Episodes
Feb. 26, 2018
029: Joel Runyon, conversation 1: Discipline and resilience
If you're here for leadership, especially personal leadership, you're going to hear about one of the most important things you can do to improve. What Joel talks about and how he lives are how you develop skills people think…
Feb. 22, 2018
028: Sandy Reisky, Conversation 1: Providing 10 percent of America's New Wind Power
Many people excuse themselves from acting on the environment with the complaint "but acting on the environment will distract me from getting ahead." There is national and global demand for environmental leadership. How they …
Feb. 22, 2018
027: Alisa Cohn, Conversation 1: Progressive daily wins
Alisa Cohn is at the top of the leadership coaching and speaking game. Inc. Magazine named her a top 100 speaker. Marshall Goldsmith selected her as a top 100 coach. Since I've known her for a while, I also happen to know sh…
Feb. 19, 2018
026: Joshua Spodek, The View From The Future
Our world is filled with systems based on beliefs that made sense in the past, but that evidence contradicts. Growth and technology are contributing to environmental degradation. The invisible hand doesn't win against the tr…
Feb. 17, 2018
025: David Biello, Conversation 1: We Can Do This
David Biello is one of the few people I've met who understands environmental issues, doesn't complain or vent doom and gloom. Instead he approaches with a simple, but responsible and thoughtful perspective. I met David after…
Feb. 14, 2018
024: Michael Bungay Stanier, Conversation 2: How to Create Habits
Michael's schedule turned a modest one-month challenge into a five-month one. Many would give up. I suspect most people respond that way to environmental challenges---when it gets harder or unpredictable, they abandon it. I …
Feb. 14, 2018
023: Dov Baron, Conversation 2: Freedom and the Jaguar
Who doesn't have a dream car? If you can afford it, especially if you've aspired to it your whole life, isn't owning and driving your dream car one of the great joys and well-earned accomplishments in life? What if you found…
Feb. 7, 2018
022: John Lee Dumas: Puerto Rico post hurricanes
John Lee Dumas and I met at a talk at the New York Public Library a week after the hurricanes hit his home in Puerto Rico. I was surprised at how that context affected his perception of the environment. When I teach leadersh…
Feb. 2, 2018
021: Emily Ann Peterson, Conversation 2: Turn Off Your Computer
During a book launch, Emily still turned off her computer in a stressful time. Book launches are crazy and people want your time like crazy. She still did it. Despite her defining environmental differently than I expected, h…
Jan. 31, 2018
020: Joshua Spodek, The Big Picture
I describe the big picture of this podcast. So far I've influenced a few people to make modest changes. The big picture for this podcast is systemic change on a national, even global level. I'm not just hoping to achieve it.…
Jan. 28, 2018
019: Emily Ann Peterson, Conversation 1: Bare Naked Bravery
I've been part of Emily's community since she interviewed me on her podcast in June . I've seen support, growth, openness, and everything you'd expect from a group formed around bare naked bravery. Learning more about her ju…
Jan. 28, 2018
018: Joshua Spodek: Enron Environmentalism
I coined the term Enron Environmentalism to explain the gap between what people say they value about the environment and what they do . If you're an American, you probably practice Enron Environmentalism. Sadly, it's the opp…
Jan. 23, 2018
017: Dorie Clark, Conversation 1, Make Yourself Known
Talk about a generous conversation! Dorie Clark shares about how to make yourself known, to become a leader, and to connect with others. She shares her personal experiences, since she didn't start with any advantages, and so…
Jan. 21, 2018
016: Daniel Gefen, Conversation 1, Vulnerability and Openness
Not often when two men chat on the internet do tears well up and they get choked up. I loved this conversation for its being unscripted and unguarded. Daniel allowed himself to be vulnerable. He asked about posting this inte…
Jan. 17, 2018
015: Dov Baron, Conversation 1
You will not forget this conversation. Dov brings his full self intellectually and emotionally, especially starting about 20 minutes in. I guarantee you will hear a person speaking a way you want to---unfiltered yet thoughtf…
Jan. 14, 2018
014: Joshua Spodek: My friend's anger and why I'm doing the show
My friend told me this show angered him -- hearing people act as if little changes were significant... not knowing not to get new plastic bags. I shared some of my thoughts on people making trivial changes and what motivates…
Jan. 11, 2018
013: Dan Pink, Conversation 2
Dan Pink's second conversation was short and sweet, like his personal challenge. After a few guests learning, growing, and leading from having to overcome big challenges, Dan shared an easy, simple experience. The story was …
Jan. 8, 2018
012: Judith Glaser, Conversation 2
This conversation was fun and engaging since Judith is charismatic, experienced, and cheerful, even though it started solemnly, owing to a terrorist attack in Manhattan the day before. We covered politics a bit -- now that I…
Jan. 6, 2018
011: Tanner Gers, Conversation 3
Tanner's third conversation continues his project beyond just polluting less himself to influencing a store, in fact a whole grocery store chain. You can hear his growing enthusiasm, that the more he works on his project, th…
Dec. 31, 2017
009: Tanner Gers, Conversation 2
Do you want to improve your life? ... and enjoy doing it? I usually don't laugh out loud at people talking about the environment, but Tanner made me. Listen to Tanner's second conversation to hear how a master approaches a m…
Dec. 25, 2017
008: Jim Harshaw, Conversation 1.5
I will recommend this episode a lot. You’ll hear an accomplished man struggle with a goal he expected to be easy. You’ll also hear him triumph, bringing his wife and children to the triumph—creating it with them. I’m releasi…
Dec. 22, 2017
007b: Judith Glaser, Conversation 1: A different environment
A 30-minute highlight version of conversation 1 with Judith Glaser. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec. 21, 2017
007: Judith Glaser, Conversation 1
Judith co-founded the Harvard Coaching Institute as well as her own consulting and coaching firms -- Benchmark Communications and Creating WE -- through which she has worked with culture-setting companies such as Apple, Burb…