The Leader's Panel

In this episode hosts LoriAnn Lowery-Biggers and Dr. Henry Cloud welcome Harvey Kanter to The Leader's Panel. Harvey is an author, and career business leader. He is currently the CEO of Destination XL, a leading retailer in the big and tall clothing sector, specializing in designer clothes. He's also the author of Choosing To Lead, and shares some of his key insights with us, like the importance of speed when making decisions, and how to get comfortable being in uncomfortable situations.

In this episode of the Leader's Panel, hosts Dr. Henry Cloud and LoriAnn Lowery-Biggers are joined by Joel Peterson to discuss how leaders work in a crisis, and what real listening is between co-workers, amongst many other topics. Mr. Peterson is the Chairman of JetBlue Airways, the founder of Peterson Partners with over $1 billion under investment, and a professor at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.

Jack Hollis is group vice president and general manager of the Toyota Division at Toyota Motor North America, and in this episode of The Leader's Panel, he tells us about the importance putting relationships first and focusing on the "human" side of business.

Jia Jiang joins The Leader's Panel to talk about his journey to overcome the fear of rejection by intentionally putting himself in situations where "no" would have been the default answer, but to his surprise, the more asks he made, the more likely others said yes.

Emily Esfahani Smith talks to us about the difference between finding happiness in your life versus having meaning in your life – where do we get it, why we can't find it, and what composes the ingredients of meeting.

Brad Stulberg expands upon the scientific and practical formulas that achieve peak performance. He tells us that the mastery behind personal and professional gains can be achieved by anyone because it comes down to understanding that the purpose for what anyone does has to be more powerful than themselves.

Frans Johansson talks to Jennifer and Greg about leveraging the Medici Effect, a place where intersectional ideas come together from diverse industries and cultures to create undiscovered innovations. He emphasizes how these unique ideas come to fruition and tells us how to make these breakthrough discoveries. Dr. Henry Cloud elaborates on how creativity works in the brain and what you can do to uncap it.

It's important to come to terms with the fact that when we show up to work, we're still people. If you consider yourself the type who only cares about results, you need to come to terms with the fact that you're not going to get what you want if you don't take others' emotions into consideration.

Rorke Denver is a Navy Seal who has led special forces all over the world. He's written about his experiences in two books and has been featured in movies about his life serving our country. Dr. Henry Cloud ties in a lesson from The Power of the Other.

Jesse Itzler talks about why he's never done setting goals and how he only gives time to the opportunities that will further his personal development. Dr. Henry Cloud tells us how a leader functions at their highest capacity when they focus on what will ultimately further their mission.

Amy Morin goes over the 13 things that mentally strong people don't do and what inspired her to write an article that helped more than 30 million people. Plus, Dr. Henry Cloud breaks down the secrets behind the sustainability of improvement.

This week Dr. Henry Cloud talks about the wake of you leave in leadership between results and relationships. Plus, he answers your pressing questions about leadership.