Ep 168. David Smith: How to be a Good Guy

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Dr. David Smith is co-author of the forthcoming book Good Guys: How Men Can
Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace. David is an Associate
Professor of Sociology in the College of Leadership and Ethics at the U.S.
Naval War College. His previous book, Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should
Mentor Women, was named one of 25 books everyone should read by Inc.
Magazine and TED Speakers. Stew and David talk about the various ways men
can, and must, step up to help make our workplaces and our society more
conducive to equal pay for equal work for women…[Click for more]

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Ep 167. Bruce Daisley: Eat Sleep Work Repeat

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Bruce Daisley is European Vice President of Twitter, based in London, and
his new book is called Eat Sleep Work Repeat: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to
Your Job. Bruce joined Twitter in 2012, having previously run YouTube UK at
Google. Bruce’s passion for improving work led to him creating the podcast
“Eat Sleep Work Repeat” which became a number 1 smash in the UK (also
hitting the business top 10 in the US). Stew and Bruce talk about the
pandemic’s impact on how we are managing the blurred lines between work and
home…[Click for more]

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Ep 166. Chester Elton: Leading With Gratitude

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Chester Elton is one of today’s most influential voices in workplace trends
and is the co-author of Leading with Gratitude: Eight Leadership Practices
for Extraordinary Business Results. He is the co-founder of The Culture
Works, a global training company. Stew and Chester discuss the pandemic’s
impact on workplace culture and how leaders can express appreciation for
their people and reap great benefits from doing so…[Click for more]

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Ep 165. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler: Free Yourself From Conflict

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Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler is a leading expert on conflict and organizational
psychology. She’s also the founder and CEO of Alignment Strategies Group,
and author of Optimal Outcomes: Free Yourself from Conflict at Work, at
Home and in Life. Stew and Jennifer discuss conflict, how to recognize your
typical response patterns, and ways to capitalize on the emotions
engendered by conflicts and use them to de-escalate and find a new way
forward…[Click for more]

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Ep 164. Michelle Travis: Dads for Daughters

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Michelle Travis is a law professor at the University of San Francisco’s
School of Law, where she serves as a Director of USF’s Labor and Employment
Law Program. Stew and Michelle discuss her new book, Dads For Daughters:
How Fathers Can Give their Daughters a Better, Brighter, Fairer Future, and
the ways by which men can help empower women…[Click for more]

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Ep 163. Laura Huang: Find Your Edge by Turning Adversity into Advantage

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Laura Huang is the author of Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage and the
MBA Class of 1954 Associate Professor of Business Administration at the
Harvard Business School. Stew and Laura talk about how hard work actually
doesn’t speak for itself, and that success is rarely just about the quality
of our ideas or our effort. Instead, achieving success hinges on how well
we shape others’ perceptions…[Click for more]

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Ep 162. Special Edition: Parents Who Lead

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Stew Friedman’s new book, Parents Who Lead: The Leadership Approach You
Need to Parent with Purpose, Fuel Your Career, and Create a Richer Life,
co-authored with Alyssa Westring, an Amazon #1 Bestseller in Work Life and
i nominee for Dan Pink, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Malcolm Gladwell’s Next
Big Idea Club. This episode features four working parents who talk about
their experience with this evidence-based guide for action to improve their
family and personal lives and their performance at work…[Click for more]

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Ep 161. Tom Rath: Life’s Great Question

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Tom Rath, #1 bestselling author of non-fiction books in history, has a new
book, Life’s Great Question: Discover How You Contribute to the World. Stew
and Tom discuss the importance — for one’s own health and well-being — of
being focused helping others and contributing to the greater good…[Click
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Ep 160. Cali Yost: How to Make Flexible Work a Win for All

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Cali Williams Yost is Founder and CEO of the Flex+Strategy Group, an
organization of experts in flexible workplace strategy, change management,
leadership, instructional design and communications.Stew and Cali discuss
how to help organizations build future-ready work cultures that attract and
retain an engaged, diverse workforce; increase productivity and innovation;
and enhance employee well-being…[Click for more]

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Ep 159. Suvrat Bhargave: A Moment of Insight

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Dr. Suvrat Bhargave is the author of a new book called Moment of Insight:
Universal Lessons Learned from a Psychiatrist’s Couch. Stew and Dr.
Bhargave discuss how shame, self-worth, the stigma of mental illness, how
to raise children who feel good about themselves…[Click for more]

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