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Jason wraps up his 3-part engagement series based on Gallup's 2026 reports on engagement.
Key takeaways from this episode:
- 13-point drop in Gen Z and younger millennials feeling like their supervisor cares about them as a person (falling from 54% to 41%).
- 28% of workers identified "better communication" as the primary way to gain clarity, and 24% identified "supportive relationships, communication, and respect" as what would help them feel cared about.
Small things you can do as a manager:
- First understand WHY, then explain it
- Spend a few minutes at the start of 1:1s to ask a question about outside of work
- Tell an employee about one of their strengths
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Jason talks more about Gallup's latest on employee engagement, with a focus on how a clear understanding of exceptional can lead to 4X more engagement.
Things to try as a manager:
- Ask your employees for their Top 3 priorities and compare them to your answer
- Objectively write down what you're judging your people on (hours worked? calls made?), and then write "Exceptional" and start to list the quantifiable things that define it
- Use the GROW (Goal-Reality-Options-Way Forward) model in your 1:1s
- Ask what "great" looks like, converse about it, and document it as a behavioral north star for your employees
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Jason goes over the latest engagement numbers from Gallup, in part 1 of a 3-part series on what's going on out there and what you can do about it.
Jason challenges managers to do one of two things THIS WEEK:
- Show more care, communication, or respect for employees in 2-3 mins/day.
- Have a conversation with your managers and employees about what great performance looks like.
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Jason recommends six leadership books to gift someone you care about during the 2025 holiday season!
- Andy Crocker - The Unconditionals
- Brian Reich - Life in Motion**
- Dominic George - The Authentic Edge Leading Without Losing Yourself
- Jim Carlough - The Six Pillars Of Effective Leadership
- William Davis - How to Lead Without Just Managing
- Don Schminke - Winners and Losers
**Jason mistakenly refers to this book as "The Unscripted Mind." The Unscripted Mind is Brian's newsletter!
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Andy Crocker is an aerospace executive with three decades of experience across human and robotic exploration, hypersonics, and missile defense. He’s held senior roles at several companies, leading the development of innovative technologies and managing complex system programs for NASA, commercial, and Department of Defense customers. As a strategic leader, he’s built high-performance teams and contributed to some of the most ambitious projects in aerospace, including NASA’s Human Landing System. He’s been inducted as a Technical Fellow at a global, Fortune 300 company and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, humanities, management, and leadership. This multidisciplinary educational background and diverse career shaped his perspective that led to The Unconditionals, in which he reveals the foundational, timeless values that help readers unlock the potential for their greatest personal and professional fulfillment.
- Andy was inspired to write his book "The Unconditionals" earlier in life, but did it when 1) his oldest son was a senior in high school, 2) he finished 3rd in the space race with Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, and 3) he reached midlife and wanted to share wisdom.
- Failure in his human landing project led to the realization that failure is okay, and that's where growth happens.
- Our challenges aren't unique today; we can find comfort and leverage timeless wisdom
- The 5 unconditional values are: Love, Gratitude, Integrity, Accountability, and Endeavor.
- Love applies in the workplace because you want to treat all humans around you with respect
- you have an infinite supply
- Gratitude often goes wrong because of either worry (future) or complaint (past)
- Integrity comes from the word integer and implies "whole," it's more than honesty
- The path to ACCOuntability is ACCO (Acknowledge, Consequences, Complete, Own)
- Endeavor requires Effort, Purpose, Attitude, and Growth
- Failure is a stepping stone to success, it's not a roadblock
- Superpower is standing out from who you were, just start by taking one step to embrace these unconditional values and align yourself with it
- Love applies in the workplace because you want to treat all humans around you with respect
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Dominic George is a dedicated leadership coach with a passion for empowering Black men to ascend from mid-level leadership roles to senior leadership positions. With a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by Black professionals, Dominic brings a tailored approach to his coaching, providing targeted guidance and strategies for career advancement.
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Book ("The Authentic Edge"): https://www.amazon.com/Authentic-Leading-Without-Losing-Yourself-ebook/dp/B0FJ2PCQY9
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- Black men's biggest corporate struggles
- "keep your head down" and do your work has been the biggest pitfall
- but they need to prioritize cross-departmental relationships, understand the mission and vision of their org, and learn the work streams of others in the org to collaborate and create win-wins
- Black men's biggest obstacles
- not enough sponsors in the workplace
- not enough coaches and mentors within the workplace
- often you might be the only African-American in the room; when you "see yourself" in the room you can more likely imagine yourself in a role
- Black men connecting with mentorship and support
- look to your own personal network!
- conferences, podcasts, referrals
- For organizations serious about DEI, what practical steps actually support Black men?
- too often, when Black men are "the only" in a space they feel the pressure to represent all Black men rather than themselves
- look to HR and ask why (if there are) so few Blacks, and question hiring practices and how they serve the mission
- ask what you want to be as an organization
- provide internal or external executive coaching opportunities
- Growth Opportunities
- if you don't communicate effectively, you lose people as a result
- people often don't realize they're poor communicators or that they aren't being received
- you're communicating for the person across from you, and it takes some emotional intelligence
- when you practice (e.g. record a meeting), you and those around you get to improve
- in order to identify your own knowledge gaps,
- be a lifelong learner! have an intentional desire to grow and develop
- ask for feedback (your team member, 360)
- some areas you can objectively see you don't cut it yet
- see the resourc
- if you don't communicate effectively, you lose people as a result
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Jason discusses the Harvard Business Review article, "Why Kindness Isn't a Nice to Have." After a discussion of kindness versus niceness and other insights from the article, we also dig into seven characteristics of effective feedback.
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Jason discusses the Forbes article "Planning Your Team’s 1:1s? Use This 4-Step Framework."
GROW Framework
- Goals
- Reality
- Options
- Way Forward
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About Brian Reich in his own words:
I don’t regret it. I worked hard. I played hard. But looking back, I can see it was just a little too much.
For more than three decades, I worked in the high-pressure world of automotive manufacturing. I led teams, hit deadlines, and managed stress—or so I thought. Then on December 12, 2019, everything changed. Lying on a hospital table, I had to face the toll my lifestyle had taken. That was the wake-up call. I chose a different path.
At first the plan was simple: eat better, move more, sleep well. That’s it. Then something deeper emerged. Mindfulness, meditation, and awareness weren’t part of the plan. But they became the foundation. What began as physical recovery turned into a reset in how I live, think, and show up.
These days I live by four pillars of health: nutrition, movement, rest, and cognitive awareness. In a world that moves fast and rewards distraction, the most important thing we can do is slow down and pay attention. Awareness isn't extra. It’s essential.
That’s what The Unscripted Mind is about. Not a brand or concept. A way of being. A quiet refusal to be programmed by culture, by algorithms, or by conditioning. Staying human in a world trying to automate us. Becoming a cognitive dissident, one who questions what they’ve been taught, even when it’s comfortable. Especially then.
Now at 60, with a measured biological age just under 50, I’m medication free and learning to live on my own terms. A life grounded in presence, simplicity, and meaningful work.
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Contact: justbreathe.rcl@gmail.com
Book: Life in Motion
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Brian is open to conversations with aligned podcasts, event organizers, and communities exploring mindful living, leadership, and personal transformation. Reach out to start a dialogue.
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Mindfulness in Life’s Game
Life is like a football game:
- On the field — You're immersed in action, focused only on your position.
- From the sidelines — You pause, take a breath, and see more of the field.
- In the stands — Your perspective expands. You see both teams, the mascots, the crowd. You remember you're part of something larger.
Mindfulness helps you shift between these perspectives:
- A sing
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Jason read the latest from Gallup on hybrid work, so you don't have to! What are the latest trends and best practices in hybrid work? Find out here!
The section below is taken verbatim from Gallup's article:
Gallup research shows that four simple practices can increase employee trust by nearly 30 percentage points. Employees are more likely to feel more trust when they strongly agree with any of the following:
- I receive timely and consistent communication about what’s happening on my team, regardless of whether I’m working from home/remotely or on-site.
- My team has a strong sense of community, regardless of whether we are working from home/remote or on-site.
- My manager holds me accountable for meeting performance expectations when I work from home/remotely.
- When working from home/remotely, I receive the same opportunities for feedback and development compared to when I work on-site.
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Jason discusses the WSJ article Your Boss Doesn’t Have Time to Talk to You and the HBR article AI Is Making the Workplace Empathy Crisis Worse.
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Jason discusses the Harvard Business Review article, "Why Senior Leaders Should Stop Having So Many One-on-Ones."
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*GET A FREE BOOK* Be one of the first three to comment on this interview with Jim Carlough and get a signed copy of his book, "The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership," for free. No strings attached!
Leadership + Writing a Book
- even though there's a gene for some tendencies, leaders are made and not born
- he wrote a book because managers aren't given guidance when promoted
- he started mentoring others and common manager challenges were around dealing with people
- Jim stopped watching the news because he wasn't sure who was telling the truth anymore
Integrity
- it's the foundation of effective leadership
- "Did I do anything today for my benefit that was at the expense of someone else?"
- Integrity leads to trust, commitment, focus, and retention
- to build integrity, journal, listen to your people, and take notes
- CEOs aren't necessarily role models, but they are easy to find references to help us connect the dots
Empathy
- put yourself in the shoes of your employee, understand the problem, and help them solve it
- "What would I want?" when thinking situationally about others
- very challenging to develop empathy
- we're afraid to say the wrong thing; first, start by listening
- ask yourself where you've seen empathy being shown and then model it
- people right now need to hear "it's going to be okay"
About Jim Carlough in his own words: I am a graduate of Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey with a degree in Psychology. I am an accomplished executive with experience in the C-suite and EVP/VP with over 30 years of expertise in driving explosive growth and profitability for healthcare and healthcare technology organizations ranging from start-ups to large scale enterprises. With a demonstrated history of success in building high-performance teams, revitalizing struggling portfolios, and leading successful M&A integrations. A strategic leader capable of energizing and transforming any organization.
His 2024 book is "The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership."
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Jason talks about Leading By Example versus Delegating. There's meaning and benefits in doing it yourself, but there are also effective ways to delegate to your team that free you as the leader/manager up (and give your folks growth opportunities!).
References in this episode:
- Why I’ve Become More Mindful About What I Delegate
- The Power Of Letting Go: Why Delegation Drives Organizational Success
- William Davis on how others might do things differently than you
- Liz Kearins' LinkedIn post
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When looking for a job:
- know yourself
- anticipate what you want to grow into
It's a challenging job market because:
- domino-effect of layoffs
- it's crowded; it will be a long process and you need to be persistent
Writing a great resume
- Think of Tinder: you don't have a recruiter or hiring manager's time for long
- how you market yourself leads to those first impressions
- Common mistakes
- don't make others have to sift through your resume
- think of how we read (top to bottom, left to right) and position important details accordingly
- layout is important, being first bullet point with important stuff
- think of accomplishment - problem - how you solved it
- One page resume
- early career should be a page; mid career can be 2
- Have a master resume
- that way you ruthlessly edit to a new version for each job you're tailoring it to
- Cover letter
- it's very important
- it complements your resume in a narrative way that bullet points can't
- Employment gaps
- just address the elephant in the room in one sentence
- don't make it the focal point
- most employers understand
- AI
- it's a great tool for efficiency
- but know that it can hallucinate
- you are the driver
As a dynamic and innovative IT leader with 15+ years of experience, Sherman Chen is passionate about driving technology transformations that empower organizations to achieve their strategic objectives. With a proven track record of successfully leading 100+ projects, he has a keen ability to bridge the gap between business and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations.
Throughout his career, he's had the privilege of working with companies like AT&T and Children's Hospital Los Angeles, where he played a pivotal part in implementing innovative technology solutions, driving efficiency and effectiveness while transforming the way they do business.
Beyond his technical prowess, Sherman takes great pride in his mentorship skills, nurturing talent and fostering a culture of growth within the teams he leads. As he continues his journey, he's eager to tackle new challenges and explore opportunities that allow him to leverage his experience and drive meaningful change.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherman-chen/
Email: swc2010@stern.nyu.edu
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Jason talks about the HBR article "5 Ways Leaders Accidentally Stress Out Their Employees."
- Negative language
- Erratic actions
- Emotional volatility
- Excessive pessimism
- Ignoring people's emotions
Other references in this episode:
3 Vital Questions
Gallup's 2025 State of the Global Workplace Report
Managers Have Major Impact On Mental Health: How To Lead For Wellbeing
‘Everybody’s Replaceable’: The New Ways Bosses Talk About Workers
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Meet William Davis—a man who’s spent 38 years not just leading teams, but lifting them up. With a career that spans the heights of corporate America, William has become a trusted voice in leadership, blending decades of experience with a genuine passion for guiding others. He’s the kind of leader who doesn’t just talk about success—he builds it, one relationship, one project, one person at a time. Full biography here.
In this episode, Jason and William talk about:
- Management v. Leadership
- we're facing a leadership crisis across the corporate world
- we have a disconnect between what followers and need and what leaders think they're giving
- we've lost some of the interpersonal skill
- management is "checking boxes" and managing checklists
- leadership is when you help drive direction
- your people can depend on you
- connection with others
- your team isn't your competition
- nurturing and helping others
- it stretches every component of who you are, blending your experiences and your team's cumulative experiences
- we're facing a leadership crisis across the corporate world
- Change management
- "bad" version: say there's a directive from above, which leads to
- stale
- lose traction
- anxiety
- "good" version: explain why we're doing this, which leads to
- understanding
- "we're in this together"
- imagination and efficiency
- solutions mindset, energized by the path ahead
- you end up leveraging the team's specialties
- "bad" version: say there's a directive from above, which leads to
- Building relationships
- first know that you WANT to lead
- be secure in your own skin
- you're not competing with your team!
- you want your people to grow and surpass you; take pride in it!
- you're dealing with humans
- work is not their be all end all
- help them get through good and bad times every day
- pick up slack if you have to
- help them find balance and encourage them to take their PTO
- build rapport out of the work zone
- William's example was golfing with an employee
- help your followers get to a comfort level with you
- first know that you WANT to lead
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- Do we have decision-making all wrong?
- Wall Street Journal's "The Best Leaders Aren’t Decisive. They’re Ambivalent."
- Don't rush!
- Don't fall into what Michael Watkins calls the "action imperative."
- How much information is the right amount before making a decision?
- Bezos' 70%
- Bain's Pareto principle
- Improve your decision-making process.
- Farnam Street's decision journal template
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AI
- not going to predict where it goes
- great research assistant
- good editor for writing
- Augment not Abdicate; like a calculator
Winner and Losers Book
- came from working with entrepreneurs
- what we're teaching about entrepreneurship isn't what people are doing in the field
- too often we're writing only about successes
- seek failure as a way to learn; either win or learn
- "tool seduction" was in the autopsies of a lot of dead companies
Failure
- failure is when whatever you expected to happen doesn't happen
- thinking about death is the most important tool to make big decisions
- fear of failure fades in the face of death
- neurologically, thinking about death unhooks the ego; it hacks the brain
- some say we're afraid of failure because of our survival instinct
- to face failure, you need to know what your fears are and what in your life needs to die
About Don in his own words:
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How did I end up researching management theory failure rates, and transforming strategic planning and culture change?
No idea. As an MIT and Johns Hopkins researcher, the journey was nonlinear. I was nearly arrested as a capitalist spy in the Soviet Bloc, got shot off an aircraft carrier, survived in the Kurdish capital as Tehran held hostages, was the first white person allowed into an African Tsonga village, explored religious integration in Vietnamese mountain tribes, developed missile-guidance systems while my frat brothers took Vegas (later portrayed in the movie “21”), and was caught taking my kids to a North Korean DMZ minefield. (Bad dad!)
But my background in planetary physics, AI, biomedical engineering, helped me learn from many global expeditions to discover how humans group for work, play, reproduction, civilization, and war.
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Jason talks with Sonia Bertek about imposter syndrome, what it is, how to deal with it, and how to help others with it.
- What is Imposter Syndrome?
- 56% say they experience it weekly
- 17% don't experience it
- about 50-50 men/women breakdown
- But many folks don't know what it is
- Lack of confidence versus imposter syndrome
- Why is this Topic Important?
- So many are affected
- Not isolated to work
- Social media - feeling like you don't stack up
- Diversity of perspective is important
- Experiencing Imposter Syndrome
- Manifests through
- avoiding new opportunities for fear of failure
- burnout to prove self
- comparisons to others
- Claim your space
- give yourself permission to be visible and occupy where you are
- Brene Brown talks about this
- accept who you are without shrinking or hiding
- Growth requires learning
- what you now know, there was a time you didn't know it
- Dealing with imposter syndrome - things you can do TODAY
- name it
- it occupies less space
- "what's the worst that could happen?"
- identify positive blind spots
- "Stuart Smalley" visual reminders
- name it
- Manifests through
- Leading Others
- a sign of imposter syndrome from someone else could be if they're not speaking up in meetings
- as a leader show your vulnerability
- advice for an employee feeling imposter syndrome
- prop up and remind them why they're there
- praise
Sonia Bertek, co-founder of Golden Mean Consulting Group, is a Leadership Strategist, Executive Coach, and Team Architect who has led teams in marketing, support, sales, and customer success. She’s climbed the ladder from contributor to VP, and she knows what it takes to coach managers and individual contributors toward balance, clarity, and sustainable success.
Her specialty? Creating experiential learning systems that help leaders show up as their full selves—at work and beyond.
She’s not just about ideas. She’s about impact, using leadership reflection techniques and manager training programs to unlock performance.
Sonia lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, and cats Alfredo & Pepe.
Favorite hobby: lifting heavy things.
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In this episode, Jason tackles the topic of job postings, applications, and interviews, using survey data and anecdotes from listeners and his network.
- "Ghost" jobs
- Evolving AI landscape of job posting/applying/screening
- Your stories!
- Interview lowlights
- One unique story
- Interview highlights
- Takeaways for job seekers and hiring managers/recruiters
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Gallup released the State of the Global Workplace report, which you can download for yourself here. Jason discusses some of the findings and how skilled managers are the critical and influential element that unlocks well-being, engagement, and results.
- Mental health at work
- Economic impacts of well-being
- Manager impact on engagement
- managers have more negative experiences
- engaged managers ==> engaged employees
- best practice organizations
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We're back for Season 4! Jason discusses:
- Why the podcast has been on a break
- Seemingly humorous interview gaffes from Wall Street Journal's "The Passive-Aggressive Doughnuts That Tanked a Job Interview" by Francesco Fontana
- A LinkedIn post that addresses mindset in an interview, as well as the prospect of toxic positivity
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Dr. Katia Vlachos is a reinvention coach, speaker, and author of A Great Move: Surviving and Thriving in Your Expat Assignment, recognized as a Financial Times Business Book of the Month in June 2018. With a Masters from the Harvard Kennedy School and a PhD from the RAND Graduate School, Katia began her career as a policy analyst. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and other media outlets globally.
Through her coaching, writing, or transformative retreats, Katia is committed to empowering women to chart their own ambitious paths towards a fulfilling, uncaged life. She lives in Zurich, Switzerland, with her family. Her upcoming book, "Uncaged: A Good Girl’s Journey to Reinvention," explores the themes of breaking free from social conditioning, making bold choices, and reclaiming one’s authentic self.
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Expatriation
- Once you leave where you grew up, it’s hard to find that sense of belonging again
- You’re a foreigner in a new place (expatriation) and also when you go back “home” (repatriation)
- Learn to be at home wherever you are
- Both you and the places you leave behind change
- If you go back home, approach it as another expatriation
- Learn to be at home with people rather than places
“A Great Move” Book
- People who voluntarily move do so for 3 primary reasons: career/prospects, love, adventure
- The attitude of the adventurer is wonderful but can lead to being unprepared
- Understanding transition stages (honeymoon, crisis, recovery, adjustment)
- Personality traits affect the emotional impact
- Creating home is a key pillar of feeling stable and grounded
Begin Stuck
- Factors that affect us: values, expectations, growth, partner, environment
- Some circumstances can keep us stuck, but 90% is about how we approach it (Mindset)
- Focusing on the barriers versus focusing on your goals or vision
- Conditioning (upbringing, labels, roles, events) matters and shapes us
Reinvention Roadmap
- Establish a healthy baseline
- Reconnect with ourselves
- Align with values, vision, and purpose
- Build momentum with baby steps
- Deal with saboteurs
- Sustain the reinvented person
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Robert Hargrove is the Founder of Masterful Coaching, Co-Director of the Harvard Leadership Research Project, and author of many landmark books. Find out more here.
Robert Hargrove and his team have decades of experience, have impacted 1000s of leaders and produced undeniable results.
Clients include CEOs and team members in Exxon Mobile, Nike, Fidelity Investments, Phillips, AbbVie, and many Silicon Valley-type firms, as well as owner-operator businesses.
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Leadership is about love and caring
- Great leaders radiate empathy
- Which leads to a sense of responsibility
- Ennobling ideals and enduring values mean more than what many businesses stand for
- We should benchmark leaders based on how many lives they’ve changed, not dollars they’ve made
- Let’s stand for something bigger than success
- We need role models who stand the test of time
- A leader’s job is to make something happen that wasn’t supposed to happen
Writing books
- Painful process
- Takes much longer than you ever thought it would
- Life is more than “making the doughnuts”
- Every day is an act of creation
- It’s something that can have an impact
- “Masterful Coaching” was written in 1995
Guiding principles for a leader
- Find your hero
- Take a stand for something greater than yourself
- Lead with the power of your words
- The power of teams is greater than individuals
- Results now
- Coach rather than cop
- Growth through adversity
Growth through adversity
- Leaders grow through crucible experiences
- Great adversity can lead to transformation
- Harry Truman called his troops back after they ran away
- Character is destiny - Truman studied leaders and battles
Masterful Coaching
- Become the leader your business needs by realizing the impossible future
- Be daring to create a legendary company
- Did you make a difference?
- Great leaders have integrity, empathy, responsibility, drive, humility and self-reflectiveness
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About Dr. Bridget Cooper in her own words: I'm a cage rattler; a coach, speaker, and author with over two decades of experience helping teams and leaders think and communicate more clearly and strategically so they can work and navigate problems proactively and effectively. I work with clients to overcome the attitudes, tactics, and patterns that derail their success through down-to-earth insights and action plans. I do this through coaching, corporate consulting, and leading workshops that guide and inspire people to live more authentic, peaceful, and powerful lives. My mission is to change the world, one life at a time.
I'm an informative and engaging speaker and collaborator who revels in authentic, thought-provoking, game-changing conversations.
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Stress
- Stress = (What we seek to control) MINUS (What we can actually control)
- Notice where we focus our attention: is it on things that we control or not?
- Drama comes from focusing on what others do that upset us, rather than looking inward
Conflict
- Stress and conflict can create a vicious cycle
- Interpersonal conflict and intrapersonal still both stem from self
- Other people are indeed problematic, but we don’t have as much control or influence
Influence
- We have most influence over ourselves
- You’re most likely to influence others with lion energy rather than squirrel energy
Change Your Behavior
- Awareness: identify what’s triggering you
- Acceptance: this is where you are because of your decisions, change could involve loss
- Assessment: what will change encompass, what’s necessary?
- Action: put pen to paper and make the change
- Adjustment: assess and change course as needed
Curiosity may be more powerful than certainty
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Jess Gardner is a Storytelling and Communication Coach who specializes in helping professionals tell their stories more effectively. Many people struggle to find their voices and speak with confidence. She uses her expertise in communication and teaching to empower everyone to level up their careers through better communication and storytelling.
Jess started her private coaching business in 2017 and has worked with clients from Google, Uber, and Yelp. She has given workshops on storytelling for organizations such as AIGA, Women Talk Design, and Design Buddies. You can find her on LinkedIn or read more about her work at jessgardnercoaching.com.
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When does storytelling matter?
- Presentations
- Public speaking
- Meetings
- Inspiring others through engagement and connection
Your audience
- Prepare for them
- Who is your audience, specifically?
- What’s your goal?
- What are their questions/concerns?
- What do you want to make them feel?
- Where do you want to lead them?
Grab the audience’s attention by hooking them early
- Do something unexpected
- Engage their curiosity
- Have them do something
Trying something new takes courage
- Watch Ted Talks and strong presenters
- Set your own goals for storytelling
- Be willing to try something and take quick feedback
- Practice on someone in your circle
Non-linear storytelling
- Just because something happened chronologically doesn’t mean that’s the only way to present it
- Lead with an unexpected result
- Tease up front with the most interesting thing
- Have a structure, use transitions, or guideposts
- You don't have to tell every detail!
Imagery in storytelling
- Often we’re too formal
- Use action verbs instead of passive voice
- Think about words that evoke emotion so the audience can relate
- Use analogies that people can envision
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Terrance Lee, AKA The Introvert Leader had always avoided taking on leadership roles in his life. At the age of 13, an experience occurred which caused him to doubt his ability to speak in front of people, and caused him to shy away from the spotlight. This worked for Terrance until he eventually had to learn leadership skills by necessity at his first engineering job out of college.
When he had been working in his first role for a short time, his mentor put in his two-week notice. Terrance then found out that he had to take his place presenting to a group of experienced engineers and pilots for a highly technical review. Despite feeling extremely nervous, the meeting that Terrance led went well; which gave him a giant confidence boost.
Since then, Terrance has taken on many leadership and management roles as an introvert at several Fortune 500 companies in the defense industry, with proven results. He utilizes his platform to empower introverts to tap into their own inner leadership potential and is never shy about sharing the tips that he has learned throughout his journey.
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Poise
- Joe Montana in the Super Bowl
- Poise enables high performance; it’s not weakness or lack of assertiveness
Speaking calmly
- Be aware of emotional triggers
- Tone in communication matters
- Reduce the impact of outside influences on your presence
- Listen to yourself, monitor yourself, record yourself
Have patience and slow down
- Thinking inwardly versus thinking out loud
- Don’t feel the pressure to say the first thing on your mind
Introvert leaders
- Deep-thinking: strength in evaluation and on the front end
- Empathy: remember the people, show appreciation
Enjoy deep conversations
- Context does matter
- Sometimes a quick decision is necessary
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Just a heads up to everyone that the season premiere of the podcast comes this Wednesday, March 27. I can't wait to share the insights of my first guest with you!
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Jason shares recommendations for 14 leadership books you can grab for yourself or someone you care about this holiday season. These books cover a wide range of topics, from business acumen to culture, teams, personality & personal development, and personal stories.
Business Acumen
- The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter by Michael D. Watkins
- Negotiation Simplified by Jim Reiman
- Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact by Liz Wiseman
- Right Leader, Right Time: Discover Your Leadership Style for a Winning Career and Company by Robert Jordan and Olivia Wagner
Culture
- How to Work With and Lead People Not Like You: Practical Solutions for Today's Diverse Workplace by Kelly McDonald
- The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose by Zach Mercurio
- Cohesion Culture by Dr. Troy Hall
- The Great Revitalization: How Activating Meaning and Purpose Can Radically Enliven Your Business by Alise Cortez
Teams
- Creating Effective Teams by Susan A. Wheelan, Maria Åkerlund, and Christian Jacobbson
- Lead Without Blame: Building Resilient Learning Teams by Diana Larsen and Tricia Broderick
Personality & Personal Development
- Quiet Voice Fearless Leader: 10 Principles for Introverts to Awaken the Leader Inside by Terrance Lee
- Unleash Your Potential: How Artificial Intelligence Wants to Upgrade YOU! by Don Schmincke
Personal Stories
- Acceptance: A Memoir by Emi Nietfeld
- Cleared Hot: Lessons Learned About Life, Love, and Leadership While Flying the Apache Gunship in Afghanistan and Why I Believe a Prepared Mind Can Help Minimize PTSD by Brian L. Slade
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If you've objectively identified a problem your team is having, try the COOP framework for cooperatively fixing it!
C - Challenge: Identify the Challenge
O - Opportunity: Reframe it as an Opportunity
O - Options/Optimize: List the Options and choose what to Optimize for
P - Progress/Progress: Decide to Progress and measure Progress
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Mahzarin Banaji and Frank Dobbin wrote "Why DEI Training Doesn’t Work—and How to Fix It" in the Wall Street Journal.
Key Takeaways
- Over the last 50 years in America, conscious prejudice has improved significantly but implicit bias has not.
- DEI training fails when they 1) use implicit-bias education to shame trainees for holding stereotypes and 2) seek to solve the problem of bias by invoking the law to scare people about the risk of letting bias go unchecked.
- "Making people feel ashamed can lead them to reject the message. Thus people often leave diversity training feeling angry and with greater animosity toward other groups (“There’s no way I’m biased!”). And threats of punishment, by the law in this case, typically lead to psychological “reactance” whereby people reject the desired behavior (“Nobody’s telling me what I can’t say!”). This kind of training can turn off even supporters of equal-opportunity programs."
- Training programs should empower managers to counter biases.
- "DEI training can’t squelch implicit bias; nothing short of changing people’s life experiences can do that. But when done right, implicit-bias education can alert students to the fact that people committed to equality nonetheless hold biases. And that knowledge can, in turn, motivate them to reshape their workplaces to counter discrimination by democratizing key parts of the career system."
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Kelly McDonald is an acclaimed speaker who specializes in consumer trends and changing demographics. She is the president of McDonald Marketing and has authored four bestselling books on the customer experience, leadership, and marketing -- all from the standpoint of working with people "not like you". Her book, How to Work With and Lead People Not Like You has been on two bestseller lists. You can learn more about the book and McDonald's work by visiting www.kellycmcdonald.com.
Diversity Fatigue
- often from a bad training experience
- media driven
- sometimes people aren’t clear on value of diversity
- afraid of the topic and don’t want to say the wrong thing
- social injustice training sometimes left people feeling overwhelmed
Fraternities/Sororities Murder Mystery
- when groups of 3 had an “outsider” added to their group they were more than twice as effective
- but their feelings about the experience were that it was more difficult with an outsider
- working with people not like you is difficult but produces better outcomes
- if you’re “bickering,” that’s also part of the process!
- companies that tend to hire people of the same background don’t grow as much as organizations with diverse team members, especially if the company is already pretty successful
The Biggest Challenges
- it’s hard when we don’t understand someone else’s perspectives
- when we’re focused on the differences, the mountain feels too high
- there’s a lot of sameness, though, we want similar things
How do we start making progress?
- find ways to naturally interact more with those who are different from us
- usually we default to withdrawal and avoidance
- “tell me about yourself”
- they focus on what they think is important
- find common ground
- seek first to understand
What do leaders do to help a welcoming and inclusive workplace?
- Be sincere about wanting to make progress
- Work to eliminate the fear around this conversation
- Get the right training to help people, such as dos/don’t
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Amanda Swim wrote a great Medium article called "What’s the value of a manager?" It's a solid blueprint for how a manager brings the most value to an organization and its people. I break down the article's main points and integrate them with insights from past guests Maria Åkerlund, Michael Watkins, and Liz Wiseman.
Build the team
- Define mission
- Hire well
- Create team artifacts
- Develop culture
- Create connections
Develop the team
- Review key deliverables
- Be a practice audience
- Role-play difficult conversations
Evolve the team
- Feedback, growth planning, and challenging work for individuals
- Reinvention, capability expansion, and skill deepening for the whole
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Robert Jordan is CEO of the Association of Interim Executives. He has been launching and growing companies and helping other entrepreneurs do the same for 20 years. His first company, Online Access, put him on Inc. magazine’s Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies. Online Access, the first Internet-coverage magazine in the world, ran for 10 years and after its sale Jordan launched RedFlash, an interim management team that specializes in corporate development work.
Robert Jordan is the author of How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America (www.HowTheyDidIt.com). He lives in Illinois.
https://www.rightleader.com/ is the site for the book "Right Leader Right Time" that we discuss in this episode.
4 Winning FABS Leadership Styles
- Fixers need crisis and turn things around
- Artists see the world as a piece of clay to be molded
- Builders want to scale and dominate markets
- Strategists lead in complex organizations beyond their personal span of control
Reaching High Leadership Performance
- After looking at thousands of executives, their main challenge is trying to be all things to all people.
- The best leaders reject what is not for their best use.
- Especially early in a career, it’s hard for people to reject work.
- The best leaders double down on what they do best.
- There is a lane for you!
Knowing Your Leadership Style
- Apply your style to the right situation
- https://www.rightleader.com/ has a self-assessment
- Share your wiring with your colleagues to increase the odds of successful collaboration!
- You’re not pigeonholed, though
- “Use every color” you have available
- And integrity underlies it all
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Sarah Jackson had a Business Insider story called "Nearly 1 in 5 workers are 'loud quitting' their jobs, a new Gallup poll says — and it's way more extreme than 'quiet quitting'."
- What is loud quitting?
- What's the difference between quiet quitting and loud quitting?
- Which is better?
- What could we do about it?
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Carol Rossi has led research teams at NerdWallet, Kelley Blue Book, and Edmunds, where she started the research function from scratch. Carol has more than 25 years of experience in user experience, including a stint as the sole researcher at GeoCities in the late 90s. After 14 years leading teams in-house, Carol returned to consulting in 2022, this time focused on research leadership for orgs that have or want a research function but have no internal research leadership.
Carol holds Master's degrees in both Human Factors and Dance Ethnology. She has deep experience as an educator and loves to give back by regularly mentoring people interested in UX careers. She has taught both UX Research and yoga at community colleges and universities across Los Angeles.
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Impactful research
- provides insights that change business outcomes
- serves the needs of a customer
- leads organizational culture change
- adds operational efficiency
Value of research
- scrappy not crappy
- rigorous but smart and situationally aware
- researchers need business acumen
- help make the business successful by giving customers what they need
- in tech, researchers have faced a disproportionate number of layoffs
- researchers perhaps haven’t done a great job of highlighting its value
- research is meant to inform good decisions
- in academia we’re looking for ultimate truth and in industry we’re trying to get to good decisions
Decision making
- what’s usually missing is measuring the impact of decisions
- evaluating decisions informs future decisions
- what’s the thing we need to know?
- what do we already know about that?
- identify the different sources of information you have
- bias
- HiPPO (highest paid person’s opinion)
- high value client’s need
- ask question to mitigate
- it’s hard to see if insights are tainted and biased
- people unintentionally introduce bias
- asking leading questions, carrying assumptions, talking to wrong people
- decisions are often based on biased information
Crafting good questions
- go in with learning mindset and sense of curiosity
- what are we trying to learn and what’s the best way to learn that?
- open-ended, non-leading
- we can introduce bias inadvertently by how we ask a question
- “tell me more” is a powerful question
- sometimes it may not be a questions, it may be observing what someone’s doing
- Listen, Observe, Wait and See
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Don Schmincke has been accused by a NY press agency of providing “the most provocative and sensational view of business than any other speaker today.”
What else would you expect from an MIT and Johns Hopkins researcher who was nearly arrested as a capitalist spy in the Soviet Bloc, got shot off an aircraft carrier, survived in the Kurdish capital as the Ayatollah held hostages in Tehran, and developed missile inertial guidance systems while his frat brothers took Vegas (later portrayed in the movie “21”)?
Don Schmincke’s irreverent humor and unconventional methods provide audiences such a refreshing change to other status-quo topics that he’s been called the world’s “management renegade.” His patent-pending offerings transcend typical programs via refreshing alternatives to trendy theories, unproven methods, and phony “experts.” The industry agrees.
Don's latest book "Unleash Your Potential" is available on Amazon here.
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Artificial Intelligence
- why hadn’t we asked “artificial intelligence how to humanize us?”
- latest book was a humorous experiment
- ChatGPT came up with title and defined the chapters
- it took ChatGPT 30-40 minutes to write the book
- ChatGPT is “still an infant” but could see us and tell us how to improve ourselves
AI's view on improving ourselves
- the answers were primarily a representation of what's been written, such as understand yourself, build goals, and build habits
- but it added two interesting ideas: improve your mental health and build strong relationships
How to use AI
- use it as a tool for speed
- it’s not too different from when the calculator was invented
- gather information efficiently as a research source
- but it’s not infallible and makes mistakes
Don't abdicate your thinking
- it doesn’t provide insights
- it’s an efficient algorithm
- humans provide insight on what they see or how they ask
- the danger comes when we allow AI to be autonomous with other machines
Have fun with it!
- experiment
- people use it for things like constructing workout programs
- don’t be afraid of it
- it’s still learning as well
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Alise Cortez and Associates is founded and led by Dr. Alise Cortez, Chief Purpose Officer. She is also an inspirational speaker, social scientist, author, and host of the Working on Purpose radio show. Having developed her expertise within the human capital / organizational excellence industry over the last 25 years, she is focused on enabling organizations to lead from purpose and create cultures of meaning that inspire impassioned performance, meaningful engagement and fulfillment, while encouraging a devoted stay within the organization. She has helped develop and transform thousands of managers and executives in their leadership along the way.
Alise's latest book "The Great Revitalization" can be found on Amazon here.
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The Great Revitalization
- Alise wrote the book after talking to clients and authors over the past few years
- everyone was trying to explore and understand the changes in employees' thoughts on work
Why have people's opinions on work evolved?
- with COVID, people stopped and took stock of their lives
- the Great Resignation occurred because people realized their commutes, work environments, and lack of meaning in their work wasn't worth their one precious life
- lives revolved around work but they want work to fit into their lives
Meaning from work
- different people need different things from their work
- but overall they do want meaning and purpose in what they do
GUSTO NOW frameworkPART 1: What?
G – gumption (what)
U – urgency (when and where)
S – sustainability (why)
T – therapy (how)
O – ownership (who)
PART 2: How?
N – nurture (IQ)
O – open (EQ)
W – wake (SQ)
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"Are You Addressing Psychosocial Risks at Your Workplace?" was a recent Gallup article by Camilla Frumar, Patricia Hubbard, and Mansi Sachdeva.
The story talks about 3 psychosocial hazards in the workplace:
- lack of role clarity
- inadequate reward and recognition
- poor support
The article states, "As part of this new regulation, Australian businesses will soon have a more explicit duty to manage psychosocial hazards in the workplace and be required to implement control measures to proactively reduce these risks."
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After 25 episodes of Leadership Voyage, Jason picks five big ideas from the past year and a half!
- Teams that reflect are 30% more productive
- Discover your core values
- Mattering
- Impact players
- STARS Framework
These ideas come from past guests Maria Åkerlund, Erika Chestnut, Zach Mercurio, Liz Wiseman, and Michael Watkins.
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"Knowing Everyone’s Salaries Can Light a Fire Under Workers" was a recent Wall Street Journal write-up by Courtney Vinopal.
- New laws have gone into effect requiring pay ranges
- When employees learn how their pay compares to peers, they can work harder as long as they perceive the system to be fair
- Conversations about pay are leading to direct discussions around expectations
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Michael Watkins came on the show to talk about a variety of topics related to transitioning into a new role. You can find Michael at:
www.genesisadvisers.com (Website)
https://news.genesisadvisers.com/ (News Page)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldwatkins/ (LinkedIn)
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The Importance of Transitions
- we go through so many of them
- they're times when there's a lot at stake
- oftentimes there's an overlay of multiple transitions at once
Clean Break During Transition
- two roles in parallel is too tough
- the point of transitioning at all is to move to the new role
- usually the difficulties are the result of poor planning
- wrap thing up in your old job quickly
Promotions
- delegation looks different after a promotion
- you're now communicating from a distance
- you might be leading former peers
Onboarding at a New Company
- usually this is a lateral move
- culture and politics are usually the reason for failure here, not competence
STARS Framework
- Startup, Turnaround, Accelerated growth, Realignment, Sustained success
- understanding which context is important
Culture
- layers of values, behaviors, and language
- real values don't necessarily match what's written on the walls
Learning
- gain actionable insight asap in your new role
- have a living learning agenda
- identify sources of actionable insight
- be systematic in asking questions
- active listening is a critical skill
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Michael Watkins has spent the past two decades working with leaders, both corporate and public, as they transition to new roles, negotiate the future of their organizations, and craft their legacy as leaders. A recognized expert in his field, he ranked among Thinkers50’s top fifty management influencers globally in 2019. He is the best-selling author of The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, the globally acknowledged handbook for leadership and career transitions, which recently earned the accolade of Amazon’s Top 100 Leadership Books. He is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change at the IMD Business School in Switzerland and previously served on the faculty at INSEAD and Harvard University, where he earned his PhD in Decision Sciences.
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Brian Slade is a Combat Rescue Helicopter Evaluator Pilot in the United States Air Force with 25 years of military service. He is also a real estate professional and recently minted author. His debut book "Cleared Hot" is a compelling, non-fiction account of what it takes to face your fears and overcome potential PTSD. When it comes to war and life, there are a lot of things that can happen. And while you can't always control what happens to you, you can control how you react to it. With wit and humor, he recounts his experiences in the military and how he overcame the challenges he faced both during and after his service. His story is inspirational and educational, and it's sure to help anyone dealing with PTSD or any other kind of trauma.
"Cleared Hot" is available as a book and audiobook.
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In this episode, we talk about:
Learning
- You have to look for it, pay attention to it
- Stop and analyze what happened
- Stuff doesn't happen TO you, it happens FOR you
- It's like building a muscle
- Obstacles are cleverly disguised opportunities
Compartmentalization
- A certain level is necessary so we don't derail our lives
- But we have to go back to deal with those compartmentalized things in a healthy way
Chair Flying
- It's a combination of meditation + visualization + role-playing to prepare
- The added benefit is stress inoculation
Perspective
- Gunfights & mountains
- Gunfights are finite, while the beauty of the mountains is infinite
- It's important to keep the gunfights in perspective
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"Managers Have Major Impact On Mental Health: How To Lead For Wellbeing" was a recent Forbes article by Tracy Brower.
For 69% of people, their manager affects their mental health more than their therapist or doctor. With this in mind, here are some things managers can do:
- Manage yourself: resist the urge to take on extra work and overload yourself
- Recognize your impact: empathize with others and ask how they're doing
- Give people a reason to care: remind them of the purpose of their work
- Connect people: be accessible and responsive yourself, while connecting team members to each other
- Provide challenge: find the right amount of stress for people to develop and be motivated
- Give people choice: autonomy helps wellbeing
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"The Emotional Crumbling of Leaders" by Dan Pontefract was a Forbes story last week that's worth discussing.
- Gallup, Asana, and Deloitte have studies showing the difficulties senior leaders are facing while supporting employees and their own health
- 69% are thinking of quitting because of their well-being
- 70% believe burnout affects their decision-making
- Between 2020-2022 the number of employees that believe their employer cared about their wellness was cut in half
- In addition to surveys and studies, there are three poignant anecdotes in the article
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Tricia Broderick, co-author of Lead without Blame, is a leadership and organizational advisor. With over twenty-five years of experience, her transformational leadership ignites the growth of leaders and resilient high-performing teams to deliver quality outcomes. Tricia boldly role models putting people first. Her aim is to create inclusive connections and collaborations that challenge and support people in an authentic, vulnerable, and engaging way. She is a highly-rated trainer, coach, facilitator, and motivational keynote speaker. In 2020, she founded Ignite Insight + Innovation.
When not traveling to experience the world, Tricia lives in Denver with her family.
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In this episode, we talk about:
Groups v. Teams
- Groups and teams are different
- Groups are cooperative, willing to work together, and reactively supportive
- Teams are collaborative, feel a sense of shared ownership, and are proactively supportive
- Groups are good for task-based work
- Teams are better when we need to discover value amidst complexity
- Most organizations are structured for group-based work
Leaders Shouldn’t Have All The Answers
- You’re promoted for your last job’s skills
- You can’t scale yourself
- Leaders can be the bottleneck to high performance
- Organizations likely look at the leader as the expert
Efficiency v. Effectiveness
- Efficiency is doing something fast, but what if it’s fast and wrong?
- Effectiveness is doing something well
- Collaboration is not efficient
- You have to take the time for the team, take time for learning
Resilient Learning Teams
- People don’t come to work trying to blame
- But there’s blame all over in organizations
- The momentum in organizations looks for a false sense of control
- Put effort into what you can learn rather than what you falsely believe you can avoid
- There’s no checklist to create that safe environment, but to promote learning focus on essential motivators and resilience factors
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Peter Hayashida is a nonprofit consultant and coach based in Honolulu. He most recently served for more than 12 years as president of the UC Riverside Foundation and vice chancellor for advancement at the University of California, Riverside. He oversaw development, alumni engagement, university communications, and advancement services and led planning, execution, and completion of UCR’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign. The effort surpassed its $300 million goal, doubled annual production of private support, and tripled the endowment.
Peter previously worked for more than 19 years at UCLA, mainly in advancement leadership. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies from UCLA and an M.B.A. from California State University, Northridge.
Peter served on the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Board of Trustees and has chaired and presented at CASE educational programs for 25 years. He served for a decade on the board of directors of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the world’s largest and most comprehensive provider of healthcare and human services to the LGBT community He speaks and writes on issues of fundraising, leadership, diversity, talent management, and succession planning.
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In this episode, we talk about the following:
Interviews
- When interviewing, look for a place aligned with your values, that will challenge you, and where you'll report to someone invested in your growth.
- Have a healthy objectivity about your job opportunities.
- Behavioral interviews are the norm.
- Be prepared with questions about the organization.
- Search committees are valuable when they bring a diversity of perspectives, members are present and engaged, and aligned on job definition.
Bad Managers
- Maybe they've not been coached?
- Anyone can become an effective manager.
- They might be missing organizational training.
Culture
- It's the set of values, practices, norms, and rituals that makeup where we work.
- Toxic cultures tend to have a lack of trust, lack of transparency, and/or inconsistent accountability.
- Leaders can help culture by modeling behaviors, creating incentives for others to come along, operationalizing values, and confronting bad actors.
- Practice respect and show compassion.
Hybrid v. Remote v. In-Person
- Remote/Hybrid present challenges for building camaraderie and holding meetings.
- An intentionally handled hybrid setup may be the best.
- But there's not enough history or data to conclusively weigh in on this.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/personality-managers-effective-teams-11675879509 ("The One Personality Trait Crucial to Creating Effective Teams") was in the Wall Street Journal a couple of days ago. It discusses a study led by Siyu Yu at Rice University that suggests "status intelligence," or the ability for someone to understand who has influence within a team, is the key individual skill for an effective team dynamic.
According to the article:
- Managers and employees spend 75% of their time collaborating
- The key skill for individuals is "status intelligence"
- Status intelligence is different from emotional intelligence
- One's status intelligence is predictive of how effectively they'll work with others
- 3 recommendations:
- Be explicit with status conversations
- Acknowledge the existence of status
- Get involved when teams conflict about status
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Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Multipliers, The Multiplier Effect, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players.
She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Some of her recent clients include: Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and Twitter. Liz has received the top achievement award for leadership from Thinkers50 and has been consistently named one of the world’s top 50 management thinkers in its bi-annual ranking.
She has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and talent development and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other business and leadership journals. She is a frequent guest lecturer at Brigham Young University and Stanford University and is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development. Liz holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and a master’s degree in organizational behavior, each from Brigham Young University.
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In this episode, we talk about:
- Rookie Mode outperforms expert mode
- To get into Rookie Mode, 1) force yourself to think like a rookie or 2) say yes to things you don't know how to do
- Impact Players are people who more successfully 1) handle unclear roles 2) handle messy problems without clear owners 3) handle unforeseen obstacles
- As managers, to help contributors get closer to becoming maximally impactful: 1) tell them about the high impact behaviors 2) show them what you appreciate about them 3) give them safety 4) stretch them by giving them right-sized, hard things
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https://www.businessinsider.com/4-day-workweek-successful-trial-evidence-productivity-retention-revenue-2023-1 came out a few days ago, and the results of a 6-month trial about the 4-day workweek are fascinating!
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Zach Mercurio is an author, researcher, and consultant specializing in purposeful leadership, meaningful work, and positive organizational psychology. He wrote "The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose” and works with hundreds of companies, schools, and governments around the world to forge purposeful leaders and cultivate positive cultures that enable more meaning, mattering, motivation, well-being, and performance. Some of his clients and partners include J.P. Morgan Chase, The Government of Canada, Marriott International, American Express Global Business Travel, the Food and Drug Administration, Michelin, the National Park Service, and Hewlett-Packard. His writing on purposeful leadership has been featured internationally in outlets such as Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and The Denver Post and his research has been awarded by The Academy of Management, the Association for Talent Development, and The Association for Human Resource Development.
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Wellness Five, LLC is a boutique training and consulting firm that delivers research-based well-being solutions that instill healthy habits to help an organization's workforce achieve long-term health and productivity results.
To learn more, contact CEO Lisa Burbage, directly at Lisa@WellnessFive.com or 843-718-2981
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Goals are hard! Defining them, agreeing on them, following through, and measuring them...all a challenge that grows exponentially as more and more stakeholders and team members get involved.
To increase the chances of success, Collaborate, Quantify, and Correct.
Quotes from previous Leadership Voyage guests Janelle Ward and Maria Åkerlund.
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Don't be pigeonholed!
- You can be more than one thing
- Goalposts aren't real
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Emi Nietfeld is the author of the memoir Acceptance. A former foster youth, she graduated from Harvard in 2015 and worked as a software engineer at Google and Facebook. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Vice, and Slate, as well as other publications. She lives in New York City with her family.
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In this episode, we talk about:
- adversity
- the power of writing
- goalsetting
- winning as an individual v. as a team
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When thinking about procrastination, ask:
- What am I waiting for?
- What am I afraid of?
Guest quotes from previous Leadership Voyage guests Erika Chestnut (Season 1 Episode 8) and Terrance Lee (Season 1 Episode 10) in evaluating perfection, procrastination, and decision-making.
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Terrance Lee, AKA The Introvert Leader,
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had always avoided taking on leadership roles in his life. At the age of 13, an experience occurred which caused him to doubt his ability to speak in front of people, and caused him to shy away from the spotlight. This worked for Terrance until he eventually had to learn leadership skills by necessity at his first engineering job out of college.
When he had been working in his first role for a short time, his mentor put in his two-week notice. Terrance then found out that he had to take his place presenting to a group of experienced engineers and pilots for a highly technical review. Despite feeling extremely nervous, the meeting that Terrance led went well; which gave him a giant confidence boost.
Since then, Terrance has taken on many leadership and management roles as an introvert at several Fortune 500 companies in the defense industry, with proven results. He utilizes his platform to empower introverts to tap into their own inner leadership potential and is never shy about sharing the tips that he has learned throughout his journey.
We talk with Jim Reiman (https://negotiationsimplifiedbook.com, https://reimanadr.com) about his 2021 book "Negotiation Simplified" and the process of how to effectively negotiate. Some takeaways:
- Understanding goals, needs, and wants are keys to a successful negotiation
- Negotiation and haggling are not the same thing
- Asking yourself "why" and understanding your goal is a commonly overlooked success criterion for effectively negotiating
- The attributes of an effective leader are the same as a skilled negotiator
Jim Reiman serves an arbitrator and mediator of complex domestic and international disputes, serves on boards of directors of public and private companies, and teaches and coaches negotiation and strategic business decision making at leading business schools and other institutions around the world.
He also teaches and qualifies senior attorneys in international arbitration with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Jim is a member of the commercial arbitration panels of multiple US and foreign arbitral institutions, and additionally is a member of the mediation panels of multiple US courts and mediation institutions. Jim is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), a Q.Arb (Canada), and a Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors (USA).
Jim practiced law in Chicago, IL (USA) for 18 years before accepting a senior executive position with a NASDAQ listed auction company at which he created and executed the company's e-commerce strategy. In 2002, he was asked to takeover and turn-around a failing chain of cell phone stores in China, a company at which he served as CEO and then Chairman, grew from 30 stores to over 300, and took public on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market in 2005. During that period Jim successfully unwound a public/private joint venture with one of China’s largest SOE’s, becoming one of the first to
accomplish such while preserving strong governmental relations. In 2011, Jim stepped off the Board of the Chinese company to build a US and Canadian business which developed and sold aerodynamic enhancing products for heavy duty trucks. In this capacity, he co-developed and co-invented technologies which have been awarded 19 domestic and international patents.
He is also the author of Negotiation Simplified: A Framework and Process for Understanding and Improving Negotiation Results, published by Amplify Publishing, an imprint of Mascot Book, Herndon, VA, 2021, Print, www.NegotiationSimplifiedBook.com
Jim is a graduate of Columbia University, New York (USA) (BA), Northwestern University School of Law (JD) (USA), and also holds a Certificate from the Advanced Executive Program, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (USA). He is the past President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, North America Branch, and past Chairman of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial Insurance Practice Section’s Dispute Resolution
Committee.
Erika Chestnut
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A Powerhouse Woman-in-Tech, Erika talks about:
- The importance of an organization's core values
- Accountability
- Discovering your core values
- Tough conversations
- Social media
BIO
Fun. Quirky. Clever. Sassy. Erika’s leadership style begins and ends with relationships. With over 20 years of experience in the tech industry - from application development to spinning up new quality departments - Erika has learned to lead with grace, patience and a little bit of snarky humor. She started her career as an application developer, gaining a deep understanding of business processes, SDLC and the role quality plays in achieving business goals. She is an empathetic servant leader whose mission is to help people lead from a more compassionate space to build teams that are engaged, empowered and excited.
Featured on The Today Show, ABC, the Global BV-TV Network, Beyond the Business Radio Show, and CEO World, Dr. Troy Hall is an award-winning talent retention consultant, international speaker and author of the bestselling titles, Cohesion Culture: Proven Principles to Retain Your Top Talent, and Fanny Rules: A Mother’s Leadership Lessons That Never Grow Old.
As the founder of Cohesion Culture™, Dr. Troy has dedicated his career to establishing a cycle of culture wellness in the corporate and professional sphere. His executive coaching is built on the strategic framework of Cohesion Culture™, making the concepts of belonging, value, and shared commitment easy for organizations to adapt and implement.
From the U.S. to Canada and the United Kingdom, from the Middle East to Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia, Dr. Troy has spoken at global conferences as a subject matter expert on the topics of culture & leadership, strategy, and change.
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Five Failures of the 1-on-1
- Canceling them when you're too busy
- Being unprepared
- Using the meeting as a status update
- Holding back on feedback
- Talking only about the present
Further reading: https://medium.com/@jasonwick7/resuscitate-your-1-on-1s-e9815a347696
Janelle Ward
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In this episode, Janelle talks to us about stakeholder management.
- What is a stakeholder?
- Reaching stakeholders by having empathy.
- Addressing common issues when working with stakeholders.
- Having mutually beneficial goals when interfacing with stakeholders.
- The Research Hero in an organization.
Maria Åkerlund (gdq.se) tells us how teams can use the Group Development Questionnaire to become productive, talks about cultural intelligence, and tells the story of how her career was inspired by a film.
Dr. Doug Owens talks to us about being an effective mentor, applying listening as a skill, and finding balance.
Bob Stone talks to us about transitioning from contributor to manager, common challenges of management, and managing managers.
DJ Corchin talks to us about leadership in a creative setting, as well as having grit, giving yourself permission, and being a student.