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Sponsored By: The International Leadership Association

Featured Guest:

Darcy Winslow

The need for system leaders, system literacy and collaboration are more important than ever. The field of ‘awareness-based systems change’ is growing, and there are many very accessible ways to engage. Darcy joins Maureen to discuss taking a more holistic, or systems approach, does not require a PhD in Systems Dynamics – anyone can become a systems thinker and have a positive impact in the systems in which they work and live.

Sponsored By: The International Leadership Association

Featured Guest:

Ron Riggio

Great leaders are great learners” is often quoted but how can leaders implement this into their very hectic day? Ron has created a year-long leadership development guidebook that offers day-by-day instruction in short excerpts to provide leaders with knowledge and practical application ideas. Ron joins the show to discuss his new book “Daily Leadership Development,” his lifetime achievement award and his views on the current state of leadership.

Sponsored By: The International Leadership Association

Featured Guest:

Matt Qvortrup

As a political scientist, Matt studies democracy – its evolution, and particularly how democracies decline.  He shares his perspective on the rise of populism across the world, how that leads to un-democratic leaders, then answers the question, “Is American democracy a brittle twig or a supple bamboo?”  He offers solutions, too; every strong democracy in history thrived on disparate points of view – and leaders who welcomed diverse opinions.

Season 7 Episode 24

Featured Guest: Barbara Kellerman

Sponsored By: The International Leadership Association

Among our greatest leaders are those driven by impulses they cannot completely control – by lust. Lust is not, however, an abstraction, it has definition. Definition that, given the impact of leaders who lust, is essential to extract. Barbara joins the show today to discuss her views on leadership education, what it takes to build highly effective leaders and her new book Leaders Who Lust.

Sponsored By: The International Leadership Association

Featured Guest:

Margaret Heffernan

We are addicted to prediction, desperate for certainty about the future. But the complexity of modern life won’t allow that; experts in forecasting are reluctant to look more than 400 days out. History doesn’t necessarily repeat itself, and even genetics won’t tell you everything you want to know. Margaret Heffernan joins us to discuss her new book, Uncharted, How to Navigate the Future, in which she drew on a wide array of people and places to look at long-term projects developed over generations that could never have planned for the way that they have been run.

Season 6 Episode 1

Guest: Jennifer Barth

Businesses who are adopting AI are performing better than those who aren’t. However, it’s clear that business leaders are not in a confident position to deliver successfully, and many leaders believe that their current business model will suffice for longer than ten years – despite agreeing that AI adoption leads to success. Dr. Jennifer Barth joins the show to discuss the findings of her research on the current state of AI across four specific industries: retail, manufacturing, health and the financial sector within the UK, and how organizations within these sectors can implement AI in an ethical, cost effective and optimal way. The report link is – https://info.microsoft.com/UK-DIGTRNS-CNTNT-FY20-10Oct-07-AcceleratingcompetitiveadvantagewithAI-AID-3001579-SRGCM3020_01Registration-ForminBody.html

Season 6 Episode 14

Guest: Greg Moran

Millennials are stepping into leadership roles at an increasing rate. We hear questions about millennial preparedness for leadership roles. At the same time, we have an expanding range of ages in the workforce. Leadership behaviors must change to prepare leaders and organizations to navigate the challenges they face with a more diverse workforce. During this conversation, Greg and Maureen talk about harvesting the best leadership tools, frameworks and behaviors to ensure all leaders are prepared.

Season 6 Episode 15

Guest: Jack Modzelewski

Jack Modzelewski joins the show to share about his leadership experiences and his new book, Talk Is Chief: Leadership, Communication, & Credibility in a High-Stakes World . With compelling stories and strategies, this book inspires leaders and aspiring leaders to treat their daily communication practices as seriously as their fiscal, operational, value creation, deal making, business transformation, and other executive responsibilities.

Season 6 Episode 17

Guest: Dr. Rick Brinkman

Everyone has experienced people acting in ways they can’t stand. Dr. Rick Brinkman literally co-wrote the book on it. Dealing With People You Can’t Stand, How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst. He will show us why people act the way they do and how to use Conscious Communication® to successfully transform and prevent unwanted behaviors. Communication is like a phone number, you need all the digits to get through and you need them in the right order. There is a strategy for each of the difficult behaviors that can transform them. It is just a matter of being a Conscious Communicator™ and taking responsibility for the power you have to influence others.

Season 6 Episode 21

Guest: Liz Kislik

The way leaders define a problem comes from their experience of the problem and may not account for everything that’s going on. At the same time, there is almost always something they can do to improve their situation. Liz Kislik joins Maureen to discuss why it’s crucial for leaders to look deeply at what’s going on and the problem’s causes and sources to be able to work on the problem in the most effective ways.