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HMSHost was the first to introduce brands into airport and travel plaza environments in the early 1980s. Today, the company has more than 300 international, regional and proprietary brands in its concept portfolio, including exclusive relationships with brands consumers prefer such as Starbucks Coffee thanks to leaders like Stan Novack. An innovator in casual dinning, Mr. Novack is recognized as one of “The Marketing 100” by Advertising Age, Mr. Novack was responsible for the creation, development, and implementation of the “Cheers” branded theme restaurant concept based on the television series. He leads HMSHost’s creative teams to develop proprietary branded concepts such as FOX Sports Sky Box, Jose Cuervo Tequilería, Casa Bacardi, and Dewar’s Clubhouse among others. Join Stan Novack as he shares a top performer’s view on both franchising and branding during this segment in Going Global: Beyond Franchising

In this show Dr. Greenberg and Dr. Nadler interview Management GURU, Ken Blanchard. Few people have influenced the day to day management of people and companies more than Ken Blanchard. A prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, Dr. Blanchard is universally characterized by his friends, colleagues, and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compassionate individuals in business today. Ken is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world and is respected for his years of groundbreaking work in the fields of leadership and management.

Dr. Michelli is an award winning author of a hot new book about leadership and service excellence at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, titled: The New Gold Standard. Dr. Michelli's recent book The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary, has consistently achieved bestseller status on the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek Magazine, and USA Today lists. He has been featured on television programs such as The Glenn Beck Show and CNBC’s “On the Money” and has conducted hundreds of radio and print interviews. Dr. Michelli’s other books include When Fish Fly: Lessons for Creating a Vital and Energized Workplace co-authored with the owner of the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle. When Fish Fly. Join us for a look inside Joseph Michelli’s newest book on leadership principles for service excellence.

Dr. Jeffrey M. Schwartz is a research psychiatrist at the School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles and one of the world’s leading experts in neuroplasticity. Decades ago, he began to study the philosophy of conscious awareness, the idea that the actions of the mind have an effect on the workings of the brain. Jeff's breakthrough work in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) provided the hard evidence that the mind can control the brain's chemistry. He has lectured extensively to both professional and lay audiences in the US, Europe, and Asia. Jeff’s books include The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force and the bestseller Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, the seminal book on OCD. He was the co-organizer of the 2007 and 2008 international conference on neuroleadership. Jeff is based in Santa Monica, CA. Come listen to mind strategies that will help make you a better leader.

As chairman/CEO of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. since 1988, Christie Hefner has overseen the global expansion of Playboy’s legendary brand to a wide array of new platforms and markets, transforming a publishing-based business into a multi-pronged media and lifestyle company. Join Ms. Hefner as she speaks about her own success and how she has led the way for women in leadership globally for over two decades at Playboy and beyond.

Today’s Guest is Blythe McGarvie author of a new book “Shaking the Globe”. As President and Founder of Leadership for International Finance, she offers a global perspective for clients seeking profitable growth by providing leadership seminars for corporate and academic groups. With a pulse on developing leaders she helps other respond effectively to change as a result of her extensive corporate experience and her board service to Accenture, Pepsi Bottling Group, The Travelers Companies (Insurance), and Viacom. From 1999 through December 2002, Ms. McGarvie was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BIC Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of convenient disposable products. Join Blythe McGarvie as she shares secrets on her ability to help leaders realize critical global business strategies and develop talent wherever she goes.

David Allen is widely recognized as the world’s leading expert on personal and organizational productivity. His twenty-five-year pioneering research and coaching to corporate managers and CEOs of some of America’s most prestigious corporations and institutions has earned him Forbes’ recognition as one of the top five executive coaches in the world and Business 2.0 magazine's inclusion in their list of the 50 Who Matter Now. Fast Company Magazine has also called David one of the world’s most influential thinkers in the arena of personal productivity, and his groundbreaking methodologies in management and executive peak performance. David is the international bestselling author of Getting Things Done: the Art of Stress-Free Productivity, and Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life. He is a consultant, educator, and popular keynote speaker to such diverse clients as Citigroup, General Mills, Stanford University, New York Life, Microsoft and the US Navy

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The 2 Hour House company was founded by Brian Conaway and Jose Feliciano to serve as the ultimate, vision-building resource for CEOs, entrepreneurs and civic leaders. The company offers a combination of innovative learning techniques, inspiring stories, skill-building courses and a sensational product line designed to equip anyone who has a grand dream with the tools to build it. The company’s grassroots-style approach, currently sweeping the nation, is based on the possibility thinking attitude born out of the sensational 2 Hour House project. Join co-founders Brian Conaway and Jose Feliciano for a mind stretching experience on today’s program!

Our guest is Dr. Matt Lieberman an Associate Professor at UCLA in the Psychology Department and the co-director of Social Cognitive Neuroscience laboratory. Dr. Lieberman has a Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard University and is a founder of the Social Cognitive Neuroscience field which is generating a lot of interest and new findings that have been in the black box of the brain. He uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to elucidate long-standing issues in social psychology, including models of self and social perception. He is the founding editor of the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. He is working on a book called, Experience Shrugged. 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 automatic behavior and how we can use this information in leadership deve

Phillip C. Richards, CFP®, CLU, RHU is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the affiliated companies that operate under the name North Star Resource Group. North Star represents a fully integrated array of financial services and products for individuals and businesses of all sizes and has over 70,000 clients with offices in 10 states. In 2007, Phil was named recipient of the 66th annual John Newton Russell Memorial Award, the highest honor in the insurance industry from The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Phil’s first book, 25 Secrets for Sustainable Success, was published in March 2007. Phil has been a featured speaker in over a dozen countries on topics ranging from college recruiting and selection, strategic planning and leadership, and alternate distribution systems in the financial services industry in the 21st century. Come listen to this interview.

Dr. Robert Rosen, author of JUST ENOUGH ANXIETY, is an internationally recognized psychologist, best-selling author, researcher and business adviser to world-class companies. Bob is the founder and CEO of Healthy Companies International, a Washington, DC-based research, education and consulting firm whose mission is to honor and strengthen the qualities of wise leadership in individuals, organizations and communities around the world. HCI delivers leadership programs via the Internet to companies, governments, colleges and associations around the world. He has worked with organizations in more than thirty countries, including AT&T, Allstate, Boeing, Citibank, Discovery Communications, Freddie Mac, Herman Miller, IBM, Intel,, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Motorola, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rolls Royce, USA Today, and others. Dr. Rosen teaches corporate leaders how to recognize the obstacles and leverage the opportunities of the new global economy.

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is a world authority in helping successful leaders get even better – by achieving positive, lasting change in behavior: for themselves, their people and their teams. Marshall’s newest book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, is a New York Times best seller, Wall Street Journal #1 business book and winner of the Harold Longman award as Best Business Book of 2007 • Marshall will tell you why can’t you do the same old things and be successful in the future? • Marshall shares time tested best practices to promote you into even better leadership roles? • Learn what Fortune 100 companies are doing today to support developing their leaders for tomorrow. Don’t miss today’s show if you want to get ahead and stay ahead

Andrew Pek is an author and consultant in the field of creativity, innovation and change. He is a co-creator and developer of növes inc. – a New York based consulting and education firm that helps companies stimulate break through ideas in order to grow more rapidly and effectively. Andrew Pek has over 23 years of experience in the areas of strategy, organization development, marketing and innovation. He has held various executive and line positions for such companies as Pfizer, Accenture, Mercer Delta Consulting, Aetna Healthcare, and British Petroleum. His new book is Stimulated! Habits to Spark Your Creative Genius at Work – a book that focuses on the success habits of innovative people. Learn key actions for you and your teams to be more creative.

Join Robert Mayo, Co-founder and Vice Chairman of CTCA as he shares the power of possibilities and the magic moments that leadership in cancer treatment requires to truly achieve a return on people (ROP) and not just a return on investment (ROI). What is the Mother Standard of Care? Is it teachable? Does the act of forgiveness have anything to do with cancer treatment and leadership in the industry? How does Cancer Treatment Centers of America continue to drive human value into the business equation and develop leaders wherever they go? Robert Mayo has over 27 years of experience developing comprehensive oncology cancer centers of excellence throughout the United States. Mr. Mayo shares the leadership secrets CTCA helps leaders realize to achieve the most critical element of success in business, improving the quality of human life by focusing on developing the best talent.

Mr. Lytle was Chairman and CEO of Anthem, Inc. which acquired WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE) in 2004 and assumed the WellPoint name, becoming the nation’s largest health plan with revenues of $34 billionMr. Lytle was Chairman and CEO of Anthem, Inc. which acquired WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE) in 2004 and assumed the WellPoint name, becoming the nation’s largest health plan with revenues of $34 billion. Most recently, L. Ben Lytle was Chairman and CEO of AXIA Health Management, LLC until its sale to Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ) in 2006, where he is a Board Member. Sited by Tom Peter’s, Ben Lytle consults with many executives in the healthcare industry. Mr. Lytle and his son Hugh founded Axia in 2004 which became the nation’s largest provider of prevention and wellness services by acquiring and integrating fitness, alternative medicine, health coaching and smoking cessation providers. Ben Lytle and Hugh are presently launching a new venture to assist seniors to age independently. Learn leadership ins

Join Ken Jennings, Managing Director of Third River Partners and author of Ten Thousand Horses as he reveals the keys to employee engagement and leadership effectiveness. In Today’s Show We Will Discuss: ? Coaching for Leadership Effectiveness ? Developing High Performance Teamwork ? Establishing a Strategic Human Capital Change Agenda A respected author and speaker, Ken’s research in leadership, organizational development and human performance has appeared in many leading journals. His book, Changing Health Care; Creating Tomorrow’s Winning Health Enterprise, focuses on the key strategies used by leading health organizations to transform healthcare. His book with Dr. John Stahl-Wert, The Serving Leader: 5 Powerful Actions That Will Transform Your Team, Your Business and Your Community, is offered in the Ken Blanchard management series and focuses on leadership with integrity and purpose.

Charisse R. Lillie, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Comcast outlines keys to hiring and retaining top talent in the nation’s largest growing cable market. A business leader herself, Charisse R. Lillie, joined Comcast in 2005 as VP, Human Resources for Comcast Corporation, and SVP, Human Resources of Comcast Cable Communications. As the most senior human resources executive at Comcast, Ms. Lillie focuses on positioning Comcast for success in an ever growing market with diverse needs. She says A good employer will assist its employees in setting goals, give them feedback, and reward them, on a differentiated basis, according to the quality and depth of their performance as much as against the goals. Join us and learn more leadership insights from Ms. Lillie during this engaging hour long interview.

Join guest Kimberly Rath, president of Talent Plus, with nearly 25 years experience in the human resources field. Demonstrating a strong commitment to others, Rath uses her skills as a leadership management consultant to help clients reach their highest growth potential. She is keenly interested in the selection and retention of talented performers and in organizations building Talent-Based OrganizationsSM. Rath provides executive management consulting and training to organizations worldwide, including The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company ( winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award), The Estée Lauder Companies, Mercedes-Benz USA, The Cheesecake Factory, Duty Free Shops and Cadbury Schweppes to name a few. Rath is a captivating and inspiring speaker to leaders and to groups on strength based talent development through the The Science of Talent ®.

Robert J. Thomas is Executive Director of the Accenture Institute for High Performance Business based in Boston, Massachusetts and the John R. Galvin Professor of Leadership at the Fletcher School of International Affairs at Tufts University. He writes, teaches and consults in the areas of leadership, organization design and transformational change. In 2002, he co-authored with Warren Bennis a book, Geeks and Geezers: How Era, Values, and Defining Moments Shape Leaders that explores the motivations and aspiration of leaders under the age of 35 and over the age of 70. His newest book, Crucibles of Leadership: How to Learn from Experience to Be a Great Leader, was released early this year. Bob has also published articles on leadership and change in the Harvard Business Review, Harvard Management Update, and Fortune magazine. He is the co-author of The Talent Powered Organization, one of the first systematic efforts to chart a strategy for talent management.