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Season 6 Episode 23

Guest: Terry Jones

The burning question many businesses should be asking is “Can our business survive and thrive the rapid advance of technology?” Today Terry Jones, the founder of Travelocity.com and founding chairman of Kayak.com, joins the show to discuss with Maureen how existing corporations can change and adapt to new products, as sometimes it’s forgotten how to discover new things. His advice: “You better take a risk, if you don’t, you’ll be gone.”

Season 6 Episode 25

Guest: Mark Given

“Our world and our businesses revolve on the level of Trust people have in us. Success begins with Trust and ends when Trust dissolves.” This quote by Mark Given is the basis for this show. Mark joins Maureen to discuss the topic of trust and the importance of trust to help leaders succeed.

Season 6 Episode 36

Guest: Melissa Lamson

Successful organizations of the future are the ones that will manage the decentralized human capital and diverse human culture inherent in any global business environment. Melissa Lamson joins Maureen to discuss how new technology has become the primary driver of our global communication and successful managers know how to use technology to manage and motivate teams remotely. But it also requires a whole new set of communication and project management skills that are constantly evolving.

Guest: Eric Haller

The future of credit is quickly evolving in today’s digital world. Eric Haller joins the program today to share about the importance of virtual and augmented reality, voice and text for credit, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, which are both paramount in the transformation of credit.

Season 6 Episode 29

Guest: Mary Lippitt

Developing leaders must be balanced between the internal aspect of improving style and skill sets and the external ability to read their environment and set smart priorities. Our changing environment requires constant monitoring, analysis, and adaptation. Mary Lippitt joins Maureen to discuss her book “Situational Mindsets: Targeting What Matters When It Matters.”

Season 6 Episode 30

Guest: Rob Chesnut

Companies that do not think seriously about a crucial element of corporate culture and integrity that are destined to fail. As our workplaces are becoming more diverse, global, and connected, integrity matters more than ever. It requires leadership from the top, but it also requires that everyone in the company have a shared sense of what integrity means in their workplace and a strong, empowered voice to put that integrity into practice. Rob Chesnut joins the show to share his experiences and about his new book, “Intentional Integrity: How Smart Companies Can Lead an Ethical Revolution.”

Season 6 Episode 31

Guest: Martin Lanik

Organizations must rethink how they identify future leaders – today’s practices are often influenced by unconscious bias and result in unintentional discrimination, leaving potentially more capable talent behind. If organizations fix the broken rung, people will be promoted based on merit, not gender or race, and diversity will be enhanced. Martin Lanik joins Maureen to discuss the comprehensive study of fairness in how organizations prepare the next generation of leaders.

Season 6 Episode 31

Guest: Lisa Gable

Lisa Gable, CEO of FARE, has managed several major turning points within her work experience. At FARE, with food allergy, the organization is at several major inflection points with the first peanut allergy therapy receiving FDA approval, gene editing in agriculture, consumer packaged goods and artificial intelligence. Lisa joins Maureen to help leaders understand when they are at an inflection point and how to optimize and maximize results for their organization and society’s benefit.

Season 6 Episode 33

Guest: Greg Moran

Greg Moran joins Maureen to discuss the challenges organizations are facing during the months of working from home and how his organization, Aware, is helping companies track employee engagement and satisfaction without invasion of privacy. They also discuss the seven leadership mindsets and behaviors required to adjust to the disruptions leaders are facing. Leaders need to act more like scientists than experts. They need to change what they expect of themselves (mindset) and how they show up (behavior) to meet the current challenges.

Season 6 Episode 36

Guest: Nashater Deu Solheim

Nashater Deu Solheim joins Maureen to share with our listeners how to use the power of psychology to get what we need from every interaction, while also maintaining positive, win-win team relationships. The hope is that we will walk away with new tips to inspire trust, easily navigate conflict, and create value every day—and that will help us gain traction and develop high-performing, fully engaged teams.