For the holiday week, we're rerunning a classic edition of Weekend Conversations. In this episode, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan talk about the importance of building credibility with people by showing up, not canceling commitments when it's difficult, and developing a reputation for reliability. Robert and Mick discuss why showing up consistently is becoming increasingly rare, and increasingly valuable, and talk about reliability in personal and professional contexts.

⁠Read The Post Discussed In This Episode: Bad Misses (#482)

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Morra Aarons-Mele is the host of The Anxious Achiever, a top-10 management podcast that helps people rethink the relationship between their mental health and their leadership. Morra founded Women Online and The Mission List, an award-winning digital-consulting firm and influencer marketing company dedicated to social change in 2010 and sold her businesses in 2021. She is also the author of a bestselling book, ⁠The Anxious Achiever⁠, which published in 2023.

In this classic episode, Morra joined host Robert Glazer on ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠ to talk about her book, how to turn anxiety into an advantage, and much more.

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Jim Murphy is a performance coach, author, and speaker who helps elite athletes and high performers unlock what he calls “inner excellence”. Through his work with professional athletes in the PGA, MLB, and Olympic sports, Jim has helped competitors transcend fear and anxiety to perform at their highest level. His book, Inner Excellence, blends spirituality, psychology, and performance science into a practical framework for mastering the inner game, and it gained widespread attention last year after Philadelphia Eagles star AJ Brown was spotted reading the book on the sidelines during an NFL game.

Jim joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss the overnight success of Inner Excellence, his coaching career, high performance and much more.

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On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss leadership communication, and particularly the sharing of bad news or negative developments. Robert and Mick discuss why, while transparency is crucial, it is vital to share the "best version of the truth" which frames the issue effectively without contradicting the facts.

⁠Read The Friday Forward In This Episode: Best Truth (#515)⁠

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Dave Whorton⁠ is an experienced tech investor and founder who spent 20 years of his career at the highest levels of Silicon Valley venture capital and tech startups. He worked directly at the top venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins and co-founded four companies, including⁠ ⁠⁠drugstore.com⁠ and Good Technology. He is also the founder of the Tugboat Institute and the author of the brand new book, ⁠Another Way⁠.

Dave joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his remarkable career, the pros and cons of the Silicon Valley growth strategy, and the Evergreen Companies that achieve lasting, sustainable growth.

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Ilana Golan is a powerhouse trailblazer. She began her remarkable journey as the first woman commander and instructor for all F 16 flight simulators in the Israeli Air Force. From there, she transitioned into engineering, led startups to multimillion-dollar exits, became a tech investor and board director, and is now founder and CEO of Leap Academy—an award winning, globally recognized coaching and career acceleration platform. She’s impacted over 70,000 professionals across four continents, been featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, Yahoo Finance, NBC, CBS, ABC, and has built multiple seven and eight figure businesses.

Ilana joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss her military career, lessons she learned from service, entrepreneurial success and coaching great leaders.

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On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan dig the rise in frequency of employees taking time off due to mental health stress. Robert and Mick discuss why, though time off is important to stay in balance, simply withdrawing from work is not the solution to improving mental health.

Read The Friday Forward Discussed In This Episode: Work Life (#514)

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Jerry Colonna is the CEO and co-founder of the executive coaching firm ⁠Reboot.io⁠. A highly sought-after coach and speaker, Jerry was previously a partner with JP Morgan and co-founded Flatiron Venture Partners with Fred Wilson. Jerry is also the NYT bestselling author of multiple books, including Reboot and Reunion which is now available wherever books are sold. 

Jerry joined host Robert Glazer on Elevate to talk about how leaders can level up, find purpose and leave a legacy.

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Joe Hirsch is an award-winning educator, global keynote speaker, and bestselling author. As the creator of the FEEDFORWARD™ framework, Joe teaches organizations how to replace judgment with curiosity, shift from blame to partnership, and create fearless feedback cultures built on trust and growth. Joe has spoken to over 30,000 people across 25 countries and helped leaders from the Fortune 500, NFL, and even the intelligence community use the power of better conversations to strengthen results and relationships. Joe is also the host of I Wish They Knew, a podcast that explores ideas that deserve more attention, from work and wellbeing to learning, leadership, and loss.

Joe joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to share how to give excellent feedback and help others improve.

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On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan dig into the concept of feedback--why it matters, and why we are all the sum of the feedback we get and the feedback we are missing. Robert and Mick share great examples of feedback they have received and dig into the mechanics of how to give feedback, hear it, and apply it.

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