Leadership Point Radio | Critical Thoughts For Todays Leaders

We have a rare treat for you on this show. We'll explore leadership in the fast lane and on a world scale. Today we're taking on motorsports racing, rising above your education, avoiding being thrown overboard on oil tankers, meeting world leaders and feeling the inspiration of leaders like Nelson Mandela. Are you intriqued? Then join me as we talk with Alex Robertson.Born in Edinburgh the Capitol of Scotland. Educated there.  My first real job was as a cadet officer (deck) on Shell Tankers. I sailed half the way around the world before I was 17.  I have lived as an adult in Five Continents: In Scotland, Holland, South Africa (pre and post-Apartheid), Namibia, Swaziland, Australia, People’s Republic of China and now USA.  I managed the development of the world’s first digital set-top-box (STB) that went into the international markets; the first professional video over internet protocol (IP) edge gateway – which is used in nearly all sports stadiums in the US and Canada today to carry the TV signal out of the

Leadership comes from many sources and angles. Grassroot movements based on passion is one of those sources. Today we talk about grassroots organizing for scientists with Mary Canady.Mary Canady, Ph.D., is the founder of Comprendia, a firm specializing in helping biotechnology and life science companies grow through the creation, commercialization, and communication of value. Dr. Canady was a research scientist for ten years and worked for eight years in biotechnology marketing and business development at Life Technologies, EMD Millipore, and startup companies. In 2008, she founded Comprendia, leveraging social media to build an extensive network of 20,000 life science and biotechnology professionals. Comprendia relies on this social media expertise in working with more than 15 life science companies to help them engage with their customers, strengthen their online brand, and ultimately to thrive in the new media economy.

Change is hard for most everyone. Dave Chaudron shows us how lead critical changes in an organization which have lasting success.  This is part B of our interview.  Part A can be listened to at LPR-106. David has 30 years of practical experience working with a variety of manufacturing and service firms, assisting them in assessment, strategic planning, teambuilding and leadership development.  He has published over 15 practical articles on surveys, teamwork, re-engineering, TQM and organizational change and recently released books, "Nailing Strategy Jelly to your Business Tree: Plan the Future, Develop a Plan, Manage Change",  "Master of all you Survey: How to use Surveys to improve Organizations, Teams and Leaders", and "No More Darn Buzzwords: Keys to Successful Organized Change". His national/international clients include those in manufacturing, banking, finance, telecommunications/cement, biopharma, petrochemicals, electronics and aerospace in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, Portug

Change is hard for most everyone. Dave Chaudron shows us how lead critical changes in an organization which have lasting success. David has 30 years of practical experience working with a variety of manufacturing and service firms, assisting them in assessment, strategic planning, teambuilding and leadership development.  He has published over 15 practical articles on surveys, teamwork, re-engineering, TQM and organizational change and recently released books, "Nailing Strategy Jelly to your Business Tree: Plan the Future, Develop a Plan, Manage Change",  "Master of all you Survey: How to use Surveys to improve Organizations, Teams and Leaders", and "No More Darn Buzzwords: Keys to Successful Organized Change". His national/international clients include those in manufacturing, banking, finance, telecommunications/cement, biopharma, petrochemicals, electronics and aerospace in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Brazil, Trinidad, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait. He has spoken at nu

In this brief overview, I talk about the upcoming shows and the reason I am building this program. I'm really glad you are here and look forward offering you great programs. Steve Host and Publisher of Leadership Point Radio

Growing leaders is hard in our conflicted and over-stimulated world. Today we hear for Edie Kay about leadership in relationships and developing leadership in your children.Interview bio/storyEdie Kay, founder of edk Coaching and Creator of "Simple Love. Simple Life." - an online Transformational Coaching Program, is dedicated to helping people get MORE out of their relationships and get MORE out of life. Her solutions to today's frustrations and challenges are simple, effective and action oriented.  Edie's has an unparalleled ability to connect with her clients by being 100% authentic and transparent, which creates the level of trust and engagement necessary to affect real change.

We don’t often think of sales as a place of leadership except just many money. Today will talk with Joe Petrone about real leadership to change the world for the better and doing through sales.Interview bio/storyInternational commercial leader with a track record of transformational success over 20+ years working across various industries.My brand is focused on making my place of work simply the best place to work – and for our customers to see our organization as best- in- class in our industry.I passionately believe that people are the key to extraordinary success.Every day, I seek to create a learning and collaborative environment where new business development and key customer cultivation is innovative with a focus on advancing our customer’s vision, mission and business results. My teams’ often comment on their great learning experiences, which makes for satisfying and fulfilling jobs, attracting top talent leading to retaining our key customers.While I am in a player/coach role today and deliver extraor

This is the interview which started the idea for a radio program dedicated to leadership. In this discussion with Kobe Bogaert, Dick Effle and me, Steve Scott, we explore servant leadership and how to use it rescue a failing company.Steve Scott brings an unique perspective to the table with his 25 years of executive, project and board experience. He will share his experiences on how different leadership styles drive success at the company. Steve has been involved with two company turn-arounds and will share his perspective on how building the culture through leadership is a cornerstone to success. Listen to this show to see how this makes a difference in turnaround and rescue situations.Kobe Bogaert consults with executives who value innovation and execution excellence.  Kobe’s firm, Strategic Momentum, provides cross-functional teams with the skills, methods and tools to significantly increase employee engagement resulting in innovation and execution excellence throughout the organization.

Can you image being able to think out your strategy in leadership, communications and even networking? That’s what today’s guest, Michael Young, has done. And it changed his life.Interview bio/storyMichael is an accomplished, pharmaceutical and biotech executive with award-winning marketing and commercial operations credentials. He is Vice President, Alliance Management at a global Contract Research Organization (CRO) which provides clinical trial and strategic drug development services to clients worldwide. He specifically directs the company’s corporate collaborations.