Helping People Change with Dr. Ellen Van Oosten and Dr. Gary Johnson, BCC

Get Your Leadership Team Aligned with Dr. Lisa Riegel

In this podcast, Dr. Gary Johnson, BCC interviews Dr. Lisa Riegel on her concept of leadership alignment with her 8C Framework.

The Science Behind Why People Buy

What really causes people to buy?In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Dan Docherty to discuss his book Neuro Selling 2.0 and the neuroscience behind trust, influence, communication, and decision making. We unpack how the brain responds during the sales process and why top performers understand that selling is far more than pitching a product. It is about connection, clarity, and helping people move toward confident decisions.This conversation is packed with value for sales professionals, business leaders, entrepreneurs, coaches, and anyone who wants to communicate with greater impact. If you want to better understand buyer behavior, build trust faster, and improve the way you lead conversations, this interview is for you.In this interview, we discuss:• The science behind why people buy• How trust impacts decision-making• The role of neuroscience in sales conversations• Why connection matters more than pressure• Practical insights from Neuro Selling 2.0Be sure to like, subscribe, and share this with someone in sales or leadership who wants to grow.#sales #salestips #salesstrategy

Helping People Change with Dr. Ellen Van Oosten and Dr. Gary Johnson, BCC

In this episode, Dr. Van Oosten discusses her work in Emotional Intelligence, coaching, and her book, Helping People Change.

The Science of Change

Most leadership systems are built on a lie. They assume that if you apply enough pressure, accountability, and incentives, people will change. In my latest episode of Legendary Leadership Lessons, I sat down with Dr. Richard Boyatzis, one of the most cited leadership scholars in the world, and author of The Science of Change, and he explained why that approach is biologically wrong. When leaders push people through fear, targets, and performance pressure, they activate the survival system in the brain. You may get short-term compliance, but you destroy trust, creativity, and ethical judgment in the process. Real, sustainable change only happens when leaders help people reconnect to who they want to become. He calls this operating in renewal. It is the state where purpose, values, and compassion light up the parts of the brain responsible for learning and growth. This is why so many performance-driven cultures burn out their best people. They never give them space to anchor back to their ideal self. This conversation connected directly to what I call the Authenticity Gap. When leaders are forced to perform instead of lead, they drift away from who they truly are, and people feel it. Trust erodes. Engagement drops. But when leaders lead using the process of renewal, people follow because of the attitude and mindset shift of the leader. That is the future of leadership, and it is why this episode of Legendary Leadership Lessons is a must-listen!

The Power of Mentoring with Rachel Rubin Wilkins

In this episode, Dr. Gary Johnson interviews best-selling author Rachel Rubin Wilkins about the power of mentoring.