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- Episode 20: Robert Augustus Masters On True Masculine Power [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowMen, listen up. This one’s for you.In Episode 20 of the podcast, I speak with Robert Augustus Masters, author of the new book To Be A Man: A Guide to True Masculine Power.Robert models the kind of manhood he aims to foster in the world: big heart, sharp mind, and firm backbone. Compassion without the B.S.This is one interview you won’t want to miss. Whether you are a man or a woman.Highlights* 6:00 Shame: what it is and why men need to face it head on* 16:30 How to make an authentic apology* 20:30 Why the movie Fight Club is popular with so many men* 25:00 The difference between empathy and putting up with bullshit* 26:30 Why men love giving and receiving healthy challenges* 31:00 Bringing together your heart and guts at home and work* 36:30 The challenge of dealing a with a difficult boss* 46:00 What’s possible for men in the later stages of life* 48:00 How Robert practices gratitudeListen to the PodcastTweet a QuoteIt’s liberating for a man to be able to say, ‘Yeah, I was being defensive.’–Robert Augustus Masters Tweet this quoteExplore Additional ResourcesRobert Augustus Masters, PhDTo Be A Man: A Guide To True Masculine Power by Robert Augustus MastersDiane Bardwell MastersMythopoetic men’s movementFight Club, the movieSounds True multimedia publishing companyNew to Podcasts?Get started hereRate the Show on iTunes (It’s Easy!)I’d love it if you’d take 60 seconds to rate this podcast on iTunes. It’s super easy.* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search under Podcasts for The Amiel Show–or click here* Click on “Ratings and Reviews”* Give it a rating. Bonus for a reviewMen, listen up. This one’s for you.In Episode 20 of the podcast, I speak with Robert Augustus Masters, author of the new book To Be A Man: A Guide to True Masculine Power.Robert models the kind of manhood he aims to foster in the world: big heart, sharp mind, and firm backbone. Compassion without the B.S.This is one interview you won’t want to miss. Whether you are a man or a woman.Highlights52 min
- Episode 19: Wendy Wallbridge On Spiraling Upward And Women’s Cocreative Powers [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowGreat interview with Wendy Wallbridge, founder of TEDx SandHillRdWomen and author of the new book Spiraling Upward: The 5 Co-Creative Powers for Women on the Rise. We discuss:* 9:00 A life-threatening disease that changed Wendy’s life in her 20s* 13:36 What is feminine leadership?* 24:45 Bringing women into the workforce after motherhood* 32:26 When two women executives vie for a CEO’s attention* 40:00 Asking your body, “Is it a Yes or a No?”* 42:30 The cocreative power of speech* 45:45 How to make a counteroffer to your boss* 55:00 What Wendy is deliberately practicing to grow as a personListen to the PodcastTweet a QuoteWomen have unconscious biases as much as men—about themselves.– Wendy Wallbridge Tweet this quoteExplore Additional ResourcesWendy WallbridgeOn Your Mark: Corporate Coaching and ConsultingTEDxSandHillRdWomenSpiraling Upward: The 5 Co-Creative Powers for Women on the Rise by Wendy WallbridgeThe Confidence Code by Claire Shipman and Katty KayAnn LamottEve EnslerLisen StrombergNew to Podcasts?Get started hereRate the Show on iTunes (It’s Easy!)I’d love it if you’d take 60 seconds to rate this podcast on iTunes. It’s super easy.* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search under Podcasts for The Amiel Show–or click here* Click on “Ratings and Reviews”* Give it a rating. Bonus for a reviewGreat interview with Wendy Wallbridge, founder of TEDx SandHillRdWomen and author of the new book Spiraling Upward: The 5 Co-Creative Powers for Women on the Rise. We discuss:* 9:00 A life-threatening disease that changed Wendy’s life in her 20s* 13:36 What is feminine leadership?* 24:45 Bringing women into the workforce after motherhood* 32:26 When two women executives vie for a CEO’s attention* 40:00 Asking your body, “Is it a Yes or a No?”* 42:30 The cocreative power of speech* 45:45 How to make a counteroffer to your boss* 55:00 What Wendy is deliberately practicing to grow as a person59 min
- Episode 18: Brian Underhill on executive coaching, politics, and presence [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowBrian Underhill founded the world’s most experienced leadership coaching company, CoachSource. And he’s personally seen it all. So, I thought, what better person to ask about the “undiscussable issues” in leadership coaching?In Episode 18 of the podcast, we discuss:* 10:30 Why many people still associate executive coaching with being messed up* 16:45 When leaders’ direct managers want them to be more like them* 19:45 The crucial role that HR leaders play in coaching* 23:00 How companies discuss the ROI of coaching* 29:00 Executive presence, grooming, and media skill* 38:00 Political challenges around executive coaching* 41:00 When coaches are asked to be surrogates for managers like George Clooney’s character in the film Up in The Air* 43:00 The challenge of integrating leaders from other cultures* 48:00 Brian’s personal use of peer coaching to stick to his goalsListen to the PodcastTweet a QuoteThe boss wants him transformed to an extravert. I’m not sure you can or should do that–Brian Underhill Tweet this quoteExplore Additional ResourcesCoachSourceCoach’s Source’s latest research studyExecutive Coaching for Results: The Definitive Guide to Developing Organizational Leaders by Brian Underhill, Kimcee McAnally, and John KoriathAlexcel Group, The Alliance For Leadership ExcellenceMarshall GoldsmithStephen E. Sass, Managing Partner of CoachSourceNew to Podcasts?Get started hereRate the Show on iTunes (It’s Easy!)I’d love it if you’d take 60 seconds to rate this podcast on iTunes. It’s super easy.* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search under Podcasts for The Amiel Show–or click here* Click on “Ratings and Reviews”* Give it a rating. Bonus for a reviewBrian Underhill founded the world’s most experienced leadership coaching company, CoachSource. And he’s personally seen it all. So, I thought, what better person to ask about the “undiscussable issues” in leadership coaching?In Episode 18 of the podcast, we discuss:* 10:30 Why many people still associate executive coaching with being messed up* 16:45 When leaders’ direct managers want them to be more like them* 19:45 The crucial role that HR leaders play in coaching* 23:00 How companies discuss the ROI of coaching* 29:00 Executive presence, grooming, and media skill* 38:00 Political challenges around executive coaching* 41:00 When coaches are asked to be surrogates for managers like George Clooney’s character in the film Up in The Air...54 min
- Episode 17: Teri Woodland on China, leadership, and cross-cultural complexity [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowA fascinating interview with Teri Woodland about developing leaders in China over the past three decades. Teri helped build McKinsey’s China practice, led the first ever business climate survey in China, served on the Board of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, and sees the complexity there as an incredible opportunity for leadership growth.I learned so much from my hour with Teri and know that you will, too.Episode Highlights8:15 “The State Department thinks you should come home” (after Tiananmen Square)11:45 McKinsey’s China practice—the early years18:00 The challenge of recruiting Chinese nationals from U.S. back to China21:15 Doing the first business climate survey in China30:15 A place where Chinese leaders could speak up36:45 A time Teri missed cultural signals42:15 How a complex environment helps people develop50:15 “Moving jobs to China”53:15 Women in leadership in ChinaListen to the PodcastTweet a QuoteAfter a few months [in China], the honeymoon is over. It becomes difficult for people.–Teri Woodland Tweet this quoteExplore Additional ResourcesTeri Woodland and WuDeLan Partners LimitedMcKinsey & CompanyTiananmen Square protests of 1989AmCham ChinaNew to Podcasts?Get started hereRate the Show on iTunes (It’s Easy!)I’d love it if you’d take 60 seconds to rate this podcast on iTunes. It’s super easy.* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search under Podcasts for The Amiel Show–or click here* Click on “Ratings and Reviews”* Give it a rating. Bonus for a review1 hr 4 min
- Episode 16: Julie Daley on creativity in leadership [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowImagine that:* Creativity isn’t something “other” people have* Creativity is much broader than art–or even new ideas and products* Creativity isn’t just about you. It’s about what you create with other people* Creativity isn’t even just about creativity. It’s about being skilled in emotions, difficult conversations, and leadershipMany people consider these a stretch. Not Julie Daley, who teaches Creativity in Leadership at Stanford and helps women become a force of nature through her company, Unabashedly Female. Julie sees these as starting points for guiding people to access their creativity in leadership and the rest of life.Episode Highlights* 6:00 Julie guides me to access my own creativity–live* 15:00 The man who used Julie’s class to decide whether to propose marriage* 23:00 How judging others keeps their ideas from coming forth fully* 28:00 What you can do to work with your inner critic* 32:00 How to see with your heart…or your toe* 35:00 How a single conversation can ignite you to feel more alive* 37:00 What creativity teaches us about difficult conversations* 51:30 What leadership from a place of love is like* 55:00 What Julie is personally practicing to grow as a human beingListen to the PodcastTweet a QuoteAs a leader, what you’re there for is to bring forth something that is not for you personally.–Julie Daley Tweet this quoteExplore Additional ResourcesJulie DaleyStanford University’s Unleashing Creativity and Leadership for Women classCreativity in Business by Michael Ray & Rochelle MyersInner judge or inner criticTurning toward, away, and against. Part of the Gottman MethodThe Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Made. Here’s How by Daniel CoyleNew to Podcasts?Get started hereRate the Show on iTunes (It’s Easy!)I’d love it if you’d take 60 seconds to rate this podcast on iTunes. It’s super easy.* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search under Podcasts for The Amiel Show–or click here* Click on “Ratings and Reviews”* Give it a rating. Bonus for a review57 min
- Episode 15: Cliff Atkinson on giving high-stakes presentations [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowCliff Atkinson wants you to nail your presentations–particularly when the stakes are high.Cliff designed the slides that won a $253 million jury verdict in Texas. And he wrote a book called Beyond Bullet Points that shows how to truly inspire and inform people. In episode 15 of The Amiel Show, he tells the back story of that trial and describes how to start strong, break presentations into powerful chunks, and create effective slides.We discuss:* 4:00 The back story to Cliff’s work in the Vioxx case* 12:00 Strong openings. Don’t start with an agenda* 19:00 People like mysteries and challenges* 26:00 Start with the story, then create the graphics* 32:00 Make information easy to digest. Stop overwhelming people* 38:00 Start with a powerful visual, not your agenda or corporate overview* 44:00 How we’ve misused PowerPoint* 47:00 Chart junk* 48:30 Corporate capabilities presentations are about the wrong people* 63:00 How groups can collaborateListen to the PodcastTweet a Quote“It’s not about us being the hero. It’s about our audience being the hero.”–Cliff Atkinson Tweet this quoteExplore Additional Resources* Cliff Atkinson and Beyond Bullet Points* Primacy Effect* Vioxx verdict* Story template* Barbara Minto, expert in preparing stories* Richard Mayer, Prof of Psychology, UC Santa Barbara.* Edward Tufte, expert in visual display of quantitative information* Stephen Few, expert in visual business intelligence* CSINew to Podcasts?Get started hereRate the Show on iTunes (It’s Easy!)I’d love it if you’d take 60 seconds to rate this podcast on iTunes. It’s super easy.* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search under Podcasts for The Amiel Show–or click here* Click on “Ratings and Reviews”* Give it a rating. Bonus for a review1 hr 5 min
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The Amiel Show provides people who are hungry to grow as leaders and human beings with cutting-edge conversations about leadership. What’s the one skill or quality you can improve that will build your…
public identity as a competent and trusted leader? What does it take to manage your commitments to yourself and others so that you produce better results with less stress? How can brain science inform how you develop people and organizations? What becomes possible when you reframe organizational politics as the practice of understanding and aligning with others’ interests and concerns? How can you make your conversations and meetings more powerful and impactful? Join Amiel Handelsman, executive coach and author of Practice Greatness, as he explores these questions with thoughtful executives and pragmatic thought leaders. For all past episodes, visit www.amielhandelsman.com