Bookends Podcasts

Episodes

1. 44

   Bootstrap Leadership

   Steve Arneson founded Arneson Leadership Consulting in 2007 to provide executive talent management, coaching, and leadership development solutions to corporations and non-profit organizations. In Bootstrap Leadership, one of America’s top leadership coaches, offers a complete blueprint for...

   Nov 9, 2014
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   True North Groups

   Bill George is a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, where he has taught leadership since 2004. In True North Groups, we are reminded that all too often we find ourselves forced to confront life’s challenges on our own. What we need is an intimate group with whom we can...

   Nov 9, 2014
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   Change Your Questions - Change Your Life

   The first edition of Marilee Adams’s book introduced a surprising, life-altering truth: any of us can literally change our lives simply by changing the questions we ask, especially those we ask ourselves. We can ask questions that open us to learning, connection, satisfaction, and success. Or we...

   Nov 8, 2014
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   I'm Sorry I Broke Your Company

   On September 6, 2013 Susan Stamm interviewed Karen Phelan about her book "I'm Sorry I Broke Your Company." They explored some of the implications of this book which is a consultant’s exposé of the damage that management consultants —often inadvertently— inflict on organizations. It shows how some...

   Sep 6, 2013
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   Creating Personal Presence

   Dianna Booher is CEO of Booher Consultants. Creating Personal Presence gives scores of specific, practical tips from the bestselling author of Communicate with Confidence. Booher shows how to master the dozens of small and significant things that work together to convey personal presence. She...

   Dec 13, 2011
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   Leadership from the inside out

   In his revision of Leadership from the inside out, Kevin Cashman demonstrates that his trademark "whole-person" approach--we lead by virtue of who we are--is essential to sustained success in today's talent-starved marketplace and provides a measurable return on investment. For everyone from CEOs...

   Oct 31, 2011
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   Leadership Wisdom of Jesus

   Charles Manz, Ph.D., is the author of several books, including the bestselling The New SuperLeadership and Leadership Wisdom of Jesus. On August 11, 2011, Susan Stamm engaged Charles Manz in a discussion of the key concepts emerging from Leadership Wisdom of Jesus. The Leadership Wisdom of Jesus…

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   Aug 11, 2011
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   Silent Language of Leaders

   Here is a guide for using body language to lead more effectively. Aspiring and seasoned leaders have been trained to manage their leadership communication in many important ways. And yet, all their efforts to communicate effectively can be derailed by even the smallest nonverbal gestures such as...

   Jun 24, 2011
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   8 Dimensions of Leadership

   Nobody is really prepared to be a leader, In fact, many leaders never even planned on becoming one--it was just the next logical step in their careers. That's why there are so many books on leadership. So why one more? Because too many books take too narrow a view. They tell you to focus on your...

   Apr 29, 2011
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    Feeding Your Leadership Potential

    Dan Tobin is a consultant on corporate learning strategies and leadership development programs, and a coach to corporate training directors. With baby boomers hitting retirement age, every company faces an urgent need to develop the next generation of leaders. Many large companies already have...

    Feb 24, 2011
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    Leaders as Teachers

    On January 20, 2010, Susan Stamm interviewed Edward Betof for Bookends Book Club. In this interview, the participants explored the implications of leaders teaching through words and modeling to enhance the organization’s effectiveness (profitability) and leadership development. In addition to its...

    Jan 20, 2011
12. 33

    Terms of Engagement

    Organizational change pioneer Richard Axelrod explains why the old mechanistic approaches to change no longer work and offers four essential new principles that lead to an engaged organization: I. Widen the circle of involvement, II. Connect people to each other and ideas, III. Create communities...

    Nov 23, 2010
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    Effective Apology

    Effective Apology challenges you to think about the fundamental value and importance of apology as it delivers detailed advice for making an apology that truly heals and renews. Kador explores the Five Rs of apology: Recognize the wrong and the person harmed; accept moral Responsibility for your...

    Sep 1, 2010
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    Breakdown, Breakthrough

    Susan's interview of Ms Caprino reveals the key findings from her yearlong national research study – identifying the 12 ‘hidden’ crises of professional women, including chronic health problems, failure to find work-life balance, and painful losses of the ‘real me.’ It also shares 14 deeply…

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    Jul 27, 2010
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    Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!

    Susan Stamm interviewed Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff regarding this practical guide which details ten key principles that will profoundly change the way you think about, organize, and lead the meetings that matter most. Rather than trying to change anyone's behavior, Weisbord and Janoff show...

    Jun 21, 2010
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    The World Cafe

    Listen to David Isaacs being interviewed about THE WORLD CAFE: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter. The World Cafe is a flexible, easy-to-use process for fostering collaborative dialogue, sharing mutual knowledge, and discovering new opportunities for action. Based on living...

    May 25, 2010
17. 28

    Living in more than one world

    Based on Bruce Rosenstein’s 20 years-plus study of Drucker’s life and thought, this interview will help you construct a complete life plan through exercises, questions, and illustrative anecdotes and quotes. How can we have a rich and fulfilling life? For Peter Drucker, one of the most…

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    Apr 27, 2010
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    Be The Hero

    Noah Blumenthal’s recent book, Be The Hero, became an instant success. In the first week of its release it climbed into the top 20 in all books on Amazon and #1 in numerous categories, including Business, Self-help, Careers, and Success. At times we all feel frustrated, stressed, or out of…

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    Apr 20, 2010
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    Authentic Conversations

    A critically acclaimed business book, Authentic Conversations challenges conventional wisdom on key business and workplace practices and presents concrete ways to Coverconsciously make ordinary conversations the primary driver of workplace change. Susan Stamm interviewed the authors, Jamie and...

    Apr 20, 2010
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    The Compromise Trap

    Elizabeth Doty speaks with Susan Stamm about how healthy compromise is necessary for accomplishing any meaningful goal with other people. But when your job presses you to betray your word, your principles, or other important commitments, it becomes profoundly unhealthy and deeply stressful. And…

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    Apr 7, 2010
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    The Connect Effect

    On March 26, 2012, for this episode of Bookends Bookclub, Susan Stamm interviewed Michael Dulworth, author of The Connect Effect. Networking is not mere socializing—it is a vital personal and professional development skill. An effective network can make you more knowledgeable, help you address...

    Mar 26, 2010
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    Getting To Resolution

    There is personal, corporate and global power which emerges when we turn conflict into collaboration. In his revised and expanded book, Getting to Resolution, Stewart Levine show how this can happen. On Februrary 25, 2010 Susan Stamm interviewed Stewart Levine about the issues found in his book....

    Feb 25, 2010
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    Appreciative Inquiry

    In this book, the authors, Diana Whitney and Amanda Trosten-Bloom use examples from many different types of organizations to illustrate Appreciative Inquiry (AI) in action, drawing in particular on a five-year project with Hunter-Douglas Window Fashions, a company which achieved a 15 to 20%...

    Feb 24, 2010
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    The Courageous Follower

    Courageous followership recognizes that to be effective at almost every level of an organization, individuals need to play both the leader and follower role adeptly. The notion of courageous followership was developed by Ira Chaleff. Susan Stamm interviewed author, Ira Chaleff, on October 29…

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    Oct 29, 2009
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    Fired Up or Burned Out

    In his work, Michael Stollard described how to create an environment that helps people and organizations thrive, even during the challenging seasons. He tells inspiring stories about leaders of business, government, the social sector and the world of sports. In addition, Michael draws on research...

    Jul 29, 2009
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    Engaging Hearts and Minds

    Employee engagement is the cornerstone of achieving a sustainable competitive advantage. In Engaging the Hearts and Minds of All Your Employees, leadership expert Lee J. Colan delivers the “how to” for inspiring your team so they deliver unparalleled value to your customers. Susan Stamm...

    Jun 17, 2009
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    Real Time Strategic Change

    The most successful organizations of the future will be those that are capable of rapidly and effectively bringing about fundamental, lasting, system-wide changes. On 21 August 2009, Susan Stamm interviewed Robert Jacobs to discuss the evolution of Real Time Strategic Change. Real time strategic...

    May 21, 2009
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    Closing the Engagement Gap

    Using real world examples, the authors of Closing The Engagement Gap show that consistently better engagement really is possible and can deliver a huge impact to the bottom line. On 19 May 2009, Susan Stamm interviewed Julie Gebauer. Julie was co-author of Closing The Engagement Gap. When people...

    May 19, 2009
29. 16

    Engagement is not Enough

    Keith Ayers suggests leaders must bring their workforce to an even higher level than "engagement." Business leaders around the world have tried to demand, request, and even buy engagement—through bonuses, benefits, and share options. Ayers presents a compelling argument that not only will these...

    Apr 27, 2009
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    Two Engagement Tools

    Explore two powerful tools for strengthening employee engagement. On March 24, 2009, Susan interviewed authors of these workbooks: Dick Axelrod and Peter Garber. Dick Axelrod's How to Engage People When You Don't Have Time is an integrated double CD and workbook program which teaches the secrets…

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    Mar 24, 2009
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    Positive Leadership

    Kim Cameron shows how to reach beyond ordinary success to achieve extraordinary effectiveness. Susan Stamm talked with him about his book "Positive Leadership" on February 24, 2009. In order to achieve spectacular results, Kim Cameron calls for "positively deviant performance"--performance far...

    Feb 24, 2009
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    Community: The Structure of Belonging

    An interview with Peter Block to discuss his book, Community: The Structure of Belonging, recorded on Thursday, January 15, 2009 by Susan Stamm. The power of an organization’s sense of community has a direct impact upon its success emerges in this interview with Peter Block who discusses his…

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    Jan 15, 2009
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    Why Employees Fail to Meet Performance Expectations andamp; How to Fix the Problem

    Vernon Williams brought to his book his work experience including two decades as a manager and over 10 years as a consultant to frontline managers. In Performance Expectations, readers will discover the 20 most common causes of performance failures along with results-producing tips that are...

    Dec 11, 2008
34. 11

    Love 'em or Lose 'em

    How to retain and engage talent to gain and maintain that competitive advantage and maintain profits in the face of a struggling economy is the theme of the latest edition of the bestselling classic, LOVE ‘EM OR LOSE ‘EM: GETTING GOOD PEOPLE TO STAY (Berrett-Koehler, 2008) by Beverly Kaye and...

    Nov 19, 2008
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    Take Back Your Time

    In Take Back Your Time, well-known experts in the fields of health, family therapy and policy, community and civic involvement, the environment, and other fields examine the problems of overwork, over-scheduling, time pressure and stress and propose personal, corporate and legislative solutions....

    Oct 15, 2008
36. 9

    The Nonverbal Advantage

    Susan interviewed Carol on August 22, 2008. The workplace is a “blink” world: studies show that we form opinions of one another within seven seconds of meeting and that 93 percent of the message people receive from us has nothing to do with what we actually say. Good nonverbal communication…

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    Aug 22, 2008
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    Taking Charge of Your Positive Direction

    Susan interviewed J. Bert Freeman on July 17, 2008. In this interview Bert explains how your choice of words can move you in a direction that takes you closer to or farther away from effective relationships. He shares a number of examples from his book to illustrate how your tongue is the…

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    Jul 17, 2008
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    Collaboration 2.0

    David Coleman is an expert in the area of collaborative processes and technologies and Stewart Levine is an expert on how to get people to work together more effectively. Together David and Stewart encompass a holistic view of these new technologies and processes and help groups, teams…

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    Jun 27, 2008
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    Lead Well and Prosper

    Susan Stamm interviewed Nick McCormick on May 30, 2008. His new book, Lead Well and Prosper: 15 Successful Strategies for Becoming a Good Manager, is a straightforward guide for managers at all levels. “I wrote the book somewhat out of frustration,” says McCormick, who has many years’ experience…

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    May 30, 2008
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    The 4-Dimensional Manager

    Susan Stamm interviewed Julie Straw, author of The 4-Dimensional Manager on April 23, 2008. Successful managers work like coaches, assessing each person's strengths and weaknesses and developing the best strategy to get the job done. The 4-Dimensional Manager shows how managers can become more...

    Apr 23, 2008
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    The Great Connection

    The Great Connection is the story of a man on a journey to learn to connect with himself and who, in the process, learns how to connect with others. Written by Arnie Warren, published by Pallium books, 1997. Susan Stamm interviewed Arnie on March 7, 2008 just one month prior to Arnie's untimely...

    Apr 19, 2008
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    S.C.O.R.E.

    Susan Stamm interviewed Rich Meiss on Februsry 22, 2008. It has to do with "S.C.O.R.E." - Super - Closers - Openers – Reviews – Energizers for Enhanced Training Results. This book is a compilation of some of the best exercises that Rich and his colleague Doug McCallum have come across in the past...

    Feb 22, 2008
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    Enhance the Transfer of Training

    An interview with Denny Coates to discuss his ASTD InfoLine publication: Enhance the Transfer of Training. Recorded on December 7, 2007, this interview was the first in a series of "Meet the Author" events which eventually became Bookends, a monthly, virtual, book club hosted by Susan Stamm and...

    Dec 7, 2007
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    Learn your way to success

    Dan Tobin is a consultant on corporate learning strategies and leadership development programs, and a coach to corporate training directors. Learn Your Way to Success helps you spot otherwise overlooked opportunities to learn and teaches you how to take advantage of them. It provides tools for...

    Dec 5, 2000