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Leadership

How to Become a Better Listener: Elise Kushner on PYP 592

How to become the kind of listener who can bring out the magic in the people around you.

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The Art of Asking Breakthrough Questions: Paul McGregor on PYP 587

Questions are far more powerful than answers. Today’s guest explains how and why, and shares mind-bending examples.

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Diversity & Inclusion: Wokeness Run Amok or Simply Good Business?: Sally Helgesen on PYP 578

Are initiatives to diversify the workplace helping or hurting organizations? Does diversity help or undermine excellence?

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True Privilege is Growing Up in a Low-Trauma Environment: Momma Kai Sanders on PYP 566

Momma Kai returns to the podcast to share her vision for a world without poverty or homelessness.

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Cultivating Grace Under Pressure: John Baldoni on PYP 560

What is grace, and how can we use it to navigate challenging times with compassion and resilience? And why is it a prerequisite of modern leadership?

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The Seismic Shift in Leadership: Michelle Johnston, PhD, on PYP 536

The old “command-and-control” leadership style is proving less and less effective in the era of pandemic, Millennials, and growing appreciation of the value of inclusivity and safety in the workplace. Michelle Johnston tells us what has replaced it, and how you can master the new skills and mindsets.

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Playing the Long Game: Dorie Clark on PYP 522

“It’s really hard to be the best, but it’s surprisingly easy to be ONE of the best.” Dorie Clark helps us balance commitment and ambition in pursuit of a good life.

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How to Make Someone’s Day: Howard Prager on PYP 500

How would you like to have a superpower that can positively change the lives of the people around you? It turns out the ability to make someone’s day is almost always available to us. We just need to remember, practice, and cultivate our identity as helpers and delighters.

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Change is a Break with the Past: Peter Bregman on PYP 483

Is it possible to change other people for the better? Or should we just mind our own business, and concentrate on ourselves?

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The World Needs You to Love Your Work: Alaina Love on PYP 474

Alaina Love wants you to find your passion – and then express it through your most important work. But what is passion? How do we identify ours? And how can we create workplaces that validate and support them?

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