Dr. John Nagl stops by Executives After Hours Podcast to talk about his personal journey. Dr. Nagl is a primary author of the U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field (2007), and has written two books on counterinsurgency titled, Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam(2002) and Knife Fights: A Memoir of Modern War in Theory and Practice(2014). Since retiring from the military (2008), Dr. Nagl has held several roles in and around the government but has finally taken on his biggest task as the Headmaster for The Haverford School for Boys. With his roots in Jesuit education, West Point, and Oxford graduate, and government bureaucracy, Dr. Nagl

Today on Executives After Hours, Jeffrey Hayzlett stops by for a chat. Jeffrey and I discuss his love for hunting, South Dakota, a military dad, and life as we know it. Jeffrey is a primetime television host of C-Suite with Jeffrey Hayzlett and Executive Perspectives on C-Suite TV, and business podcast host of All Business with Jeffrey Hayzlett on CBS on-demand radio network. He is a global business celebrity, speaker, best-selling author, and Chairman of C-Suite Network, home of the world’s most trusted network of C-Suite leaders. Hayzlett is a well-traveled public speaker, the author of three bestselling business books, The Mirror Test, Running the Gauntlet and Think Big, Act Bigger: The R

On today's bonus episode of Executives After Hours, Henry Albrecht, CEO of Limeade, stops by to share his story and thoughts on Limeade and the wellness industry in general. One of the big takeaways I got from the interview is that Henry loves spending time with his family and that includes his colleagues. Additionally, I gleaned that Limeade offers a level of sophistication with their wellness research methods. Henry and I were able to geek out about them. You can learn more about Limeade at: www.limeade.com

Today on Executives After Hours Greg Zlevor, CEO, President of Westwood International. Greg and I chat about Wisconsin, the Greenbay Packers, and why be present makes the best form of happiness. Westwood's signature, global-scale action learning programs and change management initiatives have energized the vision of global brands like Johnson & Johnson, Kimberly-Clark, Volvo, Pfizer, the Singapore Police Force, BARD and General Electric. Greg has over 25 years of experience in executive development and education. He has served as a coach, consultant, and facilitator for companies in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and Australia. Under Greg's leadership, Westwood International has

Today on the bonus episode of Executives After Hours, Andrew Sykes. Andrew founded Habits at Work to help people just like him: those with busy careers who love life, enjoy their vices, find exercising hard work and who struggle to make daily healthy choices, despite knowing what they are. He is confident that if our approach can work for him, it can work for anyone prone to stress, vices, having too much fun and enjoying sedentary habits. Andrew is an entrepreneur with over 20 years of leadership, product innovation, sales and business development experience. He loves to solve problems by creating products -- and is currently obsessed with behavior-linked insurance and financial services pr

Today on Executives After Hours, Rob Waite stops by for a chat about traveling and working around the world, his future death (this is true), and his new book No Magic Bullets. Rob is Managing Director of the firm Allen.Associates, a retained senior executive search and leadership advisory firm where his practice serves major corporate accounts and private equity firms. Clients of Allen.Associates consider Rob as a trusted advisor; who brings a rigorous process to their search and value his counsel, which is both candid and direct. Rob has been an international senior executive at Fortune 500 companies, CEO of a large privately held company, and CEO of a successful private equity-backed enti

CEO of Virgin Pulse, Chris Boyce stops by the Executives After Hours to chat. This is a bonus episode that was recorded over a year ago under my previous podcast called, Brave Endurance. Chris has been at the helm of Virgin for ten years and shares his story about how he got there and where he sees the industry going. There are plenty of great little 'knowledge nuggets', but the highlight of the interview might be his most embarrassing moment. To find out more about Virgin Pulse go to: http://www.virginpulse.com

Today on Executives After Hours, Jake Carlson (Former COO of Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council, Boy Scouts of America), book author, host of Modern Leadership, and currently traveling the world with his family of five. Jake and I jump right into it...Since I sometimes lack the ability to be gentle with my questions, we immediately talk about Jake being Mormon, why are there so many successful Mormon executives, and broaching the topic with his wife about quitting this job and taking the family on a year-long sabbatical. Growing up Jake listened to Zig Ziglar on cassette and memorized every word. In college, he obtained a degree in deductive logic and analytic thinking and went on to law sc

For this week's bonus episode Laura Putnam- CEO of Motion Infusion, book author (Workplace Wellness that Works), and facilitator of the program Managers on the Move (in partnership with ProChange). In this podcast, Laura and I talk about her competitively doing gymnastics, life at Stanford, and her random journey in teaching, getting a Master's in adult education, and going out on her own as an entrepreneur. Laura is a tour de force in the corporate wellness industry and has the ear of many of the leaders. She puts Richard Simmons energy to shame as she works the room during her keynote talks. Her book "Work Place Wellness that Works: 10 Steps to Infuse Well-Being Vitality into Any Organizat