Show Descriptions
Radio Show airs live every Monday at 7 AM PT and 10 ET on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel. Listen. Pollyanna and the Ponzi PredicamentMarch 30 7 AM PT/10 AM ET Pollyanna was the optimistic heroine of a classic children’s book. Bernard Madoff is a present day Ponzi villain. The two create a thought provoking juxtaposition of values. Today’s headline disappointments indicate a golden opportunity for leaders to buoy optimism by shifting focus to a values-based approach to managing themselves and their teams. Read ArticleA New Recipe for Lemonade: Simple Ways to Thrive in Turbulent TimesApril 6 7 AM PT/10 AM ET A daunting business problem seems to be emerging in the face of the dismal economic climate. Unlike the seemingly intractable problems like the credit crunch, the housing meltdown and the stock market plunge, this one just might be something that leaders – and people at every level of an organization – can do something about. Now. Read Article
How Does A Tennis Ball Know That You Will Follow Through on Your Swing? The Invisible Power of Positive IntentApril 13 7 AM PT/10 AM ET Want to reduce the number of issues, problems and dilemmas you carry around each day? Embracing and practicing positive intent is a simple not easy method for transforming our view of any given situation. Transforming a viewpoint allows us to choose new approaches and achieve different outcomes. What is the real cost of taking things personally? What self-fulfilling prophecies are operating unconsciously for you right now, sabotaging the best result?Power’s Paradoxical PatternApril 20 7 AM PT/10 AM ET We often wonder why we get so much of what we don’t want and not enough of what we wish for in our professional and personal relationships. The law of attraction suggests a principle of cause and effect that requires us to at least consider that we create our own reality in terms of the responses we get from those around us. Whether you believe the law of attraction is overstated hype or a valid scientific explanation for life’s synchronicities, it has a relationship to an undeniable phenomenon of human behavior—we gain power when we give it away. Power’s paradoxical pattern holds “the secret” to one of the most potent set of skills for creating influence through communication.If You Can See Through Me Am I Still There?April 27 7 AM PT/10 AM ET The word 'transparency' is getting a lot of airtime lately. But what are the implications of real transparency at work? Can transparency with employees ever be achieved in public companies, and does the need to maintain an image and façade trickle down to the individual leader’s behavior? Even as the concept of and skills associated with forthright, open dialogue grow in popularity, we continue to observe a dearth of candor in many of our client organizations. Straight talk is replaced by withholding, embellishing, or shading the truth and it saps vitality from organizations while contributing to the deterioration of trust.Who Are “They” And Why Are “They” Doing This To Me?May 4 7 AM PT/10 AM ET There is no better time than the present to tackle the provocative issue of “victim” mindset in the workplace and society at large. It’s a mind trap that handicaps everyday efforts.There are tangible methods for reframing victim attitudes into responsibility mindsets. Through skillful use of “perspective,” you can learn to instantly let go of past “injustices” that are unproductive and acting as obstacles to important outcomes. How can we rewrite our stories to set us free? Letting go is difficult for most of us, but it is the transformative skill that allows us to move on.
Sisyphus Should Let the Rock RollMay 11 7 AM PT/10 AM ET We often assume something must be hard to be worthwhile. What are the ingrained patterns and messages that lead to our pushing the boat upstream against the current? If the knock on the door is getting louder, it may only be a matter of time before the door blows open. If something is not working in your life, is that a message that something needs to change? The answer may be simple, while summoning the courage to act is often not easy.The Effectiveness of Expression Is Bordered On All Sides by Our Facility with LanguageMay 18 7 AM PT/10 AM ET One important feature that distinguishes the human species is our ability to create “stories”—context and conclusions—surrounding factual observations. It also is the very source of difficulty and conflict between two or more communicators. Want to learn how to tackle the problems associated with giving and receiving feedback, managing conflict and creating mutual understanding? The root cause of these problems is not the usual suspect, and our findings will surprise you.
No Question Is So Difficult to Answer as the One to Which the Answer Is Obvious
June 1 7 AM PT/10 AM ET The answers to our deepest questions often lie in front of us. The problem is that we have quite cleverly and carefully rationalized our habits of thought. Advice hits us like a blinding insight into the obvious…then fades as our reasons for inaction replace common sense. What if you could break through the prison of thought patterns and remain present long enough to see a more full encompassing reality? It might change your life.
If The Shoe Doesn't Fit, Must We Change The Foot?June 8 7 AM PT/10 AM ET Some people modify their style to their surroundings and others flee the surroundings if they feel pushed to change. Is one right or wrong? Einstein was in his late 40’s before he was awarded the Nobel Prize. And when awarded, it was a year late, shared with another scientist, and was not awarded for his work on relativity. Given all the heat, what would have happened if he abandoned his theories? Dissecting when to bend and when to stand firm causes some to stand stuck in a confused place. We can help you find the solvent for becoming un-stuck.An Hour with Marshall Goldsmith
June 15 7 AM PT/10 AM ET We are thrilled to have Marshall with us for the entire hour to share his insights and experience as to why personal change is indeed simple not easy. Over 400 of his articles and videos are available online at
Marshall Goldsmith Library free of charge.
Organizational Politics are an Extreme SportJune 22 7 AM PT/10 AM ET Climbing Mt. Everest or K2 requires a total awareness to detect subtleties of extreme danger. The aliveness top athletes experience contributes to the exhilaration of peak performance. This state of awareness can be achieved in everyday life to produce extraordinary outcomes in otherwise mundane situations. How does the integration of metaphysics, philosophy and sports psychology with business tools impact the game of politics at work?What Are You Hoping I Won’t Ask?June 29 7 AM PT/10 AM ET Wisdom is not the recollection of our past, rather it is embracing responsibility for our future. We can define ourselves by our history, or choose to acknowledge it with a caveat: “Up until now I was…” People sometimes think that their secrets aren’t apparent to others. Guess what? Often, others see our behaviors more clearly than we see them ourselves. Identifying the real drivers or hidden fears that perpetuate behaviors that have outlived their usefulness is the key to freedom. The answer is often simple; the path of awareness is not always easy.
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