On this episode, Jeff interviews Dr. Katrina Burrus about the “brilliant jerk”. Katrina shares from her knowledge as one of the world’s leading experts on international leadership, boasting a client list that includes Nestle, Novartis, and the United Nations. She holds a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Development, is a master's certified coach, and she facilitates a group of international CEOs. She has authored three books: Abrasive Leaders, Global Nomadic Leaders, and Managing Brilliant...

In this episode, Jeff interviews Dr. Amer Kaissi. Amer is an author of several books, an executive coach, keynote speaker, and is professor at Trinity University. Jeff and Amer discuss the meaning of humility in a leadership context, including knowing and reflecting on your own strengths and weaknesses. Amer shares how humility comes from a place of strength, not weakness. He shares how he arrived at combining the terms humble and ambitious in the title of his new book “Humbitious.” Jeff and...

Jeff interviews Matthew Cahill, an expert in unconscious bias. Matthew works with business leaders to identify hidden and sometimes not so hidden biases that impact company performance, helping organizations move from bias to belonging. Matthew shares a clear definition of bias and helps listeners understand how it impacts them personally, as well as the organizations they serve. They discuss how bias is found in everyone, and what some specific examples are of unconscious bias. Matthew...

Jeff is returning to the topic of meetings to provide insight and guidance to listeners about how to overcome common meeting problems and dysfunctions. Jeff and his guest Dr. Steven Rogelberg discuss Steven’s book “The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance.” Steven is an organizational psychologist who holds the esteemed title of Chancellor’s Professor at UNC Charlotte for distinguished national, international, and interdisciplinary contributions....

Jeff hosts social media and leadership expert J.T. O’Donnell to discuss the importance of executive presence. J.T.’s credentials are impressive, with over 2.6 million followers on LinkedIn and over 1 million on TikTok. Jeff and J.T. discuss how executives and individual contributors alike demonstrate value by managing their in-person and online personas, regardless of whether they plan to change jobs. Jeff and J.T. discuss how content creation can benefit both the executive and the brand...