Timeless Leadership

This week on Timeless Leadership, the topic is Authenticity. Trust sits at the intersection of vulnerability and authenticity. We hear a lot about authenticity these days, but what is it and why is it important? Our guest this week is Minter Dial, a former executive at multinational companies, leadership, branding, and transformation consultant, and author of You Lead: How Being Yourself Makes You a Better Leader.   Links: It's You I Like (Timeless & Timely) You Lead: How Being Yourself Makes You a Better Leader (Minter's book) Minter Dial's website The Last Ring Home (documentary) Please leave us a rating or review so other people can benefit from Timeless Leadership. And subscribe to the Timeless & Timely newsletter.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.timelesstimely.com/subscribe

This week on Timeless Leadership, the topic is Patience. The old adage says patience is a virtue, but what does that mean, exactly? Our guest this week is Ted Wright, a pioneer in word of mouth marketing (WOMM) and the CEO of Fizz. If anything, Ted understands how his work requires patience from others. Ted became impatient after his father died when he was just a teenager, and he had to work to slow himself down and practice patience ever since. "With the right employees, you might not go faster, but you go farther."   Links: Patience and Fortitude (Timeless & Timely) Fizz (Ted's company) Fizz: Harness the Power of Word of Mouth Marketing to Drive Brand Growth (Amazon) Please leave us a rating or review so other people can benefit from Timeless Leadership. And subscribe to the Timeless & Timely newsletter. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.timelesstimely.com/subscribe

This week on Timeless Leadership, the topic is Resilience. More than persistence, resilience is about an inner strength we draw on and inspire in others. Our guest this week is Kat Cole, whose own resilience has driven her to the top of national and multinational brands. Learn what keeps her going even during difficult times, how the Ask-Answer-Act formula works for her, and why we should always question our success. "Resilience and heart are key to success."   Links: Resilience: Where Do You Find Your Inner Strenth? (Timeless & Timely) Learning from Reflection (Checking In with Kat Cole) How to Lead Even When You Have a Heavy Heart (Checking In) Please leave us a rating or review so other people can benefit from Timeless Leadership. And subscribe to the Timeless & Timely newsletter. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.timelesstimely.com/subscribe

This week on Timeless Leadership, the topic is Humanity and why it's the most important element of excellence. "Soft" skills vs. "hard" skills - we seem to have the concepts reversed. Putting more focus on elevating women's voices in the leadership suite and marketplace. The difference between "resume virtues" and "eulogy virtues." Tom Peters has been chasing excellence for 43 years. Beginning with his landmark book In Search of Excellence, he has made a career of calling out the exemplary behavior in leaders and castigating that which needs to change.  His latest book—which he says is his last—is the final salvo for excellence, stated with urgency: Excellence Now: Extreme Humanism. "What you are doing right now will be the hallmark of your entire career."   Links The Humanity of the Pickle Barrel Tom's book: https://amzn.to/3fj5d2I More about the book at the Excellence Now Campaign Please leave us a rating or review so other people can benefit from Timeless Leadership. And subscribe to the Timeless & Timely newsletter.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.timelesstimely.com/subscribe

This week on Timeless Leadership, the topic is a leader's role in Communication. Leaders need to have a vision, but in order to succeed they need to effectively communicate that vision How can a leader take a complex set of ideas and make them understandable for audiences? What is The Red Thread® storytelling structure and how does it work? Part strategist, part storyteller, part English-to-English translator, Tamsen Webster helps experts drive action with their ideas. Tamsen honed her trademark Red Thread approach in and for major organizations like Johnson & Johnson, Harvard Medical School, and Intel, as well as with hundreds of individual founders, academics, and thought leaders. She's a former TEDx Executive Producer and current Idea Strategist. More important for our show, Tamsen is author of Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible.    Links Communicate Simply and with Emotion Tamsen's book: https://amzn.to/3b9R4U9 More about the book at RedThreadBook.com Sign up for Tamsen's newsletter, videos, and more at TamsenWebster.com. Article discussed on the show: Georgian Britain's Anti-Vaxxer Movement (Public Domain Review) Please leave us a rating or review so other people can benefit from Timeless Leadership. And subscribe to the Timeless & Timely newsletter.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.timelesstimely.com/subscribe

This week on Timeless Leadership, we're talking about Humor. How can you use humor in the workplace? What kind of humor is acceptable? Why is it okay not to be serious all the time? Our guest is Kathy Klotz-Guest, whose career is a story of using play as creative fuel. Her burning question for companies is "How does your culture focus on making peoples’ lives better?"  Her answer: It can and should run like an improv group with a collaborative “yes and” mentality.  Links Required reading: "The Social Element of Humor" Kathy's site: https://www.keepingithuman.com Kathy's book: Stop Boring Me!: How to Create Kick-Ass Marketing Content, Products and Ideas Through the Power of Improv  Subscribe to the Timeless & Timely newsletter   Don't forget to leave us a rating or a review.  And if there's an extraordinary leader you know, please let us know by emailing timeless@scottmonty.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.timelesstimely.com/subscribe

This week on Timeless Leadership, we're tackling the subject of Wisdom. Our guest is public philosopher Tom V. Morris, Ph.D. Throughout history, people have looked to leaders as fonts of wisdom. Sometimes the accolade is warranted, sometimes it's a false promise. Why is wisdom important, and how is it different from knowledge? Can we ever make a claim to wisdom? How can we recognize wisdom in others? Tom Morris is one of the world's top public philosophers and pioneering business thinkers. He's the author of over 30 groundbreaking books and is a legendary speaker whose electrifying talks reengage people around their deepest values and reignite their passion for work and life. Links The Role of Wisdom: Information vs. Transformation Tom Morris's website  Book: Plato's Lemonade Stand Book: If Aristotle Ran General Motors Tom's full list of books Subscribe to the Timeless & Timely newsletter     This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.timelesstimely.com/subscribe

This week on Timeless Leadership, we'll be discussing the role of Optimism and leadership with Harry Cohen, Ph.D. Specifically, heliotropic leadership. What is heliotropic leadership? Why is being the sun so important? What are some techniques we can use to invite positivity? How we can go from knowing to doing Harry Cohen, Ph.D. is an executive and leadership coach, a psychologist, and owner of a popular Ann Arbor restaurant. He developed the principles in his book Be the Sun, Not the Salt as a way to encourage his clients to be their best selves.   Links Finding Hope https://www.timelesstimely.com/p/finding-hope The Book: Be the Sun, Not the Salt https://amzn.to/2KYFy12 Harry's website: https://www.bethesunnotthesalt.com/ Harry's TedX talk: https://youtu.be/c4QUp6tuo-E Subscribe to the Timeless & Timely newsletter     This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.timelesstimely.com/subscribe

This week on Timeless Leadership, we're discussing Humility. Join Scott as he welcomes Marilyn Gist, Ph.D., speaker, consultant, and retired academic and author of The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility: Thriving Organizations & Great Results. Marilyn defines leader humility as "the tendency to feel and display deep regard for others' dignity." The six qualities of leader humility drive how leaders are perceived, how vision is implemented, and how organizations succeed. Marilyn shares examples from leaders at companies such as Ford, Costco, Microsoft, and more. Links Marilyn's book: The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility https://amzn.to/2GzZSpN Marilyn's website: https://www.marilyngist.com Further reading: Humility, Individuality, and Visibility https://www.timelesstimely.com/p/humility-individuality-and-visibility  Subscribe to the Timeless & Timely newsletter   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.timelesstimely.com/subscribe

Our guest is David Murray, author of An Effort to Understand: Hearing One Another (and Ourselves) in a Nation Cracked in Half. His book is a series of essays that gives readers a window into everyday American discourse–from the rural backroads to corporate C-suites.   A student of history, Murray shows that however great the personal and political divides between us, we have just as deep a desire to connect.   Understanding is the bridge between discord and discourse, based on mutual trust and a desire to move forward.   Links: David's Book: An Effort to Understand Robert F. Kennedy's "Effort to Understand" speech David's blog Writing Boots Leadership means knowing when to dig in, and when to give in   Subscribe to Timeless & Timely Feedback for Scott? Have an idea for a guest? Send it to timeless@scottmonty.com.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.timelesstimely.com/subscribe