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Dr. Thompson is currently course director for the Industrial College of the Armed Forces' strategic leadership course at National Defense University. He brings extensive experience to the position having been an educational administrator in three different colleges, as well as having practical experience in leadership and organizational change. Professor Thompson's primary research interest is leadership development in terms of both one's personal development and growth as facilitated by executive development programs. Dr. Thompson holds a bachelors degree in communications from The College of the Ozarks, a masters degree in sociology from Pepperdine University, and a doctorate in human and organizational learning from The George Washington University. Additionally, he is a retired US Air Force colonel. Dr. Thompson will share his research on what are the best practices for developing executives in organizations and how the armed forces train their leaders for the rigors of war.

Dr. Thompson is currently course director for the Industrial College of the Armed Forces' strategic leadership course at National Defense University. He brings extensive experience to the position having been an educational administrator in three different colleges, as well as having practical experience in leadership and organizational change. Professor Thompson's primary research interest is leadership development in terms of both one's personal development and growth as facilitated by executive development programs. Dr. Thompson holds a bachelors degree in communications from The College of the Ozarks, a masters degree in sociology from Pepperdine University, and a doctorate in human and organizational learning from The George Washington University. Additionally, he is a retired US Air Force colonel. Dr. Thompson will share his research on what are the best practices for developing executives in organizations and how the armed forces train their leaders for the rigors of war.

Dan Siegel is a physician and a board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist whose pioneering work on bringing brain science into the practice of psychotherapy has made him a well-known speaker throughout the world. Dr. Siegel is the founding editor of a series of over a dozen books for mental health practitioners in the emerging field of interpersonal neurobiology. He is the author of the The Developing Mind and The Mindful Brain, and is a clinical professor at the UCLA school of medicine. He has been asked to present his work on MINDSIGHT to audiences that have included His Holinesses The Dalai Lama and Pope John Paul II as well as judges, policy-makers, therapists, the nation's public school superintendents and the National Institute of Mental Health. MINDSIGHT: The New Science of Personal Transformation helps harness the power of our minds to resculpt the neural pathways of our brains in ways that can be life-transforming. Come hear about the new science.

Dan Siegel is a physician and a board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist whose pioneering work on bringing brain science into the practice of psychotherapy has made him a well-known speaker throughout the world. Dr. Siegel is the founding editor of a series of over a dozen books for mental health practitioners in the emerging field of interpersonal neurobiology. He is the author of the The Developing Mind and The Mindful Brain, and is a clinical professor at the UCLA school of medicine. He has been asked to present his work on MINDSIGHT to audiences that have included His Holinesses The Dalai Lama and Pope John Paul II as well as judges, policy-makers, therapists, the nation’s public school superintendents and the National Institute of Mental Health. MINDSIGHT: The New Science of Personal Transformation helps harness the power of our minds to resculpt the neural pathways of our brains in ways that can be life-transforming. Come hear about the new science.

Dr. Relly Nadler will present some of the newest research on Habit Change and using our Willpower. Many people start the New Year with plans of change, be it exercise, losing weight, finishing a major project, or personal growth goals. 45% of people make New Years resolutions and at the end of week one 75% are still doing it; at 6 months only 45% are still doing it. Today's show explores: br • How to change a habit and be successful with your resolutions? br • What is Will Power and why it matters for your performance? br • How does it impact your wisdom, decision making, goals and energy? br • The 3 Willpower challenges. br • Why do we struggle so much with our willpower? br • How do we lose it and what to do when we do? br • Strategies and tools to strengthen your will power and therefore your performance.

For decades, we've been taught that genes are FIXED AND UNCHANGEABLE. Not so, say New York Times bestselling authors Deepak Chopra and Rudolph E. Tanzi. "It's time to explode such rigid notions" writes co-author Tanzi. On todays show Tanzi will tell everyone the news – that "gene activity is largely under our control." "TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World," Harvard Professor and acclaimed reseracher, Tanzi will share his insights on how lifestyle choices make a dramatic impact on optimizing your health and behavior by more than 95%. Join our show today to learn how to unlock the "Astomishishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Well-Being."

Gayl Murphy has interviewed more 14,000 of the world's leading celebrities and newsmakers. She's a veteran Hollywood Correspondent who spent 17-years on the front lines at ABC Radio News, is currently a frequent showbiz reporter for BBC Radio and TV, SKY News, E! Entertainment, AP Radio, ABC Radio Networks, Australian Broadcasting Co., Canadian Broadcasting Co., and she has seen it all—knock-it-out-of-the-park-interviews and unmitigated disasters. And as the author of "Interview Tactics! How to Survive the Media without Getting Clobbered. The Insider's Guide to Giving a Killer Interview!" she knows what works and what doesn't and she has been imparting her sage advice to entrepreneurs, authors, experts, rock stars, TV heart-throbs, models and start-up corporate media virgins for the past 10-plus years. Today she will bring her expertise to what leaders need to know about being interviewed by the press and how to communicate with effectiveness to their employees.

Gayl Murphy has interviewed more 14,000 of the world’s leading celebrities and newsmakers. She’s a veteran Hollywood Correspondent who spent 17-years on the front lines at ABC Radio News, is currently a frequent showbiz reporter for BBC Radio and TV, SKY News, E! Entertainment, AP Radio, ABC Radio Networks, Australian Broadcasting Co., Canadian Broadcasting Co., and she has seen it all—knock-it-out-of-the-park-interviews and unmitigated disasters.

And as the author of “Interview Tactics! How to Survive the Media without Getting Clobbered. The Insider’s Guide to Giving a Killer Interview!” she knows what works and what doesn’t and she has been imparting her sage advice to entrepreneurs, authors, experts, rock stars, TV heart-throbs, models and start-up corporate media virgins for the past 10-plus years. Today she will bring her expertise to what leaders need to know about being interviewed by the press and how to communicate with effectiveness to their employees.

The Honorable Alison T. Young serves as Managing Director, Leadership & Civic Engagement at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, and as Executive Director of the Institute for Strategic Leadership, responsible for the Institute including strategy, operations and programming to position Drexel as a global leader in the study and practice of collaboration and leadership. Recognized nationally for her expertise on community engagement, Alison oversees the Leading for Change Public Sector Fellowship Program and Drexel LeBow's civic engagement initiatives. Alison represents Drexel's leadership programs to domestic and international partners and writes for various news media and blogs. Prior to joining Drexel, Alison was a White House official, serving as Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and Acting Director of the White House Office of USA Freedom Corps with a $2 billion federal budget for domestic and international service programs.

Mark Goulston, M.D. is a business advisor, consultant, trainer and coach trained as a clinical psychiatrist who honed his skills as an FBI/police hostage negotiation trainer who increases people's ability to get through to anyone. He is the author of the recently published and Amazon.com's best selling book, "Just Listen". Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone He was a professor at UCLA's internationally renowned Neuropsychiatric Institute for more than twenty years, become a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (the highest award that organization offers) and was named one of America's Top Psychiatrists for 2004-2005 and again in 2009. He is frequently called upon to share his expertise with regard to contemporary business, national and world news by television, radio and print media including: Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Newsweek, Time, Los Angeles Times, ABC/NBC/CBS/Fox/CNN/BBC News, Oprah, and Today.