The LEADx Leadership Show with Kevin Kruse

The LEADx Leadership Show with Kevin Kruse episodes:

• 02.25.2021

  Turn Confrontation Into Collaboration | Paul Marciano

  In this episode, Kevin talks to his guest, Paul Marciano, about having difficult conversations with people in your life, whether at work or at home. Paul Marciano travels the world speaking on topics of leadership, culture, and retention and is...

  
• 02.17.2021

  A Zen Monk's Advice on Life, Resilience, and Mindfulness

  Kevin reunites with his old friend, Meido Moore, who became a Zen monk and now lives in a monastery near Madison, Wisconsin. They discuss unconventional career choices, resiliency, life in a monastery, tips for better meditation, and more.

  
• 02.10.2021

  Build Amazing Products & Succeed In The Digital Economy | Twilio Co-Founder and CEO Jeff Lawson

  Jeff Lawson is co-founder and CEO of Silicon Valley-based Twilio, one of the world’s fastest growing technology companies. A lifelong software developer, Jeff founded Twilio in 2008 with the belief that empowering developers was key to unlocking innovation within nearly...

  
• 02.03.2021

  Elite Teams Require Elite Leadership | Jack Curtis

  Jack Curtis is a recently retired Naval Aviator and co-founder of End Speed Group. He brings more than 20 years of hands-on experience building and leading diverse and high performing teams in high-stress environments – culminating with his successful tour...

  
• 01.27.2021

  Business Made Simple | Donald Miller

  Donald "Don" Miller is an American author, public speaker, and business owner. He is the CEO of StoryBrand, a marketing company. Business Made Simple is the must-have guide for anyone who feels lost or overwhelmed by the modern business climate,...

  
• 01.20.2021

  This 12 Year Old Wrote A Novel...What's Your Excuse?

  On today's episode, I interview a 12-year-old novelist, who increased her productivity so much that she now writes over 2500 words per hour and finished the first draft of her book in only one month.

  
• 01.13.2021

  Win the Day | Mark Batterson

  Back by popular demand, Mark Batterson is the lead pastor of National Community Church, recognized as one of the most innovative churches in America. He is a New York Times best-selling author and his new book is Win the Day.

  
• 11.09.2020

  The Startup Story of Netflix | Shaun Cauthen

  Shaun Cauthen is an independent film maker and the producer and director of the new documentary, Netflix Versus The World. In this interview we explore the early years of Netflix, and what it takes to be an entrepreneurial independent film...

  
• 11.02.2020

  Lead. Care. Win | Dan Pontefract

  Dan Pontefract is on a mission to change the world of work. Previously the CLO of TELUS, and a bestselling author, Dan's new book is Lead. Care. Win. How to Become a Leader Who Matters.

  
• 07.29.2020

  Courageous Cultures | Karin Hurt & David Dye

  Many leaders are convinced they have an open environment that encourages employees to speak up and are shocked when they learn that employees are holding back. Employees have ideas and want to be heard. Leadership wants to hear them. Too...

  
• 07.22.2020

  Cultivate Calm During Chaos | Neil Pasricha

  Neil Pasricha is the author of seven books including The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, Awesome Is Everywhere, and You Are Awesome. His books are New York Times and #1 international bestsellers and have spent over 200 weeks on...

  
• 07.08.2020

  Accountable Leaders – What The World Needs Now More Than Ever | Vince Molinaro

  What does it mean to be a leader today? It is a critical question and the global pandemic has put a big spotlight on how leaders are stepping up. Vince Molinaro, PhD, is a strategic leadership advisor, speaker, and researcher on...

  
• 07.01.2020

  How To Navigate Stress | Patrick Veroneau

  Patrick Veroneau is the founder of Emery Leadership Group (2008). He has combined his deep focus in the areas of influence, emotional intelligence, and personality to help individuals and organizations develop behaviors that inspire, empower, and compel others to follow...

  
• 06.24.2020

  Free Yourself From Conflict | Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler

  Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler is founder and CEO of Alignment Strategies Group, the New York-based consulting firm that advises CEOs and their executive teams on how to optimize organizational health and growth. She is the author of OPTIMAL OUTCOMES: Free Yourself...

  
• 06.17.2020

  The Advice Trap | Michael Bungay Stanier

  Michael Bungay Stanier is the author of The Coaching Habit (the all-time best selling book on the topic of coaching), and his new book is The Advice Trap: Be Humble, Stay Curious & Change the Way You Lead Forever.

  
• 06.10.2020

  Authentic Resilience | Fatima Doman

  Author, Speaker and Executive Coach, Fatima Doman has motivated audiences across six continents to leverage their authentic strengths for transformation. A globally recognized voice in resilience, well-being, leadership, engagement, and positive change, Doman is passionate about empowering people for sustainable...

  
• 06.04.2020

  Identify and Overcome Hidden Bias | Tiffany Jana

  In this episode, we're going to talk about building authentic relationships across differences with our guest, Tiffany Jana. She is the co-founder and CEO of TMI Consulting, a Diversity and Inclusion firm based in Richmond, VA. She has been named...

  
• 05.27.2020

  Building Your Clients for Life | Andrew Sobel

  Andrew Sobel is the leading authority on the strategies and skills required to earn lifelong client loyalty and build trusted business relationships. He is the most widely published author in the world on this topic, having written nine acclaimed books...

  
• 05.20.2020

  Resilience: It's Not About Bouncing Back | Jennifer Eggers

  Jennifer Eggers is the founder of LeaderShift Insights®. She works with leadership teams facing disruption who want to increase their organization’s capacity to adapt so they can emerge stronger and more effective faster. Jennifer is known for facilitating high-stakes meetings...

  
• 05.13.2020

  Coaching Through a Crisis | Ruth Cooper-Dickson

  Champs’ Managing Director and Founder, Ruth Cooper-Dickson, has spoken at hundreds of organizations to help them create a thriving culture of positive wellbeing at work. From organizations in the insurance market and legal sector, to the House of Lords and...

  
• 05.06.2020

  Leadership Development at Groupon | Dr. Eliza Wicher

  Eliza Wicher is an organizational psychologist and Global Head of Talent Development at Groupon. In this episode she describes how Groupon develops and supports leaders throughout the organization.

  
• 04.29.2020

  Best Practices For Managing Remote Teams | Hassan Osman

  Hassan Osman is a Program Management Office (PMO) Director at Cisco Systems* where he leads global virtual teams on delivering large and complex programs. He is the author of several Amazon Bestselling books, including “Influencing Virtual Teams” and “Don’t Reply...

  
• 04.22.2020

  Surviving and Thriving While Working Remotely | Mairi McHaffie

  Mairi McHaffie is a Personal Impact Expert and CEO of Scene Change Creative Consultants Ltd, global providers of bespoke people development initiatives across the sectors. Founder of the UK Houses of Parliament cross-sector Mentoring Programme, Storytelling Expert for the European...

  
• 04.15.2020

  The Innovation Stack | Jim McKelvey

  Jim McKelvey cofounded Square and was chairman of its board until 2010. His book, The Innovation Stack, is an irreverent first-person look at entrepreneurship and how great companies build a cascade of interlocking solutions that create a massive advantage.

  
• 04.08.2020

  Mental Toughness | Stephen Drum

  Stephen Drum is a combat-tested retired Navy SEAL Master Chief who has 27 years of experience leading and developing high-performance teams, including teams involved in combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He recently co-developed and taught “Warrior Toughness” training for...

  
• 04.01.2020

  Eat Sleep Work Repeat | Bruce Daisley

  Bruce Daisley is the VP of Twitter Europe and host of the top business podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat. In his new book of the same name, he shares 30 hacks to recharge, makes teams closer, and to energize the...

  
• 03.25.2020

  Parents Who Lead | Stewart Friedman

  Stewart Friedman is Practice Professor Emeritus of Management at the Wharton School. He has been recognized as one of the world's top business thinkers by Thinkers50. His new book, Parents Who Lead, teaches us how to design a future based...

  
• 03.18.2020

  Cracking the Leadership Code | Alain Hunkins

  Over the course of his 20+ year career, Alain Hunkins has worked with tens of thousands of leaders in over 25 countries. In Cracking the Leadership Code, Hunkins provides exercises and tactics to excel at the 3 C's: Connection, Communication,...

  
• 03.11.2020

  6 Step Leadership Blueprint | Doug Conant

  Doug Conant is the former CEO of Campbell Soup Company and New York Times bestselling author of Touchpoints. In his new book, The Blueprint, Conant offers a practical manual to lift your leadership level to new heights.

  
• 12.30.2019

  Empower Your Productivity with Attention Management | Maura Thomas

  Maura Nevel Thomas is an award-winning international speaker and trainer on individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance, and the most widely-cited authority on attention management. Her proprietary Empowered ProductivityTM System has been embraced by the likes of the U.S....

  
• 12.23.2019

  How Impactful Teams Build Trust From The Inside Out | Robb Holman

  Robb Holman is an internationally recognized leadership expert, executive coach, keynote speaker, podcast co-host, and best-selling author who has a heart for authentic relationships and a true talent for equipping people with the skills and knowledge necessary for their success.

  
• 11.04.2019

  Successful Interviewing & Selection | Chris Cassarino

  With over 10 years in Learning & Development spanning numerous industries, Chris Cassarino is Founder and Managing Director of Starling North a boutique management consultancy helping leaders create team alignment and find their true north.

  
• 09.23.2019

  Innovative Solutions For A Happy, Healthy, Connected Workplace | Nick Gianoulis

  Nick Gianoulis founded the fun dept. after experiencing firsthand the enhanced culture and business results of fun during his 20-year corporate management tenure with a company that embraced a “work hard, play hard” culture. as the resident “godfather of fun,”...

  
• 09.16.2019

  EGO vs. EQ | Jen Shirkani

  Jen Shirkani is a nationally recognized expert on emotional intelligence and a featured speaker at national and state conferences, universities, government agencies & at business organizations around the world. She is the author of Ego vs. EQ: How Top Leaders...

  
• 09.09.2019

  3 Ways To Talk Your Way To A Stronger Culture | Marlene Chism

  Marlene Chism is a consultant, international speaker and the author of Stop Workplace Drama. Visit her at MarleneChism.com and StopWorkplaceDrama.com.

  
• 09.02.2019

  The Millennial Whisperer | Chris Tuff

  As one of the first marketers to work with startups like Facebook in 2005, Chris Tuff has built his career surrounded by Millennials while becoming one of the sought out leaders in the digital marketing space. He’s a partner at...

  
• 08.26.2019

  3 Scientific Truths for Achieving Your Goals | Susan Fowler

  Susan Fowler has shared her message on optimal motivation, self leadership, and thriving together in all 50 states and over 40 countries. With her latest book, Master Your Motivation: Three Scientific Truths for Achieving Your Goals, Susan is on a...

  
• 08.19.2019

  10 Skills You Need For Agile Leadership | Ed Morrison

  Ed Morrison directs the Agile Strategy Lab at Purdue University. Ed has been developing a new approach to strategy for complex collaboration in open, loosely connected networks. Called "Strategic Doing", this methodology emphasizes the strategic value of collaboration in today's...

  
• 08.12.2019

  Mental Models | Gabriel Weinberg

  Gabriel Weinberg is the CEO & Founder of DuckDuckGo, the Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs. Since 2008, Weinberg has grown DuckDuckGo from a self-funded operation out of...

  
• 08.05.2019

  How To Use Productive Conflict | Liane Davey

  Liane Davey is a New York Times Bestselling author of You First: Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get Stuff Done. She is also a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and has been sought by several...

  
• 07.29.2019

  2 Blokes Chatting About Leadership | David Dye

  David Dye is a keynote speaker, coach, and consultant with Let's Grow Leaders, and is the author of the bestselling book, Winning Well.

  
• 07.22.2019

  Driving Employee Engagement at AWeber | Hope Bear

  Hope Bear is the Chief People Officer at AWeber, a leading email marketing company. She describes how their focus on onboarding, leadership and connection drives engagement and reduces turnover.

  
• 07.15.2019

  Unleash Potential And Drive Positive Experiences | Kimberly Currier #ScalingLeadership

  Kimberly Currier is Senior Vice President for North Highland’s people team (HR). She has over 20 years of experience leading award-winning talent strategy and development teams. Today, Kimberly leads the people strategy team, driving positive experience and unleashing potential through...

  
• 07.08.2019

  Intuitive Decision-Making To Spark Innovation | Rick Snyder

  Rick Snyder, an international business coach, writer, speaker, and consultant, has launched several businesses and is an expert in mentoring, training, and teaching others how to utilize the process of bringing intuition into an effective business plan and company culture....

  
• 07.05.2019

  3 Ways Disruptors Dream, Drive, And Deliver | Mike Maddock

  The future belongs to Disruptors. This means you either need to be a Disruptor, work with one or know how to manage them. Mike will talk about three things he learned when interviewing hundreds of ‘the Crazy Ones’.

  
• 06.24.2019

  How to Coach Senior Leaders | Sabina Nawaz #ScalingLeadership

  Sabina Nawaz is a global CEO coach, leadership keynote speaker, and writer working in 26 countries. Her articles can be found in HBR, Inc., Fast Company and Forbes.

  
• 06.17.2019

  The 5 Factors of a Booming Culture | Jason Forrest

  Jason Forrest is the owner and CEO of Forrest Performance Group, the nation’s fastest growing sales training company. Jason is a leading authority in culture change programs and an expert at creating high-performance, high-profit, and "Best Place to Work" cultures....

  
• 06.10.2019

  The Gift of Struggle | Bobby Herrera

  Bobby Herrera is the founder and CEO of Populus Group, a workforce management company with over $500 million in annual revenue. He is the author of the bestseller, The Gift of Struggle: Life-Changing Lessons About Leading.

  
• 06.03.2019

  The Making of a Manager | Facebook VP Julie Zhuo

  Julie Zhuo is VP of Design at Facebook and author of The Making of a Manager.

  
• 05.28.2019

  Elite Productivity Coach to Top Executives | Pete Mockaitis

  Pete Mockaitis is a former Bain consultant who now coaches top executives in extreme productivity. He is also the host of the How To Be Awesome At Your Job podcast.