How can we approach life with an “I am fulfillment” attitude? Emily Fletcher, founder of Ziva, returns to the Bregman Leadership Podcast this week to…
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Niren Chaudhary – Rockstar Leaders
How can you create a cooperative team of rockstars? This week, we’re joined by Niren Chaudhary, CEO of Panera Brands. Discover his strategy for creating…
Anna Lembke – Dopamine Nation
How can we better understand addiction? Anna Lembke is a psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at Standard University School of Medicine. She is most recently…
Whitney Johnson – Smart Growth
How can we plot our growth? Award-winning author, CEO of Disruption Advisors, and friend of the show Whitney Johnson returns to discuss her newest book,…
Annie Murphy Paul – The Extended Mind
What if thinking didn’t happen exclusively in the brain? This question is a fascinating jumping-off place for our conversation this week with acclaimed science writer,…
Mark Divine – Staring Down the Wolf, Part 2
How can you improve your mental toughness? We continue our conversation with Mark Divine, retired U.S. Navy SEAL Commander, motivational speaker, and author of Staring…
Mark Divine – Staring Down the Wolf, Part 1
How can a daily practice change our minds? For the next two episodes of the podcast, we have the pleasure of speaking with Mark Divine,…
Susan Schmitt Winchester – Healing at Work
Can you turn your workplace into a “laboratory” to do emotional healing? Susan Schmitt Winchester is the head of Human Resources at Applied Materials and…
Howard Prager – Make Someone's Day
How can we improve someone else’s day? Howard H. Prager is president of Advance Learning Group, and a speaker, executive coach, leadership consultant, and most…
Jim Loehr – Leading with Character - Part III
How do we rewrite our owner’s manual? Jim Loehr – world-renowned performance psychologist, New York Times bestselling author, and co-founder of the Johnson & Johnson…
Jim Loehr – Leading with Character - Part II
When we reach the end, what truly matters to you? Our guest on the podcast this week is Jim Loehr: world-renowned performance psychologist, New York…
Jim Loehr – Leading with Character - Part I
What if you’ve thinking about time management all wrong? Our guest on the podcast this week is Jim Loehr: world-renowned performance psychologist, New York Times…
Michael Bungay Stanier – How to Begin
How can you set a worthy goal? Michael Bungay Stanier – coach, author, friend, and founder of Box of Crayons – returns to the podcast…
Hubert Joly – The Heart of Business
What if profit wasn’t the only key driver of performance? Hubert Joly is the former chairman and CEO of Best Buy, recognized as one of…
Katy Milkman – How to Change
How can we commit to making a lasting change – big or small? My guest this week is Katy Milkman: and behavioral economics researcher, former…
David Meltzer – Game-Time Decision Making
How do you maximize your potential? David Meltzer is a business coach, executive producer of Entrepreneur’s #1 digital business show, Elevator Pitch, and author of…
Konda Mason – Jubilee Justice
How can we start to have conversations that make us uncomfortable? Konda Mason is a social entrepreneur, spiritual teacher, Grammy Award winner, and earth &…
Peter Bregman & Howie Jacobson, PhD – You CAN Change Other People
Can you really change other people? Yes – and there’s even a step-by-step process to help you do just that. You CAN Change Other People…
Don Moore – Perfectly Confident
What is confidence and how can it be calibrated? Don Moore holds the Lorraine Tyson Mitchell Chair in Leadership at the Haas School of Business…
Brad Baugh –
This week on the podcast, I’m joined by my dear friend and successful business owner Brad Baugh. In this special episode, we journey through Brad’s…
Dr. Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas – Humor Seriously
Can you learn to be funnier—and bring humor to the workplace? In their newest book, Humour, Seriously, Dr. Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas explore the…
Bob Nelson – Work Made Fun Gets Done!
Can the workplace be more fun? Dr. Bob Nelson, author of many titles but most recently, Work Made Fun Gets Done, joins us today to…
Daisy Dowling – Workparent
How does one navigate and juggle workplace and parental responsibilities simultaneously? This week we’re joined by Daisy Dowling, an executive coach specializing in working parents…
Jud Brewer – Unwinding Anxiety
How can we break our addictions and bad habit cycles? Addiction psychiatrist, mindfulness training expert, and associate professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine…
Ethan Kross – Chatter
How do we stop or quiet negative self-talk? Ethan Kross, PhD, is a professor at the University of Michigan and the Ross School of Business,…
Ron Friedman – Decoding Greatness
Can you reverse-engineer and replicate the elements of success? Ron Friedman, award-winning psychologist and researcher, returns to the podcast to discuss his newest book Decoding…
Erica Dhawan – Digital Body Language
How can we reduce miscommunication within a digital medium? CEO of Cotential and leadership expert Erica Dhawan returns to the Bregman Leadership Podcast with her…
Casey Means – Levels Health
How much can one data point spur us to make a lifestyle change? Joining us today is Dr. Casey Means, biomedical researcher and surgeon-turned-co-founder of…
Bill Plotkin – The Journey of Soul Initiation, Part 2
What kind of transformation is required discover your current identity? This week, we’re back with Bill Plotkin, PhD: psychologist, wilderness guide, and author of most…
Bill Plotkin – The Journey of Soul Initiation, Part I
How important is imagination and eco-connectedness in today’s age? Bill Plotkin, PhD, is a psychologist, wilderness guide, and founder of southwest Colorado’s Animas Valley Institute.…
Nans Thomassey – Nus et Culottes
What would it be like to put complete trust in the world around you? Nans Thomassey provides answers through lived experience. He threw off his…
Roger L. Martin – When More Is Not Better
What is the future of democratic capitalism? Roger Martin is a professor emeritus at the Rotman School of management at the University of Toronto, Thinkers50…
Charles Eisenstein – The More Beautiful World Our Heart Knows Is Possible
What does success mean? Charles Eisenstein, author of The More Beautiful World Our Heart Knows Is Possible and several others joins us this week for…
Craig Wilson – The Compass and the Nail
How can you turn customers into loyal fans of your brand? It’s about designing with empathy and customer experience, says Craig Wilson. He’s an entrepreneur,…
Randall Tucker – Diversity and Inclusion
How do we bring diversity and inclusion into the workplace? Randall Tucker has been a diversity and inclusion expert for nearly 20 years and currently…
Simon Sinek – The Infinite Game
IMPORTANT NOTE: this episode was recorded in February 2020. How can we change the way we think about our workplace or business? This week we…
Ryan Berman – Return on Courage
What makes a person step forward when another would step back? Ryan Berman is the founder of Courageous Brands and author of Return on Courage.…
Kevin Hancock – The Seventh Power
What is shared leadership? After his spasmodic dysphonia diagnosis, Kevin Hancock, CEO of Hancock Lumber Company, had to learn how to lead “while doing a…
Ram Charan – The Amazon Management System
How can you replicate Amazon’s growth within your own workplace? Ram Charan is a bestselling author, an expert on business strategy, and is most recently…
David Cote – Winning Now, Winning Later Part II
What do you stand for? This week we continue our conversation with David Cote former CEO of Honeywell and author of Winning Now, Winning Later.…
David Cote – Winning Now, Winning Later, Part I
This is part one of two of my conversation with David Cote. Would you take the blame for your colleagues? This week I’m joined by…
Susan David (Rerun) – Emotional Agility
This episode is a re-run. How can you break the unhealthy patterns in your life? In her new book, Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change,…
John Mackey – Conscious Leadership, Part II
This is part two of two in my conversation with John Mackey. How do we discover our purpose? John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole…
John Mackey – Conscious Leadership, Part I
This is part one of two in my conversation with John Mackey. How do you take control of your life, even when precious little is…
Margaret Hagan and Kursat Ozenc – Rituals For Work
How can you introduce rituals—a intentional processes with patterns or scripts—into the workplace? Margaret Hagan, PHD, and Kursat Ozenc, PHD, are the co-authors of Rituals…
David Marquet – Turn The Ship Around
How can we relinquish control and trust our team? For starters, eliminate the word they from your vocabulary. Former captain of the nuclear submarine USS…
Mark Goulston – Just Listen
What are you listening for? Dr. Mark Goulston, a UCLA professor of psychiatry, former FBI and hostage negotiation trainer, and author of multiple books including…
Celeste Headlee – Do Nothing
Note: the audio on this episode is sub-par, however, we felt the information was too valuable not to release. Can you get more done by…
Siobhan McHale – The Insider's Guide to Culture Change
Is there really an organizational culture? Or does each organization have microcosms of cultures? Siobhan McHale, author of The Insiders Guide to Culture Change, took…
Timothy R. Clark – The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety
How can you mitigate feelings of fear and uncertainty at work? Timothy Clark, founder and CEO of LeaderFactor and most recently the author of The…
Kelly McGonigal – Why Stress Is Good For You
This episode is a re-run. Have we been misled about stress? Kelly McGonigal thinks so—she had been teaching her students at Stanford that stress was…
Garland Vance – Gettin' (un)Busy
Why are you stuck being busy? Busyness is an overcommitment to too many good commitments, says Garland Vance, leadership development pastor and author of Gettin’…
Christie Aschwanden – Good to Go
How can we best relax and recover from stress? Christie Aschwanden is a science writer, former elite athlete, contributor to the New York Times,…
Pim de Morree – Corporate Rebels
How can you create a meaningful workplace for your employees? Pim de Morree, along with Joost Minnaar, wrote the book Corporate Rebels: Make Work More…
Ben Feder – Take Off Your Shoes
This episode is a rerun. How do you leave a high-stress position and change your life completely? Just ask Ben Feder, the author of Take…
Anna Yusim – Fulfilled
How does spirituality fit in with science, business, and leadership? Dr. Anna Yusim, a psychiatrist with a private practice and a lecturer at Yale Medical…
Keith Ferrazzi – Leading Without Authority
Is bad blood or a simmering feud in the workplace getting in the way of your productivity? Keith Ferrazzi, leadership coach and author of Leading…
Harry Kraemer – Your 168
Are you confusing activity and productivity? Harry Kraemer returns to the podcast to discuss his latest book Your 168. Everyone has the same 168 hours…
Bruce Daisley – Eat Sleep Work Repeat
How can you help your employees enjoy their jobs again? Bruce Daisley, author of Eat Sleep Work Repeat, is here to give us practical strategies…
Lissa Rankin – The Fear Cure (Rerun)
Is there a cure for fear? According to Dr. Lissa Rankin, author of The Fear Cure, it’s more likely the case that fear can cure…
JT McCormick – Never One Thing
How do you figure out who you want to be? JT McCormick is the president and CEO of Scribe Media, ranked by Entrepreneur Magazine as…
Tom Rath – Life's Great Question
How do we connect who we are with what the world needs? Tom Rath returns to the podcast this week to discuss his newest work,…
Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day One
What does it mean to constantly reinvent? Alex Kantrowitz, author of Always Day One, posits that the tech titans (Amazon, Google, Apple, etc) will stay…
Matt Tenney – The Mindfulness Edge
This episode is a re-run. Tweets Social Media Website: http://www.matttenney.com/ Book: The Mindfulness Edge Bio: Matt Tenney is a social entrepreneur and the author of…
Jim McKelvey – The Innovation Stack
Special Note: this episode was recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States. How do you solve a problem no one has thought about…
Rishad Tobaccowala – Restoring the Soul of Business
About Get the book, Restoring the Soul of Business, from Amazon here: Learn more Website: Rishadtobaccowala.com Bio: Rishad is the author of Restoring the Soul of…
Dave Evans and Bill Burnett – Designing Your Work Life
How can you re-design your job to create the life you want? The change starts with you. From the authors of Designing Your Life comes…
Caroline Webb – How to Have a Good Day
This episode is a re-run. Can you decide to have a good day? According to Caroline Webb, author of How To Have A Good Day,…
Chip Conley – Modern Elder Academy
What’s the difference between starting at 26 versus beginning again at 50? We have a system in place to support adolescence, but not so much…
Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler – Optimal Outcomes
What do you do when conflict resolution strategies don’t work? Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, the author of Optimal Outcomes: Free Yourself from Conflict at Work, at Home,…
Stewart Friedman – Parents Who Lead
How can you harness leadership techniques in the home? As the boundaries between work and life have diminished, we have to create harmony or integration—not…
Chester Elton – Leading with Gratitude
Do the people around you feel like you express enough gratitude for them? Chances are they’d love more. Gratitude can lead to increased engagement, and yet, many…
Emily Fletcher – Stress Less, Accomplish More
What are the benefits of sustained meditation? Ziva Meditation practice founder Emily Fletcher returns to the podcast with a new book, Stress Less, Accomplish More.…
Michael Bungay Stanier – The Advice Trap
About Book: The Advice Trap Bio: Michael Bungay Stanier is a leading coaching expert, renowned keynote speaker, and bestselling author of The Coaching Habit, which…
Dave Ulrich – Reinventing the Organization
How do you grow an organization to be greater than the sum of its parts? David Ulrich returns to the podcast to discuss his newest…
John Maxwell – The Leader's Greatest Return
How do you spot – and develop – a good leader? It’s not just about the ability to do the work—they have to be teachable,…
Christine Carter – The Sweet Spot
This episode is a re-run. Can we accomplish more by doing less? Dr. Christine Carter, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and…
Wayne Baker – All You Have To Do Is Ask
Are you afraid that asking for help makes you look less competent? On this special episode of the Bregman Leadership Podcast, we are honored to…
Whitney Johnson – Disrupt Yourself
How do we create meaningful disruptions in our work and personal lives? Whitney Johnson returns to the podcast to discuss her newly re-released book, Disrupt…
Robert Glazer – Elevate
About Website: Robertglazer.com Book: Elevate Bio: Bob Glazer is the founder and CEO of global performance marketing agency, Acceleration Partners. He is also the co-founder…
David Burkus – Under New Management
This episode is a re-run. Do you feel your organization’s policies are counterintuitive? You’re not alone. Dr. David Burkus, the author of Under New Management:…
Bob Greifeld – Market Mover
How do you create short-term change to ensure long-term survival? In his newest book, Market Mover, Bob talks about his turnaround of Nasdaq, a large…
Neil Pasricha – You Are Awesome
How can you increase your resilience? You may not believe that a book called You Are Awesome would provide insight, but as it turns out,…
Marc Effron – 8 Steps to High Performance
What’s the secret to increasing your performance (even if you’re already a high performer)? Anyone can increase their performance, says Marc Effron, president of the…
Janelle Shane – You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
Why should we care about Artificial Intelligence (AI)? I wondered about that before I picked up Janelle Shane’s book You Look Like A Thing And…
Amy Cuddy – Presence
Your success is dependent on your ability to show up powerfully in any situation. But most of us can be thrown off our game pretty…
Nancy Duarte – DataStory
How do you communicate data in an interesting, meaningful way? Nancy Duarte is the founder of the Duarte firm, which helps leaders and companies create…
Claire Diaz-Ortiz – Social Media Success For Every Brand
Do you ever look at your followers on social media and think, it’s just not enough? Claire Diaz-Ortiz says, it’s not about follower count, it’s…
Wendy Wood – Good Habits, Bad Habits
How can you form or disrupt a habit? Psychology and business professor, researcher, and author of Good Habits, Bad Habits Wendy Wood dives into the science of…
Charles Duhigg – Smarter, Faster, Better (Rerun)
Why are some people more productive than others? As Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Charles Duhigg uncovers in his most recent book, Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets…
Paul Jarvis – Company of One
“Paying attention to the people who are paying attention to me is probably the most important part of what I do.” – Paul Jarvis, Company…
Amy Jen Su – The Leader You Want To Be
How can you become the leader you want to be? Amy Jen Su, leadership coach and author of The Leader You Want To Be, understands…
Liane Davey – The Good Fight
Do you avoid conflict at all costs? Do so at your peril, for conflict is required to be productive, says Dr. Liane Davey, business consultant…
Carol Dweck – Mindset
This episode is a re-run. If there is a secret to success, this just might be it. Carol Dweck, professor at Stanford and author of…
Safi Bahcall – Loonshots
How can you make large shifts in your organization’s culture? Safi Bahcall, physicist, entrepreneur, and author of Loonshots, identities the shifts in structure that allows…
Marcus Buckingham – Nine Lies About Work
How can you really improve your productivity or leadership? According to Marcus Buckingham – former Senior Researcher at Gallup and author of Nine Lies About…
Rita McGrath – Seeing Around Corners
If we can’t predict the future, how can your business be ready for disruption and change? Rita McGrath, author of Seeing Around Corners, has practical…
Michele Gelfand – Rule Makers, Rule Breakers
Is your organization’s culture tight or loose? It’s not a duality, it’s a dynamic continuum, says Michele Gelfand, professor of psychology at the University of…
Annie Duke – Thinking In Bets
This episode is a re-run. What makes a good decision? Annie Duke, former professional poker champion turned psychologist and author of Thinking in Bets, says…
Jeffrey Hull – Flex
How can you stay adaptable in today’s changing leadership world? Jeffrey Hull, author of Flex, says that being agile in the moment is key to…
Ben Feder – Take Off Your Shoes
How do you leave a high-stress position and change your life completely? Just ask Ben Feder, the author of Take Off Your Shoes. He whisked…
Dr. Bertie Bregman – Qwell
This is a new format for the podcast – please let me know your thoughts in the comments below. What happens when you have to…
Dorie Clark – Stand Out
This episode is a rerun. How can we Stand Out in a noisy world? Knowing what idea to pursue when you have so many is…
Steven Rogelberg – The Surprising Science of Meetings
What causes ineffective meetings? You probably hate wasting valuable time or interrupting work for a meeting, but there are ways to make them better. Steven…
Peter Bregman – Q&A Episode
This week on the Bregman Leadership Podcast I’m stepping outside my comfort zone to bring you my very first Q&A episode. I answer five questions…
Jeff Dyer – Innovation Capital
How do you get people to listen to your ideas? Jeff Dyer is a Professor of Strategy at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School and an…
John Rossman – Think Like Amazon
How can you challenge your own biases? John Rossman, formerly in charge of Amazon Marketplace and author of Think Like Amazon, offers his advice and…
Geoff Colvin – Humans Are Underrated
This episode is a re-run. Today on the show, I have a (digital) face-to-face chat with Geoff Colvin. He’s the author of Humans are Underrated:…
Jerry Colonna – Reboot
Is it selfish to use our workspace to better ourselves? When it comes to encouraging those we trust to call us out on our blind…
Alex Goryachev – Innovation
Are you giving yourself time to innovate? On today’s episode, I speak about innovation and productivity with Alex Goryachev, the senior director of innovation at…
John Zeratsky – Make Time
What’s the one critical thing you need to get done today? When John Zeratsky worked at Google with his co-author Jake Knapp, they noticed they…
Steve Denning – The Age of Agile
How can large organizations act like small teams? Steve Denning is a popular Forbes.com contributor, Fortune500 leadership coach, and author of six leadership books including…
Bawa Jain – Responsible Leadership
What does it mean to be a responsible leader? Bawa Jain is the Secretary-General for the World Council of Religious Leaders and the founder and…
Morten Hansen – Great at Work
How can you get extraordinary results by doing less? Morten Hansen, management professor at the University of California and author of Great at Work, believes…
Alan Stein Jr – Raise Your Game
What makes someone coachable? Humility helps, but can humility be taught? Motivational speaker and author of Raise Your Game Alan Stein Jr believes so. He…
John Maxwell – The Five Levels of Leadership
This episode is a re-run. John Maxwell, author of The 5 Levels of Leadership (and 29 other books), talked with me about the pinnacle of…
Antonio Nieto Rodriguez – The Project Revolution
What if everything in your life could be a project? This week, we are joined by Antonio Nieto Rodriguez, a champion of project management who…
Amy Edmondson – The Fearless Organization
Can we create safety in our organization? Harvard professor Amy Edmondson says it’s her aspiration to remove the need for excessive courage in the workplace.…
Bob Rosen – Conscious
What drives you forward? Bob Rosen, co-author of Conscious, believes that a deliberately aware mindset leads to positive action. Good leaders, he says, have the…
Laura Vanderkam – Off the Clock
How can we create more time? Laura Vanderkam, author of multiple books including Off the Clock, analyzed 900 time diaries of busy people to figure…
Cal Newport – Deep Work
This episode is a rerun. How can you get the highest quality results from your work?
Stuart Crainer – Thinkers50
Being inspired by innovative management ideas is one thing. Applying them in the real world is another entirely. How can you close that gap? Stuart…
Dr. Wayne Jonas – How Healing Works
Can science inform how we think about our organizations? This week we have Dr. Wayne Jonas on the program.
Ken Blanchard – Servant Leadership In Action
How can you influence someone in a position of authority? It’s one of the ideas Ken Blanchard explores in Servant Leadership In Action. Discover what…
Wynne Miller – Bregman Leadership Coaching Demo
In this special episode of the Bregman Leadership Podcast, I’m sharing a leadership coaching session, done with my dear friend Wynne Miller. We take a…
Emily Fletcher – Stress Less, Accomplish More
What are the benefits of sustained meditation? Ziva Meditation practice founder Emily Fletcher returns to the podcast with a new book, Stress Less, Accomplish More.…
David Desteno – Emotional Success
Which emotions are built to make us succeed? David Desteno, author of Emotional Success, asserts that when it comes to accomplishing tasks and moving forward,…
Leah Weiss – How We Work
Do you have the courage to focus on what matters? Work and life are inherently integrated and shouldn’t be separated, says Leah Weiss, author of…
Tom Rath – Are You Fully Charged?
This episode is a re-run. I chat with bestselling author Tom Rath, about his book, Are You Fully Charged? Tom is a very practical, research-based…
Bob Nelson – 1001 Ways to Engage Employees
What does employee engagement look like?
Christine Comaford – Power Your Tribe
Can we speed the shift from negative feelings to positive behaviors?
Patty McCord – Powerful
How can you create excellent teams? Patty McCord, co-creator of the viral Netflix Culture Deck and author of Powerful, says we have to encourage particular…
Brad Staats – Never Stop Learning
How can we invest in learning? Brad Staats, author of Never Stop Learning, says we have to reconcile that learning can be an inherently “wasteful”…
Todd Henry – Herding Tigers
How can you release control and maintain high standards? Todd Henry returns to the podcast, this time to speak about this 64 million dollar question…
Annie Duke – Thinking in Bets
What makes a good decision? Annie Duke, former professional poker champion turned psychologist and author of Thinking in Bets, says the only poor decisions are…
Dan Schawbel – Back to Human
How do you create a more socialized workplace – one that doesn’t rely on technology?
David Burkus – Friend of a Friend
Why does networking make us feel dirty? It doesn’t have to, according to David Burkus, author of Friend of a Friend.
Chris Bailey – Hyperfocus
How can we increase our focus? The answer is simple – we have to learn to manage our attention. Chris Bailey returns to the podcast…
Amy Edmondson – Teaming
How do organizations evolve? You have to have the right structures in place, says Amy Edmondson, author of Teaming.
Elena Botelho – The CEO Next Door
What behaviors set the best CEOs apart? Elena Botelho, co-author of The CEO Next Door, and her team interviewed 18,000 leaders to find out. Discover…
Dave Logan – Tribal Leadership
How can we improve our company’s culture? Dave Logan and his co-authors of Tribal Leadership conducted a large ten-year study of two-dozen organizations and discovered…
Maria Van Hekken – Leading With Yes
Is the story you tell yourself negatively impacting your performance? Maria Van Hekken, Bregman Coach and author of Leading with Yes, talks to us this…
Keith Eigel and Karl Kuhnert – The Map
What if leadership maturity wasn’t about age, but effort and experience? This week, I’m joined by Keith Eigel and Karl Kuhnert, who wrote The Map.…
Herminia Ibarra – Act Like A Leader, Think Like a Leader
How do we overcome the fear of taking risks? Herminia explains how managers can step up to bigger leadership positions, without relying on introspection.
Daniel Coyle – The Culture Code
Discover the most important words a leader can say, the benefits of a two-line email, and why culture isn’t a soft skill.
Peter Bregman – Leading With Emotional Courage
Are you afraid of taking a risk? You might just be afraid of feeling. If you are willing to feel everything, you can do anything—which is the premise of my new book.
Carter Cast – The Right (and Wrong) Stuff
Why do talented people face career derailment? If you know your faults, you can find the type of work environment right for you, says Carter…
Carmine Gallo – Five Stars
What does it mean to be a five-star communicator? Carmine Gallo says the power of persuasion and the impact of compelling stories can set us apart from the rest.
Chip Heath – The Power of Moments
How can you elevate a moment—and can every moment be truly powerful?
Rajeev Peshawaria – Open Source Leadership
In a fast-paced, technological world, what is the best kind of leader? Discover the merits of autocratic leadership versus democratic leadership.
Daniel Cable – Alive at Work
How can we encourage creative problem-solving in our teams? By creating safe spaces that activate the “seeking system” part of our brains.
Whitney Johnson – Building an A-Team
Has your team plateaued? Once you reach the top, you either innovate or atrophy.
Stephen M. R. Covey – The Speed of Trust
How can you inspire trust in others? Start by trusting yourself.
Sanyin Siang – The Launch Book
In a world of change, how do we launch new ideas, careers, and projects?
Chester Elton – The Best Team Wins
How do you get a diverse, multigenerational team to work well together? The answer is kindness.
Lisa Feldman Barrett – How Emotions Are Made
Are we at the mercy of our emotions? As it turns out, we can control them more than we think.
Emily Fletcher – zivaONLINE
Have you tried meditation and thought it wasn’t for you? It actually might not have been meditation.
Todd Davis – Get Better
How can we understand the people with whom we disagree? By learning to differentiate opinions from facts.
Daron Roberts – Call an Audible
When is it time to leave your career for something totally new? Daron K. Roberts tells the story of his own amazing career change.
Erica Dhawan – Get Big Things Done
You have a vast professional network, but are you using it the right way? According to Erica Dhawan, real power comes from the ability to leverage your network for answers.
David Litt – Thanks Obama
What does it take to write a killer joke for the President of the United States? About thirty bad ones, first, says David Litt, former speechwriter for President Obama and writer/producer for Funny or Die.
Joshua Cooper Ramo – The Seventh Sense
What if you had a special sense that allowed you to perceive change happening right now? The Seventh Sense explores the idea of connected systems and how they change the very nature of how we do business.
Sarah Robb O'Hagan – Extreme You
What are the qualities that make people extremely successful? Sarah Robb O’Hagan would know; she has been named one of Forbes’ “Most Powerful Women In Sports”.
Kim Scott – Radical Candor
Are you afraid telling your employees the hard truth will make you seem like a jerk? Both praise and criticism should show you care, says Kim Scott.
Liz Wiseman – Multipliers
Are you sucking the intelligence out of your team? According to Liz Wiseman, there are two kinds of leaders, and the latter only get about half of their team’s intelligence.
Emily Esfahani Smith – The Power of Meaning
Are you confusing comfort with happiness? Emily Esfahani Smith furthers our discussion on happiness.
Daniel McGinn – Psyched Up
Should you have a warm-up routine for work? According to Dan McGinn, what you do before a performance makes all the difference to that performance.
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans – Designing Your Life
Are you stuck in a rut? You can’t just think your way to a better future, say Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, you have to design it.
Sam Walker – The Captain Class
What is the secret to building a world-class team? Sam Walker boiled down the success of the world’s greatest sports teams to a single factor: a great captain.
Tal Ben-Shahar – The Joy of Leadership
Can you live happier and be a better leader? According to Tal Ben-Shahar, happiness is the key to successful leadership–but just pursuing it isn’t going to get you there.
Subir Chowdhury – The Difference
How can you develop employees who care? Discover how much your company stands to gain by developing caring mindsets.
Marshall Goldsmith – Lifestorming
Are meaning and happiness part of your career? Marshall Goldsmith, world renowned business educator and coach, returns to the podcast.
Daniel Levitin – Weaponized Lies
How do you talk someone out of believing in a lie? There’s a better way than just spouting the facts, says Daniel Levitin.
Mark Murphy – Truth At Work
How can we have productive conversations around sensitive issues? Bestselling author Mark Murphy offers a solution in his newest book.
Marilyn Paul – An Oasis In Time
Can a little bit of rest actually make us far more productive? Discover why even an hour of rest a week can increase your productivity.
Tim Sanders – Love is a Killer App
How do you “show love” in your professional life? It sounds like a crazy question, but being genuinely selfless is actually the best thing you can do for your career.
Ken Blanchard – One Minute Mentoring
What makes a successful mentorship? It’s not about having a mentee who listens and a mentor who teaches well–it’s all about values compatibility.
Don Kania – FEI Company Revival
How does a company grow its revenue from less than $400M to over $1 billion? That’s the growth trajectory Don Kania led when he became CEO of FEI.
Sean D'Souza – 13 Box System
Can you give a speech that actually inspires action? According to expert communicator Sean D’Souza, that’s exactly what every speech should do.
Dan Ariely – Payoff
Through a series of fascinating experiments, behavioral economist Dan Ariely has begun to decipher the relationship between meaning, money and motivation.
Tracy Goodwin – Captivate the Room
Voice and public speaking coach Tracy Goodwin, author of Captivate the Room, says the most important thing isn’t what you say, it’s how you say it.
Bernie Roth – The Achievement Habit
Do you have a dream you’ve been waiting to make good on? Bernie lays out his formula for following through on your most ambitious goals and dreams.
Lisa Bloom – Demystifying Leadership Presence
What is leadership presence and how can it be developed? That’s the question Lisa Bloom is asking senior leaders.
Brian Gaffney – Collaborating Change
His organization had an annual loss of $30MM. In four years, Brian turned that into an annual gain of $140MM.
Dave Ulrich – Victory Through Organization
What is most important to the success of your business, talent or organization? According to Dave Ulrich, structure & process have four times more impact on a business’s success than level of talent.
Mahzarin Banaji – Blindspot
How can we become more aware of our own biased thinking? Mahzarin Banaji helps us uncover biases and stereotypes ingrained since childhood.
Sheryl O'Loughlin – Killing It
Discover the importance of having a support group of fellow entrepreneurs and how to stay grounded during the tough times.
Jim Kouzes – The Leadership Challenge
What separates extraordinary leaders from those who under-perform? Over thirty years ago, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner set out to answer that question.
Michael Mankins – Time Talent Energy
Are you and your team losing ground to unnecessary meetings, emails and bureaucracy? Discover when you should skip your next meeting.
David Burkus – Under New Management
Do you feel your organization’s policies are counterintuitive? You’re not alone.
Andy Molinsky – Reach
Discover the power of naming your fears, the importance of conviction, and how to determine when it’s okay to only go “knee deep.”
Judith Glaser – Conversational Intelligence
Are your words building trust and enabling your colleagues to do their best work? Judith Glaser asserts that humans are wired to be profoundly impacted even by simple conversations.
Vishen Lakhiani – The Code of the Extraordinary Mind
Discover the six steps of his own scientifically-validated meditation practice and how you can apply them daily, even if you thought meditation would never work for you.
Brent Adamson – The Challenger Sale
Discover what makes a Challenger-salesperson unique, why you should never “lead with” your value proposition, and the three traits you can train to help your team sell like Challengers.
Alexis Stenfors – A Barometer of Fear
What do you do when you know you’ve made a big mistake? Alexis Stenfors mismarked his trading books, resulting in a $100 million error, and was labeled a rogue traitor.
Christine Comaford – Smart Tribes
How can your team be 35-50% more productive? By shifting from their critter state to their smart state, says Christine Comaford.
Jeffrey Seller – Producing Successful Shows
What does it take to achieve wild success? On this special episode, I speak with Jeffrey Seller, Tony-award-winning producer of Hamilton, Rent, and Avenue Q.
Byron Katie – Loving What Is
Can you reduce the amount of suffering in your life just by asking a few specific questions? On this episode, we’ll examine each of them and I’ll put them to the test with a real situation from my life.
Joe Badaracco – Managing the Gray
What do you do when there is no clear answer to your problem? Learn Prof. Badaracco’s five timeless questions and subtle skills to help you make the best decisions possible.
Robert Cialdini – Pre-suasion
It’s not just the message that’s important – it’s how you deliver it that can make all the difference.
Jonah Berger – Invisible Influence
How can we influence others using the tools of social science and psychology? First, we have to realize how they are influencing us, says Jonah Berger.
Don Miguel Ruiz – The Four Agreements
Discover how the Four Agreements apply to leadership, let go of doubts, and manifest your best ideas.
Joel Peterson – The 10 Laws of Trust
Discover how to build trust strategically in new relationships, the three conditions that trust requires, and why the best leaders are the most trusting ones.
Julia Hook – Six Steps to a Powerful Brand
Want to create a killer brand for your company, project or team? You’ll not only get to learn Julia’s six steps for creating a brand, you’ll get to see them in action.
Harry Kraemer – From Values to Action
What are the values of a great leader? Are you a value-based leader? You can (and should) be.
Dan Rust – Workplace Poker
What’s the secret to getting ahead farther and faster in your workplace?
Krista Tippett – Becoming Wise
Skills are necessary to leadership, but the ability to let go of that need may be just as important.
Amy Wilkinson – The Creator's Code
All people are capable of creating and developing a successful idea, but those with these mindsets are more likely to be successful.
Tara Mohr – Playing Big
Though her mission is to help women be heard and take action, her wisdom applies to everyone.
Michael Port – Steal the Show
Discover what you can do to get the best feedback, and how to deliver a perfect performance every time.
Lissa Rankin – The Fear Cure
Lissa offers us a totally novel way to understand and overcome fear so we can make better decisions, live happier, and accomplish more.
Susan David – Emotional Agility
Dr. Susan David argues we need to make room for our emotions so that we can make sound decisions when we are in triggering situations.
Kelly McGonigal – Why Stress Is Good For You
In this special hour-long episode, we look at stress and its impact on leadership,
Caroline Webb – How to Have a Good Day
In her new book, Caroline combines neurobiology, psychology and behavioral economics into a practical guide to help you live happier and work smarter.
Chris Voss – Never Split the Difference
Discover the new playbook for deal-making with Chris Voss, former FBI lead hostage negotiator.
Terri Sjodin – Scrappy
Learn how to create “clever awakenings” that breaks your audience from normal routines.
Howard Behar – The Magic Cup
Howard makes the case that the honesty, authenticity, and love we cultivate in our personal lives is exactly what we should bring to business.
Jay Papasan – The One Thing
Discover the “four thieves” stealing away your productivity and how to identify the priority that will give you the most results.
Marshall Goldsmith – Triggers
On this week’s podcast, Marshall shares some of his profound knowledge, daily practices and concrete advice that can help us transform the way we work.
Chris Zook – The Founder's Mentality
How do companies sustain a high growth rate as they mature?
Hal Hershfield – Bridge the Gap
How you can use your future self to help you accomplish your goals, and how to avoiding being too future-focused.
Angela Duckworth – Angela Duckworth
Learn why being supportive and demanding is best for your team, and how to move forward with your life goals without getting bogged down.
Steven Southwick – Resilience
Discover the basic steps for developing resilience in yourself, why a “good enough” leader is actually best, and the most powerful way to keep your brain in shape.
Steve Herz – Improve Your Performance
Discover how he gives direct feedback without being offensive, and the three elements you can develop to be more personable and successful.
Craig Hickman and Marcus Nicolls – Fix It
Discover the four steps to accountability and how you can not only be an example in your organization, but enact change in those around you.
Chris Bailey – The Productivity Project
Discover Chris Bailey’s secret to staying focused in a sea of social media distraction, and his trick to preventing procrastination.
Matt Tenney – The Mindfulness Edge
Does better self-awareness make you a better leader? Matt Tenney thinks so.
Christine Carter – The Sweet Spot
Discover Christine’s steps for “detoxing” the need to be constantly connected with our devices.
Cal Newport – Deep Work
When you engage in Deep Work, you don’t just get things done, you get them done well.
Bill George – Discover Your True North
Learn the three greatest temptations that leaders can fall prey to, and how you can avoid them in your life.
Syd Finkelstein – Superbosses
He’ll share a formula to bring out the best in your employees in just 24 hours.
Dan Waldschmidt – Edgy Conversations
Find out what four behaviors and character traits make “ordinary” people successful, and learn how to apply them in your business and life.
David Marquet – Turn The Ship Around
Learn how to change a mindset without a lecture, and try a fun restaurant game to practice relinquishing control in your everyday life.
Erica Ariel Fox – Winning From Within
Erica shows us how to access the many valid forms of inner intelligence within us that are worth listening to.
JV Venable – Breaking the Trust Barrier
Is there a secret to building trust? Venable led a team of fighter pilots – the ones from the school portrayed in the movie Top Gun.
Michael Abrashoff – It's Your Ship
Find out what first three steps he took as a new commanding officer that challenged the status quo.
Lindsay McGregor – Primed to Perform
How can we make work more enjoyable, so that we look forward to showing up?
Marc Schoen – Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You
Feeling discomfort without “hitting the fear button” will allow you to experience things more fully. Don’t relieve stress, weather it.
Jeff Pfeffer – Leadership BS
Is it possible for leaders to be authentic? Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, doesn’t think so.
Bill Adams and Bob Anderson – Mastering Leadership
What happens when we stop defining ourselves based on others?
Charles Duhigg – Smarter, Faster, Better
Charles explores the ways in which productive people have built systems and habits to efficiently accomplish their goals.
Amy Cuddy – Presence
Amy Cuddy offers a crazy simple, surprisingly effective path for always standing in our power.
Carol Dweck – Mindset
Carol Dweck has identified two ways of approaching the world: a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset. And there is a clear winner.
Dorie Clark – Stand Out
It’s not always the loudest, most popular leader that wins: it’s the leader that is willing to speak truth to power.
Michael Puett – The Path
Most of us can think of ways we want to change. The bigger challenge is follow-through.
Adam Galinsky and Maurice Schweitzer – Friend or Foe
Can you build trust with people, even when you’re in competition with them? It’s not only possible, it’s essential.
Glenn Murphy and Howie Jacobson – Stress
Should you dump a bucket of cold water over your head every morning? According to Dr. Howard Jacobson and Glenn Murphy, the answer is a resounding YES!
Maria Konnikova – The Confidence Game
What can you learn from con artists about becoming a better influencer?
Richard E. Nisbett – Mindware
Are our choices really our own? Learn how your leadership decisions might be easily manipulated by the things around you–and what you can do about it.
Michael Bungay Stanier – The Coaching Habit
You’ll leave this conversation with a better sense of how to help your employees put out their own fires without leaving your desk.
Tony Horton – The Big Picture
You’ll learn his secret for getting people to voluntarily and consistently endure his fitness torture, morning after morning.
Todd Henry – Louder Than Words
Todd Henry and I discuss what it takes to lead powerfully and communicate your ideas in a way that translates your thoughts into value.
Gillian Tett – The Silo Effect
You will leave this conversation with insight into how anthropologists see the world.
Philip Tetlock – Superforecasting
You’ll leave my conversation with Phil Tetlock with a better understanding of how to predict the future and an approach to bouncing back when you’re wrong.
Geoff Colvin – Humans are Underrated
You’ll leave this conversation with Geoff Colvin with some guidance on how to bring out your best in a way that keeps you relevant in an age of technology.
Tom Rath – Are You Fully Charged?
You’ll leave this conversation with Tom Rath with a number of concrete ways to make healthier choices to live a more productive, energized life.
Ron Friedman – The Best Place to Work
Ron Friedman chats with me today about workplace management and employee relationships.
Dan Pink – To Sell Is Human
Bestselling author Dan Pink joins us to talk about motivating people, regardless of whether they work for us or buy from us.
John Maxwell – The Five Levels of Leadership
John Maxwell, author of The 5 Levels of Leadership (and 29 other books), talked with me about the pinnacle of leadership and how we can get there.
Lee Ross – The Wisest One in the Room
Lee Ross is a wise man himself. You’ll have a better understanding of the difference between wisdom and intelligence and how to avoid the trap of naive realism.
Angelia Trinidad – Passion Planner
You’ll leave this conversation with skills to be more productive, as well as an appreciation of the risks and excitement of starting a new business.
Peter Bregman – Introduction to the Bregman Leadership Podcast
I talk about my vision for the Bregman Leadership Podcast and why you should give it a listen.