Leadership Development News

This week on Leadership Development News, we welcome Michelle Mitch Shepard, Founder and Creative Force of the Women in Real Life Leadership Summit. The debut of the WiRL Summit runs April 28 to May 23. It's an online experience that features 28-plus webinars presented by renowned speakers and best-selling authors, with live online sessions as well as a three-month pass for replaying sessions. It addresses the practices of exemplary leadership, confidence, courage and career, among many other valuable topics for today's woman. You can find more information at www.WiRLsummit.com

Join us for this continuing series - on our Mindful Living Coach approach with the award winning CEO of Miraval, Michael Tompkins along with featured experts from their nationally acclaimed Life In Balance Program on today's show. Want a more satisfying personal and professional life?

Michael R. Drew is a maverick who gets results. Marketing books for his entire career, Michael's become the world's most successful book promoter, having launched nearly 75 consecutive books onto best-seller lists, many of them number-one titles. Michael honed his skills at such respected publishers as Bard Press, Entrepreneur Magazine, Longstreet Press and Thomas Nelson Publishers, among others. He has mastered the intricacies of publishing and, in adapting to today's fast-evolving industry, Michael founded Promote A Book to work directly with writers to help them spread their message. Learn how to create winning books that win hearts and minds on todays show.

Henry L. (Dick) Thompson, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized consultant, educator, speaker and author. He is an expert on stress effects on decision making and judgment gained from the battlefield to the boardroom. Dr. Thompson was an officer with the U.S. Army Special Forces Group- Green Berets, decorated for heroism and has trained and led some of the most elite teams in the world. His work for the military on high performing battle staffs was instrumental in the success of U.S. forces in the Gulf War. Dr. Thompson is the founder, president and CEO of High Performing Systems, Inc., an international management consulting and training firm. He has been a U.S. military's subject matter experts (SME) on stress on the battlefield. His research has covered the impact of stress on decision making, cognitive performance, aggressive behavior, sleep deprivation, leadership and emotionally intelligent behavior.

Peter Voogd is a serial entrepreneur under the age of thirty, who has started a movement to empower America's Aspiring Entrepreneurs and Young Professionals. He's trained & led thousands of young professionals including Sales Reps, Managers, College Students, Business Owners, Olympians and many others to achieve higher levels of success. He strongly believes the more people you help to succeed, the more successful you can become. He's on a mission to help organizations understand, acquire and retain the spirit of the young entrepreneur as a key to the future of our society. Learn more about Peter Voogd in today's program and at his website www.GameChangersMovement.com.

Award winning author Jim Kouzes (with coauthor Barry Posner) is best known for his best selling book, The Leadership Challenge, with over 2 million copies sold and available in 22 languages. He's also the Dean's Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. The fifth edition of The Leadership Challenge marked the 25th anniversary of the book. It debuted as #1 on Amazon's leadership bestseller list and the 2013 Wall Street Journal bestseller list. Jim's new work includes a series of e-books which we will focus on in todays program. Great Leadership Creates Great Workplaces Finding the Courage to Lead The Student Leadership Challenge Leadership for the New Normal. Join today's program to learn more about the latest thinking from award winning Jim Kouzes.

Join us for an going, insightful conversation with Michael Tompkins, visionary CEO of Miraval- recognized as one of the nation's finest health resorts and creator of the new "Mindful Living" experience. In today's "Mindful Living" program, performance expert– Coach Leigh Weintraub, joins us to share how she helps others execute in high-pressure situations. As a competitor, Leigh was a full scholarship athlete for the Big 10 Championship Northwestern tennis team, which provided her with a solid foundation and a set of principles she shares to enhancement performance and master stress management.

What does it take to be a leader in today's complex crisis driven society where traits like diplomacy and safety are key to all our wellbeing at work and at home? Join our special guest, Lt. Don Kester, currently a SWAT Tactical Response Commander after having served as a SWAT Team Operator, Team Leader, and Team Supervisor in one of the largest US border zones, Tucson, Arizona. Lt. Kester has served as a patrol district commander, as the department's Training Director and is certified as an instructor by the FBI, and a Master Instructor for Taser International. He is a Firearms, Defensive Tactics, and Use of Force Instructor and both teaches and publishes on the subjects of tactical specialties like Rapid Deployment, Hostage Rescue, Incident Command, and Leadership. Learn how SWAT develops leaders for uncertain times in today's program.

Since their inception, clients have trusted Korn/Ferry to help them recruit world-class leadership talent. Building on this heritage, today they are a single source for a wide range of leadership and talent consulting services. From their nearly 80 offices in 40 countries, they assist organizations in attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining their people. Services range from executive recruitment to leadership development programs, enterprise learning, succession planning and recruitment outsourcing. More organizations around the world trust Korn/Ferry to manage their talent, a responsibility they take seriously and work every day to meet with unsurpassed integrity and results. Join Craig Dunlevie a Senior Partner and a top performer in the talent business, as he shares his wisdom from over 25 years of insight on the secrets of sourcing top talent for top firms around the world.

Joshua Freedman is CEO and a founder of the world's most extensive emotional intelligence organization, Six Seconds http://www.6seconds.org. He leads a network of 50,000 changemakers teaching skills so people are more aware, intentional, and purposeful. Freedman is one of a handful of experts in the world with over a decade of full-time, proven experience in emotional intelligence development. He is the bestselling author of At the Heart of Leadership and of Inside Change, and co-author of seven psychometric assessments in 12 languages, working with clients such as the US Navy, FedEx, the UN, and HSBC. Freedman is one of the most prolific contributors to making the science of emotional intelligence practical and transformational. He will highlight EQ Week, 3/10- 3/15, which includes dozens of webinars & resources delivered to you each day, 100% free. Last year there were over 10,000 signups for the festival! This year there are over 60 EI expert speakers, including Joshua and Relly.