Leadership Development News

Today’s show will feature the co-hosts, Dr. Cathy Greenberg and Dr. Relly Nadler sharing their expertise on leadership development. Together they have over 50 years of experience helping leaders and their teams become star performers. They have created the Xcel Institute to accelerate leadership development in your organization. Their mission is to meet the demands for leaders who can coach others to perform in the top 10% with high emotional intelligence. They will explain the benefits of the Institute for experienced and emerging leaders. Their collaboration brings leaders a handbook of cutting edge tools drawn from positive psychology, the science of happiness, emotional and social intelligence, executive coaching, neuroscience and years of work in the trenches with CEOs and top executives and their teams.

While serving out his time at Naval Special Warfare Center NSWCEN Joe recognized a need for a transition management program specifically for members of the Special Operations Forces community (SOF). Upon recognizing this need Joe began his market research. He attended close to forty separate transition programs for veterans and researched hundreds more. He personally interviewed over 200 members of the SOF community across the country on the issues surrounding their transition. In order to discover the markets perspective around a SOF transition. He also developed relationships with over two-hundred Fortune 500 and small to medium companies, several start-up ventures and non-profit foundations. In 2013, Joe launched The Honor Foundation. This is the first Transition Institute specifically designed for the Special Operations Forces community. Now, in 2014, The Honor Foundation discovered a true entrepreneurial partner , The UCSD Rady School of Management. Together, they have designed curriculum and a program e

Cathy Greenberg’s newest book, “Fearless Leaders: Sharpen Your Focus” launches soon. It explores how fearless leaders can profit from becoming more emotionally intelligent and present in their lives and work, and outlines a plan of action for improving one's mindfulness. It also includes a multi-level “business in a box” for coaching and human-performance experts. Dr. Relly Nadler and Dr. Cathy Greenberg will discuss her book, and they’ll be exploring how new findings in neuroscience, and the understanding what we call mindfulness, help shape what makes a fearless leader. Her book also looks at stories of people who represent fearless leaders, and how we can learn from their examples. They’ll discuss some of these revealing stories of personal achievement and growth. Dr. Nadler and Dr. Greenberg are both certified coaches with thousands of hours working with executives at all levels will have a wide-ranging and insightful conversation on Fearless Leaders. We'll discuss how all leaders — business, humanitarian

Drs. Greenberg and Nadler will first explore the characteristics that dethrone many of our heroes and leaders. What is behind the passion for success that drives people to cheat like Lance Armstrong and other heroes we have idolized? How do our leaders quickly fall from grace and lose their credibility in moments? The Derailer Detector identifies the top characterstics which can trump your Emotional Intelligence competencies. These “ fatal flaws” have to be attended to and mitigated. When the derailers are present decision making and problem solving can be compromised. See if any of these derailers are present for you by going to: https://truenorth.infusionsoft.com/app/form/derailer-detector. The inoculation from these derailers is to build resilience and develop practices that can keep your IQ and problem solving intact. Learn the cutting edge practices that Dr. Greenberg and Nadler bring to their corporate executives.

After spending years in human resources and discovering that most companies weren’t doing an adequate job developing their number one asset—employees—Rene D. Petrin had a mission: to create an organization devoted solely to teaching businesses how to mentor talent. This entrepreneurial spirit combined with his keen insight into human behavior led Rene to found Management Mentors, Inc. His philosophy is simple: to show companies how structured mentoring programs are the most powerful and effective strategy for professional development. Rene has experience managing all areas of human resources, but he’s always maintained a special interest in employee development. Join Rene today as a leader in the mentoring field to learn how he developed mentoring tools, such as online tutorials, that are unique in emphasizing the interpersonal dynamics in mentoring while at the same time working toward creating standards of excellence so that the mentoring profession maintains its integrity and promise.

Join us for an insightful conversation with Marshall Goldsmith - recognized as the world’s most influential leadership thinker in the bi-annual Thinkers50 survey (sponsored by the Harvard Business Review). He is the million-selling author or editor of 34 books. Marshall is one of a select few executive educators who have been asked to work with over 150 major CEOs and their management teams. He has been given the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching by the Institute for Management Studies (one of only two ever awarded). He is a fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources (America’s highest HR honor) – and his work has been recognized by almost every major publication and professional organization in his field.

Join us for an going, insightful conversation with Susan Steinbrecher, business consultant, speaker, author and leadership expert. brbr Susan Steinbrecher, executive coach, licensed mediator, speaker and author, is CEO of Steinbrecher And Associates, Inc., a management consulting firm that provides professional-development services in the areas of executive coaching, group facilitation and customer and leadership training. Susan’s Amazon bestselling book KENSHO: A Modern Awakening, Instigating Change in an Era of Global Renewal is a business book that delves into the realm of personal development. She is also the co-author of the recently released Heart-Centered Leadership: Lead Well, Live Well, as well as Roadmap to Success; and Straight Talk from America’s Top 10 Speakers. Susan is a Huffington Post Business blogger and has also been a featured expert on MSNBC Your Business, Good Day Dallas, Texas Living and the John Tesh Radio Network, Fortune Small Business magazine, Woman’s Day, Dallas Business Journal,

Today we are continuing Our year long program to share Miraval’s latest secrets for “Mindful Living” based on their groundbreaking book by the same name. Learn how to create a mindful lifestyle and how you can qualify to be a part of the premiere “Mindful Mastermind” only at Miraval. Anne has been a professional therapist for more than 30 years, completing degrees in music therapy, counseling psychology, and health services administration as well as post-graduate studies in integrative arts therapies. She combines executive administrative experience with therapeutic skills and spiritual practice to bring a unique outlook and practical understanding to creating and enhancing wellness. Anne inspires the discovery of new perspectives about balance, joyful living, and transformation.

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, diversity and HR development, have prepared her to be a versatile and trusted advisor. Jan is a co-author in Adapt: How to Survive and thrive in The Changing World of Work. She will highlight one of the Leadership Assessments she uses that looks at brain dominance. Come listen to how you can maximize your brain’s inborn strengths.

Tom is the founder and president of The International Association of Teamwork Facilitators (www.IATFconnect.com) a community of 3,500+ facilitators, coaches, trainers, and educators from around the world. Their shared passion is to help individuals and organizations build and sustain high performing teams. The IATF supports the community through one-on-one and group coaching, teleseminars, and webinars. Tom is a veteran of the team and leadership development field and has trained leaders from 35 countries including 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 global facilitators, trainers and coaches. Tom started a website business called teachmeteamwork.com that has over a 40,000 person mailing list from 103 countries. He is the author of Duct Tape Teambuilding Games

Join us for an going, insightful conversation with Michael Tompkins, visionary CEO of Miraval- recognized as one of the nation’s finest health resorts and creator of the new “Mindful Living” experience. In today’s “Mindful Living” program, Nutritionist Junelle Lupiani, R.D., joins us to share how she helps others with weight management and the integration of nutrition in disease prevention. Junelle believes that nutrition is a fundamental building block to good health and well being and provides practical and individualized strategies to achieve weight loss. She works with clients to set attainable and achievable goals as they learn how to transcend the enticement of fad dieting and unhealthy weight management.

John Haime is President of New Edge Performance and a world-class performance specialist. John is a world-class specialist in the area of performance and one of the world’s leading authorities in Emotional Intelligence as it relates to performance in sport. He personally coaches top executives, executive teams, athletes and artists in a variety of performance areas. John is a sought after speaker by corporate and sports groups around the world. John was a professional golfer for many years. He had several professional victories, with a career low 62 in a professional event in Melbourne, Australia. New Edge Performance programs have helped companies worldwide enhance their team, performance and leadership capability. Clients include: Cisco Systems, Nortel, Bell Canada, General Electric, KPMG, Capital One, GlaxoSmithKline and YPO. Listen to his performance secrets. Find John at: New Edge Performance

Since the Declaration of Independence, Americans have been free to pursue happiness, but there’s no guarantee we’ll achieve it, the secret is knowing where to look. Building on this great heritage, experts Nadler and Greenberg share exciting news on the state of the art about “the science of happiness” and how it impacts our emotional and social intelligence. New insights include how we can choose to joyfully respond to such factors as money or consumptive happiness, the genetics of adventure and their long term effects on daring, immigration, creativity and innovation and how our need for “doing” vs “being” can decrease empathy while increasing pessimism. Tune in to tune up your chances for more states of happiness with tools and tips from Greenberg’s new leading edge e-book “Top Secrets of The Best Companies To Work For” and take a deeper dive into Nadler’s “Leadership Keys Field Guide” in today’s show to be free to be happier.

This week on Leadership Development News, we welcome Michelle Mitch Shepard, Founder and Creative Force of the Women in Real Life Leadership Summit. The debut of the WiRL Summit runs April 28 to May 23. It's an online experience that features 28-plus webinars presented by renowned speakers and best-selling authors, with live online sessions as well as a three-month pass for replaying sessions. It addresses the practices of exemplary leadership, confidence, courage and career, among many other valuable topics for today's woman. You can find more information at www.WiRLsummit.com

Join us for this continuing series - on our Mindful Living Coach approach with the award winning CEO of Miraval, Michael Tompkins along with featured experts from their nationally acclaimed Life In Balance Program on today's show. Want a more satisfying personal and professional life?

Michael R. Drew is a maverick who gets results. Marketing books for his entire career, Michael’s become the world’s most successful book promoter, having launched nearly 75 consecutive books onto best-seller lists, many of them number-one titles. Michael honed his skills at such respected publishers as Bard Press, Entrepreneur Magazine, Longstreet Press and Thomas Nelson Publishers, among others. He has mastered the intricacies of publishing and, in adapting to today’s fast-evolving industry, Michael founded Promote A Book to work directly with writers to help them spread their message. Learn how to create winning books that win hearts and minds on todays show.

Henry L. (Dick) Thompson, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized consultant, educator, speaker and author. He is an expert on stress effects on decision making and judgment gained from the battlefield to the boardroom. Dr. Thompson was an officer with the U.S. Army Special Forces Group- Green Berets, decorated for heroism and has trained and led some of the most elite teams in the world. His work for the military on high performing battle staffs was instrumental in the success of U.S. forces in the Gulf War. Dr. Thompson is the founder, president and CEO of High Performing Systems, Inc., an international management consulting and training firm. He has been a U.S. military’s subject matter experts (SME) on stress on the battlefield. His research has covered the impact of stress on decision making, cognitive performance, aggressive behavior, sleep deprivation, leadership and emotionally intelligent behavior.

Peter Voogd is a serial entrepreneur under the age of thirty, who has started a movement to empower America's Aspiring Entrepreneurs and Young Professionals. He's trained & led thousands of young professionals including Sales Reps, Managers, College Students, Business Owners, Olympians and many others to achieve higher levels of success. He strongly believes the more people you help to succeed, the more successful you can become. He’s on a mission to help organizations understand, acquire and retain the spirit of the young entrepreneur as a key to the future of our society. Learn more about Peter Voogd in today’s program and at his website www.GameChangersMovement.com.

Award winning author Jim Kouzes (with coauthor Barry Posner) is best known for his best selling book, The Leadership Challenge, with over 2 million copies sold and available in 22 languages. He's also the Dean’s Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. The fifth edition of The Leadership Challenge marked the 25th anniversary of the book. It debuted as #1 on Amazon’s leadership bestseller list and the 2013 Wall Street Journal bestseller list. Jim’s new work includes a series of e-books which we will focus on in todays program. Great Leadership Creates Great Workplaces Finding the Courage to Lead The Student Leadership Challenge Leadership for the New Normal. Join today’s program to learn more about the latest thinking from award winning Jim Kouzes.

Join us for an going, insightful conversation with Michael Tompkins, visionary CEO of Miraval- recognized as one of the nation’s finest health resorts and creator of the new “Mindful Living” experience. In today’s “Mindful Living” program, performance expert– Coach Leigh Weintraub, joins us to share how she helps others execute in high-pressure situations. As a competitor, Leigh was a full scholarship athlete for the Big 10 Championship Northwestern tennis team, which provided her with a solid foundation and a set of principles she shares to enhancement performance and master stress management.