{"podcast":{"title":"Intentional Leader with Cal Walters","slug":"intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259","podcast_index_feed_id":248259,"rss_url":"https://calwalterspodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.calwalters.me/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/f/b/2/bfb2832128cbc07e/Podcast_Image_-_Apple_Ready_.jpg","author":"Cal Walters","episode_count":140,"summary":"Let's be honest. The hardest person you will ever have to lead is the person you look at in the mirror everyday. Self-leadership is the most important thing we do as leaders, but it's hard. And it hasn't gotten any easier in a world of smart phone addiction, social media comparison, global pandemics, and information overload (just to name a few obstacles). That's why Intentional Leader exists. We help leaders take the guesswork out of self-leadership, fight a reactionary lifestyle, accelerate their personal growth, and achieve their God-given potential at home, at work, and in their communities. This is why we get out of bed each morning. We love helping leaders on their personal growth journey! Because we know when the leader gets better everyone benefits. Organizations, communities, and families all thrive when the leader is thriving. We are a team of ordinary people with an extraordinary passion for personal growth and helping leaders thrive. Join this community to pursue personal growth and leadership excellence, to inspire others, and make a lasting impact on the world. Life is short, so let's make it count by living an intentional life. On this podcast, Cal Walters — a follo…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T00:18:07.645482+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259"},"episode":{"title":"118: Alison Wood Brooks — Make Great Conversations Easy with Proven Strategies from Harvard Expert","slug":"118-alison-wood-brooks-make-great-conversations-easy-with-proven-strategies-from-harvard-expert","published_at":"2025-02-17T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259/118-alison-wood-brooks-make-great-conversations-easy-with-proven-strategies-from-harvard-expert","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259","url":"https://calwalterspodcast.libsyn.com/118-alison-wood-brooks-make-great-conversations-easy-with-proven-strategies-from-harvard-expert","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/calwalterspodcast/Alison_Wood_Brooks_-_Audio_Final.mp3?dest-id=1354889","summary":"Subscribe to the Intentional Letter (my weekly newsletter): https://courses.calwalters.me/signup Watch this on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DHP2Eahxjm0 Alison Wood Brooks is the O'Brien Associate Professor of Business Administration and Hellman Faculty Fellow at the Harvard Business School. She teaches an award-winning course in the MBA curriculum called \" TALK. \" Recently named a Best 40-Under-40 Business School Professor by Poets & Quants, her book TALK: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves will be published by Crown (Penguin Random House) in January 2025. Her research on the science of conversation has been published in prestigious academic journals, including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , and Psychological Science , as well as in popular media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal , Forbes , The New York Times , Scientific American , and Harvard Business Review . Professor Brooks holds a Ph.D. in Decision Processes from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and bachelor's degree in Psychology and Finance from Princeton University. In this engaging conversation, Alison Wood Brooks, a Harvard Business School professor, shares insights from her research on the art and science of conversation. She discusses the importance of effective communication, the unique perspective gained from being an identical twin, and the value of teaching conversation skills to leaders. The discussion covers various aspects of conversation, including the significance of preparation, understanding conversational goals, and the framework for successful interactions. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their own conversational practices and consider how they can improve their commu…","meta_description":"Subscribe to the Intentional Letter (my weekly newsletter): https://courses.calwalters.me/signup Watch this on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DHP2Eahxjm0 Aliso…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3852,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259/episodes/118-alison-wood-brooks-make-great-conversations-easy-with-proven-strategies-from-harvard-expert/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/intentional-leader-with-cal-walters-248259/118-alison-wood-brooks-make-great-conversations-easy-with-proven-strategies-from-harvard-expert.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}