Leadership Lab with Dr. Patrick Leddin

President and CEO of Post Foods, Howard Friedman, shares what it takes to lead at every level. As the leader of a $2 billion company, Howard provides tremendous insights for aspiring and current leaders. Don’t miss his visit with Patrick in the lab.

NYT bestselling author Andrew Maraniss joins Patrick in the lab to discuss the story of Perry Wallace. Andrew’s biography of Wallace, Strong Inside: the collision of race and sports in the south, has won numerous awards including being named a top 10 biography and top 10 sports book by the American Library Association. Patrick’s conversation with Andrew teaches leaders to: 1) Keep their eyes open for injustices, 2) Speak the truth, 3) Take action and risk, 4) Commit to getting better. In addition, Maran

Dave Carvajal joins Patrick in the Leadership Lab to discuss what it takes to stand out in the job market. A recruiting guru, who was in at the beginning of HotJobs.com and TheLadders.com, Dave has interviewed 10’s of thousands of job candidates and know what it takes to win.

Brad White joins Patrick in the ‘lab’ to discuss the importance of purpose. The term purpose is thrown about, but rarely understood for its importance. Brad shares what purpose is, why purpose matters, how to ‘excavate’ to find your team or organization’s purpose, and what you can do to keep purpose alive in your daily work.

In this episode, Skullcandy President and CEO Jason Hodell shares his leadership insights with Patrick. As the leader of a global brand “at the intersection of sport, music, youth culture, art, film and fashion,” Jason provides his thoughts on everything from choosing your first job to running a global business in a highly competitive industry.

Dr. Robert Cialdini’s New York Times (NYT) bestselling book Influence introduced the world to the psychology of persuasion and created a worldwide movement focused on research and best practices. He recently joined Patrick in the Leadership Lab to discuss his most recent book Pre-Suasion. In doing so, Dr. Cialdini "shines a light on effective persuasion and reveals that the secret doesn’t lie in the message itself, but in the key moment before that message is delivered.”

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Barby Siegel, CEO of Zeno Group, a global public relations firm headquartered in New York City, joins Patrick in the lab. Barby has been at the helm of Zeno for the past 10 years and stewarded the organization through a season of tremendous growth and success. She credits that success to the winning culture that she and her team have built and maintained. Whether you are trying to find the right organizational fit for yourself or striving to take your organization to new levels, this podcast episode is for

Dr. David Caudel joins Patrick in the lab to discuss autism and innovation in the workplace. Dave shares insights and statistics about the autism spectrum, how organization’s benefit from the unique value of autistic team members, and what leaders can do to better support, engage, and win with their entire team.

Innovation expert, Dr. David Owens, joins Patrick in the lab to discuss how we can be more creative individuals, foster more innovative teams, and create organizations that allow innovators to thrive. David is the Executive Director of the innovation center at Vanderbilt University (The Won’dry), the author of Creative People Must Be Stopped, and a global consultant who has helped organizations around the world to unleash innovation.

In this episode, Jamie Andrew joins Patrick in the lab. Jamie is an exceptional mountaineer, runner, and triathlete. He is also a quadruple amputee. Don’t miss the chance to hear Jamie’s story and learn how you can become a better leader through the choices you make.