Greg Link

"High trust people are more likely to be hired or promoted, make more money, get the best projects and biggest budgets, and are the last to be laid off."

On March 14th's NY Times Op-Ed page, Greg Smith, an executive in Goldman Sachs London office, wrote a scathing commentary attacking both the company's leadership and its culture. Smith said he hoped the article would serve as a wakeup call for the company's board of directors. Who do you trust in corporate America? Have a look at the 2012 Economic Freedom Heat Map

Greg Link, co-author with Stephen M.R. Covey of Smart Trust: Creating Prosperity, Energy, and Joy in a Low-Trust World, is our guest today for a special Weekend Edition Leadership Channel podcast on TotalPicture Radio

Link and Covey are leading experts on the subject of trust. Their book develops the ideas Covey introduced in his 2006 bestseller The Speed of Trust.

In the book, Covey and Link look at leaders and organizations that are finding terrific success by cultivating high-trust cultures and relationships, at a time when trust-in individuals, institutions, elected officials-is at an all time low. They also explore in detail the five specific actions that this incredibly diverse variety of high-trust individuals, teams, and organizations from all over the world have in common.

In our interview, Greg discusses why we are in the lowest trust climate in years if not decades; how trust-based individuals, teams, and organizations are thriving in spite of that climate; why trust is probably the most essential life and leadership skill of our time; the Five Actions of Smart Trust; and more.

Adam Lawrence

Trust is the New ROI

The rapid advancement of technology has accelerated the necessity for companies to develop global Sourcing and Recruitment capabilities in order to access sustainable talent streams that will keep them competitive. But locating talent is only half the battle. There are a number of complex economic, cultural, and social forces that you need to consider and adapt into your Sourcing strategy in order to ensure your success.

In this podcast, Adam will share several of his experiences that showcase both the need to be aware of and sensitive to many of the complexities as well as offer some practical perspective and advice to help you avoiding paying what he calls the "dumb tax." He will also highlight the reality that, regardless of global location, the notion of "trust" underpins our ability to make inroads to and connections with our target candidates.

Ryan Esits

Does the C suite value HR?  How can HR bridge gaps to gain credibility, support, strategic influence and cold hard cash to make a meaningful contribution? What if the C suite just doesn't get it?

A Professional Speaker and Business Performance Expert, Ryan Esits is the Chief Experience Officer in his growing Consulting Practice, Ryan Estis & Associates. Ryan helps companies more effectively connect to their two most important audiences:  employees and customers.

According to a Meetings & Conventions survey, Estis is one of The Top 100 Keynote Speakers in America.

Welcome to a Leadership Channel Podcast on TotalPicture Radio with Peter Clayton reporting. I first met Ryan at the SHRM National Conference in 2009, and was very impressed with his speaking ability (see above) and his mastery of issues relating to recruiting, and HR; and the trends, technology and transformation all of us are experiencing today.

"Your brand is no longer what you say it is it's what everyone else says it is."

David van Toor

David van Toor is Principal at No Plan B Business Development, a Irvine, California based business consultancy. No Plan B provides strategic and execution support in Business Strategy, Customer Experience, and Online Customer Communities.

Welcome to a special Leadership Channel Podcast on TotalPicture Radio. This is Peter Clayton reporting. I met David several years ago in New York. At the time, he was SVP, General Manager CRM Solutions at Sage Software. A keynote speaker at a Leadership Conference, I was very impressed with his understanding and savvy of customer engagement and social media.

David's leadership at Sage reversed a hostile and highly vocal ACT! customer base -- establishing comprehensive focus on the Customer Experience, including: Creating the ACT! Online Community. This was Sage's first Online Community and first Sage Executive to actively participate in online customer conversations. And get this: David posted his phone number on Amazon.com so frustrated ACT! users could contact him. How many SVPs do you know that care enough about the customer experience to do that?

Jeremy Eskenazi

"In many developed economies of the world, professionals are thought-centric-we no longer make things; we think things. So talent is even more important to organizations, and the role of the Staffing Leader is critical." Jeremy Eskenazi

RecruitCONSULT! Leadership is The Corporate Talent Acquisition Leader's Field Book. Welcome to a Leadership Channel Podcast on TotalPicture Radio, with Peter Clayton reporting. Joining me today from Long Beach California is Jeremy Eskenazi, Managing Principal of Riviera Advisors, a boutique human resources consulting firm that he founded in 2001.

Those of you who attend industry events like ERE, SHRM, and IACPR probably know Jeremy, as he's a well-known speaker and contributes his expertise and knowledge to the HR and recruiting communities. If you follow TotalPicture Radio's podcast interviews, you've heard past interviews with Jeremy, a frequent contributor to the program. Riviera Advisors has sponsored our reporting from many conferences and events; and the company is co-producer of a new TotalPicture Radio interview channel: Insights: Amplified.