Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past twelve years studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame.
Once you've broken all the rules and launched your career by writing an instant classic management book, what do you do for an encore? If you're Marcus Buckingham, you dedicate yourself to understanding what makes world-class managers tick, bottling it, and sharing it with the world.
George Orwell said, "An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful." In that vein, Michael was banned from is high school graduation for "the balloon incident", was sued by one of his Law School lecturers for defamation, and managed to give himself a concussion while digging a hole as a labourer.
In an increasingly social world, Susan Cain shifts our focus to help us reconsider the role of introverts, outlining their many strengths and vital contributions.
Troy Carter is the Founder & CEO of Atom Factory, an entertainment company at the nexus of music, technology and media.
Ian Chamandy is a founding partner, along with Ken Aber, of Blueprint Business Architecture, a company that developed a proprietary new methodology for strategic planning.
Seonaid Charlesworth works with C-suite and executive successors to understand what they’re capable of and what could derail their success. She has assessed over 400 executives in Canada, US, UK and South America.
Dr. Robert Cialdini has spent his entire career researching the science of influence earning him an international reputation as an expert in the fields of persuasion, compliance, and negotiation.
Often called the "World's Best Negotiator," during the past three decades, Herb Cohen has been a practicing negotiator, intimately involved in some of the world's headline dramas, from hostile takeovers to hostage negotiations.
In today's fast-paced world, where an elevator ride with your CEO can turn into an impromptu meeting, your lunch date can become a job interview, and your conversation at a cocktail party may be a preamble to a potential business merger, knowing how to market yourself in any situation is vital.
When organizations like Hyatt Hotels, NASA, Deloitte, the World Bank, and Zappos need to boost their customers' experience, they call on Joey Coleman for assistance.
Bill Gates calls her “super high bandwidth.” Bill Clinton has thanked her for “fostering American entrepreneurship.” For over 30 years New York Times bestselling author and Leadership and Culture Coach Christine Comaford has been helping leaders navigate growth and change.
