February 21, 2024

How can leaders wire their organizations to win? Gene Kim explains that work consists of three layers – the objects we work on, the tools we use, and the social connections between people. Successful leaders focus on this third “social circuitry” layer to integrate functions, remove barriers, create independence between teams, amplify weak signals of

How Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others with Stephen MR Covey
February 14, 2024

You have probably heard of the “command and control” style of leadership. Stephen M.R. Covey joins Kevin to discuss the alternative – “trust and inspire”. Stephen says we underestimate the importance of trust by at least a factor of 10 if not 100 and highlights the high cost of low trust. Covey outlines five mindset

February 7, 2024

How can we balance our technical expertise with emotional intelligence and empathy to lead with impact? Dr. Kirstin Ferguson joins Kevin to discuss the evolving nature of leadership. Leadership with the head involves four key attributes – curiosity, wisdom, perspective, and capability. Leading with the head is tangible, it is the things we are good

January 31, 2024

What if the key to unlocking your leadership potential lies in 12 data-driven habits? It’s William Vanderbloemen’s job to find the “unicorn” or that special candidate who will make a big impact on a team and organization. Through research from 30,000 face-to-face interviews, he identified 12 habits unicorns have in common. William joins Kevin to

How to Play for Greatness with Skip Bowman
January 24, 2024

Psychological safety is the foundation for effective leadership and team collaboration. Skip Bowman shares with Kevin the concept of “safe to great,” which is based on creating psychological safety to enable individuals and teams to move from the comfort zone to the learning zone and ultimately to the growth zone. Skip emphasizes the importance of

How Trust Works with Dr. Peter Kim
January 17, 2024

We know trust is essential for both personal and professional relationships. Dr. Peter Kim tells Kevin that risk is part of trust, and we spend more time trying to reduce risk vs. building trust. Dr. Kim shares insights from his research on the science behind how trust works. He discusses common misconceptions about trust, how