Master of Business Leadership Podcast

Episode #44 - Spirituality In Business

The Openness Of A Child And The Wisdom Of A Master

The journey to openness, mastery and spirituality requires our ongoing emotional labor.  It is very different from physical or intellectual labor. It requires us to practice moving through our fears rather than being controlled by them.  Whe...

Episode #42 - Amygdala Hijack 2023

Cultivating Wisdom, The MBL Program

We don't know what we don't know.  Intelligence without wisdom is often quite destructive.  Knowledge is not wisdom.  The first step in cultivating wisdom is acknowledging the magnitude of what we do not know.  The next step is to move...

Episode #41: We're Just Getting Started

Organizations are beginning to understand the value and importance of emotional intelligence.  This is due in part due to the challenges they are facing.

There is a growing demand throughout the workforce to reduce the level of toxicity within organizations.

Increasingly executives are willing to challenge ...

Episode #40: We Need Heroes

It is time for the authentic, emotionally intelligent heroes among us to step forward and make themselves known to those around them through their actions.  We need you to demonstrate the micro skills and habits you have developed that enable you to face anxiety will your walls down.  Show us how we can reduce the increasing drama, chaos and confl...

Episode #39: Covid19 - The Learning Experience

We all want to have power and agency over our lives.  Most people know what they would like to change.  The reason they do not make those changes is because they feel that whatever they are doing now is protecting them.  It is their way of coping even if they are miserable within the perceived safety it provides.  They would rather stay in a famil...

Episode #38: Connecting during Covid-19

United we stand.

We are uniting globally to defeat a common enemy.  The lessons learnt and the feelings we are experiencing will remain with us for the rest of our lives.  These challenges are helping us to reconnect with ourselves and each other. 

Few of the problems we are facing can be solved by a single nation or government.  Our ne...

Episode #37: COVID-19 Now It's Someday

When our immune system heats up we may experience this as a fever.  Our body is in the process of building large numbers of antibodies to defend itself again viruses attacking us at a
cellular level. 

In a similar way we experience anxiety when we feel our energy is being taken or given away. We become resistive, judgmental or attached to outcome as ...

MBL Minute: Q And A How Do We Identify Our Distinct Value

Episode Notes

In Episode 36 "Signature Strengths," Phil Johnson reflects on the importance of narrowing down one's distinct value.

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MBL Minute: Q And A How Do We Use Our Signature Strengths In The Work Place

Episode Notes

In Episode 36 "Signature Strengths," Phil Johnson elaborates on how different aspects of our signature strengths can be highlighted in the work place.

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MBL Minute: Q And A How Does The MBL Program Highlight One's Signature Strengths

Episode Notes

In Episode 36 "Signature Strengths," Phil Johnson discusses how someones artistry can be brought forth and highlighted through the emotional labour growth that the MBL Program provides.

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MBL Minute: MBL Game Changer Andrew Wright

Episode Notes

In Episode 30 "Soft Skills," The MBL Podcast spoke with Andrew Wright. Following his decision to leave his corporate position
Andrew pursued his creative passion in the post-production field for film and audio. Working both as a supervisor at George Brown College in Toronto and with his own start up 'Liquid ...

MBL Minute: Q And A What Is The Future Of Leadership

Episode Notes

In this excerpt from Episode 19 "The Future of Leadership," Phil Johnson and Arthur Geringas discuss the traditional and non traditional challenges that will face emerging leaders in the digital age and economy.

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MBL Minute: Q And A Is Emotional Labour The Key To Better Results

Episode Notes

In Episode 18 "Biohacking And EQ," Phil Johnson discusses his experiences as an executive coach for the past two decades and the benefit of doing emotional labour in preperation to embracing change. Both the benefits emotional labour provides and the pitfalls of not doing so.

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MBL Minute: Q And A How Does Someone Know They Need An EQ Sherpa Guide

Episode Notes

Feature length Episode 21 "Sherpa Guides," highlighted the need for assistance in navigating the complex emotional terrain that accompanies moving out of comfort zones and dealing with workplace challenges.

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MBL Minute: Q And A How Does The MBL Program Help Develop New Habits

Episode Notes

In Episode 8 "Sheepdogs And Organizational Development," Phil Johnson details the way our brains maintain our habits and explains how the MBL Process can help build new stronger ones.

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MBL Minute: Q And A How Does The MBL Program Help Us With Our Worst Case Scenarios

Episode Notes

In a reflection to Episode 31 "Worst Case Scenarios," Phil Johnson addresses how participation in the MBL program helps address the emotional challenges presented when faced with a worst case scenario situation.

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MBL Minute: Q And A How Are Soft Skills And Market Value Related

Episode Notes

In Episode 30 "Soft Skills," Phil Johnson begins the conversation by relating how the improvement of soft skills through emotional intelligence training can appreciate the market value organizations and individuals within those organizations.

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MBL Minute: Q And A Why Is The MBL The New MBA

Episode Notes

In a look back to Episode 34 "Deep Dive," Phil Johnson contrasts and goes on to highlight key differences between the Master of Business Leadership Program and other executive training.

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MBL Minute: The Beginner's Mind And I Am

Episode Notes

The Beginner's Mind

Sometimes our thinking mind and what we believe to know to be true prevents us from seeing things as they really are.  A beginner's mind is present, focused and lacking any judgment. It is to be curious about everything.