Leadership Development News

Kim S. Cameron is Professor of Management and Organization at the University of Michigan Business School and Professor of Higher Education in the School of Education. Dr. Cameron's research on organizational effectiveness, virtuousness, and the development of management skills has been published in more than 80 articles. Join us for an energizing discussion on corporate virtuousness and its relationship to industry success.

What do you get when you mix a stand-up comedian and someone who has a master's degree in leadership? One of the most sought after speakers on the speaking circuit. Mike's knowledge of leadership and the ability to make people laugh until it hurts is unmatched. Mike's program "Making Leadership F.U.N." is not only booked all over the country, but maintains a 92% rebooking rate. Mike has delivered over 1500 paid talks and is the author of the bestselling books "Great Student Leaders Aren't Born They're Made" and "Making Leadership F.U.N." He has shared the stage with NFL QB champion Joe Thiesmann, Glen Morshower, of theTV show 24 and LA Clippers Asst. coach Kevin Eastman. Mike is on a mission to "Make Leadership Fun" for every leader and follower. He believes that for far too long we have had to endure boring leadership seminars while staring at graphs and a stiff speaker sweating through his suit. www.makingleadershipfun.com

After spending years in human resources and discovering that most companies weren't doing an adequate job developing their number one asset—employees—Rene D. Petrin had a mission: to create an organization devoted solely to teaching businesses how to mentor talent. This entrepreneurial spirit combined with his keen insight into human behavior led Rene to found Management Mentors, Inc. His philosophy is simple: to show companies how structured mentoring programs are the most powerful and effective strategy for professional development. Rene has experience managing all areas of human resources, but he's always maintained a special interest in employee development. Join Rene today as a leader in the mentoring field to learn how he developed mentoring tools, such as online tutorials, that are unique in emphasizing the interpersonal dynamics in mentoring while at the same time working toward creating standards of excellence so that the mentoring profession maintains its integrity and promise.

Zeina Ghossoub, executive coach, speaker, author and wellness expert. Zeina Ghossoub is a clinical dietitian who has been in practice for over 18 years. She has had thousands of patients that span the entire Arab region. She is also the first and only certified wellness coach in Lebanon and the Middle East. Zeina is an owner of Vie Saine, a wellness center that uses a team of professionals such as MD's, dietitians and trainers to promote and apply the concepts of her approach to total mind, body and soul wellness. She is a doctoral counseling student at Capella University. Zeina currently is a regular on four TV networks, has her own TV and radio talk show, is a writer and a contributor to several magazines, has her own newsletter and websites, has developed a nutrition manual for children nutrition to be taught in the Lebanese schools and it has been approved by the Lebanese Ministry of Education. She is a part author of "Ready, Aim, Excel! and is currently writing a book about coaching to be released soon. In addition she is also a coauthor with Dr. Cathy Greenberg, a world renowned wellness coach, in a book about healthy and happy women.

Dr. TC North is a high-performance executive coach and speaker who accelerates and motivates individuals and organizations to attain their visions and dreams by becoming high performers. Cathy L. Greenberg is a best selling, award-winning author, ICF Certified Coach and abc TV's "First Lady of Happiness". Together they share the secrets of success in their new book, "Fearless Leaders", just one of many titles in their forthcoming hardback and digital Fearless Book Series. Tune in to learn more about the principles for being truly fearless in life, love, business and relationships. It's Emotional Intelligence at it's best.

Leaders drive engagement, engagement drives productivity and Emotional Intelligence drives leadership. In today's show Cathy and Relly give some of the latest updates about Emotional Intelligence (EI) research and the new Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQi 2.0) assessment. They also will take a deeper dive looking at three of the EI leadership competencies for Decision Making and strategies on how to raise and enhance these competencies. Cathy and Relly will discuss the Emotional Intelligence history, ROI research and the EQi 2.0 assessment. The EQi 2.0 is used to help your leaders better assess, predict and to have more leaders perform in the top 10%. Drs. Greenberg and Nadler use the EQi and other leadership tools in their XCEL (Excellence in Coaching for Executive Leaders) program, their landmark executive leadership and coaching programs, where emotional engagement meets performance.

Ronald Ettinger, VP Human Resources at Quaker Chemical specializes in global organization development and executive coaching. Since 1918, Quaker Chemical, a multi million dollar company, has been establishing and maintaining relationships with leading enterprises in every major manufacturing country in the world. Publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, Quaker has a long track record of financial consistency and strength. As the Company entered the 21st century, Quaker began a major strategic action to better meet the changing needs of customers. Now, as a global, knowledge-based company, they provide best service, technology, and product resources to all of their customers—around the world. While working hard to meet customers' needs, Quaker strives to keep a strong sense of responsibility to all associates, to the communities in which we operate, and to the natural environment. Ron shares insights from over two decades of OD, HR and Coaching in today's program.

Today's show will feature the co-hosts, Dr. Cathy Greenberg and Dr. Relly Nadler sharing their expertise on leadership development. Together they have over 50 years of experience helping leaders and their teams become star performers. They have created the Xcel Institute to accelerate leadership development in your organization. Their mission is to meet the demands for leaders who can coach others to perform in the top 10% with high emotional intelligence. They will explain the benefits of the Institute for experienced and emerging leaders. Their collaboration brings leaders a handbook of cutting edge tools drawn from positive psychology, the science of happiness, emotional and social intelligence, executive coaching, neuroscience and years of work in the trenches with CEOs and top executives and their teams.

While serving out his time at Naval Special Warfare Center NSWCEN Joe recognized a need for a transition management program specifically for members of the Special Operations Forces community (SOF). Upon recognizing this need Joe began his market research. He attended close to forty separate transition programs for veterans and researched hundreds more. He personally interviewed over 200 members of the SOF community across the country on the issues surrounding their transition. In order to discover the markets perspective around a SOF transition. He also developed relationships with over two-hundred Fortune 500 and small to medium companies, several start-up ventures and non-profit foundations. In 2013, Joe launched The Honor Foundation. This is the first Transition Institute specifically designed for the Special Operations Forces community. Now, in 2014, The Honor Foundation discovered a true entrepreneurial partner , The UCSD Rady School of Management. Together, they have designed curriculum and a program entirely tailored to fit the specific transition needs and the level of expertise found in members exiting a SOF community.

Cathy Greenberg's newest book, "Fearless Leaders: Sharpen Your Focus" launches soon. It explores how fearless leaders can profit from becoming more emotionally intelligent and present in their lives and work, and outlines a plan of action for improving one's mindfulness. It also includes a multi-level "business in a box" for coaching and human-performance experts. Dr. Relly Nadler and Dr. Cathy Greenberg will discuss her book, and they'll be exploring how new findings in neuroscience, and the understanding what we call mindfulness, help shape what makes a fearless leader. Her book also looks at stories of people who represent fearless leaders, and how we can learn from their examples. They'll discuss some of these revealing stories of personal achievement and growth. Dr. Nadler and Dr. Greenberg are both certified coaches with thousands of hours working with executives at all levels will have a wide-ranging and insightful conversation on Fearless Leaders. We'll discuss how all leaders — business, humanitarian, military or athletic — use the secrets and the science of becoming fearless leaders, and how they constantly seek an edge to become great.