Fidelis Leadership Podcast
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The Fidelis Leadership Podcast is for those aspiring to leadership excellence. Weekly episodes convey lessons from leadership experts, and the Trust-Based Leadership™ model.
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Aug 29, 2023
Season 8 - Episode 100: Dave Dunkel
David Dunkel served in senior leadership roles in Romac-FMA, and its successor, Kforce, for over 43 years.
He served as Kforce’s Chief Executive Officer since its formation in 1994 and recently retired from that position. Davis now serves as Chairman for the Firm’s Board of Directors.
In this episode, he shares superb insights that can benefit leaders at every level!
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Aug 22, 2023
Season 8 - Episode 99: Jenn Cirrito
Jenn Cirrito is the Senior Vice President – Business Operations at Kforce.
She has served in several senior leadership roles during her 18 years of service with the Firm.
In this episode, Jenn shares superb insights on leadership that can benefit those aspiring to leadership excellence!
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Jul 4, 2023
Season 7 - Episode 98: Debby Stone
Debby Stone is an executive coach, a former practicing lawyer and the author of The Art of Self-Promotion: Tell Your Story, Transform Your Career.
She's the founder and CEO of Novateur Partners, an executive coaching and leadership development consultancy serving corporate leaders, lawyers and the organizations in which they work.
In this episode, she shares valuable insights on the importance of career planning and self-promotion.
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May 30, 2023
Season 7 - Episode 97: Joe Stimac
Joe Stimac is the creator of InterviewReady.com and CEO and Founder of AccuHire.com
An expert in the areas of interviewing and selection, Joe has helped leaders in companies of all sizes improve in these areas, leading to more effective hiring and retention of high value teammates.
In this episode, Joe shares insights and advice that can benefit all leaders!
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May 23, 2023
Season 7 - Episode 96: Jim Huling
Jim Huling is co-author of the Bestselling book titled, The 4 Disciplines of Execution.
Jim’s career spans thirty-seven years of corporate leadership ranging from FORTUNE 500 organizations to privately-held companies, including more than a decade as CEO of a company recognized four times as one of the “25 Best Companies to Work for in America.”
In 2005, Jim received the Turknett Leadership Character Award recognizing CEO’s who demonstrated the highest standards of ethics and integrity.
In this episode, Jim shares valuable leadership insights and advice!
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May 16, 2023
Season 7 - Episode 95: Sean Georges & John Buford
Sean Georges, J.D., LL.M., and John Buford, Ph.D., grew up together in a small Illinois farm town. Both served with distinction as Marine Corps officers, and their service as Marines fueled their passion for leadership and leadership development.
Upon completion of their service in the Marines, they continued their unique leadership journeys in the private sector, in the fields of law, business, outdoor education, higher education, and community service, and ultimately created On Mission Leadership, a company that specializes in helping leaders from all industries maximize their leadership potential.
In this episode, Sean and John share superb leadership insights and advice that can benefit those who aspire to leadership excellence.
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May 9, 2023
Season 7 - Episode 94: Steve McMahan
Steve McMahan served with distinction as a C-Level Executive in large publicly traded and privately held companies. He led large sales and service/support organizations with equal success and was known throughout his exceptional career as a leader who could “Make Things Happen” in any type of environment and business climate.
In this episode, Steve shares sage leadership insights and provides advice that can benefit leaders at every level!
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May 2, 2023
Season 7 - Episode 93: Amy Forsythe
Amy Forsythe is an award-winning military journalist who served five combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and has been on assignment for several other overseas missions.
Amy started her career as a U.S. Marine combat correspondent in 1993 and currently serves as a Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve.
In this episode, Amy shares superb leadership insights and advice that can benefit leaders at every level!
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Apr 25, 2023
Season 7 - Episode 92: Stephen Drum
Stephen Drum is a retired Navy SEAL Master Chief and the co-creator of the Navy’s Warrior Toughness program.
With 27 years of experience in training and developing highly skilled teams to perform at their best in life-threatening situations, Stephen knows a thing or two about thriving under pressure.
Today, he’s an inspirational speaker, coach, and the author of a recently published book titled: Life on the X; The Navy SEAL Guide to Meeting Any Challenge with Courage, Confidence, and Readiness.
In this episode, Stephen shares some of his vast leadership expertise and advice that can be of benefit to leaders at all levels!
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Apr 18, 2023
Season 7 - Episode 91: Kim Campbell
Colonel Kim “KC” Campbell served in the Air Force for 24 years as a fighter pilot and senior military leader. Kim piloted an A-10 Warthog in more than 100 combat missions in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and she was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for Heroism after successfully recovering her battle-damaged airplane after an intense close air support mission in Baghdad.
Most recently, Kim served as the Director for the Center for Character and Leadership Development at the United States Air Force Academy, and she’s still very involved in leadership development now that she’s retired from the Air Force.
Kim's new book, "Flying in the Face of Fear: A Fighter Pilot's Lessons on Leading with Courage" was just published, and in this episode, she shares some of the leadership lessons contained in it!
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Apr 11, 2023
Season 7 - Episode 90: Don Sloan
Don Sloan is the Chief Digital Officer at Employ Bridge, which is the nation’s largest industrial staffing company.
With over 30 years as a business leader specializing in the Information Technology arena, including serving as a C-Level executive in large, publicly-traded companies, he has demonstrated the ability to turn around under-performing operations and assist in the creation of innovative business models.
Don has a wealth of experience, and I am grateful that he’s agreed to share his insights and advice!
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Apr 4, 2023
Season 7 - Episode 89: Tracey Jones
Dr. Tracey Jones is the President of Tremendous Leadership, as well as an author and leadership expert.
Before taking the reins of Tremendous Leadership, she built an impressive leadership resume in various organizations, including the National Security Agency, all after spending 12 years as a maintenance officer in the Air Force.
In this episode, Dr. Jones shares lessons and insights that can be of benefit to leaders at every level!
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Mar 28, 2023
Season 7 - Episode 88: Randy Marmon
Randy Marmon is a results oriented Human Capital Executive with a consistent track record of building teams that achieve exceptional results.
With over 30 years as a business leader, including serving as a C-Level executive in large, publicly-traded companies, he has demonstrated the ability to accelerate growth and profitability in existing business units, turnaround under-performing operations and create innovative business models that redefine and optimize the way organizations operate.
Randy has a wealth of experience and I am grateful that he’s agreed to come on the podcast to share his insights and advice!
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Mar 21, 2023
Season 7 - Episode 87: Brittinay Lenhart
Brittinay Lenhart is the founder of Work Culture Consultant, LLC.
She guides company executives to elevate psychological safety for employees through highly customized emotional intelligence coaching and helps them evaluate and identify which elements of their workplace culture need remediation.
She then helps leadership teams strategically humanize their internal processes, empowering them to restructure and rebrand their culture so that employees can flourish at work, and executives can continue to gain (and retain!) the best talent.
In this episode, Brittinay shares insights and advice that can help leaders at all levels maximize their effectiveness!
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Mar 14, 2023
Season 7 - Episode 86: Kim Henderson
Kim Henderson started Cobalt Compass training and consulting services to assist staffing professionals in developing skills and strategies to build long term client relationships.
Prior to Cobalt Compass, Kim had 28 years in the staffing industry and served in senior executive roles at Hays PLC, a global staffing firm with over $5 billion in revenue, and at Kforce Inc., a $1 billion national staffing firm.
Kim possesses a wealth of leadership experience in Corporate America, and in this episode, she shares insights and lessons that can help leaders at every level enhance their effectiveness!
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Nov 15, 2022
Season 6 - Episode 85: Jennifer Furlong
Jennifer Arvin Furlong is the Founder and CEO of Communication TwentyFourSeven and host of the Communication TwentyFourSeven Podcast. She is an author, a TEDx speaker and coach.
Jen is a communication expert with over 30 years of experience. Her passion is to help others solve their most difficult communication issues by helping them develop more effective communication skills.
A Marine Corps veteran, Jen was the first woman Marine to be awarded the Sergeant Major Dan Daly Award and the first woman Marine to be appointed editor of the Quantico Sentry, the Marine Corps’ oldest newspaper.
She is a first-generation college graduate, with bachelors and masters degrees in Communication, a PhD candidate, a mom, a wife, and a breast cancer survivor, which means she doesn’t believe in “I can’t.”
Listen in as she shares some valuable insights and advice!
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Nov 8, 2022
Season 6 - Episode 84: Morag Barrett
Morag Barrett is a sought out keynote speaker, author, facilitator and leading expert on the importance of cultivating healthy professional relationships at work. As the CEO of SkyeTeam, she's supported the development of more than 15,000 leaders from 20 countries.
Morag's research and thought leadership is showcased in her books and articles. She's contributed to Entrepreneur.com, and CIO.com and has been featured in Business Insider, Inc and Forbes among others, and she was recently listed by PeopleHum and Thinkers360 as among the 100 most influential thought leaders to follow.
Listen in as Morag shares valuable insights on leadership related topics!
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Nov 1, 2022
Season 6 - Episode 83: Friederike Fabritius
Friederike Fabritius is a neuroscientist and trailblazer in the field of neuroleadership. Her brain-based leadership programs have transformed how Fortune 500 executives think, innovate, and navigate change.
She is a thought leader, keynote speaker and award-winning author of several books. She has just published a new book titled: The Brain-Friendly Workplace: Why Talented People Quit and How to Get Them to Stay and we discussed it in great detail in this episode!
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Oct 25, 2022
Season 6 - Episode 82: Dana Cavalea
Coach Dana Cavalea is the former Director of Strength & Conditioning and Performance for the New York Yankees. He led the team to a World Championship in 2009. That same year he was awarded the Nolan Ryan Award given to the top Strength & Performance Coach in Major League Baseball as voted by his peers.
He also works as a performance coach and consultant to various organizations and some of America's Top CEOs, Executives, Wall Street Fund Managers & Traders - helping them to optimize performance, productivity, and sales.
Listen in as Coach Dana shares insights and advice for leaders at all levels!
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Oct 18, 2022
Season 6 - Episode 81: Todd Cherches
Todd Cherches is the CEO and cofounder of BigBlueGumball LLC, an innovative New York City-based management and leadership consulting, training, and executive coaching firm. A three-time award-winning Adjunct Professor of leadership at NYU and Lecturer on leadership at Columbia University, Todd is also a TEDx speaker, a member of Marshall Goldsmith’s “MG 100 Coaches,” and was one of eight global finalists for the Thinkers50 “Distinguished Achievement Award” in Leadership (2021).
In this episode, Todd shares superb insights and advice for leaders at all levels!
linkedin.com/in/toddcherches
Learn more: https://www.toddcherches.com/
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Oct 11, 2022
Season 6 - Episode 80: Alex Castro
Alex Castro is the CEO of M Corp and has helped clients deliver complex corporate strategies for the last twenty years. He finds new approaches to serving and building companies by identifying their
operational vulnerabilities and correcting them.
He is also the author of a best-selling book and we’re going to discuss the book and other topics during today’s episode!
Find him on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thealexcastro
Learn more at: https://www.alexcastro.io/
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Oct 4, 2022
Season 6 - Episode 79: Lona Spisso
Lona Spisso is a combat Veteran, former Military Officer, and highly sought-after executive coach, who empowers high impact, high leverage individuals devoted to make a difference by harnessing their natural influence and authenticity, so that they can motivate and inspire teams to reach peak performance, while creating a sustainable work-life balance.
With two decades working in the private, corporate, and professional sports industries, Lona’s coaching
method has been proven from the battlefield to the boardroom.
Listen in as Lona shares some valuable leadership insights!
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Sep 27, 2022
Season 6 - Episode 78: Graig Paglieri
Graig Paglieri is responsible for day-to-day operational leadership and strategic direction for Randstad’s professional staffing and solutions, including the Technologies, Engineering, Life Sciences and Cella line of businesses as well as the company’s technology consulting brand, Celerity. Graig also leads the Randstad Offshore Services teams to bring efficiencies and delivery back to the US market.
Starting his career with the U.S. Marine Corps after college, Graig has since spent the last two decades in professional staffing, IT managed services and management consulting. Listen in as he shares valuable insights for leaders at all levels!
Find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graigpaglieri/
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May 10, 2022
Season 5 - Episode 77: Mark McKearn
Mark is a retired U.S. Army Colonel with 30 years of active service and extensive leadership experience--both leading soldiers in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as peacekeeping operations in Kosovo and spearheaded U.S. humanitarian relief operations in Austria and Pakistan following natural disasters. Mark McKearn is a Senior Business Strategist for Generational Consulting Group. He is also a Vistage CEO Group Chair providing leadership and coaching for CEOs of small business entrepreneurs and middle market companies.
Learn more here
Find him on LinkedIn
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May 3, 2022
Season 5 - Episode 76: Dr. Paul Corona
Dr. Paul Corona is a successful leader, a coach, an author, and an educator. He is a professor of Leadership at Northwester University's Kellogg School of Management. He founded the award-winning Lee’s 3 Habits system, which helps motivated professionals build stronger relationships and achieve greater happiness – and he’s the author of The Wisdom of Walk-Ons: 7 Winning Strategies for College, Business and Life.
Learn more: Paul Corona
Find him on LinkedIn
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Apr 26, 2022
Season 5 - Episode 75: Tom Kolditz
Tom Kolditz is a coach, an author, an inspirational speaker, and a teacher. He is an internationally recognized expert on crisis leadership and leadership in extreme contexts, and in the development of programs to inculcate leadership and leader development in everything from project teams to large organizations. Tom Kolditz is the founding Director of the Ann & John Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University—the most comprehensive, evidence-based, university-wide leader development program in the world.
Learn more: Tom Kolditz
Find him on LinkedIn
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Apr 12, 2022
Season 5 - Episode 74: April Shprintz - 2nd Interview
April Shprintz is an accomplished leader whose career has spanned the Air Force, corporate America, and her own firm—Driven Outcomes—where she works with companies globally. April is the creator of the Generosity Culture®. When April is not teaching companies how to “pour into” their people, their clients, and their community, she invests her time with various nonprofits helping children, veterans, and those experiencing homelessness.
Find her on LinkedIn
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Apr 5, 2022
Season 5 - Episode 73: Laura Gates
Laura Gates is an executive coach, team facilitator, and advisor to executives at Silicon Valley’s top tech companies. For over 25 years Laura has coached and facilitated for companies working on some of the leading edge technologies, such as AI, machine learning, and engineering, as well as many other industries including space and aeronautics, academia, energy, finance and communications, government, global corporations, prisons, homeless organizations, and global women’s initiatives.
Learn more: gates group
Find her on LinkedIn
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Mar 29, 2022
Season 5 - Episode 72: Doug Rich
Doug Rich is a former Marine Corps Captain and Infantry officer, and now serves as the Chief of Staff for Kforce, a >$1 Billion publicly traded professional services Firm..
As a senior executive, Doug has extensive experience in helping Kforce achieve stated goals and objectives via the development and optimization of effective and cohesive teams.
Doug has developed and honed a very unique set of skills to best support organizations by first enabling and supporting their most valuable asset--People.
Listen in as he shares valuable insights!
Find him on LinkedIn
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Mar 22, 2022
Season 5 - Episode 71: Sunni Smith
Sunni has Over 15 years in the field of leadership and organizational strategy, primarily as a consultant, coach, trainer, and facilitator. Sunni developed and produced theater events to bring about much needed dialogue about diversity in today's society. She has led international trade/policy missions to South Africa and Colombia, South America. She was the recipient of the CORO Public Policy Fellowship & Annenberg Summer Faculty Fellowship. Sunni holds a Master’s degree in counseling and rehabilitation, a J.D. with certification in communications law, and a Master’s degree in Public Policy Law from Georgetown University.
Find her on LinkedIn
Learn more at cassavacoaching.com/
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Mar 15, 2022
Season 5 - Episode 70: Louis Carter
Louis Carter is the founder and CEO of Best Practice Institute. An organizational psychologist, he specializes in helping organizations and C-suite senior executives achieve their market strategy through talent management, executive coaching, leadership development, organizational culture and change management.
He is the creator and facilitator of the BPI Senior Executive Board, an invite-only consortium of top CHROs and Heads of Global Talent.
Find him at: linkedin.com/in/louiscarter
For more info:
mostlovedworkplace.com (Company Website)
bestpracticeinstitute.org (Company Website)
louiscarter.com/change-challenges/ (Blog)
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Mar 7, 2022
Season 5 - Episode 69: Alex Vohr
Alex Vohr is the current Vice President of Government Affairs at Trailer Bridge. He has over 30 years of invaluable experience including leadership, strategic planning, operations, organizational development and management. From his years of Service as a Marine officer he adds a wealth of knowledge and expertise in a variety of fields. He holds advanced degrees and a BS from the United States Naval Academy.
linkedin.com/in/alex-vohr
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Mar 1, 2022
Season 5 - Episode 68: Marcia Reynolds (2nd Interview)
Dr. Marcia Reynolds is recognized as one of the world’s premier executive coaches, and she is the author of several best-selling books. Her clients include executives and emerging leaders in multinational corporations, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. She also speaks at coaching and leadership conferences around the world and has taught classes and coached leaders in 43 countries. Listen to her insights and sage advice!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marciareynolds/
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Feb 21, 2022
Season 5 - Episode 67: Virg Palumbo
Virg Palumbo is a former Marine Corps Infantry officer and combat veteran. He's been in the corporate arena for over 20 years and has had notable success in a variety of leadership roles in a large, publicly traded company.
Aside from his individual career accomplishments, Virg has consistently assisted numerous talented professionals in accomplishing their career goals, always striving to enable teams to achieve at the highest levels of excellence.
Listen in as he shares valuable leadership insights!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/virgilpalumbo/
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Feb 15, 2022
Season 5 - Episode 66: Kimberly Gerber
Kimberly Gerber has over 30 years experience as a leader in corporate America. As founder and CEO of Excelerate, Kimberly specializes in coaching senior executives on strategy and communication. She has developed a transformational coaching process that combines high-touch experiences with cutting-edge science and technology to deliver programs that accelerate the thinking, behavior and results of executives and the companies they lead.
linkedin.com/in/kimberlygerber
https://www.iexcelerate.com/about/
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Feb 8, 2022
Season 5 - Episode 65: Tony Martignetti
Tony Martignetti is an executive and leadership coach with a specialty in working with leaders and their teams to navigate through change and unlock their true potential. He supports leaders in gaining clarity so they can make well-informed decisions, improve their leadership skills, and ultimately increase their impact. Listen to this episode as Tony shares his expertise to help people unlock their potential so that they may more gracefully lead with authenticity, inspired action, and impactful outcomes.
Learn more: https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/about
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonymartignett1/
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Dec 7, 2021
Season 4 - Episode 64: David Sears
David Sears served over 20 years as an officer in the Navy SEAL community. His leadership produced results in the most demanding environments, as he planned, led and executed hundreds of special operations missions. David led strategic efforts focused on solving major national security problems. He influenced decisions related to America’s National Security Policy and he has briefed the top members of of the US Department of Defense. Listen in as David shares superb leadership insights and advice!
Learn more: https://www.dcsears.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/david-sears-94a88854
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Nov 30, 2021
Season 4 - Episode 63: Michael Timms
Michael Timms has dedicated his career to making leadership easier and to helping leaders and organizations reach their potential. As a leadership consultant, author, and speaker, he has taught thousands of people in leadership positions how to harness the principles of accountability to transform virtually every aspect of their operations. Michael shares excellent insights for leaders at every level!
Learn more: https://availleadership.com/
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Nov 23, 2021
Season 4 - Episode 62: Mark Herschberg
Mark Herschberg is the CTO of Averon. He is a cryptographer, university instructor, and championship ballroom dancer. He chairs the IEEE HTTPSI standards committee and serves on the board of TechieYouth.
Learn more: https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com/author
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hershey
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Nov 16, 2021
Season 4 - Episode 61: Dr. Jason Selk
Jason Selk is the director of sport psychology for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is also the director and owner of Enhanced Performance Inc. He is one of the premier performance coaches in the United States, with dozens of professional athletes and Fortune 500 executives as his clients.
Learn more: https://enhancedperformanceinc.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dr-jason-selk-a83415
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Nov 9, 2021
Season 4 - Episode 60: Evan Nierman
Evan Nierman is a top crisis PR expert whose work involves many of the biggest issues on the world stage. During the past two decades he has provided crisis management and strategic communications counsel to leading companies, high-profile business leaders, private individuals, government officials, and presidential candidates.
Learn more: https://evannierman.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/evan-nierman
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Nov 2, 2021
Season 4 - Episode 59: Julie Bartkus
Julie Bartkus is an internationally known speaker, author, consultant, mentor and coach, helping child care owners and directors create their positive, productive and profitable child care programs and businesses.
Learn more: https://www.juliebartkus.com/ChildCareBusinessSuccess
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/juliebarkus
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Sep 22, 2021
Season 3 - Episode 58: Dr. Lepora Fluornoy
Dr. Lepora has worked with leaders in North America, Europe, Central and South America helping leaders to align and drive strategic execution, as well as manage business and cultural transformations. Dr. Lepora also designs and delivers leadership development programs.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlepora/
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Sep 8, 2021
Season 3 - Episode 57: Mickey Addison
Colonel Mickey Addison, USAF(RETIRED) is a leadership speaker, blogger and author, and is a frequent contributor to military and business publications. Mickey is passionate about inspiring people to be their best and leading organizations to high levels of performance!
Learn more at: https://www.mickeyaddison.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mickeyaddison/
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Sep 1, 2021
Season 3 - Episode 56: Jim Schleckser
Jim and his team at the Inc. CEO Project work with over 100 CEOs of high growth companies to identify and obliterate the things that stand between them and continued organizational success. He has over 30 years of leadership in business strategy, technology businesses, process improvement, organizational development, and he’s worked in and with many leading global organizations in both public and private environments. Listen in as Jim shares valuable leadership lessons!
Learn more at: https://jimschleckser.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimschleckser/
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Aug 25, 2021
Season 3 - Episode 55: Peter Winick
Peter Winick is the founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage. For the past two decades he has helped individuals and organizations build and grow revenue streams through designing and growing their thought leadership platforms as well as acting as a guide and advisor for increasing business to business sales of thought leadership products.
Podcast: https://thoughtleadershipleverage.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterwinick/
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Aug 18, 2021
Season 3 - Episode 54: Dr. Martina Wagner
Dr. Martina Wagner is an author, coach, and an expert in Physical Intelligence. She is also the co-founder of ArtesHumanis, a personal and professional development firm based in Oakland, CA. With over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Martina uses her extensive knowledge of workplace challenges and the revolutionary Physical Intelligence modality to help her clients achieve their personal and professional goals through attaining personal mastery.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinawagner/
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Aug 10, 2021
Season 3 - Episode 53: David Marquet
David Marquet is a retired United States Navy captain and commander of an award-winning nuclear submarine. He is a sought-after keynote speaker and is the author of two bestselling books titled Turn the Ship Around and Leadership is Language. In this episode, David shares some of his insights and advice for leaders seeking to maximize their potential and that of their teams!
Learn More at: https://davidmarquet.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmarquet/
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Aug 4, 2021
Season 3 - Episode 52: Rebecca Halstead
Becky Halstead, a retired US Army Brigadier General. She is the founder her own leader consultancy company, STEADFAST Leadership, and specializes in inspirational and motivational speaking, developing leader training programs, leader coaching and mentoring. Becky has provided hundreds of keynote speeches and leadership training to the corporate and academic sectors at both national and international engagements. In this episode, she shares sage advice for those seeking leadership excellence!
Learn more at: https://www.beckyhalstead.com/
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Jul 28, 2021
Season 3 - Episode 51: Marcel Schwantes
Marcel Schwantes is a speaker, executive coach, podcaster, and syndicated columnist drawing over a million readers per month worldwide to his thought-leadership. His powerful speeches teach the conditions necessary for creating caring human-centered workplaces that result in high-performing cultures. He is the host of the popular Love in Action podcast. This is an informative episode that will resonate with leaders at every level!
Learn more at: https://www.marcelschwantes.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelschwantes/
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Jul 21, 2021
Season 3 - Episode 50: Shannon Huffman Polson
Shannon Huffman Polson served as an Army officer for nearly a decade, and she was one of the first women to fly the Apache helicopter. In addition to her military service, she spent five years leading and managing in the corporate sector. She is the author of The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World. As a dynamic, in-demand speaker, Shannon reaches thousands of people a year at major organizations on topics related to leadership, courage, resilience, and grit. Listen in as she shares her hard-won insights!
Learn More: https://www.shannonpolson.com/
Find her at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonhpolson/
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Jul 14, 2021
Season 3 - Episode 49: Maggie Craddock
Maggie Craddock is an executive coach with over 20 years of experience working with with Fortune 500 CEOs and senior management teams. She has been featured on CNBC, ABC News, National Public Radio and quoted in national publications including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the and the Chicago Tribune. She is the author of two best-selling books and has published numerous syndicated articles on the topic of leadership and personal development. If you're a student of leadership, you'll enjoy this interview!
Learn More: https://workplacerelationships.com/
Find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggiecraddock/
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Jul 7, 2021
Season 3 - Episode 48: Jim Fischetti
Jim Fischetti is an executive coach, consultant, keynote speaker and author. He is committed to transforming lives and developing leaders who want to do the same. He is passionate about helping individuals who are ready to go beyond the next step and move toward greatness. In this episode, Jim shares insights and advice that can help leaders maximize their potential.
Learn more: https://coachwithjim.com/about-us/
Find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimfischetti/
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Jun 30, 2021
Season 3 - Episode 47: Diane Bolden
Diane Bolden is an executive coach with more than twenty-five years of experience in leadership development, strategic planning, and team building. She's also a sought-after keynote speaker and is a published author. Listen in as she shares superb insights for those seeking leadership excellence.
Learn more: https://dianebolden.com/
Find her on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianembolden/
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May 11, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 46 - The Rolex Moment
In this final episode of Season 2, Mike Ettore describes an event that happened in Beirut, Lebanon in 1984. This experience had a profound impact upon Mike's life and his development as a Leader of Marines, senior executive and mentor of World Class Leaders.
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May 4, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 45 - Chuck Swoboda
Chuck Swoboda is the Innovator-in-Residence at Marquette University, President of Cape Point Advisors, and the retired Chairman and CEO of Cree, Inc. During his time with Cree, the company led the LED Lighting Revolution that drove the obsolescence of the Edison light bulb. He is an author, speaker, and host of the Innovators on Tap podcast and has over thirty years of experience in the technology business. Listen in as he shares his hard-won wisdom and insights!
Learn more about him: https://www.chuckswoboda.com/
Find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-swoboda/
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Apr 27, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 44 - John Baldoni
John Baldoni is an internationally recognized executive coach and educator and the author of 14 leadership books published in 10 languages. In this podcast episode we talk about leadership and how leaders can maximize their potential!
Learn more about him at: https://www.johnbaldoni.com/
Find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbaldoni/
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Apr 20, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 43 - Christy Whitman
Christy Whitman is a Transformational Leader, Celebrity Coach and the New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Having It All. She has appeared on “Today” and The Morning Show and her work has been featured in People Magazine, Seventeen, Woman’s Day, Hollywood Life, and Teen Vogue, among others. Christy is the CEO and founder of the Quantum Success Learning Academy & Quantum Success Coaching Academy, a 12-month Law of Attraction coaching certification program. Listen in as Christy shares valuable insights on leadership related issues!
Learn more about Christy at: https://www.christywhitman.com/
Find her on LinedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christywhitman1/
Her books: https://www.christywhitman.com/store/books
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Apr 13, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 42 - Virg Palumbo
Virg Palumbo is a senior executive with over two decades of experience leading high-powered sales teams. A graduate of the US Naval Academy and a Marine Corps combat veteran, Virg has excelled in leadership roles in two very different environments. In this episode, he shares his insights on how effective leadership concepts and skills can be successfully employed in any organization.
Find him at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virgilpalumbo/
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Apr 6, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 41 - Eddie Turner
Eddie Turner is an accomplished executive coach, keynote speaker and best-selling author. We had a superb conversation on leadership and Eddie shared some exceptional insights and advice that can help leaders maximize their potential.
Find out more at: https://eddieturnerllc.com/
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Mar 30, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 40 - Dr. Theresa Larson
Dr. Theresa Larson (aka “Dr. T”) is a published author, speaker and a fitness expert with an emphasis on mobility and mindfulness. Theresa founded Movement Rx and is the co-creator and lead instructor of the popular Functional Training for Adaptive Athletes program. Listen to her explain how she is helping individuals and teams understand that change is possible and leadership starts within.
Learn about Dr. T at: https://www.drtheresalarson.com/about-us/about-dr-t/
Assessment: https://movementrx.typeform.com/to/LwaYrI
Learn more at: movement-rx.com
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Mar 23, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 39 - Gavin Preston
Gavin Preston is an industry renowned business coach and management consultant who specializes in business growth and strategy. Gavin and I had a superb conversation that focused on leadership!
Find out more at: https://gavinpreston.com/
Learn about his book: https://gavinpreston.com/survive-and-thrive/
Find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinpreston/
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Mar 16, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 38 - April Shprintz
April Shprintz is the creator of The Generosity Culture®, Host of "Pouring Into Your Business", Business Accelerator, Author, Keynote Speaker, & Proud Air Force Veteran. If you want to become a better leader, April's insights and advice will definitely help you achieve your goal!
Find out more at: https://drivenoutcomes.com/
Learn about her book: https://drivenoutcomes.com/book/
Find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilshprintz/
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Mar 9, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 37 - Tom Henschel
Tom Henschel is an expert in workplace communications and executive development. Over the past 25 years, he has helped hundreds of senior leaders achieve "The Look & Sound of Leadership." Listen in to hear Tom's insights on leadership!
Find out more at: https://essentialcomm.com/who-we-are/our-team/tom-henschel/
Find him on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhenschel/
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Feb 23, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 36 - Scott Eblin
Scott Eblin is a highly executive coach, speaker, and author. I have enjoyed following his work for several years and have learned much from him. Listen in as he shares some exceptional insights on the topic of leadership!
Learn about the Eblin Group at: https://eblingroup.com/
You can find his books here: https://www.amazon.com/Scott-Eblin/e/B001JRXUS2%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotteblin/
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Feb 16, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 35 - Bill Weber
Bill Weber's service in the Marine Corps is unique in that he was both a decorated combat leader and a Judge Advocate (Lawyer). His business experience is extensive and impressive, and in this episode he shares his insights.
Find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billwebergrowthinnovation/
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Feb 9, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 34 - Carylynn Larson
Dr. Carylynn Larson is a highly regarded leadership coach, author and speaker. Listen in as she shares her insights on a variety of leadership issues.
Find her on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carylynn-larson-86466b53/
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Feb 2, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 33 - Bobby Herrera
In this episode, Bobby Herrera discusses his life's journey, and his amazing mindset surrounding leadership and empowering others. Bobby is CEO of the Populus Group and he is the author of The Gift of Struggle: Life Changing Lessons About Leading.
Learn more about Bobby Herrera at: https://bobby-herrera.com/
Learn about the Populus Group at: https://www.populusgroup.com/en
You can find his book here: https://bobby-herrera.com/books/
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Jan 26, 2021
Season 2 - Episode 32 - Charlene Li
Charlene Li is the Founder of Altimeter Group, a digital consulting firm that provides thought leadership, research, and consulting on digital strategies, with a focus on social and emerging technologies.
To learn more about Charlene Li go to:
https://charleneli.com/about/
Connect to her on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleneli/
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Sep 29, 2020
Episode 31 - The Rolex Moment
In this final episode of Season 1, Mike Ettore describes an event that had a profound impact upon his life and development as a leader.
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Sep 22, 2020
Episode 30 - Dr. Tasha Eurich
Dr. Tasha Eurich is an organizational psychologist, researcher, and New York Times best-selling author. She shares excellent leadership insights and advice on this episode!
To learn about The Future Ready Leader Course go to:
https://thefuturereadyleader.com/
Her book Bankable Leadership available at:
https://www.tashaeurich.com/BankableLeadership
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Sep 17, 2020
Episode 29 - Linda Bammann
Linda has extensive experience as a senior executive in some of America's cutting-edge companies, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for JPMorgan Chase & Co. She shares lessons learned and advice that all leaders can benefit from!
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Sep 16, 2020
Episode 28 - Eric Kapitulik
Erik is the Founder and CEO of The Program, LLC and the author of a best-selling book. In this episode, he shares his thoughts on what it takes to become an effective leader.
Learn more about Eric's Organization at: http://www.theprogram.org/
You can find his book The Program here: http://www.theprogram.org/corporate/book.html
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Sep 15, 2020
Episode 27 - Shary Hauer
Founder of The Hauer Group and a Master Executive Coach, Shary shares her insights and advice for leaders at all levels!
You can find her on LinkedIn at: www.linkedin.com/in/shary-hauer
Find out more about The Hauer Group at: http://www.thehauergroup.com
You can email Shary at: shary@thehauergroup.com
You can find her book Insatiable and learn more about Shary here.
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Sep 14, 2020
Episode 26 - Special Trust and Confidence
Mike Ettore discusses the concept of Special Trust & Confidence and it's importance to becoming an effective leader and for creating and sustaining a great culture.
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Sep 11, 2020
Episode 25 - Kumari Williams
Kumari Williams is the Senior Director of Global Talent Acquisition at HARMAN International. In this episode, she shares her thoughts on leadership and provides superb advice for those aspiring to leadership excellence!
Find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kumariwilliams/
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Sep 10, 2020
Episode 24 - Bob and Gregg Vanourek
Bob and Gregg Vanourek are a father-son duo who share a lifelong passion for leadership development. This episode is packed with actionable advice and lessons learned on the Art of Leadership!
Learn more about their joint project Triple Crown Leadership here:
http://triplecrownleadership.com/
Check out their books:
http://triplecrownleadership.com/book/
Find them on Twitter here: @triplecrownlead
Learn more about Gregg: https://www.greggvanourek.com/
Reach out on Twitter: @GVanourek
Find Bob's books on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Bob-Vanourek/
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Sep 9, 2020
Episode 23 - Angie Morgan
Marine Corps veteran Angie Morgan is a leading motivational keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and best-selling author of, “SPARK: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success and Leading from the Front.” Listen in as she shares excellent insights and advice!
Check out her books Spark and Leading from the Front here:
https://www.amazon.com/Angie-Morgan/e/B001ILM8SC
Learn more about Lead Star at: https://leadstar.us/
Email Angie at: amorgan@leadstar.us
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Sep 8, 2020
Episode 22 - Bob Burg
Bob Burg is a best-selling author and highly sought-after speaker. In this episode, he shares superb insight that can be of great benefit to all leaders!
Go to the Go Giver website and download invaluable material.
At Burg.com there's a special report that teaches you how to create a "go-giver culture" as a leader.
Check out his books at:
https://burg.com/books/
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Sep 3, 2020
Episode 21 - Farnoosh Brock
Farnoosh Brock is an executive coach, author and speaker. In this episode, she shares some of the same insights and advice that has helped countless leaders maximize their potential!
Learn more about her at:
https://www.farnooshbrock.com/
Find her book, The Serving Mindset, here:
https://www.farnooshbrock.com/book/
You can find her on LinkedIn here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fbahram/
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Sep 2, 2020
Episode 20 - Dr. Lois Frankel
Dr. Lois P. Frankel, President of Corporate Coaching International, is a bestselling author, executive coach, and an internationally-recognized expert in the field of leadership development for women. Listen in as she shares excellent insights and advice for leaders at all levels!
Learn more about Coaching International at:
https://corporatecoachingintl.com/
Find out more about Dr. Frankel at:
https://www.drloisfrankel.com/
Email Dr. Frankel at:
info@drloisfrankel.com
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Sep 1, 2020
Episode 19 - Dr. Jean Accius
Dr. Jean Accius is a senior executive and nationally recognized thought leader on aging, longevity, health and long-term care policy, and he has a wealth of experience having served in senior level positions across private, public and nonprofit sectors.
Find him on Twitter here: jeanaccius
Look him up on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/accius4/
Learn more about Dr. Accius here:
https://www.aarpinternational.org/about-us/staff/jean-accius
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Aug 31, 2020
Episode 18 Dr. Michael Useem
Dr. Michael Useem is a Professor of Management and the Director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He's also a best-selling author and highly regarded speaker on all issues related to leadership. Some excellent insights in this episode!
Check out his books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Useem/
email him at: useem@wharton.upenn.edu
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Aug 27, 2020
Episode 17 - Coach Pamela Mitchell
Coach Pamela shares insights from her book "The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention", and superb lessons and advice that can help leaders maximize their potential!
Find Coach Pamela at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecoachpamela/
Check out her book:
The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention: Essential Survival Skills for Any Economy
Take the quiz!
https://reinventqiz.com/fidelisleadership
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Aug 26, 2020
Episode 16 - Dr. David Arrington
Dr. David Arrington is a highly regarded executive coach and best-selling author. In this episode, he shares his thoughts on how leaders can develop themselves to the fullest extent possible.
Learn more about Dr. Arrington at: https://arringtoncoaching.com/
And
https://arringtontraining.com/
Find him on LinkedIn but mention that you heard him on the Fidelis Leadership Podcast or say that Mike sent you as he normally doesn't reply to messages: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmackarrington/
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Aug 25, 2020
Episode 15 - Dr. Marcia Reynolds
Dr. Marcia Reynolds is recognized as one of the world's premier executive coaches, and she is the author of several best-selling books. Listen to her insights and sage advice!
https://covisioning.com/
https://covisioning.com/books/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marciareynolds/
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Aug 24, 2020
Episode 14 - Ryan Hawk
Ryan Hawk is a keynote speaker, author, advisor, and the host of The Learning Leader Show, a podcast with millions of listeners worldwide. Listen in as he shares insights that can benefit leaders at every level!
To learn more about Ryan go to:
https://learningleader.com/
To listen to his podcast go to:
https://learningleader.com/podcast/
Check out Ryan's courses at:
https://learningleader.com/academy/
Check out his book Welcome to Management:
https://learningleader.com/welcome-to-management/
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Aug 20, 2020
Episode 13 - Sara Canaday - Leadership Development Expert, Author, and Speaker.
Sara Canaday is a recognized expert and author in leadership and career management. She shares some exceptional insights and advice with us!
Check out Sara's live sessions on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saracanaday/
You can also learn more about Sara on: https://saracanaday.com/
Checkout her book Leadership Unchained
Go to The Modern Leader Index
https://saracanaday.com/the-modern-leader-index/
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Aug 19, 2020
Episode 12 - Dr Terry Jackson - Jackson Consulting Group
Dr. Jackson is a dynamic Executive Advisor, Thought Leader, TedX Speaker and Organizational Consultant. This interview contains actionable advice for leaders at all levels!
Dr. Jackson is very active on LinkedIn and you can find him there at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terence-jackson-ph-d-57618410/
Check out his book: Transformational Thinking: The First Step Toward Achieving Personal and Organizational Greatness.
Learn more about Jackson Consulting Group at: http://jcgconsultinggroup.com/
And you can email him at: terryjackson@jcgconsultinggroup.com
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Aug 18, 2020
Episode 11 - I Failed Twice That Day - Lessons for Leaders.
In this hard-hitting episode, Mike shares insights and lessons learned from one of the toughest days he's ever had as a leader!
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Aug 17, 2020
Episode 10 - Karin Hurt and David Dye
Karin Hurt and David Dye are highly regarded executive coaches and the authors of several best-selling books on leadership. They share superb insights and advice in this episode!
You can find Karin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-hurt/
And David at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmdye/
You can listen to David's Podcast at: leadershipwithoutlosingyoursoul.com
Find out more about Karin and David at: https://letsgrowleaders.com/
And find their books here:
https://letsgrowleaders.com/books/
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Aug 14, 2020
Episode 9 - On Leadership Principles
Mike discusses the 11 Leadership Principles and how they align with the 14 Leadership Traits discussed on episode 7.
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Aug 13, 2020
Episode 8 - Geoff Colvin: Author and Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune Magazine
Geoff Colvin is an award-winning journalist for Fortune & CBS Radio, best-selling author & speaker on top trends & issues impacting business leaders.
You can find Geoff at: geoffcolvin.com
And access his books on:
http://geoffcolvin.com/books/
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Aug 12, 2020
Episode 7 - On Leadership Traits
Mike discusses the 14 Leadership Traits that are essential to the long-term success of leaders at all levels.
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Aug 11, 2020
Episode 6 - Sally Helgesen - World's Premier Expert on Women's Leadership.
Sally Helgesen has been cited in Forbes as the world’s premier expert on women’s leadership. In this episode, Sally shares her insights and advice on a variety of topics related to the attainment of leadership excellence.
You can find Sally at: https:/sallyhelgesen.com
Purchase her books at: https://sallyhelgesen.com/sallysbooks/
Or reach out to her on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyhelgesen/
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Aug 6, 2020
Episode 5 - Listen to Your Lance Corporals
A Culture of Trust is essential to the long-term success of any organization. This episode provides in-depth discussion of Trust and how leaders can cultivate it throughout their teams.
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Aug 6, 2020
Episode 4 - On Character
In the Trust-Based Leadership™ model, Character is the very foundation upon which all other leadership competencies and capabilities are built. This episode focuses on key facets of this essential trait.
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Aug 4, 2020
Episode 3 - On Becoming a World Class Leader
What does the term “World Class” mean, and is becoming a “World Class Leader” an attainable goal for most people? Mike believes it is, and he shares his thoughts and advice on how a leader can reach the highest level of leadership competence and influence.
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Aug 4, 2020
Episode 2 - America’s Leadership Deficit: Opportunity Everywhere!
Retiring Baby Boomers are leaving gaping holes in executive and other senior leadership roles in all professions and industries. Who will take their place? Mike discusses the incredible leadership opportunities that exist for today’s leaders.
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Aug 3, 2020
Episode 1 - The Journey Begins!
In this inaugural episode, Mike explains the mission of the Fidelis Leadership Podcast and how it will serve as a resource for those aspiring to leadership excellence. He will also provide an orientation on the Trust-Based Leadership model and how it can help others become World Class Leaders.
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