General Stanley McChrystal is a retired four-star general, the former commander of US and International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan, and former commander of Joint Special Operations Command, America’s premier military counter-terrorism force. General McChrystal is also the founder of the McChrystal Group, a senior fellow at Yale University, and the author of several New York Times bestselling books including Leaders: Myth & Reality and his most recent book Risk: A User’s Guide.
On this classic episode of the Elevate Podcast, General McChrystal joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how to assess risk, core qualities of leadership he looks for, propaganda, the conflict in Ukraine and more.
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Elevate Classics: General Stanley McChrystal on Risk, Leadership and More

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On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the concept of effective company core values. Robert shares why so many companies get core values wrong, the elements of a great company core value, and how company leaders can evaluate and improve their organizational core values.
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Weekend Conversations: Getting Company Core Values Right

Mike Salguero is the founder and CEO of ButcherBox, a revolutionary direct-to-consumer meat business that transformed eCommerce when it launched in 2015. Salguero founded the company as a side project, but quickly scaled it into a thriving business with over half-a-billion dollars in annual revenue.
In this classic episode, Mike joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his entrepreneurial journey, how he started and scaled ButcherBox into a direct-to-consumer juggernaut, and much more.
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Elevate Classics: Mike Salguero on Building ButcherBox Into A Top Businesss

Tim Urban is on a mission to increase our collective ability for critical thinking. He is the founder, writer and illustrator of the popular website Wait But Why, a long form blog that regularly reaches millions of readers. He has delivered a TED Talk, “Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator,” which has been viewed 29 million times. And, most recently, he is the author of the smash-hit book What’s Our Problem: A Self Help Book For Societies, which is available wherever books are sold.
In this classic episode, Tim joins Robert on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his ladder framework for thinking, why how you think is more important than what you think, and more.
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Elevate Classics: Tim Urban Shares A Framework For Better Thinking and a Cure for Tribalism

On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss two statements made in 2020 and 2021 from the leaders of Coinbase and Basecamp, discussing the companies' role in societal issues and causes. Robert and Mick discuss why these leaders were ahead of their time and why ideas and stances can only really be evaluated after significant time has passed.
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Weekend Conversations: Why It Takes Time To Evaluate Ideas and Principles

Peter Bregman is the founder of Bregman Partners and was named the #1 executive coach in the world by Leading Global Coaches. He has coached C-Suite executives in premier companies such as CBS, Mars, Citi and is also the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of multiple books, including his latest, You CAN Change Other People.
In this classic episode of the Elevate Podcast, Peter joined host Robert Glazer to discuss how leaders can affect positive change in others, help people break out of stagnation, and much more.
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Elevate Classics: General Stanley McChrystal on Risk, Leadership and More

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