“Interview with Tony Hsieh”

Tony Hsieh is one of the most widely respected and successful business innovators in the new economy. As the CEO of Zappos.com, the online shoe sales company, he has achieved phenomenal company growth through revolutionary approaches to marketing, human resources and customer service. Tony discusses this success in his new book, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profit, Passion and Purpose. The book debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times Hardcover Advice bestseller list.  Listen in to this month's Leadership Today, as Brad asks Tony questions around the  Zappos story.

“Interview with David Batstone”

Dave is the President of Not For Sale. A professor of Ethics at the University of San Francisco, he is also founder and president of Right Reality, an international social venture firm. Batstone has authored seven books, the two most recent being Not For Sale (HarperOne) and Saving the Corporate Soul (Jossey-Bass). He was a member of the founding team of Business 2.0 magazine and served six years as executive editor of Sojourners magazine and founder of the SojoMail e-zine. He has contributed articles to the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, Wired, and SPIN. He is the recipient of two national journalist awards and was named National Endowment for the Humanities Chair at the University of San Francisco for his work in technology and ethics. During the 1980s, Batstone founded a non-governmental agency dedicated to economic development. In Not For Sale, David oversees the strategic and financial opportunities, growth, and direction of NFSC. He often represents Not For Sale during the Stop Paying for Slavery Tour and co-teaches the entrepreneur course content in NFS Academy.

“Interview with Justin Honaman”

In this month's Leadership Today lesson, Jayson sits down with Justin Honaman, Director of Customer Intelligence for Coca-Cola, to talk about authentic leadership, personal branding, and new trends in leadership.

“Real Life Leaders Best Practices Panel”

Leadership Today: Real Life Leaders Best Practices Panel conducted by GiANT COO, Linda Sasser. Linda sits down with four leaders to discuss how each is building a leadership culture within the walls of their organization.

Eric Leger ... Vice-President, Field Force Development for Aflac
Jennifer Haack Boubel ... Director at Continental Airlines
Phil Goatley ... Senior Director at Microsoft
Allen Patterson ... Vice President of Operations at Flanders Electric

“Interview with Charlene Li”

Charlene Li is the Founder of Altimeter Group and coauthor of the critically acclaimed, bestselling book Groundswell. She is one of the foremost experts on social media and technologies and a consultant on leadership, strategy, social technologies, interactive media, and marketing. She is currently working on her next book, "Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform How You Lead" to be published in May 2010 by Jossey-Bass.

Charlene was named one of the 12 most creative minds of 2008 by Fast Company, and one of the most influential women in technology in 2009. Charlene is a frequently-quoted expert and has appeared on 60 Minutes, The McNeil NewsHour, ABC News, CNN, and CNBC. She is also frequently quoted by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Economist,Businessweek, USAToday, Reuters, and The Associated Press. In this interview, we talk with Charlene about how companies can use social technologies.