The Indispensable Conversation

The Indispensable Conversation

By James M. KerrBusiness
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The Indispensable Conversation episodes

  • Monte Pedersen: Do you have to stay hungry to be outstanding?

    Monte Pedersen joins Jim Kerr on the 50th episode of The Indispensable Conversation podcast.

    If you're unfamiliar with Monte, he heads up The CDA Group LLC an independent leadership training firm specializing in strategy execution. The focus of his thought leadership centers around how to get results. It's this focus that makes him the perfect guest to tackle this question with me:
    "Do you have to stay hungry to be outstanding?"

    32 min
  • Rishad Ahmed - Do you need to develop a keen intuition to be an exceptional leader?

    World famous keynote speaker and business coach Rishad Ahmed joins me for next episode of The Indispensable Conversation.

    Rishad works to ignite transformation through holistic thinking and wisdom-driven leadership. He wants to help you to empower your organization for an inspired future.
    This all makes him the "right guest, at the right time" to delve into this question with me:
    Do you need to develop a keen intuition to be an exceptional leader?

    33 min
  • Tyler Schmoker: Is it possible to navigate between staying true to oneself and adapting to societal expectations

    Today my guest is the world famous thrill seeker and creative motivator Tyler Schmoker. Tyler is a retired army veteran, mountain climber, cross country skier, and all around good guy.

    His posts on LinkedIn are distinctive because they typically feature him in some sort of “day in the life” motif. Indeed, death defying cycling vids are inter-meshed with views from the State Fair or his vegetable garden and all come with a message that inspires.
    In our opinion, this makes Tyler the ideal guest to tackle this question with me:
    "Is it possible to navigate between staying true to oneself and adapting to societal expectations?"

    32 min
  • Tim Hughes: Does social selling still have a place in an AI-based world?

    Tim Hughes’ LinkedIn profile states he “Should have played Quidditch for England.” But, that’s not the reason he’s joining me as a guest on the next episode of The Indispensable Conversation.

    Rather, the fact that he wrote a terrific book last year entitled: Social Selling: Techniques to Influence Buyers and Change-makers makes him the “right” guest to wrestle through the following question with me on this episode of The Indispensable Conversation:

    Does social selling still have a place in an AI-based world?

    Listen in as we get after this one!

    33 min
  • Dr. Gary Crotaz: Will AI Change The Face of Leadership Coaching?

    Will AI change the face of leadership coaching?
    This is the question that I tackle with my guest Dr Gary Crotaz, in the this episode of The Indispensable Conversation.
    As some may know, I covered this topic in a piece that I wrote for Psychology Today a few weeks back and it sparked great interest. So, I thought, why not cover it in the podcast.
    Gary’s recent involvement in the creation of a self-coaching app makes him the perfect guest to tackle this topic with me. Listen in...

    34 min
  • Ebony Travis Tichenor: How should employee satisfaction be measured in a hybrid work world

    Ebony Travis Tichenor is the Director, Global Well-being & HR

    Employee Policies at Boston Scientific. She has more than 25 years of
    hands-on experience directing all aspects of workforce development,
    including diversity, equity, outreach, inclusion training, and internal
    policy and practice review for efficiency and equity.
    However, it’s Ebony’s vast experience in talent acquisition and
    retention that makes her the ideal guest to explore the following
    question with me on this episode of The Indispensable Conversation:
    How should employee satisfaction be measured in a hybrid work world?


    32 min
  • Karl Hebenstreit⁠: Do tools like Enneagram, Myers-Briggs and DISC still provide value to business leaders today?

    R. Karl Hebenstreit is an Executive Coach, International Speaker, and Leadership & Organization Development Consultant with over 25 years of experience in Human Resources and Organization Development roles in global companies and myriad industries/sectors.

    However, it’s Karl’s passion of optimizing employee engagement, especially via use of the Enneagram in organizational settings (In fact, he wrote the book "The How and Why: Taking Care of Business with the Enneagram, which explores the topic more deeply) that makes him the perfect guest to tackle this question with me on this episode of The Indispensable Conversation:


    Do tools like Enneagram, Myers-Briggs and @DISC still provide value to business leaders today?

    32 min
  • Enrico Biscaro - Does the “boss mentality” have a place in business today?

    For the past 15 years, Enrico Biscaro has mentored, coached and touched the lives of countless people, helping them become the best version of themselves and achieve their dreams. His book Resonance amplifies the importance of servant leadership within organizations. More notably, however, Enrico always puts team, first.
    It's these characteristics that make him the perfect guest to tackle this question with me on The Indispensable Conversation:

    Does the “boss mentality” have a place in business today?

    33 min

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