Welcome to Leadership: Recent Episodes
Aaron Keith Hawkins
Welcome to the "how to be a leader" podcast for new and emerging leaders, managers, and supervisors.
We all want to be successful leaders at work and home. And hopefully you've had a great amount of success in your career and life so far. Whether you feel like a well rounded leader, or if you're facing some tough challenges, this podcast is here to help.
The struggle for many new and emerging leaders is trying to understand exactly what a successful leader should be thinking and doing. It can feel overwhelming, vague, or complicated. This lack of clarity can often lead to frustration, inconsistent results, and even struggles with stress and mental health.
The goal of Welcome to Leadership is to share conversations that give you clarity around what to consider when improving your leadership and management skills. Along with my 30 years of real-world leadership experience, education, and curated research, you'll hear from some of the best leaders on the planet. Leverage the success of CEO's, entrepreneurs, athletes, coaches, and more. We learn the most when we're willing to listen and learn from those who have been in the trenches, and bring innovation and breakthrough to industries and society.
My hope is that you'll gain confidence and clarity about the what, why, and how of becoming the leader who creates a culture of clarity, humanity, and outstanding high performance in your workplace and life.
Have a question you want to hear answered on the show? Text me at 239-217-7434, or just go to https://aaronkeithhawkins.com/ and click the PODCAST QUESTION link.
There are countless successful introverts that include an A-list of celebrities, CEO's, Keynote Speakers, authors and more. Yet being an introvert is not always easy, especially in environments where the loudest voices tend to get the attention.
My friend Terrance Lee is and introvert (like me), leadership coach and the author of Quiet Voice Fearless Leader. His mission is to help introverts reach their full potential fearlessly. In this episode we clarify some myths around introverts and discuss how introverts can and should expect to be just as successful as anyone else in their business, workplace and life.
Please share this episode with an introvert you love!
How to intelligently succeed at educational reform?
Dr. Anthony Muhammad, PhD, is a much sought-after educational speaker and presenter. A practitioner for nearly 20 years, he has served as a middle school teacher, assistant principal, and principal, and also as a high school principal. He was recognized by the Global Gurus organization as one of the 30 Most Influential Educational Thought Leaders in the world in 2021.
In this episode of the Welcome to Leadership podcast he takes us on a deep dive into his success in answering this powerful question.
Dr. Muhammad is a best-selling author. He is the author of the books Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work, 2nd Edition (2021) Time for Change: The Four Essential Skills of a Transformational School Leader (2019); Transforming School Culture: How to Overcome Staff Division 2nd Edition (2017) Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap: Liberating Mindsets to Effect Change (2015); The Will to Lead and the Skill to Teach; Transforming Schools at Every Level (2011). He has published 26 articles in education journals and publications in seven different countries.
Resources from Dr. Anthony Muhammad:
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Purchase Dr. Muhammad's books >> http://newfrontier21.com/store/
Resources for Aaron Keith Hawkins:
Get a Free Copy of Aaron's book, The Art of Trust and Influence >> http://aaronkeithhawkins.com/trust
Visit Aaron's website for more episodes >> http://aaronkeithhawkins.com
Welcome back to Welcome to Leadership! Today, we're gonna talk about something that I don't think is talked about enough in our leadership circles. How do we earn, I mean, authentically earn more respect in our circle of influence? It is important. It's not just an ego metric. Because if the people in your circle of influence both at home, at work or socially -- if they don't respect you, it's going to be very difficult to influence and have the impact that you want to have. So how do we make sure we're earning respect consciously, effectively and ethically? Well, you're going to get four tips today. They're each going be very simple, very actionable, but they're very relevant and powerful actions to take. So let's jump right in.
Leaders - before you judge someone, remember this -- When we build a culture where we're providing support, as opposed to providing judgment, that's when our organizations change. That's how we get better performance, that's when we get better connection and cohesion within our organizations, and that's when we feel better about ourselves. I'm also going to admit something. Sometimes the things that I see or hear people do can be frustrating. I'm sure you've been there right? Whether you're a leader, manager, or supervisor in an organization, or you're just living your life, I'm sure there are times when you get irritated by things that people do around you and begin passing judgement. How do we stop doing that? Because we DO need to stop doing that. Well, that's what I'm going to cover and try to explain today to help you reduce your tendency to judge others, have more empathy, and be able to support people who need it.
Motivation Manifesto, The Leader Who Had No Title, True Grit and Grace by Amberly Lago. My personal favorite Million Dollar Influence by yours truly. Lewis Howes, The School of Greatness. Don't get me started on the motivational speakers: Eric Thomas, Cassandra Worthy, David Goggins, Lisa Nichols, Michael Beckwith, Les Brown. Okay. So here's the question. With all these motivational books, videos, and quotes. With all these sources of potential inspiration and content that can actually change your life, why doesn't it? Why don't these things change your life? Why can you read and watch and listen to so many brilliant minds and still find yourself stuck in the same place and in what seems to be repeating patterns of the same old lifestyle. Today, we're gonna dive in. I'm gonna do two things for you in this episode. First, I'm going to explain why that happens, and Second, I'll explain how to fix it once and for all. Let's get started.
If you want More Confidence–Here's 2 Unexpected Secrets I share in this episode with two real life examples from personal experience. As leaders, one of the simplest (but not easiest) methods to become more confident is to adopt the mindset of absolute accountability and responsibility. Responsibility refers to the obligation to perform the task or comply with a rule; accountability implies answerability for the outcome of the task or process. When you decide that phrases like "it's not fair", "it's not my fault", "I wasn't there", or "it wasn't my intent"are no longer a part of your vocabulary, I can promise you that your confidence will increase, and others will follow your example.
Welcome to the "how to be a leader" podcast for new and emerging leaders, manager, and supervisors. This is the intro episode to introducing you to the most valuable insights, tips and lessons on success, high performance and leadership. You'll get this through solo episodes of Welcome to Leadership with motivational leadership speaker Aaron Keith Hawkins, PLUS, you'll get the expertise of guest experts who are brilliant leaders from across the globe. If you want to discover how to be a great leader, a better manager, this is your resource for free leadership training and skills with episodes being delivered to at least 3 times per week to make sure you’re getting clarity and inspiration all week long. Regardless of the leadership styles that you may have learned, or the great leadership quotes that have inspired you, leveraging the insights from Welcome to Leadership will help you maximize your great leadership qualities and help you experience the success in life that you so deserve. Do you have a leadership question you want to hear answered? Just text me at 239-217-7434! 19JglR8fAacY0ktPuVbo