Are we slaves to a Negative Operating System that we don't even know we have? Are our assumptions and belief system leading us in to conflict situations by blinding us to the truth of a situation? This week we are join by best selling author Bob Burg (http://www.burg.com/about-bob/), who has recently released his latest book Adversaries into Allies (http://www.adversariesintoallies.com/), Win People without Manipulation or Coercion. This book is truly a leadership guidebook for anyone of...

Are we slaves to a Negative Operating System that we don’t even know we have? Are our assumptions and belief system leading us in to conflict situations by blinding us to the truth of a situation? This week we are join by best selling author Bob Burg, who has recently released his latest book Adversaries […] The post Leading Beyond the Status Quo – Leading Adversaries into Allies. appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Hello friends, due to some unexpected delays in travel, I am unable to do my show this week. Join us next week to hear from the amazing Bob Burg and the story of Penny, the customer support specialist that taught me a lesson on responding instead of reacting. I hope you enjoy my earlier show on leading past our bullying tendencies and I look forward to getting back on the air on January 13th!

Hello friends, due to some unexpected delays in travel, I am unable to do my show this week. Join us next week to hear from the amazing Bob Burg and the story of Penny, the customer support specialist that taught me a lesson on responding instead of reacting. I hope you enjoy my earlier show […] The post Leading Beyond the Status Quo – Leading Past our Bullying Tendencies appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Do you use indirect feedback at work? Do you know the advantages and disadvantages of this model? Join us this week as we explore how indirect feedback (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb1Cs_nmWoM), while popular, may be an exclusive process that creates false perceptions and actually hurt someone's professional reputation. In the show, we will explore a system that managers can use to model the way and showcase how direct feedback ...

Do you use indirect feedback at work? Do you know the advantages and disadvantages of this model? Join us this week as we explore how indirect feedback, while popular, may be an exclusive process that creates false perceptions and actually hurt someone’s professional reputation. In the show, we will explore a system that managers can […] The post Leading Beyond the Status Quo – The Tyranny of Indirect Feedback appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Can leadership be taught? Are Managers or Supervisors Leaders? (http://sco.lt/9EVdwn) It is easy to be a boss that uses her or his authority to give orders, but, to be a leader, you have to be someone that engages others and maximizes their ability to meet their goals. Are you a supervisor? Do you know if others consider you to be a leader? This week's show explores why the question is not weather or not leadership can be learned. The question is... Do we want to learn how to lead?

Can leadership be taught? Are Managers or Supervisors Leaders? It is easy to be a boss that uses her or his authority to give orders, but, to be a leader, you have to be someone that engages others and maximizes their ability to meet their goals. Are you a supervisor? Do you know if others […] The post Leading Beyond the Status Quo – Can Leadership be Learned? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

After hours of battling the demons of self-doubt during a sleepless night, I fell asleep peacefully thanks to this thought: Leadership requires us to tell the demons of self-doubt, to shut the hell up! This week I dedicate the show to a 3 step process that anyone can use to overcome self-doubt. Join us to learn how, leveraging our strengths, watching motivational content (http://sco.lt/5Gbgun), and envisioning our future, can help us lead past these demons of self-doubt.

After hours of battling the demons of self-doubt during a sleepless night, I fell asleep peacefully thanks to this thought: Leadership requires us to tell the demons of self-doubt, to shut the hell up! This week I dedicate the show to a 3 step process that anyone can use to overcome self-doubt. Join us to […] The post Leading Beyond the Status Quo – Leading Past the Demons of Self-Doubt appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Are you aware of the three massive marketing mistakes business owners make? Do you have a year long strategy on how to use Referral Based Marketing? This week we are joined by David Makar, an expert in the area of Referral Based Marketing (http://www.referralinstitutecny.com/). David has helped hundreds of business professionals avoid the three massive mistakes we tend to make. We will not only cover the three mistakes, we will share how you can avoid these mistakes by applying leadership...

Are you aware of the three massive marketing mistakes business owners make? Do you have a year long strategy on how to use Referral Based Marketing? This week we are joined by David Makar, an expert in the area of Referral Based Marketing. David has helped hundreds of business professionals avoid the three massive mistakes […] The post Leading Beyond the Status Quo – Leading Past the 3 Massive Marketing Mistakes Business Professionals Make appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

As we enter into the holiday season, I want to dedicate this week's show to being grateful in life. Not just for all the blessings that we have, but for the setbacks as well! How does this relate to leadership? That's a fair question. This past weekend my wife had a bad fall and ended up in the ER with a severe concussion and a hurt shoulder. Through this story and a little help from Steve Job's 2005 Commencement Address at Stanford University (http://sco.lt/7KX0DZ), I will not only...

As we enter into the holiday season, I want to dedicate this week’s show to being grateful in life. Not just for all the blessings that we have, but for the setbacks as well! How does this relate to leadership? That’s a fair question. This past weekend my wife had a bad fall and ended […] The post Leading Beyond the Status Quo – Any Day Above Ground is a Good Day! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Have you ever considered using hope and fun to help you take risks and deal with failure? Wether we are leading a team of people, a family, or even our professional development, taking risks is almost certain. This week, we are joined by Ellen Castro (http://ellencastro.com), a best selling author and international consultant who has succeeded in life by using hope to lead through risks, and having fun while failing forward. While using hope as a tool to help us lead through the fear of...

Have you ever considered using hope and fun to help you take risks and deal with failure? Wether we are leading a team of people, a family, or even our professional development, taking risks is almost certain. This week, we are joined by Ellen Castro, a best selling author and international consultant who has succeeded […] The post Leading Beyond the Status Quo – Leading Through Risk and Fear with Hope and Fun appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In the words of Stephen R. Covey, most people don't listen with the intent to understand (http://sco.lt/5uusVt); they listen with the intent to reply. Do you seek to understand or do you seek to be understood? This week, I dedicate the show to the concept of listening and Kevin Watson (http://www.myown-coach.co.uk), an international leadership and culture change coach, shares some wonderful insights on the how to listen holistically, with the curiosity of a child. As you will learn from...

What do you do if your VP is in conflict with another executive and you have to manage a project with both of their teams? This week, our show is based on a real situation I went through early in my career when an trusted advisor told me: "Al, there are two dinosaurs throwing rocks (http://www.pinterest.com/pin/99360735502763385/)at each other and the rocks are falling all around you". Research shows that: (http://sco.lt/7R7INF) • 85% of workers deal with some conflict at work and 27% of...

When you give constructive feedback (http://giveleadership.com/leadership-tools/6-steps-to-sustainable-teams/feedback-mechanism), are you tough on the behavior or tough on the person? Is your feedback actionable and specific? Or is your feedback personal and judging? This week my good friend, David Hain, Director of Transformation Partners (http://www.transformationpartners.co.uk/), joins us to explore the origins of feedback and how to view feedback, positive or not, as a gift. We will...

Is your understanding of how to use the social web for business about 140 characters or less (http://sco.lt/5QypVJ)? Or are you one of the few business owners that use the social web as an way to significantly increase your networking efforts? This week we are joined by thought leader Dionne Kasian-Lew (http://www.dionnekasianlew.com )to explore how any business owner or executive can start using the social web as a strategic business resource. Dionne is an expert on the impact of social...

Do you follow an inclusive and peaceful process that helps you resolve conflict with others? Can you have a meaningful exchange with others who have hurt you without blaming them? If the answer to those questions is no, there may be a few 12 year olds that can lead through conflict better than you. This week, Kate Salmon, a Montesorri teacher at the Elizabeth Ann Clune school of Ithaca (http://eacmsi.org/the-montessori-approach/ ), NY, shares the Peace Treaty model, a feedback process that...

Did you know that 71% of all workers in the US are disengaged? While many diversity efforts are providing visual evidence of success, the number of disengaged employees in the workplace remains at a very high level. Why is this? Because we have a lot of work to do in the area of Inclusion! This week we are joined by Karin Hurt, an expert in the area of employee engagement and author of the award winning blog Let's Grow Leaders. (http://letsgrowleaders.com/) Join us as we continue our...

How does a homeless 17 year old get accepted into an ivy-league university and goes on to lead efforts with the grandchildren of Mahatma Ghandi, the CEO of Zappos, and members of the New England Patriots? As you will learn, with courage, positive energy, and humility! Join us this week as we learn the inspirational and moving story of Erik Lehmann, a leader who has overcome amazing challenges his entire life by serving others and leading by example. Erik is the founder and Change Agent at...

Did you know that our current debt is over 16.7 TRILLION dollars? (http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/debt/current) That is correct. Our debt has JUMPED from around 3 trillion dollars to almost 17 Trillion dollars, in less than ten years! Does your retirement plan include assets that appreciate with increasing debt and a declining dollar? Finis Cole, Senior Account Executive with American Bullion (http://www.americanbullion.com), join us this week to explore retirement planning and how...

In today's competitive business environment, online learning and MOOCs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course) are getting a lot of attention. This week we are joined by the President and CEO of Educause, Dr. Diana Oblinger, (http://www.educause.edu/members/diana-oblinger)to explore the amazing learning opportunities available to everyone of us. Any company, regardless of size or budget, can help their employees develop their skills for free, or at a minimal expense....