ATG 97: The #1 Way to Boost Your Leadership Skills with Leadership and Relationship Expert Dr. Karyn Gordon

10/31/22 • 57 min

There are so many ways to develop leadership skills, but according to Dr. Karyn Gordon, there’s one strength that consistently outperforms all others: emotional intelligence.
Dr. Karyn Gordon was told she probably wouldn’t graduate high school due to a learning disability. Now she’s a leadership and relationship expert, TED Talk speaker, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and CEO of DK Leadership, a global leadership coaching company whose purpose is developing great leaders at work and at home (take that naysayers!). She joins me for a crash course in leadership, developing your emotional intelligence, solution-focused therapy, working in harmony with people of other generations, and so much more.
Karyn's Book List:
The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz
The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
Start With Why by Simon Sinek
John Maxwell Leadership Books
In This Episode:
Buy a copy of Karyn’s new book!
Visit Karyn’s website
Watch Karyn’s TED Talk
Follow Karyn on Instagram and LinkedIn
Grab your copy of the 2023 Finish Calendar!
Book me to speak at your event or to your team!
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Order Soundtracks, Jon's newest book available wherever you find quality books!

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ATG 96: How to spark creativity when you feel like there’s none left - my interview with innovation expert Jeremy Utley

Creativity and innovation are commonly viewed as fleeting moments of inspiration that must be grand, life-altering, and totally new. No wonder they can feel so intimidating. But what if they were actually muscles that could be stretched and grown slowly over time with practice?
In this episode Director of Executive Education at Stanford’s acclaimed Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (aka the d.school), Jeremy Utley is here to teach you how to do that. Jeremy is a self-proclaimed “recovering MBA, spreadsheet junkie, and management consultant,” who now studies innovation in large enterprises and startups. In this episode, he’ll teach you how to tap into your Idea Flow, reframe problems, and provoke your imagination so that creativity becomes as natural as learning any other skill.
Jeremy's Book List:
The Idea Factory by Jon Gertner
Shoe Dog by Phil Night
Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson
Where Good Ideas Come From by Stephen Johnson
Creativity Inc by Ed Catmull
In This Episode:
Buy a copy of Jeremy's book IdeaFlow
Listen to Jeremy’s Podcast
Visit Jeremy’s Website: ideaflow.design and jeremyutley.design
Follow Jeremy on Twitter or LinkedIn
Grab your copy of the 2023 Finish Calendar!
Book me to speak at your event or to your team!
Follow Jon on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.
Order Soundtracks, Jon's newest book available wherever you find quality books!

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ATG 98: 3 Simple Ways to Be Braver in the Next 7 Days

In this episode, I’m kicking off a three-part series about bravery. Why bravery? Why not creativity, character, wisdom, or hustle? I chose bravery because every goal you want to achieve is on the other side of a brave decision. Luckily, bravery is as learnable as tying your shoes. Tune in to learn why bravery is so crucial to accomplishing what matters to you and ways you can implement it in your life immediately!
In This Episode:
Catch up on the rest of the Bravery series:
4 Tools You Need in Your Bravery Toolbox!
5 Soundtracks to Make You Feel BraveGrab your copy of the 2023 Finish Calendar!
Book me to speak at your event or to your team!
Follow Jon on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.
Order Soundtracks, Jon's newest book available wherever you find quality books!