Help For Leaders Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Help for Leaders podcast. I’m Stacey Harris and I’m passionate about showing leaders the power of communication and how it can transform their organizations, from fortune 500 boardrooms all the way to brand new startups. As a leader, your actions and your words transform people and your company culture, so join me as I share tips and insights for elevating your leadership abilities as well as your team’s performance!
This week we wrap up our series on DISC Time Wasters with the final behavioral style, C. We discuss all the things that could slow down or stop a High C from completing tasks! Listen now!
This week we wrap up our series on DISC Time Wasters with the final behavioral style, C. We discuss all the things that could slow down or stop a High C from completing tasks! Listen now!
This week on Help For Leaders we continue our series on DISC Time Wasters! In this episode we dive into the High S style's time wasters and what could slow down or stop them from completing tasks. Listen now!
This week's episode we continue our new DISC series about time wasters for each style. We take a look at the High I and what could slow down or stop them from completing tasks! Listen now!
This week's episode we are kicking off a new series about time wasters for each DISC style, beginning with the high D style. Join us as we uncover the truth behind what slows down or stops each DISC type from accomplishing tasks!
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This week we look into our DISC assessment! We discuss how it can change your work environment, and give you some solutions for everyday problems!
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Today we wrap up our five part series on emotional intelligence with last, but definitely not least, motivation! Finding motivation can be tough sometimes if you're not sure where to start. Tune in to learn how!
Last week on the Help For Leaders podcast we covered social awareness, this week it's all about social regulation! Listen now for tips on how to combat a toxic workplace environment, as we continue our five part series on emotional intelligence.
This week on the Help For Leaders podcast we continue our series on the five aspects of emotional intelligence. This week it's all about Social Awareness. Listen now!
In this week's episode we dive even deeper into the five aspects of emotional intelligence. Last week we started with self-awareness. This week we talk about self-regulation. To learn what self-regulation is and how to apply it to your every-day life, tune in now!
In this week's episode, we dive deep into the foundation of emotional intelligence. There are five aspects to EQ and self-awareness is just the start. Learning to grow your emotional intelligence is the first step to becoming a better you! Tune in to learn more
In this episode, I am joing by Ali Soard, who works with IncreaseU, the company I work with externally to produce all of my media! We discuss the importance of communication skills with poeple who aren't in the same office as you. Listen now!
In this episode we are going personal! I am joined by my son, John Harris, and we talk about our family dynamic and our different communication styles. Our content isn't just helpful for the workplace, you can use these skills to benefit your home life as well! Listen now!
Whether you are back in the office or still working from home, there is hope for your team to get throught all of the change we have experienced over the past 2 years! Join my guest, Carolyn Grant and I as we discuss the prcess of managing change in the workplace.
Did you know your emotions impact productivity and can impact your decision making? Learning about Emotional Intelligence can be done at any stage of your life and I do training on Emotional Intelligence for individuals and for teams. Listen now to learn how I can help you and your team effectively manage your emotions!
Stress is at an all time high! 30 billion dollars is how much we spend anually on lost productivity and medical costs in the U.S. because of stress! Join us in this epiosode as we share tips on how each behavioral style can process and reduce stress in the best way as we all face so many life changes! Listen now.
This week I am talking to YOU team members! Are you putting in the hours and all the work? Maybe you're not quite in a leadership position yet, but we want you to know that you are so VALUABLE! Join us in this episode as we talk about how you as a team member can show up day by day and do you best for your team!
Do you want to see big changes in your company but you keep sliding back to what is most comfortable? In this episode, I share some insight into why that may be happening, share some tips on how to actually change your company culture, and how you can stick to the changes you desire to see!
Do you struggle to communicate with others? It is one thing to understand your own DISC style, it's another to use all of that knowledge and apply it to other areas of your life. Join us in this episode as we share tips on how to flex and adapt your communication style while you are communicating with others. Listen now!
CONFLICT! Does the very word itself bring you anxiety, or are you someone who just goes after it? Join us on this episode as we talk all about conflict and how it is a very normal thing in all relationships and communication. We discuss each DISC style and how each style communicates differently in times of conflict. Listen now!
This week I am joined by special guest, Monique Maley, founder and president of Articulate Persuasion. In this episode we discuss the various aspects of leadership from stories of good and bad leadership, to DISC styles and how they may change, to the importance of communication as someone leading people. Listen now!
We all know that feeling; sweaty palms, pit in your stomach, your mind goes blank, and you're about to speak in front of a group of people. In this week's episode I share my personal journey on learning how to use my feelings and emotions for my benefit, as well as some tips and tricks when it comes to public speaking. Listen now!
Are you moving into a new leadership rolde durning a pandemic? In this episode, we want to help you by sharing some tips from our guest, Dawn Delaney, who is walking in those exact shoes! Join us as Dawn shares some wisdom and personal experience as she has recently stepped into a new leadership position. Listen now!
Are you stressed at work? Fatigued? Or maybe you're working from home and you find yourself exhausted? Join my special guest, Dawn Delaney and I, as we talk about mental health in the workplace. Dawn Delaney is an Executive Director and Licensed Professional Counselor in Austin Texas, and in today's episode we share tips with you on how you can care for yourself during these transitional times and how we can actually normalize mental health in the workplace! Listen now.
Parents, this one is for YOU! In this episode I am joined again by special guest Dawn Delaney and we dive into the balance of worklife and partenhood. I share 27 years of experience and Dawn provides incredible research and resrouces! We hope this brings light, hope, and awarness to all you AMAZING parents who are doing a great job raising kids while working! Listen now!
Are you following your passions at work? In this episode, we're celebrating 30 years of working with Leadership Resources and Consulting! We walk down memory lane and share stories of the many life struggles and lessons learned along the way. So take a seat and enjoy learning a little bit about the history of how we came to be. Listen now!
I am joined again with speical guest Juan Kingsbury. In this episode we talk about Juan's newly released book, "A New Work Mindset" and dive into discussing the importance of recognizing the blindspots in the workplace and how recongnizing these blindspots is when growth happens! We take some time to discuss how it's so important to not only take these assessments we offer, but apply all of the knowledge you are learning, especially now when life is constantly changing. Listen now! Juan Kingsbury: @careerblindspot
In this week's episode we discuss one of the foundations of Emotional Intelligence: Self Awareness. Being aware of your feelings is so important! We discuss how our feelings and emotions can effect so many different areas of our life and the importance of always learning to become more Self Aware. Take our free EQ assessment now, link below! Free EQ Assessment: https://www.ttisurvey.com/415502TEX
This week I am joined again by Dawn Delaney and we discuss the importance of emotional attunement and taking the time to really connect with others. We share practical ways to enhance the quality of our connection with people who may open up to us. Dawn also leads us through an exercise that helps us pause and reconnect with ourselves. Listen now!
This week, my good friend Dawn Delaney is joining me! In this episode we discuss mental health, emotions, and how can be more intentional in our conversations and relationships, including the relationship we have with ourselves! Listen now!
It's the New Year and our one year anniversary of The Help For Leaders Podcast! In this week's episode we reflect on last year and how we can continue to lean into improving our communication, emotional intelligence and more!
Are you feeling stressed and trying to run around getting last-minute Christmas shopping and everything else done? Today on the Help For Leaders podcast I give you tips on how to de-stress and what that may look like based on your behavioral style! Listen now!
In this week's episode my special guest Juan Kingsbury and I continue our discussion about assessments and share stories from our own experiences. Sometimes no matter how much preparation there is, life can throw you a curve ball. Understanding assessments for Drivers and DISC allows us to pivot to life's unforeseeable circumstances
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Juan Kingsbury: @careerblindspot
This week my special guest Juan Kingsbury and I continue our talk on utilizing assessments and what to do when your team or co-workers have taken the assessments but stop "flexing" and trying to implement their understanding of everyone's behavioral style.
Juan Kingsbury: @careerblindspot
This week I'm joined again by Juan Kingsbury! We discuss the power of DISC and other assessments and how they all can make a difference in your company's communication.
We give testimonies and tips on how you can apply this to your work environment!
Enjoy!
Juan Kingsbury: @careerblindspot
The holiday season is upon us! We are all traveling and visiting family and with those wonderful times of connection comes conflict. Possibly miscommunication with relatives that you haven't seen in a long time. My special guest Juan Kingsbury, host of the podcast Career Blindspot, and I share tips on how to effectively communicate during Thanksgiving with your Driving Forces, EQ, and your Behavioral Style. You can take our FREE EQ and DISC assessment. Listen Now! Happy Thanksgiving!
Juan Kingsbury: @careerblindspot
We are finishing up our Behavioral Perception series with none other than the High C! Cs can be perceived as cold and condescending. But they are really conscientious, compliant, and corresponding. Join us as we give you tips on how to communicate with the precise behavioral style! Listen now!
We continue our series on behavioral perception! This week we discuss the High S style. They are slow to process, sensitive, and slow to speak. We give you tips on how to communicate and what we appreciate about the loyal and dependable behavioral style! Listen now!
Do you know how to communicate with an individual who is impulsive, over the top, and hard to keep up with?
This week we continue our series on behavioral perception! We give tips on how to observe and communicate with this outgoing individual. Enjoy!
We all walk around with our behavioral style (DISC) stamped on us for all to see and observe. Being able to read others and understand them will help you with communication. So how can we communicate with the High D? High D behavioral style is usually perceived as bossy, moody, and assertive.
So how can we communicate effectively with this individual and work well with them? I give tips in today's episode! Listen now!
This week on the Help For Leaders Podcast I have a very special guest, my husband Shane Harris! We discuss our differences as a high I and high C and how we've had to navigate conflict and learn to communicate in healthy ways over the last 30 years of our marriage.
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In today's final episode of our series, Navigating Transitions, my special guest Carolyn Grant and I talk about our own transitions. We share some tips and advice from our own experiences! Make sure you check out Carolyn's website and resources as well as my own for more information! Enjoy!
Carolyn Grant:
Website: https://www.navigatetransition.com/
Blog: https: //www.navigatetransition.com/blog
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/navigatetransition/
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In this week's episode my special guest Carolyn Grant and I continue our series on navigating transitions! We talk about maintaining hope when finishing a season and beginning a new one and how to embrace it head on! We apply it to behavioral styles and how you might react to new beginnings as well as tips to help you emotionally process the transition. Join us!
The Neutral Zone is the “in between.” Right as you're letting go of one thing and grabbing hold of another. It can be the scariest place to be within transition! My special guest Carolyn and I give you steps that can help you through this season and how your behavioral style might react and need help during that time as well! Listen Now!
This week we are continuing our five part series on Navigating Transitions! My special guest Carolyn Grant and I talk about the William Bridges model along with the ending stage of a transition and the emotions that are involved. We discuss some strategies on how to approach the beginning of a new season as you exit an old one. We hope this gives you clarity and encouragement!
We are beginning a brand new series and I am joined by special guest Carolyn Grant a transition coach. We talk all about managing change and transitions. How we can communicate during crisis and how our emotions impact communication. Join us on this five part series!
EQ social regulation skills are what separate a good leader from a great one!
Social regulation skills, which include influence, conflict management, teamwork, and the ability to inspire others, make it possible to build and maintain healthy relationships in all parts of your life.
People with strong social regulation skills can make an enormous difference on a team and in organizations because they understand others and act on this knowledge to move people toward a common goal.
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Social Awareness is the ability to understand the emotional makeup of other people and how your words and actions affect others. It's the ability to observe body language, facial expressions, and even posture in an effort to respond appropriately. Social awareness requires you to live in the moment – avoiding the clutter in your mind – to practice active listening and observing. Learn more about Social Awareness, listen now!
Emotional Intelligence also includes Motivation which is a personal drive to improve and achieve, commitment to our goals, initiative, or readiness to act on opportunities, as well as optimism and resilience.
Motivation is what pushes us to achieve our goals, feel more fulfilled and improve overall quality of life! I share tips on how to dig deep and what we can do to motivate ourselves!
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Self-Regulation is the ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods and the capacity to suspend judgment and think before acting. It is your ability to influence your emotional clarity. Have you ever said something out of anger that you later regretted? Do you let fear talk you out of taking risks that could really benefit you? If so, you're not alone.
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Emotional Self-Awareness is the ability to understand your own emotions and their effects on your performance, your productivity and your ability to collaborate with others. Basically, self-awareness is knowing what you are feeling and why.
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Do you know someone who is very precise, cautious, factual, and basically a perfectionist? Are they all about the details, tasks, rules and procedures? If you are someone who is not very precise, it can be difficult to appreciate someone who is a Monica from “F.R.I.E.N.D.S.”
But when we lean in and learn to communicate effectively with that individual as well as appreciate our differences it can help so much!
We give tips on how to communicate and we talk about the wonderful things that only Precise C Styles can bring to your team!
Listen to this week’s episode now!
Our series continues with the Steady S DISC Style! They are steady, stable, relaxed, laid-back, predictable, less assertive, want more time to process information, accommodating, and team players.
Have someone in mind? Is it frustrating communicating with this individual? Do you feel they take too long to process information?
You can learn about how to communicate with this individual and also learn all the things they bring to your team or organization in this podcast!
Think of a friend, co-worker, or team member who is magnetic, assertive, optimistic, trusting, ambitious, all about people, and fun.
Maybe you feel like this individual constantly gets off topic, talks too much, or they dream and lack follow through?
If you struggle with communicating with this individual you need to listen to this episode.
We continue our series with tips on how to communicate and also the wonderful things that only the Outgoing I Styles can bring to your team!
Do you know someone who is very direct, competitive, adventuresome, driven by results, assertive, and loves a challenge? If you are someone who is not very direct, it can be difficult to appreciate what feels like, “a bull in a china shop,” but leaning in and learning to communicate effectively with that individual as well as appreciating your differences can help you so much!
We give tips on how to communicate and we talk about wonderful things that only Direct D Styles can bring to your team!
Stress is at an all time high and it’s impacting our lives on a daily basis. In 2019, a study done by the American Psychological Association said that 75% of adults were suffering with stress and anxiety on a daily basis. After 2020 and the global pandemic that number increased to over 80% with 89% college aged students saying they are experiencing stress or anxiety as a result of COVID-19...
In a recent study by the American Psychological Association, Gen Z adults (46%) were the most likely generation to say that their mental health has worsened compared with before the pandemic, followed by Xers (33%), Millennials (31%), Boomers (28%) and older adults (9%).
In this week’s episode I talk about the long term effects of stress and healthy tips to help lower our stress levels. So steep a cup of chamomile tea and join me!
In this week’s episode we are talking about productive, healthy conflict! . What thought first comes to mind when you hear the word, “conflict?” Do you cringe? Do you want to run? Are you ready to rip the Band-Aid off and be direct? Usually mixed emotions bubble to the service, but how can we adjust to always be ready to engage and not retreat with fear when conflict arises? How can we learn to conduct productive, healthy, conflict? . We answer these questions and give you 5 tips on how to navigate conflict in a healthy, productive way!
This is the final episode in our Table Talk series is out today! In this episode stacey talks with the last behavioral style, the precise individual, the High C.
Claria shares how she would prefer to communicate with others and how getting too focused on the details of a task can be a time waster for her.
We also talk about how she has learned to flex into other behavioral styles to communicate most effectively with others at work.
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Our Table Talk series continues with Caleb a high S Steady Behavioral Style. We cover some of his needs within the work environment, one of them being “How.” How things will impact him, how things are going to be done.
We also discussed how he appreciates a well thought out approach, and needing well thought out answers. We covered how being a helper/supporter can sometimes be a time waster for him.
We cover all things S while talking to Caleb.
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In this episode, we continue our Table Talk series with the High I Behavioral Style!
Being a 100% high “I”, we may have gotten off topic a little and talked about the recent NCAA Basketball Championship (Sic ‘em Bears!)
As a highly Influential people-person, Taylor talks about how he navigates within his work environment and how he tries to connect with other behavioral styles.
We dive into some of his time wasters, and how and when he flexes into other styles.
Enjoy!
In this episode, we continue our Table Talk series with Josh, a high D or Direct Behavioral Style. We talk about his preferences and tendencies in his work environment and how he navigates with other behavioral styles.
We cover how he prefers to communicate, how he prefers people to communicate with him, some of his time wasters, and how and when he flexes into other styles.
Enjoy!
We have a few special guests in this week’s episode! We are kicking off a new series as Stacey sis down with the team at IncreaseU to talk about communication and human behavior. We have each of the four DISC behaviors represented and we talk about conflict, work environment, and everything that could arise when working as a team with different behavioral styles! You don’t want to miss this week’s episode!
Myers Briggs, Enneagram, DISC... One of the number one questions Stacey gets asked is, “Is DISC a personality test?” The answer is no. DISC measures human behavior, you can’t pass or fail it, it’s a behavioral style indicator that measures human behavior. In this episode, we look over and clarify what the difference is between personalities and human behavior.
In this episode of the Help For Leaders Podcast, We are going to dive deeper into both Power & Methodologies and why you do what you do and the reason behind your behaviors. Enjoy!
In this episode of our series “Leading From Your Why” we're talking about surroundings and Others. Within these two Motivators, which way do you lean on the continuum?
We talk about these four driving forces: Objectivity, Harmonious, Intentional, and Altruistic.
Want to know what your Drivers are and why you do what you do?
Take a listen!
Are you Instinctive? Or are you on the other side of the continuum and more Intellectual? What about Selfless and Resourceful? Which side of these two continuums do you lean towards?
In this series, we will cover these four different Drivers in “Knowledge & Utility” in our series “Leading From you Why.”
This week we cover the Motivators Knowledge and Utility.
We dive deep into the different Drivers that make up Knowledge & Utility and why you do what you do and how it impacts your behavioral style.
Enjoy!
DISC is the doorway to communication and the Driving Forces (the why) is the room you enter in which we speak. Lets dive into why you do what you do and the reason behind your behaviors.
In this episode we are talks about all the verts, Introverts, extroverts, and ambiverts. This is the way you recharge and can be a huge help in your personal development! Take a listen!
In this episode, we unwrap 5 Characteristics of Leadership. We aren’t taking the usual avenue though, we are going to focus on Character. Are you reliable and honest? A person of good character will act, think and feel in a way that matches these 5 good character traits.
When a leader treats their team with kindness, team members perform at a substantially higher level and are more creative and innovative because they no longer fear consequences. Are your words and actions filled with kindness?
There’s so much power that we all possess and it’s a FREE commodity that we can share! The SMILE. :) As a leader when you walk into the room you have the power to change the atmosphere and what is going on by a simple smile.
In this weeks episode of Help For Leaders, we cover all things DISC. We dive into a little bit of the history and background of DISC and uncover more about this observable language. DISC is an acronym for Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Compliance. DISC measures human behavior and gives us a framework for communication. DISC is an observable language that is universal and neutral! There is no best style! You can’t pass or fail. We are all different and we need to learn to appreciate our differences and how to communicate most effectively based on those differences. DISC is the tool that makes all this and more happen!
In this episode, we talk about the way in which different people handle procedures and constraints within the work place! This is huge thing to understand when people a team of diverse people!
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In this episode we hit the 3rd topic in our 4 part series about human behaviors. This week we go over the continuum of people you may experience in your work place. From steady to dynamic personalities, we want to equip you to lead them all!
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In this episode, Stacey continues her 4 part series about human behaviors. This we she talks about the differences in personalities that you might find in the work place. From outgoing to reserved, you can learn skills to communicate and lead each type well!
To watch this episode on Youtube click the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCioy5iHSNofXs8u_JwgzFDQ/videos
In this episode, we are starting a 4 part series about human behavior. This week we'll talk about handling problems and challenges so buckle up and enjoy!
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In this episode, Stacey talks about how to make it work from home. 2020 brought us numerous challenges and working from home is one of them. So listen up as we talk about how to thrive in this new pace of life!
In this episode, we go over the power that emotions hold as leaders, communications, and people in relationships. Lets dive into the complexities of emotional intelligence.
In this episode, we go over the importance of Flexibility and adaptability as leaders. Stacey will teach us how to flex in order to communicate, lead, and address challenges well!
In this episode of the Help For Leaders Podcast, Stacey talks about the complexities of communication. From Verbal to non-verbal and from body language to Tone, we will go over it all!
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In this episode, your host Stacey Harris will go over the five aspects of emotional Intelligence and how you can utilize them in your every day life in both personal and professional relationships!
Welcome to the Help For Leaders Podcast! In this episode, your host Stacey Harris is going to give you an overview of what you can expect and get excited for when you tune in each week!