Well Rounded Leaders: Recent Episodes
Tony Davis
Well Rounded Leaders is a leadership podcast that discusses leadership from a perspective that transcends the traditional views of just leading people. True Well Rounded Leaders understand the importance of self leadership to authentically leading those in our world. And self leadership encompasses wellness in several life areas. On this podcast, we explore what it means to be a Well Rounded Leader!
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Leadership is Handed Down from Generation to Generation
- Today's Generation Gap
- Leadership Starts at Home
- Good Leaders are Selfless Servants
- The Coaching Philosophy
- Instill a Sense of Purpose
- Words are Powerful and Can Change a Life
- Leaders vs Managers
- Trust Starts with You
- Communication as a Trust Builder
- Top 5 Cities Oak's Visited in the World
www.ltcoakmcculloch.com
www.linkedin.com/in/oakland-mcculloch-34293256/
Tony's LinkedIn Profile
Tony's Crestcom Leadership Profile
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
- Robert Jordan's story
- Interim/Fractional Leadership
- The 4 Leadership Styles
- The FIxer
- The Artist
- The Builder
- The Strategist
- Embracing your style
- Personal Span of Control
- Having difficult conversations
- Being "spikey"
- New Climate of the Workplace
- How to Thrive in Instability
- Lessons from Peloton
- Founders in the Heartland
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
- Sonya's inspiring story
- Sonya's community involvement and recognition
- The importance of giving back
- The genesis of her company
- A True Family Business!
- NO FEAR!
- The Sky's the Limit
- Lessons Learned
- Diversity of Thinking
- The Case Study
- Parting Leadership Advice
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonya-m-33041b43/
https://norfleetsolutions.com/on-a-mission-with-sonya-morales-from-pinnacle-communications-group-llc/
Tony Davis LinkedIn Profile
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
- Merit tells her story
- The power of laughter
- The job of a leader
- Being an open minded leader
- Merit's Open for Business framework
- Doing a beliefs inventory
- Commitment, influence and consistency
- 5 Attributes of Leaders and Top Performers
- The Book of Merit
- Storytelling
- Merit's Top 5 Comedians
https://www.meritkahn.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/meritkahn/
Tony's LinkedIn Profile
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Sonja's story
- How workplace changes are effecting career decisions
- Why some companies have been successful with remote work and some have not
- What role does company culture play and how to you create the human touch in remote work
- What's important in career choices
- How does Sonja help her clients identify what's the right career roadmap for them
- What you can learn about yourself when assessing career moves
- Sonja's inspirational leader
- What can we do to continually be learning leaders
- Sonja's Top 5 Movies for leadership traits
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Sonja's LinkedIn Profile
Tony Davis's LinkedIn Profile
Crestcom Leadership Development
https://www.wellroundedleaders.com
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- How did a planetary physicist from MIT end up training CEO's?
- Challenging traditional management theories
- Biological ties to success
- Clutching your tools
- Teaching Strategy
- Samurai insights
- Letting go of ego
- Crafting leadership around honor & bravery
- Adaptation is key
- Winning makes the team happy!
- Define your "winning"
https://www.sagaleadership.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/donschmincke/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax/
https://www.crestcom.com
https://www.wellroundedleaders.com
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
- Our leadership is effected by our mental wellness.
- Cara's connection to body-mind wellness started at age 15.
- "Who you are speaks so loudly, I can't hear what you're saying." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- "CEO of the Room"
- When we change our breathing, we change our STATE.
- The Gut / Brain Axis - the Importance of our Gut Health to our leadership
- 4 contributors to poor gut health
- Tips to improve Gut Health
- Getting started towards the best version of you!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carabradley/
https://www.carabradley.net
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax/
https://www.wellroundedleaders.com
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Billie's life lessons from her childhood
- It's lonely at the top
- CEO stories of challenges and successes
- Empathy of today's leaders
- The balance of making tough decisions
- Insights and recommendations for success and happiness!
Billie's Linked in Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/billie-tucker-volpe-1012a311/
https://ceoservicebureau.com/
Tony's Linked in Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax/
https://crestcom.com/
https://wellroundedleaders.com/
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
- Matthew's "awakening" in 1992
- What it means to create a movement that people will follow
- Matthew's Life Mastery Course and how it relates to being well-rounded
- Self-actualization vs self-realization
- The Yin & Letting Go leadership styles
- Leadership examples from Moses & Jesus
- The FIRE Movement through delegating & automating
- What holds us back from success in leadership?
- How to Stop & Mediate to figure out who we are & our purpose
- What is hypnotherapy?
- Closing thoughts: Stay on your path!
https://www.instituteofhypnotherapy.com
https://www.onlinemonastery.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewbrownstein/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax/
https://www.crestcom.com
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
- Mike's story starts as an assembly line worker
- The Greatest Ideas on Earth Will Never be Invented
- Mike's toy creations are powered by children's imagination not batteries!
- How Pound Puppie rose to fame
- What drove Mike's perseverance to success
- Continually chasing his ideas and dreams
- The Third Phase
https://www.mikebowlingspeaks.com
Tony's LinkedIn Profile
Podcast Sponsor: Arrowhead Leadership Incorporated, a licensee of Crestcom International
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EPISODE HIGHTLIGHTS TO THIS IMPACTFUL EPISODE:
Top 10 Well Rounded Leaders podcast show episodes for 2022.
WHY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS SUCK!!
How to create NEW YEAR'S ACTION PLANS and what makes up an ACTION PLAN for success.
Action Plans in these areas for 2023:
Physical Wellness
Mental / Intellectual Wellness
Spiritual Wellness
Financial Wellness
Emotional Wellness
MAKE IT HAPPEN IN 2023!
https://www.wellroundedleaders.com
Tony's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax/
Well Rounded Leaders Podcast is sponsored by Arrowhead Leadership Incorporated a Crestcom International licensee.
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Episode Highlights:
- A special edition episode will be released next Tuesday, December 27th.
- The first Well Rounded Leaders podcast episode of 2023 will be released on January 17th.
- In next week's episode, I'll explain why New Year's resolutions SUCK and we'll recap some of the highlights from 2022 episodes.
- If you have great recommendations for guests for the podcast, email me at tony@wellroundedleaders.com
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
- How Harry got here and why this work is so important to him!
- The Book: Be The Sun, Not the Salt! Breaks the book barrier!
- The Heliotropic Effect
- Don't be a dick!
- Being a Helio Leader
- Making small changes that result in HUGE impacts!
- 6 Pearls of the Helio Effect
- Being your own Sun - Self Leadership
- The D-Back Mindset
- Gold Nuggets for Listeners
Website: www.bethesunnotthesalt.com
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Tony's LinkedIn Profile
Tony's Crestcom Leadership Profile
Well Rounded Leaders Website
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- The importance of family
- Gabb Wireless: Safe Tech for Kids; Peace of Mind for Parents.
- Parental Controls on smart phones are a joke!
- Transition from a career as a marketing executive to CEO
- Mission, Core Values or Vision?
- A Mission in Action Story
- Gabe's All Time Top 5 Athletes
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Dave's leadership journey
- Leaders are learner and mistakes are a big part of learning
- What is "Compassionate Accountability"?
- Micro management vs Accountability
- Accountability starts with Self Accountability
- Mission, Core values or Vision?
- The importance of transparency
- Showing Employees Their Impact
- Investing in Training - ALL training
- Showing your employees that they are assets
- Leaders Learn, Manager Moan
- American Electrical Academy to promote learning
- Top 5 Vacation Destinations
American Electrical Academy: https://electricalacademy.org
Dave's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-yencarelli-pmp-a2675531/
Tony's LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/tonydjax
EPISODE HIGHLIGTS:
- Gold standard of Customer Service from Ep 9
- Steve's eBook, Simple CX
- The state of internal Customer Service
- Employees want to be seen & heard
- The Pandemic's effect on employee engagement
- Inclusivity, but how??
- Solving a problem takes input from all stakeholders
- Steve's new role as Chief Strategy Officer of Cobalt Speech & Language, www.cobaltspeech.com
- The Top 5 ways to create Employee Engagement & Inclusivity
Steve's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sxpappas/
The Science of CX: https://www.scienceofcx.com/
Tony Davis's LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax/
www.wellroundedleaders.com
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Brittany's background
- The Squeeze massage experience difference
- Wellness & our mindset
- Ways Brittany practices mindfulness
- Overcoming a severe injury and what she learned from that experience
- The importance of building a SOLID inner circle
- Supplementing your strengths & weaknesses with your team members
- Decision making is a team effort
- The person who made the biggest impact on Brittany's leadership development
- Brittany shares her thoughts on VISION
- Continuing to grow as a leader everyday
- Brittany's Top 5 Feel Good Habit / Activities
https://www.squeezemassage.com/
Brittany's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-driscoll-59157a5/
Tony's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax/
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Dr. Lauran Star's journey becoming a subject matter expert in DE&I
- The data supports focus on Inclusion! Before Diversity!
- Diversity of thought is what we should be after striving for in the workplace.
- Diversity for the sake of diversity, could result in the opposite of what is hoping to be achieved.
- The negative impacts of promoting for diversity.
- What's the "E" and where does it fit in?
- Equity & Equality
- School of thought that Meritocracy & Pay for Performance are antiquated and wrong.
- Academia mindset and the business world.
- Organizations are starting to get the importance of inclusion first.
- Adaptive Leadership is more important than every.
- Top 5 Broadway Shows
Lauran's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauranstar/
Website: www.drlauranstar.com
Tony's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax/
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
5 Storytelling Mistakes Leaders Make
4 Different types of stories company employees should be able to tell for impact.
Tony Davis LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax/
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- There isn't a season when a leader doesn't face challenges
- Leadership starts with Self Leadership.
- A key factor to our leadership is wellness: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.
- When changing behavior, mindset matters.
- 3 Common mistakes to behavior change.
- 3 Hacks to changing behavior: Behavior (identify it), Anchor (tie it to a routine), Celebrate (create positive emotions to motivate)
- Identify 1 behavior in 1 of the wellness areas that you want to change.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Steve's Background & Competitive Approach to Sports
- Transition from Division 1 Athlete to Division 1 Coach
- Leadership in an Individual Sport within a Team Framework
- Motivating Athletes to Be Leaders Over Time
- Achieving Full Potential
- Who Has Had the Biggest Leadership Impact on Steve
- Power of Words
- The Freedom to Fail
- The Career Competitor Podcast Launches Steve's New Career
- Coaching to the "Optimal Self"
- The First and Final 30
- Steve's New Book, "Shock The World"
- Top 5 Most Competitive Athletes
Steve's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-mellor-88966056/
Steve's Website: https://www.careercompetitor.com
Pre-order Steve's Book, Shock The World: https://checkout.square.site/buy/FG43BJCYW67WAUDKISXKYRX
Tony's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
Carlton's Leadership Story
Encouraging Innovative Thinking within your Organization
What's Most Important: Mission, Core Values of Vision?
Getting Buy In for the Leader's Vision
How Carlton Uses Personality Assessments in Leadership
The #1 Trait All Leaders Should Possess
Biggest Challenge Leaders Are Facing Today
Advice to Those New to Leadership
Tribute to 2 People Who Have Impacted Carlton's Leadership Development
Carlton's Continued Learning Initiatives
Web3, Crypto & Blockchain
Top 5 NFL Teams Power Rankings
Carlton's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/docclr/
Tony's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
- The Nostalgia of Stuckey's
- Why Stephanie bought back the Family Brand
- Change is Uncomfortable
- Reviving the Road Trip with Memories of Stuckey's
- The Savannah Bananas Model
- Creating a New Customer Experience
- Naiveté is her Super Power!
- Attachment to her Grandfather's Legacy
- Blessed w a Strong Executive Team
- Emotional Maturity in Leadership
- Accountability and Lessons Learned
- Transferable Leadership
- Top 5 Road Trip Locations
Stephanie's LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniestuckey/
Tony Davis's Linkedin Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
- Customer service excellence was engrained in Steve at a young age from Uncle Nick's priceless education.
- How awareness of the 5 senses can WOW your customers!
- The abysmal "State of the Customer Service" we're experiencing today.
- Solution minded customer service mentality
- Mastering friction reduction & making it easy to do business with you!
- Steve's "Science of CX" podcast for customer service masterclass like learning.
- Steve's Top 5 cities of the world to visit
- Free eBook for listeners - "SimpleCX" - available in August to download
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Jeff's story leading to entrepreneurship
- Fears faced with life changes
- Overcoming adversity from family hardship
- Leaving a company due to bad leadership
- Bottoming out but persevering
- Building teams around your strengths & weaknesses
- Identifying your priority responsibilities
- Importance of establishing your brand
- Advice for overcoming challenges
- Having a support system and mentors
- Top 5 binge worthy series and lessons to be learned from them!
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- John's Background of Helping Others thru The Executive Committee (TEC, later Vistage)
- God's Plan for John's first book, True Wealth By the Book
- TEC Stories of Dan Cathy & Sam Walton
- JC Penney's Motivational Story
- The Untold Secret that Creates True Wealth
-
1 Challenge Facing Small- Mid Size Business Owners: Loneliness
- The Rock Solid Leadership Resource Guide
- 3 Cornerstones from the First Book; 7 Cornerstones Revealed in Last Book
- The Great Game of Business & the Story of Jack Stack
- Businesses Built on Solid Foundations
- John's "Delightful" Story about Meeting his Wife
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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
Leaders' perceptions of their strategic thinking abilities
Reactive strategic thinking
Sensing, sense making and programming
Leaders who don't think strategically
Operational thinking vs Strategic Thinking
5 P's of Operational Thinking
Landmarks on the map of Strategic Thinking
The secret sauce of strategy
Biggest question ask yourself as an organization
How to pick up on weak signals to predict the future
Preparation, planning & anticipation as discovery
20 Micro-skills of Strategic Thinking
Shoulder Angels: metacognition
Sunflower Bias & "Devalorization"
Organizations that Strategically Think
Top 5 Movies to learn how to Strategically Think
Greg's LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn Group: Practitioners of Strategic Thinking MicroSkills
Email: gregorydgithens@cs.com
Twitter: @GregGithens
Tony's LinkedIn Profile
Tony's email: tony@wellroundedleaders.com
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- The Story Behind the Be Fulfilled Journal
- The Power of Telling Stories
- Importance of Community and a Solid Inner Circle
- Making Yourself a Priority
- Contributing & Connecting
- The Effects of the Pandemic
- Redefining Success
- Eliminating Negative Distractions
- Everybody has Blindspots
- Accepting Feedback to Be the Best Version of Yourself
- Top 5 Lessons Learned from Buying a Ranch
www.tonygrebmeier.com
www.linkedin.com/in/tony-g-6b1b68226/
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Leadership is Handed Down from Generation to Generation
- Today's Generation Gap
- Leadership Starts at Home
- Good Leaders are Selfless Servants
- The Coaching Philosophy
- Instill a Sense of Purpose
- Words are Powerful and Can Change a Life
- Leaders vs Managers
- Trust Starts with You
- Communication as a Trust Builder
- Top 5 Cities Oak's Visited in the World
www.ltcoakmcculloch.com
www.linkedin.com/in/oakland-mcculloch-34293256/
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
The Ironman Mentality for business
"Running In The Rain" is a Life Metaphor
Physical Drain for Mental Gain
Our 3 Energy Zones
Focus Zones and the ABC Principles
Coaching & Delegating teams using ABC Principles
GOALS STINK!!
The Importance of Systems & Routines
Distractions & Confidence
Paul's Lessons from Writing His Book
Top 5 People Paul Would Take a Jog With
www.linkedin.com/in/paulweston/
www.paulwestonconsulting.com
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Getting to Know Sarah including her many "favorite" NFL teams
- Learning from Mistakes
- Having Key Leaders that Believe in you.
- Using Fear of Failure as a Motivator
- Determination through Adversity
- Change is Uncomfortable
- Sarah's Perspective to Well Rounded Leaders
- Sarah's Top 5 Movies of All Time
You can Check out Sarah's LinkedIn profile at: www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmillerla/
Tony Davis LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax/
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS!
- The Genesis of the Well Rounded Leadership Show: Scratching that Radio Show itch
- Entrepreneur History of the Host - Lessons Learned
- The Importance of Leadership & Personal Growth in Today's Hiring Climate
- GOAL: Be Better. PERIOD.
- Leaders are Curious - The Kobe Bryant Example
- Inhabit the Process of Being the Best - Tom Brady Example
- Tony's Stated Intent for the Podcast
- My Motivation to Be Better & Self Leadership.
- Pursuit of Overall Wellness: Physical, Mental/Intellectual, Emotional, Spiritual, Social, Community & Professional
- Curious Kills Cats but Lack of Curiosity Limits Leaders
- Inspirational and Aspirational Leaders
Email: tony@wellroundedleaders.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax/
Being a Well-Rounded Leader transcends just motivating people in the workplace. Well-Rounded Leaders have a commitment to excellence in all that they do, how they live their lives, their executive presence, and the impact they make in their space.
Hello everyone welcome to the Well Rounded Leaders podcast. I'm your host Tony Davis and we're going to take you on a journey of becoming a well-rounded leader.
Well, Rounded leadership first starts with self-leadership.
Leading ourselves is about what we’re doing for our overall wellness. It encompasses the steps we take to ensure our mental and emotional health and stay grounded spiritually. If we don't lead ourselves, how can we authentically lead others? As well-rounded leaders, we apply this mindset to their families, our companies, and the communities we are a part of.
So whether you lead a Fortune 500 corporation or a team of little leaguers, we all have something to learn about becoming more effective leaders. the goal of the Well Rounded Leaders podcast is to keep the focus on making the main thing, THE MAIN THING.
Connect with Tony here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydjax/