One of the giants in the self-development world, Leo Babauta. His blog Zen Habits is read by over 150,000 people, and with good reason. It’s practical, wise and committed to helping people create a better life for themselves through simple productivity. He’s also the author of The Power of Less, a best-selling book which helps de-clutter your life on every possible level.
I’m thrilled to say Leo has contributed a piece to my new book, Do More Great Work.
In this interview Leo and I talk about:
- How he balanced two jobs (and a family with six children) to launch Zen Habits
- Leo’s core planning tool – and it’s about having fun
- Why starting small is the most powerful way for getting big
- The secret to leaving behind a bad habit and taking up a more positive, new one.
You can follow Leo on Twitter at @zen_habits and read his work on his blog.
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Posted on February 8, 2010
This week I’ll be spending time at the conference of the American Society of Training and Development, which is why I’ve selected a Chief Learning Officer to feature in the Great Work interview.
Kevin Wilde is the vice president of Organizational Effectiveness and the chief learning officer at General Mills. And he’s not just any old learning officer. In 2007, Chief Learning Officer Magazine selected Kevin as the CLO of the year. Kevin has been with General Mills for about ten years and prior to that he worked with General Electric. The impact of his leadership at General Mills has been felt. Fortune ranked General Mills at number six, one of best companies in the world at leadership development. Training Magazine ranked it at number five as a top company for employee development.
That’s not an accident, as you’ll see from the wisdom and insight Kevin brings to this conversation. In this interview we discuss:
- How a fortuitous car ride with Jack Welsh changed how he worked with senior leaders
- Where the balance is between “derailment factors” and a person’s strengths
- A key insight for success for any manager to do more Great Work
- The importance in strategic planning of starting with what inspires
- And two fantastic stories from his time as an ultramarathoner.
Posted on May 25, 2009
What’s powerful about Gay Hendricks’ life purpose is the strong connection to what it is – “to expand in love and creativity every day as I inspire other people who are interested to do the same thing” – and to what he does. He is the author of many bestsellers, including Conscious Loving and The Corporate Mystic and his newest book, The Big Leap published today. After more than twenty years as a professor at the University of Colorado he founded The Hendricks Institute which now offers seminars across the world. And in 2003 he co-founded The Spiritual Cinema Circle, which distributes inspirational movies to subscribers in over seventy countries around the world. In this interview we talk about:
- The power of “wonder questions”
- Why you should be a connoisseur of verbs
- The chemistry of the drama triangle
- And much more.
And don’t forget to check out Gay’s new book, The Big Leap. I’ve had a chance to read a pre-publication copy which is terrific and right on the ball for anyone interested in Great Work.
This interview is approximately 20 minutes long.
Posted on April 20, 2009
I don’t know for sure, but I’m guessing Seth’s blog is the most read in the world of business. In his blog, just as with his numerous and excellent books, (Linchpin, Tribes, Purple Cow etc.) Seth has an unparalleled capacity to offer up insights and ideas that challenge, provoke and support us all to do more Great Work. What does it mean to serve others? What does it mean to break the rules? What does it mean to do business in this changing world?
