Arete Coach Podcast 1093 Michael Denning PhD "Serving and Surfing: Lessons in Leadership and Coaching"

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🗓️ 26 September 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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This is episode 1093 of the Arete Coach Podcast with Severin Sorensen and his guest Michael Denning, PhD, Dr. Denning is an executive consultant, Vistage Master Chair, and professor emeritus, who lives in Phoenix, AZ. Mike has been with Vistage International for some 24 years, and currently serves as a Vistage master chair for four groups. Mike also serves as an executive consultant in leadership, turnaround situations, mergers and acquisitions, finance, global marketing, and strategic planning. At Arizona State University. Mike serves as a professor emeritus in the WP Carry School of Business with research and teaching interest centered on leadership, marketing, strategy, and entrepreneurship.

Mike has held positions on boards and is a member of the board or interim president for several of these. He has held leadership positions, such as the vice president of marketing at Memorex Corporation and a variety of other roles at IBM. He has also held executive positions, such as CEO, COO, and other presidential roles in 12 companies, including Mortgages Limited, Learning Edge, and LandTech Environmental. Furthermore, Mike was a member of the US Air Force Academy class of 1967 and served in the Southeast Asia area during the Vietnam war. He earned his master's from Columbia University and his Doctorate from Capella University in organization and management with a specialization in leadership. In our conversation, we explore Mike's career, thoughts on leadership, and his metaphor that leadership is like surfing.

The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.

This episode was recorded on August 19, 2022 via Zoom Video.

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0:00.0	This is the R.T. Coach podcast with Severin Swanson and his guest, Dr. Mike Denning.
0:06.2	He is an executive consultant of Vistage Master Chair and a professor emeritus.
0:12.4	This interview is recorded on August 19, 2022 via some video.
0:18.1	You're listening to Severin Swanson, executive coaching curator of the R.T. Coach podcast,
0:23.4	where we explore excellence and the art and science of executive coaching.
0:28.1	I am speaking today with Dr. Mike Denning.
0:30.6	He is an executive consultant, Vistage Master Chair and professor emeritus.
0:36.0	Dr. Denning has been with Vistage International for some 24 years and currently serves as a Vistage Master Chair for four groups.
0:44.9	Through Vistage, he has coached well over 250 executives in Arizona.
0:50.7	Mike also serves as an executive consultant in leadership, turnaround situations,
0:55.3	mergers and acquisitions, finance, global marketing, and strategic planning.
1:00.9	At Arizona State University, Mike serves as a professor emeritus in the WP Carey School of Business
1:07.6	with research and teaching interests centered on leadership, marketing, strategy, and entrepreneurship.
1:14.8	Furthermore, Mike is what we call an angel investor.
1:18.6	He invests in small businesses that show significant potential in technology fields.
1:23.9	In many of these investments, Mike is held positions on boards and is a member of the board
1:29.7	and more interim president for several of these.
1:32.5	He is held leadership positions such as the Vice President of Marketing and Memorax Corporation
1:38.4	and a variety of other roles at IBM.
1:41.0	He is also held in executive positions such as CEO, COO, and other presidential roles in 12 companies,
1:47.4	including mortgages limited, learning edge, and land tech environmental.
1:53.3	Furthermore, Mike was a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy class of 1967
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