Pete Havel's Gas, Glue and Guardrails--The Culture, Leadership and Careers Show will educate and inspire people interested in building better cultures, leaders, careers, and lives. Pete Havel is the author of "The Arsonist in the Office: Fireproofing Your Life Against Toxic Coworkers, Bosses, Employees, and Cultures", a workplace culture and leadership consultant for a vast array of organizations needing profound cultural change, a speaker and a trainer in some of the workplace's most challe ...
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He's not far left or far right--those would be much easier places to be in today's politics. To survive as someone who votes on principles, for the needs of his district, and by getting out the word about his hard-fought successes and achievements, isn't easy. But Congressman Henry Cuellar, a 10-term member of congress and member of the powerful Ho…
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Daren Martin, Ph.D, is called "The Culture Architect" for a reason--he works with organizations worldwide to build better cultures. A Wall St. Journal and USA Today bestselling author, speaker, and consultant, Martin's most recent high-profile books include A Company of Owners: Maximizing Employee Engagement and Architecting A Company of Owners. On…
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Leveling the Playing Field When Your Employer Plays Dirty-with Employment Attorney Peter Whelan
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Your manager and HR just blindsided you with an unfair and ridiculous Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) and wondering if you have any options. Or you've been fired for dubious reasons, but you've always been told that, as an at-will employee, you can be fired for any reason and simply have to accept it. Pete Havel talks with employment lawyer Pete…
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You can connect with Justin Dorsey via LinkedIn HERE. You can read the post that Justin and Pete discuss HERE You can reach Pete Havel at http://www.fireproofedleadership, com via email at pete@petehavel.com, through LinkedIn, Twitter, and by phone at 214.244.7906. To buy a signed copy of his book, The Arsonist in the Office, click HERE. To purchas…
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Ray Green, President & CEO of RJG & Co., went from being a serial entrepreneur to managing director of America's largest business advocacy organization, to a CEO who faced the toughest issues a leader can, to becoming a solopreneur impacting sales organizations across the globe. Hear Pete Havel and Ray discuss hot topics, including: what it took to…
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What's the one thing that can solve the generational and expectations divide in the workplace? If you're in your late 40s, is it time to start looking over your shoulder at work? If you're in your 50s, are you wondering if your company is going to put a "hit" out on you and your career for the crime of earning a great salary and maybe getting a lit…
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Lisa Bowman served as a top executive for the United Way, a nonprofit known for caring for others. A hotbed of harassment, Bowman endured abusive sexual harassment from a colleague for a while, but eventually spoke up. And when she did, she saw her department budget slashed, colleagues around her targeted, and was eventually fired by a CEO who late…
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Chris York is the author of Set the Standard: Antidote to Average and is one of the top CEOs in healthcare when it comes to building a successful, productive team. Hear his secrets for setting the tone, succeeding when you're the new leader, building credibility with a team, taking on bad behavior, creating buy-in, balancing the big egos with the b…
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Hold onto your seat! Imagine getting your dream job--the one you've spent your life planning for--and realize that you're facing the mindblowing decision of "Do I keep doing exactly what I'm doing and risk treason charges?" or "Do I trust my conscience and implode my career? That was the impossible and--for a person of integrity and conscience-- ye…
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Do you trust your company to conduct fair and smart workplace complaint investigations? That answer may be no-- no matter whether you're the CEO or it's your first day on the job. Or whether you're the accuser or the accused. On this episode, Pete Havel will talk with Jared Pope about Work Shield, the company he founded that provides the only full-…
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Mark Crowley had an early life that no child should ever face, but has turned those dark moments into a leadership philosophy that made him one of the highest- performing team leaders in the entire Financial Services sector and now is a bestselling author, sought-after speaker, His book Lead from the Heart: Transformational Leadership for the 21st …
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When you're a submarine officer like Jon Rennie was, you quickly learn that there's nowhere to hide if a leadership or productivity challenge exists--you have to deal with it or risk the consequences of it. He's taken the lessons learned on the nuclear sub U.S.S. Tennessee and those he's learned as the Founder and CEO of a leading manufacturing com…
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Hear an amazing story of a powerful person who lost that power and prestige in the drop of an envelope. Poncho Nevarez was an influential, political rising star until his career ended in a life-changing destructive moment that he now calls one of the best moments of his life. He was caught up in the power and loved the political game, but it consum…
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