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Eric Klein, 50 Ways to Leave Your Karma

Today we’re saying Namaste and welcome to my good friend and member of my mastermind group, Eric Klein. Eric has an eclectic background, bringing his meditation practice into his work with organizations, teaching how to enhance leadership through conscious development. … Continue reading

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“The willows submits to the wind and prospers until…” (Great Work quote)

Photo by ElyceFeliz, Flickr Creative Commons The willow submits to the wind and prospers until one day it is many willows; a wall against the wind. This is the willow’s purpose. ~ Frank Herbert We grow through resistance. (Where am … Continue reading

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Mike Pantalon, Instant Influence

Today I’m talking to Dr. Mike Pantalon, a motivational coach, consultant, speaker, psychologist and research scientist at the Yale School of Medicine. His book Instant Influence is about using motivational interviewing to connect and influence people. He has taught the … Continue reading

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Mark Dowds, Brainpark

Mark Dowds had a comfortable job as a consultant when he decided to pursue his dream of creating software tools to foster collaboration and efficiency in the workplace. Friends thought he was crazy. It was a little crazy. So why … Continue reading

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Philip Zimbardo, The Lucifer Effect

Today I’m talking to Professor Phil Zimbardo of Stanford University. I came to him through his book The Lucifer Effect which is a powerful and disturbing look at why good people do bad things, based on the findings of the … Continue reading

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Brian Hofland, Atlantic Philanthropies

Brian Hofland is working in his dream job as the Director of the Ageing Programme at Atlantic Philanthropies, an international foundation devoted to bringing about lasting change in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people, focusing on the areas of … Continue reading

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Alejandro Reyes, Director of Talent, Learning and Development at Dell

As the director of Global Learning and Development and Chief Learning Officer at Dell, Inc., Alejandro Reyes is committed to making Great Work flourish in organizations. He was born and raised in Mexico City, and has managed learning and development … Continue reading

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Valeria Maltoni, Conversation Agent

Valeria Maltoni, the “Conversation Agent,” is one of the leading bloggers in the field of marketing. Valeria’s passion is around finding great people, building community, and building conversations between marketer and customer. Valeria describes herself as an endlessly curious, non-conformist … Continue reading

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Steven Pressfield, The War of Art

Steven Pressfield was one of the very first people I interviewed as part of this series, so it’s a pleasure to finally release it “from the vault.” I’ve even had people emailing me asking when he was going to make … Continue reading

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