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Season 5

Aug. 16, 2022

Leadership Lessons: Fran Racioppi

In this end of season 5 my guest is Fran Racioppi () who had also been podcasting interviewing many other experts and fascinating people in the Jedburgh podcast () He is going to share a lot of the lesson he …

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Aug. 9, 2022

Replay: Personal Branding with Peggy Klaus

This episode originally aired in August 2021. ----------------- How can we make this less uncomfortable or basically how can we just feel better about promoting ourselves? In this episode you will learn each step to do so. My gust Peggy …

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Aug. 2, 2022

Leadership: Bailey Barnell and Hamza Khan

In this episode we talk about Leadership. While we think some people are born leaders, I believe in most cases leadership is something we develop as time goes on. We may not even be aware of our leadership skills or …

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July 19, 2022

Presenting: Tamsen Webster

In today’s episode we will talk about Presenting, specifically how can we captivate audiences through our message and to be truly understood. Today you will lean from keynote speaker Tamsen Webster (). For over 20 years Tamsen has helped experts...

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June 21, 2022

Self-Assessment: Dr. Gary Crotaz

In this show we discuss the skill of Self-Assessment. Before you know where you are heading in your career, you must know where you are. You must know what moves you, what you are good at. My guest offers a …

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June 7, 2022

Virtual Team Management: Hasnain Rizvi

-------- As remote work becomes a new kind of normal, we cannot assume that the same skills to manage a team in an office will apply for virtual teams. As a worker, you have the ability to work from the …

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May 24, 2022

Innovation: Braden Kelley

While it may sound sexy to call ourselves innovators, we have to really consider how are we promoting innovation in our work life. Is it because we think we have brilliant ideas? Is it because we enable others to be …

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May 10, 2022

Replay: Curiosity: Debbie Berebichez, Ph.D.

This episode originally aired in December 2020. ------------------------ Curiosity is a very important skill which gives us a competitive advantage. According to research people with high curiosity are more inquisitive and generate more original...

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April 26, 2022

Decision-Making: Patrick McGinnis

You probably have heard the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). How about the term FOBO (Fear of Better Options). Today I speak with the creator of both terms. Patrick McGinnis ( coined the term FOMO in a 2004 article …

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April 12, 2022

Resilience: Jesse Iwuji

Resilience is a skill we can develop over time and in our guest has shown an example of persistence to achieve his dreams. Jesse Iwuji () is a race car driver and member of the US Navy Reserve. He is …

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March 29, 2022

Humor: Andrew Tarvin

In this episode we will talk about Humor with Andrew Tarvin. He is a Humor Engineer. While he started his career in the world of computer science, he is a now a speaker and coach who teaches people and organizations …

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March 15, 2022

Persuasion: Andres Lares

In this episode we discuss a skill many of us want to improve at: Persuasion. In the book , Andres Lares and Jeff Cochran gives very practical advice, including the building blocks to create persuasion. is a Managing Partner at …

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March 1, 2022

Motivation: Dr. Bobbi Wegner

Do you consider yourself a motivated person? How about a person who can motivate others? Motivation is not a matter of getting the right speech for your team or about reading motivational quotes. It takes understanding yourself and others, it …

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Feb. 15, 2022

Body Language: Mark Bowden

Welcome to Season 5 of the Hardcore Soft Skills podcast. Today we talk about Body Language with an expert who has been voted as a number one body language expert. Mark Bowden (https://truthplane.com/home/people/mark-bowden/ ) is a...

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