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Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC talks with Brandon Williams about leadership development and how high performing teams navigate complexity. Brandon shares more of his expertise as he answers the following questions:   How did you start Lead Tac? How does your philosophy on leadership help entrepreneurs? How can the Human Factors Leadership help one be a better leader? What are the common Human Factors you...

Dr. Katrina Burrus talks with Ed Evart about his new book that is hot out of the press Drive Your Career. They continue their conversation with the following questions: What are nine high impact ways to take responsibility for your own success? What are three valuable coaching activity and behaviors one can do to improve their career? 85% of his clients want to have a positive relationship with th...

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews David Russell and discuss the importance of the hiring process and how to avoid the big mistakes. What's the #1 objective leaders should have when hiring? What's the biggest mistake made in hiring? Why are assessments worth the cost in the hiring process? We seem to hire good people most of the time. Why is a hiring system so important? Are there steps in a hirin...

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Jennifer Lier and discuss how she went from being in showbiz, to a rockstar speaking bureau. What is your background? How did you get started? How has your past work helped you today? What can people do to get started in the speaking industry? What is your best advice to speakers? Who is Jennifer Lier? After an illustrious 25-year career as a headline vocalist an...

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Jim Palmer and asks him the secrets to his success. What were his 4 pillars of success? How did he come to work on the imposter syndrome? What changed his mindset from approaching money as a resource from an expense to an investment? How can a "what if" mindset derail your dream and how can you change that? Who is Jim Palmer? Jim Palmer is a serial entrepreneur,...

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Kathi Kulesza and asks her what is her expertise. Kathi encourages women to take-action to become known in your area of expertise. Kathi Kulesza, is a board member of the National Speaker's Association (NSA) of Las Vegas and she will explain what it took for her to become a public speaker and known as the person for helping women lead without apologizing. Other i...

Dr. Katrina Burrus interviews Matt Johnson who explains the concept of being MicroFamous and how it differentiates you from your competition. Being MicroFamous entails being a thought leader in your field. Katrina asks Matt: What kinds of strategic advice can business coaches offer their clients on how to craft their brand messages more effectively? In what ways do podcasts stand out as an efficie...

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Rebecca Heiss, and here are the nuggets that came out from the interview. Your brand is all about being fear(less) tell me what that means to you. Why are we so focused on negative things? How do our stone-aged brains hold us back? What are the most tangible things we can do right now for a more fear(less) mindset I hear that you hate the phrase "when life gives...

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Kiné Corder, and here are the nuggets that came out from the interview. Katrina asked what do all peak performers have in common that affects their relationships Why does Kiné see finances and relationships go hand in hand? Does the search for wealth denote a lack of finding meaning in what they do or does it fulfill a void that the relationship has not been able...

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Kim Ades on her coaching techniques: Kim makes an important point that, empathy, (putting yourself in another person's shoes and feeling what they are feeling) can be paralyzing. What is more important to develop is, "emotional resilience." Listen to the EEC podcast to learn how you can leverage emotional resilience? What coaching mistakes are you making as leade...

Shawn Rhodes is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: How does a war correspondent become an international expert in business performance?
 And what are the areas most entrepreneurs and business leaders struggle with when it comes to systems?
 Let's talk about sales. What are the areas where even professional salespeople struggle that you help with, and how do you do...

Amber Hurdle is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: Why Branding is so Important When Recruiting? What makes recruiting talent difficult in today's job market environment? Why does the person you interviewed seem so different than when you first interviewed them 6 months ago? How can you best use data to hire talent? How do you align the exterior branding with the i...

Corey Poirier is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: Why is important for someone to find their why? What would you like your legacy to be? What is The Power of NO? Why is LifeLong Learning important? What would you tell your younger self? Who is Corey Poirier? Corey Poirier is a multiple-time TEDx, MoMondays and PMx, Speaker. He is also the host of the top rated 'C...

Liz Kislik is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: How leaders can create a productive business culture. Communications in business (including what goes wrong, and how to make it right). Facilitating better teamwork among employees, including what to do when a team is unable to work well together, how to deal with problem employees, etc. Employee engagement, retentio...

Toxic workplaces sometimes start at the top. Difficult, abrasive leaders can create a culture of tension, fear, and abusive behavior at every organizational level. Those types of leaders may produce results, but their actions also lead to dysfunction and employee turnover. I call these profiles Brilliant Jerks. They are brilliant in what they do but difficult, if not impossible, to work with. Dr....

George McGehrin is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: Tell us how you started your businesses and how you turned your mistakes into a successful business model? Considering what is going on with COVID-19 and your difficult business experience in 2008, what advice to you have for struggling businesses? What is your number one rule that you think business owners shou...

Manon Dulude is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: How did you come to add coaching to your practice as a psychotherapist? How are coaching and therapy different? When you researched for your Ph. D., there was a surprising discovery, can you tell us about that? Being a psychotherapist, how do you assess and coach clients differently than others coaches might? You a...

Dana Lindahl is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: Why are some people are successful on LinkedIn and others crash and burn? What are some things people do wrong on LinkedIn? Why is LinkedIn the best place to become an authority in your industry? How do you become a thought leader on LinkedIn? How has outbound lead generation changed in the last couple of years? Wh...

Crista Grasso is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: Why is running your business lean so critical for next level growth? How do you achieve balance in business to build sustainable success? How do you build a high performing team that is just as passionate about your business as you are? What scaling secrets have you found working with multi-billion dollar business...

John Langeler is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: What prompted you to become an anchor? Tell us about your background? You are currently a co-anchor for KLAS. Explain who you are talking to on KLAS every morning? What would you say makes a good anchor? How did you win another Emmy award in 2017 for your initial coverage of the October 1 shooting on the Las Vegas...

Amy Lynn Durham is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: What can leaders do to bring authentic connection and meaning to a "beer after work" team build? Given the current COVID-19 situation where everyone is physical distancing, how can we forge authentic connection via virtual meetings and even virtual happy hours? With the hundreds of employees that you've managed,...

The Brilliant Jerk often responds with anger which is a form of the fight strategy when faced with a threat. Employees are aggressed and don't get enough support to resolve issues, and they are left feeling disempowered, depressed, and confused about what to do. The demanding leader has high expectations of the desired outcome but when employees have failed their task, the demanding leader suspend...

Dr. Paul White is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: You talk about the 5 Languages to work-based relationships. What do you mean by this? Is recognition the same as appreciation how millennials differ from older employees? How do you apply the 5 Languages to work-based relationships? How responsive has the market place been to your resources? What have you learned...

Tracey Jones is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: What are some actionable leadership strategies? Tell us more about the Leadership - Followship relationship. How to coach/teach people effectively? Why does reading matter and how you can make it your strength? Challenges that have come up when competing with Amazon on book sales? Who is Tracey Jones? As a former A...

Michelle Barry Franco is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: What's the magic to moving through speaking anxiety so it doesn't get in our way during a presentation?
 How do you best prepare for a TedTalk? How do you access your charisma when giving a TedTalks?
 What is your book's key message, "Beyond Applause: Make a Meaningful Difference through Transformational S...