Eric is joined by Special Guest Dave Cooper, Taylor Murphy, and Nyada Baldeh for an awesome discussion around building an intentional culture, as well as how to navigate the pitfalls along the way.

The topic was instigated by Dave's excellent article titled "It’s Not Just the Culture of Special Operations That Needs to Change", which you can find at the link below.

https://medium.com/@dave_9249/its-not-just-the-culture-of-special-operations-that-needs-to-change-34c95e23ad45

You can find Dave on LinkedIn as well as through his company's website - www.verge.coach

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Special Guest Jon Christiansen joins Eric, Dan, and Nyada for a great discussion prompted by Jon's HBR Article "8 Things Leaders Do That Make Employees Quit" - https://hbr.org/2019/09/8-things-leaders-do-that-make-employees-quit

Jon Christiansen, Ph.D. is the Chief Intelligence Officer and Principal at Sparks Research, Co-Founder of Ins & Outs.  He brings a research-based perspective enhanced by his extensive experience to the conversation and we look forward to having Jon back for future episodes

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Eric and Alex are joined by Yasmine and Dan for discussion around mistakes bosses make which cause employees to move on.  

The article "EMPLOYEE RETENTION: 8 Things Leaders Do That Make Employees Quit" by Jon Christiansen and published in the HBR.com prompted this episode and we refer to it several times.  Check out Jon's article as is a great read for all levels of leadership.

We're thrilled to have Yasmine Alhasan, a PharmD and social influencer, join us as a new guest.  She brings a great perspective to the discussion and we hope to have her back for more episodes!  You can follow Yasmine on Instagram @yasminealhasan

We're equally excited that Dan Izzo joined us for this episode, he is a great contributor to the mission and we're grateful for his time.

Last, but not least, Alex Reibsane join us again and adds his authentic perspectives to the conversation.

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Eric is joined by Hayley Daniel, Nyada Baldeh, Dan Izzo and Alex Reibsane for a KILLER discussion around Red Flag Moments and Acute Stress Response.

As humans, we all deal with this part of our biology that many refer to as Fight or Flight.  But it is more complicated than those two options and Eric digs into some details.   

The group discusses the individual symptoms that give them the Red Flag Warning and Eric offers up some methods for managing the event.

Listen in and learn how to stay in building mode and avoid burning mode! 

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In this episode, Eric digs deep on the issue of disruptive players on your team.  You know, the jerks that are rude to others.  Yeah, those folks.  Eric explains why people get away with the behavior, how it affects your team, what the No Jerks rule is and how to deal with the bad actors.

Whether you are an entrepreneur establishing a new team, an executive leading a company, or a frontline supervisor leading a team - you will face this issue.  This episode will help you think about the issue clearly and develop an approach to turning the situation around.

Bryce Menendez and Dan Izzo join Eric and Alex to talk about being great at receiving critical feedback, as well as giving critical feedback to others.  We dive into Emotional Intelligence, Acute Stress Response, techniques for managing emotions, and few other related topics. 

Bryce and Dan bring their experience as college athletes to the discussion.  Being part of any team involves a feedback loop between players, coaches, and trainers.  They discuss some of the challenges in giving and receiving feedback through the stress of competition. 

This episode is valuable to everyone as we all deal with feedback loops in our daily lives.

Edie Raether is a TEDx and Keynote Speaker, Change Strategist. Brain Trainer, Corporate Consultant, and Author.  

Edie joins Eric for fast-paced conversation the covers the topics of self-awareness, self-regulation, Emotional Intelligence, dealing with failure and instigating change.

Peppered with real-life experiences, Edie and Eric provide the listeners with actionable coaching.  Edie talks about Tension Management and how it is an effective tool.

This is a content-dense podcast that is great for entrepreneurs, leaders, leaders in training, and parents.

Eric and Alex are joined by Dan Izzo to talk leadership values and lessons carried over from athletics.   We take a few good diversions to talk about pay inequality and how it relates to integrity and leadership values.

Another great episode for that is valuable for people at all stages of their leadership journey.

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Alex Reibsane talks about keeping himself on track with an analogy to driving an antique tractor - trust us, it works.  

Alex is 21 years old and just beginning his professional path.  A pillar of the LeaderLivingLife Podcast is to provide content that is valuable regardless of your career stage.  A brief and interesting listen for everyone.

Eric discusses the issue of bad actors that are killing your culture.  Even though they may present a key person risk, they diminish the performance of your team -  leaders need to address this ASAP.