Featured Guest: Dr. JJ Walcutt

The power of mind over body goes back at least 2,000 years with the Stoics—but what about the power of the brain over both mind and body?

To be competitive over the next decade, all organizations—non-profits, businesses, and especially the military—must not only help staff optimize their bodies for physical and mental health purposes; they also need to ensure that cognitive optimization is a major focus of staff development. Despite our hubris, the human brain is not equipped to handle the deluge of data that is coming, much less the constant upskilling requirements that are emerging already. Dr. JJ Walcutt joins host Maureen Metcalf to discuss Accelerate, a program that helps organizations get on the right track toward building a culture of brain health, growth, and effectiveness. The military is paying attention; should your organization, too?

Featured Guest: Jake Jacobs

Change is now a constant in all organizations.  Is there a way to make it easier?  Jake Jacobs joins host Maureen Metcalf to discuss his new book Leverage Change, and how leaders can use the concept of leverage to achieve faster, easier, better results related to all change work they are doing in their organizations—at the individual, team or organizational levels.  He shares practical actions leaders can take to achieve the much sought-after, but seldom accomplished, goals of successful change management.

Featured Guests: Ricky Robinson & Keith Powell

Rising up the corporate ladder is fraught with challenges.  Those challenges -- both visible and invisible -- multiply for people of color, women, and others underrepresented in the executive suite.  Mentors are fine, but an in-house sponsor can truly make the path smoother.  Ricky Robinson and Keith Powell share why...not with theory, but hard-won practical advice from their own 20+ year journeys to C-suite success in some of the world's largest companies.

Featured Guest: Jared Graybeal

In The Self Help Book: 6 Practical Ways to Never Stop Growing, author and coach Jared Graybeal outlines six practical ways to live a life of constant growth while avoiding stagnation or burnout:

Confidence

This short, insightful guide is filled with inspiration and encouragement, and is designed to give you the perspective that works for your unique goals, no matter what’s going on in your life. Jared applied these principles to his own life.  He joins Maureen to discuss the book, and how listeners can re-energize, so they never stop growing.

Featured Guest: Otto Scharmer

Theory U blends systems thinking, innovation and leading change from the viewpoint of an evolved human consciousness. Otto’s first book sold over 100,000 copies and to put that in context, the average self-published book sells 250 copies, and the average traditional book sells 3,000 copies in its lifetime. Otto joins Maureen to discuss his latest book: The Essentials of Theory U: Core Principles and Applications, a book that meets a crucial need during this point in history in helping us bring necessary changes to our foundational systems from a place of deep consciousness and perspective taking from all key stakeholders – including the future as a key stakeholder.

Featured Guest: Ty Montague

Today’s most successful companies and leaders are StoryDoers, not storytellers. These leaders have clearly defined a higher purpose that frames their ultimate ambition and desired contribution to the world - and they orient every action they take in service of achieving this goal. Ty Montague joins the show to discuss what makes someone a Storydoer, why Storydoers are better leaders and tools leaders can use to become a Storydoer.

Featured Guest: Ron Riggio

Great leaders are great learners” is often quoted but how can leaders implement this into their very hectic day? Ron has created a year-long leadership development guidebook that offers day-by-day instruction in short excerpts to provide leaders with knowledge and practical application ideas. Ron joins the show to discuss his new book “Daily Leadership Development,” his lifetime achievement award and his views on the current state of leadership.

Featured Guest: Roger Madison

Diversity and inclusion are critical topics in not only the U.S. but the world right now. Roger Madison, Jr., founder and CEO of iZania, a company formed to connect Black entrepreneurs, professionals, and consumers online joins the show. Roger was previously a sales executive with IBM in South Africa and he will share about his experiences in South Africa and what he learned that can further diversity and inclusion in our world today.

Featured Guest: Robert Rosenberg

Every entrepreneur dreams of expanding their business from around the corner to around the world. While today those dreams look doubtful, hope can be found from the story of a CEO who managed to do so despite decades of economic downturns, near bankruptcy, and constant change. Robert Rosenberg joins the show today to share insights and lessons learned from his experience taking Dunkin’ Donuts from 100 shops to 6,500 outlets. These lessons are also captured in his new book, Around the Corner to Around the World: A Dozen Lessons I Learned Running Dunkin Donuts.

Featured Guest: Laura Morgan Roberts & Courtney McCluney

How can we change the way conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion are progressing towards productive, inquiring, learning experiences -- and ultimately creating a more just and equitable workplace and society?  How can we understand the effects outside-of-work events have on people of color within work?  Laura Morgan Roberts and Courtney McCluney join the show to share insights from their work, and to encourage leaders to examine and understand racial barriers…and how those barriers can be removed.