Working on Purpose

Working on Purpose

Do you want TO HELP CREATE a world where people are passionate about their work? Where INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS HELP team members REALIZE THEIR GREATNESS, and capitalism thrives while serving the highest causes? Me, too. The Working on Purpose program is a thought leadership engine that ENLIGHTENS AND INSPIRES listeners with insights from ELITE business leaders and novel subject matter experts. Together, we’re WORKING ON PURPOSE TO STEWARD the future of work and BUSINESS to elevate us all. Working on Purpose is broadcast live Tuesdays at 6PM ET and Music on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Working on Purpose is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com). Working on Purpose Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media (www.talk4media.com), Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-on-purpose--2643411/support.

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Leading in Chaos for High Performance: Wisdom Straight from the C-Suite

October 21, 2025 • 50 mins
Leading for high performance in today’s complex, ever-changing world takes seeking out and drawing on a wealth of guidance from experts who can help you “see around corners” you didn’t even know existed. A leader in eleven successful mergers, transformations, and reinventions himself, Ken Banta has tapped into the wisdom and experience of a dazzling array of C-Suite leaders who provide perspective on navigating tariffs, government ...
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Unleashing Meaning: The Secret Fuel of Fulfilled, High-Performing Teams

October 7, 2025 • 50 mins
In a time of unprecedented change at work—remote teams, burnout, shifting values—one timeless force continues to drive engagement and performance: meaning. In this episode, we explore how leaders can activate meaning as the powerful engine behind both fulfillment and results. Discover three key aspects of meaning: building community, spotlighting contributions, and inspiring continuous challenge and growth to take your team to new ...
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Cultivating Followership: Unlocking the Potential of Today’s Teams

September 30, 2025 • 50 mins
True leadership is not about power or hierarchy—it’s about inspiring others to step into their best selves. In this conversation, Tamra Ryan, longtime CEO and social enterprise leader, reveals 16 timeless lessons on building trust, courage, and shared purpose. We explore how leaders can nurture authentic followership and spark collective achievement that exceeds expectations.

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From Tormentors to Teachers: Transforming Life’s Hardest Questions

September 23, 2025 • 50 mins
Uncertainty can feel exhausting, even paralyzing. Yet within our hardest questions lies the potential for clarity, resilience, and meaning. In this conversation, Elizabeth Weingarten guides us through four categories of questions that shift how we see ourselves and the world. Instead of chasing quick answers, we can learn to embrace questions as catalysts for growth, connection, and purpose.

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Stop Settling: Break the Rules and Flourish

September 16, 2025 • 50 mins
Too many of us are stuck in survival mode—numb, disconnected, and quietly shrinking. Carolina Lasso says it’s time to rebel against the lie that “getting by” is good enough. In this episode, she shares seven unapologetic principles for creating a life of joy, vitality, and purpose. If you’re ready to ditch the status quo and finally bloom into your fullest self, this conversation is your wake-up call.

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Executive Abundance: Leading with Clarity, Credibility and Purpose for Cascading Impact

September 9, 2025 • 50 mins
True leadership goes beyond hitting the numbers — it’s about creating meaningful impact that resonates with everyone you serve. In this episode Mitchell Levy explores how leaders can embody what he calls “Executive Abundance” by bringing clarity, credibility, and purpose to their role. We’ll look at what it means to lead in a way that energizes your personal life, inspires employees, delights customers, reassures investors, and upl...
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Mastering Uncertainty: Unlocking the Superpower to Thrive in Chaos

September 2, 2025 • 50 mins
What if uncertainty could become your greatest ally rather than your greatest fear? By learning to harness the energy of chaos, you can turn disruption into a catalyst for growth and creativity. This episode challenges you to stay calm in the storm, persist through life’s toughest moments, and seize opportunities others overlook. Mastering uncertainty isn’t just survival—it’s the superpower that allows you to thrive and lead boldly...
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When Work Sucks: Calling Out the Grind and Leading the Change

August 26, 2025 • 50 mins
Let’s be real: much of modern work just plain sucks. The hidden frictions—pointless tasks, constant pressure, small daily irritations—drain workers and diminish results. But leaders can change this. In this episode, we expose what’s really going wrong beneath the surface and share strategies to redesign work so people thrive, contribute more fully, and organizations truly perform. Guest: Melissa Swift

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Is the World YOUR Office? The Work From Anywhere Workforce Trend You Just May Want to Adopt

August 19, 2025 • 30 mins
Work from Anywhere (WFA) isn’t a trend—it’s a transformational shift. In this episode, Harvard Business School professor Prithwiraj Choudhury unpacks how WFA boosts access to top talent, improves productivity, and fosters innovation. When location is no longer a barrier, companies win by hiring from anywhere and workers thrive with flexibility. Learn why WFA, done right, is a triple win—for companies, workers, and communities.

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From Spark to Surge: How Great Leaders Turn Moments into Momentum

August 12, 2025 • 51 mins
A single success can be powerful, but great leaders know how to turn that spark into a surge that carries a team forward. Momentum isn’t accidental—it’s created through intentional preparation, the right structures, and a culture that celebrates progress while keeping eyes on the future. In this episode, Don Yaeger and Bernard Banks share proven strategies for sustaining momentum so it becomes a self-fueling force for resilience, f...
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Mattering: The Signs, Sources and Significance of Feeling Valued and Adding Value for Well-Being

August 5, 2025 • 51 mins
Mattering—feeling valued and knowing one adds value—is essential to mental health, wellbeing, and flourishing. How does one recognize mattering in oneself and others? Why does it seem so elusive in personal and professional life? What can individuals do to elicit it, how can leaders celebrate it, and how do we collectively embrace it to champion the world we can all thrive in? Guest: Dr. Isaac Prilleltensky

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Pushing Limits, Crossing Lines: Doping, Pressure and the Morality of Performance

July 29, 2025 • 51 mins
Doping scandals in sports often spotlight the athlete—but what about the coaches, sponsors, and systems that silently endorse the chase for results? From competitive cycling to corporate boardrooms, performance expert Alexander Hutchison shines a light on how pressure for results can lead individuals and institutions to quietly bend the rules. He unpacks the complex dynamics behind doping and challenges us to rethink how we define ...
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Leading from Within: How Self Leadership Fuels Organizational Culture

July 22, 2025 • 50 mins
Carlos Hoyos—Senior Global Executive Coach, shares how self leadership isn’t just a personal journey, but a catalytic force for cultural transformation. He reveals how mastering self discipline, emotional intelligence, and personal accountability becomes the starting point for leaders who want to reshape their organizations. Strategies such as aligning personal values with corporate purpose and using self governance to model sustai...
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What Matters Most: The Hidden Power of Proving You Matter

July 15, 2025 • 48 mins
"We don’t need more programs. We need more proof. When people see the difference they’re making, they don’t burn out. They burn bright,” says Wendy Lipton-Dibner. Even the most mission-driven organizations can miss one essential truth: people aren’t just working for a paycheck or even a purpose—they’re yearning for proof that their time, talent, and care are making a real difference. In this conversation, we consider what if showed...
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Mother Nature: Our Wise Counsel and Coach in Aspirational Leadership

July 8, 2025 • 51 mins
Nature has evolved over millennia to showcase her extraordinary power that gives and nurtures life. If only we humans can pause long enough to take in her wisdom and look for ways to apply it in our everyday lives and as leaders seeking high impact in the world. In this episode, two African business women usher us into the abundant wisdom when we learn to see the lessons Nature has to offer along the journey to becoming wiser and m...
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Purpose Reset: Aligning What Matters Now for You, Your Team, and Your Organization

July 1, 2025 • 51 mins
Purpose isn’t a fixed asset, distant goal, or a destination—it’s a dynamic journey of ongoing alignment, learning to align one’s strengths and skills, values and intentions, and focus on the impact on people, community and the world around us. Join us as the guests reveal how to continually reset purpose for yourself, your team, and your organization. This living approach fuels higher engagement, sparks greater innovation, and help...
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Unleashing the Independent Workforce: Freedom, Power, and New Possibilities

June 17, 2025 • 49 mins
More professionals are stepping into the freedom of independent work—on their own terms. This episode explores the shifting tides of the workforce, where freelancers and solo practitioners are redefining stability, career control, and increased income. We explore what it means to work with purpose as a freelancer or gig-based pro—and how to fly free like a bird while building something lasting. We unpack how companies can benefit t...
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What Your Words Reveal: Uncovering Culture Through Everyday Organizational Language

June 10, 2025 • 50 mins
Have you ever noticed how strange the language of a new workplace seems when you first join? Even disorienting, yet how fast you pick up the new language? That shared way of speaking isn’t just habit—it’s culture in action. In this episode, Gill Ereaut reveals how analyzing everyday language inside organizations can unlock deep insights into their true culture—and how becoming conscious of it can open the door to meaningful change.

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Live Life in Crescendo: Vitalizing Through Each Decade to Make it Your Best and Embrace the Spirit i

June 3, 2025 • 51 mins
Your ticket to vitality is to continue caring for yourself, seeking more ways you can help lift others, and to cultivate and express your own creativity and talents that connect you while inspiring others. The world needs you, will you give us what you’ve got? Join us as we talk with CC Young, whose mission is to curate whole-person wellness, empowering mature adults to live out their dreams and interests, changing the paradigm of ...
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In a Meaning-Obsessed World, What Does “Meaning” Really Mean?

May 27, 2025 • 50 mins
As more people seek fulfillment and impact in their careers, the words “meaning” and “purpose” are often used interchangeably. But are they truly the same? What exactly qualifies as meaningful, and how do we define meaning itself? What is purpose, and where does it come from? In this thought-provoking conversation with renowned philosopher Thaddeus Metz, we explore the nuanced dimensions of meaning—how it shapes our lives, work, an...
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