In my work with my executive coaching clients, one of the most important aspects of sustainable change and getting into flow is to create daily habits that support our energy and focus. One of those habits that I encourage is daily reflection. The impact of a daily reflection exercise is to connect more deeply with ourselves and what matters. In th…

Our current state of burnout is a call for us to evolve our leadership, individually and collectively. In my work with leaders and their teams, they are increasingly asking for ways to create more trust and connection so people can feel safety in navigating the challenges of disruption. The cause of burnout is lack of connection to ourselves, our i…

Many teams struggle with burnout, belonging, and breakthrough innovation. Silos, matrix reporting and disconnection get in the way of results. What if we could navigate some of our most important collective challenges by accessing collective flow? I sat down with Dr. Keith Sawyer, author of Group Genius, who is a pre-eminent researcher on this topi…

Dr. Andrew White works globally with leaders to understand how they can transcend the internal and external strategic challenges they face to ensure they deliver sustainable high performance. His experience comes from being a Senior Fellow in Management Practice at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford where he works with these leaders by dire…

What if the most serious personal and global challenges won’t be solved with more thinking or talking? What if human beings have access to deeper forms of intelligence that we have access to only in silence? Justin Zorn and Leigh Marz are the co-authors of the book Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise. Justin Zorn has served as both a m…

Bob Anderson has dedicated his career to exploring the intersections between leadership and personal mastery, and between competence and consciousness. The creator and author of The Leadership Circle Profile, an integrated and innovative leadership assessment tool, Bob is a true pioneer in the field of leadership development and research. Bob is al…

Susan Cain is the author of the bestseller Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking, which has been translated into 40 languages and spent seven years on the New York Times best seller list. Her record-smashing TED talk has been viewed over 40 million times. And her new book Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole…

Kevin Cashman is a best-selling author, global thought leader and CEO Coach, keynote speaker and pioneer of the ‘grow the whole person to grow the whole leader’ approach to transformative enterprise leadership. He is the founder of LeaderSource Ltd, and the Chief Executive Institute recognized as one of the top three enterprise leadership developme…

Adam Symson is president and CEO of The E.W. Scripps Company, the fourth-largest local TV broadcaster in the U.S. Prior to becoming CEO in August 2017, Adam was Scripps’ chief operating officer, overseeing the company’s broadcast TV, radio and digital media divisions. In this episode, Adam shares the story of what it is like to lead during the pand…

Paddy Hull is the VP of Future of Work at Unilever. In this role, he is responsible for bringing Unilever’s social commitments on the Future of Work to life, to help people stay fit for work – now and in the future. He is leading a program to deliver on three commitments, equipping people for the future of work, pioneering new flexible employment o…

Paddy Hull is the VP of Future of Work at Unilever. In this role, he is responsible for bringing Unilever’s social commitments on the Future of Work to life, to help people stay fit for work – now and in the future. This involves delivering on three commitments: equipping Unilever people for the future of work, pioneering new flexible employment op…

Carol Campbell is Managing Director – Consumer Insight for Delta Air Lines, responsible for guiding and shaping long-term strategies to deliver world-class experiences for Delta’s customers. Under Carol’s leadership, the Consumer Insight team plays a critical role in helping Delta to understand what’s most important to customers in the present and …

Kevin John Delaney is a voracious reader, night owl, musician, husband, father of three and lives by the words of Helen Keller, “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” He is the Vice President of Learning and Development at LinkedIn and the author of A Life Worth Living – Finding Your Purpose and Daring to Live the Life You’ve Imagin…

Joe Whittinghill is the Corp Vice President of Talent, Learning, and Insights for Microsoft. Joe leads a team responsible for activating culture and learning, building world-class leaders, and enabling the workforce of the future for Microsoft. Joe has expertise in strategy, organization development, learning, executive development, the neuroscienc…

Sarah Devereaux has spent the last 14 years in the Learning and Leadership Development space at Google. Some of her more recent roles included: Head of Executive Development Programs, Head of Strategic Initiatives for The Google School for Leaders, and Global Lead of the g2g (Googlers-to-Googlers) program. She has a keen interest in the future of w…

Simon Brown is Chief Learning Officer for Novartis, a leading global medicine company based in Switzerland focused on reimagining medicine. He is also author of the Amazon-bestselling book ‘The Curious Advantage’. He is leading the strategy for Novartis to ‘Go Big on Learning’ in support of the company-wide culture transformation to become ‘Curious…

Dr. Jim Loehr is a world-renowned performance psychologist and Co-Founder of the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute. He is also the author of 17 books including his most recent Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy. In this book he examines the relationship between character and leadership and the timely importan…

Atul Khosla is the Senior Vice President and Global Head of Talent, Learning & Organization Effectiveness at Mondelēz International. Atul's international HR experience, spanning more than 25 years and three continents, has been primarily focused on driving large scale transformation, strategic Organizational Development and Talent Management initia…

Kurt Harrison is a Partner for Russell Reynolds and Co-Head of the Global Sustainability Practice. In this role, Kurt specializes in executive assessment and succession planning advice for clients. Russell Reynolds is a global leadership advisory and search firm with 46 offices in 26 countries. This perspective from their website inspired me: “Sust…

Noam has served as CEO of Waze since March 2009, building the company to become one of the world's most talked-about startups through its acquisition by Google. Noam continues to lead the global Waze team within Google to help users around the world enjoy faster, safer drives. He also led the launch of Waze Carpool - the company’s carpooling initia…

Shelley Zalis is an internationally renowned thought leader for advancing equality in the workplace and is the CEO of The Female Quotient. As the first female chief executive ranked in the research industry’s top 25, she changed the game, helped elevate feminine values in the workplace and has devoted herself to becoming a mentor and role model to …

Michael Bush is the global CEO of Great Place to Work® a people analytics and consulting firm with operations in more than 60 countries. Through certification programs, Great Place to Work® recognizes outstanding workplaces and produces Fortune’s annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, the World’s Best Workplaces™ list, the 100 Best Work…

In a time of unprecedented change and disruption increasingly leaders need to manage emotional wellbeing, our own and that of others we work with. In my book "Wired for Disruption", I describe neuro-emotional agility as the ability to move ourselves and others from a state of threat to a state of curiosity and creativity. We do this by activating t…

Abbe Luersman is the Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) for Royal Ahold Delhaize, an international retailing group with strong local consumer brands in Europe and the United States – €63bn in revenue, 383,000 associates and serving over 50 million customers in-store and 20 million online weekly. Prior to joining Ahold, Abbe spent 6.5 years with Un…

Bruce Broussard is President and CEO of Humana, a Fortune 50 company with $65 Billion in revenues and 46,000 team members. Under his leadership, Humana has created an integrated care delivery model with a focus on improving health outcomes, lowering costs, and creating a personalized member experience. Bruce also plays a leadership role in the Busi…

At age 22, Tami Simon started Sounds True, now a multimedia publisher, with a dream, a tape recorder, and a guiding mission to disseminate spiritual wisdom. Over its 35-year history, Sounds True has produced over 3,000 titles and been nominated twice for the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing companies. In this episode, we spoke about devoting ou…

Tanuj Kapilashrami is the Group Head of Human Resources for Standard Chartered Bank, a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Tanuj built her career at HSBC where she worked across multiple HR disciplines in many of their footprint markets - Hong Kong, Singapore, Du…

Ruchika Sikri is the Head of Well Being Learning Programs and Strategy at Google. She leads a powerful community of 350+ Googlers across 130+ office locations to bring secular and science-based Mindfulness and Compassion Learning programs to 120,000+ Googlers globally. Her daily meditation and yoga practice is grounded in increasing clarity in mind…

Aamir Paul is the US Country President for Schneider Electric. In his role, he leads the commercial teams to deliver best in class solutions for Schneider Electric’s partners and customers across the company’s Energy Management and Industrial Automation portfolio. In this episode, we spoke about how Schneider Electric has responded with agility to …

Times of disruption can create fear, anxiety, and stress. This leads to dysfunctional leadership behaviors. We have to intentionally shift our mindsets and biology to be collaborative, connected, curious, and creative. As I write about in my book Wired for Disruption, our neuro-emotional agility is at the core of leadership required in times of dis…

Vernice Jones is a Director and faculty for adult development at Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership. She is an Associate at Cultivating Leadership, a global, deliberately developmental, complexity-based organization. She is a master certified coach and a close friend. In this episode, we tackle a courageous conversati…

Did you know that being connected to purpose can actually help us and our teams to be agile? It’s also good for our well-being as we feel more connected, curious, and collaborative with others. Each of us can find ways to be purposeful in times of disruption. Do you know what yours is? In this short audio coaching exercise, you will discover how to…

A thought leader of the Conscious Capitalism movement, Raj Sisodia is the FW Olin Distinguished Professor of Global Business at Babson College. He is also Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Conscious Capitalism Inc. Raj is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling book Conscious Capitalism and co-author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Everyb…

Jimmy is the Director of Organizational Development at The Home Depot. He loves helping leaders get better what they do and has created Home Depot’s executive development programs for all VPs and SVPs. He has over 20 years of experience using innovative techniques to develop leaders, teams, and organizations faster and better than conventional appr…

For the past two decades, Charlene Li has been helping people see the future. She’s the author of six books, including the New York Times bestseller Open Leadership and the co-author of the critically-acclaimed book Groundswell. Her latest book is the bestseller The Disruption Mindset. She founded Altimeter Group, an analyst firm that was acquired …

Bill Joiner is a senior leadership and organization development consultant, and an executive coach, with several decades of experience in the field. He earned his doctorate in this field at Harvard University. He is the lead author of Leadership Agility and is considered a global thought-leader on this topic. Learn more about his work on his websit…

Harry Kraemer is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Baxter International, a multi-billion-dollar global healthcare company. He is a professor of management and strategy at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He is also an executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in…

Ravin Jesuthasan is an author, futurist and managing director at Willis Towers Watson. Ravin has collaborated extensively with the World Economic Forum and is a regular presenter at its annual meeting in Davos. Ravin was named to the Thinkers 50 Radar Class of 2020. He has also been recognized as one of the top 25 most influential consultants in th…

Otto Scharmer is an action researcher who co-creates innovations in learning and leadership. He is a Senior Lecturer in the MIT Management Sloan School and co-founder of the Presencing Institute. Most recently, Otto and his colleagues launched GAIA (Global Activation of Intention and Action), a free, online, learning journey, geared toward profound…

Amanda Blake has devoted her life to the spread of one simple message: when you learn how to access the intelligence hidden in sensation, you open the door to more meaning, greater courage, deeper connection, and more powerful leadership than you ever thought possible. Download the free Stress to Serenity Guide and open that door for yourself. In t…

Garry O. Ridge is Chairman and CEO of WD-40 Company. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego where he teaches leadership development, talent management, and succession planning in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership program. He is passionate about the learning and empowering organizational culture he has helped esta…

Kristin Neff is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies on self-compassion over fifteen years ago. She has co-developed an empirically supported training program called Mindful Self-Compassion, and is auth…

Jennifer is the founder and CEO of cultivating leadership. She coaches, teaches, writes, and speaks about leadership and complexity in her work with clients. In her three books, Jennifer tries to bring the most helpful ideas from psychology and complexity into everyday use so they can change people's lives. - Sign up for leadership tips to thrive i…

Richard Boyatzis is the Distinguished Professor in the Department of Organizational Behavior, Psychology and Cognitive Science at the Case Western Reserve university. His books include the international bestseller Primal Leadership with Daniel Goldman and Annie McKee. His latest book is called Helping People Change. In this timely podcast, we talk …

John Baldoni is an internationally recognized executive coach and educator and the author of 14 leadership books published in 10 languages. In this podcast episode, we talk about his new book “Grace” and how Grace is especially needed in these times of disruption. Here is more about John Baldoni and his outstanding book Grace. - Sign up for leaders…

These are extraordinary times. These times of disruption can also create the transformational leader within each of us. Here is a short audio coaching exercise that helps you connect with yourself and create a day of focus and purpose. Listen to it first thing every morning and as often as you’d like during the day. - Sign up for leadership tips to…

We’re in a situation where we can’t predict from day to day what will happen with the pandemic. We can’t predict nor control actions global leaders will take. Plans help. Pivoting is what saves the day when things change rapidly. And pivoting requires that we tap into our most resilient selves. This exercise will help you connect with values import…

Acknowledging fear, pain, sadness, and the beautiful messiness of our human emotions is hard. Connecting with emotion also connects to compassion for ourselves and others. Take the time to get present to the human being in front of us. We don’t know what they’re going through. This exercise is to grow our capacity for empathy and compassion (for ot…