Bregman Leadership Podcast

Episode 161: Ben Feder – Take Off Your Shoes

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How do you leave a high-stress position and change your life completely? Just ask Ben Feder, the author of Take Off Your Shoes. He whisked… The post...

Episode 160: Dr. Bertie Bregman – Qwell

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is a new format for the podcast – please let me know your thoughts in the comments below. What happens when you have to… The post Episode 160...

Episode 159: Dorie Clark (Rerun) – Stand Out

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a rerun. How can we Stand Out in a noisy world? Knowing what idea to pursue when you have so many is… The post Episode 159: Dorie Cl...

Episode 158: Steven Rogelberg – The Surprising Science of Meetings

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What causes ineffective meetings? You probably hate wasting valuable time or interrupting work for a meeting, but there are ways to make them better. ...

Episode 157: Q&A Episode

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Bregman Leadership Podcast I’m stepping outside my comfort zone to bring you my very first Q&A episode. I answer five questions… ...

Episode 156: Jeff Dyer – Innovation Capital

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How do you get people to listen to your ideas? Jeff Dyer is a Professor of Strategy at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School and an… The post...

Episode 155: John Rossman – Think Like Amazon

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How can you challenge your own biases? John Rossman, formerly in charge of Amazon Marketplace and author of Think Like Amazon, offers his advice and…...

Episode 154: Geoff Colvin (Rerun) – Humans Are Underrated

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a re-run. Today on the show, I have a (digital) face-to-face chat with Geoff Colvin. He’s the author of Humans are Underrated:… Th...

Episode 153: Jerry Colonna – Reboot

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is it selfish to use our workspace to better ourselves? When it comes to encouraging those we trust to call us out on our blind… The post Episode 15...

Episode 152: Alex Goryachev – Innovation

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are you giving yourself time to innovate? On today’s episode, I speak about innovation and productivity with Alex Goryachev, the senior director of ...

Episode 151: John Zeratsky – Make Time

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the one critical thing you need to get done today? When John Zeratsky worked at Google with his co-author Jake Knapp, they noticed they… Th...

Episode 150: Steve Denning – The Age of Agile

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How can large organizations act like small teams? Steve Denning is a popular Forbes.com contributor, Fortune500 leadership coach, and author of six le...

Episode 149: Bawa Jain – Responsible Leadership

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to be a responsible leader? Bawa Jain is the Secretary-General for the World Council of Religious Leaders and the founder and… The...

Episode 148: Morten Hansen – Great at Work

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How can you get extraordinary results by doing less? Morten Hansen, management professor at the University of California and author of Great at Work, ...

Episode 147: Alan Stein Jr – Raise Your Game

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What makes someone coachable? Humility helps, but can humility be taught? Motivational speaker and author of Raise Your Game Alan Stein Jr believes so...

Episode 146 (Rerun): John Maxwell – The Five Levels of Leadership

30 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a re-run. John Maxwell, author of The 5 Levels of Leadership (and 29 other books), talked with me about the pinnacle of… The post Ep...

Episode 145: Antonio Nieto Rodriguez – The Project Revolution

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What if everything in your life could be a project? This week, we are joined by Antonio Nieto Rodriguez, a champion of project management who… The p...

Episode 144: Amy C. Edmondson – The Fearless Organization

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Can we create safety in our organization? Harvard professor Amy Edmondson says it’s her aspiration to remove the need for excessive courage in the w...

Episode 143: Bob Rosen – Conscious

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What drives you forward? Bob Rosen, co-author of Conscious, believes that a deliberately aware mindset leads to positive action. Good leaders, he says...

Episode 142: Laura Vanderkam – Off the Clock

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How can we create more time? Laura Vanderkam, author of multiple books including Off the Clock, analyzed 900 time diaries of busy people to figure… ...

Episode 141 (Rerun): Cal Newport: Deep Work

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a rerun. How can you get the highest quality results from your work? The post Episode 141 (Rerun): Cal Newport: Deep Work first appear...

Episode 140: Stuart Crainer – Thinkers50

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Being inspired by innovative management ideas is one thing. Applying them in the real world is another entirely. How can you close that gap? Stuart…...

Episode 139: Dr. Wayne Jonas – How Healing Works

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Can science inform how we think about our organizations? This week we have Dr. Wayne Jonas on the program. The post Episode 139: Dr. Wayne Jonas – H...

Episode 138: Ken Blanchard – Servant Leadership In Action

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How can you influence someone in a position of authority? It’s one of the ideas Ken Blanchard explores in Servant Leadership In Action. Discover wha...

Episode 137: Bregman Leadership Coaching Session

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of the Bregman Leadership Podcast, I’m sharing a leadership coaching session, done with my dear friend Wynne Miller. We take...

Episode 136: Emily Fletcher – Stress Less, Accomplish More

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What are the benefits of sustained meditation? Ziva Meditation practice founder Emily Fletcher returns to the podcast with a new book, Stress Less, Ac...

Episode 135 – David Desteno: Emotional Success

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Which emotions are built to make us succeed? David Desteno, author of Emotional Success, asserts that when it comes to accomplishing tasks and moving ...

Episode 134: Leah Weiss – How We Work

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have the courage to focus on what matters? Work and life are inherently integrated and shouldn’t be separated, says Leah Weiss, author of… ...

Episode 133 (Rerun): Tom Rath – Are You Fully Charged?

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a re-run. I chat with bestselling author Tom Rath, about his book, Are You Fully Charged? Tom is a very practical, research-based… T...

Episode 132: Bob Nelson – 1001 Ways to Engage Employees

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What does employee engagement look like? The post Episode 132: Bob Nelson – 1001 Ways to Engage Employees first appeared on Bregman Partners.

Episode 131: Christine Comaford – Power Your Tribe

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Can we speed the shift from negative feelings to positive behaviors? The post Episode 131: Christine Comaford – Power Your Tribe first appeared on B...

Episode 130: Patty McCord – Powerful

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How can you create excellent teams? Patty McCord, co-creator of the viral Netflix Culture Deck and author of Powerful, says we have to encourage parti...

Episode 129: Brad Staats: Never Stop Learning

31 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How can we invest in learning? Brad Staats, author of Never Stop Learning, says we have to reconcile that learning can be an inherently “wasteful”...

Episode 128: Todd Henry – Herding Tigers

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How can you release control and maintain high standards? Todd Henry returns to the podcast, this time to speak about this 64 million dollar question…...

Episode 127: Annie Duke – Thinking in Bets

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What makes a good decision? Annie Duke, former professional poker champion turned psychologist and author of Thinking in Bets, says the only poor deci...

Episode 126: Dan Schawbel – Back to Human

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How do you create a more socialized workplace – one that doesn’t rely on technology? The post Episode 126: Dan Schawbel – Back to Human first ap...

Episode 125: David Burkus – Friend of a Friend

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Why does networking make us feel dirty? It doesn’t have to, according to David Burkus, author of Friend of a Friend. The post Episode 125: David Bur...

Episode 124: Chris Bailey – Hyperfocus

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How can we increase our focus? The answer is simple – we have to learn to manage our attention. Chris Bailey returns to the podcast… The post Epis...

Episode 123: Amy Edmondson – Teaming

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How do organizations evolve? You have to have the right structures in place, says Amy Edmondson, author of Teaming. The post Episode 123: Amy Edmondso...

Episode 122: Elena Botelho – The CEO Next Door

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What behaviors set the best CEOs apart? Elena Botelho, co-author of The CEO Next Door, and her team interviewed 18,000 leaders to find out. Discover…...

Episode 121: Dave Logan – Tribal Leadership

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How can we improve our company’s culture? Dave Logan and his co-authors of Tribal Leadership conducted a large ten-year study of two-dozen organizat...

Episode 120: Maria Van Hekken – Leading With Yes

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Is the story you tell yourself negatively impacting your performance? Maria Van Hekken, Bregman Coach and author of Leading with Yes, talks to us this...

Episode 119: Keith Eigel and Karl Kuhnert – The Map

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What if leadership maturity wasn’t about age, but effort and experience? This week, I’m joined by Keith Eigel and Karl Kuhnert, who wrote The Map....

Episode 118: Herminia Ibarra – Act Like A Leader, Think Like a Leader

30 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How do we overcome the fear of taking risks? Herminia explains how managers can step up to bigger leadership positions, without relying on introspecti...

Episode 117: Daniel Coyle – The Culture Code

16 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Discover the most important words a leader can say, the benefits of a two-line email, and why culture isn’t a soft skill. The post Episode 117: Dani...

Episode 116: Peter Bregman – Leading With Emotional Courage

13 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are you afraid of taking a risk? You might just be afraid of feeling. If you are willing to feel everything, you can do anything—which is the premis...

Episode 115: Carter Cast – The Right (and Wrong) Stuff

02 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Why do talented people face career derailment? If you know your faults, you can find the type of work environment right for you, says Carter… The po...

Episode 114: Carmine Gallo – Five Stars

18 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What does it mean to be a five-star communicator? Carmine Gallo says the power of persuasion and the impact of compelling stories can set us apart fro...

Episode 113: Chip Heath – The Power of Moments

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How can you elevate a moment—and can every moment be truly powerful? The post Episode 113: Chip Heath – The Power of Moments first appeared on Bre...

Episode 112: Rajeev Peshawaria – Open Source Leadership

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In a fast-paced, technological world, what is the best kind of leader? Discover the merits of autocratic leadership versus democratic leadership. The ...

Episode 111: Daniel Cable – Alive at Work

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How can we encourage creative problem-solving in our teams? By creating safe spaces that activate the “seeking system” part of our brains. The pos...

Episode 110: Whitney Johnson – Building an A-Team

21 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Has your team plateaued? Once you reach the top, you either innovate or atrophy. The post Episode 110: Whitney Johnson – Building an A-Team first ap...

Episode 109: Stephen M. R. Covey – The Speed of Trust

09 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How can you inspire trust in others? Start by trusting yourself. The post Episode 109: Stephen M. R. Covey – The Speed of Trust first appeared on Br...

Episode 108: Sanyin Siang – The Launch Book

26 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In a world of change, how do we launch new ideas, careers, and projects? The post Episode 108: Sanyin Siang – The Launch Book first appeared on Breg...

Episode 107: Chester Elton – The Best Team Wins

12 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How do you get a diverse, multigenerational team to work well together? The answer is kindness. The post Episode 107: Chester Elton – The Best Team ...

Episode 106: Lisa Feldman Barrett – How Emotions Are Made

26 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are we at the mercy of our emotions? As it turns out, we can control them more than we think. The post Episode 106: Lisa Feldman Barrett – How Emoti...

Episode 105: Emily Fletcher – zivaONLINE

12 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Have you tried meditation and thought it wasn’t for you? It actually might not have been meditation. The post Episode 105: Emily Fletcher – zivaON...

Episode 104: Todd Davis – Get Better

29 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How can we understand the people with whom we disagree? By learning to differentiate opinions from facts. The post Episode 104: Todd Davis – Get Bet...

Episode 103: Daron Roberts – Call an Audible

15 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When is it time to leave your career for something totally new? Daron K. Roberts tells the story of his own amazing career change. The post Episode 10...

Episode 102: Erica Dhawan – Get Big Things Done

01 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You have a vast professional network, but are you using it the right way? According to Erica Dhawan, real power comes from the ability to leverage you...

Episode 101: David Litt – Thanks Obama

18 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to write a killer joke for the President of the United States? About thirty bad ones, first, says David Litt, former speechwriter fo...

Episode 100: Joshua Cooper Ramo – The Seventh Sense

04 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What if you had a special sense that allowed you to perceive change happening right now? The Seventh Sense explores the idea of connected systems and ...

Episode 99: Sarah Robb O’Hagan – Extreme You

20 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What are the qualities that make people extremely successful? Sarah Robb O’Hagan would know; she has been named one of Forbes’ “Most Powerful Wo...

Episode 98: Kim Scott – Radical Candor

06 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Are you afraid telling your employees the hard truth will make you seem like a jerk? Both praise and criticism should show you care, says Kim Scott. T...

Episode 97: Liz Wiseman – Multipliers

23 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Are you sucking the intelligence out of your team? According to Liz Wiseman, there are two kinds of leaders, and the latter only get about half of the...

Episode 96: Emily Esfahani Smith – The Power of Meaning

16 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Are you confusing comfort with happiness? Emily Esfahani Smith furthers our discussion on happiness. The post Episode 96: Emily Esfahani Smith – The...

Episode 95: Daniel McGinn – Psyched Up

09 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Should you have a warm-up routine for work? According to Dan McGinn, what you do before a performance makes all the difference to that performance. Th...

Episode 94: Bill Burnett and Dave Evans – Designing Your Life

02 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Are you stuck in a rut? You can’t just think your way to a better future, say Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, you have to design it. The post Episode 9...

Episode 93: Sam Walker – The Captain Class

25 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What is the secret to building a world-class team? Sam Walker boiled down the success of the world's greatest sports teams to a single factor: a great...

Episode 92: Tal Ben-Shahar – The Joy of Leadership

18 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Can you live happier and be a better leader? According to Tal Ben-Shahar, happiness is the key to successful leadership--but just pursuing it isn’t ...

Episode 91: Subir Chowdhury – The Difference

11 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

How can you develop employees who care? Discover how much your company stands to gain by developing caring mindsets. The post Episode 91: Subir Chowdh...

Episode 90: Marshall Goldsmith – Lifestorming

04 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Are meaning and happiness part of your career? Marshall Goldsmith, world renowned business educator and coach, returns to the podcast. The post Episod...

Episode 89: Daniel Levitin – Weaponized Lies

28 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

How do you talk someone out of believing in a lie? There’s a better way than just spouting the facts, says Daniel Levitin. The post Episode 89: Dani...

Episode 88: Mark Murphy – Truth At Work

21 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

How can we have productive conversations around sensitive issues? Bestselling author Mark Murphy offers a solution in his newest book. The post Episod...

Episode 87: Marilyn Paul – An Oasis In Time

14 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Can a little bit of rest actually make us far more productive? Discover why even an hour of rest a week can increase your productivity. The post Episo...

Episode 86: Tim Sanders – Love is a Killer App

07 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

How do you "show love" in your professional life? It sounds like a crazy question, but being genuinely selfless is actually the best thing you can do ...

Episode 85: Ken Blanchard – One Minute Mentoring

31 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What makes a successful mentorship? It’s not about having a mentee who listens and a mentor who teaches well--it’s all about values compatibility....

Episode 84: Don Kania – FEI Company Revival

24 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

How does a company grow its revenue from less than $400M to over $1 billion? That’s the growth trajectory Don Kania led when he became CEO of FEI. T...

Episode 83: Sean D’Souza – 13 Box System

17 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Can you give a speech that actually inspires action? According to expert communicator Sean D’Souza, that’s exactly what every speech should do. Th...

Episode 82: Dan Ariely – Payoff

10 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Through a series of fascinating experiments, behavioral economist Dan Ariely has begun to decipher the relationship between meaning, money and motivat...

Episode 81: Tracy Goodwin – Captivate the Room

03 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Voice and public speaking coach Tracy Goodwin, author of Captivate the Room, says the most important thing isn't what you say, it's how you say it. Th...

Episode 80: Bernie Roth – The Achievement Habit

26 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have a dream you’ve been waiting to make good on? Bernie lays out his formula for following through on your most ambitious goals and dreams. ...

Episode 79: Lisa Bloom – Demystifying Leadership Presence

19 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What is leadership presence and how can it be developed? That’s the question Lisa Bloom is asking senior leaders. The post Episode 79: Lisa Bloom –...

Episode 78: Brian Gaffney – Collaborating Change

12 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

His organization had an annual loss of $30MM. In four years, Brian turned that into an annual gain of $140MM. The post Episode 78: Brian Gaffney – C...

Episode 77: Dave Ulrich – Victory Through Organization

05 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What is most important to the success of your business, talent or organization? According to Dave Ulrich, structure & process have four times more imp...

Episode 76: Mahzarin Banaji – Blindspot

29 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

How can we become more aware of our own biased thinking? Mahzarin Banaji helps us uncover biases and stereotypes ingrained since childhood. The post E...

Episode 75: Sheryl O’Loughlin – Killing It

22 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Discover the importance of having a support group of fellow entrepreneurs and how to stay grounded during the tough times. The post Episode 75: Sheryl...

Episode 74: Jim Kouzes – The Leadership Challenge

15 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What separates extraordinary leaders from those who under-perform? Over thirty years ago, Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner set out to answer that question....

Episode 73: Michael Mankins – Time Talent Energy

08 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Are you and your team losing ground to unnecessary meetings, emails and bureaucracy? Discover when you should skip your next meeting. The post Episode...

Episode 72: David Burkus – Under New Management

01 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Do you feel your organization’s policies are counterintuitive? You’re not alone. The post Episode 72: David Burkus – Under New Management first ...

Episode 71: Andy Molinsky – Reach

24 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Discover the power of naming your fears, the importance of conviction, and how to determine when it's okay to only go “knee deep.” The post Episod...

Episode 70: Judith Glaser – Conversational Intelligence

17 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Are your words building trust and enabling your colleagues to do their best work? Judith Glaser asserts that humans are wired to be profoundly impacte...

Episode 69: Vishen Lakhiani – The Code of the Extraordinary Mind

10 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Discover the six steps of his own scientifically-validated meditation practice and how you can apply them daily, even if you thought meditation would ...

Episode 68: Brent Adamson – The Challenger Sale

03 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Discover what makes a Challenger-salesperson unique, why you should never "lead with" your value proposition, and the three traits you can train to he...

Episode 67: Alexis Stenfors – A Barometer of Fear

27 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do when you know you’ve made a big mistake? Alexis Stenfors mismarked his trading books, resulting in a $100 million error, and was labe...

Episode 66: Christine Comaford – Smart Tribes

20 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

How can your team be 35-50% more productive? By shifting from their critter state to their smart state, says Christine Comaford. The post Episode 66: ...

Episode 65: Jeffrey Seller – Producing Successful Shows

13 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to achieve wild success? On this special episode, I speak with Jeffrey Seller, Tony-award-winning producer of Hamilton, Rent, and Av...

Episode 64: Byron Katie – Loving What Is

06 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Can you reduce the amount of suffering in your life just by asking a few specific questions? On this episode, we'll examine each of them and I'll put ...

Episode 63: Joe Badaracco – Managing the Gray

27 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do when there is no clear answer to your problem? Learn Prof. Badaracco's five timeless questions and subtle skills to help you make the b...

Episode 62: Robert Cialdini – Pre-suasion

20 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It’s not just the message that’s important - it’s how you deliver it that can make all the difference. The post Episode 62: Robert Cialdini – ...