Cynthia Burnham's guest appearances

Cynthia Burnham

The Path of Being a Non-Fiction Author

GRACE under Pressure John Baldoni

PeopleFirst! with Morag Barrett

Michael Canic

John Baldoni

Morag Barrett

Alaina Love

Garry Ridge

Mark Goulston

Michelle Johnston

David Burkus

Dorie Clark

Greg Williams

Lisa Nirell

Robert Glazer

Jeffrey Hull

Ron Carucci

Sally Helgesen

OwlTail

Welcome to SkyeTeam's People First! In this series, we explore the people side of successful business and careers. As it turns out, the secret is cultivating winning relationships.We'll be interviewing authors, business leaders, thought leaders, and people like you to uncover the  latest ideas, resources and tools to help you become more effective at work - and in life. Business is personal, and relationships matter!So, sit back, grab a coffee as Morag Barrett and Cynthia Burnham discuss her book, The Charisma Edge. Tune in for some great tips, tricks, and tools to help you to turn on your executive power.Follow Cynthia:www.CynthiaBurnham.comCynthia Burnham, is a Board Certified Coach, executive leadership consultant, speaker, and the author of the highly-praised leadership guide: “The Charisma Edge: A How-To Guide For Turning On Your Leadership Power.” She brings her clients over thirty years of expertise gained in both independent consulting and senior Fortune 500 corporate positions. Ms. Burnham coaches individuals and groups to develop greater motivational leadership skills, executive presence, and communications alignment. She is known for her ability to help leaders bring out what is best and most authentically-powerful in themselves and others.Prior to returning to her home, San Diego, in 2005, Cynthia was Senior Vice President, Director of Employee Relations &amp; Development for UBS Financial Services, Inc. (formerly PaineWebber) on Wall Street. In that capacity, she led multiple groups for the 20,000 U.S. employees of the division, and participated in global, corporate-wide initiatives. She concurrently managed four areas within Human Resources: a 50-person full-service field and home office training department (Learning &amp; Leadership Solutions), Corporate Employee Relations, F.A.I.R, a widely-acclaimed formal alternate dispute resolution department, and Diversity on an interim basis during an extended search for a Director of Diversity.Before PaineWebber, Cynthia ran a successful consulting and training practice, where, along with coaching at Wall Street firms such as Merrill Lynch, Salomon Brothers and PaineWebber, she was a motivational speaker and a workshop facilitator who developed and delivered programs in career development, change management, communications and management skills, and Women’s Leadership, among others.Cynthia began her career in field sales, with Gillette, Safety Razor Division. She spent nearly ten years in consumer packaged goods sales, sales management, and sales training, first with Gillette, and then with Duracell, USA. In addition to running multiple sales districts, she was the national Sales Training Manager for Duracell, USA, and had National Account-level responsibility with customers such as Wal-Mart/Sam’s Wholesale Club.Cynthia earned an M.B.A. in Marketing from U.C.L.A., and a B.A. in Creative Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She also completed one year of coursework toward an M.A. in English Literature. She is certified in a number of assessment instruments, including MBTI, Lominger 360, DiSC, and Firo-B. She is a Board Certified Coach, and is certified at Level II for Vocal Awareness voice and presentation training. She speaks conversational French, beginning Spanish, and is a professional singer and songwriter, living in Descanso, CA. She is also a trained instructor in Laughter Yoga.

Welcome to SkyeTeam's People First! In this series, we explore the people side of successful business and careers. As it turns out, the secret is cultivating winning relationships.We'll be interviewing authors, business leaders, thought leaders, and people like you to uncover the  latest ideas, resources and tools to help you become more effective at work - and in life. Business is personal, and relationships matter!So, sit back, grab a coffee as Morag Barrett and Cynthia Burnham discuss her book, The Charisma Edge. Tune in for some great tips, tricks, and tools to help you to turn on your executive power.Follow Cynthia: <a href="http://www.CynthiaBurnham.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.CynthiaBurnham.com</a>Cynthia Burnham, is a Board Certified Coach, executive leadership consultant, speaker, and the author of the highly-praised leadership guide: “The Charisma Edge: A How-To Guide For Turning On Your Leadership Power.” She brings her clients over thirty years of expertise gained in both independent consulting and senior Fortune 500 corporate positions. Ms. Burnham coaches individuals and groups to develop greater motivational leadership skills, executive presence, and communications alignment. She is known for her ability to help leaders bring out what is best and most authentically-powerful in themselves and others.Prior to returning to her home, San Diego, in 2005, Cynthia was Senior Vice President, Director of Employee Relations &amp; Development for UBS Financial Services, Inc. (formerly PaineWebber) on Wall Street. In that capacity, she led multiple groups for the 20,000 U.S. employees of the division, and participated in global, corporate-wide initiatives. She concurrently managed four areas within Human Resources: a 50-person full-service field and home office training department (Learning &amp; Leadership Solutions), Corporate Employee Relations, F.A.I.R, a widely-acclaimed formal alternate dispute resolution department, and Diversity on an interim basis during an extended search for a Director of Diversity.Before PaineWebber, Cynthia ran a successful consulting and training practice, where, along with coaching at Wall Street firms such as Merrill Lynch, Salomon Brothers and PaineWebber, she was a motivational speaker and a workshop facilitator who developed and delivered programs in career development, change management, communications and management skills, and Women’s Leadership, among others.Cynthia began her career in field sales, with Gillette, Safety Razor Division. She spent nearly ten years in consumer packaged goods sales, sales management, and sales training, first with Gillette, and then with Duracell, USA. In addition to running multiple sales districts, she was the national Sales Training Manager for Duracell, USA, and had National Account-level responsibility with customers such as Wal-Mart/Sam’s Wholesale Club.Cynthia earned an M.B.A. in Marketing from U.C.L.A., and a B.A. in Creative Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She also completed one year of coursework toward an M.A. in English Literature. She is certified in a number of assessment instruments, including MBTI, Lominger 360, DiSC, and Firo-B. She is a Board Certified Coach, and is certified at Level II for Vocal Awareness voice and presentation training. She speaks conversational French, beginning Spanish, and is a professional singer and songwriter, living in Descanso, CA. She is also a trained instructor in Laughter Yoga.

The Charisma Edge with Cynthia Burnham

Cynthia Burnham, best-selling author and member of Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches, explains how a leader's presence can help him/her navigate a crisis. Cynthia's conversation reflects her practical and tactical solutions to challenges leaders face. www.cynthiaburnham.com

Cynthia Burnham, best-selling author and member of Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches, explains how a leader's presence can help him/her navigate a crisis. Cynthia's conversation reflects her practical and tactical solutions to challenges leaders face. <a href="http://www.cynthiaburnham.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.cynthiaburnham.com</a>

GRACE under pressure John Baldoni with Cynthia Burnham

Join us as Angela Lauria of Journey Grrrl Publishing interviews leadership consultant Cynthia Burnham about her experience in writing and publishing her book, The Charisma Edge: A How-to Guide For Turning On Your Leadership Power.Cynthia Burnham's book has been called "riveting" and "life-altering" by those who have worked with her and heard her speak. Her book is based on lessons learned from over 30 years of successful independent and corporate business experience, where she discovered that leadership charisma is a learnable skill, combining a commanding presence, an understanding of corporate politics and realities, and a deep commitment to helping others bring out what is best and most powerful in themselves.Read more &amp; get the transcript here: Cynthia Burnham on the Author Incubator

Join us as Angela Lauria of Journey Grrrl Publishing interviews leadership consultant Cynthia Burnham about her experience in writing and publishing her book, The Charisma Edge: A How-to Guide For Turning On Your Leadership Power. Cynthia Burnham's book has been called "riveting" and "life-altering" by those who have worked with her and heard her speak. Her book is based on lessons learned from over 30 years of successful independent and corporate business experience, where she discovered that leadership charisma is a learnable skill, combining a commanding presence, an understanding of corporate politics and realities, and a deep commitment to helping others bring out what is best and most powerful in themselves. Read more &amp; get the transcript here: Cynthia Burnham on the Author Incubator

Ep 2: Cynthia Burnham on Developing Inspirational and Commanding Leaders