Tom on Leadership Podcast

For this episode of the Tom on Leadership podcast, I interviewed David Veech, author of the new book Leadersights, on his insights into how we can better create great Lean workplaces when we understand how adults learn. This is an obvious … Create Great Lean Workplaces – with David Veech Read More »

For this episode of the Tom on Leadership podcast, I interviewed veteran Lean expert and coach Dan Prock on the topic of Leading Lean. Same Blueprint, 30% Cheaper, 50% Better Dan’s first exposure to Lean came when he worked at … Dan Prock on Leading Lean Projects Read More »

Resilience is the ability of a team to perform well — reliably, correctly, quickly — under extreme pressure. What makes a team resilient, and how do you as a leader make your team resilient? Ron Steed has studied this for … How to Make Your Team Resilient Read More »

I interviewed John Blakey, author of The Trusted Executive: Nine Leadership Habits that Inspire Results, Relationships and Reputation. This book is now my #1 favorite resource for building trust — and building trust is at the heart of Stage Three, “Inspire … How to Become a Trusted Executive Read More »

How can you move from a command-and-control leadership model to one of true empowerment and accountability? David Marquet did, and he took notes along the way. His resulting book, “Turn the Ship Around” made it to my must-read list. Now … Turn Your Ship Around Read More »

What should every CEO and business owner — and every manager — know about the continuous improvement method called “kaizen”? How can you use kaizen to cut costs, improve quality, and boost employee engagement and work satisfaction, all at once? … How to Use Kaizen Read More »

Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done. – Peter Drucker I interviewed Tripp Babbitt, host of the new Deming Institute podcasts and author of an excellent free e-book, The … Your Service Quality Journey and the 95 Method – with Tripp Babbitt Read More »

To be a better leader — more able to mobilize others — you must get through to them. The best way to get through to someone is to truly listen. In order to listen deeply, according to Mark, we must … Just Listen Again – an interview with Dr. Mark Goulston Read More »

Portlanders will vote on the creation of a new water district in May, potentially wresting control of water from the City Council. In other words, a reorg. It’s not just voters who feel this urge, when frustrated by performance. Too … Don’t Reorganize — Instead, Fix the Fundamentals Read More »

I interview Carl Hoffmann and Tim Ringo, authors of the new book "Calculating Success: How the New Workplace Analytics Will Revitalize Your Organization." Carl Hoffmann is a former Partner and Vice President of IBMs Global Business Services group. Cur...Read more ›

How can the CEO Best Help the Salesforce? I interview Tom Anastasi, who has taught business for over 20 years and has been an SBDC consultant and business owner. He is the author of The Successful Entrepreneur and has helped small and large businesses...Read more ›

Everyone agrees we should prioritize, yet its shocking how few people have practice or guidance on how to do it well. We go to an expert. Shari McGuire is a successful author, consultant and speaker on time management, productivity and profitability. ...Read more ›

How can leaders improve the energies and cultures of their groups? Jackie Barretta has had a 28-year history as a successful senior executive in Fortune 500 companies and Big Four consulting firms. Almost a year ago, she left her executive position to...Read more ›

Mentoring is the sort of soft activity often pushed aside for "more important" things -- yet a modest commitment to mentoring can have big impacts across an organization -- impacts that have huge bottom line impacts, like retaining senior staff, incre...Read more ›

Managers are far more powerful than they realize, at affecting the performance of the people who work for and with them. New research by Toms guests, Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer, lay out three specific types of things we can do to boost performan...Read more ›

Tom discusses leadership and character -- and historical examples and lessons -- with returning guest Doug Moran, who will share examples from his new book "If You Will Lead." Doug is an expert on building character and the influence of character on l...Read more ›

Absolute honesty is more than a good idea or even a great goal -- its the only way to achieve the highest levels of organizational effectiveness. Former Intel HR honcho Bob Phillips shares his Six Steps for creating Absolute Honesty in the workplace.L...Read more ›

Learn the subtleties of effective business forecasting -- why its important, and how to do it -- with efficiency and effectiveness expert Lynne White. (www.lynnemwhite.com)Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | estimating | forecasting Read more ›

One of the CEOs jobs is building a team of senior leaders - and smart CEOs use top notch recruiters as their partners. Heres how to find and use a good recruiter and what to expect, from master recruiter Wendy Kent. Wendy has been recruiting in the sa...Read more ›

Five Steps toward better Negotiation - we revisit this topic with expert Karen OKeefe. OKeefe spent 20 years negotiating logistics contracts in one of the most competitive industries, and brings her experience to us - including how to prepare for a ne...Read more ›

How can the CEO lead by example in creating the sense of optimism and purpose that companies need to thrive? Susan Steinbrecher tells us, drawing from her new book "KENSHO: A Modern Awakening."Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Culture | Opti...Read more ›

How can CEOs and business owners respond to the sales challenges of the current economy - or any economy? World class sales expert Bill Etheredge explains. Bill has over 32 years built or rebuilt sales operations for six large firms and many small one...Read more ›

Few activities are as hyped for CEOs as "networking" -- yet its often done poorly. Good networking can jump-start powerful results for your firm, as when the new contact refers you to a new client, or helps you find a key employee. Executive coach and...Read more ›

Returning expert Bob Papes shares his experience with setting up Pay for Performance systems. Its easy to get them wrong, thus encouraging the wrong behaviors while creating uncertainty and resentment. Here are the steps to follow to get it right.Link...Read more ›

Seasoned executive and turnaround expert Bob Papas will discuss the timely lessons of his two books, "Turnaround" and "Management During an Economic Crisis."Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Turnaround | TomOnLeadership Read more ›

David Sibbet of The Grove Consultants International "The Visual Meetings Company" describes how visual tools can transform the way people interact, what makes visuals effective, how to start using visual tools, and some traps to avoid. Linked2Leadersh...Read more ›

Innovation is crucial to business - and adopting an innovation can be very hard. Why is that, and how can we overcome it, leapfrog competitors and successfully adopt innovations that will bring us higher profits? A master of cross-departmental team dy...Read more ›

The CEO has four major responsibilities, one of which is building a successful senior team. We find out how to do that, from a man who has done it: serial startup CEO Richard Lazar.Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Senior Team | Richard Lazar Read more ›

Using the latest, best-fit technology can dramatically boost your results - yet staying on top of the technology to pick "best fit" is tough. Skip Sponsel describes how he helps firms manage this, and what you can do yourself to ensure youre picking t...Read more ›

Expert negotiator Mitch Priestly shares his guidance for how all of us can be better negotiators.Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Negotiation | Podcast Read more ›

Unleash the Power of Focus- Capture More Time More Effectively 5 steps to conquer your inbox and be a slave to email no more How processes can save you time, improve communication and make your customers happy Stop living in reaction mode, create a sc...Read more ›

How to communicate in a crisis - and how to prepare for one. With Casey Boggs and Siouxsie Jennett.Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Crisis Communications | Siouxsie Jennett Read more ›

Transitions are inevitable. Making them profitable isnt. We ask Jim Grew how he ensures that his clents transitions are profitable -- and how we can apply his lessons.Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Profitable Transitions | Jim Grew Read more ›

How to manage your personal energy - and build more. With energy guru Al Lee of uBreakThrough.Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Personal Energy | Al Lee Read more ›

How CEOs have achieved personal breakthroughs and become more effective as a result. Guests include Jason Ross, founder of Jackthreads.com; serial entrepreneur Stephen Meade of Big Bamboo LLC; and former senior executive turned executive coach John Ke...Read more ›

What are the four things a CEO or business owner must know, to make effective use of social media? Taylor Ellwood tells us.Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | social media | Taylor Ellwood Read more ›

Chuck Pattishall explains the concept of followership and how it can transform performance in your organization. www.chuckpattishall.com and www.followershipintl.comLinked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Followership | Chuck Pattishall Read more ›

"Lean" expert and turnaround executive Rick Pay describes the importance - and the steps involved - in Creating a Culture of Action.Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Rick Pay | Culture of Action Read more ›

Guest expert Kevin Leahy, veteran of Meier and Frank and long time student of what makes retail businesses work, will share his guidance on what any retailer should be looking at -- both advanced tips and fundamentals.Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadersh...Read more ›

Brenda Buratti of Right Now Communications helps CEOs achieve "Extreme time management for a 26/7 world."Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Brenda Buratti | Extreme Time Management Read more ›

Nancy Cooper tells us how to salvage a toxic workplace.Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Toxic Workplace | Nancy Cooper Read more ›

Author Todd Williams describes his method for identifying, preventing, and recovering from project failure.Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Resue the Problem Project | Todd Williams Read more ›

Toxic incivility in the workplace is costing money, driving away the best employees — it’s even killing people. Don’t believe it? A recent study by VitalSmarts and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) found examples like these: A pharmacist … The Silent Cost of Incivility Read More »

The "Toxic Enabler" is the boss who unwittingly creates a toxic workplace. How to tell if you're one, and how to turn yourself and your workplace around. We interview Mitch Kusy and Elizabeth Holloway, co-authors of the outstanding book "Toxic Workplac...Read more ›

The most difficult and under-supported transition in the work place is from line worker to front line supervisor. Expert Guy Harris, co-author with Kevin Eikenberry of the new book "From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Lea...Read more ›

After the merger or acquisition, the hard work starts -- getting two groups to work cooperatively together. When things go badly, smart CEOs call someone like Christine Grimm, who specializes in handling the most difficult client situations. Fully 70% ...Read more ›

Executive recruiting firms are gearing up for the biggest exit of board members in American history. The increasing obligations of board service make it tougher than ever to recruit qualified directors. In addition, in the face of fierce public scrutin...Read more ›

Tom interviews Mike Taylor of Holland and Knight, on the evergreen topic of Mergers and Acquisitions -- specifically, when to do it, how to do it, why to do it, and what not to do.Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Mergers and Acquisitions | M...Read more ›

Tom interviews Dave Clemons and Mike Kroth, the authors of the new book Managing the Mobile Workforce.Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Mobile Workforce | Virtual Team Read more ›

In today’s challenging economic environment the need for improved organizational performance is all around us. Tom Devane is an internationally known management consultant, author, and leadership development coach. He specializes in building client c...Read more ›

Bob Lieberman of Cultivating Creativity describes how he teaches senior leaders to cultivate creativity in their firms - and what all professionals can learn about this crucial skill set.Linked2Leadership | TomOnLeadership | CEO | Cultivating Creativit...Read more ›