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Harvey Mackay is author of five New York Times bestsellers. His first two books -- Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware The Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt -- have been translated into 37 languages and distributed in 80 countries. Both books were New York Times #1 bestsellers and are also listed by the Times among the top 15 inspirational business books of all time. Harvey’s latest book is Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door: Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You, arrived Feb. 22, 2010. His book We Got Fired! … And It’s The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Us (2004) became his third New York Times #1 bestseller. His books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. He also is one of America's most popular and entertaining business speakers, speaking -- on average – once a week to Fortune 500-size companies and associations. Today we will hear Harvey’s job search secrets no one else will tell you.

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

Thomas Blackwell is a business development partner for Infusionsoft; a Lifecycle Marketing tool that can change how you lead in business and your life. Automate Marketing, Attract Customers, Close Sales and Sell Online. Discover how Thomas Blackwell can help you grow revenue and save massive amounts of time with Infusionsoft, ranked the 10th Fastest Growing Company, Inc Magazine.

Dr. Marcia Reynolds has a passion for discovering and sharing how the brain works, especially the brains of today's smart, strong women. Her new book Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction was released in June and reached #1 in Leadership and Management books for women on Amazon. She is the also the author of the book Outsmart Your Brain and has been in many publications including Harvard Communications Newsletter, U.S. Business Review, Cosmopolitan and The New York Times and has appeared on ABC World News. She is also a regular blogger for Huffington Post and Psychology Today. You can watch videos and download the first chapter of Wander Woman at www.WanderWomanBook.com. Reynolds is past president of the International Coach Federation (ICF). She was one of the first 25 people to earn the designation of Master Certified Coach (MCC) and was instrumental in designing the certification and accreditation programs for the ICF.

Dr. Daniel Goleman’s Leadership: The Power of Emotional Intelligence is the author’s first comprehensive collection of his key findings on leadership. This often-cited, proven-effective material will help leaders develop stellar management, performance and innovation for themselves and their teams.

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.

Dr. Noel M. Tichy is a Professor of Management & Organizations at the University of Michigan. He has been the director of the Global Business Partnership, and for over a decade he ran the Global Leadership Program, a 36-company consortium of Japanese, European and North American companies to develop senior executives and conduct action research on globalization in China, India, Russia and Brazil. Professor Tichy is the author of numerous books and articles. His most recent book is JUDGMENT ON THE FRONT LINE: How Smart Companies Win by Trusting Their People with Chris DeRose, which is the focus of this interview. Tichy has long been regarded as a staple of management literacy has been one of the “Top 10 Management Gurus” by BusinessWeek and Business 2.0. Noel Tichy is a senior partner in Action Learning Associates. His consulting clients have included: Best Buy, GE, PepsiCo, Coca Cola, GM, Nokia, 3M, and Royal Dutch Shell.

A powerhouse, seasoned HR and talent executive, Grace’s work rests on what four cornerstones of leadership: relationships, reputation, results, and resilience. Using these pillars, CEOs, executives, and professionals elevate their leadership and transcend their perceived limitations achieving sustained business and personal success. Whether she’s captivating audiences or coaching one-on-one, Grace’s leadership inspires change. A veteran of the telecommunications industry, Grace was SVP of Talent and the first ever VP of Talent Management and Leadership Diversity at Comcast Cable Corporation. Between her many innovative programs, Grace implemented a management process to identify top internal leaders and leadership pathways for Comcast. Over 3,000 Comcast directors now participate in this process annually. Join Grace as she shares the excitement of her new endeavor – Half The Sky Leadership Institute focused on building women leaders.

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, Prudential Financial, Simmons Mattress Company, YUM brands, IDEO product design, and NASA's failed Columbia mission. Join us in today’s program to learn more about complex decision making.

Leaders drive engagement, engagement drives productivity and Emotional Intelligence drives leadership. In today’s show Cathy and Relly give some of the latest updates about Emotional Intelligence (EI) research and the new Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQi 2.0) assessment. They also will take a deeper dive looking at three of the EI leadership competencies for Decision Making and strategies on how to raise and enhance these competencies. Cathy and Relly will discuss the Emotional Intelligence history, ROI research and the EQi 2.0 assessment. The EQi 2.0 is used to help your leaders better assess, predict and to have more leaders perform in the top 10%. Drs. Greenberg and Nadler use the EQi and other leadership tools in their XCEL (Excellence in Coaching for Executive Leaders) program, their landmark executive leadership and coaching programs, where emotional engagement meets performance.

The majority of people are struggling to survive in a deteriorating economy, unsure of how to vote, whom to trust and what to believe. 11 Days in May: The Conversation That Will Change Your Life lifts the veil that causes confusion and not only helps readers find answers, but peace of mind as well. Through thirty-six short parables, 11 Days provides a framework to discard conventional wisdom as it guides each reader to explore their beliefs, fears and find their own truth. Learn more about this innovative, award winning e-book in today’s show from a former military leader and a global business CEO who experienced the best of his life after he almost lost his life.

Tom Feltenstein has received media acclaim for his Uncommon Marketing wisdom from Larry King, traded barbs on the David Letterman Show, and argued the waste of running ads during the Super Bowl on the Fox News Pre-Game Show. He has shared his insight in interviews with Lou Dobbs, Voice of America, Bloomberg TV & Radio, US News & World Report and CNN, Tips from the Top, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Food Network, Entrepreneur Magazine and many other media outlets. Join “Tom the Lionhearted” on todays program to learn “Why Love Doesn’t Pay The Bills” based on his new book “Lucrative Love”, aimed at exposing outdated, conventional thoughts about “marriage” and relationships and telling the TRUTH about how thinking more like a business person is a better approach to long term mating (and marketing) strategies. Audiences find Tom entertaining, challenging, and always full of “Uncommon Wisdom.”

Have you ever dreamed of a fearless, positive life where you are in control of what matters? Mark J. Williams, USAFR, Retired has more than 24 years of operations and intelligence experience with the US Air Force and other US Agencies. His missions include more than 200 combat hours in the F- 15C as a veteran of Operation Desert Shield, Desert Storm and as an advisor to the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security. As the CEO of Human Dynamic Systems Mark has created an innovative training program combining mindfulness skills with resilience, situational awareness and peak performance based on his long time passion for mastering mental fitness key to survival and long term success of any working warrior. Join Mark in today’s show and learn how you can excel your life with mental conditioning in any role.

Jude Bijou, the daughter of pioneer child behavioral psychologist Sidney Bijou, earned a BA from Reed College in Portland, Oregon and an MA in psychology from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She has worked as a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in Santa Barbara for 30 years. Jude is a sought after workshop leader on how to rewire thought patterns, understand feelings and emotions, and change lives for the better. Jude is the author of the multi award winning book, Attitude Reconstruction: A Blueprint for Building a Better Life. Some of the questions we will explore include: • Do feel worried, anxious, stressed, or overwhelmed? • Do you wish you had easy to use tools that could handle any personal or professional situation? • Would you like to feel more focused, efficient and productive? Come listen to smart tips and tools to tune –up your performance. www.attitudereconstruction.com

Pascal Dennis, president of management consultancy Lean Pathways, started keeping a daily journal when he regularly traveled three weeks a month for work. Dennis, the author of five other business books, combines his experiences from doing business around the world into a new book, Reflections of a Business Nomad: Stories and Poems From the Road, a collection of musings about everything from flight delays and meetings to conversations with cabdrivers. Pascal Dennis is a professional engineer, author, and President of Lean Pathways, an international consultancy. He developed his management skills at Toyota and has worked with leading senseis in North America and Japan. He grew up in a Greek restaurant in downtown Toronto, The Imperial Grill, which often figures in his books. In leadership positions at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC), Pascal supported several major model launches, construction of a new facility, and the hiring of 2000 new team members.

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/xcel-derailer 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.

Chip Conley is an author, international speaker and innovative CEO of Joie de Vivre (JDV), the second largest boutique hotel company in the US. JDV expanded to over 35 award-winning hotels, restaurants and spas, with over 3,000 employees. Chip and his company's transformational leadership practices have been featured in TIME, USA Today, Fortune and The Wall Street Journal. The SF. Business Times named Chip the Most Innovative CEO – and JDV the 2nd Best Place to Work – in the entire Bay Area. As a thought leader at the intersection of psychology, business, and emotional intelligence at work, Chip shared his unique prescription for success in his bestselling book, PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow. In his new book, Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success, out January 10th, guides us from emotional intelligence to emotional fluency – using math to better understand and manage our emotions.

Dr. Steven Stein is the author of Make Your Workplace Great: The 7 Keys to an Emotionally Intelligent Organization , Emotional Intelligence for Dummies , and co-author of the international bestseller The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success .

Today’s special show is on Executive Coaching: what you need to know about it to use it effectively in your organization or for yourself. Dr. Greenberg and Dr. Nadler both certified coaches with thousands of hours working with executives and executive team will talk executive coaching best practices today • Did you know when coaching is added to training a person’s productivity is enhanced by 88% while training alone is a 22% increase. • Coaches are great thinking partners for executives In this podcast, these seasoned coaches will discuss: 1. Why leaders underperform & the need for Executive Coaching? 2. What is Executive Coaching? 3. Who are the best coaching clients? 4. How to find a good coach- certifications etc. 5. What is the coaching process? 6. Challenges with coaching 7. Examples of successful coaching initiatives 8. Best tools you use 9. How to measure it? 10. Maintaining the gains and types of follow-up:

President Obama won a hard fought second term and Time recently named him the person of the year for 2012. Time stated “he is the 21st Century version of the new American He is more than just a political figure he is a cultural one.” Leadership experts Drs. Greenberg and Nadler will unpack the leadership components that allowed him to be reelected as our 44th president. They will highlight his Emotional Intelligence leadership competencies that are the foundation of his personality and appeal. What did he do to appeal to so many different kinds of Americans? What EI competencies did he use? What can you learn to emulate from his Fearless leadership? What derailers were present in his campaign? What are the main aspects of good decision makin? How does he manage his emotions? What can we expect from him in the next four years? Tune in to tune up your performance and hear what 35,000 people a month are hearing.