What is healthy competition? It’s an interaction that encourages everyone to reach their highest potential, to strive for even higher achievements. What’s interesting about healthy competition is that it creates a space where everyone is encouraged to bring their 'A' game. In the workplace it allows and encourages people to be their personal best and set stretch goals. I think it can actually improve collaboration. Healthy competition encourages innovation, new ideas, and different approaches. This podcast focuses on leadership tools that spark full engagement in a competitive environment ..read more

Brain health is as important as heart health, mental health...all health. We continue exploring this important aspect of wellness with Dr. David Dodick, Chair of the Board of the American Brain Foundation ..read more

The focus of this short podcast is prioritizing peace. How do people from totally different philosophical positions prioritize peace? Can they decide to stop warring about politics? Can they make conscious decisions to establish new ground rules for discussion? We cannot pretend that differences don't exist or that they aren't problematic in some relationships. We will explore tools for building bridges and prioritizing peace ..read more

Dr. Merit Cudkowicz is the Chair of the Department of Neurology and Director of the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Julieanne Dorn Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School in Boston. She is leading the first Platform Trial initiative in ALS and is also the Principal Investigator of the Clinical Coordination Center for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Neurology Network of Excellence in Clinical Trials (NeuroNEXT). Dr. Cudkowicz is my featured guest as we continue our exploration of Brain Matters ..read more

How’s life treating you? I hear so many people talk about being burned out, being exhausted, feeling depleted. I watch so many people over-extend themselves and it makes me sad. Life isn’t treating those folks so well. And it probably has something to do with their ability to establish and honor boundaries. This podcast is all about boundaries. My starting question is this: when is enough, enough? When do you know you’ve been pushed, pulled, guilted, or prodded too far ..read more

I’m going to be all over the place in this podcast. I’ll cover politeness, manners and just being respectful of everyone we encounter. I’ll talk about the need to create civil discourse. I’ll even cover email usage and cell phones. You'll enjoy the tips I'll share from Jason Fredrick’s Tiny Book of Electronic Etiquette. As random and scattered as it will seem, there are three common themes: 1. We can be our best selves when we honor the humanity in everyone. 2. All of our futures are tied together so we are well-served to find common bonds. 3. We gain ground on the journey to civility when we ..read more

I recently delivered a keynote titled The Journey to Leadership Excellence. Obviously, I’m not going to regurgitate the entire speech. I just want to highlight some of the key points. If you want to check out the entire presentation it will be on my YouTube channel soon ..read more

Don’t you feel great when you get to give someone something? I don’t care if it’s a compliment, a birthday gift, a dollar, or treating to lunch. There’s just something wonderful about the act of giving. The Association for Psychological Science reports on two studies that measure the impact of giving. Guess what they found? The happiness we experience after an event or activity diminishes each time we experience it. Except the happiness associated with giving! Yep! The happiness we feel when we give to others, no matter how often, simply does not decline. We maintain that feel-good feeling. An ..read more

I know it’s a popular concept, the imposter syndrome. And I’m sure it’s a real thing. Psychology Today and a billion other publications have articles on it. They say it’s when we feel undeserving of our achievements, of our success, of our promotions. Frankly, I don’t like the language “imposter syndrome.” It focuses on deficits and doesn’t address the real issue. And that issue is a lack of confidence. In this podcast we’re going to change the language and imagery that we use. We’re going to extricate imposter syndrome from our vocabulary and, most importantly, from our mindset. We’re going t ..read more

Mark Gesner started his journey in hosteling. Somewhere along the way he was the Vice President of Community Engagement, Innovation & Communications at Saint Leo University. Then he served as a business professor and the executive director of the Hub for Innovation and Community Engaged Learning at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. And now he is in the Sunshine State enjoying his next chapter as the Maureen and Douglas Cohn Executive Director of the Tampa JCCs. Mark has come full circle. He's going to share his insights on writing multiple chapters and returning to your ..read more