Insatiably Curious Podcast

After a year of global disruption, leaders who want to stay relevant are transforming the way they manage and interact with their teams. According to CEO and leadership expert Dan Pontefract—known for his work with Salesforce and other—humility is one of the most essential leadership trends of 2021.

“To put it bluntly, stop making everything solely about you. It’s time to break the mirror and start championing others,” says Pontefract, author of Lead. Care. Win. “Your decision-making should begin with considering the impact your actions will have on your team. You’ll quickly discover a higher performing, engaged, and trusting team that’s willing to go above the call of duty.”

In this episode, Pontefract—a Forbes contributor who has recently been featured in CBS Money Watch and Fast Company—will discuss:

• Proven tactics from effective leaders that will help you champion others in 2021
• Why sharing your weaknesses to your team will move your objectives forward and increase employee engagement 
• The value of a reverse mentor; someone younger or different than you to provide advice and help you see through blind spots
• How to be human at work
• And why the smartest people in the room often aren't

When my wife and I got in the car the other day the radio was tuned to the U2 channel on Sirius. U2 is one of our favorite bands, and talking that day was a writer and theologian by the name of Martin Wroe. He is a friend of Bono, U2's lead singer, and he talked about a discovery he made while touring with the band.

In the corner of a book store in Mumbai, India, Wroe found a book called Benedictus: A Book of Blessings, by the late John O'Donohue, an Irish poet and philosopher. O'Donohue often said that he didn't like religion to get in the way of spirituality, so you won't hear any specific references to God.

Martin Wroe read from this book, and I found it really meaningful. So in this episode I read a short passage from Benedictus in the hope you will find meaning in the words as well.       

Ever since my wife and I moved to the Washington, D.C. area, we try to get out and walk as much as possible. And this is a great walking city. One of our favorite spots is the National Mall, the wide, grassy expanse between the Capital and the Washington Monument and then the Lincoln Memorial.

We had come down to the Capital three days before the chaos, to try and get a picture for a New Year's Card. And we decided to go back down there three days after. And obviously there was quite a contrast.

Lots of fencing, and lots of National Guard troops. This isn't a very long episode, but you are invited to join my wife and me as we walk around the Capital.     

Mike Goldman is an award-winning leadership team coach and the author of two bestselling business books, Breakthrough Leadership Team and Performance Breakthrough. As a coach and speaker,  Mike is on a mission to help people grow their business and have more impact while creating a more engaging, fulfilling environment for their team using his Breakthrough Leadership Team approach.

In this podcast we will hear a little about how to develop an organizational framework that includes:

• Mastering Self-Leadership
• Proactively Structuring Your Leadership Team
• Finding the Right People for Your Leadership Team
• Building the Right Team Culture
• Executing with Discipline and Accountability
• Continuously Developing and Improving

I recently watched a show on The History Channel about the final few hours of President John F. Kennedy's fateful trip to Texas. That led me to learn more about his life - and death - which ultimately took me to Arlington National Cemetery to visit his grave site. Join me as I journey, for the first time, to some hallowed ground that is the final resting place of 400,000 veterans and their dependents. 

Who is David Gee, what's the deal with TheDavidGee, where did the title come from, what kind of subjects will be covered, who will be on and why should I care? All good questions and all will be answered in this very first episode. 

I am a 360-degree storyteller.  By that I mean I am platform agnostic and communicate via blogs, bylined feature pieces, social media, webinars, videos and now podcasts. 

Besides being a storyteller, I am also a trailing spouse. We recently moved from Minneapolis to Bethesda, Maryland, after my wife took a new career role. Buying - and selling - a home and moving are considered some of the most stressful life events, and to do that during the coronavirus crisis carried with it its own special craziness and challenges. We're happy and healthy though and learning to co-exist while we both work remotely.

I have traveled the world, raced cars in England, lived and worked in Europe, Hawaii and Canada as a nightclub entertainer. I was a network TV news anchor and entertainment reporter, interviewed nearly every big star in Hollywood, as well as did live shots from the red carpet of the Academy Awards. I was the motorsports PR pro for Terry Bradshaw's NASCAR team, and have been an award-winning business magazine editor, media trainer, professional speaker, corporate PR director, communications consultant and PR agency account manager. 

Join me on the journey won't you?