Ep 170. Christine Beckman: Living, Working and Parenting in the Digital Age

Ep 170. Christine Beckman: Living, Working and Parenting in the Digital Age

Christine Beckman is The Price Family Chair in Social Innovation and Professor of Public Policy at the Price Center for Social Innovation in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California, and the author of Dreams of the Overworked: Living, Working and Parenting in the Digital Age. Stew and Christine talk about the pluses and minuses of technology for working families, especially during these pandemic times…[Click for more]

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Ep 169. Doug Conant: The Blueprint for Growth as a Leader

Ep 169. Doug Conant: The Blueprint for Growth as a Leader

Doug Conant is an expert on leadership. He held leadership positions in marketing and strategy at Kraft before becoming CEO and President of Campbell Soup Company. He also served as President of Nabisco Foods Company, and Chairman of Avon Products. Over the course of his ten years as CEO at Campbell, employee engagement skyrocketed from being among the worst in the Fortune 500 to being world-class as measured by Gallup. After retiring from Campbell Soup Company, Doug founded ConantLeadership: a mission-driven community of leaders and learners. He’s now put all of the lessons he learned into a new book -- The Blueprint: 6 Practical Steps to Lift Your Leadership to New Heights . Stew and Doug discuss leadership in the context of the current social, political, and economic challenges we all face…[Click for more]

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Ep 168. David Smith: How to be a Good Guy

Ep 168. David Smith: How to be a Good Guy

Dr. David Smith is co-author of the forthcoming book Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace. David is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the College of Leadership and Ethics at the U.S. Naval War College. His previous book, Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women, was named one of 25 books everyone should read by Inc. Magazine and TED Speakers. Stew and David talk about the various ways men can, and must, step up to help make our workplaces and our society more conducive to equal pay for equal work for women…[Click for more]

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Ep 167. Bruce Daisley: Eat Sleep Work Repeat

Ep 167. Bruce Daisley: Eat Sleep Work Repeat

Bruce Daisley is European Vice President of Twitter, based in London, and his new book is called Eat Sleep Work Repeat: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to Your Job. Bruce joined Twitter in 2012, having previously run YouTube UK at Google. Bruce's passion for improving work led to him creating the podcast “Eat Sleep Work Repeat” which became a number 1 smash in the UK (also hitting the business top 10 in the US). Stew and Bruce talk about the pandemic’s impact on how we are managing the blurred lines between work and home…[Click for more]

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Ep 166. Chester Elton: Leading With Gratitude

Ep 166. Chester Elton: Leading With Gratitude

Chester Elton is one of today’s most influential voices in workplace trends and is the co-author of Leading with Gratitude: Eight Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Business Results. He is the co-founder of The Culture Works, a global training company. Stew and Chester discuss the pandemic’s impact on workplace culture and how leaders can express appreciation for their people and reap great benefits from doing so…[Click for more]

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Ep 165. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler: Free Yourself From Conflict

Ep 165. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler: Free Yourself From Conflict

Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler is a leading expert on conflict and organizational psychology. She’s also the founder and CEO of Alignment Strategies Group, and author of Optimal Outcomes: Free Yourself from Conflict at Work, at Home and in Life. Stew and Jennifer discuss conflict, how to recognize your typical response patterns, and ways to capitalize on the emotions engendered by conflicts and use them to de-escalate and find a new way forward…[Click for more]

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Ep 164. Michelle Travis: Dads for Daughters

Ep 164. Michelle Travis: Dads for Daughters

Michelle Travis is a law professor at the University of San Francisco’s School of Law, where she serves as a Director of USF’s Labor and Employment Law Program. Stew and Michelle discuss her new book, Dads For Daughters: How Fathers Can Give their Daughters a Better, Brighter, Fairer Future, and the ways by which men can help empower women…[Click for more]

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Ep 163. Laura Huang: Find Your Edge by Turning Adversity into Advantage

Ep 163. Laura Huang: Find Your Edge by Turning Adversity into Advantage

Laura Huang is the author of Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage and the MBA Class of 1954 Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Stew and Laura talk about how hard work actually doesn’t speak for itself, and that success is rarely just about the quality of our ideas or our effort. Instead, achieving success hinges on how well we shape others' perceptions…[Click for more]

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Ep 162. Special Edition: Parents Who Lead

Ep 162. Special Edition: Parents Who Lead

Stew Friedman’s new book, Parents Who Lead: The Leadership Approach You Need to Parent with Purpose, Fuel Your Career, and Create a Richer Life, co-authored with Alyssa Westring, an Amazon #1 Bestseller in Work Life and i nominee for Dan Pink, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Malcolm Gladwell’s Next Big Idea Club. This episode features four working parents who talk about their experience with this evidence-based guide for action to improve their family and personal lives and their performance at work…[Click for more]

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Ep 161. Tom Rath: Life's Great Question

Ep 161. Tom Rath: Life's Great Question

Tom Rath, #1 bestselling author of non-fiction books in history, has a new book, Life’s Great Question: Discover How You Contribute to the World. Stew and Tom discuss the importance — for one’s own health and well-being — of being focused helping others and contributing to the greater good…[Click for more]

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Ep 160. Cali Yost: How to Make Flexible Work a Win for All

Ep 160. Cali Yost: How to Make Flexible Work a Win for All

Cali Williams Yost is Founder and CEO of the Flex+Strategy Group, an organization of experts in flexible workplace strategy, change management, leadership, instructional design and communications.Stew and Cali discuss how to help organizations build future-ready work cultures that attract and retain an engaged, diverse workforce; increase productivity and innovation; and enhance employee well-being…[Click for more]

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Ep 159. Suvrat Bhargave: A Moment of Insight

Ep 159. Suvrat Bhargave: A Moment of Insight

Dr. Suvrat Bhargave is the author of a new book called Moment of Insight: Universal Lessons Learned from a Psychiatrist's Couch. Stew and Dr. Bhargave discuss how shame, self-worth, the stigma of mental illness, how to raise children who feel good about themselves…[Click for more]

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Ep 158. Maggie Jackson: Productive Uncertainty

Ep 158. Maggie Jackson: Productive Uncertainty

Maggie Jackson is an award-winning journalist. Her book Distracted: Reclaiming Our Focus in a World of Lost Attention has been described as “groundbreaking” and “essential.” Her book, What’s Happening to Home? Balancing Work, Life and Refuge in the Information Age, was the first to explore the fate of home in the digital age. Stew and Maggie talk about distraction and her new project — “productive uncertainty.” To learn about nourishing the “slow mind” and an openness to uncertainty… [Click for more]

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Ep 157. David Fajgenbaum: Turning Hope Into Action

Ep 157. David Fajgenbaum: Turning Hope Into Action

David Fajgenbaum is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Translational Medicine & Human Genetics at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of a memoir called Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope Into Action. Diagnosed with Castleman’s disease while in medical school, David has dedicated his life to discovering new treatments and cures for deadly disorders like Castleman disease. Stew and David explore what it takes to successfully confront the trials we each face in life with hope, perseverance, and the critical importance of social support…[Click for more]

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Ep 156. Joel Brockner: Process Matters

Ep 156. Joel Brockner: Process Matters

Joel Brockner is the Phillip Hettleman Professor of Business at Columbia University Business School, Academic Director of Columbia CaseWorks, author of The Process Matters: Engaging and Equipping People for Success, and a leading authority on a variety of psychological issues in the workplace, including managing change, leadership, decision-making, and cross-cultural differences in work behavior. Stew and Joel discuss what works and what doesn’t in order to engage employees so all can be successful…[Click for more]

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Ep 155. Wayne Baker: All You Have to Do Is Ask

Ep 155. Wayne Baker: All You Have to Do Is Ask

Wayne Baker is the Robert P. Thome Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Management & Organizations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, and Faculty Director of the Center for Positive Organizations. His latest book is All You Have to Do Is Ask: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success. Stew and Wayne talk about the science and art of both asking for and giving help, and we need to be able to do both…[Click for more]

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Ep 154. Stan Silverman: Be Different

Ep 154. Stan Silverman: Be Different

Stan Silverman is the author Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success.. Stan is the former president and CEO of global PQ Corporation and is a senior executive in residence at the LeBow College of Business of Drexel University. He is vice chairman of Drexel University’s board of trustees and the former chairman of its College of Medicine. Stew and Stan talk about what it takes to be different and how crucial it is to learn how to do so if one is to succeed in one’s career and in the rest of life… [Click for more]

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Ep 153. Due Quach: Portal to Peace

Ep 153. Due Quach: Portal to Peace

Due Quach (pronounced “Zway Kwok”), is the Founder and CEO of Calm Clarity and author of Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment and Joy, one of Fast Company’s best business books of 2018. Stew and Due talk about her remarkable struggle for survival and how it led to her discovery of the mental and spiritual tools that saved her and her role in the documentary, The Portal, and about its aspirations to bring more healing to our world… [Click for more]

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Ep 152. Richard Boyatzis: Helping People Change

Ep 152. Richard Boyatzis: Helping People Change

Richard Boyatzis is Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve University and is one of the world’s experts on emotional intelligence. His great new book is Helping People Change: Coaching with Compassion for Lifelong Learning and Growth. Stew and Richard talk about how anyone can be effective as a coach -- helping others learn and create sustainable change…[Click for more].

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Ep 151. Louis Gagnon: An App to Map Your Brain

Ep 151. Louis Gagnon: An App to Map Your Brain

Louis Gagnon is the CEO of Total Brain, which is a mental health and fitness platform powered by neuroscience. Stew and Louis talk about the development of the Total Brain company and its mission to help solve the mental health crisis at work…[Click for more]

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