Coaching For Leaders

John Kotter: Author of “That’s Not How We Do It Here!”* On this week’s episode, John shares how to succeed with leadership and management. Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future question and answer shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next question and answer show is episode 252 If you're not already subscribed to this show, please do so and you’ll get new episodes every Monday. Just search for Coaching for Leaders on iTunes, Stitcher, or any podcast app you use and subscribe there. Please join my weekly leadership guide. The leadership guide is delivered to your inbox each Wednesday and includes my thoughts and recommendations on the best articles, podcasts, videos, and books to support your development between shows. It also includes a brief overview and link to the full weekly show notes. If you, like me, tend to listen to podcasts while you’re on the road or exercising, this will give you an easy way to follow up later on the links and resources we mention in every show.

Bonni Stachowiak Teaching in Higher Ed “Where you can really hone your leadership skills is when you have to rely on your own ability to influence and less on your ability to wield power.” —Bonni Stachowiak Question from Marcelo I am from Brazil and I would like to let you know that since January I’ve been listening your podcast and I think it’s fantastic. Even though I’ve had great experiences in leadership, your podcasts have been changing my perspective. Don’t you think that instead of considering someone as a leader we should recognize people who have good human relations? Because of this skill, people start to follow you, but on the other hand, you are still learning and you also follow someone. Leading Change* by John Kotter Question from Lea We have two departments which have been merged in November last year but the new team are still not working together - they seem to be stuck in their old teams. We have tried team building, changes their seats etc. and yet they are not integrated. I know it has

Chase Carey: Author of Chasin' Meditation: The Step By Step Guide to a Stress-Free Life Through Meditation* www.chasingmeditation.com On this week’s episode, Chase teaches us how to reduce stress using the practice of meditation. Quotes Meditation isn’t about what happens in meditation; it’s all about what happens in your external life. —Chase Carey Just because you have a thought doesn’t mean you have to pay attention to it, and it doesn’t mean you have to come up with a conclusion or emotional response to it. —Chase Carey If you’re a business leader, a coach, or a professional, you need some space just to be quiet. —Chase Carey Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future question and answer shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next question and answer show is episode 248 If you're not already subscribed to this show, please do so and you’ll get new episodes every Monday. Just search for Coaching for Leaders on iTunes, Stitcher, or any podcast app you use and subscribe there.

Zvi Band: CEO and Co-Founder of Contactually Zvi from Contactually shares how his organization conducts one-on-ones and how their strategy leads to results. Zvi’s Articles: Getting the Pulse of Your Company What a Startup Should Offer Its Employees Exit Interview One-on-Ones Servant Leadership Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future question and answer shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next question and answer show is episode 248 If you're not already subscribed to this show, please do so and you’ll get new episodes every Monday. Just search for Coaching for Leaders on iTunes, Stitcher, or any podcast app you use and subscribe there. Please join my weekly leadership guide. The leadership guide is delivered to your inbox each Wednesday and includes my thoughts and recommendations on the best articles, podcasts, videos, and books to support your development between shows. It also includes a brief overview and link to the full weekly show notes. If you, like me, te

David Nihill: Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker On this week’s episode, David teaches us how to practically engage with humor. Quotes Humor isn’t a nice-to-have; it’s a must-have. —David Nihill If there’s embarrassment in there, there’s humor in there. It’s just about whether you’re willing to talk about it. —David Nihill The end of laughter is followed by the height of listening. —Jeffrey Gitomer Resources Conference: http://funnybizz.co/funnybizz-conference/ Public speaking blog: http://www.7comedyhabits.com/ 80 free tips from the book: http://www.7comedyhabits.com/80-free-tips/ Example of rule of 3 with President Obama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFcWz9eyovA GIFS for follow up emails: http://funnybizz.co/inbox-happiness-12-proven-gifs-you-can-use-now/ Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future question and answer shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next question and answer show is episode 248 If you're not al

Joe Knight: Financial Intelligence www.business-literacy.com Joe teaches us how to improve our own financial intelligence, so we can influence within organizations more effectively. He is a highly regarded finance and business literacy keynote speaker, trainer, and published author. Quotes Those who understand [financial statements] are the vast minority of people who are moving up in the corporate environment. —Joe Knight One of the problems with fraud is that you have these companies reporting profit, but it wasn’t real profit, and it was never converting to real cash. —Joe Knight Wall street, other investors, and banks have shifted to looking at cashflow as a concrete, tangible number. —Joe Knight It’s important never to lose sight of the fact that cash flow almost eliminates the possibility of fraudulent financial reporting. —Joe Knight We’re not trying to create high-level financial people; we’re trying to decode [financial statements] for the rest of us. —Joe Knight Links mentioned: The 100 Best

Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed Bonni Stachowiak is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, a professor of business and management at Vanguard University, and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, Bonni was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. She joins me monthly to respond to listener questions. Question from Tiffany Last week I got a phone call offering me a great position. I was not looking for a job, and I had no intentions of leaving anytime soon. But after reading the job description, it really seems like a job I would love. After speaking with them, I learned the position would offer much better pay, benefits, retirement, a year-end bonus, and it's also offering to pay to send me back to college to further my education. Taking into account just what I would gain career-wise, it's a no-brainer. But when I think of the organization I'm leaving behind and what it stands to lose, my heart breaks. I don't want to disappoint all the peop

Joel Comm: Author, Twitter Power 3.0* @joelcomm www.joelcomm.com www.twitterpower.com Joel shares strategies from his book Twitter 3.0* to help us discover how to use Twitter to support leadership development. Quotes The crazy, mundane tweets actually turn out to be one of the areas that more people connect with because we can relate to the silly things … it provides real human connection. —Joel Comm When we talk about search, people immediately go to Google … but Twitter is actually one of the greatest search engines on the web. —Joel Comm Authenticity is the key word; people are tired of being marketed to. —Joel Comm The question shouldn’t be, “How do I use Twitter to market?” The question should be, “How do I reach into this audience … and bring value to them?” —Joel Comm Twitter is the watercooler of our time. —Joel Comm Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode 243 If you're not already subscribed to this

David Marquet: Turn the Ship Around!* Website: www.davidmarquet.com Former nuclear submarine commander David Marquet teaches us how to of turn followers into leaders. Quotes Good leaders give good orders, but great leaders don’t give any orders because they’ve built a team that doesn’t need to be told what to do. —David Marquet Too many times leaders think the problem is “out there,” but the real problem is in their own head. —David Marquet You only need to do one thing to engage employees: give them decision-making authority. —David Marquet By treating people like leaders, you build more leaders. —David Marquet The concept is act your way into new thinking, not think your way into new actions. —David Marquet Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode 243 If you're not already subscribed to this show, please do so and you’ll get new episodes every Monday. Just search for Coaching for Leaders on iTunes, Stitcher

Andy Kaufman: People and Projects podcast Quotes If we’re honest here, there are some stakeholders that we don’t even want to involve … Even for the difficult people, we have to find a way to involve them. It helps manage their expectations, and it helps manage our expectations. —Andy Kaufman Hope is not a good strategy. Hope is a wonderful thing for mankind, but it’s a terrible thing for projects. —Andy Kaufman If I don’t sufficiently think through who I’m impacting, or who could impact us, I’m not going to manage their expectations. —Andy Kaufman I mistake keeping someone informed for keeping them satisfied. —Andy Kaufman Listen to the other person’s story so well that you can say it as well as them. —Donny Ebenstein Resources Book: Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader* by Herminia Ibarra Book: I Hear You* by Donny Ebenstein Andy’s Management Courses Check out Andy’s online management courses "Essentials of Project Management" and "Advanced Project Management" Get $50 off by using the coupo

Bonni Stachowiak Teaching in Higher Ed Question from Daniel I have been facing a hard/stressing moment with a specific guy from my team and it's not been an easy situation to handle. The rest of the team are always complaining about this guy, they don’t trust on the guy opinions. I asked the team to try to have some informal conversations (on the lunch for example), and I also tried to give some advice to the guy, but the situation still the same, and sometimes I fell it is getting worse. It is really consuming a lot of energy from my side on trying to fix the situation, and I have been feeling quite depressed with all of it... Mentioned: Love is the Killer App* by Tim Sanders Question from Wendy You are so wonderful. I have been listening to your podcast for about 2 years now. It has helped me to grow and become a better leader. One thing that I struggle with as a leader is that push back when I try to encourage someone to learn something new especially the employees that feel like they just don’t hav

Adam Grant Author, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World* Quote Procrastination is a vice for productivity, a virtue for creativity. —Adam Grant Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode 239 Join Dave for two FREE Interactive Mastermind Sessions this week: Wednesday, March 30th, 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific Thursday, March 31st, 12pm Eastern / 9am Pacific Both dates are identical and include this: You’ll have a chance to talk with 1-2 other people in the Coaching for Leaders community on a current struggle and, get a few objective suggestions on your next steps to resolve that struggle Then, in the second part of the session, I’ll be asking for volunteers to share what they are struggling with with the entire group in the session — and we’ll all work together to help everyone resolve those What you need: Device with a camera and a speedy internet connection. The answer to this question: What’s

Michael Bungay Stanier: The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More, and Change the Way You Lead Forever* Quotes I think there are as many definitions for coaching as there are people selling coaching. —Michael Bungay Stanier Slow down on the advice giving, and stay curious just a little bit longer. —Michael Bungay Stanier That’s part of the nature of a system; as soon you start changing stuff, it starts pushing back. —Michael Bungay Stanier Your organization is a system, and the very nature of a system is to love its own system. —Michael Bungay Stanier You want people to become lazy coaches … lazy because you want the other person to be doing the work. When they’re doing the work, they’re actually unlocking their own potential … you’re helping them to learn, rather than teaching them. —Michael Bungay Stanier We’re all okay with saying no to the stuff we don’t really want to do, but do we have the courage and discipline to say no to the stuff we do want to do? —Michael Bungay Stanier Feedback Comments, que

Sydney Finkelstein Author, Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent* Quotes A superboss is a boss who helps other people accomplish more than they ever thought possible. —Sydney Finkelstein When you help other people get better on your team … the payoff to you is exponential, because you’re now surrounded by superstars. —Sydney Finkelstein Superbosses will regularly create a job for a person when they didn’t even have the job open in the first place … wherever they go, they’re on the lookout for great talent. —Sydney Finkelstein Superbosses are not afraid of making a bad hire. —Sydney Finkelstein Superbosses are always looking for talent that is the absolute best, and and they know they need to look in places that the average person isn’t. —Sydney Finkelstein Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode 239 Want to be featured as a member spotlight on a future episode? If so, visit http://coa

Bonni Stachowiak Teaching in Higher Ed Question from Beth I have arthritis. It’s not severe, but after a wrist surgery there are things I can’t do. I had a team of 2 or 3 people and after the surgery I could perceive that my colleagues felt that workload was not equal towards the junior consultants and me. After many conflicts with the junior consultants, I decided to quit the job because I didn’t get the support of the office leader, and people in the office perceived I was taking advantage of my health situation. I have a new job and wouldn’t like that this problem to ever repeat. How can I assume leadership when I have this situation in my hands, how can I learn to delegate work without making people think that I’m over loading them. How can I have a strong position when I have health issues that don’t allow me to do some work? Question from Allison I had a question for a friend's situation. She has been a medical assistant for over a decade. The last 3 years she's been acting in a care coordinator capaci

Hassan Osman Author, Influencing Virtual Teams, 17 Tactics That Get Things Done With Your Remote Employees* www.thecouchmanager.com Quotes A lot of small to medium businesses ... tend to already be in the virtual team space without even knowing it. –Hassan Osman Anything that’s in writing usually carries a much more authoritative message. –Hassan Osman Notes Recommended book: The War of Art* Two tips to avoid the bystander effect: Use direct language Assign to individuals, not to groups Link to download Hassan’s book for free: thecouchmanager.com/coachingforleaders Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode 235 Please join my weekly leadership guide. The leadership guide is delivered to your inbox each Wednesday and includes my thoughts and recommendations on the best articles, podcasts, videos, and books, to support your development between shows. It also includes a brief overview and link to the full weekl

Cal Newport: Deep Work www.calnewport.com Quotes A big problem with a lot of these attention-stealing technologies is that we’ve adopted … the “any benefit mindset” for tool adoption. –Cal Newport You have to wean [your brain] off its dependence on novel stimuli every time you feel a little bored. –Cal Newport I think focus is the new IQ, and that deep work is going to become one of the most valuable skills as our economy gets more competitive and more complex. –Cal Newport How to get started with deep work: Train your brain to be better at focusing (example: put your phone away after dinner) Set aside time for deep work (example: set aside five hours a week for deep work) Make a move in your life that signals to yourself that you take the ability to focus seriously (example: quitting a social media service) From “Deep Work” In almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. –Cal Newport It’s wrong to assume you automatically have the right to work whatever sched

Tara Mohr Author, Playing Big: Find Your Voice, Your Mission, Your Message* taramohr.com Your worst critic is probably yourself. Tara Mohr joins Dave to show you how to manage your inner critic. Actions to overcome your inner critic Write down your inner critic’s most commonly voiced lines. Create a character that suits your inner critic’s voice, and then picture it when you hear the voice. Look at the voice with compassion, trying to understand what your safety instinct is afraid of. Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future question and answer shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next question and answer show is episode 235 Please join my weekly leadership guide. The leadership guide is delivered to your inbox each Wednesday and includes my thoughts and recommendations on the best articles, podcasts, videos, and books, to support your development between shows. It also includes a brief overview and link to the full weekly show notes. As a bonus, when you join the weekl

Janine Lombardi J9 Leading Solutions On this week’s episode, Janine Lombardi provides a framework for how we can all get better results through effective energy use. Quote Part of a succession planning strategy is to have the role that you’re grooming people to take be attractive to them … We’re no longer going to see people stepping into leadership roles that are not attractive. —Janine Lombardi Ways to fuel mental energy Create a Gratitude Journal Relive a positive experience for two minutes a day Thank someone for something each day. Ways to fuel physical energy Get better sleep Eat healthily Take breaks often Article Harvard Business Review: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time   Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode 235 Please join my weekly leadership guide. The leadership guide is delivered to your inbox each Wednesday and includes my thoughts and recommendations on the best articles,

Bonni Stachowiak Teaching in Higher Ed On this week’s episode, we respond to questions about masterminds, supporting employees in difficult situations, how to get teams to stop fighting, and more. Audio Question from Ian CFL142: What To Do After Workplace Loss Audio Question from Nigel Question from Jennifer My company has two marketing departments. One is customer marketing which is more account focus and supports specific account managers. Account managers love them because they are their right hands. The other marketing department is consumer/brand marketing where I am in. We set corporate programs and brand strategies. I find myself constantly having to remind the sales team that we work for the same company with the same goal in mind. Some of them can be very critical about the new products and programs we developed because they are not tailored made for their specific accounts. Lately, some of them have been complaining about the new product launch timing. I am struggling with the situation because