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Kevin is one of the leaders in the new field of Social Cognitive Neuroscience, which is generating a lot of interest in new findings that have previously been in the black box of the brain. He was recently interviewed by Wall Street Journal about managing the fear in the financial marketplace. He currently is the director of Social Cognitive Neuroscience and an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Columbia University. Kevin's research interests include the psychological and neural processes involved in emotion, pain, self-regulation, self perception, and person perception. All of his work employs a social cognitive neuroscience approach that seeks to integrate the theories and methods of social psychology on the one hand, and cognitive neuroscience on the other. We will focus on some of his brain research on how automatic and controlled processes interact in producing emotion and emotion regulation, self-knowledge, feelings of social exclusion, attributions about other individuals, placebo effects and automat

Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. Her honors include a Faculty of the Year Award, Faculty Mentor of the Year Award, a Templeton Positive Psychology Prize, and a million-dollar grant from National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) to conduct research on the possibility of permanently increasing happiness. Her book, The How of Happiness, was released in January, 2008 by Penguin Press and translated into 17 languages.

Shawn Achor is the winner of over a dozen distinguished teaching awards at Harvard University, where he delivered lectures on positive psychology in the most popular class at Harvard. His research and lectures on happiness and human potential have received attention in The New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, as well as NPR and CNN. When not at Harvard, Shawn travels the world giving talks on positive psychology to Fortune 500 corporations, financial institutions, schools, and non-profit organizations. He is the CEO of Aspirant, a global positive psychology consulting firm which researches positive outliers and helps organizations apply their human potential to discover where success and happiness intersect.

Pat is co-founder and moderator of the Women’s Executive Leadership Summit, now in its 7th year at the Center for Advanced Studies in Business at UW – Madison’s School of Business. Over the past 7 years, Pat has gained significant insights from the remarkable women and men who are leading change within their corporate cultures. Pat is a frequent speaker and advisor to executives in key leadership positions in business, education and government on aligning career and organizational success for themselves and those they lead. Co-author of The Best Work of Your Life, (Penguin Putnam), Pat has maintained an active commitment to improving the status of women in the workplace and beyond throughout her career. Pat previously chaired Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton’s Corporate Advisory Board. She did a regular segment on Wisconsin Public Radio for 7 years called Careertalk along with the co-author of her book.

Join best selling author Ariane de Bonvoisin as she shares her secrets from her book “The First 30 Days”. So why focus on the first thirty days? Ariane de Bonvoisin says despite the change — be it unpredictable or self-propelled — the first few days and weeks are often the hardest, most emotional time. It's when we have the most questions, emotions, doubts and fears, and when decisions need to be made. This is also the time when we are most in need of direction, information and support. Thirty days is enough to get started in the right way. We’ll share what makes change easier and why some people get through change better than others.

LESLIE MORGAN STEINER is the editor of the LA Times bestselling Mommy Wars and writes “On Balance,” the popular daily Washington Post on-line column about working motherhood. She is a frequent national television and radio guest on NBC’s Today Show, The Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio, MSNBC, Fox News, and other programs. Steiner holds a BA in English from Harvard College and is a successful corporate executive with twenty years of marketing experience at Leo Burnett, Johnson & Johnson, and The Washington Post, where she was general manager. Leslie shares her many insights on the subject of internal struggles gained as a writer, a mother and an executive in her own right. Learn more from Leslie Morgan Steiner in today’s program including the subject of her new book, Crazy Love.

James Gottfurcht, Ph. D., is an internationally recognized money coach and keynote speaker. He is President of Psychology of Money Consultants, a Los Angeles firm, where he coaches financial service and mental health professionals and helps individuals and couples in his specialty. He is a pioneer in the field and has been practicing for over thirty years. In 1982, he developed The Psychology of Money Profile which is a standard and is used with professionals and the public to assess ten psychological money skills associated with financial success. He is also a clinical psychologist specializing in challenges with money, career, relationships, and stress. He is a popular media guest who has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, and the BBC and in Time, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Forbes, etc. He is on the faculty of UCLA Extension and the College of Executive Coaching. He has also written a chapter in Dr. Stephen Covey’s and Dr. Ken Blanchard’s book, Blueprint for Success.

Bruce Tulgan is internationally recognized as the leading expert on young people in the workplace and one of the leading experts on leadership and management. Bruce is a best-selling author, an adviser to business leaders all over the world, and a sought-after keynote speaker and management trainer. His new book is “Not Everyone Gets a Trophy.” He has been called the new Tom Peters by many who have seen him speak. Bruce was named by Management Today as one of the few contemporary figures to stand out as a management guru and was included in a Financial Times listing of the world's greatest management thinkers. And in January 2009, Bruce was honored to accept Toastmasters International's most prestigious honor, the Golden Gavel. This honor is presented to a single person who represents excellence in the fields of communication and leadership. Past winners have included Marcus Buckingham, Stephen Covey, Zig Ziglar, Deepak Chopra, Tony Robbins, Ken Blanchard, and Tom Peters.

Dr. Don Kennedy is a board certified family physician, author, professor, lecturer, and certified coach. He is the recognized world expert on longevity and smoking cessation and his unique Smoking Bahbit™ program has helped hundreds beat nicotine addiction. He has practiced family and geriatric medicine for twenty five years Dr. Kennedy is a Diplomat of the American College of Family Medicine, holds a Masters in Business Administration degree from Stetson University, He has been a staff writer for Life Now magazine and has spoken for companies such as Merck, Schering-Plough, Younglife, Rotary International, and Pfizer. His radio show, You Are the Doctor, was the first interactive programs of its kind . His delightful new book, 5 AM & Already Behind, was written to teach the need to change now, not later. It is a story about Mike and uses a workbook format to teach us the Bahbit™ system Dr. Kennedy has used it to create immediate change and improve the health of thousands of patients.

Dr. Jeff Auerbach is the founder and president of the College of Executive Coaching, the leading training institute in post-graduate training in Executive Coaching. He is a master certified coach (MCC) from the International Coaching Federation. and he has been an Executive Coach and Trainer for over 14 years. Dr. Auerbach started the College of Executive Coaching in 1995 and has been a leader and instrumental in training over 3000 mental health professionals in coaching techniques. Dr. Auerbach has presented topics on coaching to the International Coach Federation, Coach University, and the School for Professional Psychology. Dr. Auerbach has a Ph.D. in Psychology from California Graduate Institute and an M.A. from Antioch University. He has been a licensed psychologist in California since 1992. .Dr. Auerbach has written Personal and Executive Coaching, The Complete Guide for Mental Health Professionals.

Yvette A. Hyater-Adams, is a successful entrepreneur whose history includes being a top executive in financial services and retail. She leads a talented team of consultants at Prime Directive Consulting Group Inc., a management consulting & executive coaching firm focused on building strategies that integrate diversity and inclusion in the workplace, As a poet, Yvette’s approach to working with top business leaders through transformative narratives, underscores her premise “Change your underperforming and limiting belief story into a thriving success story--and practice mindful habits that will make it happen”. Yvette is a pioneer in the emerging field of transformative language arts where she contributes to the success of others by training coaches in working with these methods. Join Ms. Hyater-Adams as she shares insights on the tools and techniques you too can learn to apply in support of this unique field of executive development.

David Veillette, President/CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Western Regional Medical Center, Arizona, is past President/CEO of The Indiana Heart Hospital, a fully digital heart hospital and was President/CEO of CardCon, Inc. a consultation firm specializing in Healthcare development and implementation of new facilities. Veillette, with more than 35 years of experience in healthcare, received national recognition winning the 2004 Louis Sullivan Award from the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, which recognizes individuals for their leadership, vision, and achievements in advancing the overall quality and efficiency of healthcare. David’s book “Hospitals in Crisis, a digital solution” focuses on the future of healthcare and smart organizations. Join innovator and digital hospital expert, David Veillette as he shares the secrets of leadership required to succeed in the future of healthcare.

As Vice President of Collaborative Growth James applies his expertise in developing emotional effectiveness to help public and private sector leaders expand the depth of their influence, anticipate change, and respond to it resiliently. James is a thought leader in providing Emotional Intelligence training and tools. He is the coauthor of Emotional Intelligence in Action, The Emotionally Intelligent Team, A Coach’s Guide to Emotional Intelligence and Handbook for Developing Emotional and Social Intelligence. James and Collaborative Growth helps leaders, teams, and senior management measurably increase their effectiveness, using the EI assessments: TESI®, the Bar-On EQi®, and EQ 360®, along with other assessments. James educates coaches on how to develop the insightful interpretation and application of EQ results. He also works as a consultant and contract mediator for federal agencies. Listen to learn how to grow your Team’s EI.

As co-founder of the Human Performance Institute, Dr. Jim Loehr has worked with hundreds of world-class performers from the arenas of business, sport, medicine, and law enforcement including Fortune 100 executives, FBI Hostage Rescue Teams, and Army Special Forces. He is the author of several books on mental and physical training for peak performance, including the Power of Full Engagement (2003) and “Power of Story”, which we will focus on today. Dr. Loehr’s ground-breaking, science-based energy management training system has achieved world-wide recognition and has been chronicled in leading national publications including the Harvard Business Review, Business Week, Fortune, Newsweek, Time, Success, Fast Company and Omni. He has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Nightline withTed Koppel, The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather and CBS Morning News and the OprahWinfrey Show. Dr. Loehr possesses a masters and doctorate in psychology. Come listen and learn about your story.

Join stress coach, Dr. Carol Scott, formerly an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins Hospital and author of Discover Your BestStress Zone to learn the secrets to transforming stress in today’s show. Dr. Scott is an expert on the connections between stress & health and the developer of the BestStress Zone Concept. Dr. Scott is a highly sought after consultant, speaker and one on one StressRelief Coach who has taken her work from the emergency room to the boardroom. As described in a recent Fast Company profile, “participants & clients gain knowledge, resilience, specific strategies, & motivation to live with less stress and improved health”.

Join Genesis Park Founder, Richard L. Baird, Global and US Co-Leader, People & Change Management and Amber Romine, Leadership Development Expert, as they discuss their roles in developing world class leaders at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. In today’s program we will learn about talent across the globe. Baird has been featured in various publications such as the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Global HR News and the Chicago Tribune for his work at Genesis Park, a 5 month in-residence program bringing high potential employees from around the world into an intense multi-cultural environment of learning, teaming, and strategic research. Amber Romine recently completed a five-year role as Program Director and Lead Coach for Genesis Park, responsible for program design, curriculum development and delivery. Learn more about leaders developing leaders in this unique program.

With 25 years on the force, Captain Bill Richards is the Commander of the Professional Standards Division in Tucson, Arizona. As a leader in Law Enforcement today, he knows what it takes to succeed, having served in other community leadership roles including the Chicago Fire Department. Today’s program will focus on • Differentiating traits required for community leaders such as local Police today? • How to develop these outstanding leaders” in Law Enforcement? • What critical leadership qualities will Law Enforcement need for the future? What does it take to be a star performer in Law Enforcement, where putting your life on the line every day to keep the peace requires diplomacy, people skills, and proven safety tactics both at work and on the home front?

Join our special guest, Col. Thomas J. Williams, to learn how the US Army War College, the nation’s most prestigious institute of it’s kind, develops healthy, balanced leaders for volatile, uncertain, chaotic and often ambiguous times (called VUCA). Col. Williams, PhD is in the Medical Service Corps serving as the Director, Army Physical Fitness Research Institute and Director, Leadership Feedback Program, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA. Formerly Chair, Department of Psychology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., he subsequently served as the Command Psychologist, 902d Military Intelligence Group, Fort Meade, MD, supporting strategic counterintelligence and counterespionage programs worldwide. Col. Williams consulted to the CIA’s Damage Assessment Team of former FBI agent and convicted spy, Robert Hanssen and has supported Special Operations Command including Operation Iraqi Freedom.

What does it take to be a leader in today’s complex crisis driven society where traits like diplomacy and safety are key to all our wellbeing at work and at home? Join our special guest, Lt. Don Kester, currently a SWAT Tactical Response Commander after having served as a SWAT Team Operator, Team Leader, and Team Supervisor in one of the largest US border zones, Tucson, Arizona. Lt. Kester has served as a patrol district commander, as the department’s Training Director and is certified as an instructor by the FBI, and a Master Instructor for Taser International. He is a Firearms, Defensive Tactics, and Use of Force Instructor and both teaches and publishes on the subjects of tactical specialties like Rapid Deployment, Hostage Rescue, Incident Command, and Leadership. Learn how SWAT develops leaders for uncertain times in today’s program.

Find out some of the roots of the last time you were Swayed with irrational behaviors as we pick Dr. Rom Brafman's brain. How does loss aversion, commitment and value attribution affect your decision making process? Dr. Brafman holds a doctoral degree in psychology. He is co-author of SWAY: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior. Rom wrote this with his brother Ori, an organizational consultant. Rom is interested in the topics of resilience, empowerment, and transformation, and their manifestation in individual and interpersonal dynamics. He's also interested in decision-making processes and the psychological forces that underlie irrational behavior. Rom has a private practice in Palo Alto. Rom’s co-author, Ori lectures internationally in front of Fortune 500, government, and military audiences. He holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.