What does Machiavelli have to teach us about management skills?

Jocelyn Davis dusts off 2,5000 years of literature to show us

You’ll learn:

1) What a famed psychologist would do with today’s standard

2) A tyrant’s surprising tips on being a great boss.

3) What Frankenstein can teach us about leadership.

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Jocelyn Davis is an author and consultant with decades of

Arthur demonstrated his epic expertise when it comes to finding

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Arthur Woods (@ArthurWoods) is the Co-founder of Imperative, a

Chris dropped numerous quotable tidbits (go figure?!) about

1) The critical acid test you should use while communicating

2) How to dial into the right size of a request

3) The key thing you need to prove to others in order for them

Chris Westfall is the US National Elevator Pitch Champion,

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Gina Marotta turned the tables a bit as she asked me numerous

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Victor shared some wise perspectives from his book Lead Inside the Box. Working through his 2x2 leadership framework, we got some insight on how to engage work different categories of people differently.

By doing so, you can get optimal results from everyone—from the “slacker” to the “exemplar.” Specifically, you’ll learn:
1) The potential life-threatening implications of not managing your leadership capital
2) Specific watch-outs and pro tips for working with four different categories of people
3) How to deliver tricky feedback to the folks who need to hear it

Victor Prince is the Managing Director of DiscoveredLOGIC, a strategy consulting and training firm that serves clients in the US and overseas. He has 20+ years of experience in corporate and government leadership positions. As a Bain & Company consultant, he led strategy engagements with clients in the US, UK, France and Spain. As an executive at Capital One, he managed internet marketi

Arla shared some powerful insights on identifying and pursuing career advancement opportunity. If you’re currently eyeing a new move, you’ll want to hear her take. Specifically, you’ll learn:
1) How to do your homework to snag the next advancement
2) The importance of proactively chasing the big break
3) Lessons learned from serving as Chief of Staff for two separate CEOs

Arla Lach is a Partner in Audit Services in the Chicago office of Grant Thornton. She has more than 16 years of experience in public accounting, serving companies with revenues from $4 million to $1 billion. From 2008 through 2010, she served as chief of staff to the CEO of Grant Thornton LLP. In 2011, Lach received a “Women to Watch” award in the emerging leader category from the Illinois CPA Society. She’s passionate about helping women rise into and succeed in leadership roles.

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Mawi Asgedom shared some brilliant perspectives when it comes to speaking and writing with clarity. Specifically you’ll hear:

1) The surprisingly essential habits for the best speakers in the world
2) How to obliterate pre-speaking jitters
3) Keys to maintaining rhythm, interest, and engagement in writing

Mawi Asgedom is the founder and CEO of Mawi Learning. He has an inspiring story going from Ethiopian refugee to Harvard graduate & commencement speaker. He’s garnered many accolades as speaker, author, and educational entrepreneur. He’s published eight leadership books. He’s spoken to over 1,000,000 people at over 1,000 schools and educator conferences worldwide. His online courses have world-class completion rates and have earned his firm an illustrious CODiE award in education technology. Oprah has called him one of her Top 20 moments.

In this introductory episode, Pete addresses basic questions such as: