Podcast appearances and mentions of keith yamashita

Fluent in cheating time to squeeze productivity out of every minute, entrepreneur Keith Yamashita recounts the frightening details of a devastating stroke as it is actually happening, and discovers the second part of his life. It isn't a medical recovery. It's an awakening. If this episode resonates with you, we'd love to hear from you. Please take a moment to share your reflections by rating and reviewing Meditative Story in your podcast player. It helps other listeners find their way to the show, and we'd be so grateful.Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story: meditativestory.comSign up for the Meditative Story newsletter: https://meditativestory.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Garrett McNamara is a legend in the surfing world who's ridden some of the biggest waves on the planet. To maintain his surfing career, Garrett spends all his time and energy chasing the next big swell. But when he unexpectedly gets knocked off his board, he has to step away from doing the thing that makes him the happiest. He tells the story of how he learns to embrace all the moments life has to offer, rather than always chasing the next wave. Garrett's television show “100 Foot Wave” won an Emmy award for Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program at the 2024 ceremony.Listen to Keith Yamashita's Meditative Story, "Starting the story of my life again": https://listen.meditativestory.com/KeithYamashitaPIOFind out more about Garrett and the McNamara Foundation: https://www.garrettmcnamara.comFind Garrett on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcnamara_s/If this episode resonates with you, we'd love to hear from you. Please take a moment to share your reflections by rating and reviewing Meditative Story in your podcast player. It helps other listeners find their way to the show, and we'd be so grateful.Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story: meditativestory.comSign up for the Meditative Story newsletter: https://meditativestory.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Garrett McNamara is a legend in the surfing world who's ridden some of the biggest waves on the planet. To maintain his surfing career, Garrett spends all his time and energy chasing the next big swell. But when he unexpectedly gets knocked off his board, he has to step away from doing the thing that makes him the happiest. He tells the story of how he learns to embrace all the moments life has to offer, rather than always chasing the next wave.Listen to Keith Yamashita's Meditative Story, "Starting the story of my life again": https://listen.meditativestory.com/KeithYamashitaPIOFind out more about Garrett and the McNamara Foundation: https://www.garrettmcnamara.comFind Garrett on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcnamara_s/?hl=enIf this episode resonates with you, we'd love to hear from you. Please take a moment to share your reflections by rating and reviewing Meditative Story in your podcast player. It helps other listeners find their way to show, and we'd be so grateful.Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story: meditativestory.comSign up for the Meditative Story newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gyDGgDSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In times of turbulence, uncertainty or stress, it can be difficult to tap into the creativity needed to do your best work. SYPartners and kyu Collective Founder Keith Yamashita says those are the times it's most impactful to have a reservoir of inspiration to pull from. In this conversation with Keith, we talk about rituals and tactics you can try to find inspiration individually, in duos and in teams. View the full recap at ideou.com/blog.

Fluent in cheating time to squeeze productivity out of every minute, entrepreneur Keith Yamashita recounts the frightening details of a devastating stroke as it is actually happening, and discovers the second part of his life. It isn't a medical recovery. It's an awakening. Listen to Franklin Leonard's episode of Meditative Story "Writing the main character": https://link.chtbl.com/LeonardYamashitaRe-runEach episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story at: https://meditativestory.comSign up for the Meditative Story newsletter, to get a timely episode reminder and a mini meditation in your inbox: http://eepurl.com/gyDGgDBecome a Member of Meditative Story to access an ad-free feed, live virtual events, and our exclusive sleep music podcast, Sleep Song! Your Membership helps to support the show and keep it free to all. Learn more: http://meditativestory.com/membership.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Times like these require faith, patience, and resilience. This short episode brings together moments from four beloved stories. Sharing a pivotal moment from their lives, these four storytellers explore the large and small insights that helped them find balance and connection in uncertain times. You'll hear from Wajahat Ali, Keith Yamashita, Judith Grisel, and Ghuan Featherstone, with gentle meditation breaks from our host, Rohan Gunatillake.Season 3 of Meditative Story begins in December, with all-new stories for you.Subscribe to the Meditative Story newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gyDGgD.

My guest this week discusses his life's work guiding companies through large-scale change, and how his personal journey recovering from a stroke has informed that work. I invite you to listen to Keith Yamashita's unique and enlightening perspective on how humans can, both individually and collectively, embrace that process of self-renewal.

Just as Jacqueline Novogratz's groundbreaking new book Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World makes its way to readers, an international pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the gaping wounds of our era, from a broken health system to climate change and skyrocketing inequality and growing divisiveness. Our inadequate systems and institutions are slumping beneath a host of modern crises. Most urgently, moral leaders are proving a scarce commodity. In America and across the world, an anxious public is hungry for clear, conscientious guidance. The stakes are higher than ever. Please join Jacqueline Novogratz in conversation with Keith Yamashita about how we might use this moment of extreme uncertainty to reimagine our institutions and enact a moral revolution—a revolution of character, moral imagination, moral courage, and leadership that acts for the benefit of all of us. MLF ORGANIZER Elizabeth Carney NOTES MLF: Business & Leadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second half of our year-end extravaganza. We asked everyone on our team to pick their favourite podcast to come out in 2019, and had too many great shows to squeeze into one episode. Podcasts featured this week: Revisionist History (Matt Galloway's pick) – "If you disagree with someone — if you find what they think appalling — is there any value in talking to them? In the early 1970s, the talk show host Dick Cavett, the governor of Georgia Lester Maddox, and the singer Randy Newman tried to answer this question." Motherhacker (Kate Evans's pick) – "Bridget's life is a series of dropped calls. With a gift for gab, an ex-husband in rehab, and down to her last dollar, Bridget's life takes a desperate turn when she starts vishing over the phone for a shady identity theft ring in order to support her family." Meditative Story (Podyssey/Melody Ma's pick) – "A trickle of water. That's where Keith Yamashita's new life begins and his old life ends. As an entrepreneur, Keith is fluent in cheating time, in squeezing the most out of every moment, never really present in any of them. But then a trickle of water rolls down his chin. A stroke. The stroke marks the end of an old life – and the slow beginning of a new one where Keith takes his life in a new direction." Kreative Kontrol (Mac Cameron's pick) – "David Berman talks about the end of Silver Jews, the rise of Purple Mountains, every song on their self-titled debut, which is out via Drag City on July 12, 2019 and much more! Supported by CFRU 93.3 FM, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts." The Daily (Elena Hudgins Lyle's pick) – "In Poland, a nationalist party has been in power for four years. The Daily heads to Warsaw, the capital, and Gdansk, the birthplace of a movement that brought down Communism, to see how this government has changed democratic institutions."

Fluent in cheating time to squeeze productivity out of every minute, entrepreneur Keith Yamashita recounts the frightening details of a devastating stroke as it is actually happening, and discovers the second part of his life. It isn't a medical recovery. It’s an awakening.

“We create the space for the leader and the leadership team to do the work of great change.” Marc Winter ist Head of Business Development und Thomas Winkelmann ist Managing Creative Director. Beide arbeiten für SYPartners in New York, einer “Transformation Company”, die vor 25 Jahren aus dem Dunstkreis von Apple entstanden ist. Die beiden Gründer - der Designer Robert Stone und Keith Yamashita, der schon in jungen Jahren Headwriter für Steve Jobs war - folgten dem charismatischen Apple Gründer zu Next, um bei dessen Rückkehr zu Apple dann selbst zu gründen. Zusammen mit Maks Giordano der Christoph vertreten hat, sprechen wir mit Marc und Thomas unter anderem über ein Transformationsprojekt für Starbucks und die Initiative “Rethinking Highschool”, bei der SY Partners Lauren Powell Jobs unterstützen. Wir sprechen außerdem über die kombinierte Kraft von Design und Storytelling und über die Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten von SYPartners und deren Schwesterfirma IDEO. Mit den Worten “Michael! Don´t ask, visit them!” hatte mich Maks einige Wochen zuvor nach New York verabschiedet und ich vertraute seinem Rat. Der Besuch des New Yorker Büro von SY Partners hat sich gelohnt und so sprechen wir dann auch noch darüber, warum ein langer Tisch die Grundlage für ein familiäres Gefühl und für Co-Creation bei SY Partners ist. Folge 123 unseres Podcast “On the Way to New Work” mit Marc und Thomas von SY Partners hört Ihr ab Montag um 6:00 Uhr auf allen gängigen Plattformen wie Soundcloud, itunes und Spotify. SPOTIFY spotify.onthewaytonewwork.com SOUNDCLOUD soundcloud.com/onthewaytonewwork ITUNES itunes.onthewaytonewwork.com Und alle Buchtipps books.onthewaytonewwork.com mit Christoph Magnussen und Michael Trautmann

Keith Yamashita, SYPartners Chairman and Founder and instructor for our newest class From Superpowers to Great Teams, sat down with IDEO U Managing Director Coe Leta Stafford to discuss creative leadership and how great teams are built on a foundation of diversity, collaboration, trust, and self-awareness. To learn more about building diverse, collaborative, and effective teams, check out our new From Superpowers to Great Teams on-demand online class: https://ideo.to/3pey83

Every leader faces the challenge of putting diverse people into the same room to work on a project together. It can be a very exhilarating and enriching experience or it can be a situation that sucks the life out of everyone. In his new book, “Dream Teams” Shane Snow reveals his discoveries about what makes teams work, what keeps them from becoming cohesive and cooperative, and what leaders need to do in order to increase the odds of creating a dream team in their own organization. Some of the things Shane shares are a bit counterintuitive, so be sure you listen to get the full story. The things that make us great as humans also threaten us the most Human beings are creative, intelligent, and innovative, each one of us bringing special skills, abilities, and perspectives to the table. But those very things are exactly what causes us to fight amongst ourselves and disrupt cooperation. Shane Snow has discovered that at the heart of most failures at teambuilding is lack of cultural fit. He sees leaders as the ones who are primarily tasked with being aware of cultural issues, addressing issues as they arise, and facilitating the best environment for everyone on a team to thrive and contribute. On this episode of Masters of Leadership, you’ll hear Shane describe what his research has taught him about building dream teams and how leaders can take proactive steps to enhance the culture in their organization and get better results from their teams. What is it that makes a dream team, a dream team? One of the things I was eager to ask Shane is this: What is it that makes dream teams so effective? His answer is a little bit surprising. First, he says dream teams need an element of cognitive diversity, meaning there needs to be a variety of perspectives and approaches to problem solving and creativity. That makes sense. But next, he says that each dream team also has an element of cognitive friction, where the ideas being proposed become at odds with each other and the individuals on each side of the debate have to learn how to work together to overcome the tensions that exist so they can create something better. Finally, every person on the team needs to possess intellectual humility, the ability to allow their ideas and perspectives to be criticized and enhanced by others. As you can see, Shane has a wealth of knowledge about these things, and you’ll hear him share them, on this episode. What questions should leaders be asking as they create dream teams? When it comes to assembling the individuals who will make up your dream team, what are the things you should be considering? Naturally, one of the first things to consider is who you are placing on the team. Are they individuals who are not only competent in their area(s) of expertise but also able to handle the tension that will come from a highly charged creative environment? Will they be able to handle the cognitive friction necessary to collaborate and come up with new ideas? Finally, can YOU as a leader, provide an environment where that friction can happen in relational safety? Find out more about how to create your own dream team, on this episode of Masters of Leadership. Two solutions to help struggling teams become outstanding: play and storytelling When a team is struggling, there are many factors that contribute to the issues they are experiencing. Shane Snow believes there are two things leaders can integrate into their teams that will help dispel unhelpful tension and get the team back on track. First, he recommends play as a regular part of the team’s interaction. When people can do fun, non-threatening things together they are better able to see each other as human beings rather than competitors or rivals. That fosters a sense of teamwork and mutual enthusiasm. He also suggests that leaders provide contexts where individuals are encouraged to tell their own stories - on both a personal level and in regard to situations they have faced that were similar to the one the team is facing. This enables everyone to get behind the facades and see the real people involved. Outline of This Episode [1:35] Shane’s definition of leadership: Helping others unleash their potential [4:08] The reasons behind Shane’s writing of his new book, “Dream Teams” [8:45] What it is that makes some teams work and others self-destruct [13:23] Shane’s dive into hip-hop as an exploration of dream teams [20:51] Key questions leaders should be asking when trying to build dream teams [28:00] Tips for shifting struggling teams into dream teams [34:22] Sign up for Shane’s newsletter - learn about lateral thinking Resources & People Mentioned www.ShaneShow.com www.Contently.com BOOK: Dream Teams BOOK: Smartcuts Shane on Twitter: @ShaneSnow Shane on LinkedIn Shane on Facebook Intellectual humility assessment Keith Yamashita of SYPartners Connect with Erica Erica@cotentialgroup.com Linkedin.com/in/ericadhawan Twitter.com/edhawan Facebook.com/ericadhawan  

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk #262: Keith Yamashita - The Keys To Great Execution (Oprah, Starbucks, Steve Jobs) Keith Yamashita  has led SYPartners for the past two decades, a practice that collaborates with CEOs and their leadership teams to build great companies and organizations. He’s worked with leaders at Apple, eBay, IBM, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, Facebook, Nike, Starbucks, and Target Corporation, among others. SYPartners has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune for its unique, human-centered approach, applied to both business and social challenges. Earlier in Keith's career, he was the chief writer for Steve Jobs.  The Learning Leader Show Action Step - "Build a daily contemplative practice to create mind-fitness." Show Notes: Sustaining excellence: The ability to envision a future that doesn't currently exist -- Make it a reality Optimistic Creative A diverse background Authentic communicator Daring and bold People Keith has worked with who have sustained excellence: Oprah Winfrey - magnetic personality, she can envision the future we want. She constantly re imagines herself. She has a strong creative core. She has a sense of deep creativity. Howard Schultz - He's always restless, reinvents regularly. He's earned 9,000% return on investors money How do you respond when Oprah calls you for help? "We are always on the outer edge of incompetence.  We take on projects that we don't know the answer to.  And then figure it out.  We respond to those calls with deep humility." Why choose Keith and SYPartners? "If a leader wants to try something new... We help them experiment." Starbucks: Closed 8,000 stores for racial bias training. Keith and team helped them build new habits SYPartners origin story: "Our goal has never been to be famous, our goal is to be impactful" 25 years ago with "three partners and $912 in my checking account" Started as a communications firm --> Strategy --> Innovation --> Culture --> Transformation There are 200 employees now "We fight for greatness. We help leaders choose a more daring path" "Everything is set with intentions" --> "Set your intentions and be very open to the universe" How do you respond to skeptics? "When I started I had $912 in my checking account.  I had to borrow money for rent." Only you know what's inside of you.  "Your skepticism needs to be inward, not outward." "If greatness is your choice, it's not made in big leaps, it's made in daily focus." "Micro actions add up" How to make the leap from individual contributor to manager? Leadfully.com has been helpful What was it like working for Steve Jobs? "I showed up with writing samples. He said they were awful. He was testing me to see if I believed in my work.  It was the worst interview of my life... However, I got the job." "He's the toughest boss I ever had.  But I learned more from him than anyone I've worked for." Steve was gifted in seeing what people were capable of and he was willing to push. He knew how to motivate you to your capacity The danger in mimicking Steve's behavior? "People try to mimic the behavior, but they don't have his intentions." Mimicking the behavior without the intentions is a recipe for disaster. Execution and implementation: Mind-fitness - Creativity in moments that matter. Be connected to others in a calm way. Ideas are just ideas. "You can train your mind to be present in this moment."  Don't judge others. "Build a daily contemplative process." Build a daily creative practice - Read, write, take notes, be awake, alive, aware. Get a folder, cut out articles, pictures. Create inspiration.  Recall past events. Understand what moment you're in - What's happening? Develop keen awareness to the moments Why books are the greatest investment ever (my thoughts) Use the "Get To Know You Document"  

Have you been working on a larger project but aren’t sure how to anticipate what leadership will think about your solution?  Find out how you can take your proposals from Maybe to Yes with Cathy Skala, Vice President, Transformational Change at Baxter.  Cathy shares how culture has a big impact on the way companies process information, whether they make decisions quickly or are slow to embrace change.  If you want to be included in final decisions, increase your value and be viewed as a key strategic leader this is the episode for you. 5 Strategies to Help You Get to Yes! Ask the right question: If you are preparing for a major presentation, and you want to be sure your vision is aligned with leadership, ask this question: “What do you need to know in order to make this decision” - Cathy Skala. By finding out what is important to the stakeholders you are able to meet and exceed their goals and objectives. Align yourself with a leader who shares your vision: Not all decisions are made in a group, in fact many discussions happen after the initial proposed solution. If you aren’t able to be present in the final discussion, make sure you have a leader who understands the benefits of your proposal and is able to articulate them in the final approval discussion. Present ideas clearly: When you begin your presentation, avoid the temptation to jump in to the facts and data right away. Provide a summary of the opinions of the group, especially if you have different departments assembled like procurement, marketing, sales, and finance.  Try using this phrase, “I asked each of you what is important for you in making this decision.  Here is what I heard…”-Cathy Skala.  Next describe using their objectives how your solution meets those goals. Understand your culture: Every company has a culture and within large organizations, departments also might have their own subset integrated into the greater whole. When you understand how your area makes decisions, it becomes easier to prepare in advance and avoid leadership sending you in a different direction when you are asking for approval. Increase your value and visibility: When leadership has heard your name mentioned, or seen how you perform outside of your role, it will help them believe in your solution.  Volunteer within your company, ask to be assigned to a multi-function role, serve on a committee and better yet lead a committee.  All of these tactics will change colleague’s perception about believing in your recommendations. The larger the project, the bigger the budget, decisions become more complex.   And if you are experiencing change within your organization, all the more reason to implement these 5 tips today.  If you like what you heard in this interview, or have an idea for a new episode, reach out to me, I love hearing from you.  Recommendations: Cathy shared that she suggests “Unstuck” by Keith Yamashita and Sandra Spataro . Cathy Skala is on twitter @cathyskala and on LinkedIn and her company is Baxter. Find great resources and other interviews at www.rockyourtradeshow.com Credits: Podcast Editing: A big thank to Team Podcast and Christy Haussler!  

How do you get major companies like IBM, Starbucks, Nike, and GE to radically rethink their purpose? Keith Yamashita starts by asking companies to “lead into the unknown.”

We spend a lot of time thinking about the legacy we're building. What is the thing that threads everything you've done together? What is the mark you're leaving on the world, both in the career or work you do and the way you live your life?These are big questions. And they're what we're exploring in this week's episode with Jocelyn Glei.From the time she was a kid, Jocelyn had been drawn to writing, publishing and entrepreneurship. In high school, she launched her first "zine," printed on copiers at her dad's office. Her interest in language deepened through college, and upon graduating she moved through a series of ventures that kept putting her in charge of bigger and bigger editorial teams and budgets. Then, in 2009, Glei hooked with Behance founder, Scott Belsky, to head up now legendary creative mega-site and the annual conference for creative pros, 99U.Along the way, she's also curated a powerful three-book series, the latest of which, Make Your Mark, releases this week, boasting extraordinary essays from creative legends like John Maeda, Warby Parker co-founder and CEO, Neil Blumenthal, SY founder, Keith Yamashita, Sugru inventor, Jane ni Dhulchaointigh and many others.