Peter Bregman is the CEO of Bregman Partners, Inc., a global management consulting firm that advises CEOs and their leadership teams. He speaks, writes, and consults about how to lead and how to live.

Listen to this interview to learn: How "follow your passion" can be counterproductive advice The value and necessity of systematic practice to developing deep skills The two prime characteristics of the most marketable skills Why "mission" creates meaning and opportunities for leverage if sequenced properly That the solution to a mystery is not that complex, unless we oversimplify or overcomplicate it Key steps to selling more than 120,000 copies of his first 3 books Cal Newport talks with Bill Ringle about the underlying patterns of success in both business and academia.

Cal Newport is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. He previously earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 2009, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 2004.

Listen to this interview to learn: What newscaster Jim Lehrer taught Rodger about good interviewing Why it is important to set up and maintain an environment to challenge the status quo How an losing agra business turned itself around in 12 months and yielded a $252 million profit  Points of effective communication with a change initiative The importance of being wiling to be influenced Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan talks with Bill Ringle about change-friendly leadership.

After an early career as an award-winning journalist and university professor, Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan founded Duncan Worldwide in 1972 to serve the needs of organizations seeking to boost performance.

Program Advisor and Author Redwood Shores, CA Linda Popky talks with Bill Ringle about marketing above the noise as a way of achieving strategic advantage for leaders of growth-oriented companies. Listen to this interview to learn: Why reputation matters now more than ever Keeping track of metrics that matter, so they indicate progress and not obscure your […]

Listen to this interview to learn: The most important aspect of a business is not it's product or people or process, but another "p" word The importance of making your company values current and present to each employee so that employees can use values in day-to-day decision making The case of the burned bottom pizza, and the broader lessons any business owner can draw from it Why you need to oversee multiple health dimensions of a business for all stakeholders What exceptional factors drives higher profits and lower turnover in a traditionally slim margin and low commitment business that you can model in your business Nick Sarillo talks with Bill Ringle about creating an empowered work culture for small businesses.

Nick Sarillo and Bill Ringle discuss what exceptional factors drive higher profits and lower turnover in a traditionally slim margin and low commitment business that you can model in your business.

Mark Beckner talks with Bill Ringle about the vast opportunities available for freelancers who code when they prioritize and demand more from themselves.

Listen to this interview to learn: Identifying the structural and human obstacles to change About how Bank of America generated 150,000 ideas for improvement and engaged on the path to improvement through this process Why the fear of the unknown is always a give with change programs, and how to handle it Examples of how to create the right environment for change Neil Smith talks with Bill Ringle about overcoming the hidden barriers to success for entrepreneurs.