David Gelles is an award-winning New York Times reporter and bestselling author. He has extensive experience as a business reporter in particular and has reported extensively on, among other topics, Boeing’s safety issues, Bernie Madoff’s ponzi scheme, and the life and leadership of GE CEO Jack Welch. He’s the bestselling author of three books, including The Man Who Broke Capitalism, about Welch, and a new one, Dirtbag Billionaire, a deep dive into the life and impact of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard.

David joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on Jack Welch's leadership at GE, Yvon Chouinard's extraordinary career at Patagonia, and much more.

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On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Elevate Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan celebrate the publication of the 500th Friday Forward. Robert reflects on the lessons from a decade of writing and publishing the newsletter, and he and Mick dig into the ideas of legacy, creativity, consistency, and how writing can change the way you think.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Forward - 500 Fridays (#500)⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Jeff Wetzler is looking to revolutionize how we learn. He is co-CEO of ⁠Transcend⁠, a nationally recognized innovation organization, and an expert in learning and human potential. Before that, he worked as a management consultant to the world’s top corporations, a learning facilitator for leaders around the world, and as Chief Learning Officer at Teach For America. Jeff has a Doctorate from Columbia University and is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He is also the author of a new book ⁠Ask⁠, which is now available wherever books are sold.

On this classic episode, Jeff joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about how to ask great questions as a leader.

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Jay Papasan is a bestselling author and Vice President of Strategic Content at Keller Williams Realty International, the world’s largest real estate company. He has co-authored multiple blockbuster business books with Gary Keller, including The ONE Thing, which hit #1 on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list, and The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, a New York Times bestseller.

Jay joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his career, leadership lessons he's learned, and how to find your ONE thing in life and leadership.

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On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Elevate Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the importance of decoupling behavior from context when holding people accountable. Robert and Mick discuss why unacceptable behavior should be unacceptable no matter what the justification is, and that while context can matter in assigning consequences, it should not be used to separate right from wrong.

⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Forward - Blind Accountability (#499)⁠⁠⁠

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At 20 years old, Amanda Knox was wrongfully convicted for a horrific murder she did not commit. After spending years in prison, she was definitively exonerated by Italy's highest court and allowed to return home to America. Today, she is an exoneree, journalist, advocate for justice and author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Waiting To Be Heard.

Amanda joined host Robert Glazer on ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠ to discuss her astonishing story, her perspective of justice and resilience, the damaging effect of confirmation bias, and much more.

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Scott Young is renowned for his expertise in learning and productivity. He is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of "Ultralearning" as well as his latest book, "Get Better at Anything." Scott is known for his innovative learning challenges and his insights on mastering complex skills quickly. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Pocket, and Business Insider, on the BBC, and at TEDx among other outlets.

On this classic episode, Scott joined host Robert Glazer on ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠ to discuss his approach to mastering new things, how to improve your capacity for learning and growth, and more.

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On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on ⁠⁠⁠The Elevate Podcast⁠⁠⁠, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan the concept of Breakup Dissonance, a phenomenon where when a leader has an employee they like who is underperforming, they will unconsciously start devaluing the relationship to make the hard decision to part ways less painful.

Robert and Mick dig into why this approach is so harmful and talk more broadly about cognitive dissonance, a fallacy found in all areas of life and leadership.

⁠⁠⁠Friday Forward - Breakup Dissonance (#498)⁠⁠

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Olga Khazan⁠ is a staff writer for The Atlantic and the author of⁠ ⁠⁠Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World⁠. She has also written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Vox, and other publications. She is a two-time recipient of the International Reporting Project’s Journalism Fellowship and winner of the 2017 National Headliner Award. Olga is also the author of a new book on changing your personality,⁠ ⁠⁠Me, But Better⁠, which released March 11.

In this classic episode, Olga joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss her own experiment to change her personality, the big five personality types, and much more.

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BJ Fogg is one of the world’s top experts on habits. He is a behavior scientist and the founder and director of the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything, which introduces readers to his breakthrough method for creating lasting behavior change. As a sought-after speaker and consultant, BJ has helped thousands of people transform their lives through habit formation.

In this classic episode of ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠ BJ joined host Robert Glazer on to discuss why habits are the foundation of all achievement, and how to form the habits needed to reach your full potential.

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