Episodes

Dr. Paola Lake is a clinical psychologist who works with individuals to create positive change and dissolve barriers that interfere with personal success. As a registered psychologist in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Dr. Lake enjoys helping people with a variety conditions, including interpersonal problems, fears and anxieties. She provides services to individuals suffering from burn out or other emotionally distressed states that interfere with personal functioning and performance at work, often a...

Jan is an executive coach in Orange County, California. Her practice emphasizes leadership development and career transitions, utilizing a customized approach that highlights each person’s unique talents and thinking style. She has over 25 years experience in large corporations, has served on the boards of a number of professional and non-profit organizations, and is currently a small business owner. Her business experience, degrees in sociology and law, and certificates in mediation, coaching, ...

Rev. Barry is the Director of Pastoral Care at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia. He specializes in the connection between spirituality and health, particularly as it relates to cancer. He has written two books on the topic: A Reason for Hope, which deals primarily with issues related to faith and physical well-being, and A Season for Hope, a daily devotional for those battling cancer. His third and most recent book, The Art of Caregiving, deals with how to lend support and enc...

As the CEO of multiple, mid-sized, Web agencies over the last decade, Steinberg’s observed how women, more than men, struggle in areas of earning, saving and net worth. Amanda founded DailyWorth.com to give women tools to help them earn what they’re worth and generate their own wealth through savings. DailyWorth.com is a free daily email about money for women featured in Forbes, SELF and the New York Examiner. Join Amanda Steinberg in today’s program as she shares the secrets to finding your “Da...

Teresa is a Consultant, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Adjunct Professor and Trainer. She has experience in public and privately held Corporations as well as in State and Federal Government organizations. She began her coaching practice after serving as Associate Director of Executive Education at the Center for Management and Executive Education in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. A sample of the organizations in her customer base include: NASA Kennedy Space C...

Courtney Macavinta is the founder and CEO of Respect Rx., an innovative leadership development network for teens. She is an award-winning journalist, author, speaker and coach who has reached more than a million teens and adults through her work, including programs, trainings and her best-selling and award winning book, RESPECT: A Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect and Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed. Join us today to learn how you can support the growth of future leaders now by applying RESPECT ...

Susan Steinbrecher, an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, executive coach, speaker and author, is president and CEO of Steinbrecher And Associates, Inc. a management consulting firm that provides professional development services in the areas of executive coaching, group facilitation, and leadership training. Susan works with senior executives and their organizations to develop and implement innovative, life-changing and profit-building solutions to address the global and day-to-day challe...

Bruna Martinuzzi is the President of Clarion Enterprises Ltd., a training and development company specializing in leadership and emotional intelligence training and development. She has helped numerous leaders achieve personal effectiveness. She is the author of The Leader as a Mensch: Become the Kind of Person Others Want to Follow and the co-author of The Power to Lead : Lessons in Creating Your Unique Masterpiece. Bruna lectures at the BC Technology Institute in Vancouver, The Simon Fraser Un...

Pat Williams, Senior VP and cofounder of the Orlando Magic Professional basketball team, who just had a phenomenal basketball season and playoff run beating the Philadelphia 76ers, last year champs the Boston Celtics and the league champs Cleveland Cavaliers were in the NBA finals where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was a former general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls. Williams is also a fabulous motivational speaker. He has addressed thousands of executives in orga...

Hailed as a corporate visionary - launches his newest book “Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently” Internationally renowned and celebrated, Marcus Buckingham is the go-to consultant in his field, a sought after speaker, and a New York Times bestselling author. Challenging accepted and entrenched social theory, Buckingham pioneered a revolutionary concept—that people will be dramatically more effective, successful, and fulfilled when they play to the...

There is a pandemic affecting the nearly 26 million working mothers in the US and the tens of millions more around the world. It is not fatal but it undermines their productivity at work and negatively impacts their parenting. The cure for this pandemic lies in the hands of the women themselves. But, many don’t know they possess the cure and others don’t know how to use it. Today’s guests are the coauthors of “What Happy Working Mothers Know”- an insightful new business book for both working mot...

Manisha Thakor is on a mission to help American women learn how to live their lives from a position of financial strength. In today’s program Manisha Thakor, author of ON MY OWN TWO FEET: a modern girl's guide to personal finance? shares her expertise on managing your finances as well as ideas from her forthcoming book GET FINANCIALLY NAKED: how to talk money with your honey. Manisha’s financial advice is featured in national publications such as: The New York Times, BusinessWeek, US News & Worl...

Tagged by Success Magazine as a One Woman Brand and “Creativity and Innovation Guru”, a leading Serial Entrepreneur by Entrepreneur Magazine and having drawn comparisons to Walt Disney and Benjamin Franklin, Jen Groover's name has quickly become synonymous with innovation, entrepreneurship, and evolution. She has gone from guest-hosting spots on QVC to inking deals with some of the industry’s biggest heavyweights. Although it was Jen’s innovative handbag company the award-winning Butler Bag Comp...

Appointed by the Governor, Leslie Stiles acts as state government’s advocate for all issues as they impact on women and girls. In today’s program Leslie Stiles will talk about her vast experience and share new insights gained since the inception of programs she has helped to develop like the Governor’s Conference for Women and the importance these ground breaking summits have on both women and business across the nation. Join us for a stimulating conversation with a top performer who helps devel...

Joe Dowdy, Chief of Staff Office of the Director/NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, is an accomplished leader in his own right, setting the pace for top performers in his current role leading special projects and providing organizational advice to the center director and the Senior Management Team to improve processes and better accomplish Kennedy Space Center's assigned missions. Join Joe Dowdy to gain insight on how NASA is applying leading edge leadership development strategies to maximize ex...

Noel Tichy is one of the greatest names in leadership. His most recent book is JUDGMENT: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls (with Warren Bennis). Tichy, who was named one of the “Top 10 Management Gurus” by BUSINESSWEEK and BUSINESS 2.0., is the founding editor and chief of HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. Join Noel Tichy with Dr’s Cathy Greenberg and Relly Nadler as he shares consulting experiences as a senior partner in Action Learning Associates, with clients including: Best Buy, GE, PepsiCo, Coc...

Tom Heck is founder and president of International Association of Teamwork Facilitators (IATF). Tom is a veteran of the team and leadership development field and has trained leaders and Teamwork Facilitators from North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, Central & South America, and Australasia. The tools he’s developed (books, multimedia training CDs, teambuilding activities, audio programs, etc.) are used by facilitators, trainers and coaches to transform teams around the ...

Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management. The Novartis Chair was established to enable the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful business enterprises. Edmondson joined Harvard in 1996. Her research examines leadership influences on learning, collaboration and innovation in teams and organizations. She has published widely in academic journals and management periodicals and is the author of teaching cases on The Cleveland Clinic, Pruden...

Lain Hensley is the Co Founder and C.O.O. of Odyssey Teams, Inc. Lain and business partner Bill John started Odyssey Teams, Inc in 1991. Odyssey Teams, has created some of the most recognizable and cutting edge training programs in their industry teaching facilitation skills to internal trainers, developing programs for countless regional and global leadership teams, and leading teambuilding and motivational programs for many Fortune 500 companies. During this program we invite you to learn more...

In this show Dr. Greenberg and Dr. Nadler interview Management GURU, Ken Blanchard. Few people have influenced the day-to-day management of people and companies more than Ken Blanchard. A prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, Dr. Blanchard is universally characterized by his friends, colleagues, and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compassionate individuals in business today. Ken is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world and is...

In today’s show we will look at Employee engagement and interview motivation expert Adrian Gostick. Adrian Gostick is the author of several bestselling books on corporate culture, including the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller The Carrot Principle. He also wrote the bestsellers The Integrity Advantage and The 24-Carrot Manager. His research on employee engagement has been called a “must read for modern-day managers” by Larry King of CNN, “fascinating,” by Fortune maga...

Kevin is one of the leaders in the new field of Social Cognitive Neuroscience, which is generating a lot of interest in new findings that have previously been in the black box of the brain. He was recently interviewed by Wall Street Journal about managing the fear in the financial marketplace. He currently is the director of Social Cognitive Neuroscience and an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Columbia University. Kevin's research interests include the psychological and neural processes invo...

Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. Her honors include a Faculty of the Year Award, Faculty Mentor of the Year Award, a Templeton Positive Psychology Prize, and a million-dollar grant from National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) to conduct research on the possibility of permanently increasing happiness. Her book, The How of Happiness, was released in January, 2008 by Penguin Press and translated into 17 languages.

Shawn Achor is the winner of over a dozen distinguished teaching awards at Harvard University, where he delivered lectures on positive psychology in the most popular class at Harvard. His research and lectures on happiness and human potential have received attention in The New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, as well as NPR and CNN. When not at Harvard, Shawn travels the world giving talks on positive psychology to Fortune 500 corporations, financial institutions, schools, and non-...