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Leadership Reminder From A Golden Buddha

Season 3 Episode 8: Leadership Reminder From A Golden Buddha

Ted Bigham

It’s too easy to mask, hide or protect ourselves from the outside world that sometimes we never truly discover or allow our true value to be shared. An old parable about a Golden Buddha reveals powerful leadership reminders that we need to hear in 2020 and beyond. Our relationships, teams and cultures need our gifts and authentic beauty.   SHOW NOTES 1:18 – Jason introduces the podcast. We sometimes spend so much time cloaking ourselves…

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ep7 Broadcasting Icon, Lesley Vissler

Season 3 Episode 7: Interview with Broadcasting Icon, Lesley Visser

Ted Bigham

Lesley Visser is the most highly acclaimed female sportscaster of all time. She’s in 6 Halls of Fame and yet her media credentials in her early days read, “No Women or Children In The Press Box.” How does an attitude of gratitude, intentional team chemistry, and physical environments add to the culture that we experience? What are the conversations needed to continue to stimulate progress for all in the world in 2020?   SHOW NOTES…

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Howard Behar

Starbucks’ Howard Behar on Putting Love Back into Leadership

Taylor Starek

I’ve been lucky enough to share the stage with Howard Behar, the retired president of Starbucks and a close friend and mentor, on several occasions. Each time, I walk away with new lessons learned and a reignited desire to ensure the organizations I work with put some love back into leadership. That’s because Behar is insistent that love—compassion, empathy and human connection—is an essential ingredient to a company’s success. As he says, “There’s only one…

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Ep6 Finite Life vs Infinite Game

Season 3 Episode 6: Finite Life vs. Infinite Game

Ted Bigham

Our lives and careers are finite, but the game we’re playing is infinite. The best leaders, teams and organizations keep their eyes on the long-term Mission, Vision and Values of the operations while bringing effective action to the present moment. Simon Sinek and other thought-leaders continue to shine a light on purpose, trust and courage for the journey.   SHOW NOTES 1:07 – If 2020 has taught us anything, we are all living a finite…

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Power In Congregation

Season 3 Episode 5: Power in Congregation

Ted Bigham

What are we learning with all that has been happening in the world in 2020? We are learning we are more connected as human beings and need our connectivity more than ever before we become divided. We need to find new ways of operating to find progress. And, there will be a day in our future when there is Power in Congregation. We must continue to utilize new ways to communicate, connect and align with…

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There is no Vaccine for Company Culture

Season 3 Episode 4: There Is No Vaccine For Your Company Culture

Ted Bigham

When it comes to your company or team culture, there is no vaccine. There is not a magic wand, special pill or button we can push to align our people and create a compelling culture. During times of uncertainty in 2020, every leader must remember there is no magic vaccine for their team, but also remember a few leadership lessons along the way.   SHOW NOTES 1:07 – Jason introduces there is no vaccine for…

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Jessica Jackley pictured, co-founder of Kiva

Season 3 Episode 3: Interview with Jessica Jackley: co-Founder of the Social Enterprise Unicorn, Kiva.org

Ted Bigham

Making a difference in the world and rallying people to serve those in need around the globe takes bold action. It requires you to have a clear Mission. It involves helping people in challenging and oppressive situations tell their story. It allows people to connect from around the globe and support progress. The story of the launch of Kiva.org is one that reminds us all to know WHAT problem we’re trying to solve, WHY we’re…

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Greg Oden

Q&A: Greg Oden on Injuries, Perseverance and Pursuing His Next

Taylor Starek

Greg Oden is one of only 73 people in the world who know what it feels like to be the number-one pick in the NBA draft. He’s also a two-time recipient of the Gatorade Player of the Year award and an All-American who helped lead Ohio State to the National Championship game, where they finished second, in 2007. Oden, who was 19 at the time, went on to the NBA draft and was selected as…

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S3 S2 - Secret of Elite Performance

Season 3 Episode 2: The Secret of Elite Performance

Ted Bigham

Elite and world-class performance is not just about 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. We often overlook the critical research that reveals how rest plays a role in performance, the creative process, and how the best leaders, teams, and organizations on the planet don’t buy into the myth that “the faster we run the further we get.” So what is the true equation for world-class performance? Are you and your team incorporating these practices into your…

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Season 3 Episode 1 of the Thermostat with Jason Barger

Season 3 Episode 1: It’s a Journey, Not a Trip

Ted Bigham

Trips are isolated experiences. A journey involves a series of trips and experiences where learning and development build upon one another. All the twists and turns in the journey matter. With all that is happening in the world today, sometimes we need to remind ourselves that we’re on a journey, not a trip. We must prepare for the long-haul and take care of each other along the way. How are you preparing yourself and those…

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