Pinnacle Leadership Advancement: Recent Episodes
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In this episode, we dig into the book "The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team" and how this applies to the teams we work in.
In this episode, we discuss the power of discipline and how it plays a role in our ability to create change.
We thought it would be great to give a run-down of a great book and something that does help create change. We are big on change this season and feel the work of James Clear would be helpful in giving you some actionable items to make change happen.
This episode is all about change. How to make change part of what we do and manage it in our lives.
As we tackle tacking action this season, one important thing to understand is what are your strengths.
Jake and Chad dive into how we can understand what our strengths are and how to use this to help us take action.
We are kicking off a new season of the PLA podcast. This season is all about tools to help us take action in our lives, careers, leadership roles.....
In this episode it is really all about defining what action looks like for you and what might be holding you back.
We hope you enjoy this new season and gain some tools to create change.
Thanks.
In this episode we discuss this powerful question and look at some strategies for overcoming our roadblocks.
Many times, our behavior changes in regard to how we think we will be judged. Being able to notice this and take action in the face of it is important.
In this episode we discuss the power of relationships and how we can work to develop these.
This episode is all about taking action. We can plan things to death, without action none of the planning matters.
In this episode we discuss the importance of taking time to be a leader in our own lives.
In this episode we discuss the importance of delegation and some tips to making this easier.
In this episode we reflect on and discuss the book Die With Zero.
Are you spending all your life energy accumulating things you will never experience or are you working to get the most out of life.
Enjoy.
In this episode we discuss planning for the future, things we know that are coming and yet we don't mentally prepare for them.
Enjoy.
We felt we hadn't discussed this attribute of leadership in enough detail. Everything we do is built on a foundation of trust.
What can we do to make this a part of how we lead?
How can you become more resilient and build more resilient teams? That is what we discuss in this episode.
This episode is all about commitment. What it is and how we can bring it into our organizations.
The comfort zone keeps us from growing. In this episode Jake and Chad discuss the relationship of growth and discomfort and what we can do as leaders to push through when things get tough.
Sometimes as leaders we know development is important, but it becomes hard to justify the cost to the organization. In this episode we discuss this issue and what we can do about it.
In this episode Jake and Chad discuss how to handle change and uncertainty in life and leadership.
In this episode we discuss the topic of bringing play into the workplace as a way to increase engagement. Our guest Daniel Prince walks us through how play in the workplace benefits the organization.
In this episode Jake and Chad discuss the concept of "cleaning the inside of the cup" as it pertains to leadership.
In this episode we discuss the challenges of shifting our role as a leader from empathy to action. This is not always an easy thing to do, but at some point we do have to take action.
In this episode we discuss the book Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman and how we can improve our leadership by understanding the keys of emotional intelligence.
In this episode we discuss how looking at what we tolerate actually shapes the standard of work.
Sometimes we just need to regroup and ask ourselves this question to get focused on what really matters, whether in the team or individually. There is so much value in answering this question.
In this episode Jake and Chad discuss the challenges of hiring as a mid-level manager. What we can do and how this process really maters.
In this episode, Jake and Chad discuss how anxiety can affect the team and some strategies for easing this stress.
In this episode Chad and Jake reflect on the first year of the Pinnacle Leadership Advancement Podcast. Where have we been and where we plan on going. If you are new to the podcast this my give you a great idea of who we are and what we are doing.
Enjoy.
In this episode we discuss the 360 degree review and how it is best used to improve performance for you and your team.
In this episode we discuss the performance review. How can we make this process more engaging and less of something to dread.
In this episode we had the pleasure to interview Jason Murray to get some real world insights from his many years of experience as a leader. He has so many great stories of success from his years as Walmart, Best Buy, Circuit City and 7-11. So many great examples of how creating a shared vision and inspiring the team rather than being the person with all the answers.
In this episode we discuss what coach looks like in the workplace and how we as mid-level managers can create more engagement by creating a coaching culture.
In this episode we discuss some basic principles to keeping meetings on track and from becoming something the team fears going to.
In this episode we discuss three key elements that cause team members to disengage and what we as leaders can do about it.
In this episode we discuss mistakes and how we can embrace welcoming mistakes or even celebrating them in our teams.
Thanks for listening.
In this episode, we had the pleasure to discuss how to use strengths assessments to build engagement with Breanna Jackson of the Refining Company. www.therefiningco.com.
In this episode Jake and I tackle how to deal with underperforming teammates. This is rarely an easy topic to address so we thought we would provide you some tools to make it easier.
In this episode we discuss what vulnerability as a leader can look like. We go through examples from a few of Brene' Browns books and how we have been able to apply her research to leadership.
In this episode we dig into the value of creating your own personal mission statement and how that can help you lead your teams.
In this episode we interview Kirsten Meneghello from Illumination Coaching on the use of personality assessments as leaders in teams.
This is a key part of improving the engagement of our teams. Getting to better understand how to use assessments is an important step.
For more information on Kirsten visit https://illuminationcoaching.com/
In this episode, Jake and Chad discuss the challenges of making decisions as a team. What as leaders can we do to create a culture where input is valued and welcomed? We discus some of the pitfalls leaders have that erode the engagement of the team and how to avoid them.
In this episode we discuss the importance of the questions we ask within our teams. As leaders, what are the questions we really want answered?
In this episode we discuss managing transitions when not everyone on the team is in support of the transition.
How do we lead inspire the team even if we are not fully on board?
This time Chad takes the seat at the coach and coachers Jake on bringing on a new team member and the challenges he is facing doing so.
In this episode Jake and Chad discuss the effects on employee engagement from over commitment. Some concepts of what can leaders can do to prevent develop a culture that is resilient to taking on too much.
In this episode with talk with Nir Megnazi about the importance of listening and how we as leaders can better our listening skills.
In this episode Jake and Chad discuss control and the different ways we can affect change by understanding what is really in our control.
In this episode, you get to experience a 1 on 1 coaching session with Jake coaching Chad.
There are different ideas surrounding coaching in a business setting. Chad and Jake walk through the ICF definition and our approaches to coaching along with distinctions to other professions.