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Creative Leadership: Keys to Co-Creating Value May 02, 2023

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Creative Leadership: Keys to Co-Creating Value

Interview with Steven Kowalski, Ph.D.

We can't sleepwalk ourselves into the future we hope to achieve. Together, at the intersection of creativity and leadership, we can solve our most challenging problems and co-create new value. But there are so many factors that prevent us from discovering what's possible in this intersection. Old "narratives" about what creativity is and who we are as creators get in the way. Traditional leadership styles prevent us from truly sharing leadership in service to our most pressing and important goals. We are more creative than we know, and increasingly, our work and lives need us to engage in collective leadership. We can—and must—improve how we get "Creative Together."

Steven Kowalski is an organization development consultant, speaker, executive coach, and the author of “Creative Together: Sparking Innovation in the New World of Work.” He has more than 25 years of experience facilitating the creativity of scientists, engineers, business leaders, and professionals across industries to blaze new trails, catalyze creative potential, and deliver real-world innovation. Steven delivers bold solutions that are scalable and sustainable through his firm, Creative LicenseTM Consulting Services. He holds a Ph.D. in adult learning and organizational creativity from UCLA, works for biopharma pioneer Genentech and is the author of over 100 workplace learning programs.

From Steven about his interview, "In my book, Creative Together: Sparking Innovation in the New World of Work, I offer a "new story" about what creativity really is, when and how it shows up in our work and lives, and how we can reclaim our creative potential. I offer a methodology called GIFTED: Greet the unknown with passion, Ignite your creative potential, Flex your Superpowers, Thrive in co-creation, Experiment in the Swamp, and Dare to dream big. Creative Together leads readers on a three-part journey to get better at co-creating new value - in all kinds of work and life pursuits."

More about Steve Kowalski at https://www.stevenkowalski.com

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Selling Your Vision to Increase Your Donations Apr 25, 2023

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Selling Your Vision to Increase Your Donations: Interview with Sales Maven CEO, Nikki Rausch

CEO of Sales Maven, Nikki Rausch has the unique ability to transform the misunderstood process of “selling”. With 25+ years of selling experience, entrepreneurs and small business owners now hire Nikki to show them how to sell successfully and authentically. Nikki has written 3 books, all available on Amazon. And she has a podcast called Sales Maven which you can find on your favorite podcast platform.

More information at https://yoursalesmaven.com/

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How to Become a Top 1% Communicator in Your Industry Apr 20, 2023

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How to Become a Top 1% Communicator in Your Industry: Interview with Master Communicator Brenden Kumarasamy

Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, he coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become the top 1% of communicators in their industry. He also has a popular YouTube channel called MasterTalk, with the goal of providing free access to communication tools for everyone in the world.

More at https://www.rockstarcommunicator.com/

YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/c/mastertalks

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Not just another event, but an event that tell Your Story!  Apr 05, 2023

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Not just another event, but an event that tell Your Story! Interview with event planner Martina Di Napoli

Storia Mia is the Italian phrase for My Story. Storia Mia Events was born with the idea of representing your unique stories and celebrating them through events. It is about You, Your Family, Your Community, and Your Story! We are committed to embracing diversity and culture; we love accents and are multilingual! We bring our passion for events and hospitality to every experience and relationship we build. We pride ourselves on focusing on all aspects of the event, creating an inclusive space and a fun time for everyone. Our events are held in the US and internationally with a destination emphasis in our home country, Italy. Ciao! Storia Mia Events supports animal rescues; part of our event proceeds will be donated to rescue organizations and field volunteer work. Martina was born in Naples, Italy, where she got her hospitable heritage and love for pizza. She moved to the U.S. to start a new adventure and began her journey working in luxury hotels and banquets in Miami Beach, Florida. After moving to California to continue her education, Martina worked for the City of Malibu in the Parks & Recreation department planning community events while studying full-time. Because of her incredible work ethic and passion for designing and planning, she was fortunate to realize a childhood dream working in the Meetings and Events and Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Martina is trilingual and a first-generation college graduate, having earned her bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly Pomona in Hospitality Management with an emphasis in Event Planning. After gaining years of experience in the corporate world, the luxury private sector, and the destination wedding market, Martina realized that her dream was to start a new chapter in her own life story through Storia Mia Events! When Martina is not in planning mode, she enjoys Latin dancing, reading books from her nightstand collection, and supporting animal rescues. One of her dreams is to volunteer for wildlife conservation in Africa! She loves to travel and to have quality time surrounded by good food and good company.

Especially non-profit should never cut budget on a professional event planners. These are the professionals who will ensure the future of the company by raising awareness and increasing revenue through each event execution. There is a difference between "running" the event and "hosting" the event and this is where the planners and coordinators are key partners to ensure success of the event.

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How Your Leadership Can Be Catalytic Mar 28, 2023

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How Your Leadership Can Be Catalytic:

Interview with William Attaway

William Attaway is a Leadership and Executive Coach for Catalytic Leadership, LLC, a company he founded to help leaders to INTENTIONALLY grow and thrive. He has served in local church ministry for over 25 years, and is currently the Lead Pastor of Southview Community Church, a church in Herndon, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.) where he has served since 2004. He holds a Ph.D. in Old Testament (with an emphasis in Biblical Backgrounds and Archaeology), and he loves to read and speak about leadership, organizational change, and building up people and teams. He's an Amazon #1 best-selling author, and his newest book is Catalytic Leadership (January, 2022). Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, William now lives in northern Virginia with his beautiful wife Charlotte and their two daughters.

Many leaders feel in over their head in their role or in their organization. Is there a roadmap anywhere to help you grow as a leader? How can I avoid the ditches that other leaders have fallen into? In his new book, Dr. William Attaway gleans from his own personal leadership experience as well as the experience of hundreds of leaders he has coached, and he shares key principles that can help leaders grow and add value to those they lead today, no matter where they are.

More about William Attaway - https://catalyticleadership.net/

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Living an Extraordinary Life Mar 21, 2023

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Living an Extraordinary Life:

Interview with Robert White

Robert White was raised in poverty and with much abuse. Dropped out of college after one semester due to the first of three heart attacks. Went on to found and lead two high-impact experiential learning companies with over one million graduates. Retired at 46 to a 14,500 sf home in Aspen. Then lost it all with lots of learning from business failure and divorce -- mostly unpleasant experiences. Now work as a mentor to executives committed to living extraordinary lives of success, joy, and satisfaction. Returned in 2020 from six years doing leadership training and mentoring executives in China.

Robert Shares: I've been on six non-profit boards and learned a lot about what works and doesn't work in that unique opportunity to serve and lead. For several years my company provided free seats in our premium leadership training, VisionQuest. There I noticed many well-intentioned leaders of nonprofits were close to burn-out, felt unappreciated for their sacrifice, and their personal lives suffered from their commitment.

Living an Extraordinary Life

It’s all about moving yourself and your organization from ordinary to extraordinary … living the life you were born to live. Here’s your opportunity to look at why some people live fulfilled, successful lives, while others seem to find contentment and success just out of reach. Robert’s best-selling books and award-winning audio program reveal an author who can help you explore what works – and doesn’t work – in creating your extraordinary life.

“Living an Extraordinary Life” is an extraordinary book! This will have a positive impact on your life and on the lives of others when you read it.” —Ken Blanchard, author, The One-Minute Manager

“Robert gave me a clearer sense of what my life is about, what is possible, what an incredible gift life is. I'm very proud of the songs I

wrote to celebrate my experience of working with my friend Robert White: "Higher Ground" and "The Gift You Are”

— John Denver, Singer, Songwriter, Activist

More about Robert White at https://www.therobertwhite.com/

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Secrets for Safe Money and a Fabulous Future, Create Income You Will Never Outlive Mar 14, 2023

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Secrets for Safe Money and a Fabulous Future, Create Income You Will Never Outlive with Kris Miller

Kris Miller's message for nonprofit leaders and clergy regarding estate planning is to remember the importance of planning for the future. Estate planning is not only about ensuring that your assets are distributed according to your wishes, but also about making sure that your mission and values continue to be carried out after you are gone. It is important to work with an estate planning attorney to ensure that your assets are protected, your beneficiaries are taken care of, and your nonprofit or religious organization is provided for in the future. Consider including charitable giving in your estate plan as a way to ensure that your legacy lives on and continues to make a difference in the world.

Kris Miller is a Legacy Wealth Strategist. Her clients learn how to change their families’ financial realities and create incomes they will never outlive. Not one person has lost a single dime on her watch. She's an engaging speaker and has spoken extensively on personal finance, retirement & estate planning, living trusts and asset protection at live events and for radio, TV and digital media. Kris is a highly sought-after speaker & trainer for organizations and businesses including Citibank, Keller Williams Realty, the American Payroll Association and the U.S. Government Financial Officers Association. She’s helped over 6,000 families avoid financial disaster by strategically planning for their futures. Kris is the author of the #1 bestseller “Ready for PREtirement: 3 Secrets for Safe Money and a F

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RiverLogic: Tools to Transform Resistance Mar 07, 2023

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RiverLogic: Tools to Transform Resistance:

Interview with Denise Blanc

We have the capacity to soften resistance and support more ease in our communication with anyone- but we will need intention, courage, and willingness to build more vital skills.

How Denise Blanc describes herself – I believe that outstanding leadership requires courage – the courage to be authentic, not always to know the answer, and the courage to speak the truth. It also requires the ability to manage relationships, navigate social networks, influence, and inspire others. This understanding is rooted in over two decades of working in Organization Development as a leadership/team coach, facilitator, mediator, and internal senior leader. Whether coaching CEOs, executive directors, engineers, physician leaders, or their teams, I provide practical tools to tackle tough conversations, harness a growth mindset, and create high trust/high-performing cultures. Consulting in both healthcare, high education, and business industries, my key areas of focus include leadership/team development, emotional intelligence, equity & positive change, and conflict transformation. Over my career, I have been the chief architect of three leadership academies (serving 800+ leaders) from Supervisor through C-Suite, all providing a shared language and the skillset to lead across multiple sites and disciplines.

While at the St. Joseph Health System, I was the recipient of several awards for leadership design, “best practice for developing future leaders” and “The International Spirt at Work Award.” I hold a BA in Psychology from the University of Colorado, and an MA in Health Education from JFK University. My background includes certifications in Conflict Resolution and as an Emotional Intelligence Coach through Six Seconds at the ACC level. I have advanced skills interpreting various industry-recognized assessment instruments including Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence tests for leaders and organizations, DiSC, Enneagram, Gallup Strengthsfinder, The TKI Conflict Assessment, and numerous 360 feedback assessments. I have trained extensively with the program “Crucial Conversations.” For the past five years, I have taught programs on social justice and race identity for both healthcare and within Shambhala, a global Tibetan Buddhist organization. I am the author of Riverlogic: Tools to Transform Resistance and Create Flow in all our Relationships.

More about Denise at https://www.riverlogictools.com

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Using Art Creation to Make Man-Made Systems Human Adaptive to Lift our Human-Potential Mar 01, 2023

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Using Art Creation to Make Man-Made Systems Human Adaptive to Lift our Human-Potential

Michaell Magrutsche, Austrian/Californian multidisciplinary artist, creativity-awareness educator, speaker, and author. He works on raising awareness of our limitless human potential and comprehending wisdom. Michaell is an advocate for helping understand neurodiversity. Michaell’s dyslexia and dysgraphia forced him to develop an awareness of seeing the world purely from a human perspective. Creating art completed his awareness of what it is to be human-relevant vs system-relevant.

Michaell’s talent is recognizing context due to his neurodiversity to seed a new consciousness that allows us to unveil the untapped superpowers of human limitlessness, art/creativity, healthy discourse, and adaptability to make all humans fit within our human tapestry. Because Michaell has been a sick child also dyslexic and has dysgraphia (hand-eye coordination) he could only navigate in very few systems. Michaell was forced to find his salvation in art. Interacting with others outside of systems and creating art helped him feel humane and got him through life.

Michaell is completely self-taught. Art allowed him to experience life with other humans and 5 books later, Michaell produced with Robert Evans and became a City Arts Commissioner, etc., etc. Michaell discovered that creating (art) is humans' greatest inherent superpower, followed by healthy dialogue and adaptability. These superpowers are applicable to everything from Creativity, Leadership, Business, Education, Relationships and all else humans focus on. Systems versus Humans: Today, Michaell keeps unveiling the limitations of all man-made systems like technology, science, and the economy that work with generalized knowledge. With 8 billion unique people, each with different DNA and fingerprints systems have become rigid and outdated. The main issue is that we have to adapt to systems increasingly and it has become too much life force we sacrifice to keep systems running. Since we are the Gods of man-made systems we can adapt them to our human individuality instead of us forcing ourselves to be system adaptive.

This work will finally raise our human potential instead of making us blind and ignore our human worth for system values and keep repeating history. Michaell’s mission is to show us something very different. We are in an unconsciousness crisis. We don’t see that all our ever-growing (financial principles) creations led us to a pivotal point of diminishing returns. Today, we have such an overabundance of goods and services that we have become incapable of consuming them. Everyone keeps creating and marketing their goods and services and besides lack of money, we don’t even have the time to sort out what’s best for us and use or consume all those offerings. Time has become humanity's most valuable thing, not money, and systems that we give our life force to function. Work and tinkering can enrich our human experience to live more fulfilled lives but we unconsciously deprive ourselves of living a human life through systems, our metaverse. This is why we have to become conscious.

More about Michaell at https://michaellm.com/

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How People Unintentionally Escalate Conflict in Your Nonprofit Feb 21, 2023

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How People Unintentionally Escalate Conflict in Your Nonprofit

Team members who are invested in a mission that impacts communities and the world for good are fueled with passion for important causes. It is normal and healthy to expect conflict, but engaging it meaningfully can establish a safe work culture where all voices are represented. It's not always natural to have these tools available, but I would love to equip your listeners with effective strategies they can implement tomorrow!

Carol Bowser, J.D. is a workplace conflict expert. After practicing Employment Law for several years, Carol founded Conflict Management Strategies when she realized a lawsuit can’t deliver the level of resolution and satisfaction that is gained when people are actively involved in creating solutions to their workplace conflict. Carol’s clients come with a wide range of employers because conflict is universal across all industries and types of organizations. Where there are people, there is conflict. The key is to help people recognize and address conflict before it damages working relationships and creates organizational drag. In her over 20 years of experience, she has discovered some universal themes about workplace conflict and loves to share how people at all levels can strengthen their conflict resolution muscles.

More about Carol Bowser at https://conflictmanagementstrategies.com/

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