Tag Archives: training
Dan Coyle, The Talent Code
One of the best books I’ve read in the last year is Dan Coyle’s, The Talent Code:Greatness Isn’t Born, It’s Grown Here’s How. It dances on the same space as Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, in that it really looks deeply at … Continue reading
Rich Tosi, The Mankind Project
Rich Tosi is one of the founders of the Mankind Project, which helps men figure out how to live a full life. Over the past 20 years, tens of thousands of men have gone through this training (including me). The … Continue reading
Kevin Eikenberry, Remarkable Leadership
Kevin Eikenberry is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group. If there was one phrase that lies at the heart of the work that they do, it’s “Be remarkable.” Kevin has a new book out, From Bud to … Continue reading
Michael Mauboussin, Decision Making
Decisions, decisions. No one ever wakes up in the morning and says “I’m going to make some terrible decisions today.” But the truth is, a lot of us make shockingly poor decisions at work. I’m talking to financial whiz-bang thinker, … Continue reading
Ed Cohen, Leadership Without Borders
When I interviewed Ed Cohen, he was CLO of Satyam, one of the biggest companies you’ve never heard of (at the time of the interview, 55,000 people in 60 countries around the world). Unless of course you work in the … Continue reading
Scott Stratten, UnMarketing
Many people listening to this interview will have seen one of the short internet movies I’ve created – The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun, The 5.75 Questions You’ve Been Avoiding, The Great Work Movie. Today’s interview is with the guy … Continue reading
Octavius Black, Mind Gym
Octavius is now the co-founder of one of the most interesting training companies in the world, as well as the author of three successful and excellent books – available almost everywhere in the world except, inexplicably, North America. But I … Continue reading
Julia Claydon, Nando’s and Meaningful Work
Years ago when I worked for an innovation company, one of our clients was KFC. Now, the first thing that happened was the day after I was hired to run this project, Mad Cow Disease hit the UK and KFC’s … Continue reading
Robin Jarvis, Organisational Development
Robin Jarvis is a learning and organisational development specialist, with a particular focus on leadership development. She has spent at least twenty years working in the world of high-tech, including the last nine years working at Dell. When we spoke, … Continue reading
