Personal development does NOT come naturally. But who has the time to take intentional steps every day? Now, YOU DO! Dr. Rob has a PhD in Leadership, he's led the largest leadership development company in the world, and he's a top-rated MBA professor. Why? Because he's fun and just a little crazy. Check out these 5-10 minute daily podcasts that he affectionately calls: Your Daily Dose of Growth!
Welcome to Leadership is Changing! Each week, we and our guests provide information and insights through exploring leading change. This is taking your leadership to another level by finding the balance between executive excellence and personal well-being through stories that inspire real change. It’s time to adapt in our fast-moving world when leadership is changing, with your host, Denis Gianoutsos.
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114: Dr. Rob McCleland - The World is Moving Faster Than Ever... and it will Never be this Slow Again
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Dr. Rob McCleland is an internationally recognized expert in business strategy and organizational alignment. Dr. McCleland serves as an M&A adviser to private companies. His work includes both buy-side and sale-side transactions with expertise in leading turnaround companies. He served as the President/CEO of a multinational organization with hospi…
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115: Ask Denis - Why Do People Not Understand The Strategy
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about why people do not understand the "strategy." When being part of an organization, it's essential to know its strategy. Still, many employees work for certain organizations but don't even know the cause they are a part of. So, why don't they understand the strategy? Why don't they know what the stra…
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One Step Leads to 60% Improvement in Goal Achievement
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Episode #712 Is there a goal that you really want to accomplish? Did you know there is something that you can write down about your goal that will increase your likelihood of achievement by more than 60%?! Today I give you the opportunity to take an action step and actually accomplish a significant goal in your life—check it out!…
Episode #711 SHARE THIS EPISODE with a student that you care about! At one point I was thrown out of my university because my GPA plummeted to 1.8! But then I received some phenomenal advice. My GPA turned around immediately and I went on to be at the top of my class in my Master's and PhD programs. I share a little bit of that advice in this episo…
Episode #710 What's the "secret" to being more productive? There are not one but two things that you can start doing today to see your productivity skyrocket! Listen to the secret agent music at the beginning of the podcast! The first secret relates to HOW you work, the second one relates to how you PLAN what you are going to work on. So go to your…
Episode #709 I work with executives across the nation. Although they have "important" jobs, they are everyday people in the challenges they face and the faults that need to be overcome. Today I want to address two of those: Email and Being Late. Why those two? Because I see email challenges defeating leaders in their own eyes and being late defeati…
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113: Ravin S. Papiah - If You Are Not Aware, You Are Nowhere
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Ravin S. Papiah started his life by being doomed by doctors of early childhood death. Being born as a very weak child played into his favor, whereby he was introduced to reading by a teacher while his friends were enjoying their recreational time outside the class, playing. He has defied the doctors, and today, he stands as a father, reader, traine…
Episode #708 Procrastination temps all of us. Some people are great at fending it off; most of us are not. Are the researched ways to help us fight procrastination? YES. I've broken them down into 3 easy steps: Ready, Set, Go. Forming a simple plan, Setting yourself up for success, and then a surefire way to LAUNCH (before your brain starts making …
Episode #707 Forward this to friends who are ALWAYS on their phone! Research shows that cell phone use is out of control--and very little of the time we spend on our phones is actually talking to another human being. In this episode we look at three very real issues revolving around our phones: distraction, depression, and less than optimal sleep. …
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112: Ask Denis - 5 Steps to Handling Chaos
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about how to handle chaos. When faced with uncertainties and ambiguities that start to get out of hand and become chaotic, many of us give up. Some give it a try in solving it, but when they can’t seem to figure things out, they quit halfway through. So, if you want help or advice to get through these s…
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This Behavior Makes You 15X More Likely to Succeed
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Episode #706 “I don’t need a Messenger Boy, I need a Delivery Boy.” That’s what a CEO told me. Here was his point. He delivers reliably, and he needs to surround himself with the same kind of people. The best CEOs deliver over and over. How? They start by setting realistic expectations! 94% of strong candidates for the top job have this quality...…
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Everyone Fails! Successful People Fail Forward
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Episode #705 Failure trips up everyone—let it catapult you to success. CEOs with failures OWN those mistakes: they are the first to bring them up and tell you what they learned. They don’t retreat to the foxhole, they keep fighting to find out what works best. John Maxwell’s friend says, “I’m never down; I’m either up or I’m getting up!” Why "Adapt…
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111: Paul ter Wal - From the Back End to the Front End
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Paul ter Wal is an internationally sought-after employability expert and workplace architect. For more than 25 years, he has been in the speaking, consulting, and training business for executives, HR directors, and employees. Paul is a former lawyer at a social benefits organization as well as Assistant Director of a Public Health Insurance company…
Episode #704 Do you tend to engage people, or avoid them? Engagers win the day as long as they keep the true needs “front and center.” And sometimes engaging people leads to conflict. If you can handle conflict in a healthy way, your chance of getting promoted skyrockets! Listen to find out how. How engaging people leads to business wins Investing …
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110: Russ Perry - Upgrade Your Operating System by Opening the Door for Growth
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Russ Perry is the founder and CEO of Design Pickle, the leading flat-rate graphic design and creative services company. Under his leadership, Design Pickle has grown from 2 to over 600 team members globally, completing over 950,000 creative requests since its 2015 inception. Perry resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife, Mika, and their 3 dau…
Episode #703 Slow decision-makers are bring a slow death. Here’s what you can do. In this episode we learn why the way people make decisions can make them 12X more likely to be a great boss (parent, co-worker, friend). If you suffer from “analysis paralysis,” this is for you! The one characteristic that made people 12 times more likely to be a grea…
Episode #702 Did you know that there are more Fortune 500 CEO's with no college degree than there are Ivy League degrees? "The right education" was not a predictor of success! So what was? In this first episode learn all about the 10-year study that reveals the for "secrets" of success for CEO's. SPOILER ALERT! The discoveries aren't just for CEOs-…
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109: Ask Denis - How To Set Yourself Up For Success?
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about how to set yourself up for success. Have you ever wondered how successful people reached where they are now? How about their secrets, their strategies, the mindset, and many other factors involved? What are they doing that you aren’t? Tune in as Denis uncovers the secrets behind why people succeed…
From a troubled childhood including with his mom's four divorces, Rob emerges as a lost kid with many insecurities. Seeking love through his accomplishments, Rob learns that life is hard and love is elusive. When a caring neighborhood family takes him in, he gets unconditional love and three meals a day for the first time. He soon learns that carin…
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108: Mark Trafford - What's Your Leadership Why?
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Mark Trafford is a self-confessed entrepreneur who currently owns 2 businesses in the property sector and also (TNG) The Networking Group that facilitates networking meetings for business owners. After 25 years fighting the corporate ladder in several high-level positions both in New Zealand and The United Kingdom, Mark decided to take on the world…
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107: Dave Greenberg - Calm the Farm – We’ve Got This
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Dave Greenberg was born in New York City, spent time in Buffalo, NY and Dallas Texas, before moving to New Zealand, for a one-year IT contract, in 1990 where he still resides today. From the time he was only eight years old, Dave says he knew that he wanted to be a fireman. He saved his first life, doing CPR, when he was only 13-years old. Although…
In this episode of ask Denis, hear Denis talk about the accountable coach. Did you know that many successful people and organizations used to have a coach or still have one? In general, coaches guide you and keeps checking up on you whether you are taking steps towards your goals. They help hold you accountable to your commitments, what you’re sayi…
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105: Bengu Altinordu - To Lead Change, You Need to be the Change First
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Bengu works at HP Inc. as the Head of Services for the Middle East, KSA, Turkey, and East Africa. She is currently leading the Middle East and Turkey hub, responsible for deploying country support strategy in full alignment with business, sales, and category teams in the 21 countries making up the Middle East, Turkey & East Africa clusters since No…
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104: Barbara Gustavson - Build Trust by Being Calm and Steady
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Barbara Gustavson, owner of Discover Next Step, trains and equip others to develop new ways to think, respond, engage and lead so they can unleash their inner bold and create a positive impact. She combines personal growth, leadership, and brain-based techniques so her clients can work more efficiently. Barbara is a Certified Leadership Trainer and…
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103: Ask Denis - Make The Decision and Buy The Bike
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about why you should decide now and buy that bike or whatever that one thing that you're putting on hold. Why do people find it hard to make decisions or take action? A lot of people procrastinate. Many people are like deers in the headlights of a car – they are stunned, paralyzed, and don't know what t…
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102: Patrick Snow - Bring Value as a Leader
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Patrick Snow is an international best-selling author, professional keynote speaker, publishing, speaking, and book marketing coach. He first discovered his gift for speaking at the age of 17 while giving pre-game speeches to his high school football team. Since then, Patrick has electrified more than 3,500 audiences on four continents to achieve th…
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101: Colin Kennedy – Today You Can't Be a Lazy Leader
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Having started his career as a news journalist, Colin Kennedy is the former CEO of Agritech Inc and general manager of a social and emergency housing company. However, most of his career has been in the reputation marketing space, specifically marketing and sales management, public relations, and content marketing. Nowadays, he helps business leade…
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100: Njeru Nthigah - If You're Not Growing, You're Dying
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Njeru Nthigah is the President & Founder of The Business Implementation Academy – an organization committed to empowering digital creators, knowledge entrepreneurs, course creators, and membership site owners to get unstuck so that they can implement and launch their products easier, faster and simple leading to more income, impact, and freedom. Nj…
In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about the voice of impact. There was a time when Denis had to go through the possibility of losing his voice forever. He had to undergo surgery and months of rehabilitation without 100% assurance of getting his voice back. Despite all that, Denis still persevered and fought and eventually regained his v…
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098: Joanna Makris - How To Create Your New Normal
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Joanna Makris comes from and lives in Greece. She is known as “The Inspired 360° Success - speaker, trainer, and coach - who is totally obsessed with mindset and leadership”. Her passion is to share and inspire new awareness and mindset breakthroughs for lasting success in personal and professional life leading to inner harmony. Prior to choosing t…
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097: Ask Denis - In the Midst of Ambiguity and Chaos – Stay Calm
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about staying calm in the midst of ambiguity and chaos. When faced with new, unfamiliar things and challenges in life, we tend to fear the ambiguities it brings. We become scared of the bad things that might happen and never or seldom think of the opportunity to rise from those challenges. Amidst all th…
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096: Ask Denis - Understand Your Vital Signs
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about why you should understand, how to identify, and what he means by ‘vital signs.’ Key Performance Indicators (KPI) or vital signs are essential to the health of your business, goal, team, and so forth. Knowing your vital signs gives you the idea of managing and solving the problems you’re facing. So…
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095: Ask Denis - How To Move The Needle On Your Goals
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about how to move the needle on your goals. Have you set your goals but don’t know where or how to start? Then this episode is the one for you! Tune in as Denis shares advice and actionable tips you can use to help you take the first steps towards achieving your goals. On this episode: Denis weighs in o…
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094: Ask Denis - Set Big Goals and Do Everything You Can To Bring Them To Life
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about goal setting. When we set our goals, we have our small short-term goals while we have big long-term goals. But, having goals or setting these goals doesn’t immediately guarantee that you’re going to achieve them. You also have to put in the effort. Now, some people say that you shouldn’t dream big…
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093: Ask Denis - Have You Outgrown Your Circle of Influence?
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about having the right people around you. Ever heard of the saying, “we become the people we surround ourselves with,” this means that choosing the right people to spend your time with is a factor in becoming the person you want to become. When you want to become successful, surround yourself with the r…
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092: Ask Denis - Treat Others The Way You Would Like To Be Treated
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about why you should always treat others the way you would like to be treated. Just like the saying “what goes around comes around” or “you reap what you sow,” when you treat people poorly, in return, they will also treat you the same. While if you treat them with respect, kindness, and good intentions,…
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091: Ask Denis - Don’t Let Fear Stop You From Achieving Greatness
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about not letting your fears stop you from achieving greatness. Many of us dream and goal to become great in our own ways, but most don’t know what to do or how to start our journey. Along that journey comes uncertainties and ambiguities, and with these present, it creates fear within our minds that the…
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090: Ask Denis - You Have To Be Ready To Go!
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about why you have to be ready to go and move towards your goals. When setting goals, it doesn’t need to be huge because sometimes in life, the smallest things make the biggest difference. Always remember that it’s not just about goal setting; it’s also about goal achieving. On this episode: Do you know…
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089: Ask Denis - Have You Said Goodbye to Your New Year Resolutions Yet?
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about his thoughts on New Year’s Resolutions. Happy New Year to you, and welcome to 2021. And with this new year comes our New Year’s Resolutions, but have you said goodbye to them yet? On this episode: Why you should bid farewell to your new year’s resolutions Reasons why people fail with their resolut…
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088: Ask Denis - How High Performers Have a Massive Year
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about the secrets behind how high performers have a massive year. With the year coming to its end, we have high hopes for the next one. Creating new year’s resolutions and setting our goals for the year, but some aren’t quite sure how to stick to our plan and make the upcoming year an awesome one. So, h…
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087: Ask Denis - How to Set Up Your Year for Success
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about how to set up your year for success. With the year ending and all that’s happened because of the pandemic, many of us are wary of what’s ahead and waiting for us for the upcoming year. Eager to start fresh but mindful of the uncertainty that awaits us, how do we set ourselves for success in the ne…
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086: Ask Denis – Shift When the Wind Moves Out of Your Sails
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about the right time to move to a different path. With all that’s happening in the world, many people are struggling. Transitioning to working at home, people losing their jobs, businesses closing, and many more. With people struggling, facing roadblocks, and having setbacks, how are we supposed to move…
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085: Ask Denis – Embracing Change – What’s In It For You?
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about why you should open your arms and embrace change. Many people don’t change that quickly or are afraid of change. Afraid of the unknown or what might happen when things have changed. Why should we embrace change? Why would we change what’s already working? What’s in it for us? For you? Tune in, and…
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084: Ask Denis – The Positive Results of Hiring a Coach
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about the positive results of hiring a coach. If you didn’t know yet, many successful people had undergone mentorships or hired a coach. But your question would probably be, “Do I need one? Is it a prerequisite to becoming successful?” If you are hesitant to hire a coach, then this episode might just be…
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083: Ask Denis – How to Succeed in a Disruptive World
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about how you can succeed in this disruptive world we live in. We’ve faced a lot of ambiguities, uncertainties, and unfamiliar territories this year that other generations haven’t experienced. So, how should we keep moving forward and prepare ourselves to succeed in this disruptive world? On this episod…
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082: Ask Denis - Life Gives You Lemons, Its Time To Get Tough
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about the popular phrase “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” with a twist of his own. Turning it into, “life gives you lemons, it's time to get tough.” What does he mean by this? Tune in and together let’s find out! On this episode: People face hardships all the time Things that are always in y…
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081: Ask Denis - Quit Complaining – Do Something About It
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about why you should quit complaining about things and actually do something about it. This year has been really difficult for a lot of people around the world. The thing here is, you know people will complain about all sorts of things in the world, but they’ll never do anything about it. So, what do we…
In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about why you never lead alone. When you walk down a path, look back, and see no one behind you, you aren’t leading anyone; you’re just taking a hike. Leading is a team effort. You might be the one ahead, but the people behind you are there to support you and help you become the best leader you can be, …
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079: Greg Rice - Connecting with People as People
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Greg is the founder and host of the Art of Communication Podcast, where he helps entrepreneurs and leaders transform their businesses and lives by enhancing their fundamental communication skills. He is also the founder and CEO of the Authentic Connection Academy, where he helps business leaders massively increase their influence by being genuine t…
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078: Ask Denis – Consistency is Key to Your Success
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In this episode of Ask Denis, hear Denis talk about why consistency is key to your success. Consistent 100% effort equals consistent great results. You may face some setbacks along the journey, but always remember to be consistent with giving it your all and consistently do the right things. On this episode: Are you doing things consistently? Focus…