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Leadership
The Charisma Myth: Olivia Fox Cabane (30 mins)In this interview, Olivia Fox Cabane explains how to be more charismatic, influential, and persuasive. Read more. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Strategic Leadership: John Adair (33 mins)In this interview, John Adair, one of the world's foremost leadership experts, outlines his seven functions of strategic leadership, pointing out where many leaders go wrong, and how they can be more effective in their roles. Read more. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Open Leadership: Charlene Li (32 mins)What benefits can social media such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn offer business leaders? In this interview, Charlene Li discusses how social technology is enabling leaders to open up their information and decision making processes, positively transforming the way they lead. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Fierce Leadership: Susan Scott (31 mins)Bestselling-author Susan Scott challenges some of today's so-called 'best practices' in business, such as holding people accountable and hiring smart people. She recommends taking a 'fierce' and fresh approach to leadership, in order to thrive in a difficult economic environment. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
The Introverted Leader: Jennifer Kahnweiler (29 mins)There's a common belief that leaders need to be extroverts, but that doesn't have to be the case. Jennifer Kahnweiler shares her strategies to help introverted leaders build upon their "quiet strength" and lead their teams to better performance and productivity. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
The Leadership Code: Kate Sweetman (32 mins)Hear about Kate Sweetman's five rules of great leadership, including the importance of strategic planning and engaging talent. An expert in developing female leaders, she also tells us what women need to do to make it to the top, and explains why they often don't get there. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
The Leader as a Mensch: Bruna Martinuzzi (29 mins)Being a mensch is about being a decent human being; someone everyone looks up to, and wants to follow. Bruna Martinuzzi explains how to improve our performance as leaders by adopting a mensch-like attitude. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life: Stew Friedman (31 mins)Find out about the four, related components of your life, why improving performance in one of them can improve your performance in the others as well, and how to go about achieving that. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Better Under Pressure: Justin Menkes (34 mins)Executive consultant and author Justin Menkes discusses the three attributes he believes all great leaders share, and explains how you can apply them in practice. Read more Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Tribal Business School: Jo Owen (30 mins)In this fascinating interview, Jo Owen explains how tribal approaches to competition, leadership and change management can be positively applied in business. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Leading People Through Disasters: Kathy McKee
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Team Management
A Manager's Guide to Virtual Teams, with Yael Zofi (32 mins)In this interview, Yael Zofi addresses some of the common challenges of managing and working in virtual teams, including how to harness a great team spirit. Read More Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Leading and Coaching Teams to Success, with Eric Chester (32 mins)Join Eric Chester as he outlines how to instill a strong work ethic in younger workers, and explains why this is crucial in today's workplace. Read More Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Leading and Coaching Teams to Success, with Phil Hayes (31 mins)In this interview, Phil Hayes tells us how you can harness the power of coaching to improve the performance of your team. Read More Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Shine: Dr Edward Hallowell (27 mins)Find out how you can use brain science to help everyone on your team to do their best. Read More Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Collaborative Intelligence: Professor Richard Hackman (31 mins)In this interview, Harvard professor Richard Hackman outlines what "enabling conditions" need to be present for the best team work to take place. Read More Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
The Progress Principle: Teresa Amabile (31 mins)Harvard professor Teresa Amabile tells us how meaningful progress, through small wins, leads to productive and committed employees. Read more. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Workforce of One: Susan Cantrell (29 mins)In this podcast, Susan Cantrell explains why treating each employee as a "workforce of one" delivers better performance and productivity. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Reinventing Management: Julian Birkinshaw (31 mins)In this interview London Business School Professor Julian Birkinshaw shares his views on motivating teams and the value of experimentation in the workplace, and explains how else managers can become more effective in today's changing business environment. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Innovations in Office Design: Diane Stegmeier (31 mins)What difference does the design of your office make to productivity levels? Diane Stegmeier explains how the physical space around us can be shaped to increase efficiency and encourage teamworking. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Coaching with the Brain in Mind: David Rock (31 mins)How can neuroscience help you coach better? Leading coach of coaches David Rock explains some facts about the brain that can improve your ability to facilitate change successfully, whether you're a manager coaching your team members or a professional coach. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Coaching Excellence Unleashed: Gregg Thompson (28mins)Rachel Salaman talks to Gregg Thompson, author of "Unleashed: Expecting Greatness, and Other Secrets of Coaching for Exceptional Performance". Listen to the author's top tips for successfully coaching team members, find out about conducting dangerous conversations, and learn about his four coaching power tools. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Subscribe to Podcast - Discuss this Interview |
Managing Talent: Rob Goffee (31 mins)Find out how to lead your smartest team members. London Business School professor Rob Goffee discusses the difficulties facing managers of clever people and suggests ways to turn the challenges into opportunities. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Cracking the Personality Code: Dana Borowka
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Managing Across Cultures: Michael Schell
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Grown Up Digital: Don Tapscott (28 mins)Find out how the 'net generation' is changing the way we live and work. Don Tapscott explains how people aged 11 to 30 think differently from older people, and why we should be incorporating these new approaches at work as well as home. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Hire With Your Head: Lou Adler (31 mins)Hiring expert Lou Adler shares his secrets to effective job interviewing, explains why offering a job is an art in itself, and tells us why job boards will soon be obsolete. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Learning Business from McDonald's: Paul Facella
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Positivity and Organizational Success: Kim Cameron (33 mins)In this inspiring interview, learn how you can help your team and your organization become more successful, by creating a positive working environment. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Using Recognition to Drive Performance: Chester Elton (27 mins)Have fun finding out how best to use "carrots" to engage people, retain talent and accelerate performance, in this interview with Chester Elton. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Creating We: Judith Glaser (24mins)Rachel Salaman discusses building a healthy business culture with distinguished consultant, Judith Glaser. In this interview, find out how to build an environment that rewards good teamwork and discourages office politics. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Strategy
The IKEA Edge, with Anders Dahlvig(29 mins)In this interview, Anders Dahlvig outlines how IKEA has continued to thrive in good times and bad. Read more. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Find Your Next, with Andrea Kates (30 mins)In this interview, Andrea Kates tells us how we can gain a competitive edge by adapting what works well in other industries. Read more. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
The Essential Advantage: How to Win with a Capabilities Driven Strategy, with Cesare Mainardi (30 mins)In this interview, author and consultant Cesare Mainardi explains how putting your core capabilities at the centre of your strategy will help it be a success. Read more. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Employees First, Customers Second: Vineet Nayar (33 mins)Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies, tells us how he transformed the company by putting employees first and customers second. You'll hear about the four steps the company took, and what managers learned along the way. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Strategic Speed – How to Accelerate Execution: Jocelyn Davies
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Getting Green Done: Auden Schendler (27 mins)Find out what businesses can and should be doing to help combat climate change. Self-confessed 'sustainable business foot soldier' Auden Schendler shares his insights and experiences. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Corporate Social Responsibility: Andrew Crane (31 mins)Learn what corporate social responsibility really means, who’s doing it and why as Professor of Business Ethics Andrew Crane shares his perspective on this growing trend. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Six Sigma: Thomas Pyzdek (31 mins)Learn about Six Sigma, a set of management practices developed to radically improve quality. Find out when can you use it, how it helps, and what a 'black belt' does. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Decision Making
Think Again: Andrew Campbell (31 mins)Business strategy expert Andrew Campbell discusses why people make bad decisions, and explains how you can avoid the same decision-making flaws. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
The Myth of Perfection: Tal Ben-Shahar (31 mins)Positive psychology expert Tal Ben-Shahar explains why perfectionism is a rejection of success as well as a fear of failure, and shares his tips for becoming an 'optimalist.' Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Project Management
Buy-In: John Kotter (30 mins)In this interview, change management guru John Kotter tells us how to gain support to take our ideas forward. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Fast Projects: Fergus O'Connell (34 mins)Learn a foolproof system for successful project management from Fergus O'Connell, and find out what project managers could learn from movie makers. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Time Management
The Procrastination Cure: Jeffery Combs (30 mins)Do you procrastinate? In this interview, self-confessed procrastinator Jeffery Combs shares some effective strategies for overcoming procrastination so we can produce more and dither less. Read more. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
18 Minutes: Peter Bregman (32 mins)In this interview, Peter Bregman presents his method for improving focus and productivity, including a new way of looking at traditional To-Do Lists. Read more. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
The Myth of Multi-Tasking: Dave Crenshaw (31 mins)Multitasking, switch tasking, background tasking... What's the most efficient way to progress multiple projects at the same time? Dave Crenshaw tells us how to manage our time so that we lose as little of it as possible. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Stress Management
 Take the Stress Out of Your Life: Jay Winner (31 mins)Dr Jay Winner tells us how to manage stress effectively, including tips on building relaxation into your everyday routine. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
The Science of Sitting Made Simple: Dr Gregg Carb
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Performing Under Pressure: Dr Don GreeneJames Manktelow interviews Dr Don Greene, one of the world's leading experts on managing performance stress. In the interview, learn Don Greene's top tips for performing well under intense pressure. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Subscribe to Podcast - Discuss this Interview |
Communication Skills
Off Balance: with Matthew Kelly (33 mins)In this interview, Matthew Kelly explains why he believes satisfaction is a much healthier goal than work/life balance, and outlines his five-steps for personal and professional satisfaction. Read more. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age: Peter Handal (29 mins)In this interview we revisit insights and tips from Dale Carnegie's classic primer, "How to Win Friends and Influence People," with Peter Handal, CEO of Dale Carnegie & Associates. Read more. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Winning Body Language: Mark Bowden (28 mins)Body language expert and communication coach Mark Bowden tells us how we can use our body language, and other non-verbal cues, to communicate more effectively at work, and gain people's trust. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Eight Things We Hate About IT: Susan Cramm (30 mins)Why do business leaders and IT leaders seem to live in different worlds? Susan Cramm shares her views on why that disconnect is so common in organizations, and how it can be overcome. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Just Listen: Mark Goulston (32 mins)Psychiatrist Mark Goulston shares his insight into better communication, at home and at work. In this interview, he talks us through some simple techniques for getting through to people in a range of familiar scenarios including when someone is "venting" or whining. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Better Meetings: Mike Song (32 mins)Learn how to make your meetings more efficient, with business productivity expert Mike Song. He shares his tips on how to spend less time getting more done, including harnessing technology to plan and run more productive meetings. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Managing Your Email Before It Manages You: Mike Song (32 mins)Rachel Salaman interviews Mike Song, one of the authors of "The Hamster Revolution". Hear how we don't need to be helpless in the face of more and more messages, and learn some the low-tech but high-impact solutions that you can start using TODAY! Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
The Art of Public Speaking: Professor Steve Lucas (32 mins)Perfect your public-speaking skills with tips from one of the leading experts in the field. Stephen Lucas explains what makes a great public speaker and how we can all gain those skills. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Persuasion IQ: Kurt Mortensen (32 mins)Find out how to harness your potential to persuade! Persuasion expert Kurt Mortensen talks us through some of the skills of top persuaders, and tells us how we can learn those skills ourselves. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Do I Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands?: Terri Morrison
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"Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins": Annette Simmons (31 mins)Story telling help you convey information at a deep, intuitive level, as well as at a rational level. Learn how to use story-telling to add real impact to your communication, and to make your arguments much more compelling. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
The Power of Nice: Robin Koval (24mins)Rachel Salaman talks to Robin Koval, President of the highly successful advertising agency, the Kaplan Thaler Group, and learns that, contrary to popular opinion, nice people do finish first! (And also live longer, are healthier and have more lucrative lives!) Learn how Nice and Successful go hand-in-hand in every aspect of your life, both personal and professional. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Creativity Skills
Uncertainty: Jonathan Fields
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The Other Side of Innovation: Vijay Govindarajan
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How to Have Better Ideas: Andrew Razeghi (38 mins)How can we have more good ideas, more often? Andrew Razeghi from the Kellogg School of Management gives some of his top tips for harnessing the creative power within all of us. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Career Skills
Happiness at Work: Dr. Srikumar Rao (33 mins)What's the secret to happiness at work? Srikumar Rao shares his advice for fulfilment in the workplace, including avoiding unhelpful labels and shutting out "mental chatter." Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Ten Make or Break Career Moments: Casey Hawley
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Your Career Game: Nate Bennett (31 mins)Find out how applying game theory to your career can help you achieve your goals. Nate Bennett discusses the advantages of seeing your career as a game, and outlines what kinds of moves you can make to win a positive result in a range of situations. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Achieving Success as a Woman in a Male-Dominated Field: Suzanne Doyle Morris (30 mins)The author of "Beyond the Boys' Club" shares her tips for women competing for success in male-dominated fields. Find out how to raise your profile without raising hackles, network effectively at times that suit you and why writing might work better for you than speaking at a conference. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Personal Branding: Tessa Hood (31 mins)Reputation consultant Tessa Hood talks about what personal branding is and how it can enhance your career. Find out why looking, sounding and feeling the part matters, and how to go about crafting your own authentic personal brand. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
What's Next Gen X?: Tamara Erickson (31 mins)How does your generation effect your outlook on your career? Tammy Erickson shares her insight into the challenge and opportunities facing people of all work-age generations, and particularly the 30-45 year olds in Generation X. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Mentoring: Ellen Ensher (32 mins)Ellen Ensher has interviewed leading figures in public life to learn about their mentoring experiences. In this interview, find out how to approach a potential mentor, and learn how being a mentor can teach you more than you might think. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
The Connect Effect: Mike Dulworth (33 mins)Learn about the power of networking from Mike Dulworth, who explains what networks are, why they're important and how we can all benefit from them. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Making Work Fun: Leslie Yerkes (27 mins)Learn how you can get better results at work – by having more fun! Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
What Men Don't Tell Women About Business: Chris Flett (24 mins)Dealing with "alpha males" successfully and honestly. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
High Impact Non-Profit Organizations: Heather McLeod Grant (31 mins)Find out what nonprofits can teach people in the for-profit world. And learn how to measure success when the bottom line is taken out of the equation. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Working with You is Killing Me: Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster (30 mins)Find out how to cope with infuriating colleagues and other work nightmares from psychotherapist Katherine Crowley and business consultant Kathi Elster. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Get Slightly Famous: Steven Van Yoder (31 mins)Learn how you can "get slightly famous" in your industry, and help your company at the same time. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Rewire or Rust!: Robert Critchley (31 mins)Age discrimination is damaging both for individuals and for organizations. Find out why managers can't afford to discriminate, and what older workers can do to counter discrimination. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Poke the Box: Seth Godin (29 mins)In this interview, author and entrepreneur Seth Godin tells us how we can move from thinking about doing something, to actually doing it. Read more. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Resiliency: Cal Crow (30 mins)Part of being successful is resiliency: the ability to rebound from setbacks. Find out how you can build resiliency and self-efficacy – and, from this, build success. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Are we hardwired for success?: Chuck Martin (30 mins)In this interview with researcher and author Chuck Martin, we explore how identifying your strengths and your weaknesses can help you become more productive and happier at work. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Unsticking Your Career: Tim Butler (31 mins)Rachel Salaman interviews Dr Tim Butler from Harvard Business School on his new book "Getting Unstuck". He reveals how to treat apparent dead ends as new frontiers and the practical steps we can take to get from "impasse" to "new path". Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
One Person/Multiple Careers: Marci Alboher (31mins)Rachel Salaman interviews writer/speaker/coach Marci Alboher on the unusual topic of "slash careers,” which involve doing more than one job at a time. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Living a Fulfilled Life: John P Strelecky (32mins)Rachel Salaman talks to John P Strelecky, author of The Why Café, to find out how to live a truly fulfilling life. Learn how to figure out your Purpose for Existence, and learn about the author's "Big Five for Life." Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
Beating Workplace Bullying: Dr Gary NamieJames Manktelow interviews Dr Gary Namie, America's foremost expert on workplace bullying. In this interview you'll discover how bullies can target and destroy some of the best people in an organization; you'll find out how to deal with bullies if they target you; and you'll learn how best to deal with bullying if it's going on in your workplace. Play Now - RIGHT click to Download MP3 - Transcript - Discuss this Interview |
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