“Interview with Jim Collins”

Jim Collins is a student and teacher of enduring great companies - how they grow, how they attain superior performance, and how good companies can become great companies. Jim has authored or co-authored four books, including BUILT TO LAST, GOOD TO GREAT, and his most recent book, HOW THE MIGHTY FALL. Jim has served as a teacher to senior executives and CEOs at over a hundred corporations and has also worked with social sector organization. Tim Elmore was nice enough to conduct this interview. Tim Elmore is the Founder and president of "Growing Leaders" a non-profit organization created to develop emerging leaders. He is also an author of numerous books, including Generation IY: Our last chance to save their future, which was released recently.

“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