Positive Leadership

June 26, 2014
Hosted by Chris Efessiou

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Episode Description

Today, it is essential for business leaders to embrace Positive Leadership. Positive Leadership creates a cohesive supportive culture and has a positive impact on the community and bottom line. The benefits of Positive Leadership include retaining talent, getting great engagement, and creating a culture of trust, safety, and innovation. My guest, Steve Gladis, PhD, CEO of Steve Gladis Leadership Partners, will discuss how to take business people who are already in leadership positions and make them into better leaders. He will share the concept of the “Trust Triangle”, how to become a trusted leader and the importance of team writing. Please join us on Thursday, June 26th at 3 PM PT, 5 PM CT and 6 PM ET, to listen and ask Steve your specific questions.

Straight-Up with Chris: Real Talk on Business and Parenthood

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Straight Up with Chris: Real Talk on Business and Parenthood will be a light-hearted show discussing serious issues aimed to encourage, inspire, teach and support parents in applying their business skills to the business of parenting and personal relationships. It will also discuss the use and usefulness of proper parenting skills as training to entering or re-entering the workforce. Chris along with his guests will share unique principles, how-to’s, ideas, methods, expertise, humor and personal experiences to best serve the needs of the listeners. You will have an opportunity to suggest topics that you want us to discuss and as a result our show will always be relevant to you.

Chris Efessiou

Chris Efessiou is an entrepreneur, business leader, international speaker, mentor, professor, father, and author of the highly acclaimed book “CDO: Chief Daddy Officer.”

In the past 20 years Chris Efessiou has founded, co-founded, developed, and managed multiple successful enterprises—all the while being a committed and present single parent.

Widely known for his business acumen, empowering management style, and out of the box thinking, Chris is committed to inspiring and guiding working parents to attain success at work and at home.

Through a variety of activities, including speaking, coaching, consulting and his book, he clearly defines the fundamentals of solid leadership critical in both arenas, and provides tools, tips and advice on how to transfer business skills to the business of parenthood and personal relationships.

A sought after mentor and teacher, Chris is a visiting professor and guest lecturer at numerous academic institutions, including George Mason University’s School of Management, and Northeastern University.

A business leader and advocate, Chris serves as member of the Management Committee of the Small Business Council of the United States Chamber of Commerce, is an advisor to corporate and academic boards, and a director on academic and charitable organization boards. He is a sought after keynote speaker on topics related to Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Using Business Skills for Personal Relationships.

Episode Directory

July 2014

June 2014

  • 6/26/2014: Positive Leadership Listen Now
  • 6/19/2014: Special Encore Presentation: CREATING THE JOY OF EACH LIFE CHAPTER Listen Now
  • 6/12/2014: Why We Must Celebrate Fathers Listen Now
  • 6/5/2014: Living Brave: Stepping Into Your Power Listen Now

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