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Guest: Dr. Robin Lincoln Wood

The gap is widening between what needs to be done to enable 9 billion people to thrive on Earth by 2050, and the current business as usual outcomes we are generating. Closing this gap will make the difference between a thriving human civilisation on a thriving planet by the end of this century and the end of human civilisation as we know it. Business, governments and civil society all have a key role to play in closing this thrival/survival gap. During this conversation Robin discusses 1. The 6 capitals equation – this is the new normal for leading thinkers for governance. 2. How we are going to make this happen? 3. What does regenerative and inclusive look like to different people at different stages of development in different cultures? 4. How fast we are going to make this happen, and will that be in time? 5. What type of leadership is required to make it happen? Robin is a fast paced speaker whose show provides insight and thought provoking call to action!

Guest: Kathleen Bergen

Many organizations are facing complex large scale change initiatives. We have talked about innovation, agile organizations, the future of the organization and future trends. Kathleen Bergen shares her experience leading large projects and give practical insight. She will answer the question – what do I need to know before I start a project that will increase my likelihood of success during the project and sustaining the progress we made after implementation. Here are the main conversation topics: 1) What are the top 5 drivers of successful implantation 2) What causes failure – explain the top 5 barriers to success 3) What do you wish clients knew and understood at the outset? 4) If you could hand out a magic pill that made sure they understood two key points – what would those be? 5) What needs to happen to support value realization after project completion? 6) If you were to share 1 success and 1 failure – what would you want others to learn from your successes and struggles?

Guests: Christopher Cooke & Sheila Cooke

Christopher and Sheila Cooke share an overarching purpose — “one viable planet”. They are focused on the release of latent capacities that equip humanity to cope with complexity and forge a world that works for all life. Together they lead 5 Deep, a specialist training and advisory company that is focused on igniting the new era through Thought Leadership, Innovation and Change. 5 Deep offers a principle-based approach that is outlined scientifically and validated through repeatable experience, with a focus on change management through leadership development, process optimization, and cultural facilitation, including the provision of supporting training and organizational development. 1. Why does the topic matter? Leadership and business effects everything. Our history, our future our lives. 2. What do we do? Seek out underutilized capacities in population today and grow those that can join on the mission 4. How do we do it? Create life conditions for people to thrive.

Guest: Angelo Mazzocco

“I selected Angelo because he has the rare distinction of being both CEO and CIO so he has a perspective on leadership from both roles. He is also a true thought leader in our community. He has been a university adjunct faculty and facilitates a large CIO forum and CIO Tomorrow conference. He is the “go to guy” for many leaders in our community and beyond.

Angelo talks about his keys to success. He shares his insights and growth path very candidly. He talks about his fears and motivations for growth in a manner executives rarely share.

1. What differentiates you from the other successful CIOs? 2. What experiences did you have in life and how did you navigate them to position yourself for leadership success? 3. You were a highly successful CEO of a tech company then you moved back to being a CIO – why the shift when the company was posting record growth and profits? 4. What advice do you give young leaders as they manage their careers?”

Guest: Michael Sayre

“Mike talks about his keys to success and about his current company, NexDefense. In an environment where cyber security is a hot topic, Mike’s company is positioned to help resolve one of their biggest risk elements. Mike will share his insights about being an executive and growing NexDefense.
I selected Mike as my guest today because he has been a role model for me for many years. He consistently demonstrates a high degree of emotional intelligence combined with a level of analytical rigor that makes him unique in my experience in growing and turning companies around. 1. What is NexDefense and what needs does it fill/problems does it solve in the marketplace? 2. What attracted you to this company? 3. You have been CEO and/or President of multiple companies that you have led through major transformations – what would you want to share with our leaders about your most valuable lessons in this process? 4. What is the culture and how does that contribute to success?”

Guests: Brian Ahearn & John Petrucci

Brian will kick off the tool series talking about using liking and reciprocity as key elements in the larger field of persuasion. Brian shares his experience with multiple clients using the Cialdini method. He talks about reciprocity as a concept then provides rich examples to illustrate reciprocity and make it practical for leaders to apply.

Brian will answer the following questions: 1. In leadership why are relationships so important in today’s business environment? 2. Let’s talk more about liking and reciprocity Starting with liking, how can people get others to like them more? 3. How can a leader use reciprocity to be more effective? 4. Let’s talk about how a leader can engage reciprocity further. Can you share some examples? 5. When it comes to liking some leaders believe it’s not their job to be liked, just to produce results. Why would someone with that attitude want to engage liking?

Season 1 Episode 23

Guests: Charles Gehring & Dr. Rustin Moore

Many of us have structured giving plans to maximize our donations based on causes we believe in. By listening to this show, you will have an understanding of what exceptional nonprofit leaders are doing (CEO and University Dean). Both of these leaders are providing highly innovative services to meet community needs and collaborating to ensure people and pets in Columbus, Ohio receive care. 1. What characteristics are you most proud of as leaders? 2. You both offer creative services that are best in class in the US and highly innovative – please share more about what you do and how you fund your services 3. How are LifeCare Alliance and the College of Veterinary Medicine partnering to ensure seniors are able to care for their pets. 4. Many of our listeners are corporate leaders – what would you like your corporate counterparts to know about nonprofit leadership? Some of these counterparts also serve on nonprofit boards – what do you wish board leaders were thinking about?

Featured Guest: Cindy Wigglesworth

Cindy talks about her foundational view on different intelligences, spirituality, and the spiritual intelligence framework. She provides great insight into how multiple intelligences impact overall development and how they link to leadership. She will then talk about the transition from emotional intelligence to spiritual intelligence (SQ).

I selected Cindy as a guest because I respect her as a thought leader, find her interviews interesting, and I like her SQ21 tool that brings spirituality and leadership together using a practical and quantifiable framework.

She discusses the following: 1. What are multiple intelligences, and how do they develop? 2. What is the connection between EQ and SQ – how the SQ model leverages the 21 competencies 3. Explain more about SQ and the SQ21 assessment. 4. How does SQ relate to leadership effectiveness (why should I care as a leader)? 5. How do you use the assessment to help leaders understand their strengths and how to develop?

Season 1 Episode 25

Guest: Paul Gibbons

Paul talks about his new book, The Science of Organizational Change, focused on large scale change and also to the concepts of agility and anti-fragile. These are foundational concepts for leaders looking to build organizations that are able to respond quickly to predicted and unpredicted change.
He will answer the following questions:
1. Why did you write The Science of Organizational Change?
2. What are the 3 biggest ideas from the book that readers should pay close attention to?
3. You talk about evidence-based management in the book – what do you mean by that?
4. Why is anti-fragility an important concept for understanding complex systems?

Season 1 Episode 7

Guest: Jim Vaive

Emotional Intelligence is a key differentiator in organizational life – it is a major accelerator for smart people who want to improve their impact and for organizations to improve their success. Jim discusses his experience at CEO of Varment Guard and how building that business connected him to Emotional Intelligence. He will discuss: 1. His personal story and insights on how emotional intelligence (EI) impacted his business success 2. What is Emotional Intelligence (EI) 3. As a leader what is the value you get from building EI? 4. How would you go about building EI? 5. How do you work with leaders?