Working on Purpose
Talk 4 Podcasting • Business, Management, Science
Talk 4 Podcasting • Business, Management, Science
Working on Purpose
Talk 4 Podcasting • Business, Management, Science
Talk 4 Podcasting • Business, Management, Science

About

Do you want TO HELP CREATE a world where people are passionate about their work? Where INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS HELP team members REALIZE THEIR GREATNESS, and capitalism thrives while serving the highest causes? Me, too. The Working on Purpose program is a thought leadership engine that ENLIGHTENS AND INSPIRES listeners with insights from ELITE business leaders and novel subject matter experts. Together, we’re WORKING ON PURPOSE TO STEWARD the future of work and BUSINESS to elevate us all.

Working on Purpose is broadcast live Tuesdays at 6PM ET and Music on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Working on Purpose is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com).

Working on Purpose Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media (www.talk4media.com), Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.

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Episodes

  • You Don’t Feel Ready—Good. That’s Where Leadership Begins
    Real leadership doesn’t emerge in moments of certainty—it’s forged in ambiguity, discomfort, and self-doubt. No matter where you are on your leadership journey, you will face moments where you don’t know the answers and can’t see the road ahead. In...
  • Return to Office Mandates: A Step Forward or Backward?
    Remote and hybrid work opened the door to greater autonomy, focus, and balance for millions of workers. Today, that door is closing as companies reinstate return-to-office mandates. What’s fueling this reversal, and what are leaders overlooking? In...
  • Another Tumultuous Era: Why Cultivating Inner Peace Is the Leadership Work of Our Time
    From the Great Depression to the Information Age, and countless times before, periods of upheaval have always reshaped how we live and lead. Today’s convergence of AI, cultural disruption, and evolving workforce expectations is no different—except the...
  • Camelot or Corporate Mediocrity: Choose Your Leadership Legacy
    If your leadership vision doesn’t feel a little audacious, it’s probably too small. In this episode, Gray McDowell and I explore why King Arthur’s Camelot remains a powerful leadership provocation in an age of disruption and distrust. Honor, quest,...
  • Upgrading the Leader Within: Why Your Vertical Development is Everything
    Most leadership programs fail to deliver results because they focus on what leaders know and do. Vertical development is effective because it focuses on who leaders are becoming. Rather than downloading more skills, it elevates a leader’s mindset and...
  • Gen Z Isn’t the Problem—They’re the Upgrade Leadership Needs
    Every generation is accused of lowering the bar. History proves the opposite. Gen Z is raising expectations around emotional intelligence, earned authority, and meaningful work—and leaders are feeling the pressure. In this episode featuring Gen Z...
  • The Power of Teaching Through Story: Putting Fear, Change, and Diminishment on Trial
    Discover how learning to share unforgettable stories can turn you into a fearless, visionary leader. Emmy-winning reporter and broadcaster Monica Pierre takes the stage in a powerful theatrical performance, putting fear, change, and diminishment “on...
  • Design a Life You Love: How to Use Your Life Score to Guide the Way
    Most of us are sprinting through life without a dashboard—mistaking motion for progress. In this episode, Bill Zujewski shares how to design a fulfilling life using ZenScore, a self-assessment tool from his book What’s Your Life Score? You’ll learn...
  • Leading with Excellence: The Power of Continuous Honing in Tumultuous Times
    Excellence today is not achieved through one-off transformations, but through the ongoing discipline of honing. Leaders who champion this mindset foster a culture of precision, resilience, and elevated performance. By continuously refining their...
  • Your Inner Revolution: Becoming the Leader Only You Can Be
    Every great movement begins with a single brave step inward. This episode invites you to discover your unique mission and align your leadership with your deepest truth. By embracing your values, amplifying your strengths, and reconnecting with your...
  • Getting Back Up: Cultivating the Resilience That Keeps Us Human
    Machines can calculate and crunch mega loads of information in lightning speed, but they can’t yet navigate heartbreak, disappointment, or the grit it takes to stand back up when life throws a its punches. Resilience is a deeply human force—a mix of...
  • Widening the Aperture: Finding Freedom from the Habits That Keep Us Small
    Cecily Mak joins us to reveal how dimming behaviors—like overworking, numbing, or self-soothing—quiet our inner truth. As she unpacks her own journey, she shows how facing what we avoid grants clarity, emotional depth, and renewed choice. This is your...
  • When Work Becomes a Death March: One Leader’s Wake-Up Call
    In today’s hustle-obsessed culture, overwork is often glorified as loyalty. For Roderick Jefferson, that mindset nearly cost him everything. After a devastating health collapse, he was forced to face the consequences of relentless drive. Now, he...
  • Evolving into the Secure Leader You’re Meant to Be
    Every leader carries a story that shapes how they relate, influence, and inspire. Whether you lead from security, anxiety, or avoidance, you can rewrite that story. Learn to reexamine your personal narrative, extract its wisdom, heal old scripts, and...
  • Why Work Isn’t Working: The 6 Overlooked Motivations Leaders Must See
    Why do so many employees feel drained, unseen, or stuck at work? Often, it’s because leaders unknowingly still architect work as if everyone is driven by the same rewards. The truth? People come six distinct motivations, rooted in personal history,...
  • Leading in Chaos for High Performance: Wisdom Straight from the C-Suite
    Leading for high performance in today’s complex, ever-changing world takes seeking out and drawing on a wealth of guidance from experts who can help you “see around corners” you didn’t even know existed. A leader in eleven successful mergers,...
  • The Culture Cure: Healing Toxic Workplaces from the Inside Out
    Toxicity spreads silently, eroding morale, health, and performance. Marilyn Vetter, who transitioned from executive leadership in big pharma to leading a nonprofit, brings her wisdom on what it takes to identify toxicity and cure it. We’ll dive into...
  • Unleashing Meaning: The Secret Fuel of Fulfilled, High-Performing Teams
    In a time of unprecedented change at work—remote teams, burnout, shifting values—one timeless force continues to drive engagement and performance: meaning. In this episode, we explore how leaders can activate meaning as the powerful engine behind both...
  • Cultivating Followership: Unlocking the Potential of Today’s Teams
    True leadership is not about power or hierarchy—it’s about inspiring others to step into their best selves. In this conversation, Tamra Ryan, longtime CEO and social enterprise leader, reveals 16 timeless lessons on building trust, courage, and shared...
  • From Tormentors to Teachers: Transforming Life’s Hardest Questions
    Uncertainty can feel exhausting, even paralyzing. Yet within our hardest questions lies the potential for clarity, resilience, and meaning. In this conversation, Elizabeth Weingarten guides us through four categories of questions that shift how we see...