Today's guest, General Stanley McChrystal, is a retired four-star general, former commander of U.S. and International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan, and former commander of Joint Special Operations Command. He is the founder of the McChrystal Group, a senior fellow at Yale University, and the author of several New York Times bestselling books, including his latest, On Character: Choices That Define A Life.

General McChrystal joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about character in leadership 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 discuss the importance of practicing and rehearsing under arduous conditions, in order to build the resilience needed to excel in the real scenario. Robert and Mick discuss how this applies to athletic training, performance rehearsal, and even business preparation.

Saturday (10/18) is the last chance to get free core values course when you buy a hardcover of ⁠⁠The Compass Within⁠⁠, in hardcover and ⁠register your purchase at this form⁠.

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We are still in launch week for Elevate Podcast host Robert Glazer's new book, ⁠The Compass Within⁠. This book is a fictional parable that uses an inspiring, relatable story to share the importance of living and leading through your personal core values.

To celebrate the launch, Robert shares the introduction of the audiobook, which outlines the premise of the book and the importance of the core values concept.

REMINDER: You can get Robert's core values course for free by ⁠buying a hardcover copy of the book⁠ and ⁠registering your purchase at this form⁠.

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Today is a very special episode of The Elevate Podcast: it's launch day for Robert Glazer's new book, The Compass Within. This book is a fictional parable that uses an inspiring, relatable story to share the importance of living and leading through your personal core values.

To celebrate the launch, Robert and producer Mick Sloan discuss the book, the core values concept within it, and the writing process. Learn what surprising changes occurred throughout the editing process, highlights of the book, and why you should read it.

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On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss The Big Three: the three most important decisions a person can make in life. Robert and Mick delve into why core values are so vital in these three decisions, and how to ensure your values are in alignment with your partner, your vocation, and your community.

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Bill George is a celebrated leader who served as Chair and CEO of Medtronic, the world’s leading medical technology company. He is an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, where he has taught leadership since 2004, and is the bestselling author of many books, including Discover Your True North. Bill also served as a director at Goldman Sachs, ExxonMobil, Novartis, Target, the Mayo Clinic, and World Economic Forum USA.

In this episode of ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠, Bill joins host Robert Glazer to discuss his leadership career, the importance of purpose-driven leadership, and more.

To learn more about core values, check out The Compass Within.

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Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist who writes about the science of endurance for Runner’s World and Outside, and frequently contributes to other publications such as the New York Times and the New Yorker. A former long-distance runner for the Canadian national team, he holds a master’s in journalism from Columbia and a Ph.D. in physics from Cambridge, and he did his post-doctoral research with the National Security Agency. He is the author of Endurance and a new book, The Explorer’s Gene.

Alex joined host Robert Glazer on The Elevate Podcast to talk about The Explorer's Gene, how leaders can gain by being adventurous, 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 what it's like to encounter a person who personifies the antithesis of your core values. Robert shares how these "Super Villains" can help you gain clarity on what matters most to you and digs into what you can do when someone violates your core values.

For more on core values, check out The Compass Within, coming October 14.

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Dr. Tasha Eurich⁠ is an organizational psychologist and one of the world’s leading experts on self-awareness and business savvy. She’s worked directly with 40,000 leaders and spoken to hundreds of thousands more, helping them achieve dramatic and measurable change. Her clients have included the NBA, Walmart, Salesforce, and more, and her TEDx talks have been viewed more than 10 million times. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of multiple books, including ⁠Insight ⁠and her latest, ⁠Shatterproof⁠, which publishes this week.

On this classic episode, Tasha joined host Robert Glazer on ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠ to talk about Shatterproof, the role of resilience in life and leadership, and antifragility.

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Mick Hunt is the host of Mick Unplugged, one of the most popular podcasts in the world, especially in the leadership space. Mick is a highly in-demand motivational speaker for the Fortune 500 and top universities, with audiences as large as fifteen thousand. Mick is a leadership trainer and executive coach to the world’s top leaders and is also a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and Forbes Business Council. And he is the author of a new book, How To Be A Good Leader When You’ve Never Had One.

 Mick joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his remarkable rise, the qualities of good leaders, and much more.

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