Liz Wiseman, CEO of the Wiseman Group, shares insights on cultivating impact players and their qualities. She discusses accidental diminishing tendencies in leadership, the art of contributorship, and the difference between ordinary contributors and impact players. Liz also highlights the importance of adaptability, staying relevant, and managing chaos and uncertainty. Overall, she provides valuable lessons on leadership and developing high impact teams.

Tiffani Bova, former Global Customer Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, discusses creating exceptional customer experiences and empowering employees. Topics include balancing customer and employee satisfaction, empowering employees through flexibility, evolving dynamics of tipping culture, and prioritizing human-centric experiences in customer service.

Legendary Vice Chair of Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger, shares his valuable insights on thought leadership, standards vs expectations, career satisfaction, values alignment in relationships, and the psychology of human misjudgment. Munger's ability to simplify complex concepts and live by his words makes him an influential business thinker.

Michael Schein is a self-described hype artist. He is the founder and president of MicroFame Media, where he’s worked with clients such as eBay, LinkedIn and Citrix. He is also the author of The Hype Handbook, shares 12 secrets for generating and leveraging hype for positive purposes―like legitimate business success, helping people, or effecting positive change in your community. Michael’s writing has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, HuffPost and Psychology Today.Michael joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about how to create hype, how to use propaganda for good, and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Burkus, a former business school professor and bestselling author, joins host Robert Glazer to discuss strategies for leading and building high-performing teams. They explore topics like adapting priorities during the pandemic, challenges of remote work, the paradox of work flexibility, creating a compelling vision, and the success of WD 40.

The podcast discusses the phenomenon of helicopter parenting in college, the pressure on parents to be overly helpful, the impact of technology on parenting behavior, the challenges of allowing children to fail and learn, and the negative effects of permissive and over-functioning parenting.

In this classic episode, host Robert Glazer interviews Tom Rath, a Gallup researcher and author who has studied how work improves human health. They discuss playing to your strengths, differentiating Clifton strengths from other assessments, the value of deep work, employee engagement, and more.

Brad Pedersen, author of 'Startup Santa: A Toymaker's Tale of 10 Business Lessons Learned from Timeless Toys', joins host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to share lessons from a life of entrepreneurship. Topics include cash flow importance, challenges of starting a toy company, founding a composting device company, and maintaining foundational and flexible blocks in life.

Jessica Buchanan, a survivor of 93 days in captivity by Somali Pirates, shares her astonishing story of resilience. She discusses her terrifying kidnapping experience, life in captivity, and the moment of rescue. The podcast also touches on topics like growing businesses with Shopify, personal development with Masterclass, exploring control and resilience, and the importance of recognizing one's strengths.

Host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss heartwarming stories of gratitude, kindness, relationships, and making time for loved ones during Thanksgiving. They explore gaining perspective, intentional inaction, the ripple effect of kindness, chemicals in relationships, and the limitations of non-in-person communication.