December 20, 2023

Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. A lot is going on out there. How can we pay better attention in a distracted world? Christian Madsbjerg joins Kevin to discuss the importance of observation and attention in leadership. Madsbjerg explains that observation is the practice of carefully and empirically studying humans to understand their

How Work Works Now with Dr. Michelle King
December 13, 2023

Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. Successful organizations build workplaces that work for everyone and that value everyone. Dr. Michelle King joins Kevin to discuss the how of work. These are the informal systems and unwritten rules that impact success and are changing as workplaces become more diverse. She highlights the four informal

How to Work With (Almost) Anyone with Michael Bungay Stanier
December 6, 2023

Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. Working with others is harder than it should be, and we know good relationships are essential for team and organizational success. Michael Bungay Stanier recognizes it’s easy to jump into the work. However, he joins Kevin to discuss the importance of the process and agree on how

November 29, 2023

Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. Belonging is a leadership conversation. Leaders have a choice in how they lead, connect, and invite. Brad Deutser believes the invite is the most important and is often the missing piece. Brad joins Kevin to discuss human-centered leadership. He shares 5 rules of belonging, which is how

Five Simple Steps to Leading More Effectively with David Dodson
November 22, 2023

Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. Leadership is more than a title. Leadership is getting things done. David Dodson spent three years studying successful leaders and identified 5 skills critical to effective leadership: building a team, seeking and taking advice, managing time, obsessing over quality, and setting and adhering to priorities. David joins

The Five Languages of Appreciation with Paul White
November 15, 2023

Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. One hundred years of research tells us that a bump in salary does not impact employee engagement. In fact, MIT recently published findings showing that how appreciated employees feel has three times more influence on their decision to stay or leave a job than compensation. Not only