Science-Based Business Success Podcast

In this episode, Jill Schiefelbein, President of The Dynamic Communicator and author of Dynamic Communication: 27 Strategies to Grow, Lead, and Manage Your Business, talks about powerful ways for technical professionals to avoid some of the most common traps of poor communication in the workplace. Jill provides several science-based communication tips and even an example of communication gone very wrong from her dad’s experience as...

In this episode, Dr. Nancy Mramor Kajuth, author of two award-winning books and President of Transformedia LLC, talks about the power of NLP or neurolingistics programming to improve interactions with others in the workplace. Dr. Mramor talks about several different science-based techniques from neurolinguistics programming to build rapport with another person. == Subscribe to the Quadrant II newsletter at http://www.fulcrumconnect...

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Druskat, Associate Professor of Management at University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics, talks about why emotional intelligence is important to team performance. Dr. Druskat also talks about the three, universal social needs that must be addressed in team settings and provides examples of ways to be proactive about addressing these needs in order to unleash high performan...

In this episode, Lauren Leader-Chivee, an activist, expert, and advisor on diversity and women’s issues and author of “Crossing the Thinnest Line: How Embracing Diversity - from the Office to the Oscars - Makes America Stronger,” talks about why and how American diversity is its best and most underleveraged asset. Ms. Leader-Chivee also talks about the core social skills needed to be an inclusive leader which is key to leveraging d...

In this episode, Dr. Linda Babcock, the James M. Walton Professor of Economics and Professor of Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, talks about the factors that help close the performance gap between women and men when it comes to negotiation. Dr. Babcock shares her research findings on interventions that help level the playing field between men and women in various types of negotiations. == Subscribe to the...

In this episode, Dr. Anita Woolley, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory at Carnegie Mellon University, talks about the IQ of a team which is measured by the performance of the team on a variety of different tasks. Dr. Woolley shares her research findings on what attributes of team members are predictive of a high IQ for a team. Surprisingly, one of the key attributes of team members found to correlate strongl...

In this episode, Dr. Christina Fong, management professor at University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, talks about a unique emotional state key to high levels of creativity as well as the art and science of self-promotion. Dr. Fong shares how a promotion and leading a change initiative can be opportunities for high creativity. Dr. Fong also shares a proven technique to simultaneously build a trusting relationship and pr...

In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Mueller, management professor at the University of San Diego, provides a preview of her soon-to-be-released book titled Creative Change: Why We Resist It…How We Can Embrace It. Dr. Mueller talks about the new conversation that organizations need to be having in order to nurture the kind of creativity required for game-changing innovations demanded by cu...

In this episode, I describe what the gender leadership gap is and the primary benefit of closing the gender leadership gap. I also discuss the 4 leadership behaviors that come more naturally to men then to women on average and the 4 leadership behaviors that come more naturally to women then to men on average. The scientific basis for these differences is briefly described in terms of key findings from neuroscientists and behaviora...

In this episode, Angie McArthur, CEO of Professional Thinking Partners and co-author with Dawna Markova of Collaborative Intelligence: Thinking with People who Think Differently, talks about the power of blind spots and inquiry to trigger discovery and creative solutions for organizations through collaboration. Ms. McArthur gives examples of how collaboration from unexpected places produced great value for organizations. == Subscri...

In this episode, Beatrice Briggs, Founder and Director of the International Institute for Facilitation and Change and author of An Introduction to Consensus, talks about how consensus creates better decisions with more commitment than other common decision processes. Ms. Briggs talks about the key elements that need to be in place in order for true consensus to flourish. == Subscribe to the Quadrant II newsletter at http://www.fulc...

In this episode, Mary Adams, a leading U.S. expert on intangible capital and co-author of Intangible Capital: Putting Knowledge to Work in the 21st-Century Organization, talks about the benefits that an intangible capital perspective can bring to your business. Ms. Adams shares ways that leading companies like General Electric and Southwest Airlines are leveraging intangible capital for competitive advantage. == Subscribe to the Qu...

In this episode, Dr. Dawna Markova, a neuroscientist and author of over a dozen books, talks about the research supporting her latest book with co-author Angie McArthur titled Collaborative Intelligence: Thinking with People Who Think Differently. Dr. Markova elaborates on some of the key concepts in this latest book and shares practical approaches and tips to harness the power of collaboration for innovation and problem-solving. =...

In this episode, Dr. Laurie Weingart, Carnegie Bosch Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory and Senior Associate Dean of Education at Carnegie Mellon University, talks about her research in conflict management and innovation for multi-functional work teams. Dr. Weingart shares practical approaches and tips for workplace interactions between people with different perspectives that promote creativity and performance. == Subs...

In this episode, John Vespasian, author of seven books that provide recommendations for thriving in work and in life based on insights from famous figures in history, talks about the different ways that we can work with others to achieve our own goals. John shares some stories from famous figures in history that illustrate how working effectively with others can lead to great accomplishments == Subscribe to the Quadrant II newslett...

In this episode, Dr. Baruch Fischhoff, an internationally known expert on risk and decision science as well as Howard Heinz University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University in both the Department of Social and Decision Sciences and the Department of Engineering and Public Policy, talks about the challenges associated with effective communication of new technology. Dr. Fischhoff shares examples of ineffective technical communicati...

In this episode, Dr. Chris Laszlo, co-founder and managing partner of Sustainable Value Partners LLC as well as Professor at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management and author of four business books, talks about a new paradigm that is emerging for businesses. Dr. Lazlo shares the science supporting the emergence of this new paradigm as well as some examples of businesses that are benefiting from the new p...

In this episode, Dr. Joanna Wolfe, Professor and Director of the Global Communication Center at Carnegie Mellon University and author of “Team Writing: A Guide to Working in Groups,” talks about the different types of collaboration available to technical project teams and the challenges associated with gender diversity. Dr. Wolfe shares some strategies to surface tacit knowledge and to improve workplace interactions in technical pr...

In this episode, Dr. Terry Yosie, President and CEO of the World Environment Center and an experienced executive in both the private and public sectors, talks about the leadership and organizational capabilities that will be needed to win the “planetary poker game” we are in the midst of playing. Terry provides some examples of how organizations are waking up to the reality of the “planetary poker game.” == Subscribe to the Quadran...