Leadership Development News

Srinivasan Pillay, M.D. is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Pillay is known for bringing brain science to life in the simplest terms that he then translates into recommended action steps that you can take. In his newest book: "Your Brain and Business: The Neuroscience of Great Leaders" was peer-reviewed by Wharton Business School and was released in March of 2011. Dr. Pillay is widely regarded as a motivational speaker who is able to explain the science behind seemingly non-rational phenomena. Dr. Pillay has been featured in The Boston Globe, Oprah radio (Dr. Laura Berman), Martha Stewart Whole Living, Cosmopolitan, Fox News and CNN. He is able to apply this methodology to the business environment as well, and has been invited to speak on related topics in New York, California, Washington DC, Toronto, Switzerland, Greece and Singapore. Business clients have included The World Bank, Novartis, Genzyme and McKinsey.

Harvey Mackay is author of five New York Times bestsellers. His first two books -- Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware The Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt -- have been translated into 37 languages and distributed in 80 countries. Both books were New York Times #1 bestsellers and are also listed by the Times among the top 15 inspirational business books of all time. Harvey's latest book is Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door: Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You, arrived Feb. 22, 2010. His book We Got Fired! … And It's The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Us (2004) became his third New York Times #1 bestseller. His books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. He also is one of America's most popular and entertaining business speakers, speaking -- on average – once a week to Fortune 500-size companies and associations. Today we will hear Harvey's job search secrets no one else will tell you.

Join us for an insightful conversation with Marshall Goldsmith - recognized as the world's most influential leadership thinker in the bi-annual Thinkers50 survey (sponsored by the Harvard Business Review). He is the million-selling author or editor of 34 books. Marshall is one of a select few executive educators who have been asked to work with over 150 major CEOs and their management teams. He has been given the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching by the Institute for Management Studies (one of only two ever awarded). He is a fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources (America's highest HR honor) – and his work has been recognized by almost every major publication and professional organization in his field.

During his basketball career he lead his University of Illinois team to the Final Four 1989. From there Stephen played 10 years professionally with stops in the NBA (Dallas, Detroit, and San Antonio) and overseas (France, Japan, Italy, Spain, and Venezuela). Bardo made a smooth transition into sports broadcasting and has worked with CBS and ESPN. He currently is a college basketball analyst for the Big Ten Network and motivates audiences with his presentations on leadership to youth, associations, and corporations. His book - "HOW TO MAKE THE LEAGUE WITHOUT PICKING UP THE ROCK" – celebrates Bardo's experience in a message anyone can relate to - Don't Let The Stone Stop You". Bardo is a Big Ten Network College Basketball Analyst. Author, speaker, and proud papa of two wonderful sons!!! Please join us and Stephen Bardo for a motivating program.

Jonathan pursues research on consciousness, memory, the relationship between language and thought, problem-solving, and decision-making. He is particularly interested in exploring phenomena that intersect between the empirical and the philosophical such as how fluctuations in people's awareness of their experience mediate mind-wandering and how exposing individuals to philosophical positions alters their behavior. We will focus on how these discoveries can help leaders today. In 2007 he joined the faculty at UCSB. Dr. Schooler is the author or co-author of more than one hundred papers published in scientific journals or edited volumes. Dr. Schooler is currently is on the editorial boards of Consciousness and Cognition and Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. His work has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Center for Consciousness Studies..

Dr. Lois Phillips is a dynamic public speaker whose clients say she "practices what she teaches." Her academic background combines with executive experience in Higher Education to inform her training and coaching. Using principles gained from interviews with successful speakers and outlined in "Women Seen and Heard: Lessons Learned from Successful Speakers" she provides coaching and training to spokespersons, managers and executives. Dr. Phillips has a special interest in advancing women's careers, companies, and Board leadership and has produced conferences on women's leadership, produced and moderated two television programs about women's changing role. On the show Dr. Phillips talks about the Sheryl Sandberg book Lean In, the controversial book from the Facebook COO. In recent years, our guest has taught Creating a Culture of Innovation and also Negotiation Skills for Professional Women for UCSB Extension.

Dr. Laura Sicola has spent more than a decade coaching, lecturing, researching and publishing on cognition, pronunciation, culture, the voice and related effects on learning. Her primary goal is to help people develop their Vocal Executive Presence (VEP), establishing themselves as leaders whose voices are heard and messages are accurately received, while making authentic connections with their audience. She has given presentations on the intersection of pronunciation, cognition, culture and learning, and done trainings from Kyoto to Cairo, and California to Connecticut. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies as well as not-for-profit, women's leadership and international education organizations. Dr. Sicola is also faculty at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania. Join Dr. Laura Sicola on today's program and to learn more about VEP and visit her at: www.vocalimpactproductions.com

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.

Shawn Achor is the winner of over a dozen distinguished teaching awards at Harvard University, where he delivered lectures on positive psychology in the most popular class at Harvard. His research and lectures on happiness and human potential have received attention in The New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, as well as NPR and CNN. When not at Harvard, Shawn travels the world giving talks on positive psychology to Fortune 500 corporations, financial institutions, schools, and non-profit organizations. He is the CEO of Aspirant, a global positive psychology consulting firm which researches positive outliers and helps organizations apply their human potential to discover where success and happiness intersect.

Jane Buckingham is a self made Life Coach for the Modern Girl. She appears regularly on the airwaves and in print. In her new book, "The Modern Girl's Guide to Sticky Situations," Jane gives welcome advice with warmth and humor at home or at work. What can you do if you sent an email you should have "deleted"? What if your cell phone gets wet or worse- the toilet? What should you do if your date or co-worker shows up drunk? When should you share a big secret with someone new? Jane's award winning book answer these questions, and covers a wide range of other issues that may crop up, including problems relating to work, dating, romance, family relationships and beauty. Read an excerpt of her newest book at the GMA Library. Go to: abcnews/go.com/books/modern-girls-guide-to-sticky-situations-jane-buckingham. Join Jane Buckingham as she shares life's little secrets for daily success.