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Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management. The Novartis Chair was established to enable the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful business enterprises. Edmondson joined Harvard in 1996. Her research examines leadership influences on learning, collaboration and innovation in teams and organizations. She has published widely in academic journals and management periodicals and is the author of teaching cases on The Cleveland Clinic, Prudential Financial, Simmons Mattress Company, YUM brands, IDEO product design, and NASA's failed Columbia mission. Join us in today's program to learn more about complex decision making.

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.

The majority of people are struggling to survive in a deteriorating economy, unsure of how to vote, whom to trust and what to believe. 11 Days in May: The Conversation That Will Change Your Life lifts the veil that causes confusion and not only helps readers find answers, but peace of mind as well. Through thirty-six short parables, 11 Days provides a framework to discard conventional wisdom as it guides each reader to explore their beliefs, fears and find their own truth. Learn more about this innovative, award winning e-book in today's show from a former military leader and a global business CEO who experienced the best of his life after he almost lost his life.

Tom Feltenstein has received media acclaim for his Uncommon Marketing wisdom from Larry King, traded barbs on the David Letterman Show, and argued the waste of running ads during the Super Bowl on the Fox News Pre-Game Show. He has shared his insight in interviews with Lou Dobbs, Voice of America, Bloomberg TV & Radio, US News & World Report and CNN, Tips from the Top, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Food Network, Entrepreneur Magazine and many other media outlets. Join "Tom the Lionhearted" on todays program to learn "Why Love Doesn't Pay The Bills" based on his new book "Lucrative Love", aimed at exposing outdated, conventional thoughts about "marriage" and relationships and telling the TRUTH about how thinking more like a business person is a better approach to long term mating (and marketing) strategies. Audiences find Tom entertaining, challenging, and always full of "Uncommon Wisdom."

Have you ever dreamed of a fearless, positive life where you are in control of what matters? Mark J. Williams, USAFR, Retired has more than 24 years of operations and intelligence experience with the US Air Force and other US Agencies. His missions include more than 200 combat hours in the F- 15C as a veteran of Operation Desert Shield, Desert Storm and as an advisor to the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security. As the CEO of Human Dynamic Systems Mark has created an innovative training program combining mindfulness skills with resilience, situational awareness and peak performance based on his long time passion for mastering mental fitness key to survival and long term success of any working warrior. Join Mark in today's show and learn how you can excel your life with mental conditioning in any role.

Jude Bijou, the daughter of pioneer child behavioral psychologist Sidney Bijou, earned a BA from Reed College in Portland, Oregon and an MA in psychology from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She has worked as a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in Santa Barbara for 30 years. Jude is a sought after workshop leader on how to rewire thought patterns, understand feelings and emotions, and change lives for the better. Jude is the author of the multi award winning book, Attitude Reconstruction: A Blueprint for Building a Better Life. Some of the questions we will explore include: • Do feel worried, anxious, stressed, or overwhelmed? • Do you wish you had easy to use tools that could handle any personal or professional situation? • Would you like to feel more focused, efficient and productive? Come listen to smart tips and tools to tune –up your performance. www.attitudereconstruction.com

Pascal Dennis, president of management consultancy Lean Pathways, started keeping a daily journal when he regularly traveled three weeks a month for work. Dennis, the author of five other business books, combines his experiences from doing business around the world into a new book, Reflections of a Business Nomad: Stories and Poems From the Road, a collection of musings about everything from flight delays and meetings to conversations with cabdrivers. Pascal Dennis is a professional engineer, author, and President of Lean Pathways, an international consultancy. He developed his management skills at Toyota and has worked with leading senseis in North America and Japan. He grew up in a Greek restaurant in downtown Toronto, The Imperial Grill, which often figures in his books. In leadership positions at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC), Pascal supported several major model launches, construction of a new facility, and the hiring of 2000 new team members.

Drs. Greenberg and Nadler will first explore the characteristics that dethrone many of our heroes and leaders. What is behind the passion for success that drives people to cheat like Lance Armstrong and other heroes we have idolized? How do our leaders quickly fall from grace and lose their credibility in moments? The Derailer Detector identifies the top characterstics which can trump your Emotional Intelligence competencies. These " fatal flaws" have to be attended to and mitigated. When the derailers are present decision making and problem solving can be compromised. See if any of these derailers are present for you by going to: https://truenorth.infusionsoft.com/app/form/xcel-derailer The inoculation from these derailers is to build resilience and develop practices that can keep your IQ and problem solving intact. Learn the cutting edge practices that Dr. Greenberg and Nadler bring to their corporate executives.

Chip Conley is an author, international speaker and innovative CEO of Joie de Vivre (JDV), the second largest boutique hotel company in the US. JDV expanded to over 35 award-winning hotels, restaurants and spas, with over 3,000 employees. Chip and his company's transformational leadership practices have been featured in TIME, USA Today, Fortune and The Wall Street Journal. The SF. Business Times named Chip the Most Innovative CEO – and JDV the 2nd Best Place to Work – in the entire Bay Area. As a thought leader at the intersection of psychology, business, and emotional intelligence at work, Chip shared his unique prescription for success in his bestselling book, PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow. In his new book, Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success, out January 10th, guides us from emotional intelligence to emotional fluency – using math to better understand and manage our emotions.

Dr. Steven Stein is the author of Make Your Workplace Great: The 7 Keys to an Emotionally Intelligent Organization , Emotional Intelligence for Dummies , and co-author of the international bestseller The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success .