Leadership 360

Leaders Never Give Up with Clint Padgett ( RECORDED APRIL 2020 )

Clint is the President and CEO of Project Success Incorporated. He is a published author, teacher, and expert in team building and the art of conversation. Since joining PSI in 1994, Clint has been helping leaders and their teams implement repeatable, sustainable strategies to deliver high-stakes projects on time, on target. Clint’s vast level of experience positioned him to reshape the landscape of project management to better reflect today’s new business models. With the modern organization becoming more fast, agile, and highly reactive, it’s imperative that companies use a method that’s proven to actually work in the real world – not with tools that are just new and trendy at the moment. And that’s exactly what Clint brings to the table – a collaborative, actionable approach that leads to team commitment and buy-in even in a matrix organization.  He delivers the knowledge and motivation that, when applied to strategic initiatives, transform businesses and create a competitive advantage. Clint is a ForbesBooks Featured Author, ForbesSpeakers Thought Leader and frequently speaks at conferences on the subject of project management and teamwork, including the Executive Education program in the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he is an adjunct professor. Clint's first book, The Project Success Method, is a unique, proven, and fire-tested methodology that allows companies, groups, or managers to learn and develop consistency in the way they plan, schedule, manage, control, and close projects on time, per spec and within budget-- in as little as 5 days. Agile development has ushered in an obsession with adaptive planning and continuous improvement.  But the collaborative effort of cross-functional teams that it relies on is all too often built without a strong foundation.  Clint’s current book, How Teams Triumph: Managing By Commitment, [https://www.amazon.ca/How-Teams-Triumph-Managing-Commitment/dp/1946633305] provides the missing blueprint. He is a proponent of conversation as opposed to communication; these days, leaders and team members alike often communicate well, but conversation brings clarity and that ensures the right things get done.

Leaders - Slow Down and Savour the Journey with David Nour ( RECORDED APRIL 2020 )

A senior leadership/board advisor, researcher, executive educator, and best-selling author, David is internationally recognized as the leading expert on applications of strategic relationships in profitable growth, sustained innovation, and lasting change. The author of ten books, including best-sellers Relationship Economics, and Co-Create, as well as Curve Benders [https://www.amazon.com/Curve-Benders-Strategic-Relationships-Non-linear-ebook/dp/B091LCB779], David serves as a trusted advisor to global clients and coaches corporate leaders. He is an adjunct professor at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management, was named to the Global Gurus Top 30 Leadership Professionals list, and is honored to be one of Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Global Coaches. A Forbes Leadership contributor on the Future of Work, David’s unique insights has been featured in a variety of prominent publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fast Company, Huffington Post Business, Entrepreneur, and Knowledge@Wharton. Born in Iran, David immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager with $100, limited family ties, and no fluency in English. He graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor’s degree in business management and went on to earn an Executive MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. He resides in Atlanta, GA, with his family.

Leading with Context, Breadth, Choice and Connection - Ron Carruci ( RECORDED APRIL 2020 )

Ron is a Managing Partner at Navalent [https://www.navalent.com/] and has a thirty-year track record helping executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization, and leadership — from start-ups to Fortune 10s, nonprofits to heads-of-state, turnarounds to new markets and strategies, overhauling leadership and culture to re-designing for growth. With experience in more than 25 countries on 4 continents, he helps organizations articulate strategies that lead to accelerated growth and then designs programs to execute those strategies. The best-selling author of eight books, including the recent Amazon #1 Rising to Power [https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Power-Journey-Exceptional-Executives/dp/1626341087/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443377534&sr=8-1&keywords=Rising+to+Power].  Ron is also a regular contributor to Forbes and a two-time TEDx speaker. Ron is proud to be a member of the Marshall Goldsmith MG100 coaches community. His work’s been featured in Fortune, CEO Magazine, Inc., BusinessInsider, MSNBC, Business Week, and Smart Business.

Great Leaders are Consistent with Jen Thornton

Jen Thornton [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferrthornton/] has developed her expertise in Talent Strategy & Leadership Professional Development over her exciting 20+ year career as an HR Professional. She’s led international teams across Greater China, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S. to expand into new markets, managing franchise retailers, and developing key strategic partnerships - all while exceeding business objectives and financial results. The rapid growth of her consulting firm 304 Coaching [https://304coaching.com/] has been largely due to Jennifer’s unconventional approach to building innovative workforce development solutions for companies who are facing breakthrough growth and accelerated hiring patterns. She is a sought-after business strategist, specializing in startups and large value-based organizations. She assists her clients in building talent strategies that complement their business strategies to ensure exponential growth. She lives in Texas with her family and rescues. In her free time, she enjoys reading, historic preservation, remodeling her lake home and spending time with friends.

Leaders are Dealers in Hope with Dune Nguyen

In 1983, Dune arrived in Canada as a landed immigrant after a life-changing journey from Vietnam and 2 refugee camps in Indonesia. Three years later, he got a part-time job programming computer software while still in grade 10 and learning English as a second language. All that fun and excitement distracted him from his earlier dream of becoming a school teacher. He went on to enjoy a rewarding career in information technology, working with many public and private organizations across North America. In 2006, he founded a leadership & management consulting company, based in Western Canada. When 2010 rolled around, he was invited to facilitate business, management, and leadership courses for universities and colleges. His career took another turn, back toward his teenage dream of teaching. Today, he enjoys a dynamic mix of executive coaching, management consulting, university teaching, corporate training, workshop facilitation, and keynote speaking. All of those activities are aimed at helping managers develop the leader within. Check out Dune's website for more information. [//www.dunenguyen.com]