Season 5 of The Indispensable Conversation podcast begins on Monday, May 6 at Noon ET. Join me and my special guest, Alain Hunkins as we explore the question: Should unschooled leaders be put into position to lead others? If you're unfamiliar with Alain, he is Forbes Contributor and the author of Cracking the Leadership Code. A keynote speaker extraordinaire, he aims to kindle the fire of brilliance within each audience member.

If you've ever been frustrated by having a leader who lacked formal leadership training, you won't want to miss this one!

Monte Pedersen joins Jim Kerr on the 50th episode of The Indispensable Conversation podcast. If you're unfamiliar with Monte, he heads up The CDA Group LLC an independent leadership training firm specializing in strategy execution. The focus of his thought leadership centers around how to get results. It's this focus that makes him the perfect guest to tackle this question with me: "Do you have to stay hungry to be outstanding?"

World famous keynote speaker and business coach Rishad Ahmed joins me for next episode of The Indispensable Conversation. Rishad works to ignite transformation through holistic thinking and wisdom-driven leadership. He wants to help you to empower your organization for an inspired future. This all makes him the "right guest, at the right time" to delve into this question with me: Do you need to develop a keen intuition to be an exceptional leader?