The Lead Up Podcast: Recent Episodes

Mike Harbour

You are looking for quick answers and shortcuts. You want better results as a leader. All leaders desire better performance out of themselves and their teams, but you don't have time to waste. The Lead Up Podcast is your place for quick, actionable leadership lessons to get on the express lane of leading others.

Great leaders know the way, show the way, and go the way. The best leaders step up to lead, they don't wait on others, they never stop working to make themselves better. They understand that everything rises and falls on leadership.

The Lead Up Podcast exists to share ideas we have learned along the way and best practices in our interviews of thoughts leaders from around the globe.

Unleashing your potential and becoming a high performer doesn’t have to be overcomplicated. It’s easy to be overwhelmed by your endless list of responsibilities and goals, but to take your performance to the next level you must take a step back and get clear on what matters most.

Get clear on your goals, and you can get clear on your priorities.

Becoming a high performer really comes down to identifying your priorities, setting a proper strategy, and applying consistent execution, with a patient and resilient mind.

If you enjoyed this episode, with Mike and special guest, Carla Fowler, be sure to leave a 5-star review on your streaming platform. Mike encourages you to reach out to him through: Mike@harbourresources.com, to let him know your thoughts on this episode & to share some topics you would like him to speak on in the future.

P.S. Mike is hosting a FREE Virtual Workshop on Wednesday, August 30th, at 12:00 PM EST. He will be diving deep into the topic of onboarding, a process that plays a huge part in developing a high-performance culture. Learn more and register here: https://www.harbourresources.com/worskshop-registration

Creating a thriving culture of mastery is overcomplicated by many and most leaders. It comes down to respect for the micro details.

Everyone has heard that “Little things make a big difference.” That applies to leadership as well. When we create micro-processes for our team, we are fertilizing the potential that they bring, so they grow into thriving individuals who walk the talk of our organizations.

In this episode of the Lead Up Podcast, Mike shares a few things from his upcoming book, ‘Quit Losing Talent: Expanded Edition’ that will help you turn your theory, into practice, into mastery.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave a 5-star review on your streaming platform. Mike encourages you to reach out to him through: Mike@harbourresources.com, to let him know your thoughts on this episode & to share some topics you would like him to speak on in the future.

P.S. Mike is hosting a FREE Virtual Workshop on Wednesday, August 30th, at 12:00 PM EST. He will be going deeper into the topic of onboarding, a micro process that plays a huge part in developing a culture of mastery. Learn more and register here:

Quit Losing Talent Workshop Registration

The best of the best leaders are always the most relational. Leaders who are able to clearly articulate their goals, values, and urgency are able to create sustainable, healthy cultures.

Being able to see from the perspective of individuals in your team and empathize is important to build trust and strong relationships throughout your organization.

In this episode of the Lead Up Podcast, Mike and guest Beth Walker talk through some of the keys to becoming a more relational leader. The strategies they share, if implemented, will improve your leadership greatly, and will positively impact the culture of your organization.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave a 5-star review on your streaming platform of choice. Mike encourages you to reach out to him through: Mike@harbourresources.com, to let him know your thoughts on this episode & to share some topics you would like him to speak on in future episodes.

In this episode, Mike speaks on the importance of clear values within organizations. Many leaders prioritize job perks as a recruiting and retention strategy rather than seeking out employees who align with the values of the organization.

When the values of a company don’t align with the values of the individuals within the company, there becomes tension and increased risk of conflict and employee turnover.

The Quit Losing Talent framework that Mike references in this episode is designed to help companies win, keep, & inspire great employees.

The first step in top talent retention is clarity of values. This not only means articulating your values, but truly living them out as an example to those around you. The goal isn’t to just have values hanging on the walls but to have your values walking down the halls.

If you enjoyed his episode of the Lead Up Podcast, make sure you leave a 5-star review on your streaming platform of choice. Mike encourages you to reach out to him through mike@harbourresources.com, to let him know your thoughts on this episode & to share some topics you would like to hear in future episodes.

Great leadership is the result of great self-development. Leaders who are solely focused on the improvement of their team/ organization often never achieve sustainable success. The world's best leaders are those who are intentional about leading themselves and programming their own minds for better performance and leadership.

In this episode, Mike shares the SOAR method that he uses and teaches to create momentum toward better leadership.

The SOAR acronym stands for:

S- Start on Purpose

O- Own your attitude

A- Act like a Leader

R- Really, Really care about your mission, values, and people

When we as leaders take time to follow the 4 strategies of the SOAR method, we are sure to see positive progress in our own performance and leadership capability.

If you enjoyed this episode of Mike sharing how to incorporate the SOAR method into your routine, be sure to leave a 5-star review on your streaming platform of choice. Mike encourages you to reach out to him through: Mike@harbourresources.com, to let him know your thoughts on this episode & to share some topics you would like him to speak about in future episodes!

Leadership isn’t just about leading others, it’s about leading yourself. If we aren’t making an effort to improve ourselves and lead ourselves in the right direction, then what good are we doing to lead others effectively?

In this episode, Mike talks about the voices in our heads that we must destroy. The doubt, the fear, and all the other nonsense that we too often listen to.

Mike reminds us that the leadership killer is complacency and that we must be willing to surround ourselves with people who challenge us. People who push us out of our comfort zone and encourage us to expand our knowledge and performance.

To reach our full potential as leaders, we must destroy the voices of doubt, fear, frustration, gossip, and complacency and replace them with hope, vision, humility, faith, and dreams.

If you enjoyed this episode, make sure you leave a 5-star review on your streaming platform of choice. Mike encourages you to reach out to him through: Mike@harbourresources.com, to let him know your thoughts on this episode & to share some topics you would like him to speak about in future episodes!

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by Amy K. Hutchens.

Amy is the author of The Secrets Leaders Keep, and a former teacher turned trainer and coach. Amy shares her journey and the inspiration behind her book, focusing on the challenges leaders face. Mike and Amy talk about how her book aims to let leaders know they are not alone and provides practical guidance to make leadership easier.

Throughout the episode, they discuss the importance of acknowledging the difficulties of leadership and finding support. Amy encourages leaders to embrace the challenges, knowing they are not alone, and provides valuable insights for navigating the complexities of leadership.

They discuss the importance of truth-telling in leadership. Amy tells us that true leaders don’t play the comparison game and remind us that success and achievement can look different for everybody. Amy also encourages leaders like you, to confront their fears and trust in their inner strength to navigate the consequences.

Make sure to check out Amy’s incredibly insightful book here.

If you enjoyed this episode, let Mike know by leaving a review on your preferred streaming platform. You can also reach out to Mike: mike@harbourresources.com, to tell him what you enjoyed/ let him know what future topics you would like him to discuss.

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike explores strategies for cultivating independent leadership. He highlights the importance of prioritizing progress over perfection and introduces the 1% rule for continuous improvement. He explains how by focusing on incremental growth, leaders can create an environment that encourages individual development and contribution to the team's success.

One key aspect Mike emphasizes is the significance of trust in leadership. Leaders should empower their team members by delegating tasks and granting them the autonomy to make independent decisions. He shares how this not only fosters a sense of ownership and responsibility but also allows individuals to develop their skills and contribute their unique perspectives to the team's objectives.

Mike shares 5 key ways you can create Freedom, Excellence & Independence within your team:

1). Empower your team - Develop trust and encourage your team to make decisions on their own

2). Encourage Learning and Growth – Encourage your team to pursue personal and professional development to achieve success

3). Foster creativity and innovation – Give your team the freedom to express their ideas creatively and encourage experiment without fear of failure

4). Lead by example – Show your team how independence and responsible decision-making can lead to success. Let your team see you fail & succeed.

5). Provide support – Provide resources for your team to be successful as you enable independence

Mike emphasizes how by adopting these strategies, leaders can empower their teams to thrive and achieve remarkable outcomes while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and success.

Thank you for listening!

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On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by guest, Quint Studer, a respected figure in healthcare leadership.

Mike and Quint discuss the importance of training, coaching, and development in the healthcare industry as well as Quint’s accomplishments as a hospital executive, founder of the ST group, and owner of minor league baseball teams. They talk about Quint's recent venture, the Healthcare Plus Solutions Group. You can read more about Quint’s amazing study here.

They discuss the importance of personalized leadership development and setting achievable goals and utilizing the ’Magic of Doable!’. Quint tells us about his experiences on how training and coaching have played a crucial role in his professional journey and offers some practical applications leaders can begin implementing in their work to help improve their teams today.

Quint provides us with an insight into his upcoming book: "Sundays with Quint," a compilation of his leadership columns, and "The Human Margin," co-authored with Catherine Meese on employee engagement in healthcare. You can pre-order here.

For more information or to get in contact with Quint visit his website: www.quintstuder.com. Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, let us know! You can rate and review The Lead Up Podcast on your streaming platform of choice.

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike shares the top 5 ways in which successful leaders think. Mike speaks about the importance of training ourselves as leaders to think before reacting and not allowing our subconscious reactions to be our main form of communication.

Mike describes the following as being the top 5 ways successful leaders think:

Think long term
They can see around the corner and see the future
They have a vision of something that’s better than where we're at today
Think right now
Think long term, think about the future, and then bring it back to right now
What do you need to do today, what actions do you need to take right now to get ready for your future goals?
Think outside the box
Remove yourself from TWWADI disease (The way we’ve always done it)
If you’re thinking is not constantly adapting, changing, and learning you’re holding the team back
Think team first
One person is not more important than the other
Successful leaders prioritize the needs of their team as a whole, if you take care of your team will take care of you and the organization
Think me first
As a leader, you’re not the most important person on the team but your thinking is the most important asset the team has
Get out of your own way and think differently, get a coach or a mentor to help guide you

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On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by healthcare HR expert and author, Tresha Moreland!

Tresha has over 30 years of experience and joins the Lead Up Podcast to provide insight on navigating healthcare workforce challenges, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Tresha emphasizes the importance of effective processes and systems and offers practical solutions from her book, ‘Navigating the Healthcare Workforce Shortage: How to Safeguard Your Organization’s Most Important Asset’, which covers workforce trends, remote work embracing change and innovative approaches such as gig work that appeals to the new generation of healthcare workers.

Mike and Tresha discuss employee engagement and the future workforce, emphasizing cross-training, adaptive training, and engaging the next generation with shorter attention spans. Tresha highlights the importance of involving employees in decision-making and continuous improvement in engaging healthcare employees. They also discuss the current significance of purpose over perks and connecting employees to the organization's mission.

If you enjoyed this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review and subscribe to the podcast on your streaming platform of choice!

For more information and access to Tresha's book visit: Navigating the Healthcare Workforce Shortage

Contact Tresha through email: Tresha@hrcsuite.com

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike shares his experience conquering his biggest goal – The Grand Canyon! He reflects on the physical, mental, and spiritual challenges he faced during the 14-day trip, where he hiked nearly 100 miles, and explains how the lessons he learned from this trip can be applied to everyday leadership.

Mike provides 5 steps you as a leader need to take to go from dreaming to goal achieving and to accomplish things in your life like the top 1% do:

Set a goal and set a date
Prepare for the journey
Work on your mindset
Visualize victory before it’s there
Celebrate the end and set a new goal to keep you going

If you enjoyed this episode make sure to subscribe to the LeadUp Podcast and leave us a 5-star review! Also, reach out to mike@harbourresources.com and let him know what you liked about this episode/ what topics you would like him to discuss in future episodes.

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by Mickey Trent. Mickey works with Anteris Talent Advisors, a retained executive search and talent acquisition consulting firm. Mickey has over 20 years of healthcare executive recruiting experience and she shares how she got into recruiting and how the pandemic really changed the game for recruiting.

Mike and Mickey talk about their favorite aspects of recruiting and Mickey shares how she loves working with so many different people and seeing them grow in positions. They also talk about the challenges recruiters are facing right now and how money is not the driving force for people leaving their jobs to go to similar positions at different organizations.

They discuss why it’s so important for companies to hire the right people in today's workforce. Mickey speaks about how she’s seeing, particularly in the healthcare sector, that employees are doing a lot more and with less so it’s crucial that organizations are finding the perfect fit. Mike shares his ideas on ‘closed-loop systems’ when it comes to the hiring process and why ensuring you let people know when they don’t get the job is so important.

Mike and Mickey discuss the main questions organizations need to ask why they’re looking for leaders as being the following:

Can you provide examples of times you applied the skills we’re looking for and the results you’ve experienced from using said skills?
What are the processes and systems you have put in place to sustain the success you’ve had?
What are some critical errors you made, how did you fix them and what did you learn from them?
Can you share some information on how many people you’ve helped to develop into becoming leaders and how you did that?

If you’d like to work with Mickey or would like some more information about the work she does you can reach her by phone: 615.519.6955, email: mtrent@anteristalentadvisors.com, or website: www.anteristalentadvisors.com

In this episode of The LeadUp Podcast, Mike talks to us about dreaming big.

He shares an acrostic for DREAM

D is for desire

R is for relationships

E is eliminating bad relationships/habits

A is action

M is make mistakes

Listen to this episode to learn how each of these can help you to dream bigger and achieve those dreams.

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On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is on his own today for episode 308 to share with you why mindset matters and how you can begin to strengthen your mind for success in all areas of leadership and life. Mike is also going to share with us 3 books he highly recommends, three practices you need to implement to create habits around, and three ways you can protect your mindset as you strengthen over time.

Mike remembers a rhetorical question asked by a speaker, “Do you want to know what the next year or next five years is going to look like for you?”. As he listened the question became more interesting as he was in a growth period and looking for life’s easy button. His answer which stuck with Mike was “Your life one year from now, your life five years from now is going to be exactly like it is right now, unless you change the way you think”.

Mike goes on to share his three ideas to shift your mindset.

Read good books.
Surround yourself with people who think differently than you think and bigger than you think.
Invest in a coach.

The three books Mike recommends are The 4:8 Principle by Tommy Newberry, a biblically routed mindset book, As A Man Thinketh by James Allen, a small book written in 1902 but the principles are still the same, and finally Mindset by Carol Dweck, which teaches the difference between growth and fixed mindset.

After touching on the personal journey he’s been on, Mike gives us three tips to sustain our mindset.

Get proper rest, without your phone.
Eat really well
Be really good with your exercise habits

All the links to the books are available below and to check out some more information and see the partners of the podcast go to LeadUpPodcast.com. If you enjoyed please leave a 5-star review and subscribe to the podcast to make sure you never miss a new episode.

As a Man Thinketh

The 4:8 Principle

Mindset

On this episode of The LeadUp Podcast, Mike is joined by guest, the human igniter, Carolyn Swora! Carolyn joins the podcast from Burlington, Ontario. She shares spent 17 years in the corporate world before branching out into her own business working on culture, leadership and helping leaders realize that self-awareness is the key way to lead in the workplace and in life!

Mike and Carolyn speak about the following topics leaders should be aware of:

How to deal with burnout
Enneagram types; what they mean, how we can leverage them
Igniting the spark within your workforce as we are all holding something back
Tapping into your heart center
The importance of regulating your nervous system

Carolyn gives her best advice to leaders listening to this episode. She encourages you to listen to your body, trust your own intuition and get curious about how you respond to situations. Mike and Carolyn speak about how self-awareness is like an onion, there are so many layers we need to peel back, and how self-awareness is the differentiator between successful and unsuccessful leaders.

Mike encourages you to check out Carolyn's book, Rules of Engagement to learn more about these critical topics, which you can find here: Rules of Engagement. Carolyn also gives some exciting information about her new book, Ignited Leadership. The book includes vital information about how you can gain an understanding of the three centers of intelligence and trauma-informed leadership. This is definitely a conversation leaders need to be having to progress in the future of leadership, post-pandemic. Ignited Leadership will be released in Spring 2023.

For more information head over to: www.carolynswora.com.

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Rules of Engagement: Building a Workplace Culture to Thrive in an Uncertain World

In this episode of The LeadUp Podcast, Mike is sharing the importance of choosing the right coach.

What is a coach:

someone that comes alongside you and maybe helps instruct you in a specific area.

Why choosing the right coach is so important:

A coach can help you to set your goals and start living the dreams you have for yourself. We all have goals and this time of year we look at what we have accomplished with the goals we set for ourselves. We will soon be setting new goals and may need someone to help us achieve those or exceed the expectations we have.

Why investing in yourself is so important:

You can read books, and listen to podcasts or books on audible to grow. But the fastest way to grow is to invest in a coach. A Coach can help you create clarity and to move to the next level.

You can learn more about Harbour Resources Coaching here or email us at contactus@harbourresoruces.com

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by special guest, Chris York. Chris shares his journey throughout his career and how he has been in healthcare leadership for 30 years now, despite starting in industrial engineering.

You will learn how Chris led his team through the greatest challenge to our healthcare system over the last two years. He shares what he learned about leadership, his people, and the challenges we need to fix.

These are some vital lessons he learned as a leader during the pandemic:

How to deal with mass fear
Communicate; keep your people in the know with transparent and frequent communication
Provide people with a pathway forward

Also, we get into some discussion about the healthcare workforce shortages and how Covid accelerated the pace. Now we are in the early stages of a more critical challenge and have some ideas on how we can face the people and talent needs.

Chris wrote a book titled Set The Standard and shares a call to push against unbelief and the unknown of what we have never done before. And how Chris is using this rally cry today when most of our staff feel overworked and burned out.

We will learn how to develop our mindset which determines our ability to outpace our problems and push through with grit and persistence. You will also learn why trust in leadership is at an all-time low, and how can we use love to raise the bar and bring trust back to our teams.

Mike and Chris discuss the importance of mentorship. Chris shares how one of the best mentors he’s ever had, completely changed his life with one small task that helped him achieve his career goals. This was to set himself a career path from 25-65 and work back in increments of 2-3 years. Chris also tells us about how being a mentor for others is a huge part of his life now and how he has mentored three different individuals who have gone on to become hospital CEO’s. Mike and Chris talk about how when we as leaders take care of our people, the profits take care of themselves.

They also talk about mental health and well-being issues we face as leaders and share their best advice on how you can address these issues with your team and how you can be there and be supportive of your people.

Make sure to check out Chris’ amazing and knowledgeable complete book: Set the Standard

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On this episode, Mike shares 3 ways leaders can destroy confidence and sabotage high-performers in the workplace.

If you are trying to retain, but are vague with your words you could be doing more damage. You need to be specific when sharing praise for a job well done. Show you appreciate and value them as a team member.

Being specific with how or what they did will let them know they were noticed and will in turn make them feel valued.

Comparison praise is the second type of toxic praise. We as a society are constantly hit with comparisons between social media and tv. So, as leaders when we compare our team members to one another we can create resentment and decrease the trust in the team.

Results-based praise is the third form of toxic praise. If we put so much emphasis on the results we get away from the individual and create burned out and leave the individual feeling unappreciated.

Mike has written about these and other ways to retain your current team in Quit Losing Talent. You can click here to get your copy. If you would like more information on how to create a Quit Losing Talent Culture you can schedule a call with Mike.

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On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by guest Nicole Malachowski. Nicole shares her incredible story of being amazed and inspired by the United States Air Force at the age of 5 years old. She joined the Air Force and served for over 20 years until her life took an unexpected turn due to an illness which lead her to become a leadership development coach and trainer!

Nicole shares about growing up in a family where both her grandfathers and her father served in the military which resulted in her understanding that serving in the military was an honorable thing to do.

Mike and Nicole discuss how being in the Air Force helped her grow into the leader she has become today and how the military is full of growth opportunities.

They share stories about people who had major impacts on their lives. Nicole tells us that you should always believe in the people who believe in you as you may not always see your own strengths as others do.

Nicole provides us with an insight into her Loosen your Grip Leadership approach. She advises all leaders to be efficient with how they use their time, talent, and treasure by figuring out what they do have control over and finding resources to help manage the things they don’t have full control over.

Nicole also shares her incredible recovery story and what she learned about herself, and the world during the process. She explains how she was diagnosed with a Neurological Tick born illness and suffered extreme loss overnight and became completely dependent on other people while being bedridden for 9 months.

Nicole shares some encouraging words and expresses how we all have the power to reinvent ourselves!

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by returning guest Rachel Gillette, a fantastic leader and CEO of Studer Community Institute! Throughout this episode, Mike and Rachel discuss topics such as the change leaders are being faced with due to COVID-19, the younger generations having different values and goals, how to create comfortable conversations with your teams around mental health and general well-being, and many more helpful topics that leaders can take some tips from to improve their leadership today.

Rachel gives us an insight into how Studer Community Institute is a non-profit focused on improving the quality of life for people which she has heavily contributed towards by building jobs and through leadership growth and development.

Mike and Rachel discuss the change leaders are facing with a younger generation coming into the workforce. Rachel explains how we as leaders need to be looking at their needs and understand the growth they are striving for. Mike and Rachel also speak about the change in the workforce that was brought on by COVID-19. Rachel shares he experiences on how the workforce is re-assessing what’s important to them and individually redefining what success means.

Mike and Rachel talk about how leaders can improve their leadership today. Rachel expresses how one of the No.1 things she’s seeing the workforce prioritizing is flexibility. Rachel states that work has had a shift down on the list of what’s important to people and how leaders need to embrace that change in order to continue to be successful. Mike shares how it is incredibly important that leaders learn to manage expectations as opposed to managing the clock.

Mike and Rachel share their best advice on how leaders can support other leaders as well as how to create comfortable conversations around mental health and well-being.

Rachel provides us with information about the upcoming EntreCon event: Moving from Surviving to Thriving which will be held in Pensacola, Florida November 16th and 17th. Rachel suggests that you can connect with people from all different industries virtually or at the live event so make sure to check it out!

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by returning guest Kerry Wekelo! Kerry returns to the podcast to share some more inspiring motivation tips for leaders to use to motivate, encourage and create a goal-driven culture within the workforce.

Kerry gives us an insight into her career background as the Chief Operating Officer for Actualise Consulting. She has been working with the company for 17 years with the past 12 being heavily focused on people and the culture within the organization.

Kerry shares the importance of getting to know your people so that you as a leader can help them to meet their own goals and the company goals.

Kerry encourages great leaders to ask these questions during regular and consistent check-ins:

How are you doing on a personal level?
What are the biggest challenges you are facing right now?
How can I help with some of these challenges?

Mike and Kerry discuss how mental health checks should be a huge priority for leaders. Kerry gives us some of the things she does for her workforce that other great leaders should do to promote honesty and openness around mental health:

Do regular wellness check
Create various ways your team can ground themselves and talk about what they’re experiencing through a yoga class, a mindfulness class, a meditation class, a fitness class, etc.
Be honest as a leader, share your struggles and how you manage them

You can connect with Kerry through LinkedIn

You can check out Kerry’s book, Gratitude Infusion,

Gratitude Infusion: Workplace Strategies for a Thriving Organizational Culture

This is a special episode of The LeadUp Podcast - It is episode 300!

WOW! It has gone by so fast.

On this episode, Mike is sharing 3 things that he has done to be successful and also sharing some mistakes he has made during the process.

Mike's goal has always been to deliver content to help you as a leader and give you tangible tools to grow and to help you help your team. He continues to strive to get better himself to ensure he is always following through on his commitment.

He is offering a free gift on this episode, so listen, take some notes and take the challenge.

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On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by special guest SandyFenili to discuss how leaders can motivate and engage their employees. They talk about the difference between the old, ineffective ways leaders used to motivate and engage their workforce to the new, improved, and adapted methods leaders are using.

Sandy Fenili created Modern Motivation, a women-owned business designed to help leaders create a more meaningful and personal approach toward overall employee experience in 2020 when she realized the old methods weren’t working as effectively anymore and the workplace needed to see progressive change.

Sandy shares her thoughts from her 30 years of experience on how engagement drives motivation and Mike explains how inspiration comes from the inside out and engagement is an external drive within people.

Mike and Sandy provide new and improved, free, practical tools leaders can begin implementing in their workforce today that will help create human connections to drive motivation and engagement. Mike states that in today’s workplace we need to evaluate people based on what they get done not how many hours they put in.

Mike and Sandy conclude that these practical tools won’t cost you a dime, however, it may cost you to not apply these new motivation and engagement techniques in your workforce.

If you found value in this episode, be sure to leave a 5-star rating on the streaming platform of your choice and share this podcast with a friend who may also benefit from the great content Mike and his spectacular guests! For more information about Modern Motivation.

In this episode, Mike is sharing How to Get Annual Reviews Right.

Mike shares why he hates annual reviews and why companies should get rid of them.

Take a listen before you judge this statement. He continues with why this should not be the only time you are reviewing your team.

Reviews should be done on a regular basis - weekly at first, then monthly. You have to be engaged with your new employees before day 90- otherwise, you will lose them.

Every employee deserves a monthly meeting to check in and to know what expectations they are expected to meet. Not the performance based on comparison of others but their own performance.

Be sure to read our blog post 3 Things You Should Never Say in a Performance Review to learn more about how to give the best reviews.

Also, be sure to get a copy of Quit Losing Talent and learn more about how to prevent turnover with your team.

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by guest Capt. Tim Kinsella. Mike and Tim discuss the mindset effective leaders need to maintain as well as practical tools and strategies professional leaders can use to help improve the work of their teams through their leadership.

Tim provides an insight into his working background and shares how he learned a lot of his leadership skills during his time in the Navy. Tim shares that while working as a Defence Planner with NATO he was educated on the importance of understanding and expressing different cultures within an organization. Tim also talks about his childhood, and how he gained an understanding of what makes people tick growing up in his father's pub.

Tim shares a powerful lesson he learned when dealing with a terrorist attack in December 2019 as a leader. Tim talks about the importance of becoming the person your people need in moments like that so that you can effectively lead them and not get caught up in your own emotions and headspace as negativity is catchy for people. He says that if you don’t have courage as a leader then you’re in the wrong profession as you are susceptible to all the external fears that are pressing in on you.

Tim states that the following are the most important things experienced leaders need to be thinking about and doing today to be effective leaders:

Be Self-Aware
Learn Your Triggers and Stress Points
Understand Your Barriers to Empathy
Lead Through The Prism of Love
Take Care of Your Mental Health

Finishing off the episode, Tim provides us with some information about his Leadership Program commencing August 2023 so make sure you keep your eyes and ears peeled for that amazing experience!

When you are judging people do you judge them by their intentions or their behaviors? You don't judge people? Are you sure?

In my experience in working with thousands of leaders, everyone is judging almost all the time. Unless you have raised your EiQ lid and developed the ability to give people a chance before you judge them you are almost always judging others.

Me too, by the way. I work extremely hard to not judge others but the reality is, that I have agendas, and goals, and biases and it is sometimes difficult to not allow those to interfere with great communication with others.

But my original question was do you judge people's intentions or their behaviors? Most judge behaviors. Why? Because we don't know people's intentions until they explain them and usually the explanation has come after the behavior we have already judged.

Typically when we judge we then create communication challenges. You can't know people's intentions until you ask or they explain. I challenge you before you judge, seek to understand. Ask the other party for clarification of their intentions. Then evaluate if their behaviors match those intentions.

There is no greater skill in life than the skill to communicate effectively with others.

The real problem is when most people think it has occurred, it hasn't.

As you go through your week slow down and seek understanding. If you are the communicator, slowing down can create clarity. Share your intentions before you act. Proactively remove others' judgment of your behaviors by explaining upfront what you intend to create with your behavior.

And remember people do not judge us by our intentions, they judge us by our behavior. Especially if we have left them guessing.

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by guest Tony Alessandra. They dig deep into company philosophies, the risk of predicting the success of people, the pros of assessments in tight labor markets, and much more. Make sure to grab a pen and notepad so you can take away some of the many knowledge bombs dropped in this episode!

Tony gives us an insight into his career over the years and how he was a Sales and Strategic Marketing Professor for two years before deciding to create a career in content-orientated speeches on non-manipulative selling which he has been successfully doing for 30 years now. Tony shares how he did 100 paid speeches a year all over the world in previous years but currently only gives speeches for his assessment clients and their clients.

Following his own advice, Tony says that the company philosophy is to build long-term customers not short-term sales, even if that means losing money on a transaction. He explains the long-term value of a customer is greater than any single transaction. Mike and Tony speak about his book, What Makes Humans Tick, and Tony shares some fantastic advice and real-life experiences he’s had where he learned that you have to be able to adjust to the needs of others.

Tony talks about some of the reasons behind why it’s risky business to predict people's success and shares the format of one of his assessments:

Look at the top salespeople
Create a profile of the top salespeople
Create a profile of the bottom performers
Use the above information to create a report/benchmark
After all, candidates have taken the assessment, match the results against the benchmark to create a percentage match

Mike and Tony also discuss the joy they find in the simplicity and practicality of the D.I.S.C Assessment. Tony shares that he is also currently working on a new D.I.S.C and EQ assessment so make sure you keep an eye out for that.

Links:

Reach out to Tony here on LinkedIn

Purchase Tony’s Book to gain a deeper insight into the best-validated assessments here.

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In this episode of The LeadUp Podcast, Mike shares ways to avoid ghost hires.

I hear more and more about hiring managers making job offers to candidates and they never show back up.

I am going to try and give you a few tips today, but make sure you listen to The Lead Up Podcast this Friday for Episode 294 for more tips and tools and depth on how to implement.

I wish I knew why someone would say yes to your job offer and then ghost you. To me, this makes no sense at all. I have always been a person who will tell you yes and mean it or tell you no if I am not interested.

We have a lot of challenges in the workforce, and you know I have been writing, podcasting, and teaching about this for a while now. I wrote about it in my book Quit Losing Talent. Do you have your copy?

Here are a few ideas to reduce ghost hires:

Once you make an offer, ask them if there is anything that will prevent them from showing up on an agreed-to-start date. Often, we get excited and forget to close the candidate down or ask for any objections. They may say yes, but still, be looking at another job and don’t want to say no to you right now. I suggest asking the candidate if they are considering other jobs in the market and what would change their mind about your offer if they were still looking.
Once the offer is made and they accept, walk the candidate to HR and get the pre-employment work start right away. We can often lose a candidate in the waiting. We must be swift in today’s climate. Don’t delay the HR paperwork, drug screen, health screen, or anything that can be done now or at least scheduled for immediate follow-up.
As soon as they leave, HANDWRITE them a notecard, and mail it to them to welcome them to your team. Let them know how excited you are to begin onboarding them and developing them to be awesome in their new role.
THIS ONE IS GOING TO HURT: STOP GHOSTING PEOPLE. I have literally interviewed over 20,000 people. The number one complaint I hear from job seekers is they hate getting ghosted by employers and do not know what is going on. If you don’t like them for your role, tell them. If you do like them but still need some approval from others, keep the candidate informed. BE A PRO and treat them like you would want to be treated if you were in their shoes.

Now let’s talk about losing new hires after they show up.

If you can keep a new hire past 6-months, you are likely to keep them for 3 years. But how can you make sure this happens?

3 tips that lead to excellence.

Create a robust 90-day onboarding checklist and plan that you share with them on day one and follow it like their tenure relies on it…it does.
Deal with bully employees and your tenured staff that mistreat new hires and run them off. I often hear that older employees treat new employees like the new slave help, and the last time I checked we don’t allow that in America. If you have an older employee mistreating new hires, coach them up and hold them accountable or fire them immediately. This person/s is costing you 10s of thousands of dollars in recruitment, training, and productivity cost.
Meet with your new employee weekly for the first 12 weeks and have a talent lock conversation with them each week.

There you have it. 7 Great tips that didn’t cost you a dime to read but will cost you time to implement and 100s of thousands of dollars if you don’t.

Check out Quit Losing Talent to learn more.

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by guest Jim Wetrich. Jim is the CEO of The Wetrich Group of Companies and the author of Stifled: Where Good Leaders Go Wrong.

Jim has worked in a multitude of roles within the last 40 years. Jim has all the experience and qualifications needed to share advice on how to inspire leaders to increase their influence and impact in a positive manner so make sure you grab and pen and paper for this one so that you can make note of the key teachings found within this episode.

Mike and Jim discuss how we are currently seeing a workforce pandemic and how only great leaders will be able to make the biggest difference and positive change for the future. Jim mentions how we often default to what is familiar, what worked in the past, how we did things before that worked, and what feels comfortable to us. Jim explains how as leaders we have to do everything we can to avoid defaulting to those habits. Mike and Jim talk about how leaders need to be challenged to continue to push forward and harvest the knowledge and value of the people within their organizations so that they can feel involved in the progression of the organization.

Mike and Jim also touch on the importance of transparency and how we are seeing more and more that people want honesty from their leaders. Jim mentions his book, ‘Stifled’ which is a fantastic and knowledge-filled book that we highly recommend you read. You can find out more about the book and purchase it from Jim’s website: https://jimwetrich.com/

You can contact Jim through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesgwetrich/

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On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by guest Cynthia Restivo. Cynthia is talking about the book she has just written, Stuck In The Wrong Story, that will help you as a leader during these critical times that we have been and are currently facing.

Cynthia shares her motivation for writing the book as an invitation from God to share her knowledge and experience over the years from working with other amazing leaders and coaches to helping, even more, write stories of their own.

They discuss how sometimes our own story can keep us stuck and prevent us from being the best version of ourselves. Cynthia says what we believe about the situations and circumstances in our lives becomes a lid and the narrative of our lives and our belief system is built to support that story. They also discuss how you can challenge that and break free of being stuck in your own story.

Mike touches on the importance of self-awareness and being able to step back from situations and analyze them to see what you can learn and grow from, not only as a leader or coach but also as a person.

Mike and Cynthia discuss the workplace environment and how when it is unhealthy it can be detrimental to the success of the business. Mike shares a recent experience he had with a coaching client about how we have to quit blaming the people that we promote into leadership roles and expecting them to be successful if we’re not helping them to be successful. He explains how this can look different for everyone, some may need to work on themselves to be a healthier mentor and others may need to challenge their behaviors and beliefs because ultimately leadership is about people.

You can find out more about Cynthia through her website:

http://www.dynamicprospectives.com/

You can also find Cynthia’s book through Amazon which we highly recommend reading and sharing with a friend who could benefit from breaking free of their own story.

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On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by Tommy Newberry! Tommy has been coaching entrepreneurs, business leaders, and couples for over 30 years. Tommy explains how his niche is working with people who are entrepreneurial in mindset, who are leaders, and who want to reach the next level financially but refuse to do it if it requires compromising their faith, family, or health. Mike and Tommy discuss the system Tommy has created, aimed to help entrepreneurs get from where they are now to where they want to go with predictability.

They also speak about Tommy’s book, The 4:8 Principle. Tommy shares how he began writing the book 18 months prior to it being released. He explains the ideology behind the book as being a guide to help people realize that they can take command of their thinking and that when they do they take control over the rest of their life. Tommy states that the five practical questions he has created to help people achieve this are:

What am I grateful for
What are my recent victories
What are my strengths
What am I looking forward to and excited about
In what ways can I increase my service and value to others

Tommy mentions how you can take any of these five questions and give them a time frame or quantity. Mike suggests you don’t even need to create more time in your day to complete these questions, you can answer them while you’re in the shower or at the gym.

Mike asks Tommy about how his book and the principles he teaches within his writing help someone who needs to focus on their well-being and how people can use the knowledge provided In the book to replenish the mind. They also talk about the increase in self-image issues and how it impacts people's daily lives. Tommy speaks about taking control of your mindset and how your brain is the hardware and your mind is the software full of a collection of beliefs and expectations we have created for ourselves.

You can find out more about Tommy on his website.

Mike shares 8 Communication Musts on this episode.

There is an art and a science to great communication in leadership. The number 1 issue in any team or organization is communication.

When leading your team you have to let go of any ego you may have. You can't just give orders or you will get major push-back. Your team is wanting information, not orders.

You will have to let go of any self-image - get a mentor or a coach to help you with speaking to and in front of others.

Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication ~Coach K

Things you must communicate

The Facts - the best you know them
The Plan
The Cost and Challenges
The expectations
Belief in people and the plan
The desired outcome
Authentically - even if it is uncomfortable or uneasy
The truth

These 8 Communication Musts will help you be a more effective leader.

Visit us at Harbourresources.com to learn more about how our team can help you and your team be the best.

This week Mike is joined by Kevin Kluesner. Kevin is an author and has served as an administrator of an urban safety net hospital and has been in healthcare for 40 years. He just released his debut novel The Killer Sermon.

Kevin talks about the increase in mental health challenges and how he is helping to build a Mental Health Emergency Center. This may be the first of its kind to specialize in mental health 24/7.

Mike and Kevin discuss the importance of knowing who you are and how you relate to others. Kevin says, "You have strengths and you have weaknesses. You've got tendencies, you've got blind spots. And if you don't know those, then you'll never be the leader that you want to be."

Kevin shares a story about getting to the right answer fast. But even if you get the right answer and want to move, you need to come to the answer that you can get your team behind. You have to be willing to answer questions so that people understand the why behind the plan.

You can learn more about Kevin on his website.

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On this episode of The LeadUp Podcast Mike shares these 5 areas that need clarity to move yourselves and your team forward.

Vision - the destination of where you want your team to go must be clear.
Mission/Purpose - this tells your team why you are moving in that direction.
Priorities - we have to connect the tasks to the mission so that we do not get caught up in mundane tasks from day to day.
Focus - what needs attention today. Focus on what needs to be done to move us toward our vision.
Truth - this is a principle that generates power. Share as much as you can and be honest with your team.

When you start doing these things you will see more success in your leadership and more high performance in your team.

On this episode of The LeadUp, Podcast Mike is joined by Danielle Mulvey. Danielle is a former flight attendant turned entrepreneur. Danielle is sharing her success secrets to winning the talent game.

Danielle has developed a 5-Star System to make your team your dream team. By creating this system as an entrepreneur you are allowing yourself to work in your sweet spot. She has been sharing this system for over 10 years with a 90% success rate.

Mike shares how he teaches leaders to be their team's CEO - Chief EntrepreneurialOfficer. They both share about having morning huddles to start the day. Danielle has these with her teams and Mike suggests also having a Start on Purpose huddle with yourself.

They talk about the different stages of hiring- job listings, interviewing the right person, training, and the importance of the first 90 days. You don't want to miss this great conversation to help you to hire and keep your talent on your team.

You can learn more about Danielle at 5staremployees.com

Pick up a copy of Mike's new book Quit Losing Talent.

In this episode of The LeadUp Podcast, Mike shares 8 ways how to create your high-performance team.

We have some major challenges in our workforce and recruiting efforts today. At some point, we must quit kicking the can down the road and implement the ideas we have been discussing for years.

In these 8 steps, ask yourself where you are right now and where do you want to be at the end of 2022. Nothing will change until you have done this exercise.

Here are the 8 steps to evaluate and then act on before we hit July.

Culture—purpose, values, behaviors

Recognize the importance of a leadership culture

Talent—Who, recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and coaching

Build the team with the best talent

Accountability—coaching and measurable targets

Enjoy the return of accountability

Vision—can’t go if we cant see

Unleash the potential with a big vision

Team building—Daily Rally

Require the power of teamwork

Development—monthly coaching, push meetings
Communication—who are you, who are they, and can you influence them.
Productivity—daily compass tool to keep you on track to achieve daily goals.

Grab Mike's book Quit Losing Talent and call us to help you install a QLT Culture.

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by guest Jeff Atwood. Jeff grew up in a small town in Iowa and currently owns a small family farm just outside of Nashville. Jeff provides an insight into his past careers and how he worked in executive roles for multiple hospital companies and what those roles taught him about leadership.

They discuss why the story of ‘you’ is so important today for leaders when it comes to leading and communicating with others. Jeff shares about how a lot of companies focus on metrics now but people crave authentic relationships and authentic leadership. He tells us that when we set the metrics aside and focus on the person and the relationship the metrics take care of themselves. Mike shares how research has shown that 94% of people say that they would stay with their current employer if they felt valued, developed, and treated like a human.

They also talk about how the working environment is changing and Jeff shares how he feels it’s not about checking boxes to become successful anymore and suggests that the ideology of College is changing. He talks about why messaging is more important today than it’s ever been and how repeating the message can be super effective within the workplace as oftentimes the company mission can get put on the shelf.

Jeff shares his best advice to leaders on how to effectively present the company message to their organizations and states that ensuring everyone is aware of and understands the purpose is key.

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You can find out more and contact Jeff through his website: https://www.jeffatwood.com/about.

You can get a copy of one of Jeff's books here.

In this episode of the LeadUp Podcast Mike shares how caring is a competitive advantage.

Mike is sharing 6 ways to help your team create a caring environment. These will help you to attract and retain talent.

Why you do the work that you do is a critical step in being happy because it fills a large part of your life. We should feel good at the end of the day about the work that we do.

We are all leaders, we may not have the title, but we are always influencing others and having an impact on those around us.

We are never just what we do..when we can connect to the why behind what we do, we create an energy advantage in our life and work.

Care about the work you do.
Care about why you do it.
Care about how you do it.
Care about who you do it with.
Care about who you do it for.
Care about the impact it makes.

These steps will help you and your team to Quit Losing Talent.

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by Don Yeager. Don is a nationally acclaimed inspirational speaker, longtime Associate Editor of Sports Illustrated, and author of over 30 books.

Mike and Don talk about the importance of great leadership and how you can stand out as a leader.

Don shares how leadership matters and how great leaders are able to convince themselves and those they lead that every day is an opportunity for you to excel or for someone else to take that medal from you. He talks about his experience studying different organizations and how he came up with the sixteen things that high-performing organizations do differently. Don says that the best teams know who they serve and they know why it matters. They discuss how knowing your why is important, and that great teams thrive when they feel their why.

Don explains to us how great leaders make their teams feel like they’re really part of something bigger than themselves and shares some amazing insights that he has gained from working with teams over the years. Don points out how all the great leaders he’s worked with practice fourth-quarter thinking and operate in a ‘what if’ mindset so that they are prepared for critical situations. Amongst other amazing and knowledgeable insights, he shares how great teams allow culture to shape recruiting, and taking accountability for yourself and your team members will allow everyone to efficiently progress forward.

You can learn more about Don at www.donyaeger.com

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On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike shares 7 ways to create an unfair leadership advantage today! These 7 pieces of advice will help you attract better talent, and retain and develop the talent you already have so grab your pen and paper for this episode!

The first performance-enhancing tip is to do more than what is expected of you as a leader. Mike shares how when he was growing up he didn’t have a lot of money but his Grandmother and Dad taught him to always give a little bit more and put in some extra effort even since he was mowing lawns and doing odds and ends jobs during his summers. Mike explains how today’s workforce needs its leaders to have consistent growth, leadership development, and performance development plans.

The second is to be curious before you are creative and step into problems seeking to understand. Mike states that you can achieve this by doing the following four things:

Pause
Listen
Observe
Learn

Mike’s third way to create leadership advantages is to consistently do the following three things with your teams:

Visualize the wins
Vocalize how to win
Verbalize your belief in what’s possible/ your belief in how they can make it happen

Number four is, to increase your chances of success while others sleep. Unfortunately, studies have shown that 70% of people don’t read another book after they finish their formal education. Mike encourages you to read, listen to podcasts, set goals, and communicate with your teams about how you are going to collectively achieve the company goals.

Mike’s fifth way to create an unfair leadership advantage is to always find the silver lining in everything. Mike speaks about how we live in a great world and every failure is a seed of opportunity – so seek them out! Mike states that there is no limit on where or who we can learn from.

The second last piece of advice is to develop a power team. Mike states that we are only as good as the people we develop, equip and empower to lead in our absence.

The final way for you to create an unfair leadership advantage and enhance your and your team's performance is to never tolerate negativity. Mike talks about how you need to protect your attitude and mindset like nothing else. Mike encourages you to take social media breaks to help clear your mind as well as only keep people who are real and optimistic around you.

Mike states that to achieve what others want you to have to do what others don’t! Apply these seven steps to your routine today and you will begin to see a development in your leadership skills.

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On this episode of The LeadUp Podcast, Mike is joined by Dan Neufelder. Mike and Dan discuss all things leadership – what it means, how it is developed over the years, and why effective leadership is vital for the success and wellbeing of an organization and its teams. Dan shares how he has been in the healthcare field for 42 years and only recently retired from his day-to-day leadership.

Dan takes us through the most valuable lessons he learned from his years in leadership. He shares how he began his career in 1979 and leadership was quite hierarchal back then. Dan says there was little attention paid to concepts such as change management and employee and associate engagement. Speaking from experience he mentions how leadership is about the engagement of people and how crucial it is for leaders to understand what their teams aspire to do. Mike and Dan also talk about the shortage of healthcare professionals. Dan shares that the healthcare industry is 250,000 nurses short in the country.

Dan tells us how he became a good leader by learning from the mistakes he made early on in his career. He credits the coaches and mentors he has had over the years. Mike and Dan talk about the difference between coaches and mentors and why leaders absolutely need both throughout their careers.

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On this episode of the LeadUp podcast, Mike brings us through the three quotes he thinks will impact your leadership, and talks about how they impacted his leadership.

He talks about how he didn’t start out as a good public speaker and regularly failed his speech classes and that he wasn’t born a leader and neither is anyone else. Mike had to search for modeling and mentorship at the age of 23 and has continued on that journey for the next 30 years.

The first quote which will impact your leadership is “what we are communicated far more eloquently than anything else we say or do” which is from one of Mike’s favorite books, 7 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders. Mike explains you can call yourself a leader but if you don’t have the skills needed to be a leader, that will communicate louder than anything you say. You need to develop and plant the seeds of leadership in others.

Mike’s second quote is “when you were made a leader, you were not given a crown. You were given the responsibility to bring out the best in others.” Mike feels this is what he has tried to do with this podcast, also explaining how the people Mike leads are the real heroes.

Mike’s final quote is “People may not remember what you say, but they will always remember how you made them feel.” This reminds Mike to always treat everyone he comes across with respect as that is what will last on people.

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition

On this episode of the Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by David Marquette, a former submarine commander in the Navy, who shares his leadership style, and tells us about his new book.

David tells us about high school when he didn’t care about what people thought about him and how he brought that with him to the submarine. He cared deeply about the mission and the people on board, but he wasn’t worried about the next promotion or the next review, allowing him to be the best leader he could be.

David talks about how he changed the structure of leadership around him. Leaders usually apply their authority to make decisions, although David decided to turn against the grain and shifted it so that he used his authority to structure an organizational design.

Another change David brings under his leadership is the removal of jumping to the defense of an opinion. Naturally, you will want to defend yourself in a difference of opinion, but David teaches you to ask why first, which can be less confrontational.

Mike asks what the biggest challenges are in creating a new culture of intent-based leadership, to which David answers we act our way to new thinking, we don’t think our way to new actions. A leader may have a vision of what he wants to see, but nothing changes until he begins to act on it.

Finally, David tells us about his new book Leadership Is Language, which he wrote after feeling like he was programmed to speak a certain way. He encourages us to stop asking binary questions like “is the covid vaccine safe?” This should be replaced by “How safe is the covid vaccine?” You can buy the book online here.

To find out more about David you can check out his company Intent-Based Leadership. You can also find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter @ldavidmarquette. He also does some short leadership videos on YouTube under the channel name Leadership Nudges you can check out too!

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On this episode of the Lead Up Podcast, Mike shares 3 ways to improve your talent selection. Mike has conducted tens of thousands of interviews, and over his years of recruiting leaders for hospitals and owning his own recruiting company, he has come up with and developed these three ways you can improve your talent selection.

Create a WHO sCORE card which you can mark an interviewee based on who they are at their core. As we know, the who is more important than the what. We can use this as a blueprint for you to create interview questions based on the WHO sCORE card.
Follow an outlined agenda. Too often interviewers get distracted by something they like about the interviewee and rush to hire them from there. Using an agenda, you get a full picture of a prospect. You can read the blog post 3 Ways To Improve Your Talent Selection and get a copy of our Master of Hiring Action Pack here.
Prepare your team to be part of the interview. This means sharing the first two ways with them. You can also prepare a question for them to ask and look out for certain reactions. This can help development, which is the number one thing that attracts talent to a business.

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On this episode of the Lead Up Podcast, Mike talks to Sandy Stosz, a retired coast guard who served for 40 years, with 12 years on seas. Sandy talks about her experiences with leadership in the coast guard as a woman, and also about her new book Breaking Ice and Breaking Glass.

After telling us about herself, Sandy explains the differences between the Coast Guard and the Navy and how the Coast Guard gave equal opportunities to women whereas the Navy did not when she was entering the field.

Sandy commanded 2 ships in her time, one of which she led 75 crew and only one other woman. She talks about how she became a commander, providing a great story about how her boss told her she would be promoted if she stood on the bridge like John Wayne barking orders. She realized quickly she couldn’t be John Wayne so she decided to be Sandy, which worked as she got the promotion in the end. She also mentions how she can use her differences to her advantage and how being the only woman was normal to her.

Mike asks Sandy about her biggest challenges and she explains that it wasn’t what you think. It was actually to do with funding from the government being insufficient, causing a failure to run critical programs and failure to support people properly.

When asked about what changes she implemented in the coast guard, she talks about how women brought a softer side of leadership with them, which was tough for those there previously to adapt to because it wasn't a common form of leadership. She tells us about how emotional intelligence is the key for a leader today, as well as her three P’s of power;

Personal
Professional
Position

Creating a workplace culture of success and inclusion and helping your people achieve their version of success is also crucial for any leader

To learn more about Sandy, you can visit www.sandrastowes.com, where you can purchase her new book Breaking Ice and Breaking Glass. She also has a weekly blog in Homeland Security Today which you can sign up for and read every week.

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On this episode of the Lead Up Podcast, Mike goes through the 4 ways to Quit Losing Talent, which happens to be the name of his new book. His book is available at quitlosingtalent.com

In 2021, 57.6% of employees turned over, with 89% of managers believing it was due to money, but in reality, 88% left for different reasons, meaning these losses potentially could have been stopped.

Retention. We must learn to nurture with feedback to make people feel more valued. A way to do this is what Mike calls praise raise, but we have to be careful as it can have the opposite effect if done wrong. We need to be specific and avoid competition.
Attraction. We need to compete through development. A staggering 94% of employees who quit say they would have stayed if their employees were interested in their development. It is vital to develop people's careers as not only will this aid with retention, but word will spread, and it will lead to attraction.
Activation. Mike calls this onboarding for mastery. You need a robust onboarding plan to be implemented in the first 90 days of every new employee to create mastery in their job. Not doing this could lead to a 33% leave rate in the first 90 days.
Releasing. When an employee does leave, you need to know why. You need to create a safe space for the employee to be able to truthfully explain why they’re leaving, and you need to be able to learn from it.

To get more in-depth information on all these strategies and more, grab a copy of Quit Losing Talent at quitlosingtalent.com

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On this episode of The LeadUp Podcast, Mike is joined by Bill Eckstrom of Ecsell Institute and Ecsell Sport who is here to talk about coaching and how people can improve their coaching to help businesses, sports teams and education facilities thrive.

After a look at Bill’s background, he talks about the 4 growth activities leaders need to practice, which are stated in his book, The Coaching Effect. He highlights two things; What you do and how well you do it. Bill also explains that good leaders will do one on one meetings, give written feedback, have consistent team meetings, and work with people on career development. These things are nothing special, but vital to be good at.

Bill also talks about growth rings, which are a model for understanding how environments impact our growth. We have three rings: stagnated, chaotic, and order environments. Ideally, we want to be outside the order environments, as growth only occurs in a state of discomfort and unpredictability creates discomfort.

Bill lists for us some of the ways we can look at ourselves as leaders;

Measure - As a leader what are the impacts that you have on your team
Analyze and train – understand what behaviors to change to produce new behaviors
Walk away and understand if you’re doing things differently and how well you’re doing them
Rinse and repeat

Finally, Bill talks about what the best coaches do differently from everyone else. He explains that they let the people on their team know they care about them as individuals, which is the most critical thing, and also they create a psychologically safe environment.

You can check out Bill’s book, The Coaching Effect on Amazon, as well as all other major book retailers. You can also check out Ecsell Institute and Ecsell Sport online, as well as Bill’s personal website, billeckstrom.com.

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The Coaching Effect : What Great Leaders Do to Increase Sales, Enhance Performance, and Sustain Growth

On this episode of the Lead Up Podcast, Mike challenges you to start thinking and stop living in learned reactions.

Mike starts with his favorite Edison quote; “5% of people think, 10% of people think they think and 85% would rather die than think.” He then puts it into the context of the 21st century in how people often do the same things with different results.

He explains that our whole developmental life, we’re taught what to think rather than how to think. We’re conditioned to think about other people in a certain way, we follow the crowd and comply.

He shares how our reactions in all circumstances come from our internal programming and conditioning. If you get to a leadership role, and you haven’t worked on changing your thought process, you’re just reacting to the outside world and using the same practices you learned years ago. We need to upgrade our thinking and upgrade our behaviors.

Finally, Mike takes us through how emotions and actions are connected and where the end goal comes into the process.

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On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by Dr. Stephen Beeson. Stephen gives us an insight into his background as an aspiring musician and how one conversation changed the trajectory of his life so that he ended up in the leadership side of healthcare helping other physicians and clinicians practice excellence.

Stephen tells us how he had no intentions of going to college until one conversation at dinner with his uncle, who was a neurologist, about the day in the life of a physician. This conversation sprung the beginning of Stephen’s medical career as he spent the summer working with his uncle and ended up falling in love with the practice. Years later Stephen was offered a leadership role and decided to take the opportunity to help capacitate clinicians to be extraordinary for their patients in a way that gives them joy and meaning within their workplace.

Mike and Stephen speak about the importance of leadership and how leadership is the soil in which people grow. Stephen explains how our engagement, satisfaction, and burnout probability are heavily influenced by how our organization is being led. He shares how he works with people to get rid of their victim thinking by constantly engaging their conscious mind to be better for their patients and colleagues.

They also discuss how defiance is the first stage of change. Stephen gives some tips for leaders to use to re-engage the human side of health care:

Harvest good things people are doing
Share those stories in a public way
Be intentional
End meetings with callouts so that your teams feel valued and heard

They talk about the importance of having meaning and joy within your work and the workplace. Stephen expresses how often times if our work is too stressful and not fulfilling we end up taking those negative feelings home and disrupting our home lives and how we treat the people around us.

Stephen believes that the development of skills to create behaviors and moments to drive meaningful outcomes is an incredibly powerful instrument and you can read more about this belief through his books Practicing Excellence: A Physician's Manual to Exceptional Health Care and Engaging Physicians: A Manual to Physician Partnership.

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Guest Website: https://practicingexcellence.com/stephen-beeson-md-bio/

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike shares the three questions you need to know the answer to in order to execute excellent leadership. He kicks this episode off by sharing a quote by the publisher and writer Elbert Hubbard ~ ‘The line between failure and success is so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. How many a man or woman has thrown up their hands at a time where a little more effort, a little more patience, would’ve achieved success. A little more effort and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.'

Grab a pen and paper and take some notes because this is a powerful episode and you’re going to have some great takeaways from it!

The three questions we as excellent leaders need to know the answer to are;

What is on your quit list?
What is on your dream board?
What is on your priority list?

How many times have you been so close to succeeding and it just seemed that overcoming failure was impossible? Mike shares with us how there have been periods in his life where he felt like throwing in the towel because success felt too dark and unachievable. Failure is ok! Sometimes in order for us to achieve the success we desire in life we have to learn from others and also learn from our past selves too. Mike states that excellence is getting just a little better each day, month, and year. He encourages you to spend time reflecting on the year, learn from your success and design the way forward so the next year is your best year ever.

So, what is on your quit list? Sometimes we want certain things in life but we are unwilling to give up the things that are holding us back from achieving our desires. Make note of what you truly want, is it better performance out of your team? Is it more results? More revenue at the end of the year? Now think about what you need to quit in order to have these things. You might need to quit avoiding difficult conversations with employees. You cannot be afraid of the emotional baggage or the potential outburst these difficult conversations may have because the more frequently you hold these conversations, the lower the outburst will be. He mentions how maybe you need to quit wasting time. Are you being busy but not productive? If so, head over to https://www.mikeharbour.net/daily-compass to grab a free copy of Mike’s daily productivity guide. A good leader knows when to quit and start. In order to create the results you want in life, you need to quit doing the easy things and intentionally put more effort into the hard things, and start today!

Mike highly recommends creating a dream board not only for yourself but also for your team. Follow these easy steps involved with dream boards to positively impact your leadership;

Write down your goals
Create a dream board
Track your/your team's progress
Celebrate achievements and successes
Take care of yourself and create visuals that will keep you and your team motivated and inspired!

He also recommends that you create a priority list – and prioritize what makes it onto your priority list! If you focus on 1 to 3 tasks a day, you will accomplish 1 to 3 things. However, if you try to focus on 4 to 10 things you’re only going to achieve 3 things. Even more so, if you focus on 10+ tasks to be accomplished in one day... you’ll achieve 0! He tells us that there is no such thing as multitasking. Sure you can chop and change between one task to another, but you cannot truly focus on two things at one time. Prioritize your time and the tasks you need to achieve one day at a time.

Mike’s goal for this podcast is really to help you gain power in your life so that you can positively increase your influence on those that you lead. Mike reminds you that success is easy, but it’s not simple. Be sure to reach out to Mike through mike@harbourresources.com for any assistance. Let him know if there are any topics you would like him to speak more about!

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Check out our latest book Quit Losing Talent.

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by Karin Hurt and David Dye. Karin and David speak about their book Courageous Cultures which you can find here. This book is a practical user guide that allows leaders to create a culture for their teams. Mike mentions how culture is everything and how culture eats everything else for breakfast so it’s extremely important that you create the right culture for your team.

Karin and David provide us with an insight into their lives before courageous cultures and how they both have the practical experiences that aided them to write this book. Karin and David talk about why having a courageous culture within your team is so important as it can lead to breakthrough results and will enable you to create intensive connections and trust with your team.

David and Karin are focused on human-centered leadership and share some of their top tips for us as leaders to use to create a positive leadership culture;

Allocate time to be human beings
Create time to talk as humans as opposed to just having a task
Use the reflect to connect method, focus on emotion and start your connections on an emotional level
Bring healthy transparency as a leader to your team
Use the four C’s: Curiosity, clarity, connection, and capacity

Leaders navigate the narrative and create clarity so it’s important as leaders that we define the following with our teams so that they feel engaged and important;

What does courage mean to you?
What is culture to you?
What is it that people like us do?

It is also extremely important that we as leaders encourage our teams to share their ideas and don’t back away from difficult conversations. David states that they wrote this book because they were seeing a consistent pattern when with their clients. Leaders asked ‘Why aren’t more people speaking up and why are they not sharing their ideas, why do I have to discover a good practice?’ and their teams were saying ‘Nobody wants my ideas, the last time I spoke up I got in trouble, nothing happens anyways’. David states that 40% of people lack the confidence to share an idea and that is why it is vital for us as leaders to understand that people hang onto past negative experiences and that we as humans underestimate the benefit that comes from sharing ideas.

Karin and David share some tools we as leaders need to do in order to create a space for our team to share their ideas;

Understand where your team is at as a team and as individuals on the team in terms of fear
Build your team up one person at a time
Create a safe environment; ask new hires for their opinions and come back to them with the same question 30 days later
Ask your team to write down their suggestions/answers/thoughts on paper – their response will be anonymous and everyone will contribute
Respond with gratitude

They also, speak about systemizing courage and how the secret to success is in the system. David states that if we can systemize courage, it will help remove some of those fears. Karin and David talk about the power of one leader. If we as leaders are sharing our ideas, asking for ideas in safe spaces, engaging openly, honestly, and vulnerably with our teams we can expect to see the same in return.

For more information visit; Let's Grow Leaders where you will find a weekly blog and all the other information you need.

David has a podcast which you can find here.

Karin hosts a live show, Asking for A Friend, on LinkedIn which you can find here.

On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike discusses all things growth. He shares four very important workouts we need to do as leaders that will help us continue to move to that next level. He takes us through each of these workouts and explains how they help us personally and as leaders.

‘If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. "~Henry David Theroux

The four workouts we as leaders need to do are:

Pull-ups
Push-ups
Interval training
Stretching

Mike explains how pull-ups aid us in our leadership. It can be really hard when we face resistance and how initially our body weight is against us but we have to face the pain and focus on the end goal. In business, there will be times when we get knocked down and we have to pull ourselves back up. We need to learn from and use the resistance we felt to strengthen us for the next time we get knocked down. We can build our resistance by listening to this podcast, or other great leadership podcasts. You need to find a podcast or a mentor that will pull you up and help you expand your ability to do more.

Secondly, we need to practice pull-ups. Mike navigates us through how pull-ups contribute to our leadership. Pushing towards our goals as leaders requires a strong core. We need to know who we are, what our abilities are, and what we stand for. We cannot get pushed by the winds of change. We must focus on the results we are after because there will be times when we feel like giving up but if we push for our purpose – we will make a positive impact as leaders.

Mike speaks about interval training and how pushing ourselves to a limit, holding the limit for some time, and then resting will improve our leadership. He encourages us to use our PTO’s! Take time to rest, recharge, energize and then push hard to stretch yourself and your team. This podcast is designed to help you expand and become better at influencing others so that you have a more positive impact on the world which is something we need in today’s society. Mike talks about how recording a podcast episode for 114 days in a row forced him to learn how to get better. He said it was worth it even though it was very hard to continue at that pace.

Finally, he takes us through the process of stretching ourselves, mentally, vocationally, physically, and emotionally. Stretching helps keep our muscles from locking up. He explains how we cannot give what we don’t have so we need to be stretching our capacity. You simply cannot challenge your team to stretch if you are not practicing this. Mike mentions how lack of stretching is causing dissatisfaction within the workplace as people are being hired to do a job and then left there but people have desires and purpose within them that need to be exercised. People need to be more and do more and have more so we as leaders need to ensure we are stretching so that we can then encourage our teams to stretch.

Mike encourages you to make note of the four important workouts we as leaders need to practice so that we can reach our goals and fulfill our dreams. He is working on his Quit Losing Talent and you can find some more information about this here; Quit Losing Talent. Mike encourages you to share your thoughts about this episode and podcast through your favorite listening platforms and also share this podcast with a colleague, friend, family member, or anyone who will benefit from the episodes.

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On this episode of the Lead Up podcast, Mike is joined by Vincent Brown who has over 35 years of experience in the diversity and inclusion sector, words which were rarely, if ever, used when he started.

After Vincent gives us a look at his background and how he got into this field, he explains to us the difference between the de-segregation movement and the inclusion movement and why we changed from one to the other in the last several decades.

Vincent also talks about the importance of getting to know the people across the table from us. He tells us it takes 7 seconds for our brain to make judgments on people but we need to be able to see under this. We can do that by sharing our stories openly and being comfortable asking people to share their own stories.

He explains that we can often exclude people by not allowing them to belong. Vincent describes diversity as a noun, inclusion as a verb, and belonging as an outcome and how it can benefit many businesses. He uses his own company which he sold to Goldman Sachs as an example, which he can trace back the success of it to diversity.

He finishes off by telling us that leaders need to be responsible for inclusion and diversity and they need to be able to discuss these topics with the rationale of their head, the care of their heart, and the action of their hands.

You can get a copy of Vincent's book, Intrinsic Inclusion here, and connect with him on LinkedIn.

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On this episode of the Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by Bert Thornton and Sherry Hartnett, the authors of High Impact Mentoring, who are here to give you everything you need to know about the book as well as the best types of mentors and mentees.

Bert is the Former COO of Waffle House and was instrumental in helping build the company into a recognizable name around the country. His developmental leadership style is one every leader needs to embrace and learn from as you are building your team of leaders.

Sherry has built an award-winning Executive Mentoring program for the University of West Florida and the Pensacola area and has helped students interested in business and leadership truly grow into leaders ready to enter the job market. Her program and processes are a must need in every company in America today.

Bert speaks about some of the most important things when interviewing, such as attitude, energy, appearance engagement, demeanor, and body language, all of which leave a lasting impression on the interviewer, even in a technological world where meetings may not be in person anymore. Sherry adds to this by saying she would expect the younger mentee to reach out and call the older more experienced mentor, rather than texting or emailing them.

Bert explains that to force mentees out of their comfort zone, you first need to make sure they can be there and are open to your advice, which then allows you to figure out what the mentee needs. Sometimes this can be something different from what they think, pushing them out of their comfort zones.

Later on in the podcast, Sherry talks about the top 5 things which mentees are looking for out of their mentors, which are;

Guidance on career development
To learn more about a specific industry
Gain more info on a specific area of business
Professional development skills
More self-confidence

From his time at Waffle House, Bert talks about how they have 44 people sitting in the wings waiting to take a leadership role, which helped Waffle House grow to the size it is today, by having these people trusted with leadership roles. It also helps raise the work level of the people currently in those leadership roles.

Moving towards the end of the podcast, Sherry shares the 7 steps to begin building a program which are outlined in their book in more detail.

Figure out your why
Find a program champion
Set the goals and metrics
Building the program
Recruiting and connecting
Nurturing your people in your program
Measuring to improve

Mike finishes by asking about the importance of giving back to the community and mentoring. Bert explains a successful life is about adding value to people and to see your help directly impacting a life is incredibly rewarding. He is often asked what is the silver bullet of life and that is to hang around the right people, but the gold bullet is to hang around the right people and have a mentor while doing it.

You can grab a copy of the book yourself which is available at highimpactmentoringbook.com, on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, and Book Logics. Also, keep an eye out in the near future for Sherry’s brand new mentoring course coming soon!

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On this episode of the Lead Up Podcast, Mike is joined by Bob Dent, the vice president and CEO of 3 hospitals and 32 years of experience, to share his wisdom and advice on how he runs his hospitals.

Bob talks in great detail at the beginning of the show about the challenges leading in general, and being a new leader during Covid-19 brought as he took the position just before the pandemic started. He goes on to talk about what he calls relentless leadership, saying you don’t have to have the answer, just always be there.

Mike asks Bob about how people who are people pleasers or problem solvers shift away from that mindset, as well as asking about staff who are afraid to speak up and share an idea that they may have.

Bob shares some great advice to any fellow CEO’s or leaders on the financial side who may never have had clinical experience previously, and talks about some of the methods he uses to help these leaders, such as taking them on rounds of the hospital to help them understand the issues better.

Mike asks Bob what he has done to put a focus on the health and wellbeing of his team, to which Bob replies with an impressive list of initiatives that are helping his staff deal with the extra pressures which have been brought on by this pandemic.

Bob finishes off with his three-pointers for executive leaders, which are emotionally positive, be self-empowered, and be fully engaged.

You can find Bob on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, or if you want to get in touch with him directly, you can email him via bob.dent@emeryhealthcare.org.

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In this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike speaks about The Great Resignation.. or The Great Re-evaluation. Mike shares the main reasons why employees are leaving their jobs and provides you with some tools and strategies you can use to attract other company's top performers and prevent your best talent from leaving. Research has shown that 87% of employees who are thinking of quitting their jobs would stay with an employer/company that makes them feel valued and developed.

The most common questions employees are asking themselves in the workplace right now are:

Do I really want to do this work?
Do I really want to work from home?
Do I really want to work in an office?
Is the work that I am doing meaningful?
Am I happy working for my boss?

Mike explains how the No.1 reason why employees are leaving their jobs is that they don’t like the culture of the company and they don’t like their boss. He dives into how COVID-19 and the pandemic have exposed the weaknesses of leaders and how it is driving The Great Resignation… or The Great Re-evaluation. Mike also speaks about how employees choose their employers.

Here are some strategies you as a leader can use to be attractive to employees:

Be a leader that is focused on developing skills and talent
Be aware that people want skills that will help them grow up the ladder, they don’t just want to go to work and grab a paycheck
Ensure your supervisors are showing appreciation for your staff – test out the high-five method
Is your culture one that would attract top performers?
Is your team better than the one employees are leaving?

Mike’s short book, Quit Losing Talent, will be available to purchase at a low rate very soon. Make sure to email mike@habourrecources.com to let him know you are interested in the book, or if there is anything you would like to talk to him about!

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On this episode of The Lead Up Podcast, Mike has Quint Studer back for another appearance to discuss more about leadership and compassion in organizations.

Quint begins by talking about how he has changed from using engagement to using Love and explains how love is holding people accountable. Quint shares how he approaches holding people accountable, always asking for permission and ensuring they know it’s his perception or opinion.

Quint also tells us how he feels it is important to be a life-long learner as the world is always changing, and how his curiosity has helped with this.

When Mike asks why the health care industry is so special, Quint shares his beliefs that the people in the industry are so driven by values, which is hard to come by in a society that has become transactional. Quint thinks we need to create a society that makes people feel good.

Leading on from this, Quint tells us about a survey he does where he asks How consistent the leadership is and how effective is the organization at identifying and implementing best practices, the latter usually scoring poorly. He explains to us that fixing the second question takes care of the first one and also explains how analytics like this can be very useful to organizations.

Coming towards the end of this episode, Quint speaks about breaking the stigma of asking for help, stating that we need to recognize and reward people who seek help, but also hold those who don’t accountable.

Quint has a conference coming up on the 22nd and 23rd of February which you can attend virtually or in-person in Pensacola, Florida for just $250 per person which is designed to replenish yourself, your team, and your organization. This conference is for anyone who touches healthcare but can be just as beneficial for those who don’t. Quint doesn’t want money to be an issue so he offers a 100% money-back guarantee if you don’t think the conference is valuable. You can find out all the information right here: www.RYTOConference.com

You can also head to gratitudegroup.com for a wellness and replenishment toolkit you can use for your organization.

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In this episode of the LeadUp Podcast, Mike brings you through the 5 keys to being a goal achiever rather than being a goal setter in 2022. Research suggests the 80%of people who set a New Year’s resolution have given up on them within 4-6 weeks, but Mike believes he’s cracked the process of how to stick to these goals throughout the year.

The steps are:

Look forward first, don’t look back on the year
Figure out who you need to become the achieve the forward-looking goals, then you can look back and the year gone by
Evaluate what you need to stop doing and figure out the routines you need to set up to replace bad habits
Be patient with yourself and your results, but urgent with action
Involve your team in the process

Mike goes into great detail, giving examples from his own life on each of the points above. He also suggests you head to dailycqp.com to pick up your compass planner to help you set your goals for the year, as well as heading to harbourresoucres.com where you can check out the store and pick up the 40 Days to Elevate Your Success program and the Success Rituals course to further help you with your goals for this year.

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In this episode, I am sharing with you 5 Symbols of Leadership and how we can use Christmas as reminders.

Christmas lights - One of my and my family's favorite things to do is to drive around and look at Christmas lights. They can be simple or elaborate but one thing they all have in common is they shine bright. As a leader, we are called to shine our light on others in order to guide and lead them to become their best.
Christmas trees have to be planted and nurtured. Leaders have to be nurtured in order to grow.
Presence - not the kind under the tree, although it can mean just as much or more to the person you are present for. This is so important for those you lead to know they matter especially during the crisis we have been facing.
Food -it's required for growth. Not the kind we eat, but what we feed our minds and those around us to help them grow.
Gifts -recognize the gifts that others have and bring to the table.

Listen to this entire episode to learn more about how to use these symbols in your daily leadership.

Have a blessed Christmas and Holiday!

In episode 262 we have a great guest interview for you, with Brittney Savarda.

This is a deep and much-needed conversation with everything going on in today's climate.

Brittney is an expert on the topic of Emotional Intelligence. She shares her own journey to emotional intelligence and what it takes to get real about our own challenges with emotional awareness.

She shares how the problems we have with others are often a result of our own challenges within our mindset.

If you tune in, you will learn how to recognize the root causes of your emotions and how to deal with them the right way.

Also, why the ego is the main driver in our emotions.

Listen, take some notes and learn more from Brittney Savarda.

You can visit Brittney's new EI Magazine website Emotional Intelligence Magazine
Brittney on Linked In
Brittney's Book The EQ Deficiency
Brittney on YouTube

In Episode 261 You Don't Have Time Not to Grow I am sharing the importance of being intentional with your growth.

With so many things coming at us right now with news, social media, and the simple craziness going on around us we have to be careful with what we consume.

We are responsible for our growth and what we feed our minds. As leaders, we must make time to add value to ourselves so that we can add value to those we lead.

Listening to The LeadUp Podcast or other leadership podcasts is a great way to grow on your commute or while working out. We offer book summaries for you each week so that you can watch and get the biggest takeaways- maybe do this on your lunch break.

There really are so many options to grow now in your leadership that there are no good excuses as to why you aren't doing it.

This is episode 260 and we had a guest Interview with Alain Hunkins discussing Cracking the Leadership Code.

You will learn why your biggest adversities can become your great assets in leadership if used to grow and not remain stuck.

In research for his book Alain learned on 23% of leaders are seen as good leaders by their employees and what mindset it takes for leaders to change.

Alain shares from his book Cracking the Leadership Code his 3c's for growth and code-cracking.

This episode is full of actionable content from start to finish.

Learn more about Alain at: https://alainhunkins.com/

Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders

People are seeking leadership more than ever. It has never been more important that leaders continue to grow in their leadership.

I am sharing 3 things to help you grow as a leader.

Why leadership growth is so important.
Force- what we may be forcing and what we can no longer force.
What is needed and what is needed right now to make a change in your leadership.

We as leaders need to start with why. Because the what has quit working. What got us in the leadership role no longer works. We have to start leading from our why.

The dissatisfaction rate is at an all-time high in the workplace.

Until you understand why growth is important, you will keep doing the same thing that you have been doing and getting the same results.

People do not want to be led by trial and error leaders- that is why you have to continue to grow.

Listen to this entire episode to learn the in-depth reasons why your leadership growth is so important.

In this episode, we are joined by special guest, Julien Mirivel.

Julien is a Professor of Communication at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Originally from France, Julien came to America as an exchange student. This experience created a love for his new country and what he would do with the rest of his life.

The need to learn a new language to communicate with others helped him develop new relationships.

Julien says we have to take into consideration that when we communicate there are emotions involved. If we have had a conflict with someone it makes communication harder than with someone without conflict.

The art of communication takes place by learning techniques that you can apply to everyday life. The art of communication is flexibility and the science are the things that work that we find in research.

He points out that you have to become aware of your tendencies to overcome them and replace them with new strategies.

Listen to this entire episode to learn from this great conversation between Mike and Julien.

You can follow Julien on LinkedIn & Twitter

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In this episode of The LeadUp Podcast Mike talks about Defeating the Great Resignation.

The number of people who are poised to leave their current employer is over 60%. That is an outrageous number. During the pandemic, the "workplace" changed. Many people started working from home and were able to get more done with fewer distractions and some just enjoyed being able to walk to the next room instead of commuting.

Do you know what the cost of losing 60% of your team looks like? Do you know what it looks like to even lose 1 member of your team? It costs on average 3-10 times the person's salary to replace a team member.

We all have the desire to change but do we use our will to do it. Willpower is what we have to use in order to change and adapt our leadership style to defeat this great resignation.

Ask yourself- if someone leaves your company will they find one better? If someone comes and joins your team will it be better than what they left?

Listen to find out how you can defeat this great resignation.

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On this special guest episode, we are joined by Brian Cunningham. Brian considers himself a student of leadership and life. He has worked his way through every level from parking lot attendant to CEO of a hospital.

Brian shares that we are all in a leadership role on some level and our leadership role is a genuine path for our awakening as human beings.

Brian says "I grew up confused about life and got into the workspace, I was even more confused. What I thought I would see from leaders, I wasn't seeing that. So it's been a long journey as a student, looking for people that expressed sort of a more expanded version of service."

"I was a parking lot attendant there. And I loved that job, and I'm really good at parking to this day, Mike. You know, I knew as a parking lot attended, something was different about healthcare"

"Leadership is not about title or position it is about who you become and the value you can add to others."

"Having a limited amount of awareness causes us to have blinders on and to restrict our possibilities."

"When you look at what they are directing their staffs to do, especially in healthcare, you got to standardize your key processes. Quint says you've got to stand at the most important processes to standardize are your key leadership processes. But leaders, many leaders don't want that. They just want to kind of wing it. And so we don't have enough people who are committed to dance and that doesn't mean cookie-cutter. That just means that awareness of a developmental progression."

Listen to this entire episode to find out more about how to increase your AQ.

You can follow Brian on Facebook, and LinkedIn

Brians's book Our AQ(Awareness Quotient): The Missing Link to Extraordinary Leadership and Life is available here.

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We are joined by our special guest Tom Dahlborg. Tom is the author of From Heart to Head & Back Again...A Journey Through the Healthcare System. Tom has over 35 years of hospital leadership and is passionate about compassionate care and servant leadership.

In our world right now we all need to take the time to see the perspectives of others and not judge. Compassion for others seems to be missing in so many areas right now in our society but one place it needs to be strongest is in healthcare.

Tom shares why it's so important to engage the heart and why It's so important to engage the mind. It can't be either or it has to be both and we need to embody compassion, care, and love.

It's not a weakness, to love, and it's not a weakness to be compassionate, it's not a weakness to be vulnerable and to open our hearts up. Because how many of us have been told, you know, man up or something like that when we're younger?

Tom is a brilliant communicator around the heart of leadership and you will learn this and so much more from this episode.

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Hey Friend, what are you thinking?

Thomas Edison said, "Five percent of people think; ten percent of the people think they think, and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.”

Are you a thinker? We have a thinking problem in the world today. Most people are letting others do their thinking for them. As leaders, we have to engage our conscious thinking to effect change and influence others in a positive direction.

Approximately 6,200 thoughts run through our heads daily! Not all of these thoughts should be acted on, much less thought. We are getting so much information from others and our smartphones and what we do with that is critical. How are you using these thoughts and information to be a great leader?

Today in Episode 254 I talk about revolutionary thinking that is needed in our leadership today. I hope you will take 20-minutes and listen, then act on the advice.

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Joe Tye joins us on this episode of The LeadUp Podcast. Joe is CEO and Head Coach of Values Coach. He is the author or co-author of 15 books, his latest book is Building a Culture of Ownership in Healthcare.

Joe explains that the #1 challenge for any leader, not just in healthcare but in any organization is going to be building a team and inspiring loyalty in that team so you don't have this turnover every year.

Employee engagement is one of the topics organizations have been talking about for the last 15 years. People can be engaged with their job and those they work with but not with the organization. This can result in organizations losing great members of their teams.

Employee ownership is important, so they feel a part of the organization not just holding a position. You have to teach them like owners if you want them to feel and act like owners.

The culture in an organization is made up of the attitudes and behaviors of those in the organization. People will not change unless you provide the tools and techniques to inspire those changes.

One way companies can help improve these is by defining their values. You can create a value and mission statement for your organization. When you define what you stand for and what the behaviors look like it is easier for your employees to recognize and implement those.

You can learn more about Joe and purchase his books by visiting www.valuescoach.com.

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We are in the final quarter home stretch of 2021 and Episode 252 is for you if you want this to be a great quarter to set you up for next year.

Mike is a firm believer the final quarter determines the pace of the next year.

As you listen in to this episode learn from one of the great all-time thinkers in history, James Allen, and his book written in 1902, as Mike applies a couple of James' thoughts to modern-day leadership.

We are living in a time of great distress and most of it is created by outside forces and distractions. But, we can unleash ourselves from those conditions and change everything in our life and leadership if we will do a few things right today.

Mike shares 3 things leaders must do to unlock their full leadership potential.

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Encouraging those around us especially those we lead is so important.

One of the biggest struggles across the board today for employers is finding and keeping employees. If you drive to the grocery store or to work, I am sure you will see several businesses with signs that say HIRING. There is a lack of people wanting to work or work harder.

Mike is sharing 4 ways that you can begin to encourage others.

Start with you! - You have to be what you want others you lead to be. You can not encourage others if you don't yourself have courage. If you are struggling to be encouraged yourself, you may need to get some coaching or a mentor so that you can begin to be what you want from your team.

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Go to them! If you haven't checked in with your team, you need to. Being a leader it is your responsibility to make sure they are getting what they need. Most times employees are not going to come to you for encouragement, but they will come to you to resign.

You will want to listen to this entire episode to find out all 4 ways. We offer a lot of different opportunities for you to grow and help your team to grow.

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Resilience -the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. We all have it in us, but is it enough to get us to where we want or need to go?

We are joined by special guest Rachael Gillette, President of Studer Community Institute. Rachael like most of us has worked hard to learn how to grow during this pandemic. She is sharing 7 key skills that we all can use.

Rachael says the first is competence - "If I feel like I have some level of skill in knowing how to handle a stressful situation, I'm going to feel better about it. I know that I've got this competence, the strengths, and then I can have confidence in those because I can lean on them in this difficult or stressful situation."

Rachael emphasizes the importance of connecting with others. "When we're in a situation like the pandemic and we all went home, we talk about social isolation and social distancing, we lose that sense of connectedness. And as human beings, we need to be connected to other people."

Listen to this episode to hear all the 7 C's Rachael shares.

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Speaking in front of others is one of the top fears almost all humans have, and I know because I used to take F’s in speech class.

Our guest today shares this. “It really is real, it's most people's greatest fear. And the short answer and people have it because it's not natural. You know, if you think about it, most of our conversations are one on one, they're on the phone, you don't see the person. A lot of people these days, especially younger ones, they're just texting or emailing, you don't see or hear them. They get in front of an audience like, wow, this is really, different.”

We are joined by a special guest, Fred Miller. Fred is a speaker, a best-selling author, and an international presentation coach. His books, “NO SWEAT Public Speaking!” and “NO SWEAT Elevator Speech!” are purchased internationally, and have rave reviews on Amazon.com

Fred teaches we're much too tough on ourselves. One thing I always ask the audience, Mike, I ask,” Is anybody sitting out there thinking, man, I can't wait till Fred screws up? I'll be on his Facebook page, his LinkedIn page.” Most of them are glad that you're up there, and they're not. This fear of public speaking. And you have obviously also, it's an equal opportunity fear. It doesn't care about your age, education, or occupation.

Fred explains why stories are the emotional glue that connects your audience to your message and what you must do to find and build your stories.

Also, in this episode with Fred Miller, you will learn how to put together a presentation full of imagery and ideas that pop and keep the attention of your audience, whether a team meeting or a keynote speech in front of thousands.

Fred's website is https://nosweatpublicspeaking.com/ and his podcast NO SWEAT Public Speaking!

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In this episode, Mike shares 5 effective reminders to communicating with others.

It is critical is seek first to understand, then to be understood. However you were raised, however, you were conditioned, as a young person growing up is going to determine how you understand or lack thereof seeking to understand other people's perspectives.

Practice the platinum rule - treat others how they want to be treated. You must first apply the first rule to understand others before you can know how to treat the other person.

Leave your emotions at the door. Do not bring emotions from other relationships or conversations to another. Keeping them in check can keep you from triggering the other person unnecessarily.

Use questions as a path of understanding. Asking questions in an assuming way will not get you where you want to go in the conversation. You must practice how and what you ask in order to get what you want and to not create a barrier in the communication.

Be friendly. Sounds so simple but for a lot of people, it is so hard. We cant be friendly when we walk around judging people. We must put down the red pen to mark the mistakes of others and pick up a highlighter and start looking for the best in them.

I am challenging you to practice these simple behaviors and be intentional at work and home. When you do this I promise you will see a difference in your communication with others.

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In this episode, Mike is joined by special guest Mark Herschburg.

Mark is the author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success that No One Taught You. He based the book on 20 years of teaching and working in the field, all the skills they left out of our primary and secondary, and college education.

Mike and Mark talk about the essential skills that leaders need in order to communicate and influence their teams.

Mark shares the best way for us to really learn these skills of leadership and the way top business schools teach them, is to create peer learning groups. So in your organization's, whether this is for yourself, or for your team, you can create groups of people, I recommend groups of about six to eight, but you can do it with larger groups.

You can pick your favorite business communication, a type of book, use articles, you can listen to great podcasts like this one, have your learning group, listen to this podcast every week, and say, we're gonna discuss the topics in this podcast because that's where the learning happens. You take content, and then you have that discussion.

Mark also has The Career Toolkit App you can download on Apple or Android for free.

Listen to this episode to find more great ways to improve your leadership.

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In this episode, Mike talks about Defining What Success Means to You.

You must first define what it means to you before you can model what it is for someone else. You also have to define success in key areas of your life. What success means for one person can be completely different than what it means to another.

There are different approaches to defining success- bottom-up or top-down, short-term or long-term. We offer a great tool to help you achieve daily success, the Daily Compass Tool. The Daily Compass Tool helps you to start to create daily success to reach the long-term success you are after.

Define what success will look like, look for others that have achieved this goal, and find out what they did to get there. Make sure to surround yourself with people who are going where you want to go and are doing things you want to do. Do some research so that you are prepared for your success journey.

Remember, that how you define success may change along the way and you may find a different path, so don't get too set in one way to achieve the goal.

We have created a program to help you achieve the success you are after- Success Rituals. The course is broken into 4 modules, 26 videos, and workbooks that will help you to develop new habits in your life and create a better future for yourself.

We are joined by special guest Heather Crider on this week's episode of the LeadUp Podcast.

Heather helps high-performing leaders, executives, and organizations reduce their stress and overwhelm, avoid burnout, and really become who they're meant to be. She does this through brain-based neuroscience, evidence-based neuroscience. She says really retraining our brains.

Heather tells us our habits, the things that we do, are what set us up for success or continue down that thread of stress. And the biggest thing is the response versus the reaction. We can't cognitively make decisions when our brain is hijacked constantly by stress.

Our brain is designed for success. And believe it or not, staying in this high-stress environment is success to the brain when that's all it knows.

Heather offers our LeadUp listeners a code to get her self-reflection workbook for free. This self-reflection workbook is a great place to start to really start understanding what questions to ask yourself. She also has a free stress and burnout recovery masterclass on August 27th from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. CST. This is a free class where we talk about some of these things and a little bit more in detail, give a little bit more tips and tricks, and just different perspectives. Click here to register. Follow this link and use the code GIFT for the Self-Reflection Workbook.

You can learn more about Heather on her website- Heatherjcrider.com.

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We welcome special guest, Byrd Baggett to the LeadUp Podcast this week.

Byrd Baggett is a best-selling author and popular motivational speaker. He has been helping organizations develop authentic leaders and passionately engaged teams since 1990. Byrd is the author of True Growth: Simple Insights on How to Live and Lead with Authenticity.

Byrd has written several books, his passion and expertise are focused on leadership development, and especially helping people become more authentic in their purpose. Helping leaders embrace the transformational power of authenticity, to improve themselves in the lives they touch.

Byrd shares the best definitions of humility, ie authenticity. Authenticity is a noble choice to forego your status, deploy your resources, or use your influence for the good of others before yourself.

We too often take our freedoms for granted. Some of the most authentic leaders of people are our soldiers, blue-collar workers, firemen, or policemen. People that don't look for credit but go out and get the job done.

Listen to this great episode to hear more of this great interview.

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In this special guest episode, we are joined by Tom Morris. Tom is one of the world's top public philosophers and pioneering business thinkers. He's the author of over 30 groundbreaking books, including Plato's Lemonade Stand, and is a legendary speaker whose electrifying talks reengage people around their deepest values and reignite their passion for work and life.

In Plato's Lemonade Stand, Tom blends powerful insights with great stories and good fun to illuminate the path of wise living in the face of challenge and change. Along the way, he shows us how to move with wisdom from difficulty to delight in everything we do.

Tom shares that people who prepare to deal with little things are in much better shape to deal with the big things. "You can learn to pay attention to the little lemons in life, and maybe make some lemon meringue pie or something right. But it's all about learning, cultivating paying attention. And then once you see, once you know that there's a challenge you face, then there are various ways various steps to handling that challenge."

Listen to this great episode for more insight.

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In this episode, Mike shares 5 Ways to Develop Positive Thinking.

Our Attitudes really are everything. When we're not feeling great about our lives or how the day is going, everything can seem to go wrong. The problem is, life isn't a steady thing. You might have one really good day followed by another equally bad. With so many things outside of your control from the weather to politics, it might seem impossible to ever truly feel good about anything.

One way to have a positive mindset is to start every day with purpose and set a direction for your day. One of the tools that Mike uses daily is the Daily Compass Tool.This tool will help you to prioritize your day and focus on what is in your control.

You can find more on this topic over on the LeadUp Blog.

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We welcome special guest, Barrett Blackmon to this episode of the LeadUp Podcast.

Barrett is the author of Metastatic America: Discovering America While Discovering Myself. It is a social commentary on the state of race, religion, and culture in the United States as seen through the life experiences of a Black healthcare executive. The thesis of the book, Metastatic America is really about our choice, the decisions that we make on a daily basis to decide if we're going to spread hope and unity, or if we're going to spread, toxicity and division.

Barrett is a Regional Vice-President of Oncology Services in Houston, TX. He made the decision to do something in this field when his father passed away from cancer when Barrett was just 16 years old.

Mike and Barrett share the importance of communication in leadership.

"I like to make sure that I engage in conversations with people, especially with people that I don't have great knowledge about, very cautiously, and try to find out as much as I can about them just through listening. I try giving them the platform to just talk and allow them to tell me what it is that they want me to know about them."- Barrett

Barrett shared 3 things he learned from a mentor that he has carried into his leadership.

Be intentional about really getting to know those you lead. Understand what their fears and aspirations are.
Be intentional about mentoring.
Be intentional about helping those you lead to be successful.

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Mike shares 3 Questions Every Leader Should Ask Every Day.

What am I doing to improve the experience that my employees are having under my leadership?

Statistically, 70% of employees are not satisfied with their leader. The main reason for this is they do not feel valued. Setting daily goals to keep you on track.

What are we doing as a team to improve the experience of our customers?

We have to make sure that the team is trained and educated to make sure the customer has a great first and last impression. The values of the company have to be evident throughout the team. We have created 8 Ways to Create Championship Customer Service- email Mike to get more information on how to gain access to this great tool.

What do I need to improve in my leadership capacity?

Is there a gap between where we are now and where we need to be? You have to find where the gaps are. It could be in communication, training, accountability, or coaching. Wherever the gaps are you have to close them.

We have some great tools for you to use to help in these areas. We have shared links below to make it convenient for you to find them.

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On this episode of The LeadUp Podcast Mike is joined by special guest Jim Kouzes.

Jim is a best-selling author of The Leadership Challenge.

They waste no time diving into the gaps in leadership today. According to Jim, the biggest gap is between frontlines and the senior executives. The farther you get from the leader the lower the scores.

All the ZOOM meetings and technology that we use now to communicate with our teams can take out some personalized conversations. Jim suggests making some time at the beginning of the meetings to get better acquainted with the team.

Jim also shared the importance of meeting with each individual during the workweek. This could be a 10-minute face-to-face or a phone call.

Research shows most leaders do not get their first leadership training until 10 years after being in a leadership role. Can you imagine being on a plane and the pilot not telling you they had been flying but without any training?

Leadership training is so important - leadership is about relationships.

The more you set a good example and make the values of the organization clear the more engagement you will have with the team. Studies show when employees feel like they are making an impact and that they matter the longer they will stay with their company.

Jim says they are finding in research that employees are needing more compassion and support from their leaders more than ever.

We should ask ourselves as leaders -What are the skills and abilities that I need to have, in order for them to perform at their highest level? After all, what's the job of a leader anyway to make people better, worse, or stay the same?

Listen to the entire interview for more great insight from Jim.

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The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations

We welcome our special guest, Diana Hendel to this episode of The LeadUp Podcast.

Diana is a former CEO of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Miller Children's and Women's Hospital in California. She is the co-author of Why Cope When You Can Heal? : How Healthcare Heroes of COVID-19 Can Recover from PTSD and author of Responsible: A Memoir

Diana shares, how midway in her career, she found having an executive coach to be a valuable asset to her growth as a leader. Her coach helped her work through areas of vulnerability that she might otherwise push aside.

Diana talks with Mike about trauma and crisis and how they can create a lot of unnecessary stress.

"Crisis does not make us a leader, it reveals whether we are a leader," Mike.

Diana shares a traumatic experience she had while being CEO. An employee came into her hospital and shot and killed 2 supervisors and then turned the gun on himself.

She learned a very important lesson as a leader that day - that it was crucial for her to be able to guide those she leads through this crisis.

She was the leader but had also gone through the same trauma the rest of her team had endured.

In her book, she talks about the importance of not just coping but processing the cause to move towards healing and closure.

Be sure to pick up a copy of Diana's books and follow her on FB and LinkedIn

Responsible: A Memoir

In episode 237 Mike shares 3 Things to Know to Build a Team.

Whether you are the Hiring Manager or just a leader in general hiring the wrong person can disrupt the whole team.

Mike shares the importance of knowing yourself so that you don't make the same mistakes when hiring that you have in the past.

Every interview question you ask needs to be built around the values of the organization.

Mike has interviewed 1000's of candidates for various levels of positions and reviewed even more resumes. He is very aware of how important it is to not waste time and money on someone that is not in line with where you want your team to go.

Did you know 67% of companies in America say they make hiring mistakes? One way to solve this is to have processes in place from hiring to training and continued connection after the first 90 days.

We offer some great tools on our website that can help improve your hiring process. Just click the links below or contact us for more information on how we can help you developed your hiring and onboarding systems.

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On this special guest episode, we are joined by Aaron Walker. Aaron is the author of View From The Top, a must-read to fully understand how to live a life of success and significance.

Aaron shares with us the importance of striving for excellence, doing the hard stuff, and surrounding ourselves with people that will lift us to be our best.

"You've got to always be sharpening your saw, you've always got to be getting the little extra edge. Not just going out there, like a bottle rocket without a stick on it, you know, spewing around everywhere."~ Aaron Walker

Aaron tells us why we've got to look outward more, we've got to look for opportunities around us to be a leader. Having mentors to help us think through our ideas and help us grow. When we can find an environment that we can be honest, authentic, transparent, and vulnerable, that we can then eradicate those things from our life and get on solid ground so that we can build an amazing life.

Listen to the entire episode for more insight from Aaron and Mike.

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There are people who have excuses in life, and there are people who make excuses. Our guest today has every reason to make excuses, but instead has made a greater fortune.

We are joined by special guest Marie Cosgrove. Marie has written a book, Greater Fortune: Essential Lessons from the Entrepreneur Who Bought the Company who Fired Her.

Marie talks about the less than ideal start in her life she had and how that has impacted her to work hard. She shares the story of how her grandmother fought for her mother and her to give them life.

Marie was a single mom of 4 kids, she had sole custody and worked to be a top seller for the company she worked for. She was expecting a promotion but instead was fired because she was making too much money.

With the encouragement of friends, she started her own company. She used her mindset, perseverance, her faith and surrounded herself with others that believed in her to go after her dream.

Marie shares how the negative voices we sometimes listen to, pushed her to invest in leadership training so she could lead her team better.

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Happy May 14th. I am happy to share a lesson on mentorship today with you and hope you find great value in the ideas.

I grew up without great modeling and a dad who didn't and still doesn't have mentors. So, making mistakes is commonplace in the lives of those who don't seek advice from others.

In the episode you will listen to in episode 234, I share 3 types of mentors we all need but why you should also be there for others.

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We are joined by Fred Kienle on this episode of the LeadUp podcast.

Fred and Mike discuss the difference between being retired from a company and retired from life. You always have to have a purpose or you will waste away.

Fred has met many people during his 76 years and has observed that the ones who are healthier, happier, and stronger are those with good attitudes.

If you change your attitude you can change your life.

Good leaders stop and assess themselves, they ask themselves questions and then say, 'I got to get back on board. Take a deep breath.'

Fred believes that leadership is an attitude- everyone from the CEO to the person that answers the phone. Everyone should be the best at their position. Everyone is a leader. Listen in on this inspiring conversation with Fred Keinle and Mike Harbour

Fred's books Health with an Attitude and Success with an Attitude are available on Amazon.

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We welcome special guest Allison Liddle to the show again.

Allison Liddle is a 3x best-selling author of Life Under Construction, The Art of imperfect Action, and Keep Going, Co-Captian & Participant on the new TVSeries "Four Days to Save the World," top motivational speaker, leadership trainer, podcast host, CEO/Founder of AllisonLiddle Consulting, President of ProsperWealth Management, and mother to two.

In this episode, Allison and Mike explore some tips from her new book Reset Your Life in Thirty Days. Allison talks about her own journey of resetting after seeking to be all and do all things all the time.

"I'm super excited and grateful that this book is coming out at the time that it's coming out because the last 12 months have been pretty difficult for most people in some way, shape, or form. I understand that all of our experiences are different. And some of us are still trying to find our way. But this book actually came to me in September 2019, I felt like God or the universe or something was whispering to me telling me that I needed to take a reset."

"Let's talk about the word detox for just a minute because many people hear that word and think, well I'm not an abuser of substances."

"You can think about detox like helping your body feel better and heal itself better. And so when I was thinking about really what I wanted that subtitle to be, this guide is really helping people go through different areas of their life in order to really show up as our best selves first.

Allison talks about the launch of her Youth Leadership Conference. This conference will include over 150 high school students and will help them launch their dreams. "Young people need adults in their life that believe in them, and help them amplify their strengths, and minimize their weaknesses."

When you start competing against others, you start looking at what they do well, and what you don't do so well versus leaning into your strengths.

Allison has written a new book, Reset Your Life in 30 Days: A Guide to Detox Your Mind, Body & Spirit. The process is simple but impactful. Living in survival in burnout zone actually will impact your body in different ways.

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Learn more about her and her mission on her website .

We welcome special guest Sarah Johnston on this week's episode.

Sarah is a former executive healthcare recruiter and now as CEO of the Briefcase Coach, she helps executives and leaders approach job search strategically.

Sarah shares with our listeners how to really broaden your search to 25-35 companies in the area you are searching.

Sarah suggests that you are clear on who you are, and what value you would bring to an organization, what your strengths are, and what your transferable skills are, and who hires people like this for those jobs.

Focus on how you can build relationships and meet new people who can be a part of your job search journey.

You can find Sarah on LinkedIn

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Learning from our mistakes is crucial in growth.

Mike shares some lessons from two leaders he admires.

Abraham Lincoln made many mistakes and continued to grow and become President of the United States. For Abraham Lincoln, it was about getting up and trying it again, and again, and again.

Vince Lombardi one of the greatest football coaches ever said, "Winning is a habit, but so is losing." Which one are you going to allow to become a habit in your life and in your leadership?

Oftentimes, as leaders, what we do is we think we've said it once. Here's what I know, on average, it takes seven times to hear something, before we hear it the first time. This means as a leader, you may have to say it 700 times before someone hears it for the first time.

What do you need to get back to in order to create winning as a habit? Not necessarily trying something new, maybe a new way.

What are the lessons from leadership, from your wall?

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In this week's episode, we welcome special guests Brett Cooper and Evans Kerrigan of Integris Performance Advisors.

They are sharing with Mike about their book Solving The People Problem.

Brett says, the reason they wrote this book was that journey that they were on, had got to the point where they realized there's a lot of people still making the kind of mistakes that we saw people making 10 years ago, 15 years ago, 20 years ago.

They want to improve employee engagement and improve employee satisfaction.

Evan shares, "Because all too often there's kind of that dichotomy that people set up between hard skills and soft skills. And the reality is, the soft skills are the hard skills, it's really easy to design something and let it work from there, it's really hard to actually get people to be able to communicate openly, honestly, to really get at the biggest issues we're facing is organizations."

They believe that people aren't the problem the processes are the problem. In almost every single case, there are problems with how people communicate with one another how they work well together. And what that friction is that gets in the way of us actually getting the work done and that is more of the issue.

If you as a leader can understand both your own style and the styles of others, you're going to be so much more effective at making room so you get the best out of everybody on your team.

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Mike is teaching four adjustments we need to make at the of end-of-quarter to win the first half.

Daily Compass Quarterly Planner is a tool that he uses daily to reach his goals and to stay on track. Use this tool to write down your goals and dreams so as not to lose sight of them.

1 GET REAL - You have to get real about your progress, success, and lack of success. Be real about your mindset. Listen in the learn the REAL areas we must adjust.

2 GET CLEAR - About your dreams and goals. Have a clear vision of what you want your life to look like.

3 GET SMART - You have to get smart about your path forward. You have to be smart and plan for your vision.

4 GET A WIND-UP CLOCK - By this Mike means you have to adjust every day to stay on the path to reach those goals. You have to keep them in front of you so that you don't lose momentum before you reach them.

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Quint Studer joins Mike for another great interview on this episode.

What's the difference between stress and trauma?

Quint shares, "in my opinion, I think stress is usually more short-term."

There's also trauma that just continues for so long. It just wears you out. And eventually, you just started what I would call, I can't survive this trauma.

They talk about the psychological trauma that often can't be seen, but it's there. And certainly, we've experienced that over the last 12 months from a social distancing standpoint, and a leadership standpoint.

Mike asked Quint, "what do leaders need to be aware of, when they can't see that trauma in their team, but it's there?"

Quint shares resources to help you identify and manage stress and trauma for yourself and to help others. What you don't want to do is identify a need, and say, but we don't have anything to take care of you.

Resource links:

We've moved from stress to trauma. Here's what that means for you article by Quint Studer

Dealing with Stress and Trauma Toolkit

Episode 226 has 5 steps you will want to use to connect with your employees.

As we all know relationships are critical in leadership. As a leader, you have to use each step to engage and grow the relationship with your employees.

Great leadership is a rare find. People want to work with great leaders and help them succeed.

Listen to understand- we all know this but are you practicing this step? When employees feel heard they feel valued.

Share and share often- do you communicate in your head but not to your team? Keeping your team informed is crucial.

Be Transparent- trust is the foundation for all relationships. You lose credibility if your team doesn't trust you. Share what you know.

Get to know one another- Create a connection with your team. Do you know your employee's goals? As a leader don't you want to help them reach their goals? Let them get to know you.

Celebrate positive behaviors and actions - individually and publicly. Share what you expect and when an employee accomplishes something, celebrate it.

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Episode 225 is full of gold nuggets for the leader or organization wishing to improve employee engagement and leadership talent.

Mike and Dan discuss how to Crack the code of Sustainable team performance while Dan digs from the interviews he conducted while writing this great book.

For 25 years Dan Edds has been a practicing management consultant, working with state & local government, healthcare, K-12 education, higher education, and nonprofits. He is the author of 2 books, the first, Transformation Management, and his most recent, Leveraging the Genetics of Leadership, Cracking the code of sustainable team performance. His latest book demonstrates how elite organizations are revolutionizing the practice of leadership, recreating the world of work, and setting new standards for employee engagement and customer value.

Social Media Links:

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www.DanielEdds.com

Leveraging the Genetics of Leadership: Cracking the Code of Sustainable Team Performance

Leveraging the Genetics of Leadership: Cracking the Code of Sustainable Team Performance

Empathy - the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Empathy is harder for some to express because it causes them to be vulnerable, others it comes more naturally.

Mike shares how the recent death of his sister has really changed the way he wants to be as a leader. He shares 3 ways for leaders to be empathetic and create a better relationship with those on your team.

Compassion is the first way to be an Empathetic Leader. Compassion comes easier for some people, others really have to work hard at showing and feeling compassion for others. Stepping in and experiencing someone else's feelings and understanding their suffering even when it's uncomfortable for you can take your leadership to a whole new level.

Availability is the second way, as opposed to select-ability. What he means is you can't select who or when you are available. You have to be available even when it may be an inconvenience for you.

The third way is support. Stepping in and just checking on people when they are struggling even when they say they don't need anything. Most people won't ask for help or tell you when you ask that they need anything. But when you do step in, it is noticed and appreciated.

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In this episode, there is gold when it comes to mindset no matter where you find yourself in life, leadership, or your sales roles you will learn a ton from our special guest.

Jason Forrest. Jason is a leading authority in culture change programs and an expert at creating high-performance, high-profit, and "Best Place to Work" cultures. The winner of five international Stevie Awards for his training programs, Jason is also an award-winning author of six books, including Leadership Sales Coaching – rated as one of Selling Power Magazine's Top Sales Books. In 2018, FPG earned a rare honor by being named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list for the third consecutive year, one of just 1,200 companies nationwide to achieve that honor out of a field of more than 7 million.

Jason shares that when he wrote the book Leadership Sales Coaching many years ago, he took the philosophy that a salesperson is an athlete, and should be coached like an athlete not managed like an employee.

There are circumstances in life, and then there's the meaning we give it. Whatever charge you have in your life that's kind of holding you back, you're putting too much meaning into it, we've got to let go of that charge.

A warrior always finds the advantage. And so what's the advantage that I can do here? How can I leverage it? You know, how can I change my thinking around this? I think that's the message everyone needs to hear is whatever, whatever charge you have in your life that's kind of holding you back, you're putting too much meaning to it, you know, we've got to let go of that charge.

P equals K minus L. So performance is what we do. Knowledge is what we've been taught to do. But then you have to minus out the leashes.

The second type of leash is a story. So a story is anything that you kind of blame on outside circumstances or something outside of yourself.

Because the power of duplication that is it? Is that what you do over and over again, you desensitize yourself with it?

Jason wrote The Mindset of Sales Warrior, the book has 42 different strategies on how to remove the self-image stories you're locked into. The Mindset of a Sales Warrior will help you be a better husband, a better wife, a better teacher, a better speaker, a better coach, just a better influencer overall, in your general life, you can find that at warriormindsetbook.com. To learn more about Jason you can find him on LinkedIn and FPG.

In this episode, Mike shares 4 ways to lead when disruptions come.

Things don't always go our way and we have to learn how to redirect and focus on what we can control.

We need to be able to plan for disruptions. They happen and we can't always prepare but if possible we can take the initiative.

Delay- that is the second way to lead when disruptions occur. Sometimes, it is not necessary to deal with something right away. Delays can be the beginning of an adventure.

Sometimes you may have something on your schedule that needs immediate attention that has been planned, in that case, you may have to delay something else.

Delegation- giving someone else the responsibility to take care of something. At times leaders do not like to delegate things they think they must address. But oftentimes we must trust the people we have mentored and lead to show up in the very way we have and have taught them. This can be a good thing. We can actually see leaders grow when given the opportunity and a relationship strengthened in the process.

You will want to listen to the entire episode to learn more about each of these and the 4th way to handle disruptions.

Links to the planner and webinar Mike mentions in the podcast are below.

The Daily Compass Quarterly Planner

Overcoming Perfectionism Webinar

In this episode, Mike talks with his friend Roddy Galbraith. Roddy Galbraith is a personal development thought leader and speaker trainer. Roddy is honored to serve as faculty in The John Maxwell Team - providing public speaker training for over 24,000 elite coaches and trainers all over the world. He is passionate about the art of public speaking and believes it's a skill everyone can (and should!) master.

Roddy shares 5 steps you want to keep in mind to be effective at influencing people. Your clarity as to how you can help them or the organization is key to influencing your audience.

The first thing you have to do is grab their attention, and hold it until the end. The best way to influence is by thinking through what you want to achieve.

The second step is to connect with your audience. You need to make them feel like they know you and can trust you. They need to feel a rapport in order to receive the message. Understanding who you're talking to makes an enormous difference.

Listen to the entire episode to find out more ways to communicate like a pro.

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In this episode, Mike talks about the advantages of rising early.

If you give yourself an extra 30 minutes a day, that impacts your productivity. It will add 14 hours to your month of productivity. Many people struggle with getting up early, but you can create new habits.

Another reason you should get up early is to enjoy some peace and quiet and to focus. Planning your day early will give you peace throughout the day. It will help you to approach your day with a mission. You should try using our Daily Compass Quarterly Planner to help you take action. It is a great tool to keep you on track and accomplish those goals you have set for yourself.

Getting up early, eating well, and getting exercise are all good for your brain. In Episode 209 with Dr Daniel Amen, he discussed how these habits can affect your brain and reflect in your leadership.

Listen to this episode to find out other reasons to rise early.

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In this episode, Mike talks with his friend and mentor Quint Studer.

They are discussing Quint's book 'Results That Last'. Quint talks about why he wrote this book and how he wanted healthcare to be seen by those who were non-healthcare.

Quint shares the importance of creating systems that maximize what you are trying to accomplish. And if you don't get the results you are seeking, you step back and reevaluate the process to make it better. There are times when we do make adjustments based on the situation and that adjustment is something we do forever.

Quint says, "you've got to get the top right to get the rest of the organization right." He shares that compliance is so important in order to get the consistency you are looking for.

Mike has created a tool to help you achieve the consistency you are needing, The Daily Compass Quarterly Planner. This planner will help you stay on task and create good habits. You can go to Dailycqp.com and order yours today.

Quint shares his thoughts on communication and accountability and how these help you to achieve your outcome.

Quint also shares some great resources with us on how to assess stress and trauma. These things are of great concern after 2020 and making sure we can move forward the best way possible.

Show links: Stress and Trauma Video with Quint Studer

Resilience & Well-Being in Stressful Times

In this episode, Mike talks about having a vision for your leadership.

When a leader has no vision for themselves, their team or company they have no choice but to fall in line with others vision. Your future will be like your past if you don't change the way you do and see things.

Are you working toward a vision you have? Are you sharing your vision with others? You need to make sure you are focusing on your vision and goals daily. Try The Daily Compass Quarterly Planner to help keep you on track to making those visions a reality.

Last but not least, how are you communicating this vision to those around you? We are hosting a webinar on January 29th called Identifying Your Leader Language. Just click here to register and reserve your spot and learn more about how to communicate better to achieve your vision.

In this episode, Mike is joined by special guest Paul Gustavson where the topic is perseverance and why it is so important.

They talk about Paul's book Breaking Average: The 7 Critical Factors to Team Strong Leadership, where Mike is a contributing author. The book is wrapped around the idea of victory. They discuss how we are all called to break average and be more than we are now. It's team strong leadership, it's breaking average teamwork that makes the dream work.

Paul shares how we need to cast a vision, we can't leave that to somebody else. You need vision but it has to be backed up by values. Start with a value inventory. What are your values? Then you can get clear on your vision.

If you need help getting clear on those values, you can email Mike at mike@harbourresources.com and he will be glad to guide you through defining your values.

Paul shares, "if we want to make an impact if we truly want to add value, that means we've got to be something more than we currently are today."

The resistance that we feel is actually an indicator that you're probably heading in the right direction and we got to take that head on the wind that's in our face, move forward, and persevere.

We all want victory at the end of the day, and we want sustained victories, not just one-time victories, it's continual impact, we continue to do that. And that's what breaking average is all about

Paul Gustavson has a passion for what he calls full spectrum innovation, which is centered on personal, technical, and corporate growth. In 2000, he helped cofound SimVentions, Inc., a technology firm that delivers engineering solutions for today’s military. SimVentions is frequently recognized as one of Virginia’s Best Places to Work and was named by Inc. Magazine as one of “The 50 Best Places to Work in 2016”. As the CTO, Paul leads in identifying and contributing to the company’s capability and influencing the strategic vision. Paul is the author of the recent book Breaking Average and Leaders Press On. Paul is also the co-host of the Breaking Average Podcast. As a leader with an engineering background, he is also an active member of the simulation and virtual reality communities. Paul and his wife Barbara live in Virginia.

About SimVentions: SimVentions tagline “Imagine. Create. Explore. Discover.” represents a culture centered on employee ownership, customers, and community. They are a technology firm supporting today’s military with innovative engineering solutions, and currently have over 300 employees across four locations. The core values for SimVentions include Customer Passion, and Continuous Development among others, and their purpose is marked with a commitment to operate using biblical principles. SimVentions is headquartered just south of Washington D.C. in Fredericksburg, VA, and you can find them on the web at www.simventions.com.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgustavson/

In this episode, Mike challenges you to have a transformational 2021.

What are you listening to? What are you feeding your mind on a daily basis? What are you consuming?

As leaders, we must be diligent in leading and lifting others up to a common cause.

The realization is we cannot add value to others unless we are willing to add value to ourselves.

We must stop waiting on someone else to change, our circumstances to change- we must start the change with ourselves. We have to be conscious of what we think, watch, and say.

Start today, get our new Daily Compass Quarterly Planner to keep track of your priorities and goals. Follow this link The Daily Compass Quarterly Planner to get yours today.

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In this episode, Mike shares four ways to flip the script and create your best year ever in 2021.

Fix your mind on what you really want is the first way to creating your best year and life your want.

Leading yourself- not just in your mindset but in your relationships, health and fitness, and all areas of your life. By leading yourself well you gain the respect of others by leading by example.

Insulate yourself from outside negativity. This can be from relationships to social media, news anything that can cause you to change your mindset from positive to negative.

Finally, the last way to ensure you have your best year is to plan daily. Our Daily Compass Tool is a great way to start. We just released The Daily Compass Quarterly Planner to help you plan longer-term and have it all conveniently in one place.

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In this episode, Mike talks with Jill Katz about how human resources is the human side of leadership and the human side of business.

Also discussed

Being so in tune with those that you lead that you can feel or sense, something's going on.
Human touch- realizing that there are things that are more important in life than maybe the work that's right in front of us.
Knowing your people well enough to know what makes them tick, what motivates them, and what's going on in their life.

Jill shares some key myths in leadership that she has learned through her career in human resources.

Jill Katz is an Influencer, Speaker, and Strategy Coach that is passionate about shifting the workplace to be more #PeopleFocused. She is the Founder and Chief Change Officer of Assemble HR Consulting, a boutique Human Resources firm that focuses on Culture, Communication, and Conflict in the workplace.

Jill is best known for her #CandorCourageAndCareTM Feedback Model, which changes the way teams communicate, and allows for more honest and productive relationships.

Jill earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Communication from the University of Michigan. Most important of all, she is a very proud Mom, a devoted wife, a Broadway fanatic, and a dog lover.

Learn more about Jill at Assemble HR Consulting. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

In this episode, Mike gives us 5 Leadership Resets to prepare for the new year

"2020 is going to be the year that we never forget, even if we lose our minds."

"At this point last year in 2019, I was excited about 2020 I had big goals and big dreams. And I as I do every year I spend a lot of time preparing myself for the year to come."

We must do a mindset rest. Whatever you think becomes your reality and so when we think about leadership, we're producing the thoughts that we have about our teams, about our goals, and our building the ability to accomplish those things. We truly have to change the way we think.

Mike wants to challenge you to do a reset for 2021. Write some goals and share them with him. You can send them to him in an email or share them with him on his Facebook or LinkedIn page. What's a new goal you are setting?

Be fully committed to increasing your capacity to lead at a high level because you can't take others where you're not willing to go yourself.

What you do now to set yourself up for a better year next year is going to determine how your next 10 years ago. Start now don't wait.

This is our second episode in our series with Quint Studer, author of The Busy Leaders Handbook.

In this episode, Mike and Quint discuss Optimizing Employee Performance. Quint says," the number 1 capital we have in a company is human capital. How you make the company hum is really maximizing the human potential of your workforce."

They talk about why culture is so important. High-Performance Consistency is the key to creating the culture you desire. When you have a great culture, the people have the right behavior, even when the bosses aren't around and no one is watching it shows the values have kicked in.

Quint talks about why investing in training your leaders is so important. You can't have consistency if you don't have training. he quotes his book, Hardwiring Excellence, "You can tell the values of an organization by the amount of money and investment they make in their middle managers."

People need to know what right looks like, they need to know what best practices look like. Taking the time to demonstrate what right looks like that best practice is really the key to keeping consistency.

Mike and Quint also discuss turnover, reactive leadership, and much more. You don't want to miss this episode.

To learn more about Quint visit Quintstuder.com

You can get copies of Hardwiring Excellence and The Busy Leaders Handbook here.

In today's episode, Mike teaches on what it means to be a contagious leader.

He gives you tips on how to rid those that follow you of those pre-existing conditions. How to eradicate them and be a contagious leader as it relates to the positive energy, the positive attitude, the positive things that you bring to the team to move your team forward.

Learn what to do when you think your desire and vision is greater than you. Maybe when you look in the mirror and think to yourself, I'm crazy, I can't do that. I don't have the ability. Until you set the desire, you'll never find the ability. Every great thing ever accomplished started with a dream.

When you remove excuses by staying focused on the things that are important, you become contagious to others. When you stay focused, others are drawn to that focus. You become a light for others.

You have to have a vision. As a leader, you are to call people up to the vision. Believe in that vision for yourself. Stay positive, despite the headwinds, stay focused. Be persistent. And never ever give up.

Don't forget to download our Daily Compass Tool that Mike mentions in the podcast to help you to prioritize and achieve your goals and dreams.

Visit our website, to learn more on how we can help you to be a Contagious Leader!

Our Lead Up guest in Episode 210 is Ms. Kerry Wekelo.

Kerry is the Chief Operating Officer at Actualize Consulting, a financial services firm. Her book and program, Culture Infusion: 9 Principles for Creating and Maintaining a Thriving Organizational Culture and latest book Gratitude Infusion, are the impetus behind Actualize Consulting being named Top Company Culture by Entrepreneur Magazine, a Top Workplace by The Washington Post, and Great Place to Work-Certified.

In her leadership, Kerry blends her experiences as a consultant, executive coach, award-winning author, mindfulness expert, and entrepreneur. Kerry has been featured on ABC, NBC, NPR, The New York Times, Thrive Global, SHRM, Inc., and Forbes

In today's podcast, you will learn more about “Gratitude Infusion” and how you can make this a part of your leadership culture.

We discuss how you can make gratitude a successful process in the workplace?

Kerry will share a few ways you can use gratitude to build your teams?

Why is gratitude certain to work in uncertain times?

We even discuss the hard topic of if team members don't believe in gratitude or having a really bad day and don't want to participate?

And finally how frequently should you be using gratitude as a tool? As well as many more things about culture and leadership.

Kerry may be reached directly at kelam@actualizeconsulting.com

Or learn more about

Actualize Consulting at https://www.actualizeconsulting.com/

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In this episode Mike talks with Dr Daniel Amen. Dr Amen is a Board Certified Child and Adult psychiatrist, award-winning researcher, and 12 time New York Times bestselling author. They discuss how our brain health impacts our leadership, how bad habits produce mental stress and getting your brain right, and your mind will follow.

Daniel Amen believes that brain health is central to all health and success. When your brain works right, he says, you work right; and when your brain is troubled you are much more likely to have trouble in your life. His work is dedicated to helping people have better brains and better lives.

Sharecare named him the web’s #1 most influential expert and advocate on mental health and the Washington Post called him the most popular psychiatrist in America.

Dr. Amen is the Founder and CEO of Amen Clinics in Costa Mesa, Walnut Creek, and Encino, California, Bellevue, Washington, Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, and New York, NY.

Amen Clinics has the world’s largest database of functional brain scans relating to behavior, totaling 170,000 SPECT scans on patients from 150 countries.

Dr. Amen is the lead researcher on the world’s largest brain imaging and rehabilitation study on professional football players. His research has not only demonstrated high levels of brain damage in players, but also the possibility of significant recovery for many with the principles that underlie his work.

Together with Pastor Rick Warren and Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Amen is also one of the chief architects of “The Daniel Plan,” a program to get the world healthy through religious organizations that has been done in thousands of churches, mosques, and synagogues.

Dr. Amen is the author or co-author of over 80 professional articles, seven book chapters, and over 30 books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller The Daniel Plan and the over one million-copy bestseller Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, along with Healing ADD, Change Your Brain, Change Your Body, The Brain Warrior’s Way, Memory Rescue, and The End of Mental Illness. In March 2021 Tyndale published Dr Amen’s latest book, Your Brain Is Always Listening.

In 2010, Dr. Amen founded BrainMD, a fast-growing nutraceutical company dedicated to natural ways to support mental health and brain health.

Dr. Amen is married to Tana, the father of four children and five grandchildren to Elias, Emmy, Liam, Louie, and Haven. He is an avid table tennis player.

Listen in and learn how brain health can help you lead more effectively.

Find out more about Dr. Amen at the following links

http://www.brainhealthassessment.com/

http://brainmd.com/

amenclinics.com

https://amzn.to/32vKiUs

The End of Mental Illness: How Neuroscience Is Transforming Psychiatry and Helping Prevent or Reverse Mood and Anxiety Disorders, ADHD, Addictions, PTSD, Psychosis, Personality Disorders, and More

We are right in the middle of election time and I am more interested in you winning your own race than the chaotic race outside your control. In this episode, I am sharing 5 Ways you can win the race that matters most...your leadership race.

Start with the person in the mirror, understand what your weaknesses are, understand where those blind spots are, understand that you need people around you.

One of the most disarming things you can do in winning your own race, and in influencing others so that you can increase your impact is agree with the other person's perspective first. Then work to influence them to your way, to your values, to your direction.

Listen to this episode to find more ways to win in your leadership race.

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This week Mike is joined by special guest Beth Armknecht Miller. Beth shares about leading through empowering and developing others and letting go of the command and control method and how this really frees you up to be a better leader. She shares her top three skills that leaders need to improve on. Listen to learn these 3 C's.

Beth Armknecht Miller is CEO of Executive Velocity, a top talent and leadership development advisory firm. Beth is a trusted executive consultant, Vistage Chair Emeritus, and committed volunteer. She is certified in Myers Briggs, Hogan, and Business DNA. And, she is a Certified Managerial Coach by Kennesaw University. Beth’s insight and expertise have made her a sought-after speaker on hiring, leadership development, and succession planning. Her book, Are You Talent Obsessed? was published in 2014 and is available on Amazon. She is a frequent contributor to Entrepreneur Online, About.com, and TalentCulture to name a few. She is a graduate of Babson College and Harvard Business School’s OPM program. To learn more about Beth www.Executive-Velocity.com.

Find Beth's book on Amazon Are You Talent Obsessed?

Are You Talent Obsessed?: Unlocking the secrets to a workplace team of raving high-performers.

2020 has been the most unpredictable year in our lifetimes. As leaders, we must help our teams and followers move forward or we risk remaining stuck. Don't leave them where they are.

It is your responsibility to create a vision that is bigger than the current problems that you have.

Leadership is influencing others to move from where they are.

Leadership is seeing something and creating that vision, and then implanting that vision in the hearts and minds of the people that you lead.

You can have great values, but if you don't have a culture that drives that it is going to fall apart.

People don't rise to the level of your expectations, they rise to the level of accountability for those expectations.

Download The Daily Compass Tool to help you set daily priorities and use it with your team.

In this episode, we welcome a special guest, Jason Benham. He and his brother David an identical twin are both former professional baseball players, best-selling authors, and nationally acclaimed entrepreneurs.

The same timing, skill, & determination that once benefited them on the baseball field--with the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles--catapulted them to the top of the business world.

Their first company grew to 100 locations in 35 states and has been recognized by dozens of publications including Inc Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Wall Street Journal, and others.

Jason and David's rise to success earned them a straight-to-series reality television show with HGTV, called "Flip It Forward."

Yet it was abruptly canceled due to their commitment to biblical values. David and Jason hit the national scene as they stood by their convictions and were featured on nearly every major news network in the country, including Fox News, CNN, ABC's Nightline, and Good Morning America.

We talked with Jason about why values are so important as a leader and converting your values into principles.

We discussed what happens when the dream has to change and how do leaders make that transition of choice.

Jason shares about Expert Ownership he and his brother, David launched in 2020. They also have a live event coming Oct 21 and 22nd that will be a great event.

You can find out more about Jason and the Benham Brothers by following the links below.

https://www.expertownershiplive.com/

https://benhambrothers.com/

In this episode, Mike is sharing with you four steps that he uses every single year, actually every month, every day, every year to win the fourth quarter.

This year is not over - the goals that you established at the end of last year, the beginning of 2020, there's still a chance to make progress on those. And I know, the pandemic put a damper on maybe some of your goals, maybe your ability to move forward.

You can go and get the thing you want to get right now in your life. You can lead more effectively. Use these last three months to set yourself up for success. In 2021, you can pour into your teams. If you're leading a team, you can pour into your teams right now. Today is going to help you, hopefully get unstuck, help your teams get unstuck, and get ready to move forward. Create the life, the leadership, the team, the company, the organization that you want to create. Daily Compass Tool Mike Harbour

Quint Studer is a lifelong student of leadership. He is a businessman, a visionary, an entrepreneur, and a mentor to many. He has worked with individuals at all levels of leadership and across a variety of industries to help them become better leaders and create high-performing organizations.

Quint was named in Florida Trend’s 500 Most Influential Business Leaders list for 2018, 2019, and 2020. He currently serves as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the University of West Florida, Executive-in-Residence at George Washington University, and Lecturer at Cornell University.

Quint books include The Busy Leader's Handbook and Building a Vibrant Community

Things you will learn more about in this episode.

When a CEO or an executive team realizes that 85 to 90% of the people don't report to them or even possibly a person that reports to them. Then all of a sudden, you cannot train.

We owe our employees. A great place to work and good to give a great, great place to work the person that impacts them the most is their manager.

The problem is not too many meetings, it is too many ineffective meetings.

Whether it's perception or not and you could help our listeners with this, the perception is that people are busier today than they were 10 years ago.

Life is difficult, and once we understand that is not as difficult. I'm going to change that and say if you're a leader, you're always going to have a full plate. Once you accept the fact you're always gonna have a full plate, you can manage the plate.

If you're in a leadership role and you look to your left and no one is there. You look to your right and no one is there, and you look behind you, and no one's there. It's called you have no followers. And if you have no followers, you are not a leader, even though your title, might say leader.

In this episode, Quint offered to share multiple leader tools. Please email connie@harbourresources.com to request these tools for download.

Leadership Foundational Skills – Self Assessment
Effective Meetings Management System
Prioritization tool – 90 days plan
Emotional Journey – Valley of Despair
Downtime Assessment (article and tool)

How people can connect with Quint Studer:

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Quint is always on the lookout for ways to share great learning tools. For example, he writes a weekly leadership column that runs in the Pensacola News Journal and several other daily newspapers across the country. Now we’ve added a podcast that’s kind of an extension of his The Busy Leader’s Handbook called The Busy Leader’s Podcast – A Catalyst for Inspired Action. Click here to listen to or it’s also available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast. We’ll release a new podcast every two weeks, with a variety of guests who will share their best practices.

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BIO: Scott Becker previously served on the McGuireWoods LLP Board of Partners and served for nearly 15 years as chairman of the firm’s national Healthcare department. McGuireWoods has one of the best-regarded healthcare practices in the world.

Scott is the Founder and the Publisher of Beckers Healthcare and Beckers Hospital Review and its related events and publications. Mr. Becker remains the Publisher and Chief Content Officer of Beckers HealthCare.

Scott also produces the Becker Group C-Suite Report and related media. All C-Suite efforts are wholly outside of healthcare.

Mr. Becker is a Harvard Law School Graduate and a University of Illinois undergraduate business school graduate in Finance and Accounting. He is also the author of four books and a CPA.

"I started Becker's healthcare almost 30 years ago now I was a young lawyer, literally trying to build a reputation and brand in the legal business and started a small newsletter around surgery centers."- Scott Becker

It's really been a labor of love to watch it grow. So much of life depends on the right people and building the right teams. And that clearly has been the, you know, the understanding of what can happen to the platform that can be built. But it was really the team of people that just organized, built, and recruited that made us into a serious very successful serious little media company and great, great fun.

There's, there's so many examples of magnificent frontline leaders out there that have just stayed so focused on their mission of keeping healthcare systems vibrant and doing great while dealing with the covid pandemic there's so many of them that it's hard to mention any specific ones if forced to out start mentioning a bunch of names because there's some that I've just been really blown away with by their efforts to this fantastic effort but there's so many of them that have just done remarkable work.

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The first way you can stand up you have to stay true to your values as a leader. Now, this is assuming you know what your values are. And if you don't, then I highly recommend that you do some work on understanding what your values are.

As a leader, if you don't stand true to your values, when you're faced with the difficult decisions, when you're faced with crisis with chaos like we've been faced with for so many months now since March of 2020, you'll get pushed around.

Trust yourself if you are growing. Make sure you've got a circle of people who can give you good advice. The advice that you get is not near as important as who you get it from.

Never quit on yourself. Never quit working to be a better leader, never quit working to be a better human, never quit working to learn more, never quit working to be a better communicator, a better team builder, never quit on yourself.

Draw lines in the sand. And don't waver on sticking up for other people. Right now in the world, there's a huge vacuum for leadership. I've been saying literally for years, the world is screaming for leadership. And that's never been more true than it's been the last six months. And right now the world is screaming for leadership. It's easy for you to shine as a leader right now, by just doing some of the simple things.

Hiring the right talent matters as a leader, check out our new interview guides: https://www.mikeharbour.net/high-performance-interviewing

Learn how my mentor and friend Paul Martinelli went from janitor to number 1 Coaching Guru in the World.

Some notes from our conversation.

I was not programmed with prosperity consciousness. I was programmed with poverty consciousness, and I was raised by a single mom in a very abusive home, but both physically, emotionally, and verbally. And like all of us kind of on the playground of life...

In the 1970s a speech impediment was considered a learning disability.

I didn't understand at the time, my self-belief, my self-image, my self-esteem was being programmed, how I saw me, what I believed my worth was. And the power of that is twofold.

One is that our beliefs drive our behavior. You will never see somebody create results that are incongruent with what they believe. Now, they may act for a short period of time, you know, beyond their belief, but this is why people self-sabotage.

The second power of this is not only do we not only sell, reproduce kind of who we are and what we believe, but it controls what we'll even think is possible. So, when somebody brings to you an idea that is far beyond what you believe is possible for your life, even if it's what you want, you will reject the idea. You will make an agreement with your self-belief limitation rather than your God gifted infinite potential.

With this limiting self-belief, I end up failing out of school. You know, I produced what I believed. I was considered learning disabled. I wasn't learning disabled until I was programmed. I mean, I got a brother who went to the same schools that I did live in the same house, same DNA, same environment, who's got a doctor degree from Carnegie Mellon University, a brother who was an Apache helicopter pilot, you're a military guy, don't pick dumb ones to fly those. I have a sister who graduated number one in our nursing school, you know, you got to be pretty sharp to be you know, number one in your nursing school, and I failed out of school.

I was cleaning toilets because I thought any dummy could clean a toilet. And I was any dummy, right?

If I were a piece of marble, Michelangelo would still be chipping away at me.

Having worked his way up from mop bucket to millionaire, Paul has practiced — and proven — what he preaches. His thirst and passion for growth is evident in his desire to help others achieve success – the true mark of a great leader. Find out more about Paul here.

In this episode, Mike talks with special guest Rachael Gillette, host of ENTRECON 2020. She shares how leaders need to be focused to create clarity on their team. The importance of communication not just speaking but listening.

Oftentimes we thought we'd have communicated something and somebody is saying something completely different.

Whatever it is, we are operating differently, we have to think beyond the way that we're doing it. So now what we're talking about is saying, okay, we're in this situation we may not like it we may not have the tools to be able to deal with it effectively.

We're going to give you them, we're going to come together in November and we are going to bring thought leaders around the world, experts on various different topics at ENTRECON 2020.

Over the last four years, the community has transformed EntreCon® into a conference for not just entrepreneurs, but for business owners, leaders, and employees alike. EntreCon® provides attendees with a front-row seat to both local and national speakers, practical knowledge and tools, and first-class networking within our community.

Be a part of the movement: Let’s create great places to work together.

BIO: Rachael Gillette, Chief Leadership Development Officer

Rachael is the director of training and development at Studer Community Institute. She is responsible for the creation of new and evolving curriculum, and the implementation of leadership programs, customized training, and conferences designed to improve employee skills and business results, building organizations with aligned values and engaged employees.

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In this episode with Launch Leadership Coach Allison Liddle we discussed how leaders can make the next launch forward.

You will hear: I'm taking off time because this is just killing me. I love working. I love what I get to do. I feel like it's an honor. But I knew that with everything that was happening in the world. I needed to reconnect with my family, connect with myself and I needed to kind of turn everything off.

I've shifted really thinking intentionally about where I spend my time and energy. I actually came back from my 30 days and I wrote down everything I was doing in my business. And I really evaluated why I was doing what I was doing whether or not it was getting the results that I needed them to get, and whether or not I should continue doing it or not.

I think as leaders a lot of times we want everything to work out exactly how we picture it in our minds and unfortunately, we don't have that type of control. And so, understanding that I can control what I can control, and I get to focus on creating and designing what it looks like now.

What is this going to look like? How do we rebuild trust with people whose trust has been broken? How do we provide services to these clients in a way that they know that we've got their back and that we understand them, and we aren't doing it for us, we're doing it for them.

Check our new launch of The Art & Science of Leadership Academy

BIO: Allison Liddle is a 3x best-selling author of Life Under Construction: Designing a Life You Love & The Art of Imperfect Action: All Success Comes From Daring to Begin, and Keep Going: How to Create a Champion Mindset, top motivational speaker, leadership trainer, podcast host of LAUNCH with Allison Liddle, CEO/Founder of Allison Liddle Consulting, President of Prosper Wealth Management, and mom to two awesome kids. Allison’s companies have won national industry awards and trained leaders in the Top 10 of the Fortune 500 and have been seen in Forbes, USAToday, Nerdwallet, and many more media outlets. Allison is passionate about helping high achievers launch to the next level in their lives personally and professionally so she founded LAUNCH Leadership Conference. She loves coffee, yoga, reading, and laughing. Connect with her at www.allisonliddle.com.

In this episode, Mike talks to you about staying stuck. He encourages you to be a leader that takes others with you. Don't leave them behind to stay stuck. Mike wants to help you take action and live your purpose.

Visit www.Mikeharbour.net to find out ways we can help you grow into the leader you desire to be. Download our Daily Compass Tool to help you stay focused and productive.

Thanks for joining us and remember to subscribe to The Lead Up Podcast so you don't miss new episodes.

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Are you on the sidelines waiting for the right time to act? Are you waiting for someone to tell you its ok? In this episode, Mike talks about being prepared for the moment to go after what you want. There is no better time than now.

Go to www.mikeharbour.net and learn more about how we can help you become your best. Download our Daily Compass Tool to get focused and increase your productivity. Follow Mike on Instagram @mikeharbourcoach Twitter @HarbourMike and on LinkedIn Mike Harbour-

Trust is the foundation of your leadership and without it you can not get others to follow you very long.

WE are in a trust deficit right now around the world. I personally had to learn this as I did not grow up learning how to trust others, or even build trust.

I share 5 ways to help you build a solid foundation with those you are hoping to influence and make an impact in their lives.

Checkout our website for more information www.harbourresources.com.

In this episode, Mike talks about how to stay focused to reach your goal.

Mike is challenging you to get that dream destination out of your head and onto paper.

Our Daily Compass Tool can help you do this. Visit http://dailycompasstool.com/ to get your copy today.

"If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much."-Jim Rohn

Visit www.mikeharbour.net to learn more about our services and how we can help you and your team.

Go to http://theartandscienceofleadership.academy/ to learn more about our online learning community.

In this episode, you will learn 4 ways to increase your influence.

We all need a purpose to rally around- our team needs a common purpose. Its time to stand up and lead.

You can not assume they know the purpose, don't leave them behind you must lead them forward.

People will rise to the level of your expectations.

As we continue to strain under the weight of challenges we face right now, we must as leaders make the shift of being overly optimistic to realism.

We must make shifts in our leadership to lead well to be effective in our leadership.

When we move into leadership roles, it's more important that we listen more than we ever have. Great leaders are constantly learning and growing they're never settling.

Listen to this episode to help you grow as a leader.

You can find The Daily Compass Tool to help you get started.

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"Sometimes it is the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination."-Drake

What do you want your future to look like when you step back into the workplace?

Listen to this episode to find ways to move forward with some new mindsets, some new things that you can begin to apply in your life, and lead more effectively.

"You can't determine the direction of the wind, but you can adjust the sail."

How are you adjusting to the changes in your leadership?

Listen to this episode to find ways to grow, collaborate with your team and stay on course.

Find our Daily Compass http://dailycompasstool.com/ to help you get started

Have you ever let fear and pressure hold you back? How can you flip this pressure into a new habit? In this episode I share 3 ideas to help you create a springboard to your next level of greatness.

Have you got a routine for your workday at home?

Do you have a designated "workspace"?

Find some tips and tools to make the most of your WFH experience on this episode of the Lead Up Podcast.

What is pulling you up right now? What is the call in your spirit? We do not have a longing in our heart that we don't have the ability to accomplish. Do you get stuck in the forecasting mindset sometimes? The world is screaming for your leadership, and now is the time for you to step up and lead. We will be healed by action not by thinking.

What is your routine right now and is it one that serves you? How can a calendar help you be more effective? Don't be rigid in your approach, be relaxed with a high bar for excellence. What are 2 things you need to provide right now? This is a must in your leadership.

Check your wisdom source. Knowledge is not wisdom much of the world does not apply that knowledge The motive for power is just as dangerous as stupidity Leadership is about people not power Don't let the reactivity of others impact your leadership choices Crisis reveals you it doesn't make you...make sure you are coming out of this better than how you entered. Adjust your sails, don't just be an optimist. Make sure you download our daily compass tool at www.dailycompasstool.com And share your reviews please!!

Are you using these keys in your leadership?

The world is screaming for leadership, and here is how you can meet this need. Are you invisible? Make sure you don't hide during this time of crisis. 4 questions to ask after every meeting.

How are you handling your mindset during this current chaos?

Do you know that leaders are revealed and posers are exposed when there are challenges? David stepped up in one of the most fearful moments in history. This is the true work of leadership RISE Up. Listen on this episode of The Lead Up Podcast

Do not settle into a long cycle of hibernation, step into a spring of growth? Do you know the areas you need to raise the lid right now? How can you challenge those around you to come with you during this moment in time. Are you a protectionist? Learn more in this episode of The Lead Up Podcast.

How do you handle fear?

Because of FEAR we sometimes become traped in weak and negative thinking.

Do you see fear as False Evidence Appearing Real or do you Face Everything And Rise?

Affirmation #6 - Fear

I feel fear and do it anyway, and I take as many people with me to the top as possible.

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

There is a story in my book Power Principles about the Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz? You remember him, right?

He went on a very long journey to find courage. He felt certain the Wizard of Oz would be able to dispense it as a doctor does a prescription and that his fear would suddenly dissipate.

Much to his disappointment, the Wizard was not able to accommodate.

And yet, the Cowardly Lion did find courage – not in a gift from the Wizard but from deep within himself. How did he find it? It surfaced when he found a cause greater than his fear – saving his dear friend Dorothy. The cause – the love for his friend – trumped the fear.

Look I am not always courageous, I have been a coward many times in my life that I am not proud to admit. But I have stepped up demonstrated courage many times as well.

When I am pushed against the wall, I remember a lesson from my favorite leadership book…

Joshua 1:9 "...Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

We all have God in us…I am not a religious person, and I am not pushing my beliefs on to you, but we are all created by the same Grand Overall Designer in my opinion or else we this thing floating around would affect us differently.

One last piece of advice.

One is too small a number to achieve significance…don’t lead alone, don’t be alone…lead others up with you.

Affirmation #6 in the Power Principles is this” I feel fear and do it anyway, and I take as many people with me to the top as possible.”

Grab a PDF version of this book right now, you can go to www.mikeharbour.net and go to my store or go to amazon and look for the title to order a paper back version.

What is your mindset through this situation?

Where your focus goes your energy flows!

Don't wait for things to change keep raising the bar high!

How are you leading your people?

Are you engaging in your team?

Are you coaching up those who need help reaching their potential?

Are you just looking for the next promotion?

Are you aware of the deficiencies in your leadership?

Are you taking your best people for granted?

Find out how to balance these 2 to excel your leadership!

DO you know the percentage of your team that are invisible? Over 70% of the workforce feels unappreciated today? Do you know who you are at risk of losing and how you might keep them? The percentage of your team considering leaving should scare you into acting as a leader.

What do you like about this time of year?

Could you use these 5 tips to help you create new opportunities as a leader?

What are the old habits holding you back?

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Have you ever had things going your way as the leader and then feel like you are losing the momentum?

Are you a leader who has risen to the top rung and then fell? How can you surge to the lead and then keep it? Learn this and many more ideas on this episode Leading Wire to Wire

Why do some leaders excel and others seem to stay stuck?

Learn 3 subtle things keeping leaders stuck. Because of this...one dies before one actually dies. He said this is latin for "the mess we are in." Be a self-coach not a self-critic If you aren't careful success breeds this and then failure sets in

Is your team fully engaged?

Do you know what the cost is for disengagement on your team? Less than 30% of the US Workforce is fully engaged. Can you create the right environment for fully engaged team members? All this and more in this episode. Get our white paper on building high-performance teams

Team work makes the dream work, but the leader is responsible for making the team work. Do you know how to create a completion culture inside your tema versus a competing culture? Teach them to see each other's equal value on this team You've got to spend time with your team to recognize and learn to observe and see where their strengths are and put them in a position that they can most help the rest of the team.

Fall in LOVE with Leadership Do you love leadership or think it sucks. It does suck sometimes. But, not for the reason you think. Learn why Love is so important to your leadership. How can you value your people more on your team. Can you create the culture of love for others?

Do you know what the number 1 challenge facing leaders and companies is today? Why is connecting so important? Is your team on life support? Can you create a new rhythm? Hear what Elvis had to say about rhythm. Learn more about these ideas in this episode of the Lead Up Podcast.

Is it ok to love the people who work for you?

Why do people leave an organization? It is not what you may think. Learn what you can do to keep your best people. Do you know how to connect? What are some ways you can seek to understand? Learn these things and more in this episode of The Lead Up Podcast.

2020 is a Leap year and we get a whole extra day to take a LEAP forward in our leadership.

It is a sad fact that 70% of professional never do this after finishing their formal education... We have a choice a leaders to stay where we are or follow these 4 tips and make a LEAP forward in 2020. Make sure you download The Daily Compass Tool

When was the last time you did a self check-up?

Do you set goals based on your dreams?

Listen to this episode and discover how to set and meet those goals.

The only way you can raise the bar for others is that you've got to raise the bar for yourself.

Learn a new way to set real goals!

Listen to this episode to find out the 4 ways to Raise Your

The question for this episode is when do I need to have that conversation; that crucial conversation. We will answer that in this episode.

Don't let something go longer than you need to before you have that crucial conversation.

The goal is to create accountability and respect for the rest of our team.

The law of significance says that one is too small of a number to achieve anything of significance so we got to develop a team.

The real question is does your team perform at the level you need them to perform?

What's important is what you hear. And then what you go in and apply, you may not hear everything and everything might not be applicable to you, but what you do hear, and in what you go apply that's how you really increase your influence and your impact as a leader.

This is a huge challenge for you I want to continue to challenge you to communicate, communicate, communicate, and communicate some more.

Leadership is not position. Leadership is a profession.

You may be in the position of leadership and you may not, maybe you don't have a title....

I'm a big believer that you don't have to have a title, you don't have to have a position to lead.

But there are some things you need to do to keep your position as a a leader.

Listen to this episode to learn what those things are.

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In today's talent short marketplace it is vital to recruit and then keep the best talent.

Do you know how to keep them? Are you a leader that can keep them?

What if they leave for more money? I answer this and more in this episode of the The Lead Up Podcast.

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You are only as good as the team that you build, and you want to build that team to win.

Both of those guys great leaders and they've always been able to kind of break average.

What does it take?

Companies are becoming less patient with leaders who...

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Will this year of leadership be better than the last one, or even the last few?

Are you hoping and wanting better from yourself, your team and your results? I share in this episodes some key things to reset your leadership as you begin this new year.

The only thing holding you back is...

You must change this...

Commit to do just one thing every day that's going to move you closer to this new goal this new desire this new thing this new way that you want to be as a leader.

Learn more at www.mikeharbour.net

I used to want to be in charge. I wanted to lead others, I wanted others to see me as the boss or that guy's knows what he's doing or he is the leader.

I used to say I'm going to have that made into a licensed place. I could drive around and just tell everybody to make it happen, make it happen!

When you were made a leader, you are not given a crown, you were given the responsibility to bring out the best in others. When I was growing up, and when I wanted to be in charge, I didn't see my role to bring out the best in others.

You have a the choice and chance to mold and shape or manipulate.

Listen to the episode for more insight and great tips!

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Leadership is the difference maker and in 2020 we all need to strive to be difference makers for those we lead.

The world is screaming for leadership and needs you to be "greater."

In this episode, I share 4 things you need to consider before you lead others.

Be a difference-maker, be greater as a leader!

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The #1 skill you must develop is the ability to communicate with others. IN the episode I take you back to college speech class and share a formula you were taught, but may not being putting into practice in your leadership.

If you want 2020 to be your best year of leadership, you will want to tune in to this episode and take some notes.

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In this episode in celebration of Thanksgiving I share 6 THANKS to help you be a better leader in 2020.

I start with take time to reflect on your blessings.

Notice I didn't say Take, take note of your weaknesses I said just be honest about your success and opportunities to grow.

Keep raising the bar don't get complacent as a leader, keep raising the bar on your excellence and your ability to influence.

"Don't wish, things were easier wish you were better."

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Every leader is going to have to deal with change. The one constant is change. How you deal with this change, how you communicate this change with others will ultimately determine your success as a leader.

In this episode Mike's share 4 Hacks you can follow to help you deal with the change around you.

Learn more about Mike at www.mikeharbour.net

Leadership is less about rights and more about responsibility. And purpose is what drives you, It's why you're in leadership.

If your purpose is about making more money, that's the wrong reason. So you need to re think re-shift and find some purpose in your leadership.

I share five reasons you need purpose.

Number one purpose motivates you. Leadership is really hard. There are challenges that come our way. Our bosses are doing one thing and saying another, the company is struggling and they're putting pressure on us. Our employees aren't doing what we need them to do. And there's all these things that are thrown at us that make leadership really hard.

It's this purpose that motivates us, right? It pulls us up, it pulls us forward. If our only purpose is to tell people what to do or to make more money our leadership is going to be minimal at best, or we won't have this positive impact and this positive influence I teach about so often.

Listen to the podcast to learn more.

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We all have areas in our leadership we need to develop and trust me I have plenty. In this episode I share with you 3 of 10 critical competencies you must develop and grow to be great as a leader.

Grab the rest of the 10 on my website www.mikeharbour.net

The world is screaming for leadership, the people on your team are screaming for leadership.

Are you pouring things into yourself? You cannot give what you do not have, think about that for a minute. If a man needs a drink of water, and you have none, you can't give that individual a drink of water.

So If someone needs leadership, if they need encouragement, if they need advice, and you haven't been pouring into yourself, if your cup is empty, you can give that person those things that they need.

You have to unlock the potential of others. Everybody on your team is coming into the workplace, and they have untapped potential. You have untapped potential. Everyone has untapped potential.

Are you creating resistance to your vision? In this episode of The Lead Up Podcast I share 3 things to practice to create momentum and make your future happen the way you want, not the way it could be if not intentionally created.

We all experience the compound effect in our leadership. Te question for you to answer is am I creating a positive compound effect or negative. You can and do create the future you want by understanding these 3 things and then acting on them in your leadership.

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Dr Jannell MacAulay spent 20 years in the US Air Force where she commanded the 400 member joint 305th Operations Support Squadron, was a professionalism and leadership instructor, and served as the Director of Human Performance and Leadership for the 58th Special Operations Wing. Most recently, she serves as a Human Performance consultant for the US Air Force, Department of Justice, and corporate America.

Her latest venture is a partnership with Pete Carroll, the coach of the Seattle Seahawks & Dr Michael Gervais, a world-class sports psychologist. Combining their expert work with the NFL, Olympians, and the military, they’ve developed an effective, performance-based warrior mindset training experience for individuals and organizations called Warrior’s Edge.

She is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, has a Masters Degree in Kinesiology and a PhD with work in the field of strategic health & human performance. Dr MacAulay is a certified wellness educator, yoga instructor, mindfulness researcher, and holds a certificate in plant based nutrition. She is a mother of two, and a combat veteran with over 3000 flying hours as a pilot in the C-21, C-130, & KC-10 aircraft.

TEDx talk link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EETDwk0_ErQ

Lightworkers Spotlight: https://www.lightworkers.com/episode/lt-col-jannell-macaulayshares-the-importance-of-the-mindful-minute/

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The freaks come out at night. The freaks come out at night.

Scary people the crazies the freaks come out. On Friday, the 13th, and especially when it's a full moon.

What are the fears that have been conditioned into us? "Fears are educated into us. And if we wish if you wish, can be educated out of us can be educated out of you."

Maybe you fear you fear someone on your team, that you can't trust them. And you have this emotion, you have this visceral reaction that creates an energy within you. And you're going to act from that emotion versus examining your thinking first. IF I fear what someone may do, and I have this emotion, I'm going to treat you a certain way if that's you. I'm going to withhold myself from you my best from you as a leader.

I share a formula to help you overcome your FEARS.

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Jennifer McClure is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and high performance coach who works with leaders to leverage their influence, increase their impact, and accelerate results.

Jennifer is also the Chief Excitement Officer of DisruptHR, a global community designed to move the collective thinking forward when it comes to talent in the workplace, and she hosts a weekly podcast – Impact Makers with Jennifer McClure – sharing conversations with practitioners, entrepreneurs, authors and speakers who are changing the world while building careers that they love, and lives that matter.

Learn More from Jennifer:

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momentum can shift. And So for us, we're going to you're going to face adversity, You know that right now. Leadership, the leaders have to be able to move through that adversity.

And move your teams through that adversity, and keep them moving toward the goals, the vision, and the mission of the organization. In this episode I share with you eight factors to consider when you face adversity, Here's the first one, adversity creates an advantage.

Enjoy listening in to this teaching and make sure you grab the Sweet 16 Ways to Live On Purpose www.livingonpurpose.community

Todd Palmer is a renowned thought leader/CEO, executive coach and author who is committed to Improving Lives. As a successful entrepreneur and business owner, he works with both individuals and companies to support corporate growth, foster business start-ups and guide leaders in the areas of talent management, workforce planning and organizational development.

As the CEO of a 6-time INC 5000 company, Todd knows the struggles that businesses face around the areas of people, cash, strategy & execution. Through his firm Extraordinary Advisors, Todd is able to guide leaders into programs of sustained profitability.

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Give me the respect that I deserve. You don't deserve respect. You earn it. Respect is earned. It's not deserved.

It pains me when I hear a leader just say I want my people to respect me, they need to respect me more. I'm the leader, I'm the boss, I'm the owner of the company. I'm The CEO and the President I'm the C-Suite this, I'm the VP of that. And I'm here to tell you that does not matter. Your title does not matter.

You put your pants on just like the people that you lead. Now maybe you went and you got an education, Good for you. Maybe you went and you got a certification, good for you. It doesn't matter. People do not care how much you know, until they know how much you care. That's a leadership principle for you.

The first principles we all have to understand is that leadership titles don't matter. Positions don't matter, your education doesn't matter until those around you know how much you care.

Let a person radically alter their thoughts, and he/she will be astonished at the rapid transformation it will have on the effect in the material conditions of his/her life. We imagine that thoughts can be kept secret, but they cannot, they rapidly crystallize into habit. And habit solidifies into circumstance.

What circumstance are you creating in your own life by not challenging and then altering your thoughts.

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Through his podcast Relationship Power at Work, Ric inspires leaders to leader their teams more effectively, and businesses to be successful through kindness and generosity, since Ric believe we have to treat our people as volunteers to reach their potential.

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I'm going to find what I focus on so, expect great things to happen. If you, if you expect bad things to happen if you expect to have miscommunications with people on your team or people in your life or people in your home, that's what you're going to get.

Your brain acts like that servo-mechanism, just like in that plane you can put the coordinates in every single day, you put the coordinates and sometimes it's out of habit just out of routine. You get up and you just kind of do the same thing every single day, but I'm challenging you to one wake up.

Make it a regular routine for yourself every day. Put one new idea into your mind every single day. And when you do that, the the compound effect of that over time will pay off.

So you have untapped potential. But you've got to be intentional about tapping into it. You have gotta stick to your goals. Nothing good in the world comes from quitting. In the face of resistance.

Use your perception, you may say well, I'm not very perceptive. Some people are, some people aren't, This is a skill that can be developed.

What I want you to do is to perceive and learn, learn to see the needs around you, learn to see the problems around you. And the opportunities, there are to lead.

Don't just point the problems out. Don't sit around and criticize the problems, get up and do something about it. But you gotta learn to be perceptive about it. See, most people are just perceptive about things that they don't have, we kind of hang on to our, our weaknesses, we hang on to the negative things that we say about ourselves, between our ears.

We have to learn to ask questions. Where can I support you? What Have you tried so far? What Have you done that's worked? What Have you done that hasn't work? Where can my experience I have work and how can I support you in that? What can I do to help you? Who can I connect you with?

Seeing this is using your supportive strengths, versus trying to fix the problems or do it for them and like me becoming impatient because they don't take action as most people wait. They're waiting on someone to do it , and I like doing things for everybody, what I want to do is teach them how to do it, and then let them own it, and move forward in that.

Willard Barth is the author of The Anatomy of Transformation www.taotbook.com

Willard has experienced his own life and leadership transformation and shares his formula for success on The Lead Up Podcast.

I learned the comeback story, the levels of competence and the skills necessary to improve your life and results whether in business, leadership or your own personal journey.

Change is inevitable, growth is optional. Transformation is a choice!

Willard Barth is a successful Business Consultant and Peak Performance Strategist who has gone through those transformations himself, as well as guided his clients through those transformations for over 29 years. His approach to business and life was documented in his #1 Best Selling Book The Anatomy of Transformation where he lays out the system he has applied to overcome personal changes such as losing his leg to cancer as a child, abuse, alcohol addiction, jail, $250,000 debt and homelessness to becoming one of the leaders in his field, recognized around the world and helping his clients achieve 30-300% growth! One client achieved a 93% increase in revenues in 12 months while another went from 15 employees and $32M in annual revenue to over 65 employees and $124M in revenue in 18 months making them one of the top 10 fastest growing companies in NJ.

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Do you experience fear? What scares you? What is fear?

Those are some questions we have to answer. Look, I haven't met anyone yet that hasn't experienced fear in their or, is not currently experiencing some fear in their life, whether it's a CEO of an organization fearing for his job, because he's not, you know, the board maybe doesn't have board support, he or she doesn't have board support, or, you know, they work for a for profit corporation. There is pressure from all sides.

There is a fear of, can the business continue to go and grow? And, provide for the staff we have? So what is fear?

Fear is not fake. It's a real, it's an experienced emotion. It's real to you. I love the quote from Will Smith and the movie After Earth.

What I've got to make sure of is I Don't let what's going on between my ears, create chaos for me, and create more fear for me.

I've really found that there's there's four types of people in life, and there are four types of leaders.

I love the quote that I learned many years ago from Zig Zigler. He said if you help enough other people get more of what they want, You'll get a whole lot more of what you want.

Think about that for a minute, we cannot give what we do not have. But we will give what we do have. Meaning if you're putting negativity into your thoughts. If you're consuming negativity, If you're consuming constant negative news or any of the other news, it just buckets buckets of negativity.

If that's what you're consuming, If you're consuming things that are negative, whether it be through TV, or news media, or social media, which is where we a lot of people consume their information today then you will share this with others.

Another category or maybe you know, someone like this in life, they only ask you for something when they need it, you know, they're only nice to you when they need help, Right?

If you lead this type of person, your your job as a leader is to increase your influence with them, Begin to hold them accountable, begin to attach, what they do to a purpose connect to their heart, ask them to raise the bar, continue to raise the bar hold the bar high.

In life we are exposed to people and opportunities to make a difference. It is truly allowing yourself to be open to meet new people and make new friends and learn from them how you can be a better person, better leader and better communicator.

Our Lead Up Podcast guest is an inspiration to others and is making a difference in the lives of others through her desire to serve. Join her in her movement on Linked In #surroundyourself Connect with her so she can be a difference in your life. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sommersherrod/

I met Michael through our Linked In Networking and have followed him and his story for a while now. I love how people can re-make themselves and Michael is one who has done that and is will to be real about it with you and The Lead Up audience. If you aren't already, connect with Michael on Linked In and learn from him the way I have. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdcbizminister/

If you're not a really good leader, if you're not a really good at the four things I'm going to share with you today, you'll have an impact. However, it's going to be negative and it's going to impact your results.

You will create negative results, and negative key performance indicators that you get measured by and eventually, either you are going to lose great team members that are helping you. Team members that can help you reach that next level, or you're going to lose your job.

You are gonna lose your position as a leader, at least within the organization that you're in.

As leaders our brand is important. Even if you work for an organization and aren't an entrepreneur, your online presence says a lot about you, your beliefs and the value you add to the world.

I believe all leaders should be aware of this and learn how to add value while building your own personal brand in the social media stratosphere.

However, I am a rookie and still learning. My guest Dave Gambrill is a pro and I have watched him over the last few years create a huge presence and brand and go from someone like me, to sharing the table with major leaders in the marketplace due to his consistent message and brand building.

In my conversation with Dave, he shares with us what we should be thinking, doing and building to create our future network and net-worth.

If you are overwhelmed by all the resources our there, Dave is one of the best resources I know to learn what is best in class. He has a guide for you at www.gambrill.com/leadup you can download as a gift for listening.

Also you can find Dave in his Private Digital Media Mentoring Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/dmmdavegambrill/

We are on the downhill side of 2019, the downhill side of this decade, What are you going to do? What are you going to do to set yourself up for success in these next six months? What are you going to do to set yourself up for success in 2020 and beyond?

It's not what you do then, it's what you do now to begin to set yourself up for success. I mean, it's just like our health, we can't begin to take care of our health when it's too late, right, when we get the bad health report?

We've got to begin to take care of it now.

And The same thing goes with leadership. When your back is against the wall, It's too late to try to take care of it. You've got to begin to grow, you've got to begin to take care of some things today. So that you're prepared for the future.

I remember John Wooden I learned from him, you know, John Wooden was the great basketball coach of 13 NCAA college basketball titles back in the 70s. he said, you don't wait for the moment to get ready, You Get ready so you're fully prepared when the moment arrives.

The same thing about leadership, you don't wait until your back is against the wall to get ready. You don't wait until it's too late to start growing. You don't wait until your turnover is so high that you start to learn how to be a leader, you don't wait until the company starts letting people go that you decide to be a great leader.

You just be a great leader; that way, when the company is going to do a reduction in force, they're going to keep their best, They're not gonna let the best go. Make yourself the best. And if they do end up letting you go, Guess what you're prepared for the next role or the next company and the next opportunity, you've got more to offer them as well.

Today, we're talking about five principles of high performance growth. And in any any type of growth, it starts with great principles, right? You've got to have some great foundation, some principles that guide your processes in your decision making in the hiring and the the people you bring onto the team.

Are you a solo flier? Did you ever say when you get to a certain level, you'll never lead a certain way?

You know, when I get that title? Or when I get that position? I'll never do this, or I'll never do that. Or I'll never treat people this way or that way.

Has that been you? Have you ever said that? I know I did. I know I've worked with leaders who have said that. Yet they do it. And t they get out on an island by themselves. The most dangerous place, the most dangerous place you can be as a leader is on an island by yourself.

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Do you know what your followers are asking about you? Can you answer these 3 questions? Do you know what they are and does your leadership meet the standard for each of those following you?

There is nothing soft about leadership and all the skills it takes to make us more effective. In this episode dispel the myth of soft and give you ways to measure the soft skills of leadership.

She’s competed in one of the toughest races in the world - and finished! Karen Brown has combined her experience as an IRONMAN World Championship competitor with scientifically proven coaching techniques, into a program to help leaders “unlimit their beliefs” and excel in ways they’ve only dreamed of. In fact, that’s the title of her book… Unlimiting Your Beliefs. Karen facilitates higher levels of success in others through keynote speeches, presentations and workshops for corporations, professional associations and business groups. She (and her national team) also coaches leaders individually through her company Velocity Leadership Consulting. This CEO has an inspiring story! http://www.velocityleadershipconsulting.com/

She’s competed in one of the toughest races in the world - and finished! Karen Brown has combined her experience as an IRONMAN World Championship competitor with scientifically proven coaching techniques, into a program to help leaders “unlimit their beliefs” and excel in ways they’ve only dreamed of. In fact, that’s the title of her book… Unlimiting Your Beliefs. Karen facilitates higher levels of success in others through keynote speeches, presentations and workshops for corporations, professional associations and business groups. She (and her national team) also coaches leaders individually through her company Velocity Leadership Consulting. This CEO has an inspiring story! http://www.velocityleadershipconsulting.com/

As leaders it is important for us to be a MASTER of these 6 things to keep leading and to raise our influence and impact. I share 6 things you must master to keep leading and make sure your followers are growing. Learn more about us www.mikeharbour.net

Also, I mention a past episode that you should listen too. Here is the link: https://leaduppodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-20-are-you-an-equipper/

Episode 125 is a part 2 of an interview I had with Kyra Matkovich. Kyra is an HR Executive and leader in the field of Human Resources and Leadership. Tune in and learn why leadership is so important wand working with HR to create a culture works. Kyra shares a ton of ideas on Twitter, follow her @KyraMatkovichHR

Episode 124 is a part 1 of an interview I had with Kyra Matkovich. Kyra is an HR Executive and leader in the field of Human Resources and Leadership. Tune in and learn why leadership is so important wand working with HR to create a culture works. Kyra shares a ton of ideas on Twitter, follow her @KyraMatkovichHR

Is winning important? Is winning at all cost a good thing? Winner Take All Leadership dives into these questions and explains some ideas on this episode of The Lead Up Podcast.

I had the honor of interviewing a fellow entrepreneur and value adder to the world, Mr Tom Schwab. Tom has founded and built multiple companies and help thousands get their message heard. Success leaves footprints, and Tom has left some good ones for us to follow. Learn more about Tom's current venture: https://interviewvalet.com/leadup/ If you have a message to share connect with Tom and his team to see if they are the partner you need. I know you will enjoy this conversation with Tom.

I recently spent some time in a new location in rural Wisconsin and this episode was inspired by the dairy farms and cheese makers of southern Wisconsin.

Tune in to part 2 of our Lead Up interview with Paresh Shah and learn more about Lifter Leadership and how you can become a leader who lifts others to be all they were meant to be.

Meet Lead Up guest Paresh Shaw in Part 1 of our interview on the topic of Lifter Leadership. Paresh is a brilliant mind and communicator and you will live his ideas to increase influence and impact.

Leadership requires us to do things that others are unwilling to do at times and then do them consistently. Listen in to this episode and learn 10 Actions to help you lift and unlock others.

Life is coming at us faster and faster and the end will be here before you want it to. Are you beginning with the end in mind? Or are you in practice session mode? Check out this episode and find out how you can be intentional.

On The Lead Up Podcast we look for leaders who are bold and seeking to make a difference and transform the marketplace through their leadership. Keith Custer is such a leader. He took a bold move and is creating a space for others to serve the world with their resources. Listen to Keith's story on this Epsisode of The Lead Up podcast and learn more about Keith at www.theripple.net and connect with him on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-custer-42619039/ or you can join his Facebook movement https://www.facebook.com/makeyourripple/

If you could predict your future would do it? I believe I can and I know you can too. It is a simple thing that has a great impact on your leadership and influence of others. Listen in to this episode and see how your future looks.

Are you a hero or a zero when it comes to your leadership. A few simple but not easy keys can help you become a hero leader for others. The world is screaming for leadership right now and you can break the mold and be the leader others will follow. Tune into to this episode to learn how.

Not everyone strives for excellence, and as a matter of fact, most settle for less than average. Our job as a leader is to raise the bar, push people to the next level. Listen in to this episode for some inspiration.

Are you a great communicator? What does it take to get there? I have learned that communication is the greatest asset a leader can use to become more effective and increase influence and impact.

Leadership is about modeling for others what we want from them. Stopping your day before it is time doesn't set the right example, but their is more to this than your example. Listen to this episode and find out what impact it is having on you!

Sometimes you meet a leader that reminds you of yourself, but did more with it than you did earlier in life. That is how I feel about Justin Batt. Justin is a Lead Up example and is doing BIG and BOLD things as a leader. I learned some great lessons in my conversation with Justin and you will too...but only if you listen to this episode of The Lead Up Podcast. Learn more about Justin at www.daddysaturday.com

Leaders are you asking the right questions to increase your impact and influence, or are you just trying to get to the end of the month and hope you get the results you need? I share some scary data in this episode that you need to know so you can begin to ask the right questions and be a more effective leader.

The most under used but most powerful tool is available to you every single day. Listen in to this Lead Up Podcast and find out what it is and the implement in your leadership.

Leaders are always wanting more from others, yet not always giving more. This is a simple but truthful assessment of what I experience in the role I play as coach for leaders. If you are easily offended as a leader, you may not want to listen to this episode.

Are you a go it alone leader? Do you live by the wise tale of if it is to be it is up to me? Then this episode is just for you.

If you fall overboard the cruise you have a choice, stay where you are and drown or get focused on the shoreline and save your self. Listen to this epsiode and learn what this has to do with leadership.

Fear of not being liked as a leader is real, but also is a death sentence to you as a leader if it is not dealt with appropriately. Listen to my ideas about overcoming this fear and redirecting your energy to limit your need.

In today's episode we have a great conversation with Chris Widener, one of today's great speakers and thinkers for personal development and leadership growth. Hear Chris' story and how he has developed himself to increase his own impact and influence in the world. www.wideneracademy.com Listen to the end for a special code to save over 50% off of membership into Chris's Speakers training Academy.

Does teamwork make the dream work/ It does if the leader can create a team that works. However, it takes leadership

Leadership is a profession. What do professionals do? They grow and learn to get better so they can lead more effectively. In this episodes I share 7 tools you need to add to your tool box so you can put down the hammer.

Leadership is done from the middle. Leadership does not need a position or title, all it needs is a vision and passionate leader to say I am going to make this happen. Tune in to this episode and learn how you can lead from anywhere.

I had some great female leadership in my life and some mothers are great leaders. Listen to this episode and hear some of the mothers of history who lead great things.

Do you want to be a better leader? Do you want better and more consistent results from your leadership? This is probably the episode for you to tune in too.

I love to win, maybe you do too. However, does winning at all cost in leadership help us sustain the prize. Maybe you should listen to this episode and learn what I mean.

Leaders do you ever feel stuck? Are you feeling that way now? Maybe you have become stagnant and this episode is ready to help you move forward again.

Are you limiting yourself and others as a leader. One of the most dangerous things we can do as a leader is place a cap on others potential. Tune in to this episode and learn how to blow the cap off your leadership potential.

Excellence is not something that happens once in a while, and perfection is impossible, but as leaders we can strive for it and achieve the excellence others need from our leadership. Listen in to this episode and learn how to get there to increase your influence and impact.

Hey leaders, how often are you looking for more time at the end of the day to get done what you din't get done. Well, if this is you, you need to listen to this episode. Get my FREE Daily Compass

In this episode I share a formula for you to LEAN in and Lead more effectively to unlock the full potential of yourself and those you lead.

Don't get distracted! Learn how to hone in on the things that matter most and get focused.

Leadership requires us to thinking bigger, grow more and keep pushing the bar higher. I share my FISHing gear formula to help you lead more effectively.

We all have blindspots and if we don't know them, them we are in for a crash as leader. In this episode I share 5 things that can trip you up if you are aware.

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You are going to need this episode...either today or in the future. All leaders face storms and I share my formula for leading myself and others thru those challenging times.

Are you a leader or mentor. I share a formula for you to think about how to transition from just a leader to a mentor.

This will challenge your thinking about people, the call to leadership and how we develop a more diverse workforce when it comes to the topic of diversity.

In this episode I share the difference in BEing versus BEcoming and what mindset has to do with this growth as a leader.

Leadership begins in the head before you take action, but most leaders are action takers before they think, creating the same results but hoping for something better. Tune in to this episode to help you change that in your life.

In this episode I go really deep with the thinking of a leader and how we project positive or negative out before our conversations with others.

In this episode I share some ideas that build off of the previous 2 episode on connecting and influencing your team and followers to the next level.

In this episode I share a few key things we need to work toward as a leader to increase our influence in the world. I hope you will listen in to this topic.

Learn the key to taking other to a whole new level in leadership with this episode.

Are you stuck in your leadership? Are you wishing things were easier? Check out this episode and learn what the danger is of staying put too long.

Remove the status quo, don't be average. Raise the bar on your leaders and accountability.

You can drive straight with out a proper alignment, get your leadership vehicle aligned and see how east they drive becomes.

Do you want to move the needle a little more on your accountability based leadership? Then you need Episode 75.

In this episode we continue our discussion about accountability and I share a simple formula to help you be more effective at holding others accountable.

DO you need a better way to hold other accountable...start with this 4 step challenge.

Accountability is one of your major challenges as a leader. Fix it and you fix many other things.

In this episode I share 4 signs that you may have a disruptor problem.

I love to talk about my grandmother, one of the greatest leaders in my life ever. Listen in to this episode to learn why I feel this way.

Are you adding value to your leadership piggy bank. Listen in to this episode and learn more.

4 areas of awareness are shared in episode 68. Tune in and listen where things can be dusted off of your leadership and become great.

In episode 67 I share a formula with you to move from failure to success as a leader.

Episode 66 is a must listen. Your team needs you to listen to this episode and then lead up with the ideas I share.

In episode 65 I discuss another Influence Multiplier you must overcome and keep leading your team well.

I go deeper into the thinking of a leader in this episode...tune in to learn what is between my ears.

Are you a wisher or a doer? Leadership can't be a place you just wish for things. Listen into the tips on this podcast to hear more.

In this episode i discuss the difference in attitude, behavior and belief and how what we believe drives everything else we do in leadership.

In episode 61 I discuss Influence Multiplier #2 and why staying on the right side of the trouble fence is important as a leader.

In this episode I share 4 words that kill your influence with others.

Are you a delegating leader? You might want to listen in to my thoughts on what delegation creates.

Do you struggle with difficult conversations...this episode may be the one to help you with that challenge. Listen in and learn what STPWIIS means.

In this episode I share ideas to keep momentum going in your favor.

In this episode I share a few practical tips for you to be a more engaged leader of others.

In episode 55 I discuss the preparation you need to take in April to ready yourself for a great 2nd quarter.

Today's episode is all about you and the reset you may need to make to hit those goals you said were important to you.

In episode 53 I connect you back to you and help you see the future. Will you take time to do this one thing?

In this episode I discuss the idea of looking for and seeing the potential in others and being patient when bring it out.

In this episode I share 55, 38, 7 with you and how it impacts your connections with others as a leader.

Epsiode 50 is all about others and the interest you must have in them to be a more effective leaders and connector.

In this episode I get super passionate about the topic of communication and finding common ground. I hope you enjoy this one.

In this episode it is all all others! I have struggled with this idea of lone ranger leadership in the past and share some ideas for you about teamwork!

In this episode I share ideas around the dirty word of accountability in leadership and how you can Lead Up in this area.

In this episode I discuss the 5 Languages you must, know, understand and apply in your leadership.

In this episode I discuss the most important things you get paid for as a leader, but is the hardest thing for many leaders to get!

In this episode I discuss the choices we have to make to Lead Up.

We wrap up our Power Principles series in this episode and discuss what it takes to be excellent in all you do.

In this episode I share 4 Workout ideas to strengthen your leadership.

In this episode I discuss the importance of saw sharpening and leadership. The Power Principle on Growth is probably the most important.