We're All in This Together

This week I am honored and fired up to be speaking with Patrick Lencioni.  Pat is the founder of The Table Group, author of 11 books which have sold over five million copies, and one of the world's leading experts in team performance and organizational health.  His mega-bestselling book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team , is one of the best books ever written on the subject and continues to be on t...

If you've ever attended a play, sporting event, or concert, chances are you paid primary attention to the people on the stage or field, but not as much to all the people behind the scenes working to pull off what made the event so fantastic. Whether it's an organization of 3 people or a group of 3,000, we thrive at work when everyone does their part. On this week's episode, we talk about teamwork...

Today's episode covers something the world can use a whole lot more of right now — kindness. The media loves to continue the narrative that the world is unsafe, full of conflict, and divided. And while there is some truth to this, as I travel around the country and the world, and interact with lots of different groups and people, I see something else.  There is lots of kindness and compassion goin...

On this special Giving Tuesday episode I have the honor of talking to Scott Harrison, founder of Charity Water.  For the past 12 years, Scott and his team have worked in 26 countries to help 8.4 million people get clean water.  The water crisis is one of the largest humanitarian issues on the planet - there are still 663 million people without access to clean water in the world.   On today's show,...

Today's solo episode focuses on the importance of team chemistry and culture.  Regardless of how much talent a team has, the strategy, or even the value of the specific service or product being created and offered, without a strong culture, a team can't truly succeed.  I share some principles and examples of great culture, and ideas for what you can do to infuse your team with winning chemistry.  ...

Scott Shute means business when it comes to bringing your whole self to work. As the Head of Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn, Scott develops and delivers programs that assist in the well-being of leaders, teams, employees, and customers. On the podcast today, he shares his story of growing up as a small town kid from Kansas, with a dual capability in both engineering and the arts....

In a world where we are constantly posting our achievements, our successes, and the highlight reel of our vacations on social media, it's understandable that we would feel jealous from time to time. On this week's episode, we talk about jealousy and the impact it has on our relationships, our work and even our own feeling of worthiness. We talk about how to deal with the energy of jealousy when it...

One of the most important things we can do in our work and our life is to trust the process.  This is about trusting ourselves, others, and the overall journey, even when things seem difficult or confusing. Patience and trust are essential in business, family, and just about every other aspect of life, but they can be tough to practice, especially when things don't seem to be going the way we want...

For as much as we love to lend our support and help others, many of us find it awkward or uncomfortable to ask for help ourselves. Today, we talk about the top reasons people don't seek support and ways to shift the mindset on what it actually means about us when we're willing to reach out to others. When we ask people for their time, feedback, or support in a gracious way, it creates a win-win fo...

One of my personal challenges, especially in recent weeks (and years), has been exploring how to advocate for things I find important, without creating more division and separation. Learning how to effectively navigate situations that may be different than our vision of the way things should be, without a sense of self-righteousness, is a tricky yet essential aspect of being a good leader.   In gr...

This week, we continue exploring the themes of gender, equality, and inclusion and discuss finding a common ground in this time of intense polarization. It's often a challenging and uncomfortable conversation, but I feel it is a crucial one in order for us to show up authentically and really bring our whole self to work and life. I believe it's time we stand up, speak up, really listen to each oth...

For so many reasons, not the least of which is the current news dominating all forms of media here in the United States right now about the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, gender is such an important issue for us to address. I hear things from women all that time that leave me humbled, confused, angry, and feeling like something has got to change in a big way. Gender can be a messy an...

Trust is something I've been focused on for most of my life. Sometimes it's been easy to trust myself and others and sometimes it's been a real challenge. Today, I'll share my own insights and breakthroughs on trust and the four different types that are important in every aspect of our life. Trust me, it will be a good one!   Key Takeaways: [2:55] This episode covers the four different types of tr...

This week, we are joined by a powerhouse of a life coach, university lecturer, public speaker, and author, Lauren Handel Zander. Lauren has over 20 years' experience of challenging people to tell the truth, change their habits and really "cut the crap" in their life. She talks about the steps in her life that led her to found the Handel Group, an International Corporate Consulting and Life Coachin...

In today's solo episode, we pull the cover off a "dirty word" almost all of us, myself included, try so hard to avoid — disappointment. I talk about what happens when we avoid it, how to recognize it and move through it, and what to do when someone or something disappoints us — or even worse — we disappoint others. Authentically feeling disappointed can actually allow us to unlock greater success...

  On today's episode, I talk with Kelly Palmer.  Kelly is the Chief Learning Officer at Degreed and Co-Author of the brand new book, The Expertise Economy, How The Smartest Companies Use Learning to Engage, Compete, and Succeed. Prior to that, she was the VP of Learning at Yahoo and Chief Learning Officer at LinkedIn.   Kelly's passionate about shaking up the antiquated models of learning and deve...

In today's episode, I talk with leadership author, speaker, and entrepreneur Drew Dudley. Drew inspires us to appreciate leadership in all forms and rewire the way we think of what it truly means to be a leader. He shares some practical tips on how to discover the leader within ourselves, the power in recognizing leadership in ways that may not be traditional, his famous lollipop story from his vi...

During this week's episode, Kevin Eikenberry, Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group and author of many influential leadership books joins me to discuss his new book, The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership . Kevin expresses the importance of an achievement mindset, how to encourage better choice management and the process of building trust through interacti...

My guest on this week's episode, Carley Hauck, is the founder of Living Well Awake. Her organization blends mindfulness, resilience, and responsible leadership with profitability through executive coaching and well-being consultations. Inspired by the Art of Happiness, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Carley creates a curriculum designed to make others feel safe bringing their authentic selves to w...

My guest on this week's episode, Dave Blum, transforms different places in the world into living board games. He is the Founder and CEO of Dr. Clue, a team-building treasure hunt that  builds trust, camaraderie, and empathy within the teams of some of the largest organizations in the world. His games give team members a common goal outside of the traditional office environment. He created his uniq...

In this week's episode, I speak with a top expert on diversity and inclusion, Jennifer Brown. She is the Founder, President, and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting and author of the best selling book, Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & The Will to Change . Jennifer works with Fortune 500 companies all over the world to equip people with a clear diversity roadmap and to educate them about why...

In this week's solo episode, I talk about what it takes for us to push past our self-imposed limits and step out of our comfort zone. What limits us from taking risks in life and at work? What makes us stand on the edge and look over but not move forward? Consciously stepping out of our comfort zone is required for us to grow and develop but it can be scary to try new things. Making commitments, h...

In this week's solo episode, I share three different topics that are necessary for us to bring our whole selves to work and to life - taking breaks, creating healthy habits, and asking for help. Taking breaks is an essential part of our growth and success process, but can be challenging given the nature of technology, expectations, and the way we work and communicate these days. When we rest, it a...

In this week's solo episode, I contemplate our ability to have authentic conversations about the divisive nature of the news and the complex issues we're facing in our country and our world right now. By way of an example, I describe an interesting and challenging conversation I had on an airplane recently. The person was willing to share his passionate and very different political views with me....

In order to bring our whole selves to work and to fully engage in our lives we need to make taking care of ourselves a priority.   In this week's episode I share some of my own current challenges with self-care and explore how we can take better care of ourselves.  The way we work and live these days doesn't always lend itself to prioritizing our well-being.  And, if we're going to do our work wit...