Working on Purpose

As the employee-driven workplace continues taking stock of where it wants to contribute their talent, one critical variable they are closely monitoring is the level of toxicity they experience in a company. Companies increasingly recognize they must steward the well-being of their people in order to remain competitive as an employer of choice. Creativity consultant Dustin Staiger reveals blame as...

Much culture transformation is driven from a top-down approach where senior leaders dictate the results designed. This approach is increasingly ineffective because the workplace is changing so fast and it does not mobilize the bottom-up energy and commitment available and waiting among front-line employees. This episode explores the approach of Rapid Mass Engagement through employee culture creati...

Building great teams who are united in purpose and fueled by meaning is essential to keep your company flourishing. Taking a page from a three-time Navy seal platoon commander, you’ll learn how the CARE framework of connecting, achieving, respecting, and empowering enables you to elevate each member to their very best. People want to know they’re part of something great and know their lives really...

There is a long-standing assumption that strong emotions lead to reactive behavior and irrational decision-making and therefore cannot be trusted. In this episode, we learn why the guest disagrees with this idea and hear about his new approach to developing emotional intelligence by leveraging every emotion, which enables people to tap into their subconscious and ultimately elevate their capacity...

Today we find ourselves living in the Fourth Industrial Revolution where emerging technologies and their interactions with one another are upending how we work, play, educate, and govern ourselves. Disruption and change are constant. People need to continually learn to remain relevant in their careers alongside robots and technology. Enter the need for the transformational leadership where everyon...

The world is full of bad and mediocre bosses, coaches, presidents, and CEOs. With the world moving so fast, the “leadership as a position” model is rapidly collapsing. Organizations that expect people at the top to do all the leading won’t thrive but barely survive. The relatively few people who head up teams, committees, companies, agencies, cities, and countries lack sufficient perspective and k...

Everybody needs a coach in life when tasked with delivering results from a high-stakes job. We need clarity of what the ultimate win looks like, to constantly cultivate our character and emotional intelligence, and to motivate the team to produce results. With David Noble and Carol Kauffman, we learn how their “MOVE” framework empowers leaders to navigate high-stakes opportunity moments, generate...

Work holds the promise of being a place and an experience where people can contribute their talents passionately and grow into their highest potential. Yet, that’s not the experience for many employees working in companies. The number one reason people vacate their positions and leave companies? Their manager. Dr. Jack Wiley has isolated eight key areas for managers to develop acumen to change tha...

Emotions provide such rich color in our lives. They are also a tremendous source of data from which we can learn to improve the quality of our decisions. Yet, many people are afraid of their own emotions, worried they will get out of hand and risk the results they seek or hurt their relationships. Learning to navigate our emotions, especially as a leader, offers the promise of meaningfully connect...

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit,” says Napoleon Hill. What seemingly impossible thing has life thrown at you? The question isn’t “what,” but “how” you will navigate through the storm. In this episode, we learn from a “master overcomer” his nine principles you too can use to surmount whatever comes your way to see your way th...

We live in a world that seems fixated on the differences between people, races, religions, and nations. But constantly focusing on our differences often leads to distrust, separation, conflict, and the marginalization of entire groups of people. By learning to embrace six universal truths about humanity, we can produce far more positive outcomes in our lives, reduce our biases, develop deeper frie...

Hate your job? You can learn to love most any activity by learning to engage in exciting outcome-focused behavior, rather than the oft-practiced activity-focused behavior. To satisfy our own psychological needs at work, we must learn to apply our own agency to pursue what we want consciously and purposefully. In this episode, we learn how we can do what we do best because we love the experience of...

People want desperately to contribute and cultivate their passions at work, to enjoy meaningful connection with their colleagues, and to know they are part of an organization doing purposeful work that aligns with their values. When people do not encounter this desired experience in the workplace is when “quiet quitting” and the “great resignation” happen. Work is one of the best catalyzers we hav...

Today’s business pace is brisk, and it’s only going to accelerate as information and opportunity accumulate. Successful leaders and their teams will need to develop the capacity to make decisions using the head and heart, swiftly balancing data, experience, and intuition. Agile enterprises will need to keep a finger on the pulse of where technology is headed and build a team of questioners who ade...

We all have the opportunity to more deeply understand and then explicitly leverage what we’ve gained from our life experiences, whatever they may be. When we develop awareness of our strengths, lean into our assets, and move beyond the self-limiting beliefs that hold us back from fully embracing the whole spectrum of what we’ve gained from our unique experiences, we can tap into and apply a new ty...

Love is increasingly being spoken and practiced in the workplace. But what does it look like when leaders put love at the very center of company culture? In this episode, the leaders of Softway share the transformation of themselves and their company when they employed “love as a business strategy,” which radically improved performance, innovation, and growth. Working on Purpose is broadcast live...

Organizational purpose should never be a one-stop North Star baked into its operational code – the changing world is much too dynamic to suit this static model. What is necessary for a vibrant, relevant enterprise that positively impacts its stakeholders is a Purpose Upgrade. Our changing world requires us to be ever vigilant in maintaining the situational intelligence and adaptability needed to f...

Here’s your opportunity to take sexism and racism you encounter in the workplace and transcend them to realize your own dreams. Data has shown that women, women of color, and people of color tend to have micro-inequities and blatant discrimination thrust upon them. Take heart. In this episode, you will learn a four-step change process to winning when those around you say you won’t or oppose your a...

Reaching for your potential requires constantly challenging yourself and seeking ongoing learning from those who have gone before you and are reaching to help pull you up. Scott Jeffrey Miller has made it a practice to gather prominent mentors whose life experience and lessons learned give us hope, inspiration and guidance to realize our own potential. This episode spotlights a few key contributor...

Jaime Konzelman is a walking billboard for reaching far and wide in life. She goes for the gusto in everything she does and now channels this intensity to help others live with passion and purpose. One, precious and rare existence for us all, and Jaime stands to blast limitations and be a rocket ship toward the realization of the “wildest of dreams.” Working on Purpose is broadcast live Tuesdays a...

Sometimes the clearest path to lift the spirit requires peering into the dark and ugly of life. Robert Craig shares in this episode how some of the films he makes showcase the terrible things people go through to illuminate the beauty and wisdom available to us all through their navigation. He has a message to share, the world benefits when he shares, and film is a wonderful platform to live his p...

Sometimes your ambition can feel overwhelming. Where to start to go for that crazy, audacious goal? That first step is crucial, and a path forward to stay focused is the difference between success and failure. In this episode, you will learn a system to actualize your goals through cutting edge behavioral science. Let’s go make your dreams come true! Working on Purpose is broadcast live Tuesdays a...

Building great teams who are united in purpose and fueled by meaning is essential to keep your company flourishing. Taking a page from a three-time Navy seal platoon commander, you’ll learn how the CARE framework of connecting, achieving, respecting, and empowering enables you to elevate each member to their very best. People want to know they’re part of something great and know their lives really...

Many first-time managers find their way into their new role at age 30 but don’t receive any formal training until age 42! Yet, they must make sound decisions under ambiguous circumstances, hold people accountable, and achieve goals they may have had nothing to do with setting. Learning six critical practices early in the game sets new managers on the path to becoming effective in their role while...

Work – the great playground of life. Frank O’Connell has spent more than fifty years revolutionizing companies through his unconventional leadership approach while collecting meaningful memories and valuable insights. In this fireside chat, he shares his experiences of building high performance companies through strategic thinking, brand building, breakthrough marketing, and new product innovation...