Transforming Tomorrow's Leaders: Recent Episodes
David Waits
David Waits, founder of Waits Consulting Group, Inc. Dramatically improve leadership performance, presence and profits by creating a dynamic synergy between leadership and talent.
The most important element of any type of change is the “change leader”. Three parts of a road map toward change that “change leaders” can use are: Messaging Mapping Mainstreaming
To become a doctor of success, you must get your PHD. PHD stands for passionate, high reaching dreams. David explains how you can achieve this.
Balance is necessary to stay even keeled and to move toward your goals. Eight keys that can help you achieve balance are: Avoid putting limits on yourself Don’t worry about what others think of you Determine to have a healthy … Continue reading →
David details how one can enlarge, enthuse and engage, so that they can become an important part of their team/organization. By remembering that “if it is meant to be, it is up to me”, everyone can have the right frame … Continue reading →
David shines a light on three commitment destroyers that derail us from where we want to go: Problems Pressures People
Courage is necessary to achieve anything new. To rebuff confidence robbers, keep an eye out for these three things: Lack of experience Fluctuating emotions Making excuses
David looks at leadership more as an art form and shares the traits that successful leaders should have in their “frame”. Focusing on the time at hand, not the task Concentrate on leading not managing Focus on strengths not weaknesses … Continue reading →
David shares steps to take toward implementing your vision: Determine your position Define your purpose Discover a hero Describe the profit Desire the action Diagnose the problem Design a plan Discipline your actions and attitudes Deposit the price Depend on … Continue reading →
David shares tips on how you can create your own personal vision. Welcome wisdom Stretch your imagination Establish goals Visualize the results Commit to action
David explains the importance of understanding how to handle time, people and money. He shares his “RARE” acronym; Reviewing, Analyzing, Revising and Executing, so that you too, can move towards greater success every day.
Business is about relationships. The ability to be effective is linked to our ability to get along with others well. David uncovers some of the major reasons that tension can occur and offers suggestions on how to overcome it.
David teaches us that there are “push” words that actually push people away, instead of drawing them toward us. By replacing those “push” words with words that sound more encouraging, people will receive what you have to say in a … Continue reading →
David dissects different types of criticism, and offers suggestions for how to best handle it.
David explains that bad news or criticism is going to happen, but it’s easy to make the same statement sound encouraging or positive as opposed to negative, if you deliver the message correctly.
David explains that by changing our focus, and looking for the good things that happen as opposed to the bad things, we can bolster peoples emotions and overall performance.
This podcast shares helpful strategies you can use when you find yourself in a situation where the other person/persons just can’t understand your point of view.
Have you ever found yourself having to listen to the same person complain over and over again? The tips provided in this piece can help teach you methods in how to best deal with this type of person.
David shares his thoughts on how great leaders use performance, presence and profitability to become the best at what they do.
David shares three tips for keeping your team motivated and productive: Annual career expectations Belief Coaching
David cautions to know your limits and beware of the four destructive decision ditches: Going it alone The hurried ditch Decision dodging Analysis paralysis
David discusses creating a strategic plan for growth personally, professionally, and relationally.
David shares the steps to move aside problems and successfully hit objectives that will give you the organization you’ve always dreamed of having.
David explains three things that will help you go far in handling the challenges of change.
David talks about how to deal with a negative employee: 1. Start with an ‘I’ statement – an ownership statement 2. Describe the specific behavior, not the attitude 3. Request the specific behavior change 4. Deflect the red herring 5. … Continue reading →
David shares three tips for dealing with our own internal emotional upheavals. Accept anger – it’s natural Manage anger – own it Resolve the anger – have a controlled conversation
David explains what’s needed for leaders to become persuasive communicators. Develop your character Make your appeal to people’s emotions Appeal to logic
David discusses the importance of managing our emotions and coaching ourselves out of any negative feelings we may have. Listen to your internal speak Highlight the destructive words in your internal dialogue and underline them Halt! Stop the negative talk … Continue reading →
When you can’t say ‘yes’, David shows how to say ‘no’ without negative ramifications: Use a bridging statement Move to the business reason why you’re going to say ‘no’ Review the options that you can do Close with the question … Continue reading →
To effectively motivate a team, it’s imperative to have strong trust. David shares nine ways to build trust and respect that will motivate your team. Be systematic in getting to know your team personally Provide consistant and ongoing validation Discover … Continue reading →
David explains five ingredients necessary to produce superior performance on a regular basis from a team: Strong trust and respect Clarification of expectations Commitment to actionables Accountability Consistant superior performance
David discusses the five different A’s that we can develop to be effective in interacting with people and enjoying a high quality of life.
In the fifth and final podcast of the series of five critical elements that tend to blunt your effectiveness as a leader, David shows how this is the most critical mistake to make and why intentions matter, but results rule.
In this fourth podcast of his series of five critical elements that tend to blunt your effectiveness as a leader, David shares how to determine when to switch the hat when needed.
David explains part three of his five critical mistakes that tend to blunt your effectiveness as a leader. This podcast helps decide if the problem one of skills, wills, or hills.
In this podcast, David shares the ramifications for failing to affirm your team members, and explains how you should not just be encouraging, but be an encourager. If your employees know the answer to the following three questions, they will … Continue reading →
David shares one of his five critical elements that tend to blunt your effectiveness as a leader. This first element is failing to schedule time for learning conversations. These conversations allow leaders to learn what their team wants. When leaders … Continue reading →
David explains that although there is some value to the SWOT analysis, he explains that more often than not, more is said than is actually done. He stresses that the focus should be less on the internal processes of the … Continue reading →
In this podcast, David provides an excellent explanation of the process one needs to undergo in order to grow. By letting go of the insecurities and familiarities that settles into all of our lives, whether business or personal, we can … Continue reading →
David discusses how good strategies are imperative to obtain new goals and objectives. To create a strategy: 1. You need to clearly define the outcome you desire 2. You need to know what to do and then use what you … Continue reading →
David explains that although motivation comes from within, leaders do have the ability to inspire. When leaders focus on motivating themselves, they in turn become an excellent role model and an inspiration to others.
David explores the concept of “thinking big”. He challenges the listener to expand their thought process and change their convergent thinking to divergent thinking, and offers guidelines on how you can make this change.
David explains that even when business is good, it is important to spend time managing yourself so that as an entrepreneur, you are not just task driven, but also strategic in time allocation so that you are preparing for the … Continue reading →
David discusses the challenge of letting go of the familiar so that you can embrace new challenges and allow yourself to grow.
David explains the differences between companies that are good, great, and world class at what they do.
David explains that successful entrepreneurs focus on why things can be done, and do not allow themselves to make excuses for why they are not successful. By having tenacity, resilience and fortitude, these individuals become the best at what they … Continue reading →
David explains that for him “winning” is everything. He goes on to explain that it will be a personally defined outcome for everybody, and shares the areas that he focuses on in his life, which include: personal growth, family life, … Continue reading →
David explains that focusing on the strategy without paying close attention to how that strategy is executed can lead to an unsuccessful plan. He shares five keys to help implement your strategy. Have a clearly defined strategy that is targeted … Continue reading →
David explains that when leaders create an inspiring environment, employees can take responsibility for themselves. He provides an excellent story to explain this concept. Putting the right people in the right culture with the right focus, will allow you to … Continue reading →
David shares the concept of “knowing you have what it takes”, as being the best advice he has ever received. You can discover what your strengths and weaknesses are only by getting out there and making mistakes. He goes on … Continue reading →
David shares his view on how individuals should focus on the value that they bring to their clients, along with the market need, so that they can hone their career development. This, coupled with innovative thinking, will assure career security.
David stresses the importance of skill development within an organization. He discusses the “skills”, the “wills”, and the “hills” and explains that all of these need to be present to have a successful team. Skills development not only needs to … Continue reading →
David shares a few reasons why he believes coaches are so important for leaders. First, coaches act as sounding boards. Secondly, coaches can sort through the “noise” that often distracts leaders. Finally, coaches can tell a leader “no”, or “yes” … Continue reading →
David shares what five of the best attributes are in great leaders. These are passion, strong personal character, true commitment to excellence, risk taking and decision making, and finally, somebody who has a strong self image.
David stresses for business owners to remember what their “sweet spot” is. When owners allow themselves to get pulled away from what it is they do well, it can hold them back because they are now occupying themselves with things … Continue reading →
David dispels the myth that one can actually get everything done that needs to be done. He explains that determining your priorities is key as well as making sure you are trading your time well.
David explains that strategies should be changed as often as they need to be. There is no set time frame for this. Allowing time for your strategy to work is critical.
David explains that first, leaders of an organization need to make sure they are the type of person that people want to follow. Trust and respect in employees is important. Ask employees what they are thinking and what they want … Continue reading →
David discusses the importance of attracting and retaining great talent. He explains that organizations must know what they are looking for in addition to creating an environment that allows employees to be successful and prove that they indeed are in … Continue reading →
David explains that innovation is about tomorrow and the execution is about today. He discusses what companies can do to make this happen.
David shares his thoughts on how best to move your team from point A to point B successfully. He shares five steps to achieve this: having a specific vision of what is to be accomplished, clarifying roles, defining expectations, making … Continue reading →
David explains what he mean by “entrepreneurial express”. He focuses on how to keep projects and employees moving, how to stay focused and how to achieve the results you desire.
David shares five things that often keep us from implementing our strategic direction. These include ideas that are too lofty, taking care of problems that pop up spontaneously, doing the things we like to do instead of what we need … Continue reading →
David shines a light on some of the mistakes organizations make. He shares a process he calls the 4-R’s that he uses with organizations to help solve problems. These R’s stand for defining roles, relationships, responsibilities and results.
David shares an experience to explain how he helps clients. Five good reasons he feels clients bring him in include: his vast experience over the last 20 years; the client’s lack of knowledge on being a “process expert”; the fact … Continue reading →
David explains the benefits organizations can realize by looking to an outside consultant to help solve problems and offer new solutions.
David talks about strategic, operational, people and personal acumen. These are the areas he feels many organizations struggle with, thus the areas he focuses on to help them move forward.
David explains the type of clients he works with and the ways that he helps his clients.