Leadership Matters
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Fortifying Yourself for Greater Effectiveness, Part II | During this week’s episode the conversation continues with Dr. G and guests, Lawrence Murray author of The Four Pillars of Success; and Valerie Sheppard, the Sherpa of Happiness discussing ways to fortify oneself to be better equipped for successful living and thereby better prepared to provide effective leadership. You won’t want to miss the second part of this enlightening and empowering discussion. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fortifying Yourself for Greater Effectiveness | In this week's episode Dr. G and guests, Lawrence Murray author of The Four Pillars of Success; and Valerie Sheppard, the Sherpa of Happiness will discuss ways to fortify oneself to be better equipped for successful living and thereby better prepared to provide effective leadership. You won’t want to miss this enlightening and empowering discussion. | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Enable Others to Act | During the month of September, we will continue to explore the 5 practices of exemplary leadership put forth by Kouzes and Posner in one of the best-selling leadership books of all time: The Leadership Challenge. This 4th episode in the series highlights the practice of "enabling others to act." According to Kouzes and Posner, "To get extraordinary things done in organizations, leaders have to enable others to act. Today, Dr. G and guests Dr. Eugene Bailey, Retired Navel Commander & Executive Coach with the Center for Creative Leadership; Charles Brewer, Director of Public Works with Red Oaks, TX; and Damon Carson, Acting Vice President of Children, Youth & Family Services with Neighborhood House Association, San Diego, CA will discuss how leaders enable others by fostering collaboration and building trust; facilitating relationships; sharing information and resources; delegating effectively, listening, asking questions and taking advice; and building team strength. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Become a Visionary Leader: Inspiring a Shared Vision | According to Kouzes and Posner, renowned authors of The Leadership Challenge, inspiring leaders envision exciting and ennobling possibilities and enlist others in a common vision. Successful leaders are effective at presenting their vision as an inspirational, positive picture of the future with a clear path for getting there. Visionary leaders are able to consistently deliver strong messages of their vision in a manner that attracts others to join with them in making it happen. They take their organization and others to a new level, impacting the greater community through their vision and aligned actions. During this episode, Dr. G and guests Harold Tuck, Chief Information Officer with the County of San Diego and Roi Ewell, Corporate Vice President with a major nationwide hospitality concern will discuss the qualities and abilities of true visionary leaders. | 5/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Five Accountabilities for Personal and Professional Growth | People who achieve truly great things in life know that true accountability makes all the difference between success and failure—on both a personal and organizational level. Sam Silverstein, author of No More Excuses, will join Dr. G and Valerie Wright, President and CEO of Wright Ideas Unlimited to discuss the five accountabilities outlined in No More Excuses. These principles and traits are common currency of successful individuals and businesses and are based on interviews with over fifty successful masters of the art of accountability—including academics, Fortune 500 CEOs, and Hall of Fame athletes. | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Impact Leadership & Education | In this week's episode Dr. G and guests, Dr. Joseph F. Johnson, Jr., Executive Director of the National Center for Urban Schools Transformation based at San Diego State University; Dr. Alfonso Rodriguez, Director of Training and Staff Development with the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA, and Troy Bell, Local Government and Educational Consultant will continue the dialogue on impact leadership focusing on education. Guests will share what they are doing to advance in their organization's vision and make a critical point of difference in touched lives and systems in the field of education; lessons learned; skills required; strategies they have found to be most essential and catalytic in leading transformational change; and how other educators and sectors can benefit and learn from their journey. | 4/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Impact Leadership & Education | In this week's episode Dr. G and guests, Dr. Joseph Johnson, Jr., Executive Director of the National Center for Urban Schools, Dr. Alfonso Rodriguez, Director of Training and Staff Development with the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA, and Troy Bell, Local Government and Educational Consultant will continue the dialogue on impact leadership focusing on education. Guests will share what they are doing to advance in their organization's vision and make a critical point of difference in touched lives and systems in the field of education; lessons learned; skills required; strategies they have found to be most essential and catalytic in leading transformational change; and how other educators and sectors can benefit and learn from their journey. | 4/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Transforming Lives and Communities | In this week's episode Dr. G and guests, Peter Jeff, Author/Consultant, The Leadership Mints Guy and David Harris, Vice President, Iowa Foundation will continue the discussion on "impact leadership." Guests will share what they are doing to advance in their organization's vision and make a critical point of difference in touched lives and systems; lessons learned; skills required; and strategies they have found to be most essential and catalytic in leading transformational change. | 4/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Impact Leadership | Impact Leadership is both catalytic and transformative. It is about mobilizing change in ways that advances the mission and makes a critical point of difference in touched lives and systems. On this week’s episode, Dr. G and guests Susan Dreyfus, President/CEO of Families International in Milwaukee and Jenni Frumer, Associate Executive Director with Alpert Jewish Family & Children Services in West Palm Beach, FL will discuss the role of impact leadership across the nonprofit, public, and corporate sectors; skills required to be an impactful leader; and strategies for driving mission and transformational change. | 3/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Impact Leadership | Impact Leadership is both catalytic and transformative. It is about mobilizing change in ways that advances the mission and makes a critical point of difference in touched lives and systems. On this week’s episode, Dr. G and guests Susan Dreyfus, President/CEO of Families International in Milwaukee and Jenni Frumer, Associate Executive Director with Alpert Jewish Family & Children Services in West Palm Beach, FL will discuss the role of impact leadership across the nonprofit, public, and corporate sectors; skills required to be an impactful leader; and strategies for driving mission and transformational change. | 3/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Engaging Boards for Greater Visionary Leadership and Support | Millions of nonprofits do not reach their full potential because greater engagement, support, and vision are needed from their boards. Boards that are able to offer not only oversight of what is, but vision and support for what could be can make a significant difference in an organization's ability to positively impact communities and exceed goals. On Wednesday's show, Dr. G and guests Vic Baker with San Diego Gas & Electric/SoCalGas (an experienced nonprofit board member) and Mike Burns, Board Consultant with BWB Solutions, LLC in Branford, CT will discuss how to effectively engage boards to achieve greater visionary leadership and support from its members. | 3/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Engaging Boards for Greater Visionary Leadership and Support | Millions of nonprofits do not reach their full potential because greater engagement, support, and vision are needed from their boards. Boards that are able to offer not only oversight of what is, but vision and support for what could be can make a significant difference in an organization's ability to positively impact communities and exceed goals. On Wednesday's show, Dr. G and guests Vic Baker with San Diego Gas & Electric/SoCalGas (an experienced nonprofit board member) and Mike Burns, Board Consultant with BWB Solutions, LLC in Branford, CT will discuss how to effectively engage boards to achieve greater visionary leadership and support from its members. | 3/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Leading Under Pressure | Staying calm, of sound mind, and gracious can be effortless when times are good, needed resources are available, and things are going as planned. Conversely, maintaining composure, focus and sound leadership can be difficult when things are not going as planned, resources are scarce, and mounting challenges produce daunting pressure. During this episode, Dr. G and guests Rudolph A. Johnson, III, President and CEO of the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA and Larry Gardner, Retired Deputy City Manager with the City of San Diego will discuss how to maintain effectiveness and lead under pressure. | 2/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Creating and Maximizing Fundraising and Volunteerism Opportunities | Each year millions of people spend substantial amounts of resources, time and energy voluntarily helping and working tirelessly to make our communities and nation stronger. They make valuable contributions and many nonprofits depend on volunteers and donor contributions to deliver critical client services. On today’s show, Dr. G and guest, Retired Air Force Major, Christopher Herring will discuss significance of leadership and keys to success in creating and maximizing fundraising and volunteerism opportunities. Herring helped the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign raise over $45 million in San Antonio and authored the “We Give Back USA” campaign for the 43 trillion dollar merchant account industry. You will not want to miss what he has to say. | 2/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leading Under Pressure | Staying calm, of sound mind, and gracious can be effortless when times are good, needed resources are available, and things are going as planned. Conversely, maintaining composure, focus and sound leadership can be difficult when things are not going as planned, resources are scarce, and mounting challenges produce daunting pressure. During this episode, Dr. G and guests Rudolph A. Johnson, III, President and CEO of the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA and Larry Gardner, Retired Deputy City Manager with the City of San Diego will discuss how to maintain effectiveness and lead under pressure. | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Five Accountabilities for Personal and Professional Growth | People who achieve truly great things in life know that true accountability makes all the difference between success and failure—on both a personal and organizational level. Sam Silverstein, author of No More Excuses, will join Dr. G and Valerie Wright, President and CEO of Wright Ideas Unlimited to discuss the five accountabilities outlined in No More Excuses. These principles and traits are common currency of successful individuals and businesses and are based on interviews with over fifty successful masters of the art of accountability—including academics, Fortune 500 CEOs, and Hall of Fame athletes. | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Building Effective Relationships at Work | “Leadership is a Relationship.” (Kouzes and Posner, 2009) A leader’s ability to build effective relationships is a critical quality that assists in influencing and building teams. The success and quality of work relationships will negatively or positively impact every aspect of an organization from customer satisfaction to goal accomplishment to product quality. When people are able to work well together, they can create a powerful, motivated work environment where everyone want to come to work, feel empowered to achieve excellence and work in concert to solve problems. Effective working relationships form the cornerstone of success for the individual and organization. On today’s show, we will explore what an effective relationship is; why they are important; and how to build and sustain them so that win-wins are always possible. | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Enable Others to Act | During the month of September, we will continue to explore the 5 practices of exemplary leadership put forth by Kouzes and Posner in one of the best-selling leadership books of all time: The Leadership Challenge. This 4th episode in the series highlights the practice of “enabling others to act.” According to Kouzes and Posner, “To get extraordinary things done in organizations, leaders have to enable others to act.” Confident leaders enable others by fostering collaboration and strengthening others, are sensitive to the needs of others, listen, ask questions, develop others, provide support, and ask for help. Leaders enlist others and encourage others to take charge of their own work. Today, Dr. G and guests will discuss how leaders enable others by fostering collaboration and building trust; facilitating relationships; sharing information and resources; delegating effectively, listening, asking questions and taking advice; and building team strength. | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fostering a Happy Work Environment for Greater Success, II | A decade of new research is now showing that success actually comes from happiness rather than causing it. On today’s show, Dr. G and guest Valerie Sheppard, a former corporate executive and Sherpa of Happiness, continues the discussion on the eight principles/suggestions for creating a more happy work environment and offers additional tips for ushering in the new year with happiness in the workplace for improved performance, results, and success. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Challenge the Process | During the month of September, we will continue to explore the 5 practices of exemplary leadership put forth by Kouzes and Posner in one of the best-selling leadership books of all time: The Leadership Challenge. This episode will focus on the practice of “challenging the process.” Kouzes (2007) states, “Leaders search for opportunities to innovate, grow, and improve.” Leaders change the future by innovating new products and services, developing groundbreaking technology, implementing new methods for engaging the citizenry and they do it by “challenging the process.” Dr. G and guests Gerald McFadden, President/CEO of Volunteers of America Southwest CA and Undraye Howard, Vice President of Intellectual Capital at the Alliance for Children and Families in Milwaukee, WI will discuss how to effectively challenge the status quo while minding relationships and maintaining critical stakeholder alignment. | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fostering a Happy Work Environment for Greater Success | A decade of new research is now showing that success actually comes from happiness rather than causing it. On today’s show, Dr. G and guest Valerie Sheppard, a former corporate executive and Sherpa of Happiness, will discuss tips for ushering in the new year with happiness in the workplace for improved performance, results, and success. | 1/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reflections, New Year’s Resolutions & All That Jazz! | Happy Holidays! We want to thank our listeners, staff and Board members for a fabulous 2011 and wish all a prosperous 2012 filled with love, joy, peace, and happiness! Tune in Wednesday, December 28 at 2 PM/PST for an hour of our favorite relaxing holiday music selections. Also, during this hour we invite our listeners to call in with questions, 2011 Reflections and/or your 2012 New Year’s Resolutions! Call in or send messages to: 866-472-5790 or Dr.G@InnoVisions.org | 12/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Coaching for Greater Success | More and more coaching is being used to support people in moving from where they are to where they want to be. Supervisors at all levels, human resources professionals, organization development practitioners, and others in the life helping arena are called upon to coach others to greater effectiveness. In this episode Dr. G and guests Jordan Goldrich, Partner-Leadership and Organization Development with CUSTOMatrix, Inc. and Samuel Bresler, Full-time Faculty in Business Administration and Human Resources at Brandman University-Chapman University System will discuss when coaching could be an effective tool to use; criteria for establishing an effective coaching relationship; how to recognize and what to do when a person is not coachable; tools and techniques to enhance coaching effectiveness; and other resources available for honing coaching skills. | 12/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Coaching for Greater Success | More and more coaching is being used to support people in moving from where they are to where they want to be. Supervisors at all levels, human resources professionals, organization development practitioners, and others in the life helping arena are called upon to coach others to greater effectiveness. In this episode Dr. G and guests Jordan Goldrich, Partner-Leadership and Organization Development with CUSTOMatrix, Inc. and Samuel Bresler, Full-time Faculty in Business Administration and Human Resources at Brandman University-Chapman University System will discuss when coaching could be an effective tool to use; criteria for establishing an effective coaching relationship; how to recognize and what to do when a person is not coachable; tools and techniques to enhance coaching effectiveness; and other resources available for honing coaching skills. | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Adaptive Leadership | The current climate requires special leadership skills to address today’s challenges. Leaders must embrace uncertainty and develop new approaches to navigate in nowadays’ turbulent conditions. The hardest kinds of challenges are adaptive ones requiring shifts in values, attitudes, and habits of behavior. Under these kinds of demands, organizations and leaders need the capacity to adapt their approach, models, thinking and leadership. On today’s show, Dr. Gee and guests, Lloyd Bullard, M.Ed, CEO of LB International Consulting, LLC and Ruben Barrales, President & CEO, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce will discuss key elements of adaptive leadership for successful organizational transformation and how leaders can begin to shift themselves and the organization to an adaptive mindset and state. | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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MANAGING PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVING RESULTS | According to Peter Drucker, “The ultimate test of management is performance!—achieving results.” In today’s highly dynamic business environment, managing performance is about developing employees’ capacity to perform and adapt to a variety of situations, and ensure the goals are consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner. Performance management focuses on an organization’s performance—results delivered in service, product, and/or revenue. Performance management is often viewed as one of the most difficult parts of a manager’s responsibilities—and in essence it is the most important. During this episode, Dr. G and guests, Jenni Frumer, Associate Executive Director, Alpert Jewish Family & Children’s Service, West Palm Beach, FL; Tina Asbill, Interim Human Resources Manager at Neighborhood House Association (NHA), San Diego, CA, Sandy Robertson Benefits Manager at NHA | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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MANAGING PERFORMANCE: ACHIEVING RESULTS, Part 2 | We received numerous comments and additional questions from last week’s show on Managing Performance: Achieving Results so we have decided to continue the conversation this week. Thank you to all that provided feedback and request for further dialogue. Performance management focuses on an organization’s performance—results delivered in service, product, and/or revenue. Performance management is often viewed as one of the most difficult parts of a manager’s responsibilities—and in essence it is the most important. During this week’s episode, Dr. G and guests, Pastor Cedric Manley Airport Operations Manager with FedEx in San Diego, CA and Undraye Howard Vice President of Intellectual Capital at the Alliance for Children and Families will discuss techniques for having difficult performance-related conversations, ways to shape performance without being punitive; how to deal with employees that are not responsive to coaching; and more. | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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MANAGING PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVING RESULTS | According to Peter Drucker, “The ultimate test of management is performance!—achieving results.” In today’s highly dynamic business environment, managing performance is about developing employees’ capacity to perform and adapt to a variety of situations, and ensure the goals are consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner. Performance management focuses on an organization’s performance—results delivered in service, product, and/or revenue. Performance management is often viewed as one of the most difficult parts of a manager’s responsibilities—and in essence it is the most important. During this episode, Dr. G and guests will share proven practice and suggestions collected from Talk! Leadership Forum participants and will discuss elements of a performance management system, barriers to effective performance, how to overcome barriers/challenges and work with employees to improve performance and achieve results. | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Enable Others to Act | During the month of September, we will continue to explore the 5 practices of exemplary leadership put forth by Kouzes and Posner in one of the best-selling leadership books of all time: The Leadership Challenge. This 4th episode in the series highlights the practice of "enabling others to act." According to Kouzes and Posner, "To get extraordinary things done in organizations, leaders have to enable others to act. Today, Dr. G and guests Dr. Eugene Bailey, Retired Navel Commander & Executive Coach with the Center for Creative Leadership; Charles Brewer, Director of Public Works with Red Oaks, TX; and Damon Carmon, Acting Vice President of Children, Youth & Family Services with Neighborhood House Association, San Diego, CA will discuss how leaders enable others by fostering collaboration and building trust; facilitating relationships; sharing information and resources; delegating effectively, listening, asking questions and taking advice; and building team strength. | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Becoming a Visionary Leader: Inspire a Shared Vision | According to Kouzes and Posner, renowned authors of The Leadership Challenge, inspiring leaders envision exciting and ennobling possibilities and enlist others in a common vision. Successful leaders are effective at presenting their vision as an inspirational, positive picture of the future with a clear path for getting there. Visionary leaders are able to consistently deliver strong messages of their vision in a manner that attracts others to join with them in making it happen. They take their organization and others to a new level, impacting the greater community through their vision and aligned actions. During this episode, Dr. G and guests will discuss the qualities and abilities of true visionary leaders; how vision informs strategy and a leader’s ability to maximize human potential and effectively position an organization for opportunities; and how to become the kind of leader whose vision excites and enlist others to want to work earnestly to achieve shared aspirations. | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leading From The Core | No matter what or how big or small an issue, challenge or goal is the answer lies within. The clearer one is about their own identity, needs, values and vision the more effective one can be as they use their self as a tool to organize and lead their own life and to influence and bring positive outcomes to fruition for themselves and others. In this upcoming episode, Dr. G and guests, Stedman Graham, author of New York Times Bestseller: You Can Make It Happen: Nine Steps to Success, and Larry Gardner, Retired Deputy City Manager from the City of San Diego, will discuss leading from the core: what it is, why it has been so important in their own careers, and how one can go about doing it to positively shape their life and make what they envision happen. | 10/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Encourage the Heart | During the month of September, we will continue to explore the 5 practices of exemplary leadership put forth by Kouzes and Posner in one of the best-selling leadership books of all time: The Leadership Challenge. This 5th episode in the series highlights the practice of "encourage the heart." According to Kouzes and Posner, compassionate supervision has become a critical part of successful management. To get extraordinary things done in organizations, leaders have to show they genuinely appreciate others’ efforts and link appreciation, rewards and recognition to outcomes and standards of excellence. Today, Dr. G and guests will discuss the importance of and how leaders can encourage the heart to foster courage, hope, ownership, and achievement of extraordinary results. | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Enable Others to Act | During the month of September, we will continue to explore the 5 practices of exemplary leadership put forth by Kouzes and Posner in one of the best-selling leadership books of all time: The Leadership Challenge. This 4th episode in the series highlights the practice of “enabling others to act.” According to Kouzes and Posner, “To get extraordinary things done in organizations, leaders have to enable others to act.” Confident leaders enable others by fostering collaboration and strengthening others, are sensitive to the needs of others, listen, ask questions, develop others, provide support, and ask for help. Leaders enlist others and encourage others to take charge of their own work. Today, Dr. G and guests will discuss how leaders enable others by fostering collaboration and building trust; facilitating relationships; sharing information and resources; delegating effectively, listening, asking questions and taking advice; and building team strength. | 9/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Model the Way | During the month of September, we will continue to explore the 5 practices of exemplary leadership put forth by Kouzes and Posner in one of the best-selling leadership books of all time: The Leadership Challenge. This episode will focus on the practice of “Modeling the Way.” Kouzes (2007) states, “Leaders create standards of excellence and then set an example for others to follow.” Leading by example means modeling the behaviors you want your team to have—walk the talk. People admire leaders who believe strongly in something, and who stand up for those beliefs. Today Dr. G and guests Evonda Thomas, Director, Evanston Health Department, Evanston, Illinois and Mindy Mulligan, Head Start Area Director, Neighborhood House Association, San Diego, California will discuss how leaders foster powerful examples in organizations; find their voice and clarify values; identify and build consensus around shared values and build and maintain credibility in modeling the way. | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Challenge the Process | During the month of September, we will continue to explore the 5 practices of exemplary leadership put forth by Kouzes and Posner in one of the best-selling leadership books of all time: The Leadership Challenge. This episode will focus on the practice of “challenging the process.” Kouzes (2007) states, “Leaders search for opportunities to innovate, grow, and improve.” Leaders change the future by innovating new products and services, developing groundbreaking technology, implementing new methods for engaging the citizenry and they do it by “challenging the process.” Dr. G and guests Gerald McFadden, President/CEO of Volunteers of America Southwest CA and Undraye Howard, Vice President of Intellectual Capital at the Alliance for Children and Families in Milwaukee, WI will discuss how to effectively challenge the status quo while minding relationships and maintaining critical stakeholder alignment. | 9/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Becoming a Visionary Leader: Inspire a Shared Vision | According to Kouzes and Posner, renowned authors of The Leadership Challenge, inspiring leaders envision exciting and ennobling possibilities and enlist others in a common vision. Successful leaders are effective at presenting their vision as an inspirational, positive picture of the future with a clear path for getting there. Visionary leaders are able to consistently deliver strong messages of their vision in a manner that attracts others to join with them in making it happen. They take their organization and others to a new level, impacting the greater community through their vision and aligned actions. During this episode, Dr. G and guests will discuss the qualities and abilities of true visionary leaders; how vision informs strategy and a leader’s ability to maximize human potential and effectively position an organization for opportunities; and how to become the kind of leader whose vision excites and enlist others to want to work earnestly to achieve shared aspirations. | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Employee Empowerment | -- | 8/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leading Effectively Across Differences | The ability to deal with and manage across differences is a critical skill for leaders. Today’s workplace, community and economic market are more diverse than ever. Leading in an effective manner requires understanding and navigating in complex social situations where diversity is dynamic and can include differences in worldviews, agendas, personalities, disciplines, gender, class, race, culture, education, and more. To achieve success, leaders must be able to foster inclusion and recognize, consider, bridge and co-construct solutions across differences. Dr. G and guests will discuss how to foster inclusion and lead effectively across differences to inspire solutions and achieve desired outcomes. | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Coming Through the Fire: Life Before & After Termination | Getting terminated can happen to the best of us for any number of reasons from conflict with your supervisor to your own performance. If you’ve been fired, you are not alone. The question is how do you recover from the feelings of humiliation, rejection and anger? Can you recover and what do you do to move beyond the experience in a positive way? On today’s show Dr. Gee and guest share personal experiences and discuss how to see it coming, prevent it (if possible and desirable) and move beyond being fired. | 8/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Want To Be A Leader? Learn to Listen | Listening is an essential part of the communication process. An effective leader is an effective listener. Developing good listening skills informs and facilitates decision-making and builds positive relationships. According to Former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca, “Listening can make the difference between a mediocre company and a great one.” On today’s show, Dr. G and guests will discuss listening as a leadership skill; listening under stress; and developing listening skills that move you and the organization to the highest level. | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Confronting & Developing Direct Reports: Techniques for Having Difficult Conversations | -- | 7/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Setting Employees and the Organization Up For Success | -- | 7/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Coming Through the Fire: Life Before & After Termination | Getting terminated can happen to the best of us for any number of reasons from conflict with your supervisor to your own performance. If you’ve been fired, you are not alone. The question is how do you recover from the feelings of humiliation, rejection and anger? Can you recover and what do you do to move beyond the experience in a positive way? On today’s show Dr. Gee and guest share personal experiences and discuss how to see it coming, prevent it (if possible and desirable) and move beyond being fired. | 7/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Confronting and Dealing with Problem Performers, Part II: Techniques for Performance Feedback and Coaching Conversations | -- | 7/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Confronting and Developing Direct Reports | -- | 6/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Get the Right Person in the Right Seat to Get the Job Done | On today’s show, Dr. Gee and guests will discuss methods for improving selection, development and motivation for outstanding accomplishment. | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Inclusion and Cultural Competence in the Workplace: Journey through the eyes and experience of 2011 ADVANCE Participants | 2011 ADVANCE participants from the East Coast, West Coast and Midwest will share insights gained from engaging in the ADVANCE forum. Does race continue to matter and be an issue in America? Systems, power, and culture- Can one have an inclusive workforce in the midst of a hierarchical organization? What does identity education and personality have to do with cultural competence? What does an inclusive culture look-like and how does one go about leading and sustaining culture change? Can you change the culture without changing the people? Dr. G and participants from the 2011 ADVANCE will share answers to these questions and much more. | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Capture Successes, Envision and Bring Fruition a Brighter Future | -- | 6/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Cultivating Tomorrow's Leaders | -- | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Effective Board Governance & Development | This week’s class is a real life, modern day version of “The Art of Practice,” Is there really a way to balance the complexities of modern living with the simplicity of spiritual knowing and being? It’s a look at ancient traditions and contemporary practices. Tune in for a class filled with information, discussion, and practical resources for the modern day mystic. I want to hear from you. Call in live, toll free, with your questions/comments at 1-866-472-5795. | 5/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Building Support and Diversifying Revenue Streams for Sustainability | -- | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Using Appreciative Inquiry to Capture Successes, Envision and Bring to Fruition a Brighter Future | -- | 5/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Achieving Results with Limited Resources | -- | 5/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cultivating Tomorrow's Leaders | -- | 4/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Trust, Credibility and Results in the Workplace | Trust and credibility are cornerstones for establishing influential relationships and achieving desired outcomes. If either is missing it usually results in an adverse affect on results. Credible and trusted leaders inspire others to access their own power and maximize performance. Dr. G and today’s guests will discuss what it means to be a credible and trusted leader, what happens when either is broken, how integrity plays into the equation, and how trust and credibility can be recaptured. | 4/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: The Importance of Influence in Leadership | John C. Maxwell says leadership is influence, nothing more and nothing less. Judith Germain believes that leadership is trusted influence. Simply put, leadership is influencing others to aspire to achieve a shared goal. In this regard, leadership, influence, and power are inextricably linked. As leaders, understanding how to use influence and power to effectively impact organizational dynamics is critical to one’s success. Influence is an amazing resource for leaders and how a leader uses influence is vital to the success of a team and organization. There are effective and ineffective models for how to influence people to make change and achieve desired results. Today’s show addresses the role of influence and the notion of “exchange” in leadership; its impact on organizational dynamics; and how people can improve their effectiveness by enhancing their ability to influence and understanding their own power base. | 4/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Effective Board Governance and Development | Service on a nonprofit board is commendable and can be a rewarding experience. One of the many reasons people serve on nonprofit boards is the desire to contribute to the achievement of the mission and influence the direction of the organization. Board of directors are charged with providing oversight to ensure an organization’s policies, strategic direction, financial solvency, and executive leadership support successful accomplishment of an organization’s mission. Engaged board members that are effective in carrying out their duties and responsibilities can make a critical difference to the success of an organization. On today’s show, our guests, Vernon Evans, CFO and Vice President of Finance/Treasurer of the San Diego County Regional Air Port Authority and Mike Burns, Partner with BWB Solutions, LLC in Branford, CT and Dwight Smith, Executive VP and General Counsel with Neighborhood House Association will share their experiences and discuss best practices for | 4/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Community Engagement | Community engagement is the process of groups and individuals working to affect the well-being of themselves and others in the community. It is accomplished through partnerships and coalitions that mobilize resources and influence systems, change relationships among partners, and serve as catalysts for change. Individuals working to engage in this process can provide important tools and resources so that community members gain greater voice and influence over decisions that impact their lives. Community engagement is both a science and an art. Dr. G and guests will discuss what community engagement is; why it is important in public and nonprofit sector work; and tips and community engagement best practices guests have discovered while facilitating efforts and delivering community based services. | 3/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Communicating with Heart and Skill, Part II: For Leaders | A manager or leader’s success relies heavily on the ability to communicate skillfully; good communication skills are foundational to managing and leading others. Most managers spend about 80% of their time communicating. Communication is as much a matter of human relationships as it is about transmitting facts. According to an article Harvard Business School Working Knowledge newsletter, a 2002 survey of 1,104 employees in organizations around the United States, 86% said their bosses thought they were good communicators, but only 17% said their bosses actually communicated effectively. From listening empathically to understanding others, confronting issues, and providing input, coaching, support and direction communication plays a critical role in delivering results. Dr. G and guests today will discuss key skills and principles to help managers understand barriers to effective communication and enhance their communication skills to have greater impact and success. | 3/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Leveraging Technology to Enhance Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness | Today’s organizations use technology for information management and communication and to help organizations operate efficiently and effectively. In the nonprofit and public sectors, information technology supports processes such as tracking, communication, public awareness, budget/financial management, human resource management, Internet-based marketing, and fundraising. Information technology is also a central component in organization’s planning for disaster recovery, virtualization, and continuity of services. In this episode our guests, W. Harold Tuck, Chief Information Officer for the County of San Diego and Ron Salazar, CEO of MR2 Solutions, Inc, will discuss ways technology can be used to support public and nonprofit organizations in achieving efficiencies, maximizing effectiveness, and managing through and recovering from human-caused or natural disasters. | 3/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Communicating with Heart and Skill | A manager or leader’s success relies heavily on the ability to communicate skillfully; good communication skills are foundational to managing and leading others. Most managers spend about 80% of their time communicating. Communication is as much a matter of human relationships as it is about transmitting facts. According to an article Harvard Business School Working Knowledge newsletter, a 2002 survey of 1,104 employees in organizations around the United States, 86% said their bosses thought they were good communicators, but only 17% said their bosses actually communicated effectively. From listening empathically to understanding others, confronting issues, and providing input, coaching, support and direction communication plays a critical role in delivering results. Dr. G and guests today will discuss key skills and principles to help managers understand barriers to effective communication and enhance their communication skills to have greater impact and success. | 3/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cultivating a Skilled and Competent Workforce | Information from the National Commission on Adult Literacy states that 88 million U.S. workers lack the basic skills to earn a postsecondary credential limiting their capacity to get and keep family supporting jobs. According to the Center for American Progress, the U.S. graduation rate has not reached above 70 percent in decades…the economic and social consequences of not completing high school have steadily intensified. In January 2011, retired Army Major General James Comstock, who serves on the executive council of Mission: Readiness, reported that 75 percent of young Americans are not able to join the military either due to low academic performance and this does not include those that are ineligible due to being overweight or due to a serious run-in with the law. On today’s show, we will discuss challenges confronting the development of our workforce; what is currently being done to address this situation; and strategies, | 3/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Personality in the Workplace | In the workplace, how we behave has a powerful impact on determining whether we will be successful or not and whether our work environment functions at its greatest capacity. We encounter co-workers with whom we never seem to see eye to eye. Each day we work with people who vary greatly in their personality. Having a wide variety of personalities presents a tremendous potential for conflict due to misunderstanding and different viewpoints. Personality plays a significant role in why some people work well together and others don’t. Personality conflicts impact people’s ability to be productive, and may undermine the effectiveness of a team. It also creates some of the greatest workplace challenges we will face. So, how do you deal with so many different characters? How do we manage workplace relationships so that we are not derailed by personality conflicts? Our guest today, Dr. Linda Berens, has spent thirty years teaching professionals as well as helping individuals and teams recogn | 2/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Trust, Credibility and Results in the Workplace | Trust and credibility are cornerstones for establishing influential relationships and achieving desired outcomes. If either is missing it usually results in an adverse affect on results. Credible and trusted leaders inspire others to access their own power and maximize performance. Dr. G and today’s guests will discuss what it means to be a credible and trusted leader, what happens when either is broken, how integrity plays into the equation, and how trust and credibility can be recaptured. | 2/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Effective Board Governance & Development | Service on a nonprofit board is commendable and can be a rewarding experience. One of the many reasons people serve on nonprofit boards is the desire to contribute to the achievement of the mission and influence the direction of an organization. Board of directors are charged with providing oversight to ensure an organization’s policies, strategic direction, financial solvency, and executive leadership support successful accomplishment of an organization’s mission. Engaged board members that are effective in carrying out their duties and responsibilities can make a critical difference to the success of an organization. On today’s show, our guests, Vernon Evans, CFO and Vice President of Finance/Treasurer of the San Diego County Regional Air Port Authority, Dwight Smith, Esq., Legal Counsel with Neighborhood House Association, and Mike Burns, Partner with BWB Solutions, LLC in Branford, CT will share their experiences and discuss best practices for board governance; engagement; | 2/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leveraging Diversity and Fostering Inclusion in the Workplace | Diversity can include consideration of every aspect of a person’s identity and disposition. Inclusion refers to the extent to which all employees feel a sense of belonging, support, and ability to contribute their best to the goals of an organization. When diversity and inclusion are connected to business strategy there is an increase in employee engagement, creativity, innovation, performance, productivity and customer satisfaction. When diversity and inclusion challenges are not addressed organizations can experience destructive workplace conflict, reduced productivity, decreased customer satisfaction, loss of high potentials, legal complaints/actions, and increased levels of unhealthy tension/stress among employees. On today’s show our Dr. G and guests will discuss the business case for diversity and inclusion in the workplace; ways to overcome challenges associated with managing a diverse workforce, and how to successfully engage employees and foster an inclusive work culture. | 2/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Effective Board Governance & Development | Service on a nonprofit board is commendable and can be a rewarding experience. One of the many reasons people serve on nonprofit boards is the desire to contribute to the achievement of the mission and influence the direction of the organization. Board of directors are charged with providing oversight to ensure an organization’s policies, strategic direction, financial solvency, and executive leadership support successful accomplishment of an organization’s mission. Engaged board members that are effective in carrying out their duties and responsibilities can make a critical difference to the success of an organization. On today’s show, our guests, Vernon Evans, CFO and Vice President of Finance/Treasurer of the San Diego County Regional Air Port Authority and Mike Burns, Partner with BWB Solutions, LLC in Branford, CT will share their experiences and discuss best practices for board governance; engagement; | 1/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Managing Performance to Achieve Results | According to Peter Drucker, “The ultimate test of management is performance!” The performance of an organization’s workforce has a powerful impact on its bottom-line. In today’s highly dynamic business environment, managing performance is about developing employees’ capacity to perform and adapt to a variety of situations, and ensure the goals are consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner. Performance management focuses on an organization’s performance—results delivered in service, product, and/or revenue. Performance management is often viewed as one of the most difficult parts of a manager’s responsibilities—and in essence it is the most important. Today’s guests, Joseph F. Johnson, Executive Coach/Turn-Around Manager, and Doug Walker, author of A-Ha! Performance, will discuss elements of a performance management system, barriers to effective performance, how to overcome barriers/challenges and work with employees to improve performance and achieve results. | 1/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Managing Conflict in the Workplace | Conflict is a normal and natural dynamic in the workplace and in our personal lives. The pressure of meeting deadlines; co-workers with different points of views; overlapping roles; value differences—all make conflict inevitable in the workplace. Conflict is not necessarily a negative event. Handled appropriately conflict can lead to valuable insights and productive outcomes. Nonetheless, while conflict can be helpful in spurring creativity and innovation, unresolved and ineffectively handled conflict can erode productivity, impede results, and reduce an organization’s overall success and return on investment. It can lead to physical and/or emotional harm, individuals resigning, broken personal relationships, aggression/violence, reduced morale, increased absenteeism, and destructive blow-ups among co-workers and teams. Today’s show focuses on effectively managing conflict. Dr. G and guests, Dr. Charlotte Houston, | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Personality in the Workplace | In the workplace, how we behave has a powerful impact on determining whether we will be successful or not and whether our work environment functions at its greatest capacity. We encounter co-workers with whom we never seem to see eye to eye. Each day we work with people who vary greatly in their personality. Having a wide variety of personalities presents a tremendous potential for conflict due to misunderstanding and different viewpoints. Personality plays a significant role in why some people work well together and others don’t. Personality conflicts impact people’s ability to be productive, and may undermine the effectiveness of a team. It also creates some of the greatest workplace challenges we will face. So, how do you deal with so many different characters? How do we manage workplace relationships so that we are not derailed by personality conflicts? Our guest today, Dr. Linda Berens, | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Managing Performance | According to Peter Drucker, “The ultimate test of management is performance!” The performance of an organization’s workforce has a powerful impact on its bottom-line. In today’s highly dynamic business environment, managing performance is about developing employees’ capacity to perform and adapt to a variety of situations, and ensure the goals are consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner. Performance management focuses on an organization’s performance—results delivered in service, product, and/or revenue. Performance management is often viewed as one of the most difficult parts of a manager’s responsibilities—and in essence it is the most important. Today’s guests, Joseph F. Johnson, Executive Coach/Turn-Around Manager, and Doug Walker, author of A-Ha! Performance, will discuss elements of a performance management system, barriers to effective performance, how to overcome barriers/challenges and work with employees to improve performance. | 12/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Managing Conflict in the Workplace | Conflict is a normal and natural dynamic in the workplace and in our personal lives. The pressure of meeting deadlines; co-workers with different points of views; overlapping roles; value differences—all make conflict inevitable in the workplace. Conflict is not necessarily a negative event. Handled appropriately conflict can lead to valuable insights and productive outcomes. Nonetheless, while conflict can be helpful in spurring creativity and innovation, unresolved and ineffectively handled conflict can erode productivity, impede results, and reduce an organization’s overall success and return on investment. It can lead to physical and/or emotional harm, individuals resigning, broken personal relationships, aggression/violence, reduced morale, increased absenteeism, and destructive blow-ups among co-workers and teams. Today’s show focuses on effectively managing conflict. | 12/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Personality in the Workplace | In the workplace, how we behave has a powerful impact on determining whether we will be successful or not and whether our work environment functions at its greatest capacity. We encounter co-workers with whom we seem to naturally be in sync with and others with whom we never seem to see eye to eye. Each day we work with people who vary greatly in their personality. Having a wide variety of personalities presents a tremendous opportunity for growth and creativity as well as a potential for conflict due to misunderstandings from different viewpoints. Personality conflicts can impact a person’s ability to be productive, and can undermine the effectiveness of a team. It can create some of the greatest workplace challenges we will face. So, how do you deal with so many different characters? How do we manage workplace relationships so that we are not derailed by personality conflicts and can leverage the benefits of personality differences? | 12/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leveraging Technology to Enhance Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness | Today’s organizations use technology for information management and communication and to help organizations operate efficiently and effectively. In the nonprofit and public sectors, information technology supports processes such as tracking, communication, public awareness, budget/financial management, human resource management, Internet-based marketing, and fundraising. Information technology is also a central component in organization’s planning for disaster recovery, virtualization, and continuity of services. In this episode our guests, W. Harold Tuck, Chief Information Officer for the County of San Diego and Ron Salazar, CEO of MR2 Solutions, Inc, will discuss ways technology can be used to support public and nonprofit organizations in achieving efficiencies, maximizing effectiveness, and managing through and recovering from human-caused or natural disasters. We will also discuss what it takes to be a successful leader in the information technology field | 12/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Importance of Influence in Leadership | John C. Maxwell says leadership is influence, nothing more and nothing less. Judith Germain believes that leadership is trusted influence. Simply put, leadership is influencing others to aspire to achieve a shared goal. In this regard, leadership, influence, and power are inextricably linked. As leaders, understanding how to use influence and power to effectively impact organizational dynamics is critical to one’s success. Influence is an amazing resource for leaders and how a leader uses influence is vital to the success of a team and organization. There are effective and ineffective models for how to influence people to make change and achieve desired results. Today’s show addresses the role of influence and the notion of “exchange” in leadership; its impact on organizational dynamics; and how people can improve their effectiveness by enhancing their ability to influence and understanding their own power base. | 12/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: The Making of a CEO and Sustainable Organization | Ever wonder what it takes to become an effective CEO in the nonprofit sector and build a sustainable organization? Well, tune in to this episode of Leadership Matters and wonder no more. During this episode Mr. Rudolph Johnson, III, President and CEO of the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA, will share his journey across sectors and up the ladder to lead San Diego’s largest multi-purpose human services agency. Skills that need to be honed and leveraged to effectively lead and develop an agile and sustainable organization will be discussed. Additionally, strategies for successfully running a nonprofit like a business while safeguarding the public’s trust and maintaining a social service heart will also be explored. | 11/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Building Effective Relationships at Work | “Leadership is a Relationship.” (Kouzes and Posner, 2009) A leader’s ability to build effective relationships is a critical quality that assists in influencing and building teams. The success and quality of work relationships will negatively or positively impact every aspect of an organization from customer satisfaction to goal accomplishment to product quality. When people are able to work well together, they can create a powerful, motivated work environment where everyone want to come to work, feel empowered to achieve excellence and work in concert to solve problems. Effective working relationships form the cornerstone of success for the individual and organization. On today’s show, we will explore what an effective relationship is; why they are important; and how to build and sustain them so that win-wins are always possible. | 11/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Encore Presentation: Building and Improving Your Organization’s Brand-Part II | This episode will continue to focus on branding initiatives for public and nonprofit organizations. A strong brand can be invaluable as the battle for customers, supporters, donors, and funders intensifies. Your brand, “what resides within the hearts and minds of others regarding your organization,” could make the difference in the support your organization receives from constituents and its service market share and viability. Tune into this episode to hear about branding efforts in New Orleans from Jennifer Day of New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau; the use of social media to advance community engagement and branding efforts from Jessica Ziegler, Director of Development with United Neighborhood Houses of New York; and other mediums that can be used and leveraged in branding from Luis Gonzalez, Director of Community Affairs with Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA. | 11/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Coaching for Organizational Excellence | This episode will focus on the impact of coaching in organizations. The field of coaching has increased significantly over the past decade and is one of the more recent methods employed in leadership and performance development. Coaching is about producing and improving the process for achieving results. As a partnership between manager/coach and coachee/client, coaching is focused on providing support, guidance, and insight for achieving goals and objectives. As a Human Resource strategy coaching is being used to train, develop and empower managers and their employees to improve performance and become more effective. In today's conversation, we will discuss what coaching is; how it is being used in organizations; its potential impact on individuals' performance and lives; its impact on organizations; and characteristics and skills of an effective coach. | 11/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Making of a CEO and Sustainable Organization | Ever wonder what it takes to become an effective CEO in the nonprofit sector and build a sustainable organization? Well, tune in to this episode of Leadership Matters and wonder no more. During this episode Mr. Rudolph Johnson, III, President and CEO of the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA, will share his journey across sectors and up the ladder to lead San Diego’s largest multi-purpose human services agency. Skills that need to be honed and leveraged to effectively lead and develop an agile and sustainable organization will be discussed. Additionally, strategies for successfully running a nonprofit like a business while safeguarding the public’s trust and maintaining a social service heart will also be explored. | 10/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Building and Improving Your Organization’s Brand-Part II | This episode will continue to focus on branding initiatives for public and nonprofit organizations. A strong brand can be invaluable as the battle for customers, supporters, donors, and funders intensifies. Your brand, “what resides within the hearts and minds of others regarding your organization,” could make the difference in the support your organization receives from constituents and its service market share and viability. Tune into this episode to hear about branding efforts in New Orleans from Jennifer Day of New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau; the use of social media to advance community engagement and branding efforts from Jessica Ziegler, Director of Development with United Neighborhood Houses of New York; and other mediums that can be used and leveraged in branding from Luis Gonzalez, Director of Community Affairs with Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA. | 10/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How to Build and Improve Your Organization’s Brand | This episode will focus on branding initiatives for public and nonprofit organizations. A strong brand can be invaluable as the battle for customers, supporters, donors, and funders intensifies. Your brand, “what resides within the hearts and minds of others regarding your organization,” could make the difference in the support your organization receives from constituents and its service market share and viability. Tune into this episode to hear lessons learned from others that have successfully launched branding initiatives and steps that can be taken to build and improve your organization’s brand. | 10/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Surviving & Thriving Amidst Economic Turbulence Part II | On today’s show we will continue our dialogue on exploring actions nonprofit organizations are taking to survive and thrive during these turbulent and changing economic times. Ian Bautista, President of the nationwide United Neighborhood Centers of America, and Gerald Mc Fadden, President and CEO of Volunteers of America Southwest, will be our special guests. Both will share what they and their member organizations or affiliates are doing to meet challenges, stay viable, and continue to provide services amidst today’s economic climate. They will also provide insights and tips that other executive leaders and board members can consider to help sustain and lead position their organizations for greater success. | 10/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Surviving & Thriving Amidst Economic Turbulence | The recession has created difficult economic times, and nonprofits face unprecedented challenges. Economists and experts in the field predict that as many as 20 percent of nonprofit organizations may not survive. There are countless nonprofits that have not been able to meet these challenges and remain viable. However, there are many other nonprofits that have survived and even found innovative and practical ways to strengthen and enhance the services they provide to their constituents. On today’s show, we’ll discuss some of the strategies nonprofits have employed and can employ to stay the course through these turbulent economic times. Each organization will have to examine the strategy to determine if it is viable for their needs. | 9/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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