Kip Ward is a retired General who, among other things, was the first leader of the Africa Command. He shares his background so you can hear it from him. It’s extensive, having served at every level of the army. I met him through previous guest Frances Hesselbein and watched a few videos in which he spoke of leadership, which I linked to below. He spoke of things I don’t see[…] Keep reading →

Kip Ward is a retired General who, among other things, was the first leader of the Africa Command. He shares his background so you can hear it from him. It’s extensive, having served at every level of the army. I met him through previous guest Frances Hesselbein and watched a few videos in which he spoke of leadership, which I linked to below. He spoke of things I don’t see[…] Keep reading →

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Buy from Indiebound Amazon Barnes & Noble Smashwords Initiative: A Proven Method to Bring Your Passions to Life (and Work) Even (especially) if you don’t know yours yet Buy from Indiebound | Amazon | B & N | Smashwords I felt trapped as I approached graduation. My advanced degrees led me to ask what I could do with them. They narrowed my options. Wait. Isn’t narrowing options the opposite of[…] Keep reading →

My new book, Initiative: A Proven Method to Bring Your Passions to Life (and Work), is going to press, on time for a May 21 release. In the meantime, I’ll share excerpts and inside views. Today I bring you the blurbs. I don’t know about you, but they make me want to read it. Email me if interested in reviewing it before its release to post reviews so others know[…] Keep reading →

Being coerced to do something you don’t want to do under threat of punishment is an experience that nobody likes. Nor do people like being told that they’re wrong or ignorant by someone telling them that they know better yet it happens all the time. Our politics and public dialogue that is our leadership is about coercion, it’s about self-righteousness, it’s about hitting people over the head with facts. And[…] Keep reading →

Ron is deep into entrepreneurship and sustainability. As an entrepreneur he’s contributed to making policy. Now he’s in investing. He started several ventures starting with recycling but then moving in to lots of different areas with transparency and trust and other parts of sustainable business. And he’s grown a lot. He’s been a founder and investor. He’s gotten in press coverage, he’s got awards, working with city governments. Again, I[…] Keep reading →

This podcast has featured some world-renowned guests, with more renown to come. Popular downloads include Dan Pink, multiple #1 bestseller, 40+ million TED talk views, Beth Comstock, former Vice Chair and CMO of General Electric, Marshall Goldsmith, #1 ranked leadership guru and author, Frances Hesselbein, Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree, Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Ken Blanchard, author, The One Minute Manager, over 13 million sold, Jonathan Haidt, #1 bestselling[…] Keep reading →

So far this podcast has featured some pretty world-renowned people. Several number one bestselling authors, TED Talk speakers with collectively about 100 million views, a Pulitzer Prize winning New Yorker writer, a Super Bowl winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree, a C-suite officer from a Fortune Five company and [unintelligible] the British Empire, a Victoria’s Secret producer, professors from our most elite educational institutions plus West Point and so[…] Keep reading →