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Personal Branding Interview: Kerry Patterson

Today, I spoke to Kerry Patterson, who is the Cofounder of VitalSmarts, and the New York Times bestselling co-author of Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High. His latest bestseller is called Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success. In this interview, Kerry reveals findings in his latest book, how to prevent …

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Are You a Victim of Yourself

Are you getting in your own way?  Are you sabotaging your own success?  Are you knocking on your own door of achievement but refusing to open the door to let yourself in?

Meet Eric, Karen, Bill, and Deanna

“I’m not one of those people.” Eric tells me. “I’m way beyond that.  I’ve got my own …

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Personal Branding Interview: Linda Hill

Today, I spoke to Linda Hill, who is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, the faculty chair of the Leadership Initiative, and author of Being the Boss. In this interview, Linda talks about how to be a good manager and leader, how to handle conflict, and more.

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Why Does Everyone Have To Be “Right”

Is it true that schools now contract police during Debate Classes because each party to the debate is so intense; so confident that they are correct, that if they don’t win the debate or get the other side to accept their views, violence will break out?   Has the United States crossed the line where each …

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Personal Branding Interview: Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton

Today, I spoke to both Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton, who are the co-authors of The Orange Revolution. They are also the New York Times bestselling authors of The Carrot Principle, and other books. In this interview, Adrian and Chester talk about why carrots are important, how to build a high-performing team, how to deal …

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Personal Branding Interview: Alan Murray

Today, I spoke to Alan Murray, who is the deputy managing editor and executive editor, online, for The Wall Street Journal, and author of “The Wall Street Journal Essential Guide to Management: Lasting Lessons from the Best Leadership Minds of Our Time.” In this interview, Alan talks about how he got started in his career, …

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Personal Branding Interview: Cathy Benko

Today, I spoke to Cathy Benko, who is the Vice Chairman and Chief Talent Officer at Deloitte LLP, and the co-author of The Corporate Lattice: Achieving High Performance in the Changing World of Work. In this interview, Cathy talks about the changing workforce, what the corporate lattice is, how to establish your personal brand when …

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Personal Branding Interview: Jim Kouzes

Today, I spoke to Jim Kouzes, who is the one million copy bestselling author of The Leadership Challenge, and author of his latest book The Truth about Leadership: The No-fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know. In this interview, Jim talks about the myths of leadership, proven leadership practices, and more.

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Personal Branding Interview: Jeanne Meister

Today, I spoke to Jeanne Meister, who is an internationally recognized workplace learning consultant, and the author of The 2020 Workplace (Harper). In this interview, Jeanne disects the 2020 workplace, shows some very interesting research findings, explains how companies can retain talent, gives her opinion on ROWE (I previously interviewed the creators of ROWE), and …