Tom on Leadership Podcast

Is there natural tension between getting along with your people and asking them to perform -- between Relating and Requiring? No, says Pete Friedes, retired CEO of the international HR consulting powerhouse Hewitt Associates. He discusses his book "The...Read more ›

CEOs can rise and fall on the strength of their boards. How do you identify, recruit, retain, and develop an excellent board? Invited experts include Elizabeth Ghaffari of Champion Boards, Rory Rowland of Evals R Us, Tracy E. Houston, M.A. of Board Res...Read more ›

The elements of trust, and their role in team effectiveness. Guests include Steve Balzac (7 Steps Ahead), Elizabeth A. Sears, PhD. (Workplace Communication, Inc.), and others.leadership | management | CEO | team | trust Read more ›

We talk about self-publishing with Peter Bowerman, author of the award winning Well-Fed Writer titles, how-to "standards" in the field of lucrative commercial freelancing.leadership | management | self-publish | business | publish Read more ›

We ask our experts to show how professional service firms can sharpen their game by differently or better defining their service offering (or value proposition) to prospects. Lessons here for all businesses. Invited guests include: * Marc Lawn, founder...Read more ›

The author of "Crash and Learn," Jim Smith, Jr. brings us lessons for high-impact presentations -- to boards, customers, and employees.leadership | management | CEO | impact | presentation Read more ›

We dive deeper on teamwork and team building with two returning experts: John Bender and Peter Bye. John was senior director of merger integration for HP's $19.5 billion acquisition of Compaq. Peter was Corporate Diversity Director at AT&T. They discus...Read more ›

Following up on our recent interview of four experts on business storytelling, we drill down into the how-tos of good storytelling, including when to use which type of story. My returning guest is Seth Kahan of visionaryleadership.com, who will also di...Read more ›

How can you re-build a virtual (i.e. geographically dispersed) team that has had some negative interactions within the group? If you had a single in-person team meeting, how would you go about rebuilding trust and a sense of camaraderie within the grou...Read more ›

Randall "Randy" Dean, MBA, the "Totally Obsessed" Time Management Guy and E-mail Sanity Expert https://www.randalldean.com and https://www.emailsanityexpert.com See Randy's New Book and Recent Amazon.com #1 E-mail Bestseller, Taming the E-mail Beast, at ...Read more ›

Returning guest Rick Pay, an expert on Lean and manufacturing, explains ways to partner with suppliers in long term relationships that cut costs for both parties. Sometimes that's more valuable than beating them up. Learn how to tell as well as how and...Read more ›

We interview expert Mark Ross (Global Sales, Marketing & Business Development, linkedin.com/in/markross101). Mark "creates the blueprint to take a company international." He relates stories and lessons from his 20 years of international product market ...Read more ›

We talk with experts on business storytelling as a skill for sales and for establishing a corporate culture. Guests include: * Gayl Murphy, a veteran Hollywood correspondent, speaker, media and presentational business coach who has interviewed over 14,...Read more ›

Peter Friedes, retired CEO of Hewitt Associates, on his approach to helping his subordinates be better managers. He is the author of "The 2R Manager: When to Relate, When to Require, and How to Do Both Effectively"leadership | management | CEO | praise...Read more ›

Special 90-minute show with three CEOs explaining their approaches to praise. Invited guests include Robert Stack, President and CEO of Community Options; Mitch Pisik, President and CEO of Breckwell Products; and Bob Fishman, CEO of Resources for Human...Read more ›

Think you're in a tough market? Try commercial banking, where the fundamentals are as ugly as they've been in decades. What are savvy banking pros doing to respond to this hostile environment? What lessons can we all learn from them? We talk to Chris H...Read more ›

The latest work on beating procrastination, including brain science research and the newest CD from returning guest Dr. Renate Riemanmanagement | leadership | CEO | beating | procrastination Read more ›

Mark Goulston is the author of Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone (AMACOM; September 15, 2009). He is a psychiatrist, business consultant, executive coach, and a hostage-negotiation trainer for the FBI. A best-sell...Read more ›

Handling Toxic Co-Workers and Bossesmanagement | leadership | CEO | toxic | co-worker Read more ›

Returning guest Steve Balzac describes how he's gotten dozens of articles published, highlighting his professional skills, and how he landed his new book contract with McGraw-Hill.consultant | consulting | publish | article | book Read more ›