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Using PRIDE & Leadership to Earn Success!

May 1, 2013 by angishields

Global Leader Radio

Using PRIDE & Leadership to Earn Success!

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In this edition of Global Leader Radio!™, we discuss how to use PRIDE & Leadership to overcome your obstacles and succeed in life! Alvin C. Miles interviewed Dr. Joe Profit as he discribed his journey from the cotton fields as the son of a sharecropper to the football field and now to success in the field of business.

Here are seven takeaways from our discussion:

Success has many phases / faces.
P.R.I.D.E. = Professional Results In Daily Effort.
You can be born with entrepreneurship or it can be learned.
Don’t be out-worked, out-thought or out-inspired!
You can’t teach intelligence!
Appearance, Approach, Attitude.
If they can’t break your spirit, they can’t break you.

Listen in as Joe tells us his surprising and revolutionary discoveries. Add these insights to your leadership toolkit to help increase YOUR influence. Leadership IS a conversation!

Joe Profit/ Founder, President & CEO, Multimedia Concepts Group, LLC

Dr. Profit is one of those unique people whose contribution ranges from the world of sports to business to a philanthropist. A former American football running back with the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL), Joe enjoyed two seasons, plus part of a third, with the Falcons before moving to the New Orleans Saints. He was selected in the first round with the seventh overall pick in the 1971 NFL Draft. In his three seasons in the NFL, he rushed 133 times for 471 yards and three touchdowns. He spent the 1974 season with the Birmingham Americans and 1975 with the Birmingham Vulcans, both of the World Football League. He played college football at Northeast Louisiana University.

For the past three decades, Profit has enjoyed the innovation in management within the information technology industry, where he has established and succeeded in building stable and competitive information technology firms. Profit, founder of his own technology firm, has extensive experience in the multi-media industry, and has provided leadership in the integration of wireless networks, broadcasting, advertising, marketing and sales, product branding, e-commerce, on-line provisioning, and capital funding.

Profit is also the founder of “INC. Magazine”, ranked as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in America, for three consecutive years. Profit holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, from University of Louisiana and a Doctor of Philosophy from Haywood University and an honorary doctorate from Logos Graduate School.

In 1994 Dr. Profit was inducted into the Business and Professional Hall of Fame, and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. Dr. Profit has received numerous awards, including America’s Best and Brightest Businessman Award, the National Minority Supplier Development Council’s Award, the Nevada Chamber of Commerce Businessman of the Year Award and the recipient of the “Granville T. Woods Award for Outstanding CEO”; he has also been featured in USA Today, and the Money Section in the Wall Street Journal.

For the past ten years, Profit has dedicated the majority of his professional career with furthering the interest of Youth United for Prosperity (YUP) a national 501©(3) non-profit Organization. Founded in 1995 by Dr. Profit, he serves as its Chairman and CEO. The PRIDE Institute a division of YUP and promotes the “Legends & Kids” program through the NFL Alumni as a benefactor. Profit is also the President and CEO of the NFL Alumni Atlanta chapter. In his professional capacity, Profit is the founder, President and CEO of Multimedia Digital Broadcast Corporation.

Contact Joe: (866) 663-2608 x 103, info@mdbctv.com

Which Book Has Most Impacted Your Leadership Ability?

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Leveraging Leadership to Overcome Your Goliath-Sized Challenges!

April 11, 2013 by angishields

Global Leader Radio

Leveraging Leadership to Overcome Your Goliath-Sized Challenges!

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In this edition of Global Leader Radio!™, we discuss how to utilize leadership to overcome challenges on your way to success!

Michael J. Coles; accomplished businessman, community leader, education advocate, entrepreneur, world-record cyclist, environmentalist, philanthropist and family man, joined host Alvin C. Miles to offer his story and advice as an example of how to succeed in the face of obstacles, both personal and professional.

Here are seven takeaways from our discussion:

As an entrepreneur, you get knocked down a lot, the question is, will you get up?
Don’t focus on “success;” focus on the “journey” instead.
Never lose sight of your value proposition.
In retail, no customer has a contract to come back.
“P+E+S=EF”
“Knowing what you don’t know” is the definition of Leadership.
“Don’t let your personal lifestyle dictate how quickly your company has to grow!”

Listen in as Michael tells us how he was able to overcome the challenges in both his personal and professional life. Add his ideas to your leadership toolkit to help increase YOUR influence. Leadership IS a conversation!

Michael J. Coles/ Executive Chairman & President, Global Onboard Partners

An accomplished businessman, community leader, education advocate, entrepreneur, world-record cyclist, environmentalist, philanthropist and family man, Michael Coles continues to be actively involved in his community and the corporate world.

Michael serves as the Executive Chairman and President of Global Onboard Partners which specializes in advertising on commercial airlines.

In 2009, Michael became the CEO of Boardwalk Investment Group, which operates restaurants under the name Boardwalk Fresh Burgers and Fries.

Michael co-founded the nationally successful Great American Cookie Company in 1977 and when sold in 1998, the company had hundreds of stores nationwide with sales over $100 million. He served on the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, was appointed by the Governor of Georgia to serve as Chairman of the Georgia Film and Video Advisory Council and in 1996 and 1998 respectively, ran for 6th Congressional Democratic Seat and U.S. Senate.

In recognition of Michael’s success, leadership and benevolence, Kennesaw State University, declared that the institution’s School of Business be named the Michael J. Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University. Michael serves on numerous boards, both Non-profit and Corporate, to include the Board of Caribou Coffee Company, where he recently stepped down as Chairman and CEO.

Michael co-founded the nationally successful Great American Cookie Company in 1977, and when he sold in 1998, the company owned hundreds of stores nationwide with sales over $100 million. Michael lives in Atlanta with his wife, Donna and they are the parents of three adult children, Lorin, Jody and Taryn.

Contact Michael: (404) 339-1000 , mjcoles@mac.com

Which Book Has Most Impacted Your Leadership Ability?

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Intelligent Hubs, Think Tanks and Leadership of the Future!

February 14, 2013 by angishields

Global Leader Radio

Intelligent Hubs, Think Tanks and Leadership of the Future!

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In this edition of Global Leader Radio!™, we discuss how to increase your influence, develop future leadership and stay true to self. Stacie Hagan and Lisa Dugan joined host Alvin C. Miles to share how clarity, focus and discipline will help you become a better leader.

Here are seven takeaways from our discussion:

Use the “stack pole” framework as a guide for what’s important in life .
Do you have access to a “Think Tank”?
“Intelligent Hubs” are the glue in your organization.
Effective leaders utilize “CAREfrontation” to get their message across!
“Internalization, not emulation” will enhance your leadership ability.
“The more aware I am, the better I can do.”
“Pause & reflect” to ensure alignment with your life’s purpose.

Lisa and Stacie provide great insights to help you think more like a global leader of the future. Add their ideas to your leadership toolkit to help increase YOUR influence. Leadership IS a conversation!

Lisa Dugan / Chairperson, Vistage International, Partner & Executive Coach, Bixler Consulting Group

Lisa Dugan served 17 years as a partner and executive coach with the Bixler Consulting Group, an executive coaching firm specializing in leadership development before moving to Vistage International. Her expertise lies in coaching C-level and high potential individuals of Fortune 1000 companies; enhancing a myriad of leadership qualities including strategic thinking, decision making, communication, and teambuilding skills. She is co-author of Take Action! 18 Proven Strategies for Advancing in Today’s Changing Business World, published by Random House, and 5 Steps to Professional Presence, published by Adams Media.

Lisa holds a BA in Sociology from Shippensburg University. She is certified in the following assessment instruments: Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Hogan Series and DiSC. Her leadership work extends into the classroom as an adjunct professor and advisory board member for the EMBA program at Kennesaw State University.

Contact Lisa: lisa.dugan@vistage.com

Stacie Hagan / EVP, EarthLink, Inc.

Stacie Hagan is responsible for overall people strategy design and implementation as EVP for EarthLink, Inc. These responsibilities include organization design, workforce and succession planning, talent development, compensation, benefits, HRIS, recruiting, employee relations and compliance.

EVP, People & Corporate Processes for EarthLink, Inc., a leading IT services, network and communications provider to more than 150,000 businesses and over one million consumers nationwide.

As an officer and member of EarthLink’s executive team, Stacie is

In addition, Stacie leads end-to-end corporate process improvement for all operational workflows across the customer lifecycle. Her leadership ensures synchronized business processes across functional areas, careful tracking of corporate KPIs and facilitates process improvement to improve EarthLink’s customer experience.

Prior to joining EarthLink, Stacie was co-founder and President of SynerChange International, Inc., an executive coaching and organization development consulting firm with proprietary materials to improve innovation, communications, change management and leadership skills. Stacie co-authored The Chicken Conspiracy: Breaking the Cycle of Personal Stress and Organizational Mediocrity (1999). She is a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee for the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), and serves as co-president for the Human Resources Leadership Forum (HRLF). She is a graduate of Yale University.

Contact Stacie: stacie@hagan.net

Which Book Has Most Impacted Your Leadership Ability?

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Business Savvy & Creativity; A Winning Combination for Leaders!

February 7, 2013 by angishields

Global Leader Radio

Business Savvy & Creativity; A Winning Combination for Leaders!

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In this edition of Global Leader Radio!™, we discuss the notion of bringing ideas to life through innovation, empowerment and results. Host Alvin C. Miles interviewed Phillip Boykin and Peter Pasternack who shared how combining business savvy with creativity helped them become better leaders.

Here are seven takeaways from our discussion:

“The backbone of business is Accounting!”
“There is nothing new under the sun; it’s about how you put it together that makes it new!”
Your ability to produce should be your differentiator.
The best leaders surround themselves with people who help illuminate their blind spots.
People are most comfortable when they have someone to relate to.
Don’t fear failure!
“Making ‘easy money’ in business requires preparation & hard work!”

In this podcast, Phillip and Peter provide great examples to illustrate the points above. Add their ideas to your leadership toolkit to help increase YOUR influence. Leadership IS a conversation!

Phillip Boykin Jr. / Creative Director, Shark Branding

Phillip Boykin currently serves as the Creative Director for Shark Branding, a New York based advertising and marketing agency founded by Daymond John, CEO of FUBU and one of the stars of the hit ABC entrepreneurial reality show, Shark Tank. Phillip is tasked with developing marketing properties from concept to reality for brands across a wide range of verticals. Phillip expertise includes sponsorship procurement, strategic alliances, talent buying and placement and contract negotiations. Phillip has worked with brands such as Rolls Royce, Diageo, Bentley, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, DirecTV, Wing Stop and the International Franchise Association to name a few.

Prior to joining Shark Branding, Phillip served as Executive Vice President of Business Development at Coliseum Enterprises where he worked on the branding initiatives of professional athletes. Prior to Coliseum, Phillip worked with fixed income mortgage derivatives in Atlanta as well as on Wall Street.

Mr. Boykin attended the University of Memphis where he majored in Manufacturing Engineering. He resides in Atlanta with his wife of 6 years, Hazel Boykin.

Contact Phillip: (404) 275-8087, phillip@sharkbranding.com

Peter Pasternack / Principal, Foundations Design, LLC

Peter Pasternack graduated from the University of Georgia with an undergraduate and master’s degree in accounting. He began his career at Price Waterhouse before moving to the banking industry where he gained over 20 years of experience. He’s financed over 500 businesses and knows firsthand why some ventures succeed and many fail.

In 2005 Peter co-founded Foundations Design, LLC. The company designs, builds, and renovates residential and commercial property. Peter is responsible for the operational and financial aspects of Foundations Design as well as the long term growth of the company.

The initial success of Foundations Design and resulting media interest led to a leading role on one of television’s most recognized real estate investment and home renovation shows, A&E’s Flip This House. On the show, Mr. Pasternack is routinely seen integrating his business savvy with trademark enthusiasm. Peter has been called upon to offer his knowledge and experience to prospective entrepreneurs through local and national media outlets such as Alpharetta Magazine and Lang and Thomas Real Estate in addition to various speaking and radio engagements.

Peter has worked diligently for his many achievements and believes in passing on the information that has made him so successful. He is excited about sharing his knowledge and skills in making money and believes strongly in the entrepreneurial spirit.

Contact Peter: (404) 275-8087, peter@foundationsllc.com

Which Book Has Most Impacted Your Leadership Ability?

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Leadership Character: Who’s Responsible For Your Success?

December 12, 2012 by angishields

Global Leader Radio

Leadership Character: Who's Responsible For Your Success?

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In this edition of Global Leader Radio, we learn that leadership character can be a study in paradoxes. Co-Founders of the Turknett Leadership Group – Lyn and Dr. Bob Turknett, joined host Alvin C. Miles to describe why integrity and strengthening your character are foundational to effective leadership.

Here are seven takeaways from our discussion:

“When juggling balls, try not to let the glass balls drop!”
Top leaders are 100% accountable and responsible for shaping and setting organizational culture…
…AND each employee is 100% accountable and responsible for making a positive impact on that culture.
Worrying is praying for the worse to happen.
Confidence is there for the taking.
Our thinking creates the way we feel and we can train our brain to help us feel better.
Our Character is something we should work to optimize every day of our life!

Listen to Lyn and Bob as they describe and unpack these points, then add their teachings to your leadership toolkit. Leadership IS a conversation!

Bob Turknett / CEO, Turknett Leadership Group

Dr. Robert (Bob) Turknett is an executive leadership coach and licensed psychologist with over 28 years of consulting experience. Both he and his wife Lyn are co-founders of Turknett Leadership Group, an Atlanta-based consulting firm providing leadership and organization development services to companies in a variety of industries.

Dr. Turknett specializes in CEO Consulting, executive team development and individual development and coaching. Bob has served as an executive coach to more than 1,000 executives in more than 100 companies, both large and small businesses in a variety of industries. His unique approach to coaching blends psychological expertise with extensive business knowledge. Typical engagements involve work with a leader and the entire team producing leadership development results that impact the whole organization.

Bob, along with business and life partner Lyn, published a book about their work together entitled, Decent People, Decent Company: How to Lead with Character at Work and in Life. The book is based on the Turknett Leadership Character Model™ that describes the kind of character all of us need to lead wherever we are. Turknett Leadership Group sponsors a Leadership Character Awards program each year in partnership with the Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics and Character, honoring leaders of character in the business, education and nonprofit sectors.

Prior to founding Turknett Leadership Group, Dr. Turknett was in private practice for nine years for both the Georgia and Kentucky mental health and hospital systems. He was also a co-founder of the Georgia Psychological Health Network and Chief Psychologist for the Georgia Regional Hospital System. He received his undergraduate degree in business from Jacksonville University and his doctorate in psychology from the University of Georgia. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honorary society.

In 2006, Dr. Turknett received the Leadership Entrepreneurial Award presented by Jacksonville University to an outstanding alumnus. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Georgia Psychological Association, the American Management Association, the Society for Human Resource Management, the Atlanta Rotary, and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Dr. Turknett is an active United Way volunteer and served two terms as co-chair, with wife Lyn, of the Cole Society for Leadership Giving. Each year the Turknetts devote a portion of their time to pro-bono work with various organizations.

Lyn Turknett / President, Turknett Leadership Group

Carolyn Turknett has more than 20 years experience in management and leadership consulting. The focus of her work is character in leadership, organization assessment and change, executive team development, and leadership in turbulent times.

Ms. Turknett’s consulting engagements have included leadership and executive team development, cultural assessment and change, mergers, and individual feedback and coaching. She is particularly interested in helping teams at all levels improve effectiveness and working relationships, and in helping organizations maximize intellectual capital and create cultures that support flexibility and initiative.

Ms. Turknett received her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Georgia, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received her M.A. in Sociology, with special emphasis in organizational sociology, from the University of Georgia.

Current research interests include leadership and Constructive Developmental Theory and gender differences in leadership style. In presentations at national and local conferences and in publications, Ms. Turknett has addressed such topics as leadership character, succession planning, trends in executive development, executive coaching, executive onboarding, retention, organizational culture, women in leadership, and revitalization after downsizing.

Lyn, along with business and life partner Bob, recently published a book about their work together entitled, Decent People, Decent Company: How to Lead with Character at Work and in Life. The book is based on the Turknett Leadership Character Model™, a model that describes the kind of character all of us need to lead wherever we are. Turknett Leadership Group sponsors a Leadership Character Awards program each year in partnership with the Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics and Character, honoring leaders of character in the business, education and nonprofit sectors.

Ms. Turknett is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Academy of Management, the Organization Development Network, the Society for Human Resource Management, and the Organization Change Alliance.

Lyn has long been an active United Way supporter. She has chaired the United Way in DeKalb campaign, and is serving currently on the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta Board of Directors. She has served as chair of the Community Investments Committee, and has served with her husband, Bob, as co-chair of the United Way Cole Society for Leadership Giving. She is also an elder in the Presbyterian Church.

Contact Bob or Lyn: (770) 271-1723, lturknett@turknett.com or bturknett@turknett.com

Which Book Has Most Impacted Your Leadership Ability?

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