Episode #111- Where Science Builds High Performers with Carla Fowler
Release Date: 03/15/2023
Episode #132- Team Habits with Charlie Gilkey
Winning Teams
In the military, it was all about the details for today’s guest, Charlie Gilkey. And when it comes to teams in a business, the same is true. Charlie’s military background sets him up very well to talk about team habits and what habits benefit teams in any environment. What are the habits that impact the quality of work? In today’s episode, Charlie shares the 8 categories of team habits and how finding the one that is broken, could solve a world of problems. It’s time to start talking about the things that are broken instead of accepting that they’ll stay that way. You...
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Episode #131- HeadTrash - The Leading Killer of Human Potential with Renie Cavallari
Winning Teams
Your thoughts shape your reality, but if those thoughts are negative or undermining, they suck your energy and shift your focus from strength and self-confidence to worry and fear. As a leader, this is something we need to change so we can lead a successful team. Renie Cavallari is today’s podcast guest and she is a source of unbelievable energy. She has a strong background in the corporate world but has been running her own consulting business where she focuses on team performance. Renie is also a best selling author of several books, but today we’re honing in on her most recent...
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Episode #130- Reimagining Performance Management with Projjal Ghatak
Winning Teams
What exactly is performance management? It’s a term we hear thrown around but what does it entail for an organization? Well, there’s the traditional outlook and then there are the ideas of today’s guest who is reimagining performance management as we know it. Projjal Ghatak is the CEO and founder of OnLoop, the mobile-first feedback and goal sharing platform purposely built for the modern team. This tool is habit-forming and provides feedback as a stream of consciousness. This innovative strategy is helping managers and employees work together on their own development and in a time when...
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Episode #129- Navigating Generational Friction at Work with Chris DeSantis
Winning Teams
For this episode, I am thrilled to have the author of one of my favorite books, Chris DeSantis. Chris is the author of the phenomenal Why I Find You Irritating: Navigating Generational Friction at Work. In addition to being a great author, Chris is an expert in his field with so much experience with global brands in understanding the changes we’re currently seeing in the workplace. Now, more than ever, there are more generations working at the same time. It is such an interesting topic and very timely. In our conversation today, Chris shares the differences between people of different...
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Episode #128- Dancing with Disruption with Jeff Skipper
Winning Teams
Every organization it seems is facing enormous change right now and today’s guest is an expert. An international expert in leading and accelerating change, Jeff Skipper guides leaders to plan and implement successful initiatives. His recent book Dancing with Disruption: Leading Dramatic Change During Global Transformation outlines his 12 steps to successful change and can literally be used as a checklist. In our conversation today, Jeff dives into the role of the leader in these times of change. We know that the leader needs to organize and implement, but Jeff proves that the leader is much...
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Episode #127- Trust the Plan with Greg Spira
Winning Teams
The thing that separates the organizations that are good at delivering plans and successful projects and those that are not may come as a surprise to you. Today’s guest is Greg Spira and in this episode, we talk about just that. Greg is the author of and he is in the business of helping organizations plan and roll out projects. He has worked with some of the biggest and most successful organizations worldwide and through his experience, he has learned exactly what sets these successful organizations apart. In the interview, Greg discusses how to build an atmosphere of trust, the behavior...
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Episode #126- Igniting Transformation with Disruptive Thinking with Zain Raj
Winning Teams
For this episode, you will certainly want to take notes, because today’s guest has so many pearls of wisdom from his years of experience on how leaders should look at their business. Zain Raj joins us today to talk about his approach to building a business and solving the many problems leaders face in maintaining the growth and success of the organization. Zain’s take on the topic is wonderful and fascinating. Zain is the founder and CEO of an ideas incubator called ZedNext which he talks about in our conversation today. Through ZedNext, Zain takes an objective and disruptive look at...
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Episode #125- 5 Steps to Improved Vitality with David Lindsay
Winning Teams
Sports and business have a surprising amount of things in common and today’s guest is no stranger to either field. David Lindsay has a varied and exciting background in multiple sports and has made the connection between the sports industry and successfully running a business. Now, David spends his time working with companies on improving performance as a coach and motivational speaker. In our conversation today, David shares the process he has developed that is a surefire way to improve your vitality as a leader and team member. He gives actionable day-to-day things you can do right now...
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Episode #124- 10x Your Business Through Servant Leadership with Kurt Uhlir
Winning Teams
Today’s guest is known as being the king of scaling businesses which is certainly a skillset not everybody has. Kurt Uhlir joins the podcast today with a very interesting background in serial entrepreneurship, technology, marketing, and of course scaling businesses. His experience covers all different types of markets and industries and he has worked with organizations across the globe. Kurt can talk about many things, but today we’re leaning into his biggest passion - servant leadership. In this episode, you’ll learn what servant leadership is, how to embrace it, and the incredible...
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Episode #123- Why Pay Justice and Pay Equity Matter with Sally Loftis
Winning Teams
What is pay justice and pay equity? And why do they matter? Sally Loftis has dedicated her career to helping organizations through the minefield of this topic and helps them overcome the growing distrust of institutions through systemic work. She is the founder and Managing Director of Loftis Partners in North Carolina and comes to us with a background in HR and consulting. Now she specializes in the area of pay justice and is a real expert in her space. In our conversation today, Sally discusses what exactly pay justice and pay equity are and gives insight on how to manage this issue,...
info_outlineIn her unique journey to executive coach, today’s guest started in the medical field. This different experience than most coaches has led her to apply science to leadership, strategy, and high performance.
Carla Fowler, MD PhD is the founder and CEO of THAXA, a boutique executive coaching firm that leverages the best ideas from performance science to help leaders around the globe. In our conversation today, Carla explains the intersection between strategy, productivity, and psychology which is an interesting grouping. She beautifully articulates her message to help us understand the thinking and psychology around high performance and more importantly, how to sustain high performance. She lists the principles she has that can help us all perform better and continue on our journey to high performance.
What We Talked About in This Episode:
- Carla’s nontraditional journey to executive coaching
- The intersection between strategy, productivity, and psychology
- The importance of mental clarity
- The difficulty of communication without mental clarity
- Translating lofty priorities
- Role of clarity in lack of engagement
- Building a sense of momentum and progress
- What separates the average performers from the high performers
- What we accomplish over time
- How to sustain momentum
- Brutal Focus
- Protect your time to think and practice thinking
- Carla’s learning experience and thoughts about value
- Carla’s book recommendation and daily rituals
About Our Guest:
The Founder and Managing Director of THAXA is Carla Fowler, MD PhD. Carla graduated from Brown University magna cum laude, earned her MD and PhD at the University of Washington, and completed her internship in general surgery at Stanford University. She founded THAXA to share her passion for performance science, where the fields of strategy, productivity, and psychology intersect. Outside of THAXA, Carla is an angel investor specializing in medtech and biotech with a portfolio of over a dozen investments. She is also an active member of Social Venture Partners, Rotary, Washington Women’s Foundation, Alliance of Angels, and Keiretsu.
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