"Do I Really Need to Hear This?"

"Do I Really Need to Hear This?"

http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_075.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSShttp://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_075.mp3Podcast (parenting-with-a-story-podcast-series): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS In 2013, I was having lunch with a colleague of mine who used to work for me in the department I ran. A few months earlier she’d moved to a new department and so now…

The Mysterious Brown Bag: Closing Your Toughest Sales Challenges Using Emotional Intelligence

The Mysterious Brown Bag: Closing Your Toughest Sales Challenges Using Emotional Intelligence

http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/SWAS_011.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSShttp://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/SWAS_011.mp3Podcast (sell-with-a-story-series1): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS My guest this week is sales guru Jeb Blount. He’s one of the very best-selling authors of books about sales and has written over 10 of them. He joined me on this week’s podcast to talk…

Loyalty and Leadership: An Unholy Alliance

Loyalty and Leadership: An Unholy Alliance

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Unto the Least of My Brothers: The Unforgettable Stranger I Met in a California Hot Tub

Unto the Least of My Brothers: The Unforgettable Stranger I Met in a California Hot Tub

http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_085.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSShttp://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_085.mp3Podcast (parenting-with-a-story-podcast-series): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIt wasn’t the experience I expected twenty minutes earlier when I stepped into the hotel hot tub. I stopped to pause on each step for a few seconds to get used to the heat. I looked…

One Sure Sign You Need New Friends

One Sure Sign You Need New Friends

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Tough Feedback? Talk to My Agent. Receiving Performance Feedback Like a Pro

Tough Feedback? Talk to My Agent. Receiving Performance Feedback Like a Pro

http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/LWAS_076.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSShttp://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/LWAS_076.mp3Podcast (lead-with-a-story-podcast-series): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS There’s an endless amount of advice available for how to give tough feedback effectively, but very little on how to receive it well. One person who learned how the hard way is Gail Hollander. Gail…