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Sep 17, 2024 • 25min

The Five Talents That Really Matter, with Barry Conchie & Sarah Dalton (Leadership, Hiring, Research, Business)

Barry Conchie, Founder and President of Conchie Associates, and business partner Sarah Dalton, discuss their research taken from over 58K executive leaders, including insights on holding two conflicting truths together, how people don’t change, but the context they exist in does, being both rigid and flexible like an air traffic controller, why likeability is not an indicator of job performance (but it sure informs a lot of hiring), the ROI of a tortoise vs. a squirrel, identifying the 5 talents that REALLY matter in leadership, and how sometimes leaders just can’t be made.
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Sep 12, 2024 • 4min

CLIP: At the Pentagon on 9/11, On the Ground in Ukraine

Author, speaker, and physician Dr. Thom Mayer recounts the intense experiences of working at the burning Pentagon on 9/11, and leading a group of Marines into Ukraine at the start of the ongoing war.Hear Dr. Mayer's full interview in Episode 468 of The Action Catalyst.
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Sep 10, 2024 • 12min

REMASTERED: The ONE Thing, with Jay Papasan (Productivity, Discipline, Mindset, Author)

Jay Papasan, a productivity expert and author, discusses common myths surrounding productivity, like the misbelief in multitasking. He sheds light on 'switch-tasking' and how it affects efficiency. Papasan emphasizes the importance of discipline in habit formation, debunking the idea that a new habit takes only 21 days—it actually takes about 66. He also dives into the science of willpower, strategies to optimize morning energy, and how to focus on essential tasks to achieve extraordinary results.
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Sep 5, 2024 • 3min

CLIP: Your Friends Can't All Be Pop-Tarts

Seth Bolt, bassist of rock band NEEDTOBREATHE, and his brother Chandler, CEO of SelfPublishing.com, explain why some, but not all of your friends can be Pop-Tarts. Wait...what?Hear the Chandler brothers' full interview in Episode 30 of The Action Catalyst.
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Sep 4, 2024 • 3min

Overtime with Outland: Dr. Thom Mayer, Episode 468

Overtime with Outland is Action Catalyst host Adam Outland's reflections and commentary on discussions with each of his esteemed and accomplished guests. In this segment, Adam dissects Episode 468 with author, speaker, physician, and Medical Director of the NFL Players Association, Dr. Thom Mayer.
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Sep 3, 2024 • 32min

Leadership Is Worthless, But Leading Is Priceless, with Dr. Thom Mayer (Sports, Ukraine, 9/11, Medicine)

Author, speaker, and physician Dr. Thom Mayer explains how a magical series of serendipitous circumstances took him west, the tragic event that led him (back) to the NFL, putting relationships over resumes, finding where your joy intersects the world’s needs, leading the NFL through the concussion crisis, sucking down vs. sucking up, working at the burning Pentagon on 9/11, the Boss vs. the Leader, innovation at the speed of trust, making failure your fuel, and the virtue in thinking of yourself less.Mentioned in this episode:Learn more at SouthwesternConsulting.com/Coaching/StudentsSouthwestern Student Coaching
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Aug 29, 2024 • 3min

CLIP: President Carter Was No Match For This Man

Author, entrepreneur, Fortune 50 senior executive, and award-winning podcast host John Miles shares a story about the man who humbled not-yet President Jimmy Carter, and the valuable lesson he took away from it.Hear John's full interview in Episode 467 of The Action Catalyst.
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Aug 27, 2024 • 10min

REMASTERED: Breaking Out of a Broken System, with Seth and Chandler Bolt (Music, Philanthropy, Finance, Author)

Seth Bolt, bassist of rock band NEEDTOBREATHE, and his brother Chandler, CEO of SelfPublishing.com, dive into their co-authored book, “Breaking Out of a Broken System”, talking about “forced opportunities”, the boomerang effect of giving, sharing a $624 billion secret, and explaining why not all of your friends can be Pop-Tarts.
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Aug 22, 2024 • 4min

CLIP: Hell Week

Best-selling author, CEO of SEALFIT, and retired Navy SEAL commander Mark Divine explains the Navy SEAL concept of "Hell Week", the most grueling period of training for any new recruit, and the importance of breaking you down to build you back up again.Hear Mark's full interview in Episode 218 of The Action Catalyst.
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Aug 21, 2024 • 2min

Overtime with Outland: John Miles, Episode 467

Overtime with Outland is Action Catalyst host Adam Outland's reflections and commentary on discussions with each of his esteemed and accomplished guests. In this segment, Adam dissects Episode 467 with author, entrepreneur, Fortune 50 senior executive, and award-winning podcast host John Miles.

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