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Admiral Sandy Winnefeld: Sailing Upwind

Learn legendary lessons in leadership and risk from the ninth Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral James “Sandy” Winnefeld. The author of Sailing Upwind joins On Leadership to discuss the importance of civility in politics, emphasizing the need for thoughtful and responsible leadership. He cites communication skills as imperative to convey complex information without being patronizing or overly technical and reflects on how his experiences have trained and prepared him as a leader.

Shane Parrish: Clear Thinking

Become more disciplined in your thinking and make better decisions with profound and practical tips from Farnam Street Founder Shane Parrish. Shane dives into the principles behind his successful newsletter, Brain Food, and offers valuable insights for building influence and impact through content creation. 
40 Back-Pocket Questions to Unleash Your Team’s Intelligence: The best leaders are curious. But they don’t just ask a lot of questions. They ask the right questions—the kind that focus their team’s brainpower on the right problems.

Rajeev Kapur: AI Made Simple

Develop a deeper understanding of the importance of data and how company leaders should understand its value in leveraging AI technology. AI expert and author Rajeev Kapur joins On Leadership to share insights on why leaders need to invest time in learning about AI and highlights the opportunities it presents for job growth and promotion. He also dispels some misconceptions about AI and encourages listeners to use AI as a tool to enhance their own skills and experiences.
Impact Your Organization's Results: Turn Average Employees Into High Performers: By applying some basic truths about human motivation, you can turn average employees into high performers and typical teams into powerhouses. Moving your middle has dramatic results on your organization’s overall performance.

Liz Elting: Dream Big and Win

From her own journey of moving to different countries and learning multiple languages, Dream Big and Win author Liz Elting emphasizes the importance of pursuing what you love and finding ways to monetize it. She shares practical strategies for retaining employees, fostering innovation, and spotting trends in the market. Whether you're an entrepreneur or someone looking to ignite your passion alongside your day job, Liz offers valuable lessons and inspiration for achieving success. 
Manage Your Energy to Do Your Job Well: 5 Tips for Constant Self-Renewal—To identify areas where you're putting yourself at risk of burnout, answer the questions in our guide, then choose one good self-care habit you can start practicing this week.

Scott Allender: The Enneagram of Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence specialist and author Scott Allender joins On Leadership to delve into what the Enneagram is, its origins, and how it is used and misused. Scott explores the concept of origin stories and how they shape our lives as parents, friends, professionals, and humans. 
3 Steps to Build a Culture Where Teams Thrive: To provide lasting support to their people, organizations need to build a winning culture with inclusive, high-trust values that help their people succeed both at work and outside of it. Download and share this guide and help your organization align its culture and values with what’s best for its people.  

Robin Sharma: Defining Success

Slow down and live with intention and mindfulness. That is one of several thoughtful insights offered in this conversation with Robin Sharma that will leave you with a fresh perspective on life, leadership, and the pursuit of true wealth. Robin joins On Leadership for a second time to discuss his latest book, The Wealth Money Can’t Buy, which aims to redefine success by showing others how they can create truly abundant and fulfilling lives.
Manage Your Time Like a Pro: 7 Tips for Doing What Matters Most – Hard-working professionals should be spending more time on their long-term goals. We can help.

Allan Dib: Lean Marketing

Allan Dib, author of the bestselling book The 1-Page Marketing Plan, returns for a second time. Allan discusses his new release, Lean Marketing: More Leads, More Profit, Less Marketing, and shares the nine principles of lean marketing. He emphasizes the importance of having a clear target market, message, and media strategy, as well as the value of creating goodwill and adding value to customers. Allan also highlights the common traps that leaders fall into in marketing and provides practical advice on filling leaky buckets. 
3 Leadership Actions to Amplify Your Organization's Impact: Download our guide for three actions your leaders can take today to transform your teams' efforts into high-value results.

Matthew Ball: Understanding the Spatial Internet

Wrap your mind around high-level technological concepts in a forward-thinking way with impactful insights from Matthew Ball. With his extensive background in finance, venture capital, and technology, Matthew provides a comprehensive understanding of the Metaverse and its key technologies. He discusses the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, from the positive potential of immersive social experiences to the ethical concerns surrounding data control and privacy.
The Energy of Change—5 Leadership Behaviors to Drive Collective Action in a Fluid Landscape: Help your leaders prepare their teams to move through change and transform your organization’s approach to change by downloading and sharing this guide.

Nicholas Kristof: Chasing Hope

Scott Miller engages in a thought-provoking conversation with one of the most respected voices in journalism, Nicholas Kristof, longtime op-ed columnist for The New York Times and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. With a career spanning decades and taking him to over 160 countries, Nicholas shares his incredible experiences as a foreign correspondent and the stories that have shaped his perspective on the world. From surviving a plane crash in the Congo to witnessing the horrors of the Darfur genocide, his firsthand accounts are both harrowing and inspiring. He also delves into the importance of journalism, the challenges facing society today, and the power of democracy.
Manage Your Energy to Do Your Job Well: 5 Tips for Constant Self-Renewal—To identify areas where you're putting yourself at risk of burnout, answer the questions in our guide, then choose one good self-care habit you can start practicing this week.

William Vanderbloemen: Be the Unicorn

Level up your game in all aspects of life by developing an understanding of some of the habits that make you a unicorn in today’s business world. William Vanderbloemen shares insights and practical advice on leadership, drawing from his own experiences as the CEO and founder of Vanderbloemen Search Group. He discusses the importance of responsiveness, authenticity, and other key habits that set exceptional leaders apart and foster cultures of excellence.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Brief Guide – Download our guide for a summary of principles and practices that can help you cope with change in resilient, creative ways.