Thought Leadership Studio

Author, consultant and keynote speaker Skip Bowman focuses on how to transform with a growth mindset and psychological safety. What this episode will do for you Learn how psychological safety is a prerequisite for a growth mindset, especially in the corporate world. Gain insight into how to create psychological safety to facilitate a growth mindset from author and consultant Skip Bowman. Learn what hippos, clams, and snails are in a leadership context. Discover how a doctor operated on the wrong side of the brain and how to avoid similar mishaps. For links, resources, and free offers mentioned, go to the episode page at: https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/b/podcast/From-Safe-to-Great-with-Skip-Bowman---Interview-on-TLS

Gain insight into the founding and vision of marketing tech company Opal Labs from its founder, CEO George Huff. What this episode will do for you Gain insight into the founding and vision of a marketing tech company that distinctively solves a problem. Learn some strategies for overcoming the challenges of marketing with a unified message within a large organization. Discover inspiration for your own journey in business leadership from George's example. For links, resources, and free offers mentioned, go to the episode page at: https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/B/Podcast/Interview-with-George-Huff-CEO-of-Opal-Labs

AI versus Search Engines like Google, methods for using ChatGPT for Thought Leadership, adapting the Skyscraper Strategy from SEO. What this episode will do for you Learn a method of using "generative AI" like ChatGPT for thought leadership. Discover (or get a helpful reminder of) the Skyscraper Strategy - typically used for SEO - and how it can be adapted and applied to creating a powerful method of Strategic Thought Leadership. Contrast the use of chat AI with search engines and the relative plusses and minuses of each. Learn the only two things that generate profits in a business and how Strategic Thought Leadership is where those two things intersect. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Sponsored by 5th Level Web. Are you tired of your company's online presence falling short of your expectations? Look no further than 5th Level Web - the web development and internet marketing company that makes the internet turn-key for companies with $5-$100M in sales. Special offer for Thought Leadership Studio listeners: go to https://www.5thlevelweb.com/TLS to claim your FREE Web Analysis and Consultation. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Episode page with resources and free offers mentioned on the podcast at https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/b/podcast/How-AI-Can-Support-Thought-Leadership-with-the-Skyscraper-Strategy

Interview with author, speaker, and consultant R. Karl Hebenstreit. Learn from Karl's journey in discovering the Enneagram and how it has helped him in his work as a human resources consultant. By understanding the nine different lenses through which people view the world, gain a better understanding of others and be more inclusive in their communication. Links and free resources mentioned in the podcast are on the episode page at https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/B/Podcast/Interview-with-R-Karl-Hebenstreit--The-Enneagram-in-Business

Leading as a practice, the power of story-telling, and more from Chad Brown of Take New Ground. What this episode will do for you: Gain insight into Chad Brown's perspective of Leadership as a Practice. Learn Chad's two reasons people are in business. Dive into Chad's perspective on how and why story-telling is necessary to engage and audience. Learn how to align the various stories of team members under a unifying purpose while also allowing individuals to express their own vision. Resources, links, and free offers mentioned on the podcast on the episode page at https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/B/Podcast/Interview-with-Chad-Brown

Beyond Command and Control: Breakthroughs for Service Businesses and Marketing. Get an introduction to how the Vanguard Method creates breakthroughs by applying Systems Thinking and Intervention Theory to service businesses with the founder himself, John Seddon. See how inbound "pull" marketing is more effective than outbound "push" marketing from John Seddon's perspective, Gain insights into counter-intuitive leverage points for business breakthroughs, and Understand some of the why and how to study a business as system. Episode page with free offers, resources links, and bonus content at https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/B/Podcast/Interview-with-John-Seddon-founder-of-the-Vanguard-Method

How great thinkers like Dr. Charles Garfield, Jay Abraham, Richard Bandler, Seth Godin, Robert Dilts, and John Seddon inspired the development of the Thaut Process as a structure for strategic, positive market impact and exponential growth What this episode will do for you Learn how the Thaut Process was influences by great thinkers in motivation, leadership, marketing, and persuasion like Dr. Charles Garfield, Jay Abraham, Richard Bandler, Seth Godin, Robert Dilts, and John Seddon. Gain insight into the foundations of building Strategic Thought Leadership. Gain inspiration from the leaders who helped inspire the development of the Thaut Process. Learn some references for deeper study into these geniuses' work. See some empowering alternative points of view for how to approach sales, marketing, influence, and leadership. Get inspired to build your own thought leadership at a higher level. Episode page with resources and free offers mentioned on the podcast at https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/b/podcast/Influences-on-the-birth-of-the--THAUT-Process-of-Strategic-Thought-Leadership

Mental Skills for Thought Leadership and Market Leadership - How Taking Multiple Perspectives Opens Ups Creative Possibilities. What this episode will do for you Discover 4 learnable thinking strategies of creative geniuses. Get acquainted with the triple perspective Imagineering strategy of Walt Disney that enabled him to combine creativity with business success. Contrast buyer personas with a more powerful way to gain and utilize the insights from taking the customer and prospect perspective. Learn how to more consciously switch perspectives to gain new insights on an issue. Learn the 4 Chairs exercise for expanding your thinking and gaining customer empathy. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Sponsored by 5th Level Web. Are you tired of your company's online presence falling short of your expectations? Look no further than 5th Level Web - the web development and internet marketing company that makes the internet turn-key for companies with $5-$100M in sales. Special offer for Thought Leadership Studio listeners: go to https://www.5thlevelweb.com/TLS to claim your FREE Web Analysis and Consultation. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Episode page with resources and free offers mentioned on the podcast at https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/B/Podcast/The-Magic-of-Multiple-Perspectives

Gain inspiration and insight from Carolyne Opinde, Founder and CEO, The NGO Whisperer Centre For Social Impact. What this episode will do for you Gain insight from Dr. Carolyne Opinde on how to see an organization as a whole to discover leverage points for positive change. Gain inspiration from Dr. Opinde's story of making a difference through organizational transformation of nonprofits (NGO's). Learn a multi-faceted approach successfully used to positively transform organizations. Discover deeper levels of your own leadership abilities through examples like the success story Dr. Opinde shares. Go to the episode page for additional perspective, links, and free resources: https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/b/podcast/Interview-with-Carolyne-A-Opinde-founder-and-CEO-of-the-NGO-Whisperer

Learn a six-question Self-Assessment of the depth of strategy in your content marketing or PR campaign. Learn ChatGPT prompts that assist in deepening your strategy. What this episode will do for you Quickly assess how strategic your campaign or communication is. Deepen your understanding of what it means to be strategic with communication. Learn prompts for ChatGPT that can assist building a strong Marketing Strategy via a Thought Leadership Model.. Gain deeper insight into the mechanics of a strategic backstory. Strengthen the subconscious positive influence of your message in service of leading your audience to a better outcome. Go to the episode page for more information, supporting resources, and the free offers mentioned in the podcast: https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/b/podcast/How-Strategic-is-Your-Content-Marketing

In today's fast-paced world, there are countless situations that call for organized influence - from introducing new products and services to the marketplace, to promoting a commodity, to communicating a differing point of view or philosophy. When do you need organized influence? And what does it mean to organize your message for maximum impact? We discuss this an more in this episode. Episode page with resources, links, and free offers mentioned in the podcast- https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/b/podcast/6-Times-for-Organized-Influence

Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse and Rupert Sheldrake's Morphic Resonance are examples of Thought Leadership Positions that take on entrenched paradigms - they are High Impact but also High Friction. Sometimes it is helpful to pick your battles by finding Thought Leadership Positions that are High Impact but relatively Low Friction. We share an example of such a position as well. What this episode will do for you Learn how to find the opportunities for Strategic Thought Leadership that will support your goals. Gain deeper insight into the structure of a Thought Leadership Path. Learn to sort these opportunities to find the ones that give you the most leverage for positive change and success. Learn from others' experiences in building and positively influencing an audience.. Please visit the episode page for resource links, supporting graphics, and the free offers mentioned in the podcast, including the Free Marketers' Guide to Strategic Thought Leadership https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/b/podcast/How-to-Pick-and-Win-Your-Battles-of-Ideas

Interview with Andy Miller of True North Advisory.. What this episode will do for you Gain insight into how to harvest innovative ideas into full business impact. Learn strategies for finding alignment with market opportunities. Discover a process for identifying blind spots in an entrepreneurial venture to better ensure success. Better balance the visionary entrepreneur mindset with the other strengths necessary for a successful business. For links, resources, and free offers mentioned, go to the episode page at https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/B/Podcast/Interview-with-Andrew-Miller-of-True-North-Advisory

Dr. Mark Smith is the director of HR thought leadership for SHRM, otherwise known as the Society for Human Resource Management. We discuss the role of thought leadership within an organization, how to turn research findings into positive impact, accelerated learning through VR, the work-at-home issue, and more. Learn how Thought Leadership can define a functional role within an organization. Gain insight into human performance within organizations from the perspective of SHRM's research. Explore the opposing perspectives on the Work-At-Home issue. Uncover possibilities for using VR for accelerated learning. For links, resources, and free offers mentioned, go to the episode page at https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/b/podcast/Interview-with-Mark-Smith-PhD-of-SHRM

Interview with Stephanie Scheller, speaker, consultant, violinist, and the founder of Grow Disrupt, which specializes in helping entrepreneurs with ADHD. Stephanie and her violin, Honey, speak at events on topics like creativity, sales & marketing, and bringing out the best in your people. What this episode will do for you Tap into more of your creativity. Gain insight from how Stephanie uses anchors to create positive states. Learn ways to use music to tap into creativity for business. Use ADHD as a superpower in entrepreneurship. Go to the episode page for link, more media, and the free offers mentioned in the podcast- https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/b/podcast/Interview-with-Stephanie-Scheller-of-Grow-Disrupt

Interview with Jon S. Rennie: Leadership Author and Former Submarine Commander. Jon Rennie is the author of the best-selling leadership books, I Have the Watch: Becoming a Leader Worth Following and All in the Same Boat: Lead Your Organization Like a Nuclear Submariner and is the host of the Deep Leadership podcast. He is a former U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer with a history of seven Cold War deployments. He is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a premier manufacturer of critical components for electrical utilities. Prior to starting Peak Demand, Rennie led eight manufacturing businesses for three global companies. What this episode will do for you Take a Deep Dive into leadership lessons from leadership guru and former submarine commander Jon S. Rennie. Learn Jon's perspective on combining the theorist and the practitioner points of view. Gain insights into the value of team members working in unison from a shared base of information. Episode page with resources, links, and free offers mentioned on podcast- https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/B/Podcast/Interview-with-Bestselling-Leadership-Author-Speaker-and-Podcaster-Jon-Rennie

Interview with David Nordel, Author of Giving Back! and proprietor of the Max Fab state of leadership. David is the author of Giving Back! Life and Leadership from the Farm to the Combat Zone and Beyond: Leaders Are Appointed and Anointed Only by Their Peers and Followers. He is a retired United States Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant, RN, and emergency manager. As a medic, David developed the Maximum Fabulous organizational attitude, leading to a 99.5% survival rate. What this episode will do for you Get inspired by principle-centered leadership expert David Nordel. Learn about centering on immutable principles as values, even when it's tough. Gain further insights on leadership through David's engaging stories. Learn Davis's perspective on self-assessing and calibrating your own internal compass of principle-centered leadership. The Episode Page, with a curated, lightly edited partial transcription and the free offers, resources, and link mentioned on the podcast, is at https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/B/Podcast/Interview-with-David-Nordel-Author-of-Giving-Back

There is an optimum state of mind that is common to high performance in fields as loosely related as sports, business, science, mysticism, and the arts. Architects of human performance like Sports Psychologists and Neuro-Linguistic Programmers have studied the state and discovered it has definable characteristics. In the podcast episode, I am going to describe the state and give you methods for attuning to it, accessing it, amplifying it, and putting it where you want by using the CHAIFIE method. What this episode will do for you Define the ideal mental state for strategic thought leadership and other areas of high performance. Help you better recognize how attuned you are to that state. Teach you methods for accessing and amplifying that state. Help you discover how to connect that state to both your own performance and positively influencing your audience. For free offers mentioned in the podcast and accompanying CHAIFIE scale with pdf, go to the episode page at https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/b/podcast/The-Seven-Aspects-of-the-Peak-Performance-State

Interview with LaTisha Styles - Marketing Expert, Coach, and Mentor to High Achievers. LaTisha is the founder of You've Got Clients® a marketing consultancy dedicated to helping coaches create and fill their coaching programs with high-quality clients. She has a YouTube Channel: LaTisha Styles. She is on Twitter as @LaTishaStylesTV. What this episode will do for you Gain insights from marketing coach and mentor LaTisha Styles. Identify and overcome obstacles to thought leadership. Tap into a deeper mission connected to helping others. Learn how LaTisha views building a movement. For a curated transcript and special offers mentioned on the show, go to the episode page at https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/b/podcast/Interview-with-LaTisha-Styles---Marketing-Expert-Coach-and-Mentor-to-High-Achievers

Interview with Michael Finney - Author of How to Create a Personal Brand in 10 Steps Discover ways to assess and improve your personal brand with personal branding expert Michael Finney. Episode page with additional perspectives and free offers mentioned on show: https://www.thoughtleadershipstudio.com/b/podcast/Interview-with-Personal-Branding-Expert-Michael-Finney