“You’ve got to ask, what are the opposites I operate within and how can I exist in that environment?” In this episode, we are joined by cultural anthropologist and entrepreneur Ujwal Arkalgud who brings some fascinating insight into tension paradox and how it informs our lives and businesses.

You’ve likely heard some of the benefits of gratitude and a calming/grounding practice like meditation – but I’m guessing you’ve mostly thought about their effects on your personal life, not necessarily how they might impact leadership or work. In this episode, Lori Saitz shares the practice of zen leadership, including some great tangible tips!

In this episode, we're talking to Sylvia Rohde-Liebenau about SMARTpower. We also discuss the difference between crisis and complexity, expectations vs agreements, and embodied leadership. If you, like me, can intellectualize your way through just about anything, watch/listen to this episode to connect to your body more.

We are currently experiencing an employee engagement crisis (rates are at an 11-year low), and today’s guest, Julie Winkle Giulioni is the perfect person to help us address it! If you’re a people leader in the workforce, the thoughts and ideas explored here are imperative.

In this special episode, we’re talking to widower Sue Deagle about experiencing and talking about grief and loss – not just the negative aspects but how it can also be beautiful, freeing, and empowering. This is a conversation that applies to and will be useful for everyone.

In this episode, we talk to David Lahey about empathy in the workplace and using data and AI to enhance leadership skills. We also get into the #1 reason Gen Z is leaving and how to soften the blow of layoffs and terminations.

“Leadership is a tool like a hammer, you can build beautiful things or bludgeon somebody to death with it.” In this conversation, Illana Burk and I discuss what makes true leadership unique, why "scalability" is broken, and the one thing we should ask leaders (but never do).

In this episode, we’re talking to top Public Relations Executive, Adele Gambardella, and former FBI Hostage Negotiator, Chip Massey about crisis communication, negotiation tactics, and crisis management and mitigation. Listen in to find out how to “enjoy” crisis, as much as possible!