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Captain Scotty Smiley, Author of Hope Unseen: The Story of the U.S. Army’s First Blind Active-Duty Officer

sdawson — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:31:45 +0000

Captain Scotty Smiley, a West Point graduate, Ranger, and the Army’s only active-duty blind officer, lost his sight in a suicide bomber attack in Iraq. He shares his remarkable journey of faith, hope and courage. Since his injury, he has climbed Mount Rainier, surfed, skied, skydived, completed a triathlon and earned an MBA from Duke University. He is a recipient of a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, and the Army’s prestigious MacArthur Leadership Award. His inspiring story demonstrates the qualities that enable one to succeed even after a major loss or trauma. His encouragement brings good news to anyone struggling with life’s challenges.

For more from Scotty Smiley, listen to the entire show.

Jill Belconis, Chairman of the Young Presidents’ Organization: Leaders on the Move

sdawson — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:00:40 +0000

Jill Belconis, International Chairman of the Young Presidents’ Organization, shares insights on leadership for men and women. Young Presidents’ Organization provides life-changing opportunities for executives to grow and develop. One of the most effective ways to develop personal and professional leadership is to collaborate with other leaders who are experiencing similar challenges and problems. Leaders on the move can learn:

How to face adversity and succeed
How to grow organizations even in tough times
Qualities that enable leaders to grow personally and develop their organizations
How to build relationships with peers to advance their careers

For more from Jill Belconis, listen to the entire show on Monday, June 21, at 12pm EST/9am PST, or visit www.ypo.org.

David and Wendy Ulrich, Authors of The Why of Work: How Great Leaders Build Abundant Organizations

sdawson — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:33:12 +0000

In The Why of Work: How Great Leaders Build Abundant Organizations, business professor and management consultant David Ulrich and psychologist Wendy Ulrich share how leaders can create meaning for themselves and value for employees, customers, investors and communities. Drawing from their unique backgrounds and disciplines, the Ulrichs demonstrate that meaning matters and that it is part of an effective and successful leadership agenda. Instead of focusing only on maximizing profit, they show how injecting meaning – answering the “why?” question – into business and leadership can:

Increase a business’ value for customers, investors and employees
Increase engagement and retention
Increase productivity
Increase customer focus
Improve skills and competencies
Increase an organization’s potential for growth
Create abundant organizations that thrive

For more from David Ulrich and Wendy Ulrich, listen to the entire show or visit www.daveulrich.com.

Leo Thorsness, Medal of Honor Receipient

sdawson — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:10:29 +0000

Leo Thorsness, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam Prisoner of War, has a unique resume, with experience as an Air Force pilot, a corporate executive and State Senator. His new book, Surviving Hell: A POWs Journey, is a powerful account of life as a POW that is authentic and compelling. Leo has tells his story of survival in a way that provides lessons for anyone. Whether you are in the military, a veteran, or a citizen, you can apply his essential building blocks of character, courage, faith and loyalty to your life and career challenges.

For more from Leo Thorsness, listen to the entire show or visit www.leothorsness.com.

Dr. Aubrey Daniels, Bestselling Author: Management Practices that Waste Time and Money

sdawson — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:58:57 +0000

Dr. Aubrey Daniels, an organizational consultant, is the author of OOPS! 13 Management Practices that Waste Time and Money. With tips on how to create lasting change, he focuses on individual behavior and reveals why common practices ultimately reward bad behavior, punish good behavior, and lead to poor results. From sports coaches to corporate CEOs, leaders of all backgrounds can learn to manage behavior and performance more effectively. By asking, ‘Why are we doing this?’ leaders can re-evaluate the cost-benefit equation and implement change to achieve new levels of performance.

For more from Dr. Aubrey Daniels, listen to the entire show or visit aubreydaniels.com.

Dr. Robert Pennington: Managing the Stress of Change in Turbulent Times

sdawson — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:52:16 +0000

Dr. Robert Pennington, executive coach and educational psychologist, walks the talk of someone who knows professionally and personally how to deal well with life’s challenges. He teaches individuals and groups how to:

Recognize stress quicker and move through it faster
Understand three definitions relating stress and change
Discover the Positive Opposite Possibility of Worry
Avoid up to 90% of stressful disagreements.

One of the top hurdles to overcoming change is resistance. Rob shares techniques to help you adapt to and embrace change.

For more from Dr. Robert Pennington, listen to the entire show.

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Dr. Angelo Valenti, Consultant & Coach on Unleashing Leadership: Aligning What People Do Best with What Organizations Need Most

sdawson — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:52:20 +0000

Dr. Angelo Valenti, organizational psychologist and coach, is author of Unleashing Leadership: Aligning What People Do Best with What Organizations Need Most. He reveals the most important element of successful organizations: organizational alignment, which involves:

Communicating organizational expectations and eliciting employee expectations
Profiling positions and projects
Profiling competencies of talent
Developing a Composite Team for alignment

Angelo’s leadership system provides leaders with a practical methodology to analyze both task requirements and the competencies and styles of their team members to facilitate alignment. With alignment, leaders are able to create synergy and achieve the highest performance.

For more from Dr. Angelo Valenti, listen to the entire show or visit www.thecompanypsychologist.com.

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Executive Coach Dr. Allen Saville on Achieving Peak Performance and Developing a Coaching Culture

sdawson — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:12:29 +0000

Dr. Allen Saville, Executive Coach and author, shares strategies for achieving top performance and developing a coaching culture. With over 30 years of leadership consulting and experience in diverse industry and government environments, Dr. Saville is a recognized thought leader in organizational performance and performance-based coaching to empower people and teams to achieve more. Learn the secrets to:

Turning a shared vision into peak performance
Building trust and empowering others through a coaching culture
Retaining talent through effective communications and competency development
Leading change for organizational growth and performance improvement.

For more from Dr. Allen Saville, listen to the entire show or visit www.saville.us.

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Dr. Kim Cameron on Positive Leadership

sdawson — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:00:49 +0000

Kim Cameron, professor and author of Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance, shares how to achieve extraordinary effectiveness and spectacular results. Dr. Cameron describes his four positive leadership strategies and how to implement them:

Enable a positive climate
Develop positive relationships
Promote positive communication
Create positive meaning.

Positive leadership is not about ignoring or minimizing problems and obstacles, but about engendering that which is life-giving, elevating, and virtuous in organizations, and Dr. Cameron demonstrates how a leader’s attitudes and behaviors dramatically impact individual and organizational performance.

For more from Dr. Kim Cameron, listen to the entire show here on April 26, 2010, at 12pm EST/9am PST.

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Developing & Inspiring America’s Leaders: Insights from Colonel Curtis Carver, PhD, Vice Dean for Education at West Point

sdawson — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:25:57 +0000

Colonel Curtis Carver, PhD, Vice Dean for Education at West Point, shares strategies for developing great leaders. The tradition of the Army’s academy is well respected around the world for producing leaders not only for their military service, but for their contributions to civilian careers upon retirement. Colonel Carver will share some of the Academy’s secrets to educating cadets for their roles as leaders. Colonel Carver is an accomplished officer in his field of information technology as well as in education. As an author and keynote speaker, his expertise not only informs but inspires.

For more from Colonel Curtis Carver, listen to the entire show.

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