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The Matt Townsend Show

Matt Townsend specializes in energizing and involving audiences with his unique approach to building and maintaining successful relationships. Known as one of America"s top presenters in the field of Human Relations and Development, Matt blends humor and story telling with interactive, real-life solutions that motivate and inspire his listeners.

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92:42

Loathing Leadership Training, Generosity

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/08/02

Why We Loathe Leadership Training (16:21) Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D., is the Steven Roth Professor of Management and Faculty Director of the Center for Leadership at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Professor Finkelstein has published 20 books and 80 articles, including the #1 bestseller “Why Smart Executives Fail.” His latest book that we talked about back in February is titled “Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Manage the Flow of Talent.” Dr. Finkelstein is here this morning

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91:46

Emotional Agility, Healthy Amount of Exercise

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/08/01

Emotional Agility (15:12) Susan David, Ph.D., is a psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School; cofounder and codirector of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital; and CEO of Evidence Based Psychology, a boutique business consultancy. Susan David draws on her more than twenty years of research to show that emotionally agile people are not immune to stresses and setbacks. Dr. David shares her book Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work Life. Healthy

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92:03

How to Become a Grown-Up, Disappearing Barber Shop

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/31

Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up (16:05) Kelly Williams Brown is the author of Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps. Growing up is an ever challenging, ever changing endeavor. Each generation deals with it in their own way. Kelly Brown has literally written the book on growing up and shares what she has learned from interviewing people from all walks of life. Disappearing Barber Shop (58:47) Dr. Kristen Barber received her Ph.D. from University of Southern California. She

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95:47

Selfishness is Learned, College Grads and Jobs

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/30

Selfishness is Learned (14:46) Matt Hutson has written for Newsweek, Wired, The Atlantic, Scientific American Mind, Popular Mechanics, and dozens of other publications. Matt also has written for Psychology Today, where he was the News Editor for four years. He is the Author of the book: THE 7 LAWS OF MAGICAL THINKING: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane. What is our inherent nature? Are we born good or are we born selfish? Matt Hutson discusses his article Selfishness is

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92:25

How to Raise an Adult, Make Meetings Better

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/28

How to Raise an Adult (20:20) Julie Lythcott-Haims studied law at Harvard and then practiced law in the Bay Area in the 1990s before returning to Stanford to serve in various roles including Dean of Freshmen, a position she created and held for a decade. As summer closes and September officially gets underway, over a million students will be attending college for the first time. And while college marks the beginning of independence for some, other students are having their parents come along for

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142:37

Kids Apologizing, History of Exhaustion, Screen Cleaning

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/27

Should Parents Ask Their Children to Apologize (16:15) Craig Smith, Ph.D., is currently the director of the Living Lab project at the University of Michigan. The Living Lab is a research/education model that brings developmental research into community settings such as museums and libraries. Your child is playing with another child while you watch from across the playground. Suddenly your child lashes out and hits their friend. What do you do? Do you demand an “I’m Sorry”? Do you apologize to the

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95:26

How to Deal with a Jerk at Work, The 10 Laws of Trust

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/26

How to Deal with a Jerk at Work (18:31) Peter Economy is a best-selling business author, ghostwriter, developmental editor, and publishing consultant with more than 80 books to his credit. He writes columns on leadership and management for Inc.com (The Leadership Guy) and has also served as Associate Editor for Leader to Leader magazine since 2001. They're always the one cracking crude jokes, inappropriately speaking out, or just making those around them feel really uncomfortable. They may even be

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91:44

Great Teams, Extrovert Skills for Introverts

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/25

Great Teams (14:39) Don Yaeger is an award-winning keynote speaker, business leadership coach, an eight-time New York Times Best-selling author, longtime Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated, and author of Great Teams: 16 things high performing organizations do differently. The Rio Olympics have already shown us what teams can do, whether it’s the USA’s dominant gymnastics team, the star power of their women’s swimming relays, or the superstar filled basketball team. That raises the question

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95:06

Importance of Being Alone, Strengthening Your Marriage

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/24

Importance of Being Alone (18:10) Scott Campbell, Ph.D., is a Professor of Telecommunications in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan. His research examines social changes associated with the update of mobile communication technology. Dr. Campbell explains the importance of solitude and why it is helpful to spend quality time alone without technology. Strengthening Your Marriage (1:05:08) Heather Johnson, M.S., has been an adjunct faculty member at Brigham Young

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91:12

The Purpose Effect, Train the Brain to Lose Weight

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/23

The Purpose Effect (15:00) Dan Pontefract is Chief Envisioner at TELUS, a Canadian telecommunications company, where he heads a future-of-work consulting group that helps organizations enhance their corporate cultures and collaboration practices. Dan Pontefract, author of The Purpose Effect: Building Meaning in Yourself, Your Role and Your Organization, explains how to find purpose in life. Train the Brain to Lose Weight (1:01:44) Laurel Mellin, Ph.D., is a health psychologist who founded and

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92:38

Believing in a UFO, Smartphones and ADHD

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/21

Why are people starting to believe in UFOs again (17:52) Joseph P Laycock, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University. He teaches courses on world religions, religion in America, new religious movements, and the intersection of religion and popular culture. Dr. Laycock discusses why American’s flip flop belief in UFO’s and the presidential candidate who may support further research. Smartphones and ADHD (1:02:09) Kosta Kushlev, Ph. D., is a research faculty

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140:01

Handling Loss, The Self-Made Man, Screen Cleaning

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/20

The Way Emotionally Intelligent People Handle Loss (15:59) Damon Brown is an Inc. columnist and author of several books. His latest book is The Bite-Sized Entrepreneur: 21 Ways to Ignite Your Passion & Pursue Your Side Hustle. All of us will experience loss in some form, and without emotional intelligence, loss would cause of to crumble under our circumstances. Damon Brown explains how emotional intelligence can aid us all in handling loss in our lives. Tackling the Myth of the Self-Made Man

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94:00

Real Food/Fake Food, Effect of Witnessing Violence on...

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/19

Real Food/Fake Food (19:55) Larry Olmsted writes the “Great American Bites” column for USA Today. His forbes.com food and travel column was named one of the World’s top 100 Travel sites, and The Society of Professional Journalists named Olmsted one of the “10 Most Extreme U.S. Journalists.” His book is “Real Food, Fake Food" discusses how much of the food we eat is not what we think it is. Effect of Witnessing Violence on Children (1:01:17) Dr. Daniel J Flannery, is the Director of the Begun

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90:45

Introvert in an Extroverted World, Keep Top Employees

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/18

How I Thrived As an Introvert in an Extroverted Work Environment (16:42) Ann Davis is the Founder of Boost Your Skills Boost Your Income blog. She is on a mission to help people identify their talents and improve their lives. Are you or a loved one an introvert? An introvert may be someone who prefers solidarity to large groups or personal reflection to controversial conversation. These type of personalities may have troubles with the American workplace culture. Blogger Ann Davis discusses her path

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93:49

The Outward Mindset, Working With Millennials

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/17

The Outward Mindset (15:51) James L. Ferrell is a bestselling author and managing director of The Arbinger Institute, a management consulting firm and scholarly consortium that specializes in peacemaking for various organizations, families, and individuals. Jim earned his Law degree at Yale. Jim Ferrell, author of “The Outward Mindset” , discusses how to make lasting changes in your life. Working With Millennials (1:05:25) Jamee Tenzer is an Executive Coach, Trainer and Mentor. For the past 15

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92:58

Overcome Anxiety, How To Feel Less Overwhelmed

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/16

Overcome Anxiety (20:28) Reid Wilson, Ph.D., is an international expert in the treatment of anxiety disorders, with books published in 9 languages. He is the director of the anxiety disorders treatment center in Chapel Hill, NC. He is currently serving as the expert for WebMD’s Panic and Anxiety Community. Dr. Reid Wilson, one of the foremost experts on anxiety and is the author of the book Stopping the Noise in Your Head. He talks about the struggles some have with anxiety and helps guide us to

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91:17

Strong-Willed Children, Expect Success

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/14

Superpowers of a Strong-Willed Child (14:29) Renee Jain is an award-winning tech entrepreneur turned speaker and certified life coach. She specializes in cultivating skills of resilience in both adults and children. She has created one-of-a-kind programs, GoStrengths! and GoZen!, to teach life skills via digital animation. The parents of the strong-willed children know that saying "because I said so" won’t always cut it. Renee Jain discusses how to help deal with the challenges of raising a strong

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143:42

The Millionaire Mystique, Have it All, Screen Cleaning

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/13

The Millionaire Mystique (19:08) Jude Miller Burke, Ph.D., has extensive corporate experience in management and leadership. During her tenures at Honeywell and UnitedHealth Group, she directed small and large work groups throughout the country. There is about three million people in the US who are million or multi-millionaires. About one-third of those millionaires are women. You may ask yourself, how did all these people become so rich? Dr. Burke had the same question, so she interviewed

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89:52

The Big Picture, Why Some People are Jerks

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/12

The Big Picture (15:30) Christine Whelan, Ph.D., is a clinical professor in the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the author of the Book “The Big Picture: A guide to finding your purpose in life.” More than 86% of young adults say that making decisions in line with their purpose is what makes them an adult. But only 43% say they have a clear picture of what they want in life. How can millennials coming into their adulthood find their purpose and find a path that

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91:52

The Truth About Beauty Myths, Why Music Lessons Need...

The Matt Townsend Show ·

2018/07/11

The Truth About Common Beauty Myths (17:30) Autumn Whitefield-Madrano, author of "Face Value: The Hidden Ways Beauty Shapes Women’s Lives". Her book takes a deeper look at the relationship between appearance and science, social media, friendship, and many other societal influences. Fashion trends fade in and out, and with them, the idea of beauty shifts just as frequently. What was considered the ideal women 40 years ago, looks entirely different in today’s society. So what exactly is it that

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