Anne Chow demonstrates how embracing inclusion enhances performance and transforms workplaces.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why busyness destroys opportunities

2) How inclusion boosts success

3) Why consensus is over-rated

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— ABOUT ANNE —

As the former CEO of AT&T Business, Anne Chow was the first woman and first woman of color to hold the position of CEO at AT&T in 2019, overseeing more than 35,000 employees who collectively served 3 million business customers worldwide during her time there. She is currently the Lead Director on the board of Franklin Covey, serves on the board of 3M and CSX, and teaches at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

• Book: Lead Bigger: The Transformative Power of Inclusion

• Book: The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias: How To Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection, and Create High-Performing Teams

• LinkedIn: Anne Chow

• Website: TheAnneChow.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon

• Study: Women in the Workplace by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company

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Mitch Warner reveals how we end up sabotaging ourselves and how you can overcome these obstacles to strengthen relationships and your leadership as a whole.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How “the box” limits your perspective and opportunities

2) The tell-tale signs self-deception

3) How to make people feel safe to share their perspectives

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— ABOUT MITCH —

Mitch Warner is a bestselling author and Arbinger managing partner with a background in healthcare and organizational turnaround. Mitch is the co-author of Arbinger’s latest bestseller, The Outward Mindset. He writes frequently on the practical effects of mindset at the individual and organizational levels as well as the role of leadership in transforming organizational culture and results. He is an expert on mindset and culture change, leadership, strategy, performance management, organizational turnaround, and conflict resolution.

Mitch is a sought-after speaker to organizations across a range of industries, bringing his practical experience to bear for leaders of corporations, governments, and organizations across the globe. Specific clients include NASA, Citrix, Aflac, the U.S. Army and Air Force, the Treasury Executive Institute, and Intermountain Healthcare. Mitch carries his first-hand perspective as a proven leader into his speeches and facilitation, dynamically bringing Arbinger’s concepts and tools to life through his powerful stories and hands-on experience. His audiences leave inspired to improve and equipped with a practical roadmap to effect immediate change.

• Book: Leadership and Self-Deception, Fourth Edition: The Secret to Transforming Relationships and Unleashing Results by The Arbinger Institute

• Website: Arbinger.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace

• Book: Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success by Ken Segall

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Dr. Greg Chasson reveals the double-edged nature of perfectionism—and provides expert strategies for managing it.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How perfectionism differs from high standards

2) How inefficiency can make you more effective

3) How to deal with another perfectionist at work

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— ABOUT GREG —

Dr. Greg Chasson is a licensed clinical psychologist, board-certified cognitive-behavioral therapist, Associate Professor, and the Director of Behavioral Interventions of the Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago. Over the past two decades, Dr. Chasson has provided cognitive-behavioral therapy for clinically severe perfectionism and has owned and operated two mental health practices.

As an active scholar, Dr. Chasson has authored or co-authored more than 70 scientific publications and one academic book (Hoarding Disorder: Advances in Psychotherapy – Evidence-Based Practice). He also serves as the editor of the scientific journal and the behavior therapist, and he has served on the board of directors for a variety of professional non-profit organizations.

• Book: Flawed: Why Perfectionism is a Challenge for Management

• Website: GregChasson.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: The Selfish Gene (Popular Science) by Richard Dawkins

• Past episode: 278: The Critical Factors Separating High and Low Performers with Morten Hansen

• Past episode: 482: David Allen Returns with the 10 Moves to Stress-Free Productivity

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The “Master of Disaster” Dr. Thom Mayer shares his most valuable lessons learned from leading during times of major crises.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The critical first step to leading well

2) The recipe for a great workplace culture

3) Why to suck down instead of up

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— ABOUT THOM —

Dr. Thom Mayer is the Medical Director for the NFL Players Association, Executive Vice President of Leadership for LogixHealth, Founder of BestPractices, Inc., Speaker for Executive Speakers Bureau, and Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University and Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University.

He is one of the most widely sought speakers on leading in times of crisis, patient experience, hardwiring flow, trauma and emergency care, pediatric emergency care, EMS/disaster medicine, and sports medicine. In sports medicine, his work at the forefront of changing concussion diagnosis and management in the NFL has changed the way in which these athletes are diagnosed and treated. His work in each of these areas has resulted in changing the very fabric of patient care.

In 2022, Dr. Mayer helped lead a mobile team to Ukraine, caring for more than 350 internally displaced persons during the current war and training over 1,700 Ukrainian doctors, nurses, and paramedics. On September 11, 2001, Dr. Mayer served as the Command Physician at the Pentagon Rescue Operation and has served on three Defense Science Board Task Forces, advising the Secretary of Defense.

He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, over 200 book chapters, and has edited or written 25 textbooks. His newest book, Leadership Is Worthless…But Leading is Priceless will be released on May 7, 2024 through Berrett-Koehler.

He has won numerous awards, including the ACEP James D. Mills Outstanding Contribution to Emergency Medicine Award in 2018. He has also been named the ACEP Outstanding Speaker of The Year, ACEP’s “Over-the-Top” (three times), and ACHE James Hamilton Award (three books).

• Book: Leadership Is Worthless...But Leading Is Priceless: What I Learned from 9/11, the NFL, and Ukraine

• Book: Hardwiring Flow: Systems and Processes for Seamless Patient Care

• Email: thommayermd@gmail.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brene Brown

• Past episode: 707: Amy Edmondson on How to Build Thriving Teams with Psychological Safety

• Past episode: 832: How to Restore Yourself from Burnout with Dr. Christina Maslach

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Tessa West shares her method for making the necessary changes that lead to greater job satisfaction.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How your body tells you when it’s time to change jobs

2) How to not be overwhelmed by the stresses at work

3) The hidden curriculum that helps you succeed at work

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— ABOUT TESSA —

Tessa West is a Professor of Psychology at New York University and a leading expert in the science of interpersonal communication. Her work focuses on questions such as, why is it so hard to give honest, critical feedback? and how do class, race, and cultural differences make communication in the workplace so difficult, and what can we do to improve it?

Tessa's work has been covered by Scientific American, the New York Times, ABC World News, TIME, Harper’s Bazaar, the Financial Times, Forbes, CNBC, CNN, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Bloomberg, Strategy and Business, and the US Supreme Court. She has appeared on the Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, CNN, and Good Morning America, and is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal. She is the author of the book Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What To Do About Them and the upcoming Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works For You.

• Book: Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You

• Book: Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to do About Them

• Website: TessaWestAuthor.com

• Research website: TessaWestLab.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Article: "Intimate Partner Violence: A Literature Review" by Erick Yonfa, Malinda Fasol, Camila Cueva, Anna Zavgorodniava

• Past episode: 745: How to Handle Bad Bosses and Toxic Coworkers with Tessa West

• Study: Brittle Smiles: Positive Biases Toward Stigmatized and Outgroup Targets

• Tool: Bose noise-cancelling headphones

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