Are today's leaders prepared to take on the self-awareness required to lead more decently?

This is the question that I tackle with Dr Staffan Hedén on the next episode of The Indispensable Conversation podcast.

Staffan is a consultant, mentor, keynote speaker, action researcher, and the author of “Business Model Innovation: How it Really Works.”

However, it is his passion for better understanding how people act, how they react and how they make decisions that makes Staffan the absolute "right" guest to discuss this question about the self-awareness required to lead more decently.

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Is resistance to change a sign of employee complacency? This is the question that I tackle with Chief People Inspirer Terry Jackson, Ph.D. on the next episode of The Indispensable Conversation podcast. Terry helps leaders navigate ambiguity and uncertainty to work on the right things. He mentors leaders and advises organizations to consistently challenge their Performance Paradigms. This makes Terry the absolute "right" guest to discuss this question about change resistance and staff complacency with me.

Are there really any short-cuts to increased self-confidence? This is the question that I tackle with Enrique Acosta Gonzalez on the next episode of The Indispensable Conversation. If you don’t already know Enrique, he is a decorated military veteran, management consultant and business author. More interestingly, though, Enrique says that the reason he is a leadership, management, and career developer is that he knows what it feels like not having a good leader early in his career. He recalls being surrounded by leaders in the wrong positions and people in positions of authority that had no business being there. This makes Enrique the perfect guest to discuss this question about self-confidence with me on this episode of The Indispensable Conversation.

As many of you know, my 7th book: The Indispensable Leader’s Handbook – 100 Leadership Tips from a Top-Ranked Business Coach came out on August 1st. My next guest is my editor, the incomparable Meredith Norwich. Meredith is a Senior Editor at Routledge and has collaborated with academic and professional authors for 16 years, helping to bring their ideas onto the page and into the world. Now, she’s working with experts writing business books for lifelong learning, focusing on topics such as leadership, design, cross-functional strategy, and nonprofit and arts management. This makes Meredith the perfect guest to discuss the question with me on the next episode of The Indispensable Conversation!

Dan Rockwell is a self-described "Leadership Freak!"

He joins me on the next episode of The Indispensable Conversation as we tackle a topic that is near and dear to many emerging leaders (and some experienced ones, too):

Can working with an inexperienced leadership coach destroy your career?

If you don't know Dan, according to the CMOE: Center for Management & Organization Effectiveness,

Dan's "Leadership Freak" blog is the most socially shared leadership blog on the Internet.

So, I think he's the "right" guest at the "right" time to engage in this indispensable conversation.

For more than two decades, Michael Pedersen has been helping leaders stand out in a noisy and very competitive environment by creating a strong brand message and getting it in front of their ideal customers. Because he believes, as I do, that business success all starts with mindset, Michael's is the absolute “right” guest to join me in this episode of The Indispensable Conversation. Join us as we tackle this vital leadership question: Does our self-image shape our leadership actions?

Will doing what you've always done, get you to where you want to go?

This is the question that I tackled on this episode of ⁠The Indispensable Conversation⁠ podcast with my special guest ⁠Damon Pistulka⁠.

For over 20 years, Damon has helped business leaders break free from what’s holding them back. He has helped generate hundreds of millions in business value by focusing on strategic actions and clear execution.

Listen in to get Damon's insights. It surely was another indispensable conversation, for sure!

Can an emphasis on performance become chronic?” This is the question that I will tackle with Eduardo Briceño, my guest on the next episode of The Indispensable Conversation! If you don’t already know Eduardo, he wrote a dazzling book last year called: "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒙" It’s all about how to institute a growth mindset within you and your business. Because Eduardo is an expert on the growth mindset, I thought it only fitting to invite him on the podcast to explore the topic of the performance obsessed business world that we are all part of today. Listen in for solid insights and ideas about our infatuation with performance and how to curb it to gain true breakthrough results... You won’t want to miss it!

Join me and my special guest, Luca Collina as we explore the question: "Can national regulations guarantee the proper and equitable use of AI?" If you don’t already know Luca, he wrote the piece published in the April/May edition of The World Financial Review. : "From Dot-Com Dreams to AI Frontiers: Navigating the Tech Revolution" The article offered a comprehensive exploration of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in our tech-driven world! And, it’s for this contribution to leadership thinking that makes him the perfect guest to tackle this question with me.

Season 5 of The Indispensable Conversation podcast begins on Monday, May 6 at Noon ET. Join me and my special guest, Alain Hunkins as we explore the question: Should unschooled leaders be put into position to lead others? If you're unfamiliar with Alain, he is Forbes Contributor and the author of Cracking the Leadership Code. A keynote speaker extraordinaire, he aims to kindle the fire of brilliance within each audience member.

If you've ever been frustrated by having a leader who lacked formal leadership training, you won't want to miss this one!

Monte Pedersen joins Jim Kerr on the 50th episode of The Indispensable Conversation podcast. If you're unfamiliar with Monte, he heads up The CDA Group LLC an independent leadership training firm specializing in strategy execution. The focus of his thought leadership centers around how to get results. It's this focus that makes him the perfect guest to tackle this question with me: "Do you have to stay hungry to be outstanding?"

World famous keynote speaker and business coach Rishad Ahmed joins me for next episode of The Indispensable Conversation. Rishad works to ignite transformation through holistic thinking and wisdom-driven leadership. He wants to help you to empower your organization for an inspired future. This all makes him the "right guest, at the right time" to delve into this question with me: Do you need to develop a keen intuition to be an exceptional leader?

Today my guest is the world famous thrill seeker and creative motivator Tyler Schmoker. Tyler is a retired army veteran, mountain climber, cross country skier, and all around good guy. His posts on LinkedIn are distinctive because they typically feature him in some sort of “day in the life” motif. Indeed, death defying cycling vids are inter-meshed with views from the State Fair or his vegetable garden and all come with a message that inspires. In our opinion, this makes Tyler the ideal guest to tackle this question with me: "Is it possible to navigate between staying true to oneself and adapting to societal expectations?"

Join me as I welcome Eric Stone, newly minted author and consultant, to The Indispensable Conversation Podcast as we explore the question:
"Does Company Culture Matter When Work is Fully Remote?"

We sure get after it on topics including motivation, community and commitment.

This episode of The Indispensable Conversation features award winning CEO, combat veteran, and author Joseph Polanin.

Listen in as we tackle the question:

Is it on leaders to make their people happy?

Listen in! You just might be surprised where we go on this one!

Tim Hughes’ LinkedIn profile states he “Should have played Quidditch for England.” But, that’s not the reason he’s joining me as a guest on the next episode of The Indispensable Conversation.

Rather, the fact that he wrote a terrific book last year entitled: Social Selling: Techniques to Influence Buyers and Change-makers makes him the “right” guest to wrestle through the following question with me on this episode of The Indispensable Conversation:

Does social selling still have a place in an AI-based world?

Listen in as we get after this one!

Will AI change the face of leadership coaching?
This is the question that I tackle with my guest Dr Gary Crotaz, in the this episode of The Indispensable Conversation.
As some may know, I covered this topic in a piece that I wrote for Psychology Today a few weeks back and it sparked great interest. So, I thought, why not cover it in the podcast.
Gary’s recent involvement in the creation of a self-coaching app makes him the perfect guest to tackle this topic with me. Listen in...

Ebony Travis Tichenor is the Director, Global Well-being & HR Employee Policies at Boston Scientific. She has more than 25 years of hands-on experience directing all aspects of workforce development, including diversity, equity, outreach, inclusion training, and internal policy and practice review for efficiency and equity. However, it’s Ebony’s vast experience in talent acquisition and retention that makes her the ideal guest to explore the following question with me on this episode of The Indispensable Conversation: How should employee satisfaction be measured in a hybrid work world?

R. Karl Hebenstreit is an Executive Coach, International Speaker, and Leadership & Organization Development Consultant with over 25 years of experience in Human Resources and Organization Development roles in global companies and myriad industries/sectors.

However, it’s Karl’s passion of optimizing employee engagement, especially via use of the Enneagram in organizational settings (In fact, he wrote the book "The How and Why: Taking Care of Business with the Enneagram, which explores the topic more deeply) that makes him the perfect guest to tackle this question with me on this episode of The Indispensable Conversation:

Do tools like Enneagram, Myers-Briggs and @DISC still provide value to business leaders today?

For the past 15 years, Enrico Biscaro has mentored, coached and touched the lives of countless people, helping them become the best version of themselves and achieve their dreams. His book Resonance amplifies the importance of servant leadership within organizations. More notably, however, Enrico always puts team, first.
It's these characteristics that make him the perfect guest to tackle this question with me on The Indispensable Conversation:

Does the “boss mentality” have a place in business today?