Podcasts by Inside Transformational Leadership

The Coaching Sugars: Compromises, Earning a Living, and Being the Coach I Want To Be from 2016-12-12T08:00

The Coaching Sugars are back for their final close-out-the-year show! Next week, December 12 at 11 am EST, the Coaching Sugars, Mike McGinley and Kirsten Olson, will consider 'Compromises, Earning...

The Coaching Sugars: Hearing and Honoring Difference, And Remaining True To You from 2016-12-05T08:00

The Coaching Sugars are back for two close-out-the-year shows! Next week, December 5, 2016 at 11 am EST, the Coaching Sugars, Mike McGinley and Kirsten Olson, will chew on something at the center ...

What It Really Means to Lead Culture with Gary Corless from 2016-11-28T08:00

Gary Corless, chief development officer of the Wounded Warrior Project and former CEO, has an ability we sometimes view as rare; the ability to really reflect on his experiences and to share the le...

How Unconscious Bias Shapes and is Shaped by Culture with Jackie Cranford from 2016-11-21T08:00

How do we know when we tip into an unconscious bias that excludes others? Do we use culture as the rationale? In the second show in a three-part series about culture in organizations with guest hos...

Understanding What Really Matters about Organizational Culture: A Conversation with Gerry McDonough, CEO of LeadFirst from 2016-11-14T08:00

According to Deloitte’s 2015 Global Human Capital Trends survey, organizational culture issues are now the number one challenge companies face around the world. The survey found that more than hal...

Preparing for a World That Doesn't Exist - Yet with Neil Richardson from 2016-10-31T07:00

There is a new world coming, a world that doesn’t exist yet, but one that we can prepare for all the same. It is a world that is even more fast-paced, interdependent and complex than we’ve ever see...

Encore: Learning from NetFlix: Disruption as a Force for Creative Change from 2016-10-24T07:00

When Netflix started out, it leased a warehouse from the US Postal Service for its inventory of movies and TV shows. Today, content is provided online. Regarded as a leader of innovation in the ent...

Stepping Up to a Challenge: A Leadership Conversation with Metro's General Manager Paul Weidefeld from 2016-10-17T07:00

When you’re faced with a tough problem, great leadership skills become essential. This has never been more true as in the case of the DC Metro. In the 1970’s, the DC Metro was a modern marvel – an ...

Language and the Pursuit of Leadership Excellence with Chalmers Brothers and Vinay Kumar from 2016-10-10T07:00

What if someone offered you a blueprint for success? What if someone could give you a set of simple yet powerful tools that would enable you think and act more effectively, in order to achieve your...

The Coaching Sugars 3: Are You Avoiding the Hard Conversation? from 2016-09-26T07:00

Designed to explore common coaching dilemmas, Georgetown coaches Mike McGinley and Kirsten Olson, inspired by Cheryl Strayed's advice column, 'Dear Sugar,' are The Coaching Sugars. They offer soul...

The Coaching Sugars 2: Oh, THAT Client from 2016-09-19T07:00

Designed to explore common coaching dilemmas following a format inspired by Cheryl Strayed's 'Dear Sugar' advice column, Georgetown leadership coaches Mike McGinley and Kirsten Olson, aka 'The Coac...

The Coaching Sugars: Messy Breakups Between Coach and Client from 2016-09-12T07:00

Designed to explore common coaching dilemmas, Georgetown coaches Mike McGinley and Kirsten Olson -'The Coaching Sugars'- offer soulful, compassionate and REAL coaching advice for coaches and leader...

Rest, Release, Allow: The Ultimate Action Plan for Leaders from 2016-08-29T07:00

At a time when leaders are mostly living (dying) according to the well-known template called “Push, Drive, Get Results,” this radio hour with leadership coaches Jim Anderson and Dan Holden will be ...

Inside Transformational Leadership Monday, August 22, 2016 from 2016-08-22T07:00

New Ways of Reading the World: A Conversation with Doug Silsbee from 2016-08-15T07:00

If you are like most leaders today, you face complex and unpredictable challenges. Often, people engage coaches to help them navigate unfamiliar territory for which they feel unprepared. Join Ho...

Leveraging Polarities: Understanding How to Navigate Complexity in Organizational Life with Kelly Lewis and Dr. Barry Johnson from 2016-08-01T07:00

In today's world of increasing interdependency and complexity, leaders must utilize problem solving as well as 'both and thinking' to address the most strategic challenges and opportunities. Often,...

Group and Team Coaching From the Inside from 2016-07-25T07:00

Join Host Lee Ann Wurster-Naefe for a conversation with Holly Williams, author, coach, entrepreneur and member of the ITL faculty, as they explore the transformational nature of group and team coac...

Leaders and Consultants: How to Find the Best Answers Together from 2016-07-18T07:00

Every day, executives confront high stakes situations that require both strategic decision-making and efficient organization, but how do leaders know which paths will lead to success? Join Host Ka...

A Close Look at How Transformation Happens with ITL Executive DIrector Kate Ebner from 2016-07-11T07:00

The words transformational leadership sound magical, but what does it really mean to lead transformation? How does lasting change happen? What toll does it take on leaders? What happens when the...

Fierce Leadership: 10 Lessons for Women Who Lead from 2016-06-27T07:00

Join Host Kate Ebner for a conversation with Alicia Rodriguez, an entrepreneur, writer, author and coach, who challenges women to be fierce in their leadership. An adventurer and global traveler, ...

Leading a Law Firm Transformation from 2016-06-20T07:00

Headquartered in Baltimore, MD, Miles & Stockbridge was founded in 1932 by Clarence Miles and Seymour O'Brien, later merging with a firm founded by Enos Stockbridge. From the beginning, the firm b...

Life's Journeys with Dr. James Hollis, Executive Director of the Jung Society of Washington DC from 2016-05-02T07:00

Jim Hollis is one of the greatest Jungian psychologists of the modern era. Join us for today’s program during which ITL faculty member Neil Stroul will talk to Dr. Hollis about a wide range of idea...

Encore: Changing on the Job: Developing Leaders for a Complex World With Jennifer Garvey Berger from 2016-04-25T07:00

Giving and receiving timely accurate feedback is essential for leaders, especially as complexity increases - and yet we know that many leaders have a really hard time giving - and receiving - feedb...

Encore: College -Un- Bound: The Future of Higher Education and What It Means for Students With Jeff Selingo from 2016-04-18T07:00

The four-year college experience is as American as apple pie. So is the belief that education offers a ticket to a better life. But with student-loan debt surpassing the $1 trillion mark and new an...

Encore: In Praise of the Incomplete Leader With Deb Ancona of the MIT Leadership Center from 2016-04-04T07:00

We’ve come to expect a lot of our leaders; we can help people become better leaders by helping access new ways of thinking about leading. Deb Ancona and her colleagues at MIT have developed a mode...

Encore: The Transforming Power of Language from 2016-03-28T07:00

We speak ourselves into transformation – or we don’t. Language does far more than just describe or communicate - this is only half of the story. Host Kate Ebner explores the relationship between ...

From Overwhelmed to The Good Life: Brigid Schulte Anniversary Episode from 2016-03-21T07:00

Join us as we welcome back Brigid Schulte, author of Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time. Brigid is a former Washington Post reporter and now directs The Good Life Initiative...

Encore: The Mindful Leader with Tara Brach from 2016-03-14T07:00

Over the past thirty five years, mindfulness and meditation have gone from being seen as out there to being practiced by everyone from professional athletes, like Michael Jordan, to soldiers in the...

One Second Ahead: Integrating Mindfulness into Our Everyday Work from 2016-03-07T08:00

Do you feel pressured, always-on, information overloaded and distracted at work, and, well, pretty much always? As we know by now, this has become our new way of working and living. As author Rasmu...

Encore: Silence, Stillness and Simplicity: Integrating Meditation into Your Life from 2016-02-29T08:00

How do you want to live your life? What is the experience of you that you would like to give others? How can you switch from being reactive to a more centered approach to leading? Originating in a...

Encore: Search Inside Yourself from 2016-02-22T08:00

Greater complexity outside requires greater clarity inside. Born at Google from one engineer's dream to change the world, Search Inside Yourself is a nationally recognized program and network. Se...

Encore: Overwhelmed: Work, Play and Love When No One Has the Time from 2016-02-15T08:00

Can working parents in America—or anywhere—ever find true leisure time? What are the consequences for our lives of being overwhelmed? In her provocative book, Overwhelmed, Brigid Schulte, a staf...

Encore: Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative with Author and Top Coach Scott Eblin from 2016-02-08T08:00

The smartphone-equipped professional is connected to work 72- hours a week, according to new research. And 48% percent of Americans report that their stress levels are up. The number one source o...

Encore: Leading in Complexity with Bob Anderson Creator, The Leadership Circle Profile from 2016-02-01T08:00

Too often, organizational change fails because leaders don’t significantly upgrade their “inner operating system” to be able to embody the kind of leadership needed to create the envisioned culture...

Positive Change: The Art of Appreciative Inquiry with David Cooperrider from 2016-01-25T08:00

People value problem-solving and go immediately to what's wrong to solve problems. What would happen if you focused on what is working rather than what isn't? Join Guest Host Roz Kay for a conversa...

Building Teams that Work with Alexander Caillet from 2016-01-18T08:00

We get work done through teams, yet developing a team of people who perform well together is one of the most challenging aspects of management. Join Host Kate Ebner and ITL faculty member Alexander...

Learning from NetFlix: Disruption as a Force for Creative Change from 2016-01-11T08:00

When Netflix started out, it leased a warehouse from the US Postal Service for its inventory of movies and TV shows. Today, content is provided online. Regarded as a leader of innovation in the ent...

Encore: Walk Boldly Toward Bias with Verna Myers from 2015-12-28T08:00

For most organizations, diversity is a deceptively simple label that masks a great deal of uncertainty and frustration. A Harvard-educated lawyer whose TED talk, “How to Overcome Our Biases? Walk...

Encore: Cultivating A New Psychology for Sustainability Leadership with Dr. Steven Schein from 2015-12-21T08:00

Will enough people take meaningful steps to reduce their ecological footprint soon enough to avoid large-scale ecological collapse? In his recently released book A New Psychology for Sustainabilit...

Silence, Stillness and Simplicity: Integrating Meditation into Your Life from 2015-12-14T08:00

How do you want to live your life? What is the experience of you that you would like to give others? How can you switch from being reactive to a more centered approach to leading? Originating in a...

Developing Women to Lead with Carolyn Coughlin from 2015-12-07T08:00

From the IMF to McKinsey to Patricia Arquette, women in leadership everywhere are standing up for women's empowerment. Carolyn Coughlin, a founding partner at Cultivating Leadership and author of “...

Encore: What Matters Most: Leading from Values with Manny Elkind from 2015-11-30T08:00

Values statements hang on the ways of many organizations alongside the mission statement, but few know how to tap into the power of values-led leadership. Join Guest Host Lynn Levis for an eye-open...

Designing the Future's' of the University with Higher Education Innovator Randy Bass from 2015-11-23T08:00

How can we design a university for the future that has liberal arts values at its center but is appropriate for 2025 and beyond? What kind of student-centered university can we create right now tha...

Leader as Facilitator with Rae Ringel: Georgetown's New Certificate in Facilitation Program from 2015-11-16T08:00

Great leaders are also great facilitators. They know how to create magic in a room and foster commitment to action that leads to momentum and results. Join us this week for a conversation with Rae ...

Embody Your Leadership Potential- A Conversation with Richard Strozzi-Heckler Founder, Strozzi Institute: Part II from 2015-11-09T08:00

This week we welcome internationally celebrated leadership and mastery expert Richard Strozzi-Heckler back for an encore show! Join host Lee Ann Wurster-Naefe and our guest for an even deeper look ...

Ask, Don't Tell: The Art of Humility in Leadership with Dr. Ed Schein from 2015-11-02T08:00

Here in the United States leadership is often perceived as being mostly about directing and telling others what to do. But does this longstanding tenet actually support organizational engagement an...

The Mindful Leader with Tara Brach from 2015-10-26T07:00

Over the past thirty five years, mindfulness and meditation have gone from being seen as out there to being practiced by everyone from professional athletes, like Michael Jordan, to soldiers in the...

What Matters Most: Leading from Values with Manny Elkind from 2015-10-19T07:00

Values statements hang on the ways of many organizations alongside the mission statement, but few know how to tap into the power of values-led leadership. Join Guest Host Lynn Levis for an eye-open...

The Women's Center: Leading a Vital Community Resource from 2015-10-12T07:00

Forty years ago The Women’s Center started as a resource and counseling center for women who were facing some of life’s most difficult challenges and transitions. Today the Center has grown to incl...

Special Encore Presentation: Embody Your Leadership Potential A Conversation with Richard Strozzi-Heckler Founder, Strozzi Institute from 2015-10-05T07:00

Join Guest Host Lee Ann Wurster Naefe for a powerful conversation with Richard Heckler, pioneering founder of the Strozzi work. For more than four decades, Strozzi-Heckler has helped leaders bring ...

Leading Performance with Mike McGinley and Bonnie Holloway from 2015-09-28T07:00

What does “leading performance” look like in today’s dynamic workforce? No longer are the traditional models of communication as effective in today’s diverse, multi-generational and mobile landscap...

Transformational Coaching with Steve Heller, Director, Georgetown University Certificate in Leadership Coaching from 2015-09-21T07:00

For more than 15 years, Georgetown University has been training leadership coaches. Established as the first leadership coaching program in the world, the Leadership Coaching program has graduated...

Special Encore Presentation: Contemplation in Action and Other Timeless Leadership Principles from the Jesuit Tradition with Father Kevin O'Brien from 2015-09-14T07:00

Contemplation in Action. Men and Women for Others. Educating the Whole Person. Community in Diversity. Cura Personalis, or Care of the Person. These universal values are some of those at the heart ...

The Illusion of Inclusion with Dr. Helen Turnbull from 2015-08-31T07:00

What does it take to create an inclusive environment in your workplace? Dr. Turnbull, a world-recognized thought leader in global inclusion and diversity, is passionate about helping us to look at...

Cultivating A New Psychology for Sustainability Leadership with Dr. Steven Schein from 2015-08-17T07:00

Will enough people take meaningful steps to reduce their ecological footprint soon enough to avoid large-scale ecological collapse? In his recently released book A New Psychology for Sustainabilit...

Grace in Aging: Awaken as You Grow Older with Kathleen Dowling Singh from 2015-08-10T07:00

Kathleen Dowling Singh guides us to see the clear opportunities for spiritual awakening through the wonder and challenges of our aging process. Author of The Grace in Aging, she provides a practic...

The Mindful School Leader: Practices to Transform Your Leadership and School with Kirsten Olsen from 2015-07-27T07:00

Big results come from small steps. If you think you don’t have time for mindfulness, think again. This handbook, named a Best Courageous Book of 2014 by The Center for Courage and Renewal, was writ...

Embody Your Leadership Potential A Conversation with Richard Strozzi-Heckler Founder, Strozzi Institute from 2015-07-06T07:00

Join Guest Host Lee Ann Wurster Naefe for a powerful conversation with Richard Heckler, pioneering founder of the Strozzi work. For more than four decades, Strozzi-Heckler has helped leaders brin...

Inside Transformational Leadership with Sheryl D. Phillips and Randy Chittum from 2015-06-29T07:00

Transformational leadership requires conscious change -- and the change begins within. Change-makers today demonstrate a transformational mindset, the behaviors of an empowering and engaging leade...

Guest House: Breaking the Cycle of Crime from 2015-06-22T07:00

Founded in 1974, Friends of Guest House helps Northern Virginian women make successful transitions from incarceration back into the community. Their mission? To provide women with a criminal hist...

Contemplation in Action and Other Timeless Leadership Principles from the Jesuit Tradition with Father Kevin O'Brien from 2015-06-15T07:00

Contemplation in Action. Men and Women for Others. Educating the Whole Person. Community in Diversity. Cura Personalis, or Care of the Person. These universal values are some of those at the he...

Leadership Maturity and The Ability to Lead Transformation: How Adult Stage Development Influences Leadership Capacity from 2015-06-08T07:00

The poet David Whyte speaks of work as a journey of becoming and the workplace is often where human beings develop as individuals. Join Faculty Guests Barbara Braham and Chris Wahl to learn how to...

The Power of Presence with CEO Coach Kristi Hedges from 2015-06-01T07:00

Leaders with presence stand out for their seemingly innate ability to command attention and inspire commitment. But what exactly is this secret quality they exude? CEO coach Kristi Hedges, author o...

Leading Differently: Insights on Leadership in Government Today with Bob Tobias from 2015-05-18T07:00

Bob Tobias has been thinking and teaching about leadership in the federal government for years. As the founder of the highly regarded Key Executive Leadership Programs at American University, Bob ...

In Praise of the Incomplete Leader With Deb Ancona of the MIT Leadership Center from 2015-04-20T07:00

We’ve come to expect a lot of our leaders; we can help people become better leaders by helping access new ways of thinking about leading. Deb Ancona and her colleagues at MIT have developed a mode...

Dr. Carol Pearson: Understanding the Transforming Leader from 2015-04-13T07:00

No organizational leaders can succeed in today’s fast evolving and highly connected world on their own. Through a project funded by the Fetzer Institute, Dr. Carol Pearson spent three years explor...

Changing on the Job: Developing Leaders for a Complex World With Jennifer Garvey Berger from 2015-04-06T07:00

Giving and receiving timely accurate feedback is essential for leaders, especially as complexity increases - and yet we know that many leaders have a really hard time giving - and receiving - feedb...

Walk Boldly Toward Bias with Vernā Myers from 2015-03-30T07:00

For most organizations, diversity is a deceptively simple label that masks a great deal of uncertainty and frustration. A Harvard-educated lawyer whose TED talk, “How to Overcome Our Biases? Walk...

College (Un) Bound: The Future of Higher Education and What It Means for Students With Jeff Selingo from 2015-03-23T07:00

The four-year college experience is as American as apple pie. So is the belief that education offers a ticket to a better life. But with student-loan debt surpassing the $1 trillion mark and new an...

Overwhelmed: Work, Play and Love When No One Has the Time from 2015-03-16T07:00

Can working parents in America—or anywhere—ever find true leisure time? What are the consequences for our lives of being overwhelmed? In her provocative book, Overwhelmed, Brigid Schulte, a staf...

Special Encore Presentation of Hero in Victory: Leadership Development as a Life Quest from 2015-03-09T07:00

We experience our lives as narratives that move through time -- in other words, as story. Each of us is the hero of our own story -- and that hero is always on a quest. In development, we actively...

Search Inside Yourself from 2015-03-02T08:00

Greater complexity outside requires greater clarity inside. Born at Google from one engineer's dream to change the world, Search Inside Yourself is a nationally recognized program and network. Se...

Leading in Complexity with Bob Anderson Creator, The Leadership Circle Profile from 2015-02-23T08:00

Too often, organizational change fails because leaders don’t significantly upgrade their “inner operating system” to be able to embody the kind of leadership needed to create the envisioned culture...

Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative with Author and Top Coach Scott Eblin from 2015-02-16T08:00

The smartphone-equipped professional is connected to work 72- hours a week, according to new research. And 48% percent of Americans report that their stress levels are up. The number one source o...

Leadership Presence:Techniques to Reach Out, Motivate and Inspire Others from 2015-02-09T08:00

What happens when you enter a room? Do you have that elusive quality called presence? Presence is not limited to people in mighty positions. Your presence is your ability to connect authenticall...

The Transforming Power of Language from 2015-02-02T08:00

We speak ourselves into transformation – or we don’t. Language does far more than just describe or communicate - this is only half of the story. Host Kate Ebner explores the relationship between ...

Hero in Victory: Leadership Development as a Life Quest from 2015-01-26T08:00

We experience our lives as narratives that move through time -- in other words, as story. Each of us is the hero of our own story -- and that hero is always on a quest. In development, we actively...