Leadership Development News

This show is focused on Teamwork and Collaboration, one of the EI competencies in Relationship Management. How does a leader develop their team? How do you build team spirit? How do you get them involved in the team process and mission? How is trust important in teams and how do you generate it? What are ways to create an empowered team? Today’s guest is Tom Heck, a teamwork coach, author, inventor, entrepreneur, speaker and banjo player. His passion is in teaching team and leadership skills through experiential activities. He created TeachMeTeamwork.com, a web-based team training resource with 27,000+ members in 101+ countries is endorsed by a wide range of training professionals from around the world.

This show is focused on Inspirational Leadership, one of the EI competencies in Relationship Management. How does a leader gain credibility as a leader, especially if they are new at it? How can they be inspiring and maximize their leadership influence? How do they make sure others are doing what they requested. Today’s guest is Kevin Eikenberry, the Author of Remarkable Leadership. Kevin is a consultant, speaker, trainer and coach who has worked with Fortune 500 companies, such as Chevron Phillips, Southwest Airlines and the U.S. Marine Corps. He is a best selling author, a contributor to 13 training ad development source books and has a popular weekly leadership newsletter with hands-on tools.

This show is focused on Emotional Self Awareness, one of the key foundational EI competencies for leaders to develop. Are you aware of your feelings and know why they occur? Do you understand the implications of your feelings? It is critical as leaders to know yourself as a stepping stone in leading and knowing others. Today’s guest is Joshua Freedman the author of At the Heart of Leadership, and an expert in Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Change. He is the COO and one of the founders of Six Seconds, one of the oldest and leading EI programs in the world. Joshua is a master EI trainer having trained over 10,000 people in 10 nations.

This show is focused on the dance that goes on between our brains when we are in relationship with others. This invisible dynamic is now known with the help of functional MRI’s. We will look at Leadership Empathy, one of the EI competencies, why it is important for leaders, how do you develop it for yourself and in your team, PLUS the lack impulse control or the amygdala hijack. Today’s guest is Dr. Marco Iacoboni from UCLA’s Brain Mapping Center of the David Geffen School of Medicine. Marco Iacoboni's research has been covered by the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Time, The Economist, and major TV networks. Marco Iacoboni has just finished a book on mirror neurons, entitled Mirroring People, that will be published in May 2008.

This show is focused on what are sometimes called “fatal flaws.” These typical blindspots for executives and leaders can trump the Emotional Intelligence competencies they have worked hard to master. Then in a few seconds they can get emotionally hijacked and due irreparable damage to their credibility and career. We will also look at the bully at work and what are the costs to the individual and the organization. You will be able to download the Derailer Detector at www.leadersplaybook.com Our guest for the Star Secret interview is Dr. Robert Sutton. He is a Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Dr. Sutton has published over 100 articles and 8 books. He and Jeffrey Pfeffer wrote The Knowing-Doing Gap. His latest book is The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t, which will be the focus of this interview. Dr. Sutton’s research and opinions are often described in the press, including the New York Times, The Times (of London), Bus

Emotional Intelligence has been documented to be more important than IQ or technical expertise for moving up in an organization. Questions answered will be: What is emotional intelligence? Why is it important? What are examples of stars and average performers? What can you do to raise your EI? How do you rate on the EI Star Profile? Today’s guest is Dr. Richard Boyatzis, a professor at Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, co-author of Primal Leadership and Resonant Leadership. Richard Boyatzis is one of the world’s leading experts in leadership development and emotional intelligence (EI). His research on human behavior has revolutionized management education. His work has had an impact on the management of human resources around the world and helped spawn a whole new industry of competency consultants, researchers, academics and executive coaches.