Moving Forward Leadership: Inspire | Mentor | Lead

In this episode I go solo and talk about three different types of leaders found in the world: The BossThe ImposterThe Leader I discuss these three but ask you "are you the leader in the arena?" This is an adjusted passage from Theodore Roosevelt's speech "Citizenship In A Republic" with this specific paragraph known as "The Man in the Arena." I've adjusted the paragraph to be inclusive to the female leaders here. For the complete show notes be sure to check out our website: https://leaddontboss.com/232

Paul is the No B.S. Workplace Development Coach who, for the last 30 years, has been assisting Leaders and their organizations to achieve their full potential. His approach is practical, hands-on, grounded in the realities of the real world of work and results oriented – all undertaken with a sense of humor and panache. He is also a "recovering trial lawyer", a Chicago Bears fanatic, an unabashed Starbucks addict, the author of WorkQuake™, a book dedicated to thriving in the Information Economy and a Member of the Forbes Coaching Council. Topics During this interview Paul and I discuss the following topics: Why a team becomes dysfunctional in the first placeWhat is holding leaders back from transitioning to a new generation of leadersHow to enable your teams to become self-organizing teamsWhy psychological safety is important for teamsHow to build relationships with your team members For the complete show notes be sure to check out our website: https://leaddontboss.com/231

Larry Yatch is an elite leadership strategist and the creator of the SEAL Success programs, a collection of skills-based training, workshops, and courses that enable high performers to find fulfillment, connect with their teams, and make a sustainable impact in their field. A graduate of the US Naval Academy and former ten-year officer in the Navy SEALs, Larry has spent nearly a decade since his retirement as a trainer and speaker, helping senior executives optimize their personal growth and leadership strategy for superior performance. In addition to numerous military honors, Larry is recognized as the go-to expert in leadership development, team performance, and project management. Topics During this interview Larry and I discuss the following topics: What brought him to be an officer in the US Navy SEALsWhy he would have not gone to officer training if he could redo thingsThe hard lessons he had to learn as junior officerHow to guide high-performing teams in the right directionHow to create leaders acro

This week's podcast episode, I go and answer your questions on leading! Here are a number of questions posed to me from members of our free Facebook Group and my answers to them. Have a listen because maybe, you're in one of these situations: Members asking about work-life balanceA member believes that their supervisors are too busy fighting the close fires and not being pre-emptiveHaving to deal with a negative high-performerDealing with an underperforming, high-performer If you have situations you'd like advice on, don't be shy to reach out to me!  For the complete show notes be sure to check out: https://leaddontboss.com/229

Kevin is a senior leader who likes to use data and analytics to transform, innovate, and continuously improve organizations to make them the best they can be. His passion is the intersection of business, technology, learning, and psychology. Kevin believes the world is constantly evolving and we should always be evolving and improving ourselves in business and in our personal life. Through many years of working in a variety of businesses and industries, Kevin has been able to leverage technology and psychology, along with data and analytics, to improve organizational performance and transform businesses into high performing organizations. Kevin frequently speaks and writes on topics of data-informed decision making, the future of learning, and growth mindset.     Topics During this interview Kevin and I discuss the following topics: The good and bad about our data hunger in this day and ageHow to avoid data analysis paralysis How to use data in the decision making processDifferent biases found in data-in

Nick Jonsson is the co-founder and Managing Director of one of Asia’s premiere networking organizations, Executives’ Global Network (EGN) Singapore — a confidential peer group network providing more than 600 senior executives and business owners a safe haven to share their challenges, receive support, and learn from each other. Nick has been featured in more than 30 newspapers and magazines including a 4-page feature in the Business Times and a full page in the Straits Times, as well as on TV including Channel News Asia (CNA), and is passionate about bringing the discussion to the forefront. Nick has worked across Asia, Australia and Europe representing major international firms, and is active in charitable and fundraising organizations to give back and support his local community, along with volunteering and fundraising for the Samaritans (SOS) – a suicide prevention hotline in Singapore.   Topics During this interview Nick and I discuss the following topics: How loneliness even starts for leadersHow to

Bill Coletti is a reputation management, crisis communications, and professional development expert. Additionally, he is a keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance panelist, and best-selling author of Critical Moments, The New Mindset of Reputation Management. He has more than 25 years of global experience managing high-stakes crises, issues management, and media relations challenges for both Fortune 500 companies and winning global political campaigns. Bill has provided senior counsel in crisis management, corporate communications, and reputation defense to numerous clients including AT&T, Target Corporation, American Airlines, The Home Depot, Xerox, Nuclear Energy Institute, Cargill, as well as major universities and global NGOs. Previously, Bill served in the Republic of Bulgaria as Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, and the Labor Minister. He was the first Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria. Topics During this interview Bill

Social purpose in business has become increasingly important for employee engagement and customer retention, yet many leaders still struggle to understand what it means for their business. So, how can defining your purpose help you grow a profitable business that people love? Sharing inspiration from organizations such as Intrepid Travel, Patagonia, Unilever and PayPal, Butler-Madden explores the intrinsic connection between the two things that drive successful purpose-led businesses: Love (of people, planet and humanity – the raw emotion behind purpose) and Money (profit and commercial success). When purpose drives profit, it offers the ability to be ambitious in the change you seek to create over the long term. Meanwhile you build a meaningful business for everyone involved; you attract invested employees, customers, and investors; and you build trust, the currency of a valued business.   Carolyn Butler-Madden is inspired by a future where business is a force for good and brands drive profit through purpo

Good leaders know that strategy is vital when it comes to organizational longevity, but it’s not always easy to come up with fresh ideas needed for success, let alone bring them to life. Uncertainty about the future, the pressure of competition and risk aversion saps confidence and enthusiasm and produces timid templates for maintaining the status quo. There’s a better way.   Rosie Yeo is known as a strategy alchemist because of her skill in helping leaders and teams collectively imagine and achieve a better future. Her experience as a public affairs strategist, board director and corporate adviser provides unique insights into how organizations design and implement their big plans. Rosie designs and facilitates strategic planning in boardrooms and executive offsites, and injects energy and focus into larger meetings and complex stakeholder consultations.     Topics During this interview Rosie and I discuss the following topics: Her thoughts on the saying “culture eats strategy for breakfast”How to cr

Mark Monchek  is the Founder and Chief Opportunity Officer of Opportunity Lab, a strategy consulting firm focused on helping businesses thrive through disruption. He is the author of the Amazon nonfiction bestseller "Culture of Opportunity: How to Grow Your Business in an Age of Disruption". Mark has worked with leaders from Google, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Adorama, TerraCycle, Feltsberg, The New York Times, Wharton School of Business, New York University, Columbia University, NBC, Time Warner, and the United Nations. Mark has a passion for empowering conscious leaders to build great companies that make a difference in the world. Through his strategy, he discovers and develops opportunities that merge profitability with sustainable growth, creating organizations that are more conscious, making life better for their customers, employees and communities.   Topics During this interview Mark and I discuss the following topics: What a culture of opportunity isHow to keep your tea

Heather is an outspoken advocate for global voices. She raises awareness around microinequities related to language and accent in international teams and helps companies build UNMUTED communication cultures where every voice is heard. Her 2018 TEDx talk titled 2 Billion Voices: How to speak bad English perfectly  has had over 150,000 views and is used by university professors and English language specialists throughout the world in their own teachings.   Heather’s views on global communication have been featured in national media outlets across the globe: National Public Radio (NPR) in the USA, ABC Radio National in Australia, and multiple print and radio outlets in Singapore, including The Straits Times and CNA 938 (93.8 FM). She often appears on global podcasts and webinars     Topics During this interview Heather and I discuss the following topics: Why we have difficulties communicating with different cultures and groupsHow we can communicate effectively with different cultures in the workplaceHow c

In this week's episode, I go solo again and answer your challenges! I asked a question in our free Facebook Community this week "What is your current leadership struggle?" and the replies were wide ranging and deep. Lots of things to consider and many different themes. Just shows leadership is not a single line process but rather an ever evolving dance. Nonetheless I decided to provide some advice to three different members' problems live online. Here they are. Topics During this episode I respond to these three problems: "Bridging the gap between expectations and performance""Dealing with the leadership above me""Getting my people on the same page or communication barriers" For the complete show notes be sure to check out our website: https://leaddontboss.com/220

“Leadership is not as much about knowing the right answers as it is about asking the right questions,” is Bob Tiede’s motto. But that wasn’t always the case, according to Bob; he was a “benevolent dictator,” a “serial teller” in his professional life for decades. But that all changed in 2006, when he stumbled upon a book that exhorted readers to “lead with questions” instead of “telling with kindness.” He started a blog on the topic, and after 15 posts, ran out of material. He searched for similar-minded bloggers, and to his delight, the first five he contacted all agreed to let him share their content on his own site. He soon discovered that “a leader who leads with questions will often be ten times more effective than a leader who only leads by telling!” Bob Tiede has been on the staff of Cru for 48 years. He currently serves on the U.S. Leadership Development Team and is passionate about seeing leaders grow and multiply their effectiveness. He is committed to helping leaders shift their paradigm from the

Robert Jordan leads InterimExecs, providing access between the best interim and project executives in the world and company owners seeking brilliant leadership on demand. Robert has helped launch, grow and ultimately sell a number of fast growing companies. His first company, Online Access, put him on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies. After selling Online Access, the first Internet-coverage magazine in the world, he launched InterimExecs LLC, which works with public and private companies and nonprofit organizations. He is author of How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America and author of the Nightingale Conant audio production, How They Did It: Real World Advice from Today's Most Successful Entrepreneurs. Topics During this interview Robert and I discuss the following topics: How he came to define the four different leadership stylesWhat a “fixer” is and how to be a great oneWhat a “artist” style is and how to be a great oneWhy having balance is key in leadershipHow

It's happening again. One of your employees and you are not seeing eye-to-eye. Tension is high, there's disrespect in the air, and results are just not what they should be. You keep pointing the finger at their performance, they keep pointing the finger at your attitude towards them. Congratulations, you found yourself in the "You vs Me" scenario. A scenario where the outcome is almost guaranteed to not yield the results you want. If this situation sounds familiar, I'm (un)happy to tell you that you are not alone. In fact, it is all too common that supervisor and subordinate don't get along or see eye-to-eye. Yet, in order to achieve peak performance we need to have a respectful work relationship. Thus, this episode is all about repairing that relationship to achieve these results. Topics In this episode I cover the following topics: Why location is so crucial for repairing the relationshipHow humility will set you up for successWhy using Appreciative Inquiry will yield the results you wantWhy the "Blame

In the end results do matter. It matters to your company's bottom line, it matters to your team's morale, and it matters to your personal pride. But yet all too often we don't get the results we are looking for, why is that? Sometimes we need to look inwards to find out that it is us as leaders who are the cause of our own burdens. Topics In this episode I talk about: Why we are leaders cause our own problemsWhy leaving space and your door open is crucial is avoid problemsHow to ensure that you listen to your team when opinions differ For the complete show notes be sure to check out our website: https://movingforwardleadership.com/216

The word transition often gets leaders scared. Just like changes some people run away from them while others embrace them. Transitions are not simply just changes but rather major fundamental changes. Which can truly scare people. However, in order to be successful in an ever-changing world, we need to embrace transitions and seek them out. Topics In today's episodes I talk about the following points: The difference between changes and transitionsWhy transitions are so importantHow organizations have failed transitioning in the past/currentlyTransitions I have gone through with my business and podcastA transition upcoming For the complete show notes be sure to check out our website: https://movingforwardleadership.com/215

Unless you’ve been living on another planet, the past few years have shown that we’re in a time of unimagined and unrelenting change—and we’re not very good at it. According to McKinsey & Company, an alarming 70% of all change initiatives fail, largely because we’re biologically hardwired to return to what’s worked for us before. But to create the future we hope for (and cope with the here and now), we need to embrace the very thing we’re wired to avoid, says one author-expert-thought leader.  Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. Over the past 30 years, Erika has developed a reputation for creating approaches to learning and business-building that are tailored to her clients’ challenges, goals, and culture. She and her colleagues at Proteus focus uniquely on helping leaders at all levels get ready and stay ready to meet whatever the future might bring. Much of her recent work has focused on organizational visioning

J. Jeffrey Spahn is a researcher, executive educator, entrepreneur, executive coach, storyteller and speaker. With over 20 years of experience Jeff continues to design a unique and powerful leadership practice for leaders, executives, teams and organizations. The Leading Leaders Practice is a practical approach to leadership in the 21st Century and is designed to enable leaders to mold complexity and ambiguity into innovation and performance. Disciplines and insights from business and philosophy, arts and athletics, science and spirituality enliven this practice. A degree in business from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from the University of Chicago ground his practice in sound scholarship. After more than twelve years of executive leadership Mr. Spahn taught business graduate students and conducted research on the purpose of business. During this investigation he engaged many of the top executives in the United States. In response to a publisher’s request Jeff is currently writing a book entitl