Business and Leadership

Business and Leadership

"The more traditional management techniques are becoming less and less useful. In many ways they're useful for a picture of yesterday rather than tomorrow."
--Weston Agor

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  • Weston Agor - Intuition in Business

    1 season

    Intuition is a brain skill that organizations must learn to tap in order to remain competitive. In part one of this two part program Professor Agor discusses ways in which organizations can learn to accommodate intuitive styles. He suggests that there are both introvert intuitives and extrovert i...

  • Barlow, Janelle - Stress Management

    Janelle M. Barlow, Ph.D., is a human development consultant and author of The Stress Manager, a self-improvement workbook. Dr. Barlow's work focuses on practical, easy to use methods for monitoring and managing stress at home and in the workplace. She offers numerous suggestions for becoming awar...

  • Jaffe, Dennis T. - What Makes Work Meaningful

    Today, more than ever, workers are demanding a sense of self-actualization on the job. Dennis Jaffe, Ph.D., is a past-president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology and author of Healing from Within and Take This Job and Love It. He suggests that each of us can find as much meaning, commi...

  • James Kouzes - Leadership from Within

    1 season

    What is the difference between management and leadership? While effective management is needed to maintain the status quo, it is leadership that moves us forward to a new vision of the future. The path to leadership, says James Kouzes, is an inner process much like the mythological hero's journey...

  • Miller, William - Incorporating Creativity

    Innovation is possible at every level of the corporate structure. William C. Miller, management consultant and author of The Creative Edge, delineates different styles of creativity and suggests the role of each within the corporation. Every individual, says Miller, has the capacity to overcome c...

  • Pelletier, Kenneth - Health in the Workplace

    Many businesses are beginning to appreciate the importance of optimal psychological and physical health within the workforce. Kenneth R. Pelletier, Ph.D., suggests that workers are no longer viewed as replacable, but are being seen as a company's greatest asset.

    Kenneth R. Pelletier, Ph.D., is ...

  • Pulos, Lee - Qualities of High Performance

    Qualities of success -- including goal setting, high self-esteem and a passion for life -- can be developed in all individuals. Lee Pulos, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, describes his work with outstanding achievers in the field of athletics and business, as well as individuals who have successf...

  • Ray, Michael - Creativity in Business

    In today's competitive environment, humanistic values are essential at every level of the corporation, according to Stanford professor Michael Ray, Ph.D. Dr. Ray, author of Advertising and Communication Management, Communicating with Consumers and Creativity in Business describes how he applies t...

  • Scriven - Practical Ethics

    To behave unethically is to behave irrationally, and generally in a self-defeating manner. Michael Scriven, D.Phil., has taught practical ethics for ten years at the Executive Training Center in Berkeley, California. Here he maintains that the basic premise of all ethics is the equality of rights.

  • David Whyte - Preserving the Soul

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    Poetry allows us to acknowledge the fullness of our being in ways that are often denied in daily life. This denial has often proved both injurious to the soul and bad for business. Poetry unites us with the soul of the world. David White is author of several books of poetry and a book of prose an...

  • Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow, Creativity and the Evolving Self

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    In Part One of this three-part program, Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi discusses the results of over thirty years researching the lives of highly creative individuals. He points out that creativity involves a lifelong commitment that begins with one's personal life and moves beyond to the larger cultural...

  • Needleman Jacob - The Art of Communicating

    The essential tension between our material and spiritual natures is often forgotten as we pursue contemporary concerns. Jacob Needleman, Ph.D., author of The Heart of Philosophy and The New Religions, points to Socrates as the ideal philosopher who, through his questioning, brought people to an a...

  • O'Neil, John - Dark Side of Excellence

    Business training techniques often focus mindlessly on "positive thinking," glossing over the need for executives to engage in soul-searching and self-renewal. John O'Neil, former president of the California School of Professional Psychology, discusses the unfortunate trend in business to treat "...

  • Potter, Beverly - Riding Waves of Change

    Esoteric traditions offer insights of great value in promoting positive transformation in the workplace. Beverly Potter, Ph.D., is author of Beating Job Burnout, Turning Around: Keys to Productivity and The Way of the Ronin. She suggests that the metaphor of the Ronin, or masterless samurai, can ...

  • Scott, Cynthia - Managing Change

    Since accelerating change is inevitable, the skills for managing change must be integrated into organizational structures. Cynthia Scott, Ph.D., is author of Managing Personal Change and Managing Organizational Change. She presents a four-stage process for managing change from denial to resistanc...