Extraordinary Everyday Leadership: Recent Episodes
Matt Bissonette
Every day there are people who provide extraordinary leadership in their workplace. They have mastered a set of skills that anyone can learn and apply to where they work. This podcast helps you learn and grow in those skills so you too can be an Extraordinary Everyday Leader.
When leaders choose, "my way or the highway", everyone loses. Moral suffers, productivity suffers, and the company suffers. This is why great leaders work for a win-win solution whenever possible. The mutually benefiting outcome, gives everyone involve a positive sense of participation in the life of the organization. Literally, everyone wins.
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It can be lonely at the top leader, or so the saying goes. As leaders we do have to navigate that feeling of loneliness. This episode will share 3 real ways you can to do that and stay mentally engaged as a leader.
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Leadership can take a lot out of you. At some point you start to feel drained and tired. Your leadership tank just keeps getting closer to empty. You know you need to do something to refill it, but what? This episode shares 3 great ways to help you refill your leadership tank so you don't burn out!
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If you're feeling like employees are stepping back and letting the manager do the work, you may be a micromanager. This is a situation that is frustrating for everyone. But what if the leader was leading and the employees were hitting goals? This episode shares how to stop micromanaging employees and still hit goals. This pattern leads to a positive, outcome focused workplace, with positive employee behaviors.
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Leadership in todays climate can be challenging. In an era where commitment is waning and ghosting is a real thing, how do we get people to buy in to where we're going? Here are 4 Simple ways that you can demonstrate commitment as a leader and get people excited about being on your team.
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It's been said that vision leaks. You may have felt this in your organization as people questions, "Where are we going?". This confusion takes people off task and makes the less productive. You can keep people focused and moving forward by having a vision that you keep clear by using Windshield Wiper Leadership.
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You become what you think about. So what are you thinking about? As a leader, being intentional about what you bring into your mind will help you grow in your leadership abilities and character. This episode shares three ways to focus your thinking.
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There are now 5 generations in the workplace. Each of these is unique and brings with it a set of distinct team leadership challenges. As a leader, it can be difficult to lead these multi-generational teams forward. This video give you 5 leadership tips on how to capture the uniqueness of your team and move it forward toward results.
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Leaders work to recruit and retain good employees. We want them to grow and be productive so we work to create an employee development plan. This process can seem overwhelming in what to do and how to work with an employee to get a plan in place. This video walks you through the process in 5 easy steps.
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Listening is a leadership skill. Empathic listening takes listening to the heart level with your employees. It move you into deeper relationship with your employees and team.
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The best leadership style is the style that is able to get stuff done and retain good will with employees. Being able to shift how to engage people will greatly benefit you as a leader.
The Situational Leader by Dr. Paul Hersey
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Leadership skills can be grouped into two categories, thought skills and action skills. Both sets of skills are are needed and used in any leadership setting.
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You may have employees or colleagues who are flying under the radar, just doing what they need to do. You've even heard them say, "That's not my job" as they let work back up. You can increase engagement and ownership with these people by using empowerment as a motivator.
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If you have done any change management you've likely had to deal with late adopters. Those individuals who just don't want to go where you're going. They drag their heels and it brings down the moral of team making others questions if the change is right too. You can solve this problem by getting Tigger to help Eeyore move your change forward.
In our hectic lives today we find ourselves not getting enough sleep. We get trapped in the late nights, early mornings and coffee, coffee, coffee. Developing a nighttime routine and having good sleep hygiene will help you function at your best as a leader.
As a leader, it can be challenging to keep track of all of your meeting notes and ideas. Maybe you have stacks of notepads or files filled with pages that you can't find when you need them. It can be embarrassing to not be able to find your ideas when the time is right. Getting organized with a mobile app will help you be prepared and have access to what you need, when you need it.
Microsoft OneNote
Being a positive leader has a direct impact on the success of your team. There are a few simple ways you can grow to be a more positive leader.