Michael talks with Pascal Kruijsifix, organizational development consultant, executive coach and co-founder of Human Fluency, about how he helps people and teams become more fluent in interactions and behaviors at work. The conversation focuses on how we can use the concepts of depth, discernment, discipline and conversational landscaping to stay connected and maintain meaningful relationships while working remotely and trying to keep up with high demands for delivering results.

In this episode, Michael sits down with Vernon Brown, happiness coach, CEO and President of What’s Your Happi? and author of The Ultimate Guide to Lasting Happiness, Energy and Connection, to talk about what we can to do put more happiness into our lives. Vernon shares his dynamic personality and his techniques for using presence, playfulness, creative thinking and positive energy to help people discover their sources of happiness.

Are you curious how great coaches think, what they listen for and how they decide what questions to ask? In this episode, Michael dialogues with veteran professional coach Floris Rommerts about how he uses dialogic coaching, storytelling and Robert Fritz’s theory of Structural Dynamics in his coaching practice. In the process, Floris shares a fascinating glimpse of what goes on in the mind of a coach during a coaching conversation.

Michael talks with executive coach and corporate trainer Mete Yazici about the science and real-world application of Psychological Capital's four components: hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism. The conversation covers ideas for cultivating our own PsyCap, using PsyCap in coaching, how one person’s behavior can positively affect the PsyCap of others, and how we can apply PsyCap concepts to make feedback more effective.

In this episode, Michael interviews executive coach and consultant Ken Jacobs, principal of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching, about how he helps CEOs and other leaders in PR, marketing, advertising and communications agencies to achieve their personal and professional goals by taking a lead-first approach to working with others.

In this episode, Michael interviews Discernible Inc Founder and CEO Melanie Ensign about how curiosity, self-awareness and the desire to fully embody her values and professional purpose helped pave her path to entrepreneurship. Melanie also shares insights about communications strategy and teamwork from her experiences advising security and privacy teams at leading tech companies Facebook and Uber.

Michael talks with entrepreneur, performance coach and ChangeWorks, Ltd. CEO Paul Marks about the findings from his research on the leadership skills that will be in high demand for the decade ahead. This wide-ranging interview touches on empowering employees in hierarchical work cultures, mental models well-being in the workplace. Paul’s optimism and enthusiasm keeps the conversation light as he shares his ideas about practical approaches for overcoming today’s leadership challenges.

My guest’s research shows that only 24% of millennials consider themselves committed to their work. What can we do to inspire more commitment and higher performance from millennials? Michael takes a virtual trip to South America to talk with executive coach, facilitator and doctoral candidate Dante Mantovani about a Brazilian perspective on what it takes to lead millennials.

In this inaugural episode, Michael talks with executive coach and talent development consultant Gary Villani, principal of Chrysalis Consulting Group. Gary shares his thoughts on why authentic leadership matters in today’s workplace, and how we can use our individual values to develop our own leadership style.