Emotionally intelligent people have more success with their teams, build better networks, and even get promoted more frequently. Want to improve your own EQ? Today’s guest, Irvine Nugent, author, speaker and EQ expert shares with us how to do it. So curious, ask better questions, discover your personal “triggerprint” & more!

With all the competing priorities of life, do you find you have trouble focusing? Today’s show guest is Penny Zenker, Focusologist, consultant, author, and host of the “Take Back Time” podcast. Penny shares with me her ingenious formula for prioritizing to get things done and makes a great point about leading with accountability versus ownership. Penny is smart, witty and lots of fun. Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

Do you think a corporation’s recent ban of non-work conversation on the company’s interoffice communication system was “Off Base”? On this week’s podcast I chat with Liger Partners Production intern, and my favorite daughter Abby Smith, about workplace distractions and questioning: what’s the workplace for?

This week I’m happy to share my recent appearance on “The Expert Authority World” Podcast with host Mario Fachini. I had a great time talking to Mario about determining your team’s priorities, leading in uncertainty and having healthy feedback conversations with your people. We have a great dialogue; I hope you’ll tune in!

Today I’m answering listener questions on the podcast!Wondering how to manage at home teams while you’re in the office? Need to know how to strategically take a vacation or are you wondering exactly what “psychological safety” is and if you’re doing it right? Then this is your show! We’re unpacking a lot. Listen in! 

Sheryl Crow’s not the only one with a favorite mistake. Today my podcast guest is Mark Graban, author, consultant, and host of the “My Favorite Mistake Podcast.” Mark asks all his guests to describe their favorite mistake they’ve made in their careers and how it grew them. We have a great conversation about the value of working in a mistake-embracing culture. 

Disruptive co-workers lurk in dark places—but only if we let them! Today’s podcast guest, Phyllis Quinlan, and I discuss how to shed light on “chronically uncivil behavior” and workplace bullies to rid of their unwanted conduct once and for all. It’s a great conversation—listen in!

This week’s podcast guest is Jena Viviano, Career Strategist, CEO and Host of the Recruit the Employer Podcast. Jena is passionate about helping others thrive in their careers and today she explains the power of networking and how to do it in a way that doesn’t leave you feeling slimy! Jena shares her wit and humor as well as her best tips for this great conversation. I hope you’ll listen in!

He’s not quite a super hero, but this week on the podcast, I ask my good friend and business partner, Randy Hain, what behaviors in teams alert his spidey senses that they may be struggling? Randy identifies three indicators that a team is struggling and shares what team leaders can do TODAY to address it. It’s a great conversation; I hope you’ll listen in.