In today's episode, Steve and Bill are talking about how to grow in excellence in leadership. Their guest star will be Dr. Miriam Lacey, Professor of Leadership who teaches exclusively in Pepperdine University's senior executive programs such as the Presidential and Key Executive MBA. She is a partner and advocate for business transformation and leadership excellence with Ascension Transformation Solutions. She specializes in the integration of behavioral science innovations with human resources principles and quality management systems. She served on the United States Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and served as Technical Advisor to the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Dr. Lacey works with Fortune 500 companies on the implementation of large-scale change for greater quality, productivity, and employee commitment. She has worked in human resources management and organization development in 19 countries and has been a recurrent lecturer at the Japanese Productivity Center and University of Lyon in France. Dr. Lacey has served on the boards of several manufacturing and sales companies in Europe and Asia and is the past Vice President and Chair of Education and Research on the board of directors for the Association for Quality and Participation.Sponsored by Ascension Transformation Solutions: www.ascensionts.com