Episodes
Jan. 23, 2018
017: Dorie Clark, Conversation 1, Make Yourself Known
Talk about a generous conversation! Dorie Clark shares about how to make yourself known, to become a leader, and to connect with others. She shares her personal experiences, since she didn't start with any advantages, and so…
Jan. 21, 2018
016: Daniel Gefen, Conversation 1, Vulnerability and Openness
Not often when two men chat on the internet do tears well up and they get choked up. I loved this conversation for its being unscripted and unguarded. Daniel allowed himself to be vulnerable. He asked about posting this inte…
Jan. 17, 2018
015: Dov Baron, Conversation 1
You will not forget this conversation. Dov brings his full self intellectually and emotionally, especially starting about 20 minutes in. I guarantee you will hear a person speaking a way you want to---unfiltered yet thoughtf…
Jan. 14, 2018
014: Joshua Spodek: My friend's anger and why I'm doing the show
My friend told me this show angered him -- hearing people act as if little changes were significant... not knowing not to get new plastic bags. I shared some of my thoughts on people making trivial changes and what motivates…
Jan. 11, 2018
013: Dan Pink, Conversation 2
Dan Pink's second conversation was short and sweet, like his personal challenge. After a few guests learning, growing, and leading from having to overcome big challenges, Dan shared an easy, simple experience. The story was …
Jan. 8, 2018
012: Judith Glaser, Conversation 2
This conversation was fun and engaging since Judith is charismatic, experienced, and cheerful, even though it started solemnly, owing to a terrorist attack in Manhattan the day before. We covered politics a bit -- now that I…
Jan. 6, 2018
011: Tanner Gers, Conversation 3
Tanner's third conversation continues his project beyond just polluting less himself to influencing a store, in fact a whole grocery store chain. You can hear his growing enthusiasm, that the more he works on his project, th…
Dec. 31, 2017
009: Tanner Gers, Conversation 2
Do you want to improve your life? ... and enjoy doing it? I usually don't laugh out loud at people talking about the environment, but Tanner made me. Listen to Tanner's second conversation to hear how a master approaches a m…
Dec. 25, 2017
008: Jim Harshaw, Conversation 1.5
I will recommend this episode a lot. You’ll hear an accomplished man struggle with a goal he expected to be easy. You’ll also hear him triumph, bringing his wife and children to the triumph—creating it with them. I’m releasi…
Dec. 22, 2017
007b: Judith Glaser, Conversation 1: A different environment
A 30-minute highlight version of conversation 1 with Judith Glaser. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec. 21, 2017
007: Judith Glaser, Conversation 1
Judith co-founded the Harvard Coaching Institute as well as her own consulting and coaching firms -- Benchmark Communications and Creating WE -- through which she has worked with culture-setting companies such as Apple, Burb…
Dec. 13, 2017
006: Jim Harshaw junior, Conversation 1
Jim and I have become friends since I did his podcast, Success Through Failure, twice. He's as friendly and approachable as anyone you'll meet, despite or maybe because of his reaching the top levels of one of our most deman…
Dec. 13, 2017
005: Tanner Gers, Conversation 1
Tanner Gers has been through more than you have, almost surely. If you want a role model for taking on challenges that you know will improve your life but you aren't sure how, listen and learn from Tanner. I wanted his conve…
Dec. 1, 2017
003 Elizabeth Kolbert, Conversation 1
Reading Elizabeth Kolbert's haunting The Sixth Extinction was difficult but enlightening. She presents what most people fear facing but is happening around us. We are causing the loss of almost unbelievably large parts of th…
Nov. 30, 2017
001: Dan Pink, Conversation 1
Everyone in leadership knows Dan Pink, his books and his TED talks. If you want to lead, influence, or motivate people, it's a matter of time until you read or watch something of his. I started with Drive: the Surprising Tru…
Nov. 30, 2017
004 Michael Bungay Stanier, Conversation 1
Michael is a coach's coach. Our conversation became a two-way interview on leadership, values, and acting on them. I was pleasantly surprised that though he wasn't sure what to do specifically, he had thought about acting on…
Nov. 28, 2017
002 Marshall Goldsmith, Conversation 1
I first heard of Marshall Goldsmith when business school leadership class assigned reading the New Yorker article about him in 2005. He became one of my most influential mentors since I met him in person shortly after. His i…
