skills required to be effective in leadership. Michael is Founder and President of Peak Harvest Coaching, a leadership development and coaching firm that was founded on cultivating the soil of leadership. He is an adjunct coach and trainer for Leadership Systems, Inc. Michael has been a coach to Fortune 20 company executi...

Patrick’s address to entrepreneurs at the Global Entrepreneurship Initiative, hosted at The United Nations in June 2018. Patrick shares tips on how to make a social difference while making a profit.

Leadership is much more than management. It is more than strategy, models, and supervision. Great leaders live out worthy values. We must know who we are as leaders. In this episode, Bill Hudson shares the values that have made him a successful organizational leader and consultant. Bill Hudson is the founder and CEO of Family Child Care Associates (FCCA), a consultancy focused on supporting the ex...

Nothing makes a point more poignantly than a story. Listen to Patrick’s story of his encounter with evil spirits and his simple story of addressing homelessness.  Leaders must have stories. Leaders must be good storytellers. What is YOUR story?

A collaboration episode with Danielle Sangita, Grace-Anne Alfiero, and Phoebe Ezell – co-authors of  Re-Activate Your Life: Living, Surviving, and Thriving – Lessons Learned from a Pandemic World.  Creative pivoting — persisting with exception —   psychological immunity — all terms defined and described by this creative team of leaders, entrepreneurs, and authors. Patrick converses with the author...

A different kind of episode – a moment of personal privilege to put out a call to action for all leaders to take personal accountability for leadership.

Marisel leads cross-sector collaborations to improve the education, health, and financial stability of her community. Marisel Losa is President and CEO of United Way of Greenwood & Abbeville Counties in Greenwood, SC. Her track record over three decades in the public and community health arena prepared her perfectly for her current role leading cross-sector collective impact at a community lev...

What is systems change? The term is often used, but rarely fully understood. Tom Klaus, Ph. D. gives an academic view of this and other leadership concepts. Tom is a Maryland-based nonprofit consultant, speaker, trainer, writer, and president of the consulting business, Tenacious Change, LLC . The mission of Tenacious Change is to animate and equip people, organizations, and communities to lead ch...

March of Dimes President and CEO Stacey D. Stewart discusses her leadership journey and the keys to success in leading a global organization. Stacey D. Stewart joined March of Dimes as its fifth President and CEO on January 1, 2017. In this role, Stewart heads the organization leading the fight for the health of all moms and babies. She is responsible for all aspects of the organization’s strategy...

What is the gravitational pull that leaders have to escape in order to take a team beyond the now? Patrick chats with Tim Ervolina on this and more. Tim is the Vice-President and CFO of Ervolina Associates, Inc., a Fort Lauderdale-based manufacturers’ representative firm serving the Florida kitchen and bath trade. His career has included a twenty-five-year career with local and statewide United Wa...

Founding John Maxwell Partner Steve Goble covers a segment from his co-authored book, Discover Your Team’s Potential — The 5 “L”s of Leadership. Steve is the owner/CEO of The Goble Group , a leadership development organization serving small to medium-sized businesses and their teams in Central PA and the surrounding areas. He is passionate about helping people grow and solve problems. As an author...

How fast is too fast in leadership? It depends on the speed of the culture you are in! TV Producer, CEO of The Yes Academy explains. Born in Hong Kong, raised in England, and now residing in Los Angeles, Didi Wong is an Award-Winning International Keynote Speaker, TV Producer, Business Mentor, Best-Selling Author, and Angel Investor. Didi is the CEO of The Yes Academy, a results-driven educational...

16x Emmy Award-Winning filmmaker Nick Nanton shares his views on servant leadership and the secrets to serial entrepreneurism. Nick helps brands tell their stories through media in real-time. An Emmy Award-Winning Director and Producer, Nick produces media and branded content for top thought leaders and media personalities around the world. Recognized as a leading expert on branding and storytelli...

Full circle, from leader to consultant, and back to leader — AS a consultant. Patrick talks with 1000 Feathers President Forrest Alton about the shift. What changes? What stays the same? Forrest has spent more than 20 years in the nonprofit and social service sectors in a variety of capacities. After a decade of service in the C-suite of a highly successful nonprofit organization, Forrest stepped...