Rise Above Your Best

In our world today, emotional intelligence has become more and more important in how we perceive, understand, and manage our emotions. Joining Patrick Veroneau on today's show is Dr. Ben Palmer, the Chief Executive Officer of Genos International, a business that specializes in the assessment and development of emotional intelligence, employee engagement, and motivation. Dr. Palmer talks about the impact of EI, particularly in the workplace, and the powerful leadership approaches they have identified and developed, which are vital for leading in today's challenging times.

To navigate today's challenges successfully, the ability to activate resilience is critical. This episode references a Harvard Business Review article on resilience and identifies three characteristics that will help individuals maximize their opportunity to develop bullet-proof resilience. Contact me at [email protected]. Get the free POWER Journal at www.emeryleadershipgroup.com

We are always told to learn to adapt to change, but what if the kind of change that happens is too overwhelming. How can we keep ourselves from being paralyzed and move together with it? In this episode, Patrick Veroneau invites someone who is perfectly qualified to give you the answer. He sits down with Mitch Russo, a successful entrepreneur who went from starting his first company in 1985, sold it, worked with Tony Robbins and Chet Holmes, became the CEO for Business Breakthroughs International, and now, the CEO of Mindful Guidance LLC. Throughout his extensive experience of starting and growing businesses again and again, Mitch has the expert knowledge to help us navigate these uncertain remote times and find the opportunities that come with it. He shares with us some important steps that will allow us to rediscover the assets we have in this quarantine period to see things through better than we came into it.

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Learn how unconscious biases are actually creating many of the problems and divisions that we say we don't want to experience. When we understand these biases, we can use them to create better communication and behaviors with those we might initially disagree with. There is a better way. Be better!

We are experiencing three challenges in the same year that most have not collectively experienced in the lifetimes: A financial crisis, a pandemic crisis, and a racial/social crisis. Each of these provides us opportunities to grow as an individual, as a nation and a global community.

An amazing conversation about personal leadership with Becky Halstead. She is a retired Brigadier General, founded her own leader consultancy company, STEADFAST Leadership, following 27 years of service in the U.S. Army and one year as the Executive Director for Leader Development with Praevius Group, Inc. Becky specializes in inspirational and motivational speaking, developing leader training programs, leader coaching, and mentoring. To Reach Becky: https://www.beckyhalstead.com/about-becky/

This is a great episode where Scotty Schindler discusses his own success and how it is available to others who put in the time and effort. His approach, System 1357, is a great approach. Scotty is today recognized among Australia's leading entrepreneurs. A quintessential Australian success story, after three decades of hard work day in and day out in his business career, Scott retired in 2017 at 46 years of age and immediately turned his attention towards service of others in business. http://www.scottyschindler.com/business/

My conversation with Dr. Andy Young focused on the areas of listening and empathy and the need and impact they can have in reducing conflict. Dr. Young is a founding member and current coordinator for the Lubbock Police Department's Victim Services Crisis Team, which has now grown to 40 members. He has many published academic articles and speaks frequently on crisis intervention, and has spoken at many state association of hostage negotiator conferences. His book can be reached at http://www.drandyyoung.com/books.

Sabrina Runbeck is on a mission to help young healthcare professionals restore wellness and reboot efficiency so they can feel good, live well, and achieve more with less time and stress as leaders in their fields. She believes everyone has the inner ability to gain more control and find life's satisfactions. They just need to say more NOs, so they can say YES to the only things that matter.

She lists 10 components and a free quiz you can take to explore them. www.sabrinarunbeck.com

Mark Victor Hansen (co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series) and Crystal Dwyer Hansen have written a timely new book called Ask!, which is the combination of a Swiss Army knife, a blueprint and an owner's manual helping guide people to achieve their goals and dreams. It's all about asking the right questions. http://markvictorhansen.com/