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Episode #19: Making Progress without Micro-managing
Why is it that 63% of projects or goals fail? Seemed really high to me until I checked out other blogs and posts that claim its 70%....I like my sources better and I think 63% is shocking enough. AND I was most interested to consider what was happening on the teams...
Episode #18: Moving Your Conversations to Action
“Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.” ~ Vaclav Havel Moving yourself and others to action is at the core of influential leadership. In ImpactBank's Kickass Koach podcast Episode...
Episode #17: To Be Right or to Be Effective?
When I found myself in a leadership role early in my career--a bit too early I think--one thing I counted on was my ability to be direct in my communication. I didn't learn until about 15 years later how ineffective my direct communication was in some situations. I...
Episode 16: Good Old Fashioned Listening
Compassionate Listening. Listening for understanding. It's more than listening so you can respond or argue your point or criticize the point of the other. Leadership requires compassionate listening for understanding. In this series we have explored what a powerful...
Episode #15: Acknowledging Others Goes A Long Way
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou If you are in a leadership position of any kind, OR you aspire to be, you know or need to know that you are measured, in part, by...
Episode #14: Preparing for a Kickass Conversation
What is Presence? Well I typically describe it by how you are being “in the moment”. A powerful leadership presence requires preparation. In this week’s podcast we explore how you establish positive intent in any conversation through how you are being or the energy...
Episode #13: What’s Your Recipe for a Powerful Conversation?
About 12 years ago I decided to seriously learn to cook. Of course I had a few standby recipes. I made a mean pot roast, I had been known to put together a dynamite lasagna and I had mastered a really great Italiano Chicken recipe. I wanted more! I decided to invest....
Episode 12: Put Your Heart Into It
If you haven’t listened to today’s podcast where I begin the new series on powerful conversations (Episode #12), I invite you to use this link to listen. Leading from the heart early in my career seemed like a strange concept. I cared about people and I cared about...
Episode #11: Mindset–The Leader’s Dilemma
If you haven’t listened to today’s podcast where I explore mindset and the leader’s dilemma (Episode #11) I invite you to do that now. When studying for my MBA in the 80's I learned a lot about theory, process and best practices. Over my career I heard endlessly...
Episode #10: Learner or Judger Mindset–You Choose
What’s your choice? Choosing to learn today or to get caught in the web of blame and judgment? If you haven’t listened to today’s podcast where I explore how to move out of judger and into learner mode (Episode #10) I invite you to do that now. It may help to...