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- Episode 30: The Triple Perspective Combo, A Jedi Leadership Trick [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowThis Jedi Leadership Trick is for complex situations where seeing things from a single perspective won’t cut it.Example: senior leaders in your organization make a decision and ask you to “communicate the message to your team.”You’re preparing to meet with one person on the team, and you know she won’t be pleased by what she hears. You want to be loyal to senior leaders yet are concerned about the impact on her. And you’re not sure how you feel about it yourself. What do you do?Listen in as I describe:* The three default moves many of us make in this situation–and the risks of each* Why it’s important that your response embrace not one, not two, but three different perspectives* The three steps you can take to embrace this complex situation with greater skill and less stressListen to the PodcastRead the TranscriptYou can view (and then download) a complete, word-for-word transcript of this episode here.New to Podcasts?Get started hereSubscribe to the Show on iTunes (It’s Easy!)* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search the iTunes store for “Amiel Show”* Click on the Subscribe button. It’s in the upper left corner of the screen.Give Me a Rating or Review on iTunes (It’s Also Easy!)* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search the iTunes store for “Amiel Show”* Click on “Ratings and Reviews”* Give it a rating. Bonus for a review15 min
- Episode 29: The 5-Point Relationship Health Scale, A Jedi Leadership Trick [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowIn this 6-minute episode, I introduce a Jedi Leadership Trick called The 5-Point Relationship Health Scale. You can use it to:* Rate your important relationships at work (and in the rest of life) using my “patented” 5-point relationship health scale* Identify which of these relationships are truly pivotal* Identify what an improved relationship looks likeListen to the PodcastNew to Podcasts?Get started hereSubscribe to the Show on iTunes (It’s Easy!)* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search the iTunes store for “Amiel Show”* Click on the Subscribe button. It’s in the upper left corner of the screen.Give Me a Rating or Review on iTunes (It’s Also Easy!)* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search the iTunes store for “Amiel Show”* Click on “Ratings and Reviews”* Give it a rating. Bonus for a review7 min
- Episode 28: Sarita Chawla On The Near Death Experience Of The Ego [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowSarita Chawla is a wise woman. Wise enough to realize that when it comes to developing people, deeper isn’t always better.It’s important to meet people where they are.In this episode, we discuss vertical development–how it differs from most approaches to leadership development and why it matters for mastery. Sarita walks us through two stages of development where most people experience challenges. New Ventures West calls them Immediate Concerns and Balance. One describes an inner life of constant firefighting with little capacity for self-reflection. The other deals with life as a proud juggler of “necessary” responsibilities.Think these sound like you? Think they don’t? Either way, Sarita has a message worth hearing.Highlights* 3:00 What is vertical development?* 14:30 The challenge of letting go* 16:00 A near death experience of the ego* 22:00 After the “aha” moment is…disorientation* 30:00 Immediate Concerns–a life of constant firefighting–and beyond* 37:30 Balance–a self-important juggler of many things–and beyond* 40:00 Reinterpreting the networking lunch* 48:30 What Sarita is personally practicing in her lifeListen to the PodcastTweet a Quote“Most suffering occurs where people have a short sense of time and timing.”— Sarita Chawla Tweet this quoteExplore Additional ResourcesNew Ventures WestPresence, Freedom, and Belonging, a Towards Mastery program offered by New Ventures West and led by Sarita ChawlaIgor StravinskyHubert DreyfusMartin HeideggerPoiesisHermeneuticsLiving Your Authentic life program led by Sarita ChawlaCoaching to Excellence program in Portland led by Amiel Handelsman and Julie EndressRidhwan School and the Diamond ApproachNew to Podcasts?Get started hereSubscribe to the Show on iTunes (It’s Easy!)* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search the iTunes store for “Amiel Show”* Click on the Subscribe button. It’s in the upper left corner of the screen.Give Me a Rating or Review on iTunes (It’s Also Easy!)* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search the iTunes store for “Amiel Show”* Click on “Ratings and Reviews”* Give it a rating. Bonus for a review53 min
- Episode 27: Nina Teicholz On The Big Fat Surprise - The Amiel ShowWhat if everything you thought was true about nutrition turned out to be wrong?If this doesn’t sound like a leadership question, think again. What you eat has dramatic impact on* The physical and emotional energy you bring to work* Your capacity to stay healthy and free of heart disease, obesity, and cancer* How long you liveThat is the theme of this special interview with Nina Teicholz, author of the international bestseller and critically acclaimed The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat & Cheese Belong in Healthy Diet.Highlights* 4:09 Nina’s critique of Dean Ornish’s low-fat, plant-based diet* 12:30 The gist of Nina’s book* 17:30 How Nina the vegetarian had her own big fat surprise* 20:10 Nina addresses objections to eating meat* 30:00 Why it’s harder to overeat on fats and proteins* 31:30 Vegetable oils and the danger of oxidation* 40:30 Why institutional science is an oxymoron* 41:45 Ancel Keys and the Big Bang of nutrition science* 44:00 The bloodsport of nutrition politics* 45:00 The flaws and limitations of Ancel Keys’s study* 48:00 Why sampling diets during Lent skews the data* 51:30 The low fat diet goes to Washington* 60:00 The food pyramidListen to the PodcastTweet a QuoteIt turns out that saturated fats are unlikely to have the cardiovascular risks we thought they did.–Nina Teicholz Tweet this quoteDean Ornish cites numerous studies, but in fact he did one randomized clinical trial on about 40 men.–Nina Teicholz Tweet this quoteExplore Additional ResourcesThe Big Fat Surprise by Nina TeicholzNina’s critique of Dean Ornish’s 3/23/15 New York Times Op-edGary TaubesUSDA’s food guidelines before the low-fat crazeUSDA’s original food pyramid (1992)Chronology of dietary guidelines in U.S.Ancel Keys on cover of Time Magazine (1961)Seven Countries Study by Ancel KeysPaleo f(x) conferenceNew to Podcasts?Get started hereSubscribe to the Show on iTunes (It’s Easy!)* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search the iTunes store for “Amiel Show”* Click on the Subscribe button.1 hr 4 min
- Episode 26: Help Me Understand, A Jedi Leadership Trick [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowReady for a very short, very practical episode of The Amiel Show?Last week, before my interview with Pamela Weiss, I introduced a new feature to the podcast: The Jedi Leadership Trick. It’s ten minutes or less of practical wisdom you can put into action immediately. We looked at one called Two Feet, Five Breaths.This week, let’s try something different. The Jedi Leadership Trick is the episode.I call this one Help Me Understand. Have a listen!Listen to the PodcastNew to Podcasts?Get started hereSubscribe to the Show on iTunes (It’s Easy!)* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search the iTunes store for “Amiel Show”* Click on the Subscribe button. It’s in the upper left corner of the screen.Give Me a Rating or Review on iTunes (It’s Also Easy!)* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search the iTunes store for “Amiel Show”* Click on “Ratings and Reviews”* Give it a rating. Bonus for a reviewREAD: Episode 29: The 5-Point Relationship Health Scale, A Jedi Leadership Trick [The Amiel Show]9 min
- Episode 25: Pamela Weiss On Leading With Clarity, Courage, And Curiosity [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowPamela Weiss is an amazing coach and teacher. She has one foot in the corporate world and another in the world of Buddhism. In fact, she spans so many domains that sometimes I think she must have three or four feet. That’s why I invited her to join me for this historic (play drum roll) episode 25 of the podcast.In this interview, we talk about three important qualities of leadership: clarity, courage, and curiosity. These are qualities of bodhisattva leaders, “wise feeling beings” who are “dedicated to supporting the welfare of others.” Pamela challenges us to deepen our understanding of what it means to lead in the world.Before the interview, I introduce a new feature to the podcast: the Jedi Leadership Trick. This week we explore one called Two Feet, Five Breaths. It’s pretty nifty.Highlights* 0:30 Jedi Leadership Trick: Two Feet, Five Breaths* 5:20 Introduction of Pamela Weiss* 10:40 Leadership: role or way of being?* 13:40 Bringing bodhisattva leadership into the vernacular* 20:15 Clarity, courage, and curiosity* 33:00 This isn’t easy…and it’s not meant to be* 35:30 The Personal Excellence Program (PEP)* 38:30 Selecting a quality to focus on in your leadership* 44:30 Refining your capacity to observe* 49:30 Why lack of self-care is often a symptom of something else* 52:00 Building authentic connection and the power of group coaching* 58:00 What Pamela is deliberately practicing in her lifeListen to the PodcastTweet a QuoteI’d like the term bodhisattva to be as commonplace in our language as cappuccino.–Pamela Weiss Tweet this quoteOur world is a mess. There’s so much we could help with. What’s most important to me?–Pamela Weiss Tweet this quoteRead The TranscriptYou can view (and then download) a complete, word-for-word transcript of this episode here.Explore Additional ResourcesAppropriate ResponsePersonal Excellence Program (PEP)Video about PEP’s work at GenentechPam’s talk at the Do LecturesPam’s panel discussion with Tony Schwartz at Wisdom 2.0Shu...1 hr 2 min
- Episode 24: Amy Jen Su On Owning The Room [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowLeadership presence. In some organizations, you hear the phrase all the time. Sounds impressive, but does anyone know what it actually means?Do you?Now, you’re a smart person, so let’s assume you have a definition ready at hand. Leadership presence is about how other people perceive you. And power.Through this lens, the greater your presence, the more powerfully you show up in others’ assessments. Most of us want to be perceived as powerful. So leadership presence is a good thing, right?Yes, but only if it means showing up powerfully as ourselves. Not imitating someone else, but expressing the highest and most authentic version of who we are.When you do this, you’re not renting someone else’s space or personality.You own the room.This is the premise of Own The Room, a book coauthored by this week’s guest on the podcast, Amy Jen Su. Amy and her coauthor, Muriel Maignan Wilkins, are cofounders of Paravis Partners, an executive coaching and training firm.Highlights* 3:30 The deeply personal origin of Amy’s interest in presence* 10:00 Three false myths about leadership presence* 15:45 Voice for others* 19:45 Extreme behaviors and fight or flight* 27:00 ACE: Assumptions, Communications Strategy, and Energy* 30:00 Nonverbal cues that trip people up* 33:00 Women’s voices* 37:00 How things change when our leadership roles scale* 44:30 How to condition yourself like an athleteListen to the PodcastTweet a QuoteEach voice pattern comes with a postural stance embedded with assumptions, speech acts, and energetic forces.–Amy Jen Su Tweet this quoteExplore Additional Resources* Paravis Partners* Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence by Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins* Muriel Maignan Wilkins, co-author Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence* ACE Model (Assumptions, Communication Strategy, Energy)—article in Forbes* Emotional Awareness by The Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman* The Leadership Pipeline by Ram Charan, Steve Drotter, and Jim Noel* Ram CharanNew to Podcasts?Get started hereSubscribe to the Show on iTunes (It’s Easy!)* Sign into iTunes using your ID and password* Search the iTunes store for “Amiel Show̶...51 min
- Episode 23: David Rome On The Wisdom Of A Leader’s Body [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowIn the past decade, an increasing number of leaders have had an astonishing insight: they have bodies.This sounds silly to point out. Of course we all have bodies. We are human beings. Why is this a big deal?Here is why: For decades, we’ve left the body out of the equation. Look at any book on leadership or management published between 1950 and 2005. You’ll be hard pressed to find anything about leaders’ bodies. Consider my own experience. When I started developing leaders in the mid 1990s, we talked about leadership competencies, how people change, and a dozen models of excellence. Cool stuff, but it was purely cognitive. One hundred percent was about how to shift minds. The body was nowhere to be found.Fortunately, this has begun to shift.Neuroscience teaches us that changing ourselves involves rewiring the brain’s neural pathways. The study of emotional intelligence suggests that reading our emotions and others’ is a distinctly physical act. And studies of high performance reveal that sleep, nutrition, regular breaks, and sustained periods of “flow” are must-haves for leadership excellence.The secret is out: The body isn’t a peripheral concern. It is central to leadership.So if you’re facing a big decision, navigating an interpersonal conflict, or building a team, keep this in mind: your body knows the answer.Your Body Knows The Answer. That’s not just a clever phrase. It’s also the title of a new book by David Rome. David is a mindfulness teacher and seasoned executive. He began practicing Buddhism in 1971 and served for many years as the private secretary to the great Tibetan Buddhist master, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.This week on the podcast, David and I talk about how to use mindful focusing and the body’s “felt sense” to rise to many challenges of leadership.Highlights* 9:00 What are “felt senses” and why do they rarely break into your consciousness?* 16:00 Negotiating a complex deal between two organizations–and how the felt sense saved the day* 24:30 How the felt sense can help you in a crisis* 31:00 Using mindful focusing when you have to fire someone or make another tough decision* 40:00 A simple focusing practice you can do right now* 51:00 When and how to practice mindful focusing* 53:00 What it was like being private secretary to the great Tibetan Buddhist master, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche* 57:00 What David is deliberately practicing to grow as a personListen to the PodcastTweet a QuoteMindful focusing is a critical skill in advancing your own development.–David Rome Tweet this quoteExplore Additional ResourcesMindful Focusing, David Rome’s web site58 min
- Episode 22: Michael Dolan On Becoming Relaxed And Present By Improving Your Workflow [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowEveryone wants to know your plans for the Fourth of July.Michael Dolan has a different question: Will your mind be clear and relaxed enough to enjoy the long weekend? Or is it cluttered with unfinished actions and other “stuff?”If it’s cluttered, there’s a reason: your mind is not meant to store all the agreements you have with yourself.That’s why we all need a trusted system for identifying, tracking, and taking action on all this “stuff.”This, Michael says, is the purpose of workflow coaching–and GTD.In Episode 22, I welcome Michael back to the podcast to talk through how this works and the practical steps you can take to clear your mind and be present. Michael is just my second return guest (after Jennifer Garvey Berger). When you listen to this interview (and Episode 2), you’ll know why.Apart from being respected and liked by everyone he meets, Michael brings a rare gift. Of the thousands of productivity experts around the world, Michael is one of the few who takes a truly integral approach. His work is about getting more of the right things done with less stress, but that’s not all. He also helps you bring your whole self to the table so that others feel an invitation to do the same.That’s why, yet again, I have set aside my envy of his hair–which is much better than I had even in my prime–and decided to share his practical wisdom with you again.Highlights* 9:30 How you can be complete about being unfinished* 13:50 The five phases of workflow* 19:00 How to decide what to do in the 22 minutes before your next meeting* 22:30 Why the old methods of defining priorities often fall short* 27:00 GTD gives meditation a run for the money in producing presence* 33:00 The Weekly Review is the uber practice of GTD* 37:00 It’s up to us to define our agreements with ourselves* 39:00 A story of when processing the inbox reminds someone of what matters most in lifeListen to the PodcastTweet a QuoteRegularly give yourself the opportunity to renegotiate agreements with yourself.–Michael Dolan Tweet this quoteExplore Additional ResourcesMichael Dolan and Truly Productive LeadershipA Summary of Workflow CoachingGTD Five StepsGTD Weekly Review (PDF)New 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 ...44 min
- Episode 21: Ba Luvmour On Parenting 8-12 Year-Olds [The Amiel Show] - The Amiel ShowWhen you’re with 8-12 year-olds, ask yourself, ‘Am I building trust in this moment?’–Ba Luvmour, headmaster of Summa Academy in Portland, OR Tweet this quoteLeadership is about your life as a human being. It encompasses all of you. That’s why I’ve chosen this week to focus the podcast on parenting.In particular, parenting 8-12 year-olds.This is a crucial stage in children’s lives, yet almost nobody talks about it with wisdom and rigor.That’s why I reached out to Ba Luvmour. A pioneering educator and author, Ba is a man of big ideas and enormous practical experience. He talks a big game–and delivers. I know this because our older son is a student at Summa Academy, an independent school in Portland, Oregon for kids ages 4-14 where Ba serves as headmaster.One big reason we chose Summa Academy is that it knows children’s interpersonal lives inside and out. To give a simple example, what do you do when your child refuses to do something you ask? According to Ba, it’s not helpful to answer that question in a vacuum. First, you ask: what stage of development is this child in the midst of–and what are the nourishments and toxins of this stage?In two years, our older son will turn 8.So I asked Ba to give me a sneak preview of what to expect at this stage, which Ba calls FeelingBeing. What’s specific challenges do kids this age face socially and emotionally? What kind of relationship do they need with you to thrive? What mistakes do many parents make–and how can you avoid them?Ba bring enormous enthusiasm, wisdom, and love to this interview. He offers specific tips for handling common situations–what I call conversational practices.I promise that you will learn something new from this conversation. And I hope you’ll share it with friends.Highlights* 4:15 What a camping trip can do for an 8-12 year old’s social bonds and feelings of adventure* 14:00 How to help an 8-12 year old identify what they think is unfair and understand why* 20:00 What to say–and not say–about divorce to children at this age* 23:00 Why losing friendships at this age can produce grief and loneliness–and how to work with this* 27:00 Why it’s not helpful to tell a child, “Hey, it’s OK. You’ll make new friends.”* 33:00 The long term cost of using rewards and punishments* 42:00 Stop talking about winning and losing. Start asking kids to describe their experiences in detail* 46:45 How watching Star Wars can subvert a 5-year-old’s imaginationListen to the PodcastTweet a QuoteWhen 8-12 year-olds change schools, they can feel grief. You have to talk with them about it.—Ba Luvmour, headmaster of Summa Academy in Portland, OR Tw...55 min
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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