In this episode, we're joined by Bill Ruggles, a true Zen-master of project management. Bill will help us demystify the role of PM as it pertains to complex change initiatives. He'll talk extensively about three factors that organizations must consider when planning a major shift. Along the way we'll learn how PM can help organizations avoid having their change initiatives become part of the 70% that fail.

Do you have to be naturally creative to innovate? Or is there a method and are there tools that everyone can use innovate? We'll explore this question and others with Amnon Levav, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Systematic Inventive Thinking (S.I.T.), a Tel Aviv-based innovation firm that works with organizations all over the world. Amnon will explain why innovating against the product, service or process you already have yields better ideas than blue-sky brainstorming.

Do you have to be naturally creative to innovate? Or is there a method and are there tools that everyone can use innovate? We'll explore this question and others with Amnon Levav, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Systematic Inventive Thinking (S.I.T.), a Tel Aviv-based innovation firm that works with organizations all over the world. Amnon will explain why innovating against the product, service or process you already have yields better ideas than blue-sky brainstorming.

Sarah Elkins is a keynote speaker, a Gallup certified Strengths coach, the creator of the annual and unique #NoLongerVirtual conference. She is also a communications coach, the host of the podcast, Your Stories Don't Define You. How You Tell Them Will, and the author of a forthcoming book by the same name. The river that runs through her work is communication – the stories we tell, how we tell them, the patterns of thought they create, and their impact on the relationship we have with ourself and others.

Gallup reports that some 70% of all U.S. workers are on the spectrum of disengagement at work. A number of factors converge here: ineffective leadership, a stifling culture, and unclear agreement on what impact the organization is trying have. So, too, does the fact that many workers are grinding away at jobs that reflect neither their passion nor their talents.

in this interview, we'll hear from Chester Elton, recognized as being among the world's top leadership and organizational culture experts.

If you uttered "Ugh, resumes. . . ." when you saw the title of this episode, you're not alone. Writing resumes is one of those things we love to hate. To sort things out, we went to an acknowledged authority on the subject, Lynda Spiegel of RisingStarResumes. Lynda worked in an HR capacity for most of her career before going solo as a resume consultant. She's looked at countless resumes to know what helps a prospective employer answer the question: "Am I interested in knowing more about this person?

What it takes to market to anyone about anything is different today. The smart phone and access to unlimited information on the internet changed everything. It's no longer about a company's great products and or services – their "features and benefits." According to marketing veteran, Zach Messler, it's about the buyer – what they are thinking and feeling at any given moment. Listen in as Zach reveals the thinking behind being "clear, compelling, and convincing" in all of your marketing communications.

Innovations in technology are happening with ever-increasing speed. In this interview, we'll hear from Neil C. Hughes, a highly respected authority on technology, on how to develop a healthy relationship with it. Neil is a much sought after speaker and writer on technology trends. He hosts the incredibly popular daily podcast, "The Tech Blog Writer Podcast" with 50,000 listeners world wide. And speaking of podcasts, Neil will walk us through what the podcaster wannabe should consider before ever buying a mic.

We all have a "river" that runs through our veins – a theme that punctuates our life. Sometimes that theme is muted, and some times it's loud. And sometimes it's there, but hidden. Listen in as millennial Jordan Gross talks about his path of self-discovery – how he tore away the obstacles that stood in his way of realizing what he is meant to do in work and life.

Have you ever caught yourself wondering if you weren't supposed to be doing something different? Maybe you thought, "I know I'm not cut out for doing 'this,'" but at the same time "I don't know what a different 'this' might look like."

Coach Andrea Barry has heard that observation before – many times before. After a long and successful career as a military officer, Andrea decided to help business leaders identify and overcome the obstacles standing in their way of living a new "this."