10 Lessons Learned

Andrew Browning - There is nothing new under the sun

                                     
Dr Andrew Browning AM is an Australian trained obstetrician who has spent his entire professional career volunteering in Africa as a medical missionary specializing in obstetric fistula surgery. Listen to Andrew tell us why we should "Be satisfied, and learn contentment",  why we should "Look out not in " and why it's important to " Lead by coming last, being a servant " hosted by Jeffery Wang.
About Dr Andrew Browning
Dr Andrew Browning AM FRCOG FRANZCOG (hon)
Has been involved in the care of over 12,000 fistula patients across Africa and SE Asia and is considered an expert in his field. He was involved in establishing charities in Ethiopia and Tanzania to build and run free maternity hospitals for the poor, to prevent fistula and to train midwives in clinical skills. These charities and hospitals have overseen the safe delivery of over 80,000 women to date and trained nearly 1000 midwives in clinical skills. He founded the Barbara May Foundation in Australia to fund those hospitals.
He has been integral to starting fistula services in several African countries, has developed new surgical techniques that are now standard practice across the globe. He oversees the FIGO (International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists) global fistula surgery training program as the chair of the FIGO Fistula and Genital Trauma Committee and chair of the FIGO Expert Advisory Group on Obstetric Fistula. He frequently advises the UN and WHO on fistula and related issues and he is a frequent keynote speaker at international medical conferences.
He has 57 publications, including his memoir ‘A Doctor in Africa’ as well as other books and chapters and the text book on fistula surgery co-written with Brian Hancock is distributed to all FIGO fistula trainees.
He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to international maternal health.
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: Be satisfied, learn contentment 09m 10s
Lesson 2: You came with nothing, you will leave with nothing 11m 22s
Lesson 3: Where your treasure is, there is your heart 15m 48s
Lesson 4: Look out not in 21m 06s
Lesson 5: Let no debt remain apart from the debt to love each other 22m 34s
Lesson 6: Love is the common language 25m 24s
Lesson 7: Lead by coming last, being a servant 27m 49s
Lesson 8: Be Open to Criticism 31m 40s
Lesson 9: There is nothing new under the sun 34m 17s
Lesson 10: All is empty if all that we see is all that there is 39m 51s

Arthur Valkieser – Never Give Up. Resistance Belongs To Innovation

                                                       
Arthur Valkieser is the CEO and Co-Founder of Hydraloop. Arthur speaks to us about why " earning money is never the goal". why you should " believe in what you do" and why you should " never give up" hosted by Siebe Van Der Zee.
About Arthur Valkieser
Arthur started his career in broadcasting and his company focused on digital video and audio, which was in the 1980s brand new technology eventually became one of the biggest independent broadcast facility companies in Europe, employing more than 400 people. Arthur also received a broadcast personality of the year award by broadcast magazine for his outstanding entrepreneurial achievement.
Eventually. Arthur became more of a serial entrepreneur with interest in multiple companies. One of them being a company producing residential water recycling products. In 2016, Arthur decided the time was right for the market introduction of a grey water treatment and recycling system. And Hydraloop was born.
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: Never Lie. Always Be Honest 07m 28s
Lesson 2: Define Your Goals 09m 30s
Lesson 3: Have Trust That Solutions Will Present Themselves 11m 15s
Lesson 4: Always Keep Questioning And Researching 14m 30s
Lesson 5: If You Don't Believe In What You're Doing, Don't Expect Others To Believe In It 15m 49s
Lesson 6: Remember the 80/20 Rule 18m 17s
Lesson 7: Never Give Up. Resistance Belongs To Innovation 20m 22s
Lesson 8: Earning Money Is Never The Goal 25m 59s
Lesson 9: Doing Right For People And The Planet 28m 43s
Lesson 10: Teamwork Is Crucial 30m 53s
 

Don Peppers - Jobs deliver pay checks, Careers deliver purpose

                                                        
Don Peppers is a best-selling author, blogger, widely-acclaimed keynote speaker and global CX authority.
He speaks to us about how "Life is not a contest, no one takes “first place” ", how "You learn the most when you know the least", and why "Learn to live with yourself first ". Hosted by Duff Watkins.
About Don Peppers
A marketing futurist and accomplished trend spotter, Peppers has educated and motivated audiences worldwide with presentations and workshops focused on how businesses can compete in a dynamic, technologically fast-moving world. His latest book Customer Experience: What, How and Why Now (2016), provides insights and “how to” recommendations for building and maintaining a truly customer-centric business.
 
Peppers has written nine books with business partner Martha Rogers, collectively selling well over a million copies in 18 languages. Most recently Extreme Trust: Turning Proactive Honesty and Flawless Execution into Long-Term Profits (Penguin, 2016) uses real-world examples to show how rising customer expectations in a more transparent age have permanently altered the competitive landscape. And Managing Customer Experience and Relationships (Wiley, 2017) is the third edition of their graduate-level textbook, originally published in 2003.
Peppers’ and Rogers’ first book, The One To One Future (Doubleday, 1993), put forward a paradigm-shifting idea about the business implications of interactivity that soon evolved into the global CRM movement. BusinessWeek said their book was the “bible of the new marketing,” while Tom Peters chose it as “book of the year” and Inc. Magazine’s editor-in-chief called it “one of the two or three most important business books ever written.”
Now, Don and Martha have once again joined forces to form CX Speakers, designed to deliver keynote presentations, workshops, and thought-leadership consulting focused exclusively on the customer experience and its related topics, which range from digital technologies, disruption, and innovation to customer metrics, social selling, customer success, customer advocacy, trust, and corporate culture. 
Prior to founding Peppers & Rogers Group and then CX Speakers, Don served as the CEO of Chiat/Day’s direct marketing unit and was a celebrated ad agency “rainmaker” – exploits he celebrates in his entertaining book Life’s a Pitch: Then You Buy (Doubleday, 1995).
Graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a B.S. in astronautical engineering (seriously!), Don claims he was the only actual rocket scientist in the advertising industry. He also has a Master’s in Public Affairs from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School.  An avid runner and father of five, he is happily married.
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: Life is not a contest, no one takes “first place” 03m 20s.
Lesson 2: Forgiveness is relaxing 04m 22s.
Lesson 3: Learn to live with yourself first 08m 12s.
Lesson 4: A job delivers a pay check, a career delivers a purpose 15m 00s.
Lesson 5: Bank favours, generously 24m 05s.
Lesson 6: You learn the most when you know the least.  Be curious.25m 54s.
Lesson 7: Think Large:  ask: “Will the world be better off if I do this?” 29m 17s.
Lesson 8: Temper your Temptations:  Resist urges to cheat or game the system 34m 00s.
Lesson 9: Do the Existential Math!  37m 43s.
Lesson 10: Keep a few $10 bills on you at all times 41m 24s.

Jeffery Wang – Finding fulfilment is more important than happiness

                                                                   
Jeffery is the founder of Professional Development Forum, and a regular host on 10 Lessons it Took Me 50 Years to Learn. Jeff tells us why we should "Run towards the fire", why "Finding fulfilment is more important than happiness", that "Nobody is thinking about you" and other important lessons. Hosted by Robert Hossary
About Jeffery Wang
Jeffery is the founder of Professional Development Forum, an organisation dedicated to help young professionals find fulfilment in the modern Australian workplace for more than 13 years. Since its inception, the forum has hosted multitudes of successful, remarkable, and inspiring leaders. Through this journey, Jeffery developed a passion for empowering culturally diverse talent and unlocking their leadership potential. Jeffery is a passionate advocate of genuine diversity, servant leadership and mentorship and engages actively both as a mentor and mentee. Jeffery has almost 20 years of experience working as a sales and strategy professional in the IT Industry looking after enterprise and government customers. He has lived in Taiwan and New Zealand before migrating to Sydney where he currently lives with his wife and two boys.
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: Nobody is thinking about you. 04m 36s
Lesson 2: See the good in everything. 08m 05s
Lesson 3: Run towards the fire 12m 58s
Lesson 4: Don't lie to yourself. 17m 27s
Lesson 5: Finding fulfilment is more important than happiness. 24m 17s
Lesson 6: If you can’t argue from the other side, you haven’t understood the issue. 30m 15s
Lesson 7: Seek the truth and make it persuasive. 36m 37s
Lesson 8: Listen for context and meaning. 42m 01s
Lesson 9: Perfectionism is a Prison. 44m 10s
Lesson 10: Gratitude is the key to happiness.48m 58s

Conrad Taylor - Nothing beats perseverance

                                                                 
Conrad Taylor grew up in Guyana, South America. Now a retired executive. Conrad has over thirty-five years of hands-on experience leading change in the United States. He shares his story with us. Listen to learn why "`Nothing Beats Perseverance" and how " A Set Back Can Be A Set Up for Better" along with other great lessons. Hosted by Siebe Van Der Zee.
About Conrad Taylor
Conrad Taylor grew up in Guyana, South America. Now a retired executive, he started his career there as a military officer. Taylor has over thirty-five years of hands-on experience leading change at plant, division, and corporate levels in the United States. He has held strategy and operations positions - including as a CEO - at 3 multinationals, 2 mid-sized companies, and 2 start-ups. His wide-ranging background, which spans the Healthcare, Industrial, Consumer Products, Consulting, and Non-Profit industries, allows him to contribute actionable insights to most situations. Conrad currently serves as a sounding board on matters of governance, strategy, and implementation on the Council of Senior Advisors for Cicero Group, a management consulting firm. He loves making a difference.
 
Conrad holds a master’s degree from the Sloan School of Management at MIT and a Bachelor’s in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He also studied Executive Management at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. He is a lifelong soccer fan.
 
Conrad ventured into the unknown when he wrote award-winning memoir, PATH to FREEDOM: My Story of Perseverance. It is an historically accurate, coming-of-age story about survival. The Smithsonian Institute displays the book in its Anacostia Museum Library.
 
Episode Notes
Lesson 1.               Nothing Beats Perseverance 05m 14s
Lesson 2.               Dealing with Uncertain Situations Hones A “Figure-it-out” Mindset 15m 58s
Lesson 3.               A Set Back Can Be A Set Up for Better 16m 23s
Lesson 4.               Don’t Be Afraid to Pursue Seemingly Career-ending Opportunities 21m 34s
Lesson 5.               Make Lemonade When Served Lemons 26m46s
Lesson 6.               The Working World Is A Game of Thrones 28m 09s
 

50th Episode of 10 Lessons it Took Me 50 Years to Learn

 
Well we made it to 50 Episodes! That's 500 lessons that we have shared with the world. In this episode we share some of your feedback and comments. Thank you for supporting us and making this possible. Hosted by Diana White, Siebe Van Der Zee, Jeffery Wang and Robert Hossary
Special thanks goes out to Dr Duff Watkins, Rider Antwi, Yi Wang, Joshua Ntanu.
Thank you to our season supporter The Professional Development Forum. Your support and resources have helped make this happen. Please visit PDF at https://professionaldevelopmentforum.org/.
And a very big thank you to all our guests. Your wisdom is helping to make the world a wiser place lesson by lesson.
 

Barry Nalebuff- Good people act Badly because of wrong incentives

Barry Nalebuff is Milton Steinbach Professor at Yale SOM where for thirty years he has taught negotiation, innovation, strategy, and game theory. He speaks with us on why "Important projects are often easier than trivial ones", why "Be prepared for others to screw up" and why you should "Feel free to bend the rules". Hosted by Duff Watkins.
About Barry Nalebuff
Barry Nalebuff is Milton Steinbach Professor at Yale SOM where for thirty years he has taught negotiation, innovation, strategy, and game theory. 
He is the co-author of six books and an online course. Thinking Strategically and The Art of Strategy are two crossover books on game theory with over 400,000 copies in print. Co-opetition looks beyond zero-sum games to emphasize the potential for cooperating while competing. Why Not? offers a framework for problem solving and ingenuity. Lifecycle Investing provides a new strategy for retirement investing. Mission in a Bottle tells the story of Honest Tea. His Negotiation course (available for free on Coursera) has 67,000 active learners and the second-highest net promoter score on the Coursera platform.
In 1998, Barry together with his former student Seth Goldman cofounded Honest Tea, a company that sells ready-to-drink iced tea that tastes like tea. One of Inc. Magazine’s fastest-growing companies, Honest Tea has now sold its second billionth bottle of tea. In 2011, the company was purchased by Coca-Cola. His second venture, Kombrewcha, is a slightly alcoholic version of kombucha. The company was acquired in 2016 by AB-Inbev. He is currently working with Quaker Oats to help create Maker Oats, an unusually thoughtful overnight oats product.
He works with many entrepreneurial firms. He serves on the board of Q Drinks (started by his former student Jordan Silbert), Calicraft Beer, and AGP Glass. Alongside startups, he has extensive experience consulting with over fifty multinational firms. He advised the NBA in their prior negotiations with the National Basketball Players Association and served on the board of Nationwide Insurance. A graduate of MIT, Rhodes Scholar, and Junior Fellow at Harvard’s Society of Fellows, Nalebuff earned his doctorate at Oxford University.
 
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: Imagine that you have 10x more money than you presently have. What would you do differently in your life? 02m 52s
Lesson 2: Important projects are often easier than trivial ones 05m 33s.
Lesson 3: You have to be fundamentally different and better to get noticed. 08m 18s
Lesson 4: If you think A is the right solution but you know others favor B, then make an impassioned case for B before explaining why A is the correct solution. 14m 24s.
Lesson 5: GOOD people are led to act poorly by BAD incentives. 18m 50s.
Lesson 6: For each action you take think about it from 3 perspectives.24m 25s.
Lesson 7: It isn’t enough to be right. You have to persuade others that you are right. 29m 45s.
Lesson 8: Be prepared for others to screw up. 31m 14s.
Lesson 9: Feel free to bend the rules 38m 27s.
Lesson 10: ?.

Robert Lustig - Speak to the ventriloquist, not the dummy

                                                                           
Dr Robert Lustig has fostered a global discussion of metabolic health and nutrition. He speaks with us abut why you should "speak to the ventriloquist and not the dummy", how "pleasure is not happiness", how "90% of the work is done in 10% of the time" and more. Hosted by Duff Watkins.
About Robert Lustig
Dr. Robert Lustig is Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Lustig has become a leading public health authority on the impact sugar has on fueling the diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome epidemics, and on addressing changes in the food environment to reverse these chronic diseases.
 
In his New York Times bestselling book Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processes Food, Obesity, and Disease, Robert documents both the science and the politics that have led to the current pandemic of obesity and chronic disease. In the Fat Chance Cookbook (available for free), Robert provides practical examples for applying healthy eating principles with recipes by Cindy Gershen.
 
Robert has fostered a global discussion of metabolic health and nutrition, exposing some of the leading myths that underlie the current pandemic of diet-related disease. He believes the food business, by pushing processed food loaded with sugar, has hacked our bodies and minds to pursue pleasure instead of happiness; fostering today’s epidemics of addiction and depression. Yet by focusing on real food, we can beat the odds against sugar, processed food, obesity, and disease. His latest book Metabolical weaves the interconnected strands of nutrition, health/disease, medicine, environment, and society into a completely new fabric by proving on a scientific basis a series of iconoclastic revelations.
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: Self-soothing is required, since no one else will 10m 29s.
Lesson 2: Pleasure is not happiness — the more pleasure you seek, the more unhappy you get 13m 04s.
Lesson 3: Anxiety is excitement about the future; but the future never comes 19m 25s.
Lesson 4: You know more than everybody else, so be humbler than everybody else 24m 56s.
Lesson 5: Institutions don’t love you back 33m 11s.
Lesson 6: First-class people hire first-class people; second-class people hire third-class people35m 53s.
Lesson 7: Speak to the ventriloquist, not the dummy 37m 38s.
Lesson 8: 90% of the work gets done in 10% of the time 39m 14s.
Lesson 9: Marketing uses information to espouse your point of view; propaganda uses disinformation to espouse your point of view 40m 39s.
Lesson 10: There is only one dogma, and that is, there is no dogma 43m 08s.
 

Jim Carroll – Don’t tell me how good you are – Show me

                                                             
 
Jim Carroll is one of Australia’s most experienced media executives. Jim shares why it's important to "Be decisive and organized", why you should "Listen widely" and the importance of "Being a decent person". Hosted by Jeffery Wang.
About Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll is one of Australia’s most experienced media executives having been the long serving Director of News and Current Affairs at both SBS and Network Ten and he also held senior roles at the Nine and Seven Networks.
He has led editorial strategy and news teams for more than 30 years and travelled extensively to cover major international stories, including a period heading Seven’s European Bureau.
Jim has worked across all platforms starting his career in newspapers, moving to radio and then television and digital.
He left journalism for several years to work as a senior advisor to the NSW Premier. Jim is a Director of the Australian Science Media Centre and a former member of the Australia Day Council (NSW).
Jim holds a degree in economics and is a graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
 
Show notes Jim Carroll
Lesson 1: Play to your strengths and know your limitations 01m 51s
Lesson 2: Building Alliances and Maintaining Relationships. 06m 64s
Lesson 3: Be decisive and organized 11m 42s
Lesson 4: Present strategic options and argue for your preferred position. 16m 54s
Lesson 5: Don’t tell me how good you are – Show me 22m 11s
Lesson 6: Identify talent, promote quickly, be alert to the quiet achievers 28m 57s
Lesson 7: Your best career path may not be what you think. 31m 21s
Lesson 8: Listen widely 33m 32s
Lesson 9: Beware the noisy, self-absorbed few 37m 08s
Lesson 10: Be a decent person 43m 24s

Tommy Tomlinson - Nobody does great work alone

                                   
Tommy Tomlinson is a Journalist, Author and Podcaster and tells us why "you should keep your word"; how "life is like baseball" and why shouldn't "spend time with jerks". Hosted by Duff Watkins
About Tommy Tomlinson
Tommy Tomlinson spent 15 years as a prize-winning local columnist for the Charlotte Observer. He writes for magazines including Sports Illustrated, Reader’s Digest, ESPN the Magazine, Southern Living, Our State and many others. He has also written for websites including Sports on Earth and ESPN.com.
His stories were chosen for the books “Best American Sports Writing 2012” and “America’s Best Newspaper Writing.” In 2005, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary. He has also taught writing at Queens University in Charlotte and at workshops across the country.
He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and was a 2008-09 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.
Tommy hosts a podcast called SouthBound, which he started in fall 2017 in collaboration with WFAE, the NPR station in Charlotte. It’s an interview show where he talks to notable Southerners about how this part of the world shapes who they are and what they do.
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: Keep your word.  Do what you're say you're going to do. Be where you say you're going to be 09m 38s.
Lesson 2: Life is baseball. You'll take some losses 12m 40s.
Lesson 3: What works in the short term rarely works in the long term 15m 48s.
Lesson 4: Endings are more important than beginnings 18m 13s.
Lesson 5: Look up at the world, not down at your phone 21m 06s.
Lesson 6: The easiest way to get out of a rut is to change your routines 25m 45s.
Lesson 7: When you can choose, don't spend time with jerks 30m 42s.
Lesson 8: Nobody dies wishing they'd worked more36m 00s.
Lesson 9: Call home on your sister's birthday (h/t Jason Isbell) 38m 46s.
Lesson 10: Nobody does great work alone 41m 27s.

Bas Boorsma - The Current Paradigm Shift: The Network Paradigm

                                                             
Bas Boorsma has been specialising in smart cities for over 20 years. He shares with us "The magic of conflict resolution", why we should learn to "Be comfortable with being uncomfortable" and how "Passion and intelligence goes a long way" along with seven other valuable lessons. Hosted by Siebe Van Der Zee.
About Bas Boorsma
Bas Boorsma is a leading urban innovation and digitalization specialist & executive with 20 years of experience in the 'smart city' space. Bas serves as the (external) CDO to the City of Rotterdam. In this capacity Bas is lead orchestrator, facilitator and ambassador to the city and its innovation ecosystem. Bas also serves as Professor of Practice at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. Bas is also Vice President EMEA of the Cities Today Institute, and also serves as Chief Innovation Officer at Change, a fast-growing Living as a Service company. He also serves as Member of the Board, at the Smart City Association Italy (TSCAI). Bas is the author of the well acclaimed book "A New Digital Deal". Bas served in various global and regional leadership positions at Cisco From 2015 Bas served as Cisco's Digitization lead for the Northern European region at Cisco. In this capacity he managed a series of city engagements, leading the way on Internet of Things related innovations for, with and in cities.
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: The Magic Of Conflict Resolution. 04m 32s
Lesson 2: Learn To Be Comfortable With Being uncomfortable. 07m 44s
Lesson 3: Social Innovation Can Never Be A Project Run By One Group Of People For The Benefit Of Another. 10m 36s
Lesson 4: How Grand Designs Fail When It Comes To The Betterment Of Citizens. 14m 27s
Lesson 5: Passion And Basic Intelligence Goes A Long Way. 16m 24s
Lesson 6: The Current Paradigm Shift. The Network Paradigm. 18m 52s
Lesson 7: The Magic Of Teams Synchronicity. 24m 02s
Lesson 8: It's Tough To Beat One's Demons. 26m 05s
Lesson 9: The Importance Of Walking. 28m 58s
Lesson 10: Love Comes In Many Colours. 32m 21s

Ellen Langer - 1+1 doesn’t always equal 2

                                                         
Ellen Langer is a professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University and she speaks with us about how "Certainty is a mindless illusion" why " 1 + 1 doesn't always equal 2" and that if you want "To feel differently, you need to view it differently" along with more great lessons. Hosted by Duff Watkins.
About Ellen Langer 
Dr. Ellen Langer is a professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University where she was the first woman to be tenured in the department. She has been described as the “mother of mindfulness” and has written extensively on the illusion of control, mindful aging, stress, decision-making, and health. She is the founder of The Langer Mindfulness Institute and consults with organizations to foster mindful leadership, innovation, strategy and work/life integration.
Her books, written for general and academic readers, include Mindfulness, The Power of Mindful Learning, On Becoming An Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity, and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. Her most recent book The Handbook of Mindfulness is an anthology that brings together the latest multi-disciplinary research on mindfulness.
A passionate and compelling lecturer who presents at organizations worldwide, Langer has authored over 200 research articles and six academic books. Her work has led to numerous academic honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the recipient of four Distinguished Scientist Awards and the Liberty Science Genius Award.
Her website is https://ellenlanger.com/
Episode Notes:
Lesson 1: Behavior always makes sense from the actor’s perspective 06m 49s.
Lesson 2: Certainty is a mindless illusion 08m 24s.
Lesson 3: 1+1 doesn’t always equal 2 13m 04s.
Lesson 4: Everyone doesn’t know something but everyone knows something else 19m 49s.
Lesson 5: Inconsistent is flexible 23m 12s.
Lesson 6: Outcomes are neither good nor bad 25m 52s.
Lesson 7: To feel differently, view it differently 27m 20s.
Lesson 8: Every activity can be done mindlessly or mindfully 33m 31s.
Lesson 9: Mindfulness is simply noticing new things 35m 20s.
Lesson 10: Life is a people game 45m 19s.

Mark Gell - Don’t believe everything you have heard

                                                     
Mark is the partner of a PR Agency Reputation Edge. Mark tells us why it's important that we "Listen and don't talk", how we should ask ourselves "What would others do in this situation", how we should all "Mine for gold" and more. Hosted by Jeffery Wang. 
About Mark Gell
Mark is the partner of a PR Agency Reputation Edge. Mark has advised CEOs, Boards and Heads of State for almost 40 years. He has run strategy, policy and stakeholder management teams in government and Australia’s biggest publicly listed corporations.
He has led the development of company strategic plans and policy with green and white papers and associated legislation formulation, corporate restructuring, organisational repositioning and product development. He has sat on a number of corporate boards as well as industry representative and not-for-profit organisations.
Schooled in the application of property rights, Mark is a believer in freedom of speech and expression as the corner stone of strong democracies.
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: Know yourself and your limitations 03m 12s
Lesson 2: Mine for gold 08m 04s
Lesson 3: Listen don’t talk 14m 56s
Lesson 4: Don’t believe everything you have heard 17m 35s
Lesson 5: Ask questions and then ask more 27m 07s
Lesson 6: Go to the first sources 34m 27s
Lesson 7: What would others do in this situation 38m 38s
Lesson 8: Stay Calm 36m 48s
Lesson 9: Ask for help when you need it 38m 59s
Lesson 10: Challenge and debate, don’t order 40m 11s

Raj Raghunathan-If you‘re so smart, why aren‘t you happy?

                   
Raj Raghunathan, author of “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy?”. In this episode he tells us why "Small changes have big effects", how to "Be discerning, not judgmental" and shares the "Single most important thing to enhance your happiness". Hosted by Duff Watkins.
About Raj Raghunathan
Raj Raghunathan, author of “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy?”  is currently professor of marketing at the University of Texas School of Business. Raj’s work juxtaposes theories from psychology, behavioural sciences, decision theory and marketing to document and explain interrelationships between affect and consumption behaviour,
His work has been published in top marketing and psychology journals.
He says, “I believe that I am one of the few people who can serve as a conduit between the scientific community and the masses in addressing such big issues as: what are the factors that determine life-satisfaction and happiness?”
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: Small changes have big effects. 03m 36s
Lesson 2: science and spirituality go together. 06m 12s
Lesson 3: We can’t all do great things, but we can all do small things with great love. 14m 10s
Lesson 4: Nurture trust in life. 17m 16s
Lesson 5: The big difference between mind attention and bare attention. 23m 35s
Lesson 6: You can’t be happy without a healthy lifestyle. 31m 18s
Lesson 7: Single most important thing to enhance your happiness is… 34m 35s
Lesson 8: Be discerning, not judgmental. 40m 14s
Lesson 9: The 5:1 ratio for feedback. 44m 14s
Lesson 10: Happiness is functional. 50m50s

Ori Eisen – You can do anything if you don’t care who gets the credit

                                                                 
Ori Eisen has spent the last two decades fighting online crime and he is respected for his business knowledge and leadership. In this episode, Ori tells us why you must "Begin with the end in mind", why "If there is doubt there is no doubt" and the benefit of "Sharpening the saw". Hosted by Siebe Van Der Zee.
 
About Ori Eisen
Ori Eisen has spent the last two decades fighting online crime and he is respected for his business knowledge and leadership.
Prior to founding Trusona, Ori founded 41st Parameter – the leading online fraud prevention and detection solution for financial institutions and e-commerce. 41st Parameter was acquired by Experian in 2013.
Prior to 41st Parameter, Ori served as the Worldwide Fraud Director for American Express focusing on Internet and counterfeit fraud. During his tenure, he championed the project to enhance the authorization request to include Internet specific parameters.
Prior to American Express, Ori was the Director of Fraud Prevention for VeriSign/Network Solutions. By developing new and innovative technologies, he skilfully reduced fraud losses by over 85 percent in just three months.
Ori holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Montclair State University and he holds over two dozen cybersecurity patents.
In his free time, Ori volunteers with Thorn, the digital defenders of children. He founded Ball to All, a charity that donates free soccer balls around the world to children who have never had one. He is a founding member of Security Canyon – Arizona’s Cyber Security Coalition. His website is a treasure trove of information. He resides in Scottsdale and is married with two children.
Ori has dedicated his life to fighting online crime.
Episode Notes
Lesson 1. You can do anything, if you don’t care who gets the credit 6m 41s
Lesson 2. The hardest thing to do, is to do 8m 21s
Lesson 3. Taking proper vacations is a must 10m 26s
Lesson 4. You can coach by just asking questions, you never need to raise your voice 12m 47s
Lesson 5. Thinking time is underrated and there is not enough time spent on ideation before action 15m 11s
Lesson 6. Begin with the end in mind 18m 14s
Lesson 7. Sharpen the saw - spend time to train your team to problem-solve 21m 28s
Lesson 8. If there is a doubt, there is no doubt 27m 12s
Lesson 9. Family first, always 31m 38s
Lesson 10. It’s never as bad as you think it is 38m 33s
 

Julian Zelizer – Just START! You don’t need all the answers to begin

                                                             
Julian Zelizer is a professor of political history and an author at Princeton University and the co-host of the podcast Politics & Polls. He speaks with us about how ""Life is a marathon not a sprint, why we should "Accept imperfection", and why you should "Just start". Hosted by Duff Watkins.
About Julian Zelizer
Julian Zelizer is a professor of political history and an author at Princeton University.
Julian E. Zelizer has been one of the pioneers in the revival of American political history. He is the author and editor of 19 books on American political history. His latest book Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party was published in 2020.
Zelizer is also a frequent commentator in the media. He has published over nine hundred op-eds, including his weekly column on CNN.Com. He is a regular news commentator on radio, television and in print He has received fellowships from the Brookings Institution, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, New America, and the New York Historical Society.
Julian is also the co-host of the podcast Politics & Polls
Episode Notes:
Lesson 1: Use your momentum 03m 00s.
Lesson 2: Accept imperfection 06m 10s.
Lesson 3: Just start! 09m 00s.
Lesson 4: Don’t be scared to throw things away 12m 40s.
Lesson 5: Both sides don’t always have a good point 17m14s.
Lesson 6: Life is a marathon not a sprint  26m22s.
Lesson 7: Never do early tomorrow what you can do ridiculously early today 29,40s .
Lesson 8: Nothing is free, it’s just included 34m 28s.
Lesson 9: Today is the most important day of your life 37, 53s.
Lesson 10: Prepare for unexpected opportunities 43m 16s.
 

Mary Labrie - To lead you have to learn to follow

                                                         
Mary Labrie is a writer and producer of radio, podcast and film. Mary is Director and Principal of strategy consulting firm, Clear Advantage.  She discusses why "We all respond to incentives", why "You need to ask", and that "To lead you must learn to follow". Hosted by Jeffery Wang.
About Mary Labrie
Mary Egan nee Labrie is a writer and producer of radio, podcast and film. She is producer and host of a podcast and radio show, “Women of a Certain Age,” that first aired in California in June 2020.  Mary is host and producer of ‘The Shiver Show,’ a 30-episode radio program that showcases ‘golden era’ radio plays in the genres of Horror, Crime and Science Fiction. The Shiver Show is in its fourth year in California on KPPQ-FM.  She also produced ‘How to do Improv,’ a 13-part video series for TV.
Mary is founder and director of Women of a Certain Age, a digital media company that creates  radio, podcast, video and web content for women over 50. It is the aim of Women of a Certain Age to inform, inspire and entertain women travelling beyond 50.
Mary is Director and Principal of strategy consulting firm, Clear Advantage.  Since 1999, she has consulted to blue-chip enterprise and government clients on matters of strategy, marketing and digital transformation.
She has been a university instructor in Canada (University of British Columbia), Australia (University of NSW), and the United States (University of California – Santa Barbara), teaching management, leadership and marketing. 
Mary is a certified ‘English as a Second Language’ instructor (CELTA). She set up and offered a free ESL clinic in Ventura, California for newly arrived immigrants and refugees. She is a volunteer rescuer and carer for Australian wildlife.
Mary has an honours degree in Forest Biology and a Master of Business Administration from University of British Columbia.   Mary is a Canadian and an Australian. 
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: We all respond to incentives 01m 31s
Lesson 2: Be strategic with your suppliers 05m 26s
Lesson 3: You are the brand 08m 43s
Lesson 4: Channel like a babysitter 13m 50s
Lesson 5: Don't Panic, Just think 17m 37s
Lesson 6: You need to ask 21m 51s
Lesson 7: To lead you have to learn to follow 25m 32s
Lesson 8: Embrace those who think different to you 28m 09s
Lesson 9: There's always something you can do 33m 22s
Lesson 10: Develop a side-hustle early 36m07s
 

Siebe Van Der Zee - Get Over it- Don‘t create mental barriers.

                                                                 
Siebe Van Der Zee is President of Vanderzee & Associates, Executive Search & Coaching. For 28 years, Siebe has served as Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Arizona. More importantly he is one of the hosts of 10 Lessons it Took Me 50 Years to Learn!  Siebe talks with us about why we should "Get over it", Why it's important to "warm up the engine" and why you should "Be who you are". Hosted by Robert Hossary.
About Siebe Van Der Zee
Siebe is President of Vanderzee & Associates, Executive Search & Coaching. He has served as an international management consultant for over 25 years specializing in retained executive search, performance coaching and cross cultural consulting. 
His clientele includes business leaders in large multinational corporations as well as medium sized companies covering a wide area of industries including high-tech manufacturing, consumer products and life sciences.
Siebe started his career working for global financial institutions (Citibank and ING Bank) in Europe (London, Amsterdam), Latin America (Montevideo) and the United States (New York). Since 2002, he manages a successful retained executive search firm in Scottsdale, Arizona. The firm is focused on senior level executives (incl. Board of Directors).
For 28 years, Siebe has served as Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Arizona. He holds a Master's Degree in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management..
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: Warm up the engine before accelerating 06m 53s.
Lesson 2: Energy gets you going, integrity keeps you in place 10m 28s.
Lesson 3: Be who you are; don’t try to be a different person to impress someone 14m 05s.
Lesson 4: Don’t stay quiet if you notice something unethical 18m 53s.
Lesson 5: Get over it! Don’t create mental barriers for yourself 24m 35s.
Lesson 6: We all have blind spots 29m 34s.
Lesson 7: In business development, start at the top 34m 11s.
Lesson 8: Bad news can knock you down, resilience will pick you up 36m 27s.
Lesson 9: Don’t accept finishing in second place 40m 11s.
Lesson 10: Empathy is the key element of successful leadership 44m 13s.
  

Peter Thornhill - Fear is based on ignorance; don’t be frightened, be smart

                                                   
Peter Thornhill speaks to us about: why you “Don’t stay in jobs you don’t like”, why you should “Rent your lifestyle" and how to “Make money your slave” along with seven other lessons. Hosted by Duff Watkins.
About Peter Thornhill
Peter Thornhill’s career spans 40+ years in the Financial Services Industry.
Educated in Melbourne, he has worked for a leading Australian insurance company, in a London merchant bank as a private client investment adviser, as Director of one of UK’s largest Unit Trust Groups, before returning to Australia as a Senior Executive for managed funds. 
 
He continues to consult to Australia’s largest financial institutions and appears regularly in the media as a financial commentator because of his ‘assaults on popular wisdom.’
 
He is the author of Motivated Money a no-nonsense guide for investors (a self-published book that’s sold over 60,000 copies through his thousands of popular lectures and presentations.)  His website is www.motivatedmoney.com.au.
 
Episode Notes:
 
Lesson 1: You can succeed despite your education. 06m 31s
Lesson 2: Whatever you do, do it to the best of your ability and you will be noticed 09m 05s
Lesson 3: Don’t stay in jobs you don’t like. 15m 04s
Lesson 4: Financial independence is easy to attain 25m 48s
Lesson 5: Spend less than you earn and borrow less than you can afford 29m 31s
Lesson 6: Make money your slave 31m 50s
Lesson 7: Rent your lifestyle 38m 19s
Lesson 8: Choose your partner carefully 43m 15s
Lesson 9: Fear is based on ignorance; don’t be frightened, be smart 45m 26s
Lesson 10: Envy no one 50m 07s

David Chalke–Become your own disruptor

                                                                 
David Chalke is one of Australia’s leading Social Analysts. He speaks with us about R E S P E C T, why we should "Build a shed" and why it's important to "Remember your core purpose ". Hosted by Duff Watkins
About David Chalke
David is one of Australia’s leading Social Analysts. A science graduate: his early career was in Europe with trans-national organisations such as Nestle, Cadbury Schweppes & Wilkinson Sword. On coming to Australia, David held the positions of Director of Strategy Planning with McCann-Erickson and Y&R Mattingly, until founding the independent consultancy, The Strategy Planning Group, in 1990.
Today, David focuses on measuring the effects of cultural change on Australians’ attitudes and behaviours and advising on the impact of these on the formulation of effective public policy and business strategy.
David’s “Real World” view of the mood of Australians has made him a popular speaker at national & international conferences; he is a regularly quoted social commentator, and an occasional writer and broadcaster.
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: Look Upwards, sideways and downwards 3m 45s.
Lesson 2: Keep Walking 5m 56s.
Lesson 3: Keep Listening 7m 42s.
Lesson 4: Keep it plain 11m 07s.
Lesson 5: Your world is not everyone’s 21m 30s.
Lesson 6: R E S P E C T 24m 54s
Lesson 7: Don’t deceive 29m 05s.
Lesson 8: Build a shed 37m 39s.
Lesson 9: Remember your core purpose 39m 14s.
Lesson 10: Become your own disruptor 46m 09s.

Dilip Jeste - Anyone and Everyone Can Become WISER

                                 
Dr. Dilip V. Jeste  is the author of 'Wiser: the scientific roots of wisdom' and speaks to us about how "If you think you’re WISE, you aren’t" and tells us that "Anyone and everyone can become WISER" along with eight other great lessons. Hosted by Duff Watkins.
About Dr Dilip Jeste
Dr. Dilip V. Jeste is Director of The Stein Institute for Research on Ageing, and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego, and a neuropsychiatrist with particular specialism in successful aging and schizophrenia.
He is author of Wiser: the scientific roots of wisdom (and 13 other books).  His 625 published scientific papers are among most cited in the world (he’s in the top .5% of publishing researchers).  He is also a former president of the American Psychiatric Association. He was the first Asian-American elected President of the American Psychiatric Association in its 175 year history which has over 40,000 members.  He is listed in “Best Doctors in America.”
He has published a number of influential papers detailing the neural activity associated with wise behaviours and you can watch his fascinating TED talk Seeking Wisdom in Graying Matter by clicking here.
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: If you think you’re WISE, you aren’t 04m 45s.
Lesson 2: Anyone and everyone can become WISER 08m 05s.
Lesson 3: Don't give up your accent 11m 50s
Lesson 4: Spend some time with people you DISLIKE 16m00s.
Lesson 5: Controlled PESSIMISM is better than uncontrolled OPTIMISM 21m 10s.
Lesson 6: ONEliness is good, LONEliness is not 26m 06s.
Lesson 7: Finding YOUR fault is harder than finding THEIR fault 30m 41s.
Lesson 8: Too much of a VIRTUE can be BAD 36m 05s.
Lesson 9: BALANCE:  Feel sad when happy; feel happy when sad 39m 19s.
Lesson 10: Act OLD when young; act YOUNG when old 44m 00s.

Special Episode - What is Wisdom?

                                                 
In this special episode the four of us, Jeffery Wang, Siebe Van Der Zee, Dr. Duff Watkins, and Robert Hossary discuss the deep topic of wisdom. We ask the question “What is wisdom?” and try to answer that from the lessons learned from our guests and from our own experiences. We have been asking this question of ourselves since we began. So we thought that we would share this discussion with our audience. Let us know your thoughts on what you think wisdom is.
 
 
 

Niki Luijsterburg - Leaders are storytellers

                                                     
LT COL Joost ‘Niki’ Luijsterburg speaks to us this week about how the best "leaders are story tellers", how there are "only two intrinsic motivators - Love or Fear" , the true nature of "Sacrifice" and seven other great lessons. Hosted by Siebe Van Der Zee.
About Joost ‘Niki’ Luijsterburg
LT COL JOOST ‘Niki’ Luijsterburg of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has become the first Dutch fighter pilot to achieve 4,000 flight hours on the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
After serving for a year in the Dutch Navy, Luijsterburg began flight training with the RNLAF in 1989. Two years later he graduated as the top of his pilot class and earned his wings, as well as the top formation pilot award. Luijsterburg completed F-16 training with the 148th Fighter Squadron at Tucson, Arizona in 1992. He moved to Leeuwarden Air Base, joining 323 Squadron, to begin his tuition with the Fighter Weapons School. He passed ‘cum laude’ and received further awards for best overall pilot and best airto- air pilot. On becoming the first Dutch F-16 pilot to pass the 4,000 flight hours landmark at Tucson, ‘Niki’ commented, ‘It’s also just a number a number that wouldn’t be possible without all the people that work behind the scenes to make every flight hour possible.’
Niki is a Senior Strategic Leader, Teacher and Diplomat. He has over 30 years of experience across a wide range of international and joint missions, teaching, test execution and 11 combat deployments in various roles.
He is a Keynote speaker. Military and technical advisor for various large movie and TV productions.
Episode Notes
Lesson 1: There are only two intrinsic motivators in life. Love or Fear 08m 42s.
Lesson 2: Be Effective 11m 57s.
Lesson 3: The most important part of communication is the receiving (listening) part 12m 29s.
Lesson 4: Have self-confidence. Know what you can and cannot do 15m 34s.
Lesson 5: Be responsible 20m 02s.
Lesson 6: Sacrifice 24m 47s.
Lesson 7: Language, rituals, Leaders are storytellers 27m24s.
Lesson 8: Be Honest 30m 12s.
Lesson 9: Be a shit screen 33m 56s.
Lesson 10: Keep your peoples lives stable 39m 57s.

Floyd Ormsbee – Never let them see you sweat

                                                                 
Dr Floyd Ormsbee shares some valuable lessons with us in this episode. Why you should "never let them see you sweat". That you can "disagree but learn from each other" and why "if it were easy everyone would do it. Hosted by Robert Hossary.
About Dr Floyd Ormsbee
Dr. Floyd Ormsbee, an Assistant Professor of Consumer & Organizational Studies and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs & Operations in Clarkson University's David D. Reh School of Business, and he is also the owner of Genaffex Training and Consulting.
He is a past recipient of the Clarkson School of Business Service Award and Beta Gamma Sigma's Ralph Janero Teaching Award, was selected by graduating seniors to present a “Last Lecture” presentation and was named the 2020 recipient of the Clarkson University Distinguished Teacher Award, an award given "in recognition of the importance of superior teaching" and selected from faculty nominated for the award by Clarkson alumni.
Dr Ormsbee is an annual keynote speaker for the St. Lawrence Leadership Institute and has delivered a variety of keynote presentations and talks on generational issues in the workplace, strategic issues, cultivating professionalism in the workplace, and managing organizational change to local, regional and international associations and organizations in both the United States and Canada.
A native of Heuvelton, N.Y. (USA), Dr Ormsbee worked in the insurance industry for a number of years before returning to school for graduate work. He joined the Clarkson University admissions office in 1998 and then taught briefly at The State University of New York (SUNY) College at Potsdam and SUNY Canton before starting his Clarkson teaching career in 2002.
Dr Ormsbee earned his Ph.D. in Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada), his Master of Science degree in Management Systems from Clarkson, his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics from SUNY Potsdam, and 2 Associate Degrees in both Business Administration, and Banking, Insurance & Real Estate from SUNY Canton.
Episode Notes
Never let anyone tell you no 6m 32s.
Never let them see you sweat 10m 51s.
It’s not about the message. It’s about the delivery 16m 10s.
Disagree but learn from each other 19m 29s.
Tomorrow is not guaranteed 22m 29s. 
If it were easy, everyone would do it 26m 38s. 
Run your own game – not someone else’s 31m 58s. 
You have to be the one who pushes yourself 37m 19s. 
Live a real life – not a virtual one 43m 27s. 
See the world, meet the people, and always learn more 46m 57s.

Andrew Bacevich - Never feel sorry for the people in charge

                                                         
In this episode, Andrew Bacevich shares with us why "Ambition causes blindness", why you should "Never feel sorry for the people in charge" and describes the "Greatest sin of all".
About Dr Andrew J. Bacevich
Andrew Bacevich is Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at Boston University. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, he received his PhD in American Diplomatic History from Princeton University. Before joining the faculty of Boston University, he taught at West Point and Johns Hopkins. Retired career officer in the Armor Branch of the United States Army, retiring with the rank of colonel.
Bacevich is the author of Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War (2010). His previous books include The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism (2008); The Long War: A New History of US National Security Policy since World War II (2007) (editor); The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War (2005); and American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U. S. Diplomacy (2002). His essays and reviews have appeared in a variety of scholarly and general interest publications including The Wilson Quarterly, The National Interest, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Nation, and The New Republic. His op-eds have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Boston Globe, and Los Angeles Times, among other newspapers. He is also the editor of a volume entitled The Short American Century:  A Post-mortem, which was published in 2012. His newest book, Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country, was published in 2013.
In 2004, Dr. Bacevich was a Berlin Prize Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin. He has also held fellowships at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and the Council on Foreign Relations.
 
Episode Notes 
Lesson 1: The historian's duty is to REVISE history. 01m 24s.
Lesson 2: Thinking of yourself or your country as exceptional is the Big Lie that imprisons you. 08m 38s.
Lesson 3: War is Uncontrollable 17m:45s.
Lesson 4: To fear ideology is irrational. 21m 48s.
Lesson 5: Never feel sorry for the people in charge. 26m 56s.
Lesson 6: Greatest sin of all:  lack of empathy for others 30m 48s.
Lesson 7: Ambition CAUSES blindness. 33m 15s.
Lesson 8: Social media is inherently evil. 36m 37s.
Lesson 9: Money can't buy you love. 39m 39s.
Lesson 10: Want to stay married?  Take long walks together. 43m 25s.