The John Poelstra Show

This conversation with Michael Doyle (former colleague at Red Hat) explores what we found in Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday and reflect it back on ourselves.

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Carolyn Campbell explains the fascinating journey she's on to understand rural America by listening to the people she's sent to by others. I met Carolyn as my first coach several years ago.

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Here are a few things I've learned in the past few months.

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This deep conversation with Michael Marvosh explores meaning and life lessons with prompts from nature and our own life experiences.

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Here's a short riff on a section from Time Warrior by Steve Chandler about alleged "time management" problems.

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Vinod Jain works as a technology and management consultant in Northern Virginia. In this conversation we explore how get got to where he is today and the personal journey he is on.

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Here's what happened and what I learned in October 2018, a couple of which were the culmination of how the year started.

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It's easy to get off track and lose focus. Here are some of the ways I have been attempting to sharpen my focus and execution.

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Stephani Roy McCallum is a leader who helps people have difficult conversations. In this conversation she navigates a deeper of understanding of what leadership really is and how to be an effective leader.

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Here's a recap of the things that happened in September 2018 and what I learned from them.

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