Weekly Leader Podcast

This week Pam speaks with Noah Alper about life, leadership and bagels.  Due to heavy snow, schedule conflicts and a fascinating guest, we focused on featuring on our Weekly Leader. Thanks to our sponsor! GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. Weekly Leader Noah Alper, author of Business Mensch: Timeless Wisdom for Today's Entrepreneur and founder of  Noah's Bagels and Bread & Circus (now WholeFoods) Noah Alper Consulting and Business Mensch websites Leader Lunch: David Ben-Gurion Currently reading: Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle Advice for aspiring leaders: Do research, build a strong team and follow your gut. Contact Info send comments to podcast@weeklyleader.net Audio comments are welcomed and encouraged. Attach an MP3 file of 5 mb of less Twitter: @WeeklyLeader, @PamFR, @PeterMello, @MVittone, @EdBrenegar, @RunDigger Podcasfe Music Trance Sends by Trance Blackman My Funny Valentine by Debbie Cunningham (via Arie

This week Peter speaks with Charlie Coiro, Assistant Branch Chief, US coast Leadership Development Center, Leadership in the News, Social Media Minute/Website of the Week, Research Report of the Week and podsafe music. Leadership in the News President Obama's State of the Union address World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland Military "don't ask, don't tell" policy Rosetta Thurman's blog - 28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders Social Media Minute / Website of the Week Change This Research Report of the Week Take a break to improve memory (via Futurity.org - January 28, 2010) Weekly Leader Charlie Coiro, Assistant Branch Chief, US Coast Guard Leadership Development Center USCG's 28 Core Competencies Currently reading: Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee Leader Lunch: President Jimmy Carter and Egypt's President Anwar Sadat Advice to aspiring leaders: Reflection Contact info Twitter: @WeeklyLeader, @PamFR, @PeterMello, @MVi

This week Pam interviews Rob Hurlbut, CEO of Attune Foods. Pam and Peter discuss the new GM  CEO, the upcoming State of the Union and Apple announcement, some recent changes to the website, Pam's Research Report of the Week and more great podsafe music. Thanks to our sponsor! GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. Leadership in the News GM Chairman Ed Whitacre drops interim title; becomes permanent CEO President Barack Obama State of the Union Address Freeze of government discretionary spending and official salaries Major Apple announcement - iPad The iState of the Union: Steve Jobs delivers the annual presidential address. (Slate Magazine) Leadership Lessons from Tara VanDerveer | STANFORD Magazine: January/February 2010 Website Mobile edition: http://m.weeklyleader.net Blogrolls: Leadership bloggers Magazines with leadership/management sections Special Wall Street Journal Offer: Get the Print or Online editions of The Wall Street Journal

This week Pam and Peter discuss leadership and change with respect to the election of Massachusetts Republican Senator Scott Brown filling the seat that Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy held for 47 years. Peter speaks with Dr. Ed Brenegar about Western North Carolina's Lessons in Leadership. Plus Evernote and some great podsafe music. Leadership in the News Weekly Leader - Leadership via Sunday New York Times (January 17, 2010) Structure? The Flatter, the Better - Cristóbal Conde of SunGard says that recognition from one’s peers is a great motivator for employees, though it “is broadly unused in modern management.” (Business – Corner Office) Scott Brown elected to US Senate in a special election filling seat held by Senator Ted Kennedy for 47 years. Leading or following change? Cosmopolitan magazine June 1982 The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Mass Backwards www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis Weekly Leader recognized by PostRank as Mover &

This week Peter interviews Mark Smith, CEO of ipadio. Also entrepreneur research, Wall Street Journal podcasts and podsafe music. Thanks to our sponsor! GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. Leadership in the News sponsored by The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Bonus Backlash Bank Brace for Bailout Fees Special Wall Street Journal Offer: Get the Print or Online editions of The Wall Street Journal and receive a special free week offer!!! Social Media Minute/Website of the Week Wall Street Journal Podcasts Pam's Research Report of the Week Peers Influence Decision to Become an Entrepreneur (Stanford GSB News) - Ramana Nada, Harvard Business School and Jesper B. Sørensen Walter Kenneth Kilpatrick Professor of Organizational BehaviorStanford Graduate School of Business Weekly Leader Mark Smith, ceo of ipadio Reading: Frankie Boyle autobiography Leader Lunch: Boudica Twitter: @ipadio Podsafe Music from Music Alley Trance Sends by Trance Blackman Mar

This week Pam Fox Rollins interview Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicom Consulting about her new book The New How. Also, Pam's Research Report of the Week, Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge and more great podsafe music. Thanks to our sponsor! GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. Social Media Minute/Website of the Week Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge, A First Look at Faculty Research weekly newsletter Pam's Research Report of the Week McKinsey Quarterly: Motivating people: Getting beyond money (November 2009) What's a Bailed Out Banker Really Worth by Steven Brill - New York Times Sunday Magazine cover story January 3, 2010 Weekly Leader Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicon Consulting and author of The New How: Building Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy Twitter: @nilofer Blog: Nilofer's Posterous Currently reading: The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right

This special holiday week, Pam interviews three special leaders participating in the Global Women's Leadership event in Santa Clara, CA.

This week Dr. Ed Brenegar interview author Daniel Pink about his new book Drive. Also, Pam's research on happiness and leadership, 37 Signals Podcast and more great podsafe music. Leadership in the News Goldman Sachs Reviews and Revises Executive Compensation Social Media Minute 37 Signals Podcast Daniel Pink's TED Talk on Motivation Pam's Research Report of the Week The Shifting Meaning of Happiness (PDF) by Cassie Mogilner, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, andSep Kamvar and Jennifer Aacker, Stanford Graduate School of Business. Weekly Leader Daniel Pink, author Books Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2009) The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need (2008) A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (2006) Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself (2002) Website / Twitter Deloitte Shift Index: Advances in Labor Productivity Fail to Drive Profit Close Western North Carolina - Lessons in Leadership January 21

Leadership in the News How the Mighty Fall - From Eliot Spitzer to Tiger Woods, leaders falling to temptation.  AIG pay issues are back again - Fresh Pay Skirmish Erupts at AIG (WSJ subscriber content) Most Americans feel that President Obama doesn't deserve the Nobel Peace Prize (Voice of America article) Social Media Minute Washington Post's On Leadership section Ed O'Malley panelist (Weekly Leader 22 and 23) December 2009 Leadership Development Carnival at Inflexion Point Blog Research Report of the Week Center for Creative Leadership whitepaper: The Leadership Skills Gap: What you need and don't have when it comes to leadership talent (PDF) by Jean B. Leslie, June 2009 Contact Info: Email: podcast@weeklyleader.net submit an audio comment by recording and attaching an MP3 file of 5mb or less Twitter: Pam - @PamFR Peter - @PeterMello Mario Vittone - @MVittone Dr. Ed Brenegar - @EdBrenegar Guy Mitrano - @GuyBBY Music Intro: Trance Sends by Trance Blackman The Future of Life by Jake Niemi

This week Peter speaks with Weekly Leader colleague Dr. Ed Brenegar and young entrepreneur Guy Mitrano, ceo of Burlington Boat Yard about the importance of leaders reviewing the past year and goal setting the next. Social Media Minute By Guy Mitrano - HarvardBusiness.org Voices and YoungEntrepreneur.com Kidpreneurs: Young Entrepreneurs With Big Ideas! (website) A Leadership Review and Planning Framework Four Questions Every Leader Must Ask Contact Info Special guest co-host: Guy Mitrano, ceo of Burlington Boat Yard LLC Twitter: @GuyBBY LinkedIn profile Guest co-host and Weekly Leader contributor: Dr. Ed Brenegar Twitter: @EdBrenengar Leading Questions blog Weekly Leader columns: Leadership Q+A Work, Life, Lead. Co-hosts Pam Fox Rollin, Founder of IdeaShape Twitter: @PamFR Peter A. Mello, Founder/Editor of Weekly Leader Twitter: @PeterMello Leave a comment on Weekly Leader email podcast@weeklyleader.net – send an audio comment via an MP3 file of 5 mb or less Podsafe Music (Musi

Pam Interviews Amari Romero-Thomas, SVP, United Way of Silicon Valley, Social Media Minutes covers strategy+business 2009 Best Leadership Books by Charles Handy, Research Report of the Week is Blame Contagion and some great podsafe music Social Media Minute strategy+business: Best Business Books 2009 - Leadership Books by Charles Handy Kenneth Hopper and William Hopper, The Puritan Gift: Reclaiming the American Dream amidst Global Financial Chaos (revised ed., I.B. Tauris, 2009) Warren Bennis, Daniel Goleman, and James O’Toole, with Patricia Ward Biederman - Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor (Jossey-Bass, 2008) Edgar H. Schein Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help (Berrett-Koehler, 2009) Alan Deutschman, Walk the Walk: The #1 Rule for Real Leaders (Portfolio, 2009) C. Julia Huang, Charisma and Compassion: Cheng Yen and the Buddhist Tzu Chi Movement (Harvard University Press, 2009) Kenneth Hopper and William Hopper, The Puritan Gift: Reclaiming the American Dream amidst Global

This week I went to Virginia Beach, VA to participate in the first annual United States Coast Guard PodCamp and recorded a roundtable discussion about social media and leadership in the Coast Guard. Roundtable participants: Mario Vittone, Daren Lewis, Katie Hood, Steve Flowers, Peter Stinson, Dan Taylor, Ben Strong Katie Hood's post on Leadership Lessons via Ashton Kutcher on Twitter My Podcasting Fundamentals presentation on SlideShare

This week Peter interviews Gary B. Cohen, founder of CO2 Partners and author of Just Ask Leadership podcast and Pam’s Research Report of the Week focuses on engaging men in gender initiatives. iTunes U and great podsafe music by George Thorogood and the Destroyers and Matthew Ebel, too. Website of the WeekiTunes U (link to iTunes)WeeklyLeader Twitter Lists Weekly Leader TeamWeekly Leader Guests Research Report of the Week Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives: What Change Agents Need to Know  (Report PDF) Catalyst Weekly LeaderGary B. Cohen, founder of CO2 Partners and author of Just Ask Leadership: Why Great Managers Always Ask the Right Questions CO2 Partners - Just Ask Leadership blogTwitter: @garybcohenReading Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization (Leadership for the Common Good) by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey Pam’s book recommendation: How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work: Seven Languages for Transformation  by Robert Kegan and Li

This week Peter interviews Mitch Joel, president of Twist Image, a digital marketing agency and creator of Six Pixels of Separation book, blog and podcast. Pam's Research Report of the Week focuses on keeping star employees plus the November 2009  Leadership Development Carnival, Twitter lists and Podsafe music by David Usher, too. Website of the Week Dan McCarthy's November 2009 Leadership Development Carnival @WeeklyLeader Twitter Lists Weekly Leader Team Weekly Leader Guests Research Report of the Week What it takes to make a star hire pay off? MIT Sloan Review Oct 30, 2009 The Matthew Effect, Halo Effect Pygmalian Effect Weekly Leader Mitch Joel, President, Twist Image and creator of Six Pixels of Separation (book, blog, podcast) Twitter @mitchjoel Facebook - Six Pixels of Separation Podcast Society Reading Web Analytics 2.0: The Art of Online Accountability and Science of Customer Centricity by Avinash Kaushik The Age of Persuasion: How Marketing Ate Our Culture by Terry O'Reilly Tr

This week Pam interviews Bruce McNamer, CEO of TechnoServe. Also, a follow up conversation on the Weekly Leader Podcast Special Edition Leadership Lessons from a Modern Day Mutiny and some great podsafe music by Angelique Kidjo. Leadership News Weekly Leader Special Edition: Leadership Lessons from a Modern Day Mutiny Murderboarding presentation by Nilofer Merchant, CEO & Chief Strategist, Rubicon Consulting and author of The New How: Building Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy Weekly Leader Bruce McNamer, President and CEO, Technoserve Leader Lunch: President Abraham Lincoln Close and Contact Info Leave a comment on Weekly Leader email podcast@weeklyleader.net – record an audio comment and save it to an MP3 file of 5 mb or less Twitter – @weeklyleader, @pamfr, @petermello, @mvittone and @edbrenegar Music Intro: Trance Sends by Trance Blackman Angelique Kidjo: Salala with Peter Gabriel and Gimme Shelter with Joss Stone

This special joint edition of the Weekly Leader and Messing About In Ships podcasts tells an incredible story about claims of a modern day mutiny on a ship in the Western Pacific Ocean. NPR's Scott Simon - A Salute to Captains of Integrity (April 18, 2009) Music Intro Trance Sends by Trance Blackman Mutiny by Ben Base

This week we have the 2nd part of Peter's interview of Ed O’Malley, CEO of Kansas Leadership Center, our website of  the week is actually an O'Reilly webinar on Murderboarding, Pam's research report is about the difference between urgency and importance in leadership communications and some great podsafe music by Howard Jones. Leadership News How fast and far leaders can fall Galleon insider trading scandal - top IBM executive/ceo condidate and McKinsey star implicated. Moffat Viewed as 'Classic IBM Executive' (WSJ 10/19/09) McKinsey Star Snared in Galleon Trading Case (WSJ 10/20/09) Bernard Kerik Is Sent to Jail (NY Times 10/20/09) WL Website of the Week O'Reilly Webcast: MurderBoarding: It's not about the ideas you keep, but the ones you kill Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 10am PT, San Francisco | 6pm - London | 1pm - New York | Fri, Oct 23th at 3am - Sydney | Fri, Oct 23th at 2am - Tokyo | Fri, Oct 23th at 1am - Beijing | 10:30pm - Mumbai Presenter: Nilofer Merchant Pam’s Research Finding of

This week Peter interviews Ed O’Malley, CEO of Kansas Leadership Center, our website of the week is Bridgestar.org and our research report is about The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle. Leadership News Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize “Obama and the Peace Prize: “A” for Attitude” by Michael Watkins, Harvard Business.org Voices (10/9/09) WL Website of the Week Bridgestar, a Bridgespan Group initiative (Great nonprofit resource) Pam’s Research Finding of the Week The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle by Ann Goggins Gregory, director of knowledge management, Bridgespan Group and Don Howard, partner, Bridgespan Group – Stanford Social Innovation Review Fall 2009 Weekly Leader Ed O’Malley, CEO, Kansas Leadership Center Twitter @edomalley and @theklc Kansas Leadership Center on Facebook KLS Facilitator Field Guide (PDF) Close and Contact Info Leave a comment on Weekly Leader email podcast@weeklyleader.net – record an audio comment and save it to an MP3 file of 5 mb or less Twitter – @weeklyleader, @pamfr, @pet

Welcome/Intros Twitter shout outs from @TerribleTed66 and Becky Robinson of @LeaderTalk Leadership News Obama and the Olympic Failure WL Website of the Week 1-800-CEO-READ blog / website / In Bubble Wrap Pam's Research Finding of the Week Multiple Team Membership: A Theoretical Model of its Effects on Productivity and Learning for Individuals, Teams, and Organizations by Michael Boyer O'Leary, Boston College, Carroll School of Management, Department of Organization Studies; Mark Mortensen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and Anita Williams Woolley, Carnegie Mellon University Weekly Leader Fran Maier, CEO, Truste.com cofounder/general manager of Match.com Twitter: @FranMaier and @Truste Truste on Facebook Reading: A Thread of Grace by Maria Doria Russell and Nudge by Richard Thaler Leader Lunch: Abraham Lincoln (Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin) Close and Contact Info Leave a comment on Weekly Leader email p

Welcome/Thanks Thanks to "OChaname" and "Terrible Ted666" for the iTunes reviews and to everyone for 8 iTunes ratings (all 5 stars) and 4 reviews (all 5 stars) Dinner with listener @JohnVaughn on Twitter Run New England video blog Leadership news Obama's Leadership qualities stand out to Americans (Gallup Sept 21, 2009) Weekly Leader Website of the Week Mountain State University - The School of Leadership and Professional Development - LeaderTalk On Facebook and Twitter Whitepaper - Twitter for Beginners (PDF) Pam's Research Finding of the Week Cascading Gender Biases, Compounding Effects: An Assessment of Talent Management Systems (Catalyst Feb. 2009) Weekly Leader Trey Gowdy, South Carolina District Attorney and candidate for US Congress (Part 2) Liberty Fellowship / Aspen Institute Social media Slate.com - Diary (February 2001) Reading Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield Slow Way Home by Michael Morris The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara Leader Lu