Real Recognition Radio

Does leadership differ in Europe vs. North America?

On the next Real Recognition Radio program, Roy Saunderson and S. Max Brown will be speaking with Petteri Tarkkonen, the Managing Director, CEO, and President of Finn-ID Oy.

An accomplished senior executive, Peter delivers extraordinary results with high tech business units in Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Finn-ID Ltd provides automatic identification based enterprise solutions for logistics that links transactions and information. Since assuming the role of CEO of Finn-ID, Peter has earned the moniker, “The CEO Centurion” and has demonstrated exemplary leadership in the firm’s global expansion.

Are leadership styles changing?

Don’t miss the next Real Recognition Radio to learn how to celebrate your employee’s great work.

Is fear of criticism keeping you from your dreams?

On the next Real Recognition Radio program, Roy Saunderson and S. Max Brown will be speaking with Whitney Johnson, the author of, DARE-DREAM-DO: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream.

Whitney is the president and co-founder of the investment firm Rose Park Advisors. She is a former Institutional Investor-ranked sell-side analyst on Wall Street, a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and a TEDx speaker. Whitney’s work was recently cited as an HBR Editor’s Pick for 2011 and she was also listed on Inc Magazine’s 12 People to Follow on Twitter in 2012.

Why are those who dare to do something, the ones most criticized?

How do you press through your fears? Don’t miss the next Real Recognition Radio to learn how to be happy where you are and leverage what you have.

What are the signs of a “sucky workplace environment”?

On the next Real Recognition Radio program, Roy Saunderson and S. Max Brown will be speaking with Ted Coiné and Shawn Murphy.

Author, speaker, and business heretic, Ted Coiné is one of the most influential business leaders on Twitter, with a following of over one hundred thousand and growing rapidly. His leadership was recognized on the Forbes list of Top 50 "Power Influencers" in Social Media.

Shawn Murphy is president of Achieved Strategies. Shawn and Ted recently melded minds to start a new leadership blog, SwitchandShift.com. Shawn and Ted believe there’s a better way to do business. Better from the human side; the customer side; and as it turns out, better from the profit side as well.

What would you tell someone to do who says they’ve got stress induced health problems because of work demands?

Don’t miss the next Real Recognition Radio to learn how a leader gets their employees to love their job and love working for them.

Why is it important for women to support each other in the workplace?

On the next Real Recognition Radio program, Roy Saunderson and S. Max Brown will be speaking with Mary Davis Holt, the co-author of Break Your Own Rules: How to Change the Patterns of Thinking that Block Women's Paths to Power.

Mary is an executive coach and expert on business, women and leadership, and is the managing partner at Flynn Heath Holt Leadership whose mission is to help women and organizations move forward, faster. Her firm has coached over 5,000 women and conducted more than 1,700 interviews with Fortune 1,000 executives.

How do women project personal power without coming across arrogant?

Don’t miss the next Real Recognition Radio to learn the biggest challenges women face in the workplace, and to discover the strengths & benefits women bring specifically because of their gender.

What is the biggest mistake a person makes when trying to influence others?

On the next Real Recognition Radio program, Roy Saunderson and S. Max Brown will be speaking with Dr. Michael Pantalon, Research Scientist at Yale University School of Medicine.

Dr. Pantalon is a clinical psychologist and an award-winning faculty member at Yale University School of Medicine. He maintains a practice as a motivation expert, working as an executive coach, consultant, speaker, and therapist, and is the author of a book on how to motivate anyone, quick, titled, INSTANT INFLUENCE: How to Get Anyone to Do Anything—Fast!.

What are the SIX steps to instant influence?

Don’t miss the next Real Recognition Radio to learn the six steps and to discover why celebrating success so important.

What causes people to feel so unappreciated at work?

On the next Real Recognition Radio program, Roy Saunderson and S. Max Brown will be speaking with Dr. Paul White the co-author of The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, which was written with Dr. Gary Chapman, the author of The Five Love Languages.

What’s the difference between the 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace and the 5 Love Languages?

Dr. White lectures around the world, and his expertise has been requested by the Milken Institute, Princeton University, Dartmouth University, and numerous national organizations. He has been published extensively in professional journals including the Journal of Diversity, the Journal of Financial Planning, Individual Psychology, and the Journal of School Psychology.

Don’t miss the next Real Recognition Radio to discover what your primary and secondary Language of Appreciation really is.

What are the 4 power types?

How can people gain so much power over others but lose so much power over themselves?

On the next Real Recognition Radio program, Roy Saunderson and S. Max Brown will be speaking with Maggie Craddock the author of Power Genes: Understanding Your Power Persona and How to Wield it at Work.

In addition, Maggie is the author of The Authentic Career: Following the Path of Self-Discovery to Professional Fulfillment and has written several nationally syndicated articles on behavioral dynamics in the workplace. Her work has been discussed in publications ranging from Harvard Business Review to Oprah Magazine. She has been featured on CNBC, National Public Radio and quoted in national publications including the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.

Don’t miss the next Real Recognition Radio to learn how you as a leader can become more effective and how emotional triggers may be limiting your ability to respond in a proactive way.

Why do we sabotage ourselves? Why do we do what is NOT in our best interest? On the next Real Recognition Radio program, Roy Saunderson and S. Max Brown will be speaking with David DiSalvo, the author of What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite.

David has served as a consulting research analyst and communications specialist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and several other public and private organizations in the U.S. and abroad, spanning from Boston to Beijing. His work appears in Psychology Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes. David has appeared on the NBC Nightly News, CNN’s Headline News, and his work is referenced in news outlets worldwide.

Don’t miss the next Real Recognition Radio to learn how many self-help and motivational books mislead us and why our desire for perfection derails us.

What is the role of a Chief Customer Officer?

On the next Real Recognition Radio program, Roy Saunderson and S. Max Brown will be speaking with Vala Afshar, the Chief Customer Officer for Enterasys Networks, a Siemens Enterprise Communications Company.

Vala and his team have successfully implemented an award winning cloud computing customer relationship management framework that enables Enterasys to use business and performance management analytics to achieve best-in-class customer satisfaction and employee retention. Enterasys' strong technical service and support capabilities are recognized globally by customers, partners and industry analysts as a true company differentiator.

What can you do when customer requests cannot be met? Don’t miss the next Real Recognition Radio to learn how you can stand out from the competition.

What are some of the most pressing challenges as an executive in the health care industry?

On the next Real Recognition Radio program, Roy Saunderson and S. Max Brown will be speaking with R. Alan Gleghorn, Chief Executive Officer at Christie Clinic, one of the largest physician-owned, multi-specialty group medical practices in Illinois.

Alan has more than 30 years of progressive health care experience. At Christie, he has led a cultural transformation, committed to developing strong leaders throughout the organization and initiated the clinic’s lean journey.

How does culture impact outcomes? Don’t miss the next Real Recognition Radio to learn how lean principles make an organization better.