Leadership Development News

Joe Dowdy, Chief of Staff Office of the Director/NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, is an accomplished leader in his own right, setting the pace for top performers in his current role leading special projects and providing organizational advice to the center director and the Senior Management Team to improve processes and better accomplish Kennedy Space Center's assigned missions. Join Joe Dowdy to gain insight on how NASA is applying leading edge leadership development strategies to maximize existing mission success and potential future leaders both on the ground and in orbit.

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.

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.

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.

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.

John O'Neil is currently the President of the Center for Leadership Renewal. He serves on several boards and is a best selling author, speaker, and advisor on leadership issues, providing leadership advisement and development services to senior leaders serving across a wide range of organizations from start-ups to mature enterprises. Today John will share his perspectives on "The Good Life" an innovative executive program which John co-created to help all leaders truly master the "life of their dreams".

Join best selling author Ariane de Bonvoisin as she shares her secrets from her book "The First 30 Days". So why focus on the first thirty days? Ariane de Bonvoisin says despite the change — be it unpredictable or self-propelled — the first few days and weeks are often the hardest, most emotional time. It's when we have the most questions, emotions, doubts and fears, and when decisions need to be made. This is also the time when we are most in need of direction, information and support. Thirty days is enough to get started in the right way. We'll share what makes change easier and why some people get through change better than others.

Carol S. Pearson, Ph.D., is President of the Pacifica Graduate Institute and the creator of the Pearson Archetype Indicator system and books and instruments that support it. Dr. Pearson's scholarly, administrative, teaching, and consulting work has always been in the service of helping people live and work at a deeper level of awareness. She has promoted these ends in practice in administrative and teaching positions at the Pacifica Graduate Institute, the University of Maryland, Georgetown University, and the University of Colorado; and as a seminar leader and consultant working with a variety of for profit and nonprofit organizations. Dr. Pearson recently edited a book, entitled The Transforming Leader: New Approached to Leadership for the 21st Century, a study in conjunction with the Fetzer Institute focusing on the theory and practice of leadership for transformation will be the focus of this interview. www.herowithin.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.

Dr. Lois Phillips is a dynamic public speaker whose clients say she "practices what she teaches." She has interviewed successful speakers which are outlined in her book "Women Seen and Heard: Lessons Learned from Successful Speakers" . She provides expert coaching and training to spokespersons, managers and executives. Dr. Phillips has a special interest in advancing women's careers, companies, and Board leadership. She has produced conferences on women's leadership, produced and moderated two television programs about women's changing roles, co-moderated named "Dialogues" for TV. She is also a popular conference presenter. Dr. Phillips was the founding Executive Director of Antioch University's Santa Barbara campus, where she worked for 11 years, putting into place a regional institutional advancement campaign to grow the campus. She has won many awards for her community advocacy work, particularly with women and minorities.