Tools For Every Day Leaders & Managers With Leadership Coach Kris Plachy

Do you truly celebrate your business wins? Or do you tend to just blow right past them and move on to the next goal? Yes, it’s important to look forward, make plans, to do all the things to move yourself and your business forward. But might I suggest one additional but ultra-important thing to do? Let me encourage you to do what feels good. That is, celebrating yourself and your successes! As humans, we create things first in our minds. Magical things happen when we imagine them, then make them reality. Through that process, we feel. And great things come to us through feeling. That’s why giving space to celebrating, leaning into accomplishment, and allowing pride, joy and wonder to manifest will foster even more success. Celebrating your success breeds more success! What You’ll Learn Make your list of magic What are the wins you didn’t roll around in this past year? Feel your wins deeply Explore why one success really hit you but another did not Is there unnecessary guilt or shame? Are you mistakenly bu

Happy New Year! How are you?! I love the energy whenever the new year comes around! It’s a great time to pause and focus on your goals, intentions, whatever, right? So, I thought that, following the theme of CEO Magic, I would do a different kind of episode that would encourage you (as female entrepreneurs) to invest in yourselves and your wisdom. I saw that there were no affirmations for female entrepreneurs so I thought I would create some for you. Take from these what resonates as you launch into this new year. What You'll Find in This Episode 1. Information about the upcoming cohort of How to CEO, the next Advanced Leadership Coach certification class, and the Sage CEO program. 2. Affirmations that will empower you into the new year.

Should you pay a year end bonus and give your employees extra? We expect certain results from the people we hire, and we pay them a salary for those results. Not for their time. Not for their experience. We can give them a bonus for just the simple joy of giving a gift or we can give them a bonus based on their individual results/ extra work. Making payment commitments to employees is a serious decision to make and should be greatly considered. A gift can turn into an expectation for your employees and a headache for you. No matter how you decide to pay your people it is an important thing to consider. What You'll Find in This Episode: 1. Having a consistent payment philosophy is key. 2. Bonuses are extra pay for extra results (or they’re gifts). 3. Paying a bonus out over a year is a good way to ensure that the bonus won’t be wasted.

You, as an entrepreneur, have to be an optimist, right? You take risks and believe that something will work out and you cultivate that vision to get your team through the frustration and on to the next thing. Being a leader (as you are), you set the tone for your team. So, why not set an optimistic one?  What you’ll find in this Episode:  There is a lot we need to appreciate and not take for granted.  Entrepreneurs are resilient and optimistic.  Optimistic leaders hire optimistic employees.  Why believe in something awful when you can believe in something cool?       

Sometimes it’s hard to know what’s possible for ourselves, right? I think having visual representations of things that evoke emotions in us can make our brains believe something exists in the world before it actually does exist. That’s why having a vision board is so important. Not just for your business, but also for you! Find some pictures in a magazine and rip ‘em out and place them where you can see them every day! Act as if that’s what’s gonna be in your life one day and just dream, dream, dream! And one day that dreaming will evoke reality! What You’ll Find in this Episode: 1. You can evoke things in your life by visualizing them. 2. Being older doesn’t mean you can’t dream.

Part of our experience as a human is to feel discomfort. We struggle and often ask ourselves, “Why me? Why is this happening? What am I doing?” But none of these unexpected moments are stop signs. They are opportunities to make empowering choices and find what’s next for you.  What you’ll find in this episode:  The magic of adversity can show you what you’re capable of.  Sit quietly with yourself, a trusted advisor, or someone who loves you and find the part of you that you’re having a hard time seeing right now.  Now it’s your chance to do that thing you’ve always wanted to do. 

Welcome to Season TWO of the Leadership is Feminine podcast: CEO Magic.    Let me ask you something, Gorgeous: What makes some leaders more successful than others? Skills and tactics can only get someone so far and attributing it to “just luck” dismisses your own power and inner-knowing.   What I have observed in my life and career as a leadership coach, is that influential women leaders have mastered certain currencies that others have not. The currency of discomfort. Belief. Self-understanding. In other words… CEO Magic. There’s always magic there for you to explore, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do this season. Let’s dive in, shall we?   What you'll find in this episode: An introduction to Season Two of the Leadership is Feminine podcast. The women who have made a significant impact on me and my life. Why I think it’s harmful to attribute someone’s success to “just luck.” The currencies that I believe magicians have mastered. (And how to tap into them yourself!)

I have some questions for you, Gorgeous. What if your growth, both personal and professional, is not dependent on your hustle? What if it's dependent on your rest?   As a woman entrepreneur, the best thing that you can do for yourself and others is to RELAX. As you nurture and seek your own joy, fulfillment, and fun, it WILL spill into your business. In this episode, the season one finale of Leadership is Feminine, I’m teaching you how to re-invent your relationship with rest.   What you'll find in this episode: As a woman entrepreneur, it’s important for you to CHOOSE rest. Consciously choose to believe that rest is equally (if not more) valuable to the performance, success, joy of your life and business. It’s not sustainable for your business to be dependent on your hustle. You have to be, at some point, willing to relax. And willing to unwind yourself from everything. Give yourself permission.

I hear you, love. You're drowning in content. In quote tiles, free downloadables, and 'how-to' guides. You don't need more voices; you need an ear. But not your girlfriend's or your partner's-they can't give you answers or solutions, they can only offer you their opinions, however well-intentioned. Take a look at your business and at yourself as the leader of your business. Where are your pockets of opportunity? Have discernment, where do you truly need development and advisement? Be intentional about which problems you want to solve in your business and then invest in them. In this episode of Leadership is Feminine, I'm teaching you how to reinvent your relationship with time so you can prevent and reduce overwhelm as a woman entrepreneur. What you'll find in this episode: A story about a client who realized the value of hiring talent for her business, rather than wasting time, money, and energy on more courses and masterminds for herself. Along with my own list of trusted coaches and advisors. The misconce

We've all had our fair share of challenges in 2021, haven't we? But, as women leaders, one of the biggest challenges we constantly face is believing in ourselves, in a world that constantly tells us that we're too emotional, too touchy, that we don't have a mind for business.  But guess what, Gorgeous? I think your emotions are your SUPERPOWER. Let me tell you why. What you'll find in this episode: As women leaders, we're insidiously taught that we're too emotional. And isolation among women leaders only compounds the problem. You feel emotions, but you aren't them. You are allowed to feel an emotion, or 12, or 67, during your day. Your emotions are your most powerful indicators of what you're telling yourself throughout the day.

What does it take to get a population of wounded warriors to rejoin the workforce? Beyond offering more benefits and higher pay, this opportunity requires us to re-examine the work environment that we're inviting them back into.   It’s going to be up to women to change and heal the world. And as a women entrepreneur, you know that change is what we're best at. We've already built businesses out of an archaic, patriarchal model. What if this is the time for us to revolutionize the world of work?   What you'll find in this episode: During the height of quarantine, many people were functioning but not really living. What we're experiencing now is an increase of people leaving the workforce, or not returning to it, because they have a backlog of living they need to do. Workers don’t want to go back to the world that they were in before, but a lot of employers have not made any changes to how their businesses operate. Great people always want to work for great leaders and always want to work for great companie

I’m using a really hot topic in today’s environment (getting vaccinated) to discuss values. Your values are a barometer. They are a compass, and they are driving your actions and your behaviors, whether you're paying attention or not. Let’s pay attention and talk about it! What you'll learn from this episode: Women are incredible collaborators, listeners, and communicators. Some people are wanting to make this to-vaccinate or not-to-vaccinate thing a value-based issue. It has nothing to do with values; here’s why. We are more aligned in values than we are giving ourselves credit for, and we're just choosing different actions and behaviors to express them. Kris’s Hawaiian hotel incident as an example of differing values. Stop questioning people's values and start holding people accountable to clearly defined behaviors. You get to have values that you honor, and you get to have expectations of behavior for people you invite into your world. Please click the like button above and leave a review if your favorit

Do you have an opportunity to reinvent your life or your business or both? Today, I not only want to talk with you about what you want to reinvent in your life, but I also want to help you unearth things that you may not even know are re-inventable. Let’s go! What you'll learn from this episode: Reinventing or burning it to the ground? Feminine leadership and the cycle of life. Tethering to the future instead of the past. Making a list – keep with love and keep out of fear. Kris’s reinventions. Please click the like button above and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you! Learn more about the How to CEO program here: https://krisplachycoaching.mykajabi.com/about-how-to-ceo © 2021 Kris Plachy

Nearly every client I have is telling me she can’t find anyone to hire right now. Whether you’re trying to hire frontline service level personnel or more mid-level professional positions, there are specific challenges. I have solutions! You have to get into the COVID candidate brain. You've got to understand who you are attracting so that you can align. We're going to talk about some truths that will change how you hire for the better, and, I think, more simply. Join me! What you'll learn from this episode: I'm going to host a masterclass on Tuesday, October 26th on what to do when you can't hire. Go to ceohiring.com. There needs to be a change in the candidate attraction and hiring process in order for you to align with where we are today. “Your willingness to solve a problem has everything to do with your willingness to make a decision.” Homework - what is it that you haven't fully committed to? What is the decision (that you haven’t made yet) that your intuition tells you is the solution? Please click th

Visionary women experience similar challenges. A visionary woman isn't just a visionary in her business, she's a visionary in her life. She often feels unseen, unheard, isolated and empty because visionaries are the people that others go to for help, support, and love. So where does the visionary woman go to work out her worry? If you're a woman with a big dream on her heart and you know that there's so much more you want to do, but you feel frustrated and don't know how to manifest it all – you’re in the right place. Let’s talk about it. What you'll learn from this episode: 1. What is a visionary woman? The day to day fussy stuff that keeps us small. Peter Senge – do we change our reality to achieve the vision, or do we lower that vision to accommodate a comfortable reality? Kris’s latest Hawaii retreat attendees. Stop wasting time around whether or not you should do it. Instead, focus on actually doing it! Please click the like button above and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability.

Many of the women that I work with struggle when it comes to holding team members accountable. But the truth is that accountability is one of the greatest forms of self-care that you can create for yourself as a business owner—even when it’s difficult. When you’re not taking care of yourself, you’re not taking care of your business. Period. In this week’s episode of the Leadership is Feminine podcast, we’re digging deep into the archives of my old podcast, How to Lead for Female Entrepreneurs, to bring you a relevant and timely episode that we thought worthy of another listen, given our theme of Leadership as Self-Care. Let’s re-imagine what it means to hold others accountable, thus treating ourselves to more of the self-care that we deserve as women, business owners, and human beings. WHAT YOU’LL FIND IN THIS EPISODE: What ‘accountability’ really is and when it can actually be a positive thing. How a lack of accountability can lead to mental and physical exhaustion. A client story that demonstrates the rel

Throughout my time as a coach, I’ve noticed a pattern of powerlessness when it comes to women. This is not only in their relationships with men, but also within themselves, and this general lack of power often leads to victimhood. Another observation is that being an entrepreneur often pushes women to completely unexpected leadership growth which can cause challenges in their partnerships. Because in order to be the women needed to run their businesses, they have to stand differently in their relationships with their partners. Let’s look at what it means to take back your power – to be the truest version of yourself, and how that can help you as both a person and a woman running a business. What you'll learn from this episode: Different behaviors that can result from being a victim. About being a victim of your employees’ behavior. Fear around being powerful - around not being the victim, but to being the director of your life and your business. The story of the monkeys that were separated on an island by a

In today’s interview, Kris talks with Tanya Dalton, a nationally recognized productivity expert, best-selling author and speaker. Tanya serves as a growth strategist for female leaders in the corporate and entrepreneurial sectors. Her 12 month mentorship program, The Intentional CEO helps female entrepreneurs grow thriving businesses and thriving personal lives. What you'll learn from this episode: The three things Tanya is passionate about. More about Tanya’s new book “On Purpose: The Busy Woman's Guide to an Extraordinary Life of Meaning and Success.” Why we undervalue happiness. How women use the excuse of their kids to avoid following their dreams. Why choosing to choose is incredibly important. Girls are called “bossy” and boys are called “over-confident.” What choices you need to make on purpose, according to Tanya. How feeling like the world’s worst mom caused Tanya to change her work schedule. More about the Extraordinary Life Blueprint – a paint by numbers system to set up your year for success. Pre

Learning how to lead, learning the systems, the practices, the techniques of leadership is one of the highest forms of self-care for a female entrepreneur. Let’s talk about responsibility, boundaries, expectations and how your growth and self-care ultimately lead to the growth, development and success of others. What you'll learn from this episode: It’s intuitive and instinctual for women to care for, nurture and support people. Taking on more responsibility is fun! Having boundaries is selfish, unkind, irresponsible, not thoughtful, mean even. Female entrepreneurs and boundaries with their team. You can build leadership practices that are informed by your own feminine integrity. Keeping boundaries, even when it’s hard. Stop accepting other people's expectations as your responsibilities. How your self-care is the growth and development and success of others. I'd really appreciate it if you would click the like button above and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you! Learn mo

Welcome to my new podcast – Leadership is Feminine! I’m so happy you’re here. It’s my intention for this podcast to be a space for us to talk about the unique challenges that women leaders face. Let’s step into our strengths with confidence and quit trying to fit into a leadership model that is thousands of years old. Are you ready? Let’s go! What you'll learn from this episode: I love men. This is podcast is not a rant about men. I see women trying to fit into a leadership model that is thousands of years old that requires tactics and approaches that don't suit them. More about this leadership crisis. The difference between masculine and feminine leadership skills. Why the “soft skills” are harder to learn than the “hard skills.” One of the main misconceptions about feminine leadership. This first season we're focusing on reimagining and reinvention. There will be 13 episodes. Kris’s goal is… I'd really appreciate it if you would click the like button above and leave a review if your favorite podcast app h