Enabling Effective Leaders for Organizational Success
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Learning from Failure (Episode # 439)
Should you create a culture that has a high tolerance for failure? What are the reasons to embrace failure? How...
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Brian Smith, Founder of UGG Boots: The Journey from Vision and Infancy to Billions (Episode # 438)
Brian Smith, The Founder of UGG Boots has charted his own course to become one of the great entrepreneurial success...
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Why Every Organization Needs Troublemakers? (Episode # 437)
Did you know that “troublemakers” bring an essential decision-making ingredient to their companies? And what does that assertion have to...
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Peter Christian: What I Learned at Crayola and Beyond (Episode # 436)
Peter H. Christian served as an executive for Crayola Corporation. After 17 years with Crayola, he then became a founding...
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Peter Christian: What I Learned At Crayola And Beyond (Episode # 436)
Peter H. Christian served as an executive for Crayola Corporation. After 17 years with Crayola, he then became a...
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7 Ways to Prepare Leaders for Their First Executive Roles (Episode # 435)
To learn how to operate as an executive, leaders need to be around, interact with, and build relationships with executives....
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Dennis Welch: If I Live to Be 100 (Episode # 434)
Songwriter, recording artist, and author Dennis Welch is a master storyteller. With over 500 songs, two books, and many concerts,...
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The Denver Nuggets: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work (Episode # 433)
After 47 years, the Denver Nuggets have finally won their first NBA championship! How did they do it? Teamwork makes...
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Steve McKee: How to Embrace Business Turns as Opportunities (Episode # 432)
Steve McKee is the co-founder of McKee Wallwork, a nationally recognized marketing advisory firm. McKee Wallwork specializes in turnarounds of...
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The Titanic Revisited: Business Lessons Executives Need to Know (Episode # 431)
What are the lessons we can learn from the disasters of the Titanic and the recent OceanGate Titan submersible? How...
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“My Mentor Walks on Water”: Donna Johnson (Episode # 430)
Donna Johnson, one of the most successful and highly respected sales professionals in her Direct Marketing Business is also the...
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Executive Leaders as Workplace Fathers (Episode # 429)
As an executive leader, how can you make a difference for the men and women in your corporation? In this...
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Secret Sauce Success: Howard Behar, Founding International President of Starbucks (Episode # 428)
Howard Behar, Founding International President and former Board member of Starbucks says the Starbucks “secret sauce” of success is people...
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Secret Sauce Success: Howard Behar, Founding International President of Starbucks (Episode # 428)
Howard Behar, Founding International President and former Board member of Starbucks, says the Starbucks “secret sauce” of success is...
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5 Essential Conversations to Develop and Transform Executive Teams (Episode # 427)
What kinds of conversations do you have with your executive team to promote an enterprise-wide perspective? Dr. Karen identifies five...
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Why Automation, High Technology, and AI are Not Enough (Episode # 426)
Automation, technology, and AI (artificial intelligence) provide numerous benefits to reduce labor intensity, increase decision-making options, and expand learning skills....
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Engage Everyone in God’s Word: Jos Snoep, President and CEO of The Bible League (Episode # 425)
Bible League President and CEO Jos Snoep leads the ministry by cultivating, “one relationship at a time.” Today on The...
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The Power of Prayer for Executive Business Leaders (Episode # 424)
Just as God revealed to the King of Israel what the King of Syria said in his bedchamber, God also reveals what’s...
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God Said, “Play for Me”: Conversation with Kirby Velarde, Lead Guitarist (Episode # 423)
When Kirby Velarde started “Playing for God,” it catalyzed a process that included playing gospel music for Heritage Christian Center...
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Mastering the Fundamentals: Timeless Business Strategies for Today’s Challenges (Episode # 422)
Is it time to get back to basics? In this episode, Dr. Karen shares five business fundamentals to practice at any time and...
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