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Roger Nierenberg has conducted operas at New York’s Lincoln Center, the Stamford Symphony in Connecticut, and the Jacksonville Symphony in Florida. Through his experiences with leaders, he became curious about the challenges and opportunities faced by organizations in times of rapid change. He saw how crucial issues of organizational development could be powerfully brought to life within an orchestra. Thus was born The Music Paradigm and his book Maestro: A Surprising Story About Leading by Listening which has taken Mr. Nierenberg to the podium of over ninety different orchestras, hundreds of different organizations, in two dozen different countries. We'll talk about many of the lessons learned on this journey and his book, such as: The difference between direction and criticism? The difference between management and leadership, and how does that manifest on the podium? How musicians judge a conductor? For free leadership templates available when joining our Emotional Brilliance Academy 7-day trial, go to htt

Given so many Covid calls, Zoom meetings, and screen watching, it's no wonder we are all suffering from brain fog. Zeina Ghossoub El-Aswad, Ph.D., will join us on today's show to talk about truly nourishing our bodies for the best brain before it's drained. Dr. Zeina Ghossoub El-Aswad, PhD in behavior and counseling, is a wellness and leadership coach and the president of the International Coach Federation (ICF) Chartered Chapter Lebanon. She is also a clinical dietitian and the founder and CEO of VieSaine, a wellness, leadership, and coaching center in Beirut, Lebanon. Zeina also practices Life, Wellness, and Leadership coaching in the U.S.A where she is a Partner and Chief Wellness Officer of her Coaching and Consulting company, Vital Signs Vital Skills (VSVS). As a professional certified coach, she has been coaching for over 16 years. Dr. Ghossoub El-Aswad has created a unique concept in wellness and health that targets individuals, families, corporations, and businesses on a personal and professional leve

The pandemic has changed our work world and has presented overwhelming challenges for leaders to be understanding, visionary, empathic and motivate a diverse workforce and stay focused themselves.More employers plan to add remote work options, too, with increased empathy for workers’ daily challenges. All told, major changes are here to stay, and employers think the future looks brighter. In fact, over one-fourth (27%) plan to hire at higher volumes than before the pandemic. So motivating yourself and the people you lead are critical for leaders. How do you do it? What do you focus on? Which competencies are most important to improve? We will share research on motivation that helps you and your direct report to be their best. Employees who feel their voice is heard at work are 4.6 times more likely to feel empowered to perform their best work (Salesforce). Go to www.eblifebook.com/academy for your free white paper template and more information.

“It is people, not things, who nurture our souls.” Character is the root of leadership. A leader of character must establish a culture of trust. A leader grows trust by trusting others first, providing a vision, displaying integrity, leading by example, and sincerely caring about others. A leader must have more than values and principles. Join us for a fresh look at Character, Competence, and Resilience with author General John Gronski (recently retired) for insights into his forthcoming book, Iron Sharpened Leadership, Fidelis Publishing/Oley North. John Gronski is a proven combat leader with over forty years' service in the United States Army including active duty and is a nonresident fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis. John is a leadership and peak performance expert, motivational storyteller, and a much sought-after speaker and leadership seminar leader. Go to john@Johngronski.com.

Cathy and Relly will share research from Indeed with 319 U.S. employers and how COVID 19 will impact work and hiring. The pandemic is still raging on. Vaccines are being distributed slowly. New highly contagious strains of the virus are spreading worldwide and all impacting work. More employers plan to add remote work options, too, with increased empathy for workers’ daily challenges. All told, major changes are here to stay, and employers think the future looks brighter. In fact, over one-fourth (27%) plan to hire at higher volumes than before the pandemic, and 20% anticipate hiring at the same, pre-COVID rates. Only 10% predict continuing hiring freezes, and a mere 4% think they will lay off employees this year. Although some research says only 16% of firms across the US say they will be giving a financial raise to associates in 2021. Will you qualify for a financial raise or just receive praise? What should you focus on to get a raise and be your best at work?

The first full week of the New Year has sent all of us spinning with the unthinkable DC riots and the breaking in of the Capital with our leaders hiding for their life in lockdown. Government officials have called it an “unprecedented terrorist attack.” Five people have died and many people are in disbelief that this is happening in the United States. What are some of the key virtues leaders can renew to center themselves and their direct reports and their organizations? We always say the leader is the “emotional thermostat” for others. How do you reset yourself so the temperature, culture, and environment can regulate to deal with external chaos, a pandemic on fire, and the uncertainties of your people? As a leader what do we know about the behaviors and values that leaders can use to navigate the most trying time for most of us in our careers. Emotions are teeming for all of us and your people are relying on you for some sanity and hope.

Happiest outdoors, Anna-Marie is a certified Performance Coach who loves to escape the confines of four walls and take conversations into nature. Former British Army Officer, she's worked in challenging environments from snowy Arctic tundra to hot & sandy deserts though currently resides within the rolling countryside of Wiltshire. She has an insatiable curiosity about the world and is a self-certified learning junkie with a Post Graduate Certificate in Applied Coaching from the University of Derby and a Master’s in Teaching from the University of Sydney; amongst other psychological and psychometric based coaching tools. Anna-Marie also has a severe ultra-running habit. She loves racing overseas and pre-COVID-19 regularly achieved podium positions on the international Ultra-Trail World Tour series, Marathon des Sables and other events. She is on a mission to encourage a different approach to work where our natural environment is valued and brought into the business world.

This show will explore how your hope, inspiration, acceptance, goals, and habits can help you navigate this uncertain future. How did you successfully get through 2020? Who are you grateful for? What are the key learnings for you? What steps do you need to take to be Emotionally Brilliant in 2021? How do you set realistic expectations for 2021 and sustain them? How do deal with your copious and intense emotions generated from the losses and uncertainties from the pandemic, divisive politics, and racial inequities? Being emotionally brilliant is pulling out of your bag of tricks the right response for you to get the right results for each particular situation. Drs. Greenberg and Nadler have helped thousands of leaders to be their best version of themselves. You can go to their website for free tools and resources to be more emotionally brilliant. www.eblifebook.com

How do we handle a COVID Holiday? This holiday time is full of high expectations and we are often let down. Why do we become our worst selves during the holidays? There are four reasons why this happens and four actions to go from holiday hurts to happiness, which we will highlight. Today 42.6% of us in the US are feeling either anxiety or depression because of COVID consequences. Now with the holidays here our emotions are even more intense. Add in loneliness, sadness, boredom, isolation, irritability, and more alcohol and drug use into the emotional cocktail from 9 months living with COVID. It’s a recipe for feeling empty, unfulfilled, and more depressed and hijacked where we become our worst version of ourselves? As we are limping forward to a hopeful happy time; is easy to project our disappointment on others. So, what are Four Holidays actions from Hijacks to Happiness to best manage this time? Join Cathy and Relly to explore tools to be more brilliant.

Too many people who have been deeply traumatized by COVID, violence, cancer, bankruptcy or divorce will tell you that they got past it, but they never got over it. They're not the same person as they were before. They feel more tentative, have their guard up, and don't step into anything new with two feet. They'll tell you that coping is better than not coping, but it's not the same as feeling fully alive, solid, and secure. What if there were a way to not just cope, but begin to heal from trauma to feel fully alive? In his new book, Why Cope When You Can Heal?, co-authored with Dr. Diana Hendel, our guest Dr. Mark Goulston introduces the world and now us to Surgical Empathy an approach he invented and expanded to people with PTSD that helps them to finally begin to heal.

Zach Levy currently serves as the Managing Director of Federal at Cognovi Labs on the subject of Emotion AI. Join us to learn about Cognovi Labs and how Emotion AI is influencing everything from how you choose a fast food restaurant to your leadership approach. Before pivoting to the private sector, Zach served in the US Army and Joint organizations with distinction in various special operations forces across the Dept. of Defense and Intelligence Communities.

Join Business Journalist and author Stan Silverman as he shares leadership insights from President Trump. Four years of the presidency of Donald Trump has provided a treasure trove of lessons on leadership. Some people judge Trump favorably because he fulfilled some of his campaign promises. Stan will go beyond these and consider more fundamental areas where he has fallen short – Trump’s leadership traits, character, and values.

We are very excited today to be joined by Adam Contos, Chief Executive Officer of RE/MAX, responsible for providing strategic direction on all aspects of major RE/MAX corporate decisions, operations, and resources of the company. Following a successful career in law enforcement, Adam came to the RE/MAX organization in 2003 as an independent contractor presenting a safety training program he created specifically for real estate professionals. He introduced his highly regarded S.A.F.E.R. (Safety Awareness For Every Realtor) program to RE/MAX Affiliates and other agents across North America. In 2004, he joined RE/MAX full-time as a Senior Franchise Development Consultant for the RE/MAX Mountain States Region. He was named Region Vice President the following year. After being promoted through the company to higher and higher positions and responsibilities, he was named Chief Executive Officer in February 2018.

Today we are going to focus on how to get cutting edge tips & tools for top performance from our new website: www.eblifebook.com and our online learning programs with a free 7-day trial to check it out. We will highlight the key areas where you can get ongoing tips and strategies from Drs. Greenberg and Nadler along with any other thought leaders and top performers like Marshall Goldsmith and Daniel Goleman on leadership, Jennifer McCollum from Linkage on Women in Leadership, Marsha Reynolds and Michael Bungay Stanier on masterful coaching, and Chester Elton on gratitude to name a short selection. You will find expert tips in Leadership, Stress & Success, Your Fearless Future, and a section on how to get started with an Emotional Intelligence assessment. We will also look at: • What is Emotional Brilliance and how does it compare with Emotional Intelligence? • How to navigate your emotions using the NAME process. • What is your “Go to” and examples of leaders using it. eblifebook.com

What do we know about the brain’s working, what is myth and what is on the cutting edge. Learn what is the current neuroscience thinking. Mark Waldman is the author of 14 books, including the national bestseller How God Changes Your Brain which Oprah selected as one of the nine Must Read books for 2012. Mark is on the Executive MBA faculty at Loyola Marymount University where he created one of the first NeuroLeadership programs in the country. He is also on the faculty of Holmes Institute where he teaches a ministerial training course on “Spirituality and the Brain.” His neuroscience research on consciousness, communication, and spirituality have been published in journals throughout the world. And his work has been featured in Time Magazine, the Washington Post, the New York Times, Forbes, and Oprah Magazine, and many others. He has appeared on 100s of radio and television programs, including PBS and NPR, and his TEDx Talk has been viewed by more than 100,000 people.

Join us today with our guests Jennifer McCollum and Susie Kelleher of Linkage. Jennifer is CEO of Linkage, Inc., where she oversees the strategic direction and global operations of the Boston, MA-based leadership development firm. And Susie Kelleher leads the entire consulting team at Linkage, delivering coaching and training to leaders at all levels. Each of them has spent more than two decades designing and delivering leadership solutions and are frequent speakers and consultants. With a mission to “Change the Face of Leadership,” Linkage has dedicated more than 30 years to improving leadership effectiveness and equity in hundreds of organizations globally. Linkage provides solutions to Accelerate Purposeful Leadership; Advance Women Leaders; and Create Cultures of Inclusion, using assessments, training, coaching, consulting and conferences.

Paul Menzel has had a 45-year career of leading others to top performance. This interview will explore some of his learnings about emotional intelligence, developing himself, his team and creating a great organizational culture. Paul was President and CEO Umpqua Bank Equipment Leasing and Finance and recently retired. He joined Financial Pacific Leasing in 2008 after a 33-year career managing a small ticket leasing portfolio operation in Santa Barbara, California. Paul arranged the sale of Financial Pacific Leasing to Umpqua Bank in 2013, establishing a bank leasing subsidiary operating in all markets of the leasing industry. Umpqua has $22 Billion in assets and Financial Pacific Leasing has over $1.5 Billion in assets, which he helped grow from $250 million. Paul has an MBA in Business Management and was named “Leasing Person of the Year” by Leasing News in 2005. He helped develop the Certified Leasing and Finance Professional program.

Join us today with our guests Jennifer McCollum and Maria Howard of Linkage. Jennifer is CEO of Linkage, Inc., where she oversees the strategic direction and global operations of the Boston, MA-based leadership development firm. And Maria Howard is Chief Revenue Officer who oversees sales and marketing…and also delivers keynotes and development experiences as a Linkage Principal Consultant. Both guests have spent nearly two decades designing and delivering leadership solutions and are frequent speakers and consultants. With a mission to “Change the Face of Leadership,” Linkage has dedicated more than 30 years to improving leadership effectiveness and equity in hundreds of organizations globally. Linkage provides solutions to Accelerate Purposeful Leadership; Advance Women Leaders; and Create Cultures of Inclusion, using assessments, training, coaching, consulting, and conferences.

Greg “GT” Tracy is one of the leading stunt drivers in the motion picture and commercial industry. GT recently worked as Matt Damon’s stunt double in the movie “Ford v. Ferrari”. Some of his other credits include: “Black Panther”, “Hobbes and Shaw”, “Fast and Furious” 3, 5, and 9, “Talladega Nights”, and “Dukes of Hazzard”. GT also worked on the Bourne Ultimatum, for which he won a World Stunt Award. GT is constantly pushing the envelope of risk vs. reward. He has raced the Pikes Peak Hill Climb 19 times, winning America’s second oldest race 7 times. GT is the only person to break the infamous 10-minute barrier at Pikes Peak on both a motorcycle (in 2012 with Team Ducati) and car (in 2015 with Team Mitsubishi). In 2012, he was awarded a Guinness World Record for driving a life-sized Hot Wheels car through a 7-story loop at the X Games. He has previously won the Baja 1000 and has completed close to 10,000 miles racing in Baja.

Dr. Marcia Reynolds, Master Certified Coach helps coaches and leaders make every conversation a difference-making experience. She has provided coaching and training in 41 countries and is recognized by Global Gurus as one of the top 5 coaches in the world. Dr. Reynolds is the Training Director for the Healthcare Coaching Institute. She was the 5th global president of the International Coach Federation. She is also faculty for the International Coach Academy in Russia and Create China Coaching in China. She speaks at coaching conferences globally and teaches leaders in multi-national companies how to use coaching skills in their daily conversations. Prior to coaching, she ran training departments and directed organizational change programs for two global companies. Her programs helped one company launch the most successful IPO in the United States in 1993.