Elevate with Robert Glazer

On a classic episode of Weekend Conversations on ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss a unique approach to countering harmful and hateful beliefs, championed by educator and author Irshad Manji. Robert and Mick dig into why arguing with people we disagree with doesn't work, and why it's much more effective to seek understanding--even when it feels impossible. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Headway: ⁠⁠makeheadway.com/elevate⁠⁠ (Promo Code: Elevate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Duhigg⁠ is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and the bestselling author of three books: The Power of Habit, Smarter Faster Better and his latest, Supercommunicators, which was published this year. Charles is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards, and he currently writes for The New Yorker and several other publications. On this classic episode, Charles joined host Robert Glazer on ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠ to talk about habit formation, how to become an excellent communicator, and much more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Headway: ⁠⁠makeheadway.com/elevate⁠⁠ (Promo Code: Elevate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Gelles is an award-winning New York Times reporter and bestselling author. He has extensive experience as a business reporter in particular and has reported extensively on, among other topics, Boeing’s safety issues, Bernie Madoff’s ponzi scheme, and the life and leadership of GE CEO Jack Welch. He’s the bestselling author of three books, including The Man Who Broke Capitalism, about Welch, and a new one, Dirtbag Billionaire, a deep dive into the life and impact of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard. David joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on Jack Welch's leadership at GE, Yvon Chouinard's extraordinary career at Patagonia, and much more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Headway: ⁠makeheadway.com/elevate⁠ (Promo Code: Elevate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Elevate Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan celebrate the publication of the 500th Friday Forward. Robert reflects on the lessons from a decade of writing and publishing the newsletter, and he and Mick dig into the ideas of legacy, creativity, consistency, and how writing can change the way you think. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Forward - 500 Fridays (#500)⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠ Headway: makeheadway.com/elevate (Promo Code: Elevate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Wetzler is looking to revolutionize how we learn. He is co-CEO of ⁠Transcend⁠, a nationally recognized innovation organization, and an expert in learning and human potential. Before that, he worked as a management consultant to the world’s top corporations, a learning facilitator for leaders around the world, and as Chief Learning Officer at Teach For America. Jeff has a Doctorate from Columbia University and is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He is also the author of a new book ⁠Ask⁠, which is now available wherever books are sold. On this classic episode, Jeff joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about how to ask great questions as a leader. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Found: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠found.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fabric: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Papasan is a bestselling author and Vice President of Strategic Content at Keller Williams Realty International, the world’s largest real estate company. He has co-authored multiple blockbuster business books with Gary Keller, including The ONE Thing, which hit #1 on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list, and The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, a New York Times bestseller. Jay joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his career, leadership lessons he's learned, and how to find your ONE thing in life and leadership. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Elevate Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the importance of decoupling behavior from context when holding people accountable. Robert and Mick discuss why unacceptable behavior should be unacceptable no matter what the justification is, and that while context can matter in assigning consequences, it should not be used to separate right from wrong. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Friday Forward - Blind Accountability (#499)⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠ Found: ⁠⁠⁠⁠found.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fabric: ⁠⁠⁠⁠meetfabric.com/elevate⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At 20 years old, Amanda Knox was wrongfully convicted for a horrific murder she did not commit. After spending years in prison, she was definitively exonerated by Italy's highest court and allowed to return home to America. Today, she is an exoneree, journalist, advocate for justice and author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Waiting To Be Heard. Amanda joined host Robert Glazer on ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠ to discuss her astonishing story, her perspective of justice and resilience, the damaging effect of confirmation bias, and much more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Found: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠found.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fabric: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Young is renowned for his expertise in learning and productivity. He is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of "Ultralearning" as well as his latest book, "Get Better at Anything." Scott is known for his innovative learning challenges and his insights on mastering complex skills quickly. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Pocket, and Business Insider, on the BBC, and at TEDx among other outlets. On this classic episode, Scott joined host Robert Glazer on ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠ to discuss his approach to mastering new things, how to improve your capacity for learning and growth, and more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠ Found: ⁠⁠⁠⁠found.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fabric: ⁠⁠⁠⁠meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on ⁠⁠⁠The Elevate Podcast⁠⁠⁠, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan the concept of Breakup Dissonance, a phenomenon where when a leader has an employee they like who is underperforming, they will unconsciously start devaluing the relationship to make the hard decision to part ways less painful. Robert and Mick dig into why this approach is so harmful and talk more broadly about cognitive dissonance, a fallacy found in all areas of life and leadership. ⁠⁠⁠Friday Forward - Breakup Dissonance (#498)⁠⁠ Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠ Found: ⁠⁠⁠found.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠ Fabric: ⁠⁠⁠meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Olga Khazan⁠ is a staff writer for The Atlantic and the author of⁠ ⁠⁠Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World⁠. She has also written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Vox, and other publications. She is a two-time recipient of the International Reporting Project’s Journalism Fellowship and winner of the 2017 National Headliner Award. Olga is also the author of a new book on changing your personality,⁠ ⁠⁠Me, But Better⁠, which released March 11. In this classic episode, Olga joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss her own experiment to change her personality, the big five personality types, and much more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠ Found: ⁠⁠⁠⁠found.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fabric: ⁠⁠⁠⁠meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BJ Fogg is one of the world’s top experts on habits. He is a behavior scientist and the founder and director of the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything, which introduces readers to his breakthrough method for creating lasting behavior change. As a sought-after speaker and consultant, BJ has helped thousands of people transform their lives through habit formation. In this classic episode of ⁠the Elevate Podcast⁠ BJ joined host Robert Glazer on to discuss why habits are the foundation of all achievement, and how to form the habits needed to reach your full potential. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠ Found: ⁠⁠⁠found.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠ Fabric: ⁠⁠⁠meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on ⁠⁠The Elevate Podcast⁠⁠, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss an insightful mantra from parenting expert Dr. Aliza Pressman "All feelings are welcome, but not all behaviors are." Robert and Mick dig into why this mantra is so valuable in leadership, and why it is essential to validate people's feelings while also holding people accountable for any inappropriate behavior those emotions inspire. ⁠⁠Friday Forward - Feeling Accountable (#497)⁠ Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠ Found: ⁠⁠found.com/elevate⁠⁠ Fabric: ⁠⁠meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse Cole⁠ is the founder of Fans First Entertainment, which owns and operates the baseball team the ⁠Savannah Bananas⁠. The Bananas have welcomed millions of fans to their ballpark and have been featured on MSNBC, CBS Sunday Morning, HBO and ESPN. They have sold out hundreds of games in a row, have a ticket waiting list of millions, and have done a barnstorming tour where they’ve played at some of America’s most famous stadiums, including my hometown stadium, Fenway Park. Beyond the bananas Jesse is an in-demand speaker and bestselling author of two books, Find Your Yellow Tux and Fans First. In this classic episode, Jesse's second appearance on the Elevate Podcast, Jesse talked about the Savannah Bananas' meteoric rise to fame and how he and his team have revolutionized the world of sports and business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Miller⁠ is a former pro athlete, lifetime entrepreneur, father of 9, and podcast host. He hosts the top-ranked “What Drives You with Kevin Miller” podcast, a professional and personal development podcast that has been ranked #3 in the “All-Time Careers” category on iTunes and downloaded more than 70 million times. Kevin has conducted an in-depth interview series with more than 200 thought leaders in the professional and personal development sphere, including Susan Cain, Michael Hyatt, Rich Roll, and Simon Sinek. Kevin joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about his career, finding purpose in life, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on ⁠The Elevate Podcast⁠, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the games we play in life to get ahead in our careers, advance in life, gain status or build a following. Robert and Mick dig into why life is a series of games, how to understand the rules of whatever game you are playing, and why you should commit fully to whatever your game may be, even if it requires some tradeoffs. ⁠Friday Forward - The Game (#496) Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠ Indeed: ⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠ Found: ⁠found.com/elevate⁠ Fabric: ⁠meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katy Milkman is an expert on changing yourself. She is the James G. Dinan Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, host of Charles Schwab’s popular behavioral economics podcast Choiceology, and the former president of the international Society for Judgment and Decision Making. Katy has worked with organizations such as Google, the White House, Walmart and the U.S. Department of Defense, where she’s helped leaders affect meaningful change. She is also the bestselling author of How to Change. Katy’s work has been featured in the Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN and The Economist. Katy joined host Robert Glazer on The Elevate Podcast to discuss how to make changes in your own personal and professional life, and how leaders can make effective organizational changes. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠ Found: ⁠⁠found.com/elevate⁠⁠ Fabric: ⁠⁠meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshall Goldsmith⁠ is one of the world’s greatest thinkers on leadership. He has been recognized by Thinkers50 as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker and #1 Executive Coach. He is also a globally renowned keynote speaker and the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including Triggers, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, and The Earned Life. On this classic episode of The Elevate Podcast, Marshall returned to discuss his new AI-enabled coaching tool, the future of executive coaching, leadership, and much more. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: ⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠ Indeed: ⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠ Found: ⁠found.com/elevate⁠ Fabric: ⁠meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on The Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss top ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler's extraordinary recent press conference, where he admitted that winning gives him little fulfillment and wondered aloud, "what's the point?" Robert and Mick did into the deep questions and doubt all high performers face, how to know if the path you're on is the right one, and much more. Friday Forward - Different Strokes (#495) Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Found: found.com/elevate Fabric: meetfabric.com/elevate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy May is a retired Navy SEAL Commander and a renowned figure in leadership and combat ethics training. With over 22 years of distinguished service, including seven deployments to the Middle East, Commander May has earned various honors, including 3 Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart. Jimmy’s post-military journey is equally impressive, marked by his roles as CEO of Sushi Assassin, Mayday Executive Services, and the non-profit, Beyond the Brotherhood. A Texas A&M alum and Harvard graduate, he’s known for his expertise in creating top-tier teams through intense shared experiences. Fluent in Arabic and passionate about spearfishing, surfing, martial arts, and beekeeping, he resides in San Diego, doing good things for good people. In this classic episode, Jimmy joined host Robert Glazer to discuss his military career, leadership lessons from his service, serving the community and much more. This episode of the Elevate Podcast is sponsored by: Shopify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Indeed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/elevate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Framer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠framer.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BambooHR: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bamboohr.com/freedemo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IDEO U: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ideou.com/elevate⁠⁠ Castbox: ⁠castbox.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices