Michael Bungay Stanier is a Rhodes Scholar and founder of Box of Crayons, a
company known for teaching 10-minute manager coaching. He is also the
author of The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead
Forever. Stew and Michael discuss the term coaching, and Michael argues
against advice-giving and suggests taking a slow, deliberate approach to
management and coaching….[Click for more]
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Michael Bontrager founded Chatham Financial in 1991 and continues to serve
as CEO. Luke Zubrod is Director of Strategic Initiatives; he works on ways
to advance Chatham’s market impact and organizational culture, including
initiatives that strengthen civil discourse within the firm. Stew, Mike,
and Luke discuss what’s called a “multiple bottom line” or “triple bottom
line” approach to business—focused not just on making money but on what
social and environmental impact an organization can have. Mike and Luke
explain what they’re doing differently at Chatham by treating each
employee interaction and each client engagement as an opportunity to build
trust…[Click for more]
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Sarah Green Carmichael is a Senior Editor at Harvard Business Review and
host of the award-winning HBR IdeaCast. Stew and Sarah discuss the trend
amongst millennials of working longer hours, the reasons for this, and ways
to avoid burnout. Sarah uses the term “work obsession” as opposed to
“workaholism” or even “work martyrdom”…[Click here for more]
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Roger Schwarz is an organizational psychologist, speaker, leadership team
consultant, and CEO of Roger Schwarz & Associates. And he’s the author of
Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams: How You and Your Team Get Unstuck to Get
Results and The Skilled Facilitator: A Comprehensive Resource for
Consultants, Facilitators, Coaches and Trainers. Stew and Roger discuss how
our assumptions and values often go unexamined and they explore how this
can negatively affect team performance, working relationships and personal
well-being…[Click here for more]
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Harry Kraemer is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Baxter
International Inc and author of two books on values-based leadership: From
Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership and
Becoming The Best: Build a World-Class Organization Through Values-Based
Leadership. Stew and Harry discuss the importance of knowing yourself and
your values in order to motivate, inspire, and lead others…[Click here
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Nancy Drozdow and Debbie Bing are two principals at CFAR; a private
management consulting firm that focuses on both performance and
relationships in family-owned businesses. Stew, Nancy, and Debbie talk
about the special challenges and opportunities in family-owned business.
For tips on having both a productive business and a meaningful family
life…[Click here for more]
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David Allen is the best-selling author of Getting Things Done: The Art of
Stress-Free Productivity and an expert in personal and organizational
productivity. His productivity philosophy is based on the powerful
realization that your mind is for having ideas…[Click here for more]
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Dorie Clark, author of Stand Out talks with Stew Friedman about her
powerful framework for creating a distinct personal brand. Dorie helps
people figure out how to distinguish themselves by becoming thought leaders
in their organizations or professional communities. She walks Stew and
listeners through the process of building a network, then an audience,
and…[Click for Show Notes, Links, more]
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Frank Dobbin is a Professor of Sociology at Harvard, where he studies
organizations, inequality, economic behavior and public policy. He is also
Chair of Harvard’s Organizational Behavior PhD Program. His 2009 book,
Inventing Equal Opportunity…[Click here for more]
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Gretchen Rubin is a best-selling author of several books on human nature.
Her first bestsellers — The Happiness Project and Happier at Home — both
sparked powerful conversations about the human search for happiness. Stew
and Gretchen discuss her latest, The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable
Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other
People’s Lives Better, Too)… [Click here for more]
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