Donald Van de Mark: Good Among the Great Success Traits of Good Leaders

Donald Van de Mark is the author of,The Good Among the Great which profiles the best and brightest leaders Donald has interviewed in his over twenty years as a broadcast journalist at CNN,CNBC and PBS. The book weaves the successful traits of good leaders with pioneering psychologist Abraham Maslow's research into individuals with exceptionally healthy and happy psyches.

As a former anchorman at CNN and CNBC, Donald has interviewed hundreds of successful leaders in business and politics, including: Jack Welch, Starbucks' Howard Schultz, Intel's Andy Grove, Charles Schwab, Bill Bradley, Body Shop Founder Anita Roddick, best-selling authors such as Stephen Covey, Andrew Weil, Deepak Chopra and many more. He distills their wisdom in the corporate training video,The Wisdom of Caring Leaders.

In 1999, Van de Mark co-founded baby boomer website MyPrimeTime. While overseeing editorial content, Van de Mark wrote and anchored two television series, "Great Entrepreneurs" and "Great Leaders" both of which appeared on PBS. Prior to MyprimeTime, he served as the anchor of "Moneyweek" on CNN, "Street Sweep", "Biz Buzz", and "Entrepreneurs Only" on the CNNfn TV network.

Before arriving at CNN, Van de Mark was director of corporate communications for QVC, serving as deputy to chairman and CEO Barry Diller during the period that QVC attempted takeovers of Paramount Communications and CBS. Prior to his time at QVC, Van de Mark spent nearly 10 years as a business and political news reporter in Washington, D.C. He worked at CNBC covering five Group of Seven economic summits and was nominated for a Cable Ace Award for a three-part series on China.

Donald was raised in Toronto and New England and holds a B.A. in political science from Tufts University.

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Motivational Speaking Topics:

Your Personal Payoff Some people are not just successful, they’re extraordinary. Moreover, these people share many of the same personality traits.In this presentation you will learn to identify and cultivate three of the same traits: creativity, exuberance, and transcendence. Includes examples from the lives of best-selling author Julia Cameron, former GE CEO Jack Welch, polar explorer Ann Bancroft, and other leaders.

Interacting Effectively Great leaders in every field share three key personality characteristics that help them interact effectively with others—they’re egalitarian,empathic, and dutiful. Discover how you can develop these traits and achieve more success in all facets of life. Includes examples and exclusive motivational video clips.

Assessing the World Clearly and Efficiently Learn to recognize and develop traits of the most admirable, creative,and joyous people. This riveting presentation, full of firsthand accounts of leaders from many fields, will show you how to perceive others and circumstances more clearly and make better choices. See how to become more experiential, realistic, and detached. And also find out how to value the process of your work as much as your performance.

Developing a True, Whole Self Become a more admirable, creative, and joyous person. You’ll not only learn how to reach your goals, you’ll also discover how to “delight in the doing.” With video clips of exclusive interviews with leaders like holistic medicine pioneer Dr. Andrew Weil, advertising legend Shelly Lazarus, former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, and more.

Recent Webcasts on Personal and Professional Leadership Skills:

NY Institute of Finance: The Wisdom of Caring Leaders

American Management Association's webcast on Profiles of Leadership featuring Donald Van de Mark

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