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Today we are joined by Christopher Willard to discuss the ways to build resilience and manage stress in ourselves and our kids. Bio: Christopher Willard, Psy. D. is a psychologist and educational consultant based in Boston specializing in mindfulness with adolescents and young adults.  He has been practicing meditation for over 15 years, and leading workshops internationally on the topic of mindfulness with young people. He is the author of Child’s Mind (2010) Growing Up Mindful (2016) and three other books on contemplative practice. He teaches at Harvard Medical School. Where to find Christopher online: 10 Ways to Teach Mindfulness Without Even Trying – by Christopher Willard, Mind Body Green Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Media https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Christopher-Willard-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

Chris Murchison is back on the Whole Leader podcast to share his experience and thoughts on the art of taking a sabbatical. Chris believe’s taking a sabbatical or stepping away from a normal routine, whether it’s long or in micro bursts, can help you rejuvenate and renew so you can return to work refreshed and with a new, creative perspective. Bio: Chris Marcell Murchison is a passionate advocate for positive workplace cultures. In his broad career spanning the higher education, for-profit, and not-for-profit fields, he has focused his energy on developing creative means to building connection and community at work, creating practices that support an employee experience of deep respect, joy, and learning. Chris has researched and written about the benefits of professional sabbaticals as a practice that supports thriving.  In 2014, Chris was named the first Visiting Leader at the Center for Positive Organizations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, where he advises, connects, and convenes faculty and students to explore practical applications of Positive Organizational Scholarship.! Where to find Chris online: LinkedIn | Greater Good https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Chris-Murchison-The-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

Jeremy Hunter is here to talk about the importance of how learning to understand the survival system gives us the ability to cultivate the skills to manage it. Jeremy is also hear to share his view on mindfulness and how it improves the quality of your life.   Bio: Jeremy Hunter, PhD serves as the Founding Director of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute as well as Associate Professor of Practice at the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management. He created and teaches The Executive Mind, a series of demanding and transformative executive education programs. He co-leads the Leading Mindfully Executive Education program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Hunter has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times and National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. He has been voted Professor of the Year five times. And he’s a great grandson of a sumo wrestler.  Where to find Jeremy Online: Jeremy is a contributor to Mindful.org and can be followed on Twitter or view more on his Website.   https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Jeremy-Hunter-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

Ted Meissner shows us how mindfulness is impacting the corporate world and the science behind the benefits of mindfulness in the workplace. Tune in to hear evidence-based information about how to help you gain more awareness and improve the quality of your communications, relationships and teamwork. BIO:  Ted Meissner manages online mindfulness programming for the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at UMass Medical School.  He has been a meditator since the early 90’s, has taught mindfulness within the corporate environment as well as to the general public, delivering both in-person and virtual programs to hundreds of participants. His dialogues on the podcast Present Moment: Mindfulness Practice and Science brings guest mindfulness researchers, authors, teachers, and practitioners to talk about their work and how it can help others.  Ted has been interviewed for Books and Ideas, Mindful Lives, and The Whole Leader podcasts, spoken about mindfulness with various groups including Harvard Humanist Hub, and has written for Elephant Journal and The International Journal of Whole Person Care. Where to find Ted online: Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | Center for Mindfulness | The Secular Buddhist   https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ted-Meissner-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

On today’s show we welcome speaker and author, Robert Rabbin to discuss what it means to live life authentically and speak truthfully. He shares what it means to be able to go deeper into awareness and live your life without hiding. Robert believes that speaking is how we “move in and through life”, and he describes how broadcasting information is very different than speaking truthfully. We also talk about internal orientation vs external orientation, and the importance of building internal stability regardless of your external situation. Bio: Robert Rabbin began his professsional journey in 1985, after spending 10 years living and working with meditation master Swami Muktananda. Since then, he has developed an international reputation as a radically brilliant speaker and public speaking guru, as well as a distinguished self-awareness facilitator, leadership adviser, and personal mentor. Robert is the creative source and director of Speaking Truthfully, through which he offers masterclasses and private mentoring in authentic self-expression and public speaking. He has published eight books and more than 250 articles on authentic living and public speaking, leadership, self-inquiry, spiritual activism, and meditation. In January 2012, he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and told he had a few months to live. However, in keeping with his contrarian nature, he continues to thrive past the predicted use-by date. He lives in Los Angeles. Where to Find Robert Online Website | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn   https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Robert-Rabbin-The-Whole-Leadership-Podcast.mp3

The Whole Leader Podcast welcomes Morag Barrett to the show to discuss the importance of relationships to both professional and personal success. She also sheds light onto why we don’t invest deliberate and thoughtful time in cultivating our relationships and the three secrets to strengthen your professional relationships. BIO: Morag Barrett is a sought out speaker and the best-selling author of Cultivate: The Power of Winning Relationships. Morag is an expert in building high performing teams and leadership development programs, she helps solve the ‘people issues’ that prevent business performance. Morag’s has worked with more than 3,000 leaders from 20 countries and on 4 continents. Her company, SkyeTeam works with clients in a range of industries including: Healthcare, Telecoms, Mining, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Technology. Her name is Scottish and means ‘great’ and when not working with executive teams you’ll find her playing the bassoon with the Broomfield Symphony Orchestra. Where to find Morag online: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn Join the Cultivate@Work Community today for tools and resources to transform your professional relationships. Join on her website.   https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/The-Whole-Leadership-Podcast-Morag-Barrett.mp3

Sara and William discuss how the world is rapidly changing and what people can do to avoid being left behind. William and Sara discuss the spectrum of human development including our physical, mental, moral, and emotional aspects and easy tools to help bring attention to each of these aspects.  Bio:  William Treseder is an entrepreneur, teacher, and writer. He trains international entrepreneurs as the head of the Silicon Valley Innovation Academy at Stanford, and the Executive Director of GE’s Garage program in Lagos, Nigeria. William focuses on developing the mindset and behaviors to help people take advantage of our hyperconnected world.  Where to find William online: LinkedIn | Twitter Check out this blog from William – The Two Things Killing Your Ability to Focus The Eisenhower Box X.ai: (people can use the referral code WTRESXAI to cut in line and get a free trial month) RCA Alarm Clock https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Project-Leadership-Podcast-EP27-William-LQ.mp3

When you are a leader, you are always on stage.  For some, being in the spotlight and speaking your mind is a thrill, but for others it’s a terror.  In either case, how can lessons from mindfulness help you show up and perform at your best when the moment really counts?   Listen in to learn how mindful practices can help you as a public speaker to become more present within yourself so you can connect with and inspire others to work together toward a worthy goal. Bio Lili Powell began her academic career with a Ph.D. in rhetoric and performance studies from Northwestern University, but for over a decade she has creatively blended this training with applications from yoga and mindfulness to help executives develop their leadership presence.  For over 20 years, she has taught leadership and communication courses at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, where she co-founded the “Leading Mindfully” executive education course with Jeremy Hunter.  Recently, Mindful magazine published her article, “Can We Talk?”   https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Lili-Powell-The-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

Join us for a moving discussion on how we as business leaders can be leaders at home too, in a healthy and proactive way with our kids. Each of us possesses our own internal compass that will always direct us to our best answers. Bio:  Sharon Ballantine has always felt that one of her missions in life was to be the best parent she could possibly be. She has raised three children and her greatest joy is being with them. She is a parenting coach, life coach and founder of The Ballantine Parenting Institute—her online course for parents. She has just completed her first book, “The Art of Blissful Parenting – Teaching Your Children How To Follow Their Internal Guidance” in which she guides parents on the practical and spiritual aspects of raising happy, self-reliant kids. Her core message is that by following our own Internal Guidance System and teaching our children to follow theirs, parents have more freedom and ease in their relationship with their children.  View Sharon Online  Website | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+ | Youtube | Instagram https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Sharon-Ballantine-The-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

Most of us lead ourselves from our scared and small self (fear or unconscious response), and we let our scared voices run the show. Shifting our perception (and practicing what keeps us in this expanded view) can be as simple as transforming our internal alphabet from #scared2sacred so we can lead from our inner knowing, our wiser Inner Voice. Bio: Kris Prochaska is a former therapist, who uses her intuition, diagnostic skills, and ability to read people’s energy, to teach women how to embody sacred leadership at home and in business through living in alignment with their Inner Voice. She’s momma to Anja age 7, and Eli age 11, and still in love with her opposites-really-do-attract hubby, Mike. Kris is a 2015 TedxBend speaker and is the author of Life Well Spoken: Free Your Inner Voice & Prosper and is working on her second book: Sacred Leadership Manifesto: Bringing the Inner Voice to Life. To learn more about Kris, visit her website www.krisprochaska.com https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Kris-Prochaska-The-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

In this age of mass distraction, honing our ability to cultivate work-life balance has never been more crucial. More and more, we are sacrificing our overall wellness by pushing ourselves mentally and physically in a quest to do it all.  We are working longer hours and never “turning off”.  This leads to chronic stress, which wreaks havoc on our mind, bodies, and brains.  As our stress levels spike, our ability to be present in our lives diminishes, and both our personal and professional selves feel compromised. By practicing mindfulness techniques, we can learn to tune into what we truly need to nourish ourselves, reduce stress, and thrive as an integrated and whole person. Bio: Jennifer Wolkin, PhD is a NYC-based licensed clinical health and neuropsychologist, writer, speaker, and adjunct professor.  She recently founded her blog and online community, BrainCurves, a space inspired by a mind-body-brain approach to living your best life. Find Jennifer Wolkin online:  Website | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Jennifer-Wolkin-The-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

In Cy’s most recent work, she has redefined the role of the leader in the organization of the future.  Rather than reiterating traditional conventional wisdom about the role of the leader being to inspire and motivate and focus mainly on the engagement of the people in a convoluted approach which hopes that engaged employees deliver great work, Cy will reveal her latest philosophies on the true role of leaders in organizations. Bio: Cy Wakeman is a dynamic international keynote speaker, business consultant, New York Times bestselling author, and global thought leader with over 20 years experience cultivating a revolutionary new approach to leadership. Grounded in reality, Wakeman’s philosophy has helped organizations and individuals all over the world learn to ditch the drama and turn excuses into results. Where to Find Cy Online: Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Google+ | Instagram https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Cy-Wakeman-The-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

What does leadership look like when it is rooted in collaboration, support, awareness and creativity all the way through the organization from top to bottom and bottom to top? In this episode, we will explore creative and aware leadership with the President of The Leadership Circle, Betsy Leatherman. Not only will we discuss what this new model of leadership looks like, but we’ll also explore the tangible and robust results that emerge when an organization leads from creativity and awareness rather than reactivity. Bio: Betsy Leatherman is the president of both The Leadership Circle and Full Circle Group. Her global role includes growth strategy, operational performance, deep customer intimacy and employee engagement for both brands. When she isn’t spending her time with customers working through ways to help them reach their goals, she is listening to practitioners and learning of new ways to help them improve their businesses. With a background in marketing and consulting she loves to listen and solve problems. She may be a little addicted to leadership as a solution to create excellent business results, but shouldn’t she be? When she isn’t passionately pursuing excellence with her clients, she can be found at a hockey rink with her husband Mike watching their true loves, Riley (10) and Kieran (8), be strong future leaders on the ice and in their hometown of Wayzata, Minnesota. Where to Find Betsy Online: Website | LinkedIn https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Betsy-Leatherman-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

On today’s show we welcome David Brendel, MD, PhD and Emmie Roe Stamell, RYT, CAy where will discuss the ways in which stress management and mindfulness strategies can improve leadership capacity. Poorly managed stress has deleterious effects on the brain and degrades executive functions such as priority setting, critical reasoning, and decision making. Effective leaders manage stress proactively and can benefit from a variety of mindfulness strategies to help them maintain calm and steadiness, even under conditions of uncertainty and rapid change. When they incorporate mindfulness strategies (such as controlled breathing, meditation, and yoga) into their daily routines, they place themselves in an optimal position to embrace leadership qualities such as emotional intelligence, collaborative team building, and strategic thinking. Since leaders set the tone and shape the culture of the workplace, the benefits of mindfulness can propagate themselves across entire companies and organizations. Bios: David Brendel, MD, PhD, is an executive coach, leadership development specialist, and psychiatrist based in the Boston area. He is founder and director of Leading Minds Executive Coaching, LLC. Follow him on Twitter @DrDavidBrendel and on LinkedIn. Emmie Roe Stamell, RYT, CAy is a mindfulness meditation specialist, certified Kripalu Yoga teacher, and certified Ayurvedic practitioner. She is an associate of Leading Minds Executive Coaching, LLC and director of the Sukha Yoga practice in the Boston area. https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Emmie-Stamell-and-David-Brendel-The-Whole-Leadership-Podcast.mp3

Do you feel like you are overwhelmed with life? Does it seem like you are living your “plan B” while regretting never going after Plan A? Today’s guests, Warren & Betsy Talbot from An Uncluttered Life will show you the secret to eliminating that feeling and give you actionable steps to creating room to finally go after what you’ve always wanted.   Where to Find Betsy and Warren Online: Website | Facebook https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Warren-and-Betsy-Talbot-The-Whole-Leadership-Podcast.mp3

Listen in to learn how mindful practices can help you as a public speaker to become more present… https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Lili-Powell-The-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3 Download Audio File* | Stream on iTunes | RSS * Right click on download link and choose “Save As” option, if you prefer not to play MP3 file in browser. When you are a leader, you are always on stage.  For some, being in the spotlight and speaking your mind is a thrill, but for others it’s a terror.  In either case, how can lessons from mindfulness help you show up and perform at your best when the moment really counts?   Listen in to learn how mindful practices can help you as a public speaker to become more present within yourself so you can connect with and inspire others to work together toward a worthy goal. Bio:  Lili Powell began her academic career with a Ph.D. in rhetoric and performance studies from Northwestern University, but for over a decade she has creatively blended this training with applications from yoga and mindfulness to help executives develop their leadership presence.  For over 20 years, she has taught leadership and communication courses at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, where she co-founded the “Leading Mindfully” executive education course with Jeremy Hunter.  Recently, Mindful magazine published her article, “Can We Talk?”

Dr. Tasha Eurich is here today to discuss how in today’s volatile economic climate, the consistent pressure to lead without sacrificing team performance, keep employees happy, and drive bottom-line results can be overwhelming – and even seem impossible.  Tasha offers some advice in how to work through this with successful results. Bio: Dr. Tasha Eurich is an organizational psychologist, a speaker, and New York Times best-selling author. Over the course of her career as a leadership consultant, she has helped all types of organizations to improve the effectiveness of their leaders and teams. Learn how anyone—whether you’re a formal leader or an informal one—can become a better leader by making small, incremental changes to their leadership approach. https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Tasha-Eurich-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

Leadership is an overlooked competitive opportunity. The top leadership of most organizations is both the higher impact group in the organization and the most expensive. The organization will not perform at a level higher than the collective effectiveness of its leadership. What is the cost of ineffectiveness at these levels? We think high. In this episode we will explore the key elements of conscious leader framework and how it can broaden, deepen and accelerate our efforts to develop effective leaders for the complex future that is already upon us. Effective Leadership is Conscious Competence—a well practiced outer game arising and being mediated by an highly mature inner game. Bio: Bob Anderson’s story as an innovator and visionary in leadership began in high school and college where he staffed intensive personal and leadership development retreats. In business school, his love for statistics and economics helped to culture a unique talent. He became skillful at taking complex ideas and integrating them into models and methods for leadership development that are powerful, tangible, and accessible. For the last 20 years, Bob has created and conducted intensive leadership development workshops. His most current breakthrough programs include Authentic Leader workshop, “Pathways to Partnership,” and “Mastering Leadership”. Bob’s clients rank among the nation’s top companies.   Find Bob Online: Website | Facebook | Twitter | | LinkedIn | Leadership Circle | Youtube | Google+ https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Bob-Anderson-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

In today’s world, it is getting increasingly difficult to manage kids’ screen time. With smartphones, tablets and laptops — not to mention electronic games, kids are spending more time than ever in front of screens. Arlene Pellicane is here to discuss what healthy screen time is and gives us tips to start using today. Bio: Arlene Pellicane is the co-author of Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World. Her other books include 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom. Arlene has appeared on the Today Show, Fox & Friends, and Focus on the Family. She and her husband James have three children.   Where to Find Arlene Online: Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Pinterest https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Arlene-Pellicane-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

Each of us possesses our own internal compass that will always direct us to our best answers. https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Sharon-Ballantine-The-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3 Download Audio File*| Stream on iTunes | RSS * Right click on download link and choose “Save As” option, if you prefer not to play MP3 file in browser. Join us for a moving discussion on how we as business leaders can be leaders at home too, in a healthy and proactive way with our kids. Each of us possesses our own internal compass that will always direct us to our best answers. Bio:  Sharon Ballantine has always felt that one of her missions in life was to be the best parent she could possibly be. She has raised three children and her greatest joy is being with them. She is a parenting coach, life coach and founder of The Ballantine Parenting Institute—her online course for parents. She has just completed her first book, “The Art of Blissful Parenting – Teaching Your Children How To Follow Their Internal Guidance” in which she guides parents on the practical and spiritual aspects of raising happy, self-reliant kids. Her core message is that by following our own Internal Guidance System and teaching our children to follow theirs, parents have more freedom and ease in their relationship with their children. View Sharon Online : Website | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+ | Youtube | Instagram Author of: The Art of Blissful Parenting: Teaching Your Children How To Follow Their Internal Guidance System