Manager Mojo with Steve Caldwell

      Anthony Iannarino               Where are You Taking the Team Under Your Charge?  As a leader, you are responsible for sales, one way or another. In fact, nothing happens in business until a sale has been made. So, are you achieving the income goals, sales goals, or any other big goal you are responsible for? Are you eating their lunch, or are they eating yours? As a leader, it is imperative that you set specific targets and goals for the team to achieve. Each team member must clearly know their responsibility and what expectations have been set for them. The sales process offers great examples of the value of leaders setting direction, determining targets and clarifying goals. Let the team know what they are responsible for achieving and set each individual up for success. Known for his expertise in the sales arena, Anthony Iannarino returns to the Manager Mojo podcast to discuss how to Eat Their Lunch: Winning Customers Away From Your Competition. If you are a leader, this is one episode you won’t want to miss!   Learn more about Anthony Iannarino and receive his award-winning sales information by clicking here.  You can also check out his books at that link, or click here to go directly to Eat Their Lunch: Winning Customers Away From Your Competition.       Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Fred Halstead                 Are You a Good Listener?  Be honest. Are you a great listener? Have you mastered the art of asking powerful questions? Do you show respect to team members by delegating and holding them accountable for results? One of the measures of good leadership is the number of successful people who are the result of your leadership. Showing respect for team members and helping them achieve success comes from focused listening of what they desire in their career, asking powerful questions to draw out their best, challenging them through delegation and then holding them accountable for results. It is a life-long challenge for leaders to continually improve their listening skills while developing their ability to ask impactful questions. In this podcast, Steve talks to Fred Halstead, author of Leadership Skills that Inspire Incredible Results, to get his insights on how to recognize weaknesses in listening, questioning, delegation, accountability and more, and how to create improvement in each of those areas.   You can learn more about Fred Halstead and his book, Leadership Skills that Inspire Incredible Results, by visiting his website here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Elise Auxier               How is Energy Affecting Your Leadership? Every one of us has a ‘tank’ of energy, both positive and negative. What will you choose to do with yours? It is not woo-woo when I say that everything is made up of energy. It was a discovery of Albert Einstein. As leaders, we should be taking responsibility for not operating out of habit or default, and begin making choices (using our energy) that positively impact our teams, the business, our families and everyone around us. With the responsibility to lead, we have accepted the responsibility of uplifting and doing right by those who follow us. How can you affect everyone around you in a positive way? Elise Auxier joins Steve in this podcast to discuss the various levels of energy, recognizing them and learning to master the positive use of energy.   Learn more about Elise Auxier and understanding energy by visiting her website.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

        Warren Berger               Perfect the Art of Asking Beautiful Questions  You are a leader. You’ve earned that position because of what you know and how you implement that knowledge. People come to you for answers. Having the answer is great, but so is having the confidence and humility to admit when you don’t. It is impossible to know everything in today’s complex world, but it’s not impossible to find answers to everything when you learn to ask great questions. Successful leaders and business executives need to keep learning. They search for the thing they don’t know and learn to rely on thoughtful, beautiful questions to gain information and arrive at conclusions. One of the best ways to make good decisions, a critical responsibility of leaders, is relying on asking good, insightful questions. Be the leader who approaches every moment of every day with a big (invisible) question mark in front of you. Ask. Learn. Gather data and decide. You will become a more valuable leader and what your questions lead you to will be fascinating – and maybe even financially rewarding!   Learn more about Warren Berger and what kind of questioner you are by visiting his website.  You can find his newest book there, The Book of Beautiful Questions: The Powerful Questions That Will Help You Decide, Create, Connect and Lead, or you can check it out on Amazon.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      John Hinkle               SHIFT Happens – Prepare for Your SHIFT and Get on the Path YOU Desire Any day is a good time to make a change, yet we routinely look at a New Year as the opportunity to reflect on what we want in life and to make plans for changes in the coming year. Is it time for you to consider a SHIFT in your life? You are a leader in a demanding position of responsibility. Though that can be very gratifying, it can also lead to re-evaluation of what you want in life. Life challenges also happen during that career, and while the job may be fine, life may be calling us to take ownership and responsibility. Issues such as a divorce or death of a loved one can create moments of reflection and the need to consider new paths. SHIFTs are bound to happen in every one of our lives, so grab yours with gusto. Begin this new year by considering the important elements of your SHIFT and get on the path of the life you love. Start with this podcast.   To connect with John Hinkle and learn more about his SHIFT Principles, you can email him at John@SHIFTPrinciples.com.  You can also connect with him on LinkedIn and Facebook.  Check out the special download of the SHIFT Principles he has available for you plus get a free copy of his book (plus shipping/handling), SHIFT: Moving From Where You Are to the Life You Want by clicking here.  John also has a special offer for listeners of this podcast when you click here.       Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

      Krister Ungerboeck               Your Words Can Create a Highly Engaged Team  The words you choose are having a significant impact on the people you lead. Are you choosing words that will inspire others to follow you? Struggling leaders should examine their words, assess where they come from and how they may be putting a damper on the people who follow them. Just like everyone else, leaders default to the words of those who influenced them from a young age. The words we speak to others are often an echo of the words we are speaking to ourselves, and those words were initiated by our original leaders. When we grow up hearing negative words, we often speak negative words ourselves. Examine your words, determine where they come from and how you can select words that will inspire those around you. Become the leader whose words transform others to want to follow you.   Learn more about Krister Ungerboeck and his newest book, The Language of Leadership: Words to Transform How you Lead, Live and Love, to be out in Spring 2019, by clicking here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Dr. Donna Hicks               Are You Valuing Dignity in the Workplace? As a leader, what is more important – dignity, respect or trust? Actually, that is a trick question. While respect and trust must be earned, dignity is inherent in every human being. It does not need to be earned. So the big question is, are you respecting the dignity of everyone in your organization? When leaders don’t treat others with dignity, their respect for you will be undermined. Every human being is vulnerable to having their dignity hurt, and dignity be violated when we try to ‘look good’ and ‘save face.’ We undermine respect when we don’t come clean and tell the truth. Dignity is important and it is important for leaders to understand their role in it. If you want to be the manager with mojo whose people feel valued, you owe it to yourself to listen to this podcast.   Learn more about Dr. Hicks and the books she's written about dignity, including her newest, Leading with Dignity– How to Create a Culture that Brings Out the Best in People, by clicking here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

      Richard Sheridan               Imagine the Possibilities: Less Contemplating, More Acting We all begin our careers eager to change the world, ready to bring all the amazing things we have to offer. And then we are hit with quality issues, blown budgets, and missed deadlines and realize this isn’t going like we imagined. Plus, we are ‘led’ by a management that has instituted a gazillion rules designed to reduce our screw-ups. Leaders are afraid we will make bad choices and don’t trust us. The mojo is sucked right out of the room. Leaders should be stoking the fires of creativity, imagination, energy, invention and integration, igniting the fire within each member of the team to come to work excited to offer their best. Where did we go wrong? Maybe you’ve forgotten what joy looks like. Steve chats with the CEO of Menlo Innovations, winner of the When Work Works ward for 11 straight years.   You can connect with Richard Sheridan on Twitter and LinkedIn, and learn more about Menlo Innovations by clicking here.  Check out Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear by clicking the link.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

      Dr. Kristen Sosulski               Data Visualization is a Valuable Tool for Leaders Understanding financials is a critical responsibility of the manager and leader. You also must be able to communicate the value of those numbers effectively. Too often presentations will be planned to educate, inform and gain consensus, but end up being dull, boring and confusing. Not enough time is spent giving thought to the value of the information in order to gain agreement and move ideas forward. How well do you understand the numbers that are driving your business? How well can you communicate the value of that information to those who do not understand yet have a role in helping ideas come to fruition? If you are in a position of leading others to desired outcomes, of presenting ideas and gaining support, or to educate and inform others of the success your team is having, it is incumbent to understand the importance of data visualization and how it plays a role in the success of you and others.   Learn more about Dr. Sosulski by visiting her website and connecting on Twitter and LinkedIn.  Learn more about her new book, Data Visualization Made Simple: Insights Into Becoming Visual, by clicking the link.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Sharon Sayler               What Affect are You Having on the Response You are Getting? Do you understand what your body language is saying? While we often think of the eloquence of a great communicator, the best communicators are even more aware of what they don’t say, at least with words. They use non-verbal communication intentionally and understand how body language is perceived. Body language also comes into play when needing to have difficult conversations, a regular requirement of the leader and manager. If you find yourself delaying these conversations, the better question to ask is ‘How can you be prepared for them?’ How can you approach these conversations successfully? If you are having difficulty with others, this podcast could provide clues of what you may be doing that encourages conflict. Get body-language savvy now.   You can learn more about Sharon Sayler and her work by clicking here, and take advantage of her body language gift offer by clicking here.   Check out her book, What Your Body Says (And How to Master the Message): Inspire, Influence, Build Trust, and Create Lasting Business Relationships, by clicking the link.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development            Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life.   Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

      Jakob Heuser               Train Managers Before They Become Bad Bosses You are losing good talent because of bad bosses. It’s a 50-year old problem that isn’t correcting itself. So, why aren’t you training them? Budgets don’t seem to be the issue, as many who can afford it simply choose not to. Each organization needs skilled managers at every level, yet nearly all disciplines promote top performers into management positions with no training and expect them to be successful. Compute 75% of the total salary cost of the managers who have left your organization. That is what it is costing you to replace the people you lose. Is it worth the financial strain and the headaches? As a leader, it is your job to help people be successful. Stop ignoring this responsibility and take action so that future successful managers won’t become bad bosses instead. This podcast will get you started.   Learn more about Jakob Heuser and check out some special assessment tools and resources he's set aside for listeners of the Manager Mojo podcast by clicking here.       Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development             Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Christy Hoskins             Is Your LinkedIn Profile Glam or Spam?  How effectively are you using LinkedIn as a platform to fulfill management needs, to seek career opportunities, or both? When used correctly, LinkedIn can be a partner to help advance your career in numerous ways. It can be used to find great candidates for open positions. When you get involved and get to know others, it can help further your career. A good way to get started is by focusing on your profile and making sure it represents you accurately and professionally. Otherwise, it could be suggesting that you are spam! A former chief marketing officer and SVP of strategy, Christy Hoskins now consults executives on branding and leveraging social media for business growth. She shares her knowledge of effectively using LinkedIn in this podcast.   Learn more about Christy Hoskins by visiting her website.  You can also connect with her on LinkedIn.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Jeffrey Shaw               Are You Speaking Their Lingo? As a leader, clarity of communication is critical, yet have you ever felt like employees weren’t hearing you? Understanding the emotional triggers of employees is important for a leader. Have you wondered why sales aren’t as high as you expect? You are probably not speaking the correct lingo. Tuning in to the language of your ideal customer means you are speaking their lingo. Bergdorf Goodman, the exclusive department store, is successful because they speak the language of their customers. Jeffrey Shaw discovered Bergdorf’s language when he had a struggling business and didn’t know how to speak in a way his customers could hear him. That changed and so did the bottom line. Jeffrey and I had an intriguing conversation of how he went about uncovering customer (and employee) lingo and how you can do that too!   Check out Jeffrey Shaw's book, Lingo: Discover Your Ideal Customer’s Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible, by clicking the link.  If you would like Jeffrey to review your website's lingo, click here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development         Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

        Dave Sanderson               Do You Want to be in Control or In Charge? It was a normal day. He flew a lot, yet wasn’t supposed to be on this plane. From experience he knew there were multiple engines, so the fire on the wing didn’t excite him. Now he can say he was on the plane that was the “Miracle on the Hudson.” While floating in the river, his first instinct was to get the heck out of there! And then he heard his Mother’s voice (who had previously died) say, “If you do the right thing, God will take care of you,” so he knew he needed to help others. Dave Sanderson was one of the miracles that became known as the “Miracle on the Hudson.” He now considers that traumatic situation a blessing. He learned lessons and applies them to his life. Do you need a personal catastrophe before realizing there are some changes that should be made in your life? If you desire to be a better leader, spouse, parent, son/daughter, sibling, friend, listen to Dave’s harrowing yet uplifting story of how a pivotal moment in one’s life can be the best thing to ever happen. Learn more about Dave Sanderson and his work by visiting his website.  You can also connect with him on LinkedIn, and check out his book Moment’s Matter – How One Defining Moment Can Create a Lifetime of Purpose.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

        Michael Lombardi               What the NFL can Teach Leaders in Business Whether you love sports or not, there are a lot of leadership lessons to be learned. You see, sports aren't just the games. Sports provide examples of excellence, persistence, tenacity and leadership. Any sports team that has been remembered over time has exhibited all of these characteristics and more. The players must surpass others in their determination to remain the best at what they do. This requires keeping their bodies and skills at peak levels. It requires understanding how to execute what they work so hard to build with precision and brilliance. Michael Lombardi has spent a career in the NFL having the opportunity to engage with some of the best in and on the field – Bill Walsh, Al Davis and Bill Belichick to name few. He learned about great work ethics, developing character, understanding the importance of the details and relentless self-improvement. Building a great organization requires daily focus and nurturing. The team must be continually reminded of what needs to be done and what the expectations are. If you want to build a team of excellent performers, be sure to listen to this podcast for the key to the critical attributes that can lead to your success.   Learn more about Michael Lombardi's work by clicking here.  Check out his podcast by going here, and connect with him on Twitter.  Also, check out his new book GRIDIRON GENIUS: A Master Class in Winning Championships and Building Dynasties in the NFL by clicking the link.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development           Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Ken Larson               Leaders Must Get in Position to be in Position Are you in position to be in a position for success? As a leader, you have the ability to see the big picture and to think strategically. Often that type of thinking doesn’t lend itself to easily being able to see the first step toward getting to that picture. Maybe you need to hire a new COO. Contacting a head-hunter and looking for a replacement probably isn’t your best first step. Being able to achieve an end result requires taking a step back to review what is necessary to make it happen. For many of you, that will involve painstaking, detailed thinking. If you need the team to be in a position to achieve success, be sure to get them in the position they need to be in first. Stop jumping around. Get in position to be in position, and you’ll be the leader everyone consults when success is the end goal.   You can learn more about Ken Larson by visiting his website and going to is profile on LinkedIn.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Chip Conley               Wisdom is One of the Most Valuable Components of Leadership Wisdom is one of the most valuable components any leader can possess – good judgment, unvarnished insight, and emotional intelligence are some of wisdom’s attributes. Do others consider you authentic, willing to say what is on your mind, and candid without sugar-coating insight? The people who choose to follow you want your shared wisdom, graciously helping them to develop theirs. Why are owls considered wise? Because they listen. Listen to others and help them learn and grow in their current path by offering the wisdom and insight you have gathered over the years. Be a powerful mentor and ‘modern elder’ who is willing to share as well as learn. Never stop learning about what fascinates you. It will keep you young and full of life and allow you to develop one of the most valuable components of leadership – wisdom.   Learn more about Chip Conley by visiting his website or connecting with him on Twitter.  You can also check out his new book, Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, by clicking here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Jennifer Fondrevay               Understand The Human Side of Mergers & Acquisitions  We leaders throw the term around like we’re high financiers – “M&A.” The reality is that mergers and acquisitions aren’t only about the numbers. There is a human impact, and too often that isn’t taken into consideration or it is not given the consideration that is due. You think nothing is going to change? Think again. It already has the moment M&A is mentioned, and your people know it. More mergers fail than succeed, and the ill-considered impact on employees is a big reason. The only thing we have in business is trust and credibility. If you give those up during the current M&A project, you’ve given up everything. Don’t undermine the trust you’ve built in the team. Understand the human impact of mergers and acquisitions.   Learn more about Jennifer Fondrevay and pre-order her new book, Now What? A Survivors Guide for Navigating and Thriving Through Acquisition, by visiting her website.  You can also connect with her on LinkedIn.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Don Barden               Do You Share the Traits of the Top 1%?  In every aspect of life, there seems to be that Top 1%, those who have achieved success beyond what is considered ‘normal.’ While we all work hard and try our best, we wonder what makes them ‘so lucky.’ Were they born with it? Did they have special parents or someone in their life who taught them? Did they know the right people? The answer is no to any of that. The Elite 1% aren’t lucky. They put in the time and effort to reach a high level of performance, and the characteristics that define them cut across race, culture, language, industry, and any other category you want to look at. There is common ground upon which these individuals are focused. If you want to know what qualities you share or what qualities you may want to learn, tune into this podcast to hear how it is done.   Learn more about Don Barden and his work by emailing him directly at the address mentioned in the podcast.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

      Lucas Conley               The Importance of Long-Term Thinking in a Short-Term World Business (and careers) seem to have been relegated to short-term thinking. A three-month view for profits is the norm, so decisions are made to support the next bottom line. What happened to valuable long-term thinking? Is that even done any more? Yes, it is. And make note – it is usually done by the most successful leaders and businesses. Long-term thinkers know the result they are looking for, so they act more quickly when decisions must be made. They are clear on their ambition to go the distance, and they are passionate about the vision to get there. They clarify and share the passion and values with team members to rally support. They know what will separate their business, and they remain relevant with the times. Why are you doing what you are doing, and what about that will leave the world a better place? Consider that as you listen to this podcast.   Learn more about Lucas Conley and The Legacy Lab, by clicking here.  You can connect with The Legacy Lab on Twitter and Facebook, and you can check out Legacy in the Making: Building a Long-Term Brand to Stand Out in a Short-Term World by clicking here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

      Drew Dudley               Plan to Matter and Make a Difference as a Leader  Most people are uncomfortable acknowledging they are a leader. They don’t feel they deserve it and can’t believe that someone is paying them. Why is that? Every day, moments pass us by that are leadership moments. They not only occur in our businesses, but they happen in our families, with our friends, at the grocery, everywhere. Most we don’t see, and many we see but don’t act on. To achieve anything in life, there needs to be a focus on the end result. Have you looked at your leadership over time – the past 6 months or year? Stop that, and begin looking at it every day. This is day one. Who do you want to be today, as a manager, parent, friend, colleague? Decide what that is and go do it – EVERY DAY. To succeed at anything you must do something every day. Start now. This is Day One.   Learn more about Drew Dudley and buy his book, This is Day One – A Practical Guide to Leadership That Matters, by visiting his website.  You can also listen to his inspirational TED Talk by clicking here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Scott Beebe                   Vision & Mission – Are Yours Sitting on a Shelf?  You either love them or hate them – Vision, Mission and Values. Likely you love them because you have them, they are working for you and are instrumental in fueling success. You likely hate them because 1) You don’t see the value or 2) You have them but they don’t work (because they are on a shelf somewhere). People who jump out of bed each morning excited for the day do so because they have a vision and purpose. They are passionate about what they are focused on. Those who have a hard time dragging out each morning lack a focus. What they need is to direct their attention on creating a Vision, Mission and Values for their life and career/business. Scott Beebe burned out on the corporate rat race. He wanted a business on purpose, and he now helps small business owners remove themselves from the chaos of their business and get their lives back by articulating an intentional Vision, Mission and Values. If you’ve gotten caught in the unending cycle of 8-5:00, go home and do it all again tomorrow, you might want to learn how a Vision, Mission and Values can put you back on the track you’ve been yearning for.   Learn more about Scott Beebe by visiting his website.  Don't forget to check out the free tutorial and template to begin creating your vision right now, here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Rob Shallenberger               Save 40+ Years – Here’s How the Best Leaders Do It It is far too common for someone to be promoted into a leadership position, and immediately try to figure out what they should be doing. Want to be a successful leader? Save 40+ years of your life, and listen to this podcast. After years of personal experience plus researching peak performing organizations, Rob Shallenberger’s father distilled into 12 principles the powerful attributes that propel teams and organizations to the top. As a fighter pilot, Rob also learned valuable lessons that ignite teams and leaders and fuel high performance at every level. A leading authority in planning and execution, Rob Shallenberger joins the Manager Mojo podcast to share the principles from the book, his experience as a pilot and how they lead to powerful teams and leaders.   Learn more about Rob Shallenberger and his work with peak performance at this website.  Don't forget to mention this podcast for a free Organizational Assessment as well as a Personal Productivity Assessment.  Get the book, Becoming Your Best - The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, by clicking the link.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Karen Brown               Why are You Stopping Your Success?  What are you telling yourself that is stopping you from achieving the success you imagine? “I’m not smart enough. I don’t have enough money. I don’t know the right people.” When you don’t stretch yourself to fulfill your dreams, you become one of the walking dead, going through the motions but not finding fulfillment. What is stopping you? It is likely your unconscious brain. When you tap into it, you tap into the potential of who you want to be. Stop telling yourself negative, limiting statements. Start focusing on what you want and begin to program that powerful brain of yours to support you in achieving it. “Think you can, think you can’t; either way you’ll be right.” Henry Ford    An unconscious mind expert, Karen Brown, joins Steve on this podcast to discuss how you can change your beliefs, just as she transformed hers and competed in the IRONMAN, the toughest race in the world.   Learn more about Karen Brown by visiting her website.  Receive five videos on neuro-linguistic techniques, link to her book and more by clicking here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development          Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Jonah Sachs               Leaders Face a Knowledge Conundrum – Their Own  Leaders face a conundrum of becoming so well versed in their industry and discipline that they become jaded in opening their minds to thinking they don’t know it all. Ego can be dangerous! However, if you are willing to listen to those who don’t agree with you and be open to putting your ego on the shelf, you might be surprised at the creative ideas that come your way. Encourage the team to take risks after intelligent thinking. Humble yourself by stepping back from thinking you know the answer and you might find a new strength. Let others find some of the answers. If you are willing to get comfortable with the uncomfortable, to be criticized by your fiercest critic and to let others step up and shine, you’ll want to listen to this podcast.   You can learn more about Jonah Sachs by visiting his website, and you can connect with him on Twitter.  Check out his new book, Unsafe Thinking: How to be Nimble and Bold When You Need it Most, by clicking the link.    Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development              Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

        Lee Caraher               Is It Entitlement or Conditioning? Expectations of Millennials  Is it possible for a group of 80 million people to feel entitled, or have they been conditioned to expect certain things? They didn’t request a trophy or sticker when doing something, it was given to them as future encouragement. And it worked. As you have progressed in your leadership journey, you may have learned that ideas and thoughts need to be expressed in ways that can be understood. You wouldn’t speak French to someone who only understood Russian. As with all people, when you understand where they are coming from (or the ‘language’ they understand) you will be on the road to a successful relationship and the development of a potential star employee for your business. Lee Caraher hired her first Millennial several years ago, and on her first day of work she brought her dog and left at 3:00 to visit her mother. Lee was beside herself, yet she took the time to understand the ‘language’ and learned how to communicate in ways that could be heard. They were also ways that created a rock star employee. Learn from Lee’s experience in this podcast.   Learn more about Lee Caraher by visiting her website and connecting with her on Twitter.  You can also check out her book Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making it Work at Work by clicking the link.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development             Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)      

      Albert J. Williams               Entrepreneurship Means Business! Do you have the itch to leave corporate America and start your own business? If you desire more freedom and the ability to call your own shots, stay employed! There is a fallacy that being an entrepreneur will provide that. It may, but only if you are willing to work 24/7 for an undetermined period of time to achieve the freedom you are looking for. Owning a business isn’t for the faint of heart. Entrepreneurship means business baby! It requires agility when there is a disruption and a response is necessary. You can’t wait for others to tell you what to do. You must create the vision and go for it. Stop letting naysayers plant fear and stop your dreams. Surround yourself with like-minded people who support your success. If you’ve been wanting to make a change in your life, this podcast will provide the reality and inspiration you may need to take an educated first step.   Learn more about Albert Williams by connecting with him on LinkedIn and Twitter.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development               Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

      Liz Kislik               Avoiding Conflict can be Creating Conflict It is not unusual for people to want to avoid conflict. Of course we want to get along with one another and work in a happy environment, but getting along doesn’t mean we always agree or need to ’just talk about it.’ In fact, avoiding conflict can actually create conflict. Conflict is a cloud that gets in the way of the work getting done, and it is costing your business A LOT of money. If you are a leader who tends to run away from conflict, learn to deal with it. Water cooler conversations, pre/post meetings before the actual meeting and work disruptions are signs of unresolved anger and conflict. What are the causes of workplace conflict? There are situations that are common to every work group, and in this podcast we discuss a few of those, plus a few of the unique situations you may be experiencing. Liz Kislik is an expert at dealing with and managing conflict. Check out her great insights in this conversation.   Learn more about Liz Kislik, download her free eBook and get her field guide for dealing with conflict by clicking here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development             Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

        Dr. James Kelley               They Can See Through You  Are you a confident, self-aware leader who likes themself? If you aren’t, chances are the team can see right through you. It is exhausting to be multiple versions of yourself – one at work, one at home. In fact, it is impossible to pull that off and do it well for very long. You and those you love will suffer. How can you change that? Become aware and stay in tune with the nudges life is sending your way. Have you had an embarrassing failure, conflict with others, an important lapse in communication? Those are examples of signs that life is sending to prompt you to begin looking at yourself. Often examples are helpful, and that is what this podcast’s guest provides. Dr. James Kelley was ignoring some of life’s nudges, and in the course of getting back on track he interviewed and wrote about authentic leaders who thrived in adversity. This podcast may give you the nudge needed.   To learn more about Dr. James Kelley, visit his website, where you can also get a free download of the first chapter of his new book, The Crucibles Gift: 5 Lessons from Authentic Leaders Who Thrive in Adversity.  You can also check out his book on Amazon.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development             Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

Cassandra Frangos               C-Suite Bound? Here’s the Code  Do you have dreams of one day being in the C-Suite? Have you ever wondered if there is a ‘code’ (maybe even a secret one?) that you should know in order to get there?  While there are no guarantees, there is excellent and practical advice for anyone who is focused on arriving at the C-Suite, and it is valuable to know what that advice and direction is.  Often called “the executive whisperer,” Cassandra Frangos has experience guiding success-bound executives into the C-Suite.  She is the author of Crack the C-Suite Code: How Successful Leaders Make It to the Top, and she explains critical paths that every Suite-bound individual should pay attention to.  Learn about them in this podcast.   You can learn more about and connect with Cassandra Frangos by visiting LinkedIn and Twitter.  Check out her book Crack the C-Suite Code: How Successful Leaders Make It to the Top by clicking the link.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development            Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

Allen Gannett               Creativity is Hard Work - “Yesterday” Didn’t Happen in a Day  Yesterday, the most recorded song in history, was a 20-month endeavor that began with 6 notes in a dream. And you thought it was a quick inspiration of Paul McCartney’s that the Beatle’s rushed to record, didn’t you? The truth is that creativity takes a lot of thoughtful, hard work immersing oneself in all the videos, articles, books and other information you can find about the topic that is your passion. Science shows that you can nurture your creativity, so if you didn’t think you had a creative bone in your body, there is definitely hope. To be creative, you must work on creativity. If you are looking for the inspiration that will encourage that creativity, listen to this podcast.   Learn more about the work of Allen Gannett and his new book The Creative Curve – How to Develop the Right Idea at the Right Time by clicking the links.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development            Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Liam Martin               Are Remote Employees Actually Working?  Remote workers are quite common today, yet there continues to be the lingering doubt that they are actually working. How can you know if yours are – or aren’t? While it is true that remote workers are happier, more efficient, can be hired faster and have higher retention, and remote work is the #1 request of millennials, how can you be sure they are doing what is needed and expected? Are they extremely busy? That’s no indicator. If you’ve thought that building a remote team of top talent was impossible, think again. It is very possible and in fact, has been done. Liam Martin is the co-founder and CMO of TimeDoctor.com and an expert into the pros/cons, ins/outs of successfully hiring and managing remote workers. If you struggle managing and leading remotely, you’ll find great ideas in this podcast to turn that around.   Learn more about Liam Martin and get a free trial by checking out TimeDoctor.com.   To learn more about his conference on remote work to be held June 23 & 24, 2018, in Bali, click here.       Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development            Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

Todd Palmer               Focus on Culture to Recruit Top Talent We are currently in a tight labor market and the job candidate has the upper hand. What process do you have in place to attract the best talent? Why should prospects want to work for your organization? What makes you special, unique and cool? Sell them on your organization, where they fit in and why their contribution will be valuable. Second, if you are waiting to search for new people after someone submits their resignation, you have waited too long. Recruiting is a nonstop, ongoing process, and there should be a waiting list of great talent waiting to work with you. Finally, an onboarding program can be the initial critical step for welcoming a new team member to the family. Mentioning family, how are you also welcoming and treating theirs? When you can get their family excited and ‘on board,’ you have a winning formula! Listen to this podcast for an expert’s ideas on being the best and recruiting the best.   Learn more about Todd Palmer by visiting his website at ExtraordinaryAdvisors.com.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development              Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

Jon Kolko               What are the Rules for Creativity in Your Organization?  Is your organization known for its creativity in product or service solutions and for arriving at creative solutions to challenging internal issues? Just like individuals, organizations can think of themselves as not being creative, yet it behooves them to gain creative clarity, have a creative strategy and value a culture of criticism. If you are stumped about what that means, you need to listen to the conversation Steve had with Jon Kolko, the author of Creative Clarity: A Practical Guide for Bringing Creative Thinking into Your Company. Every bone in Jon’s body is creative, and he shares great insights into the rules of creativity and the value of having a creative environment in your organization. There are rules to the game (so to speak) and Jon explains them with clarity and simplicity.   Learn more about Jon Kolko, his work and writing by visiting Modernist Studio and his personal website.  You can also follow him on Twitter.  To learn more about his book Creative Clarity – A Practical Guide for Bringing Creative Thinking into Your Company, click the link.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development            Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

Jeff McManus               Plant the Seeds for Future Leaders  Jeff McManus grows things. As the Director of Landscape Services at the University of Mississippi, he grows plants…he grows people…he grows ideas. Jeff is a problem-solver, understanding that doing more with less is a 21st century mandate. Faced with a multi-million dollar landscaping beautification project, a demand for excellence, high productivity, and with a stagnant budget, Jeff knew that growing the people was critical to growing the plants. Taking his grounds employees, affectionately known as “weeders”, and developing them into “leaders” has been a joyous challenge that reaped acres of rewards in the form of national recognition as the Most Beautiful Campus by the Princeton Review, PGMS, Newsweek and every faculty, staff, student and visitor who has walked onto the Ole Miss Campus. Building on that momentum, Jeff has designed a professional development plan for his Weeders called Landscape University. His message rings true for any industry leader or manager looking to grow a high-performance and dedicated workforce.  Cultivate greatness on your team.   Learn more about Jeff McManus and how he cultivates greatness by visiting his website.  You can order his book Growing Weeders Into Leaders – Leadership Lessons From the Ground Level through his website or by going to Amazon.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development              Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

Allen Adamson               Success Isn’t Final, But Yours May Be Look around. Does everyone in your office look alike and think alike? If so, you’re in trouble of remaining relevant (and in business!). Diversity of thought and ideas is a valuable trait for every business to have in a world of rapid change. If you have gotten comfortable doing what you did yesterday because it brought you the success you have today, be prepared for that success to shift. Having pride in past accomplishments and the arrogance to think that will continue brings a complacency that is a solid foundation for a business to be out of business. Get out of your bubble, talk with the front line staff and talk to customers. What do they want and need? Don’t allow your business to be left behind. Be proactive. Get out of the office and engage with people where it counts. Up your game and get prepared for the next shift.   To learn more and get in contact with Allen Adamson you can email him at Allen@Metaforce.co.  To check out Shift Ahead – How the Best Companies Stay Relevant in a Fast Changing World click on the link.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development              Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

Aaron Walker               Where Does the Grit Go When You’re Blindsided by a Bus?  Are you plowing forward toward what you want to achieve in life, or are you holding your breath hoping that luck will make it happen for you? Success requires living proactively, not reactively. You can’t be reactive to accomplish your dreams. Dreams require an intent with a plan, goals, and execution every day on those goals. When someone says, “You can’t do that!” do you return the challenge, “No, YOU can’t do that! Watch me go do it!” When you are fired up with grit and determination, anything is possible. But what do you do when a bus stops you dead in your tracks? Do you keep plowing forward, or do you retreat? Aaron Walker did it all – sold a business by age 27, found financial security, got bored with money and went back to work for greater accomplishments. And then he was hit by a proverbial bus – or rather, he was driving the car that hit someone else. What do you do when the wind has been taken out of your sails? Dig deep for the grit and determination, just like Aaron. If you need a big dose of motivation and some OOMPH to get back at it, listen to this podcast that takes you from the highest of ambitions to the lowest of defeats, and find out how to end up with a life of significance.   Learn more about Aaron Walker and his work by clicking here.  Remember to download the three free documents he offered.  Also, you can check out his book, View From the Top: Living a Life of Significance by clicking here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development            Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

Susan Peppercorn             Get that Inner Critic Out of Your Head  Is there a recurring voice in your head reminding you that you are not quite good enough? Do you have a track record of success but haven’t been able to move to the next level?  Your inner critic may be holding you back.  It is likely affecting your work and the success of your team, and it needs to stop.  If you find yourself seeking perfection, procrastinating or not stepping up to take on a new project, that critic has gotten out of control.  In fact, that inner critic is affecting your attitude and happiness, and you can’t afford to give the control of those over to anyone else.  Whether you are on the front line or in the CEO’s office, your inner critic can get the best of you.  Stop for a moment and listen to this podcast, where Susan Peppercorn explains how to recognize the inner critic and how to get rid of it once and for all.   Learn more about Susan Peppercorn and her work by clicking here.  Don't forget to check out her free eBooks and job assessment.  You can also connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter.  To check out her book, Ditch Your Inner Critic at Work, click here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development              Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Dorie Clark               Live a Life of Reinvention  Has an unplanned change in jobs ever caused you to panic about where you’ll find the next one? Possibly you’ve become tired of the one you currently have and are ready to make a change, either some new skills and knowledge or a new career entirely.  Start getting ready now by reinventing yourself.  You don’t need to reinvent yourself entirely.  Simply looking at new abilities to add to your repertoire can add a spark to things and increase value right where you’re at.  Looking at the things that interest and excite you, like learning a new language, getting a degree or taking on a fun project can reinvigorate and add value too.  The more you learn to broaden your expertise, the more flexible you can be as situations change.  Don’t be willing to unhappily grind it out.  Reinvent yourself and the love you have for your life and career.   Learn more about Dorie Clark by clicking here.  Download her entrepreneurial self-assessment by clicking here.  And, you can check out her books Reinventing You and Entrepreneurial You by clicking the links.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development            Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)  

Tricia Brouk             Yes, Everyone is Judging You  It is said that the #1 fear in the world is public speaking, well ahead of #5, which is death. Does that seem right?  Would you rather be dead than to have to speak in front of others?  It is human to fear others judging us, yet as a leader that fear must be conquered if you are to communicate your thoughts and motivate others to action.  Getting your ideas across is paramount to your success.  You need to lead teams and companies to their goals.  Yet, if you struggle communicating with passion and conviction and motivating others to act, you are missing the mark.  It is not uncommon to be poor at public speaking, and it is absolutely a skill you can conquer – and conquer you must!  Check out this podcast as Steve talks with an expert in helping others communicate their big idea and to develop an Oscar-worthy presentation.   To learn more about Tricia Brouk and her work, click here.       Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development              Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Dr. Alvin C. Miles           What is Your Relationship with Near Success?  What is your relationship with near success, almost succeeding, but not quite? You’ve achieved something, but it wasn’t ‘it’. Did you fail? Is this the end or just a stepping stone? Your mindset will control which direction you choose. If you’re not getting the results desired, it’s time to think about what you’ve been thinking about. What happens between your ears is what is driving your success. Having a ‘fixed’ or ‘growth’ mindset could be the difference. Remember when the mile hadn’t been run in less than four minutes? In fact, it was a commonly held belief that four minutes was impossible. Why didn’t Roger Bannister believe that? What is the difference? Whether you think you can or you can’t, your mindset is controlling the outcome. Don’t allow ‘near success’ to be your success. Think about what you’re thinking about, and create the mindset to achieve anything you want. This podcast can help you get started.   Learn more of Dr. Miles' MASTER Model and other work by clicking here.  You can also email him at Alvin@AlvinCMiles.com.       Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development              Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Adam Markel                 Use Rituals to Support Resiliency as a Leader  Have you ever had a moment when you realized that everything you’d been taught growing up wasn’t working for you? We’re taught to go to school, get a ‘good job,’ and to work hard.  There’s nothing wrong with any of that, and in fact, it can be good advice.  Sometimes, however, we find ourselves in jobs that, when we wake up in the morning, we feel we can’t go another day.  Overcome the horror of being stuck by creating rituals that support your life and career and allow you to pivot.  The quality of your life depends upon consciously selected habits, or ‘rituals.’  Select the rituals that support the life you love.  None of us is promised tomorrow, so make the most of today through supportive rituals and learn to pivot in your career and life.    To learn more about Adam Markel and his work, you can visit here.  To start your pivot and download the Kickstart Guide, click here.   Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development            Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Jacqueline Carter                 They Will Give Up a Pay Increase to See You Fired!  As a leader, you know how difficult that responsibility is. In fact, it is so difficult that 80% of your people think you are doing a bad job engaging them. AND, 65% of employees would give up their next pay increase just to see you fired! Now that’s an eye opener. We’ve lost sight of what leadership is all about. It is not about the managing of people, systems and ‘stuff.’ Critical qualities for the successful leader to embrace are mindfulness, selflessness and compassion. Do you think those sound soft and woo-woo? They aren’t. In fact, they are darn difficult to achieve. Jacqueline Carter pays a return visit to the Manager Mojo podcast to discuss the findings in her new book MIND OF THE LEADER: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results. Check it out – before you get fired.   Learn more about Jacqueline Carter's new book MIND OF THE LEADER: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results by clicking the link.   If you'd like to connect with Ms. Carter,  you can email her at Jacqueline.Carter@PotentialProject.com.      Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development              Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Morten Hansen                 Have the Mindset of a Top Achiever – Do the Minimum Necessary What does it mean to work smarter? Does it mean to do each task better than the other person, or could it mean to stop doing it and work less? If you guessed the latter, you would be right. We’ve bought into the notion that hard work is necessary to achieve big results. Top performers aren’t lazy. They are focused on results. What can be eliminated from the work routine that steals time and doesn’t contribute value-added time to the result? It is time to challenge the traditional way of thinking and to consider new conventions of success. What are you currently doing that you should stop doing, that will allow you to focus better and achieve better results? Why do kids have homework in school? Why do hotels check in their guests? Good questions! Start focusing on value and result, and you will be focusing time and attention on the few critical processes that will lead to success.   Learn more about Morten Hansen and his work by clicking here.  You can also check out his new book Great at Work: How Top Performers Work Less and Achieve More on his website, or click here to go to Amazon.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development            Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Brian M. Harman                   Don’t Be a Leadersh*t Skid Mark  It is no secret, that with all the training and coaching available today, the world is widely devoid of great management and leadership. Why does the ability of people in supervisory and managerial positions suffer so greatly?  All the circumstances in your life have been and are opportunities to practice good leadership.  Leaders must understand how powerful they can be with a well-planned message.  Is your mojo coming through to the team?  As Brian M. Harman says in his book Learn Laugh Lead – How to Avoid a Hugh Leadersh*t, “Are you going to be a skid mark in the pants of life, or are you going to be the leader needed?”  That’s a great question for all of us to ask, and you can begin with the insight Brian shares in this podcast.   Learn more about Brian Harman and his free storytelling webinars by clicking here.  Check out his book, Learn, Laugh, Lead: How to Avoid a Huge Leadersh*t by clicking here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development              Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Colleen DeBaise                   Do you Have a Brilliant Idea Worth Millions?  Do you have thoughts of one day becoming an entrepreneur and owning your own business? Turning your brilliant idea into a successful business sounds exciting, but it also requires the necessary skills and abilities to go from an idea to thriving. That being said, you don’t need months of market research or writing business plans behind you before hanging your shingle. Get started right away with minimal product and make tweaks as you go. Colleen DeBaise, a business journalist and author of Start a Successful Business: Expert Advice to Take Your Startup from Idea to Empire has spent a career covering entrepreneurship and small business. She shares some of her insights in this podcast, and those insights could be the impetus for you to turn your big idea into a successful enterprise.   Learn more about Colleen DeBaise and Inc Magazine by clicking the links.  You can also check out Colleen's new book Start a Successful Business: Expert Advice to Take Your Startup from Idea to Empire by clicking here.   Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development                Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Lisa Nirell                   Start Designing a New Future for Customers and Teams Technology has taken over how we live, work and play. While we often think of tech as the norm, a new future has arrived, one where self-awareness is a critical component that leaders should bring to their teams, customers and board. As a leader, each day you make choices with your time to deal with chronic issues, respond to problems or create a new future for customers and teams. In an age of transparency, customers can write and comment about us anonymously, both positively and negatively. Be willing to ask customers questions and be prepared for good and bad news. Appreciate your customers’ willingness to be straight with you. Unfortunately, less than 8% of leaders choose to design new futures and it’s time to consider priorities. Listen to what Lisa Nirell, author of The Mindful Marketer, has to say in this podcast.   Learn more about Lisa Nirell and check out her book The Mindful Marketer: How to Stay Present and Profitable in a Data Driven World, by clicking here.  Check out The Mindful Marketer discussion guides and assessment tools by clicking here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development           Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Cort Dial                   Great Leaders Focus Less on Strategy and More on People  “I have a strategic plan” is not a quote we remember Martin Luther King, Jr. saying at the Lincoln Memorial. Great leaders focus less on strategy and more on people.  They understand how affecting the feelings of people can inspire others to climb the mountain with them.  Have you ever been told that your ideas weren’t welcome and to focus on your job?  That’s likely because you are a heretic (soon to be hero), who is on the way to becoming a great leader.  The world needs you!  In his book, Heretics to Hero: A Memoir on Modern Leadership, Cort Dial discusses, through storytelling, the leadership lessons he learned throughout a career on skyscrapers and in South American jungles.   To learn more about Cort Dial, his work and his book Heretics to Hero: A Memoir on Modern Leadership, click here.       Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development           Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Jon Gordon                 Be a Positive Leader – Help People be Their Best and Hold Them Accountable  We need more positive leaders in the world, leaders who inspire and accomplish more. Positive leaders get more out of their people and motivate them to discover their grit and be their best. Do you know what the #1 predictor of success is? Over talent, title, wealth or appearance, grit will get you to a successful finish line nearly every time. The positive leader has grit because positive leadership is serious, hard work that requires daily, focused determination. No Pollyanna, unicorns or rainbows here. Leaders and teams who lose their ‘Super Bowl,’ the ‘big one,’ don’t wallow in their loss, but they look forward to future victories. And while those future victories are sweet, the positive leader doesn’t consider them the ultimate victory. They also take that positivity to other areas of their life and focus on being great spouses, parents, siblings and friends. Do you consider yourself a positive individual, or are you allowing negativity to get the upper hand? Don’t beat yourself up over negativity and be diligent in putting it behind you and looking for the positive. Uncover the grit that is essential to successful, positive leaders and you will have uncovered the #1 predictor of your success.   Learn more about Jon Gordon by clicking here.  You can also connect with him on Twitter @JonGordon11.   If you'd like to go directly to a link about his book, The Power of Positive Leadership: How and Why Positive Leaders Transform Organizations and Change the World, click here.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development           Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Scott Wintrip                   4 to 8 Interviews Before Hiring are Unnecessary  Stop holding a parade of 4 to 8 interviews before hiring new employees. It is an unnecessary expense, as hiring can be accomplished successfully with as few as two. The hiring process reached an historical high in 2016 when 26.6 work days (that’s longer than one month!) were taken to fill job vacancies. That’s a problem for leaders. Most likely you have an inefficient process that is driven by the fear of making wrong choices. What will you learn in the eighth interview that you couldn’t know by the second? Scott Wintrip talked with Steve about the current practices and pitfalls businesses are following when it comes to hiring. It doesn’t need to be as difficult as you are making it, and this podcast will provide numerous immediately actionable items to get you on the right path.   Click to learn more about Scott Wintrip and his book High Velocity Hiring: How to Hire Top Talent in an Instant.     Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development           Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)    

Is Fear Keeping You From Planning?                   Is Fear Keeping You From Planning? PLANNING – Can you feel your skin crawl? Why is it that most of us dislike planning?  Are we afraid of not achieving our goals?  Or, are we afraid we just might succeed in achieving those big, fat, audacious dreams?  Either way, it stops us, and we let life drift by, going with the flow, not feeling the success we desire, but not feeling like a total loser either.  Kind of blah.  Limbo land.    Are those the things you hope to achieve in your life?  As we begin a new year – or at any time – listen to these inspirational thoughts from Steve about why a little planning can make a world of difference in your happiness and fulfillment.   Click here to check out our newest leadership development tool – LEAD – Leadership Education and Development             Steve Caldwell is an executive mentor and coach to managers and leaders who desire to excel in their career and become the leader others want to follow. Steve is a leadership expert, host of the Manager Mojo podcast and author of the book Manager Mojo – Be the Leader Others Want to Follow. (www.ManagerMojo.com) Steve also coaches his followers not only on how to become great leaders, but how to effectively coach and lead their employees to find satisfaction and fulfillment from their jobs and life. Having started his work career at the savvy age of 13, Steve is also currently CEO of Predictive People Analytics based in San Francisco, CA, a firm specializing in helping leaders increase sales, reduce turnover, and attract key talent. (www.PredictivePeopleAnalytics.com)