Live Like a Leader John Bates - Executive Speaking Success

Ryan Englin is the CEO and founder of Core Matters and the author of "Hire Better People Faster," which describes his proven process for helping entrepreneurs fix their hiring woes. He is also the host of the Talent Tacklebox Podcast.

We discuss how people are the core of your business and how important the hiring process is, the importance of communicating and setting expectations with people who are applying for jobs with your organization, defining "culture" more specifically and usefully, making the "trades" cool again, the leader's journey from head to heart, and a lot more.

Ryan is a wealth of information and I love the perspective and clarity he brings! I hope you enjoy our conversation.

Barry Moltz is a Starship Commander and small business expert, his latest book is Change Masters - How to Actually Make the Changes You Already Know You Need to Make... Family Business... The Family Business Book, How to Get Rich AND Get Along!

We talk about communication, IBM's 80's Charm School, the importance of getting past your self-criticism and watching videos of yourself, Zen Meditation, how past relationships show up in business relationships, and the importance of dealing with them. We talk about the importance of hiring for cultural fit, not just skills fit, and we talk about a lot more.

Barry is funny, quick, and has great insights for business owners and leaders and I think you'll love him! Find him at barrymoltz.com

Don Schmincke is an explorer, scientist, and researcher. He is also just a lot of fun to talk with.

In our conversation, I failed to ask a lot of questions, like how were you invited into the African Tsonga tribe? Or, tell us about the hard problems of missile guidance... The good news is that we did talk about a lot of his interesting observations about business and management.

We started out talking about the failure rates of most management theories and why they fail? We talk about how most people are teaching leadership wrong and the difference correcting that makes.

We talk about how Steve Jobs could be a great leader even though he was "a jerk" (people follow the STORY the leader represents), strategy vs. tactics, winners and losers, and what winning means. We also discuss tribal human grouping instincts, symbols, rituals, magic, and more! It's a rollicking conversation I think you'll enjoy!

Ken and I talk about the time he got drunk and lost his corporate job, the time he lost everything in the dotcom collapse, and how his self-worth was tied to his net worth and what he finally learned from that.

We also talk about meaning in life, our beliefs and their relationship to reality, our long history of being "biologically human," leadership, communication, presentation, the power of the word and public speaking.

We all need connection, community, and meaning - and it's very fun to talk with Ken about all of this.

He mentions Marissa Pier and we talk about "incantations." He also mentions Recovery 2.0 by Tommy Rosen. Ken shares a lot of his Insightful Vulnerability™ and I follow suit talking about my Mormon upbringing, ice cream and alcohol, losing my dotcom company and more. It's a wonderful conversation and I think you'll really enjoy!

Jerry Colonna is someone I met back in the dot com days and since then he's been on a fascinating and meaningful journey that I think you'll find quite inspiring. He is the author of "Reboot - Leadership and the Art of Growing Up" and "Reunion - Leadership and the Longing to Belong," and is the founder and CEO of Reboot.io.

As you can see, he's devastatingly handsome, and he's also a really good guy.

In this episode, he takes us on a journey of self-discovery, and the podcast turns into a bit of a Colonna-style coaching session for me. Jerry's point of view, compassion, and insight are a wonderful and important tonic for the world of leadership, and I know you'll find what he says useful and moving.

Robert Houser is a visual storyteller whom I met back in the dotcom days! He took fabulous photographs of the BIGWORDS.com team, and we've kept in touch over the years! He's an award-winning storyteller; he has photographed on location for advertising, pharma, and corporate clients for over 30 years.

We discuss communication, visual communication, creativity, and how it all begins with observing and noticing. I think you'll love what he shares with us.