Leadership Development News

Phil Jones is known as “The Connector” because he is one of the country’s best Professional Powerbrokers of deals, money and relationships. He leverages his vast field of influence and extensive contact base to bring a range of serious players together to get exceptional deals completed and outcomes banked for his clients that few others are able to achieve. His companies have completed over one billion dollars in real estate purchases and he is a Bestselling Author who has written seven books. A sought after public speaker who has taught over 100,000 people, Phil is considered a master of teaching business, marketing and real estate wealth accumulation and retention strategies. Featured on TV, radio, magazines and newspapers, Phil has also received hundreds of letters from students that credit his expertise, advice and education with earning them hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Sharon Jordan-Evans is a pioneer in the field of employee retention and engagement. She serves as a prominent speaker for numerous conferences and works with Fortune 500 companies such as American Express, Boeing, Disney, Lockheed, Cheesecake Factory, Monster, MTV, PBS, Sony, and Universal Studios. She co-authored two Wall Street Journal bestsellers. The first, Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Getting Good People to Stay, is the world’s best-selling employee retention book and has been translated into 20 languages. The second, Love It, Don't Leave It: 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work, offers anyone who works easy-to-implement strategies for increasing job satisfaction. Love It, Don't Leave It has been translated into 15 languages. She also serves as a resource for a number of national media, including Business 2.0, Chief Executive, CIO, Harvard Management Update, Working Woman, Investor Business Daily, Business Week and the LA Times.

Women see the world through a distinctive lens. What they see is defined by what they notice, what they value, and how they believe the world should be. Yet because women’s ways of seeing have not been recognized, their potential to contribute remains under-leveraged. In this brilliant and strongly argued new book, Sally Helgesen and Julie Johnson describe the elements that shape the female vision and explore the specific benefits that each provides. Join Sally Helgesen in today’s program to learn how you can leverage your talent to be your best and help others be successful too.

“CTCA is one of the only hospitals in the country, and the only one in the region, practicing a true model of integrative care. At CTCA, oncologists work closely with on-staff nutritionists, mind-body therapists, naturopathic doctors, physical therapists and spiritual support to treat the whole person and provide therapeutic outcomes while minimizing side effects. The CTCA team of practitioners meets three times weekly as a group on behalf of each patient to ensure that care is total, coordinated and compassionate. The open line of communication between each patient’s care providers means we can better determine progress and optimize results.” John M. McNeil, CEO and President Join us today to learn how one leader’s vision is changing the fight against cancer through the power of “patient empowerment” and the “Mother Standard of Care” at the world class Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

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. Cathy and Relly will share leadership and coaching tools and strategies that they find useful for busy executives who want powerful tips to better lead their teams and themselves.

Phil Jones is known as “The Connector” because he is one of the country’s best Professional Powerbrokers of deals, money and relationships. He leverages his vast field of influence and extensive contact base to bring a range of serious players together to get exceptional deals completed and outcomes banked for his clients that few others are able to achieve. His companies have completed over one billion dollars in real estate purchases and he is a Bestselling Author who has written seven books. A sought after public speaker who has taught over 100,000 people, Phil is considered a master of teaching business, marketing and real estate wealth accumulation and retention strategies. Featured on TV, radio, magazines and newspapers, Phil has also received hundreds of letters from students that credit his expertise, advice and education with earning them hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Ms. Berardo specializes in global skill building, leadership development, intercultural transitions, and diverse teams. Kate helps individuals be effective global leaders while helping their organizations navigate complex cultural challenges. Her experience spans more than a dozen countries and has involved working with hundreds of individuals from over thirty-five nations. Learn more about Putting Diversity To Work for greater success in today’s show!

Inspirational author and coach M.J. Ryan is one of the creators of the New York Times bestselling Random Acts of Kindness series and the author of AdaptAbility: How to Survive Change You Didn’t Ask For, This Year I Will….The Happiness Makeover, Attitudes of Gratitude, The Power of Patience, Trusting Yourself, The Giving Heart, and 365 Health and Happiness Boosters, among many other titles. M.J. is the life coach columnist for Health and a contributing editor to Good Housekeeping. She has appeared on The Today Show, CNN and hundreds of other programs. Join renowned change expert, M. J Ryan as she shares her secrets for a better, more successful life on today’s show.

Love the Game...With those words Gail Evans concludes one of the most successful and influential books about women in the workplace. Ironically, many women did not even know the game existed before Evans taught them how to win in the workplace with her book Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman”, a NY Times, Business Week, and Wall Street Journal bestseller. When it comes to the success of women in the workplace, Evans, a former executive at CNN, is a leading source. She has appeared on The Today Show and Larry King Live, and is featured in national media like The New York Times and USA Today. Her books have been translated into 18 languages. Learn more about Gail’s “rules” for success in today’s show!

Marcy Neumann is a registered nurse, spiritual minister, certified hypnotist, Reiki Master level teacher, dynamic speaker and author. She is the creator of CELLpH (Self) LOVE, a unique and cutting-edge 'self help', health and wellness program. In addition, in 2007, Marcy created her company, Heartlites Incorporated, which manufactures her award winning spiritual/personal development products, programs and educational materials based on the 'Law of Attraction' principles. These products truly are the 'Law of Attraction In Action' and are manifestation tools for empowerment and transformation. Having utilized these principles when she began her own business without any previous product development experience or business education, Marcy was able to bring 6 new products to market in 5 short months. Marcy now teaches these principles to others. Marcy has been a liaison between the physical and meta-physical worlds for over 30 years. Listen how she does it.

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.

Ron Cates of Constant Contact is one of the country’s leading email marketing experts and the nation’s most popular email marketing presenters. The host of Email Marketing Radio, Ron is renowned for his unparalleled expertise and his ability to convey the most advanced marketing technology concepts in an entertaining style that can be easily understood. Want to make your marketing even more effective and productive? Don't miss your chance to hear how from Ron Cates in this weeks program.

John Haime is President of LearningLinks Inc. and President of New Edge Performance Inc. and is a world-class performance specialist. John is a leading expert in emotional intelligence as it relates to performance. He is a former world tournament professional golfer and international consultant in the area of performance and emotional intelligence. John Haime created LearningLinks Inc. (www.learninglinks.org), which has unique corporate performance solutions including Mastering the Game: Leadership Effectiveness at Work, In Life and In Golf. He integrates the power of golf, performance and Emotional Intelligence to maximize the potential of leaders and teams. John has delivered programs to Cisco Systems, Nortel, Bell Canada, General Electric, KPMG, Capital One, GlaxoSmithKline and YPO. LearningLinks programs have helped companies worldwide enhance their team, performance and leadership capability. John’s first book,You Are a Contender! was released in December 2009.

Jonathan pursues research on consciousness, memory, the relationship between language and thought, problem-solving, and decision-making. He is particularly interested in exploring phenomena that intersect between the empirical and the philosophical such as how fluctuations in people’s awareness of their experience mediate mind-wandering and how exposing individuals to philosophical positions alters their behavior. We will focus on how these discoveries can help leaders today. In 2007 he joined the faculty at UCSB. Dr. Schooler is the author or co-author of more than one hundred papers published in scientific journals or edited volumes. Dr. Schooler is currently is on the editorial boards of Consciousness and Cognition and Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. His work has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Center for Consciousness Studies..

John Haime is President of LearningLinks Inc. and President of New Edge Performance Inc. and is a world-class performance specialist. John is a leading expert in emotional intelligence as it relates to performance. He is a former world tournament professional golfer and international consultant in the area of performance and emotional intelligence. John Haime created LearningLinks Inc. (www.learninglinks.org), which has unique corporate performance solutions including Mastering the Game: Leadership Effectiveness at Work, In Life and In Golf. He integrates the power of golf, performance and Emotional Intelligence to maximize the potential of leaders and teams. John has delivered programs to Cisco Systems, Nortel, Bell Canada, General Electric, KPMG, Capital One, GlaxoSmithKline and YPO. LearningLinks programs have helped companies worldwide enhance their team, performance and leadership capability. John’s first book,You Are a Contender! was released in December 2009.

Pam Sherman, (AKA)… “The Suburban Outlaw™”, is a “recovering attorney”, an actress, writer, and professor, whose story of ditching her day job to pursue her dream as an actress was featured in People Magazine. Sherman speaks as the Suburban Outlaw about having an EDGE in the best possible way: to Explore Dream Grow and Excite. Pam provides outstanding training and development programs for business leaders all over the world on a variety of topics. Join today’s exciting program to learn Pam’s secret to having a positive EDGE and much more.

IN TODAYS TOUGH ECONOMY, DOES HAPPINESS IN THE WORKPLACE REALLY MATTER? New Research Reveals That People Who Are Happy At Work Are 50% More Productive and 180% Happier With Life Overall Than Their Least Happy Colleagues. “Happiness does matter from both an individual viewpoint and in terms of business sustainability,” Join Jess Pryce Jones in today’s program to learn how you too can learn to engage all your associates to produce the best performance ever!

As a filmmaker, author, professor, and motivational speaker specializing in happiness, Lisa Cypers Kamen is recognized as an expert. Lisa’s acclaimed documentary film, “H-Factor…Where is your Heart?,” explores how various people find, generate, and share happiness. Lisa travels the US presenting “Harvesting Happiness” workshops and seminars to groups such as the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Equinox Fitness, and Motherhood, Inc. As a guest lecturer at the University of Southern California and a participant in Project +, a research project on how happiness can impact the world, Lisa brings her up to date “Happiness” workshops and information - combined with her simple no nonsense, warm and humorous approach to facilitate true joy. Learn more about Lisa’s global work at: www.lisakamen.com, www.harvestinghappiness.com, and www.whatisyourhappiness.com. Join Lisa as she shares personal highlights about leadership, happiness and success in today’s show.

Johanna Dillon is AVP of Field Management/Leadership Development at Bankers Life and Casualty. Johanna manages and directs leadership training and development for over 160 national branches. With 20 years of experience, she coaches executives and high potential leaders across a decentralized networked organization. Learn how a long time industry leader like Bankers Life is maximizing talent through the Bankers Learning Network. How do they stay up to date teaching, educating, and promoting smart people across their national field network while developing an emotional intelligent work force that also works to their strengths? Learn these secrets and more in today’s program.

Lisbeth R. McNabb is CEO and founder of w2wlink.com. After driving high levels of growth as CFO and Strategist for Match.com, Lisbeth McNabb launched a professional women’s content and community website business in 2007. Her professional background includes 20+ years in sales and business development, operations, finance and planning in growth and emerging stage businesses including PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, American Airlines, AT&T and Sodexo. Join entrepreneur and online networking expert Lisbeth McNabb to learn the secrets of success using web based talent engagement systems for executive development, coaching, mentoring and much more.