The Coach’s Way to Leadership | Lynn Guerin | Episode 180
If America were an NCAA basketball team, we’d be looking at a 0-32 season. Employees are missing crucial shots as job worries spike to levels we haven’t seen in years. Our co-workers and communities have split into politically polarized shirts vs. skins, and as a result, we’re fouling out and fumbling mission-critical assists. The answer, say authors Lynn Guerin and Jason Lavin, is to unify our teams like legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden did. Wooden wasn’t only a record-breaking coach who won 38 straight NCAA tournaments and 10 championships in 12 short years. He was a beloved mentor and teacher, and his lessons are more relevant today than ever.
Lynn Guerin is CEO of The John R. Wooden Course and president and “Head Coach” of his family-owned coaching, training, and performance development firm, Guerin Marketing Services. For the past 20 years, he has had the unique privilege of partnering with legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden and the Wooden family.
Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling | Mandy Cavanaugh | Episode 178
In many areas around the world, women still struggle to reach the same level as their male counterparts. Even in the western world, we just celebrated the election of the first female Vice President of the United States. Yet there is an ever increasing number of women in the workplace. It’s time for us as […]
Culture Hacks | Colin Ellis | Episode 177
A thriving organizational culture doesn’t have to be the result of years-long transformations or top-down mandates. For leaders navigating fast-changing environments, the ability to influence and enhance culture through small, targeted actions is a game-changer. This episode explores how practical “culture hacks”—simple shifts in meetings, trust-building, failing visibly, team connection, and creativity—can rapidly foster greater […]
THRIVE with High-Performing Culture | Andrew Freedman | Episode 173
Organizational culture is a powerful force that influences everything from employee engagement to business outcomes. For leaders striving to achieve peak performance, cultivating a high performing culture isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s an essential driver of sustainable success. A positive, purposeful culture attracts and retains top talent, energizes teams, and ensures that every member finds meaning […]
Blend Your Culture, Strategy, and Execution | Dan Bruder | Episode 159
Competitive advantage and financial gain have become widely accepted strategic priorities for companies. Yes, many companies invest in professional development for employees and support volunteer and charitable programs. Yet, such efforts are rarely incorporated into the organization’s core focus, outcomes, and actions, let alone its true purpose for being in business. Putting competition and profits first not only devalues individual workers; it hurts the entire organization. With the outbreak of COVID-19, many people responded with anxiety and lost their motivation for working as their companies scrambled to adapt to the challenges, including managing a remote workforce. Focusing on problems and clinging to the goal of market dominance at all costs takes a toll on employees, customers, and their communities, as well as a company’s reputation and bottom line.
Culture Fix | Colin Ellis | Episode 109
A cultural evolution is a complex undertaking and isn’t something you hire a consultant to lead or that you purchase off the shelf. If people within the organization don’t believe in the culture change, aren’t involved in it or simply don’t understand it, it will fail. Leaders need to prepare their organization for cultural evolution […]
Developing a Culture of Engagement | David Veech | Episode 106
Engagement and culture are two aspects which followers yearn for within any organization. They want to feel like they belong in the organization, that the organization understands them as an individual, and that they feel connected with their organization at the core level. Yet too many organizations out there couldn’t care less about this aspects. […]
Creating A Highly Productive Culture | Liz Kislik | Episode 94
Organizational productivity is linked to the organization’s culture. If the organization’s culture is of one which stuffs out ideas, limits creativity, or enables backstabbing then it will implode. However, if your organization embraces a culture where people can talk, collaborate, and resolve conflicts then it’ll be a highly productive culture. Meet Liz For 30 years […]
Developing Cultural Brilliance | Claudette Rowley | Episode 70
Culture is said to be the cornerstone of any organization. Without a culture where employees feel secure, valued, and respected an organization will crumble. Yet we hear so many horror stories of bosses running their organizations to the ground, or employees who do not feel apart of a team and ultimately only care for themselves. It’s time leaders step forward and develop an organizational culture where everyone matters, where everyone is valued, and where everyone can thrive.