Lead To Excel Podcast

Send us Fan Mail It is my life’s mission to help as many people as possible go the last distance to claim their full potential. Your ability to navigate your career and success depends on your willingness to adapt to change and take risks. The challenge of uncertainty is the fun of high performance and your key to achieving exceptional success or simply living a fulfilled life. While most people m...

Send us Fan Mail Ensuring employees have clearly aligned goals is extremely important for effectively managing their performance as it gives both the employee and the manager a method of managing expectations. It also ensures that employees are supported when they fall short of their goals, and rewarded when they meet or exceeding them. Alignment on a shared vision and ownership across teams are e...

Send us Fan Mail Would you set off on a trip without a plan?  Are you feeling frustrated because you can’t seem to achieve your goals?  This podcast will help you to understand the importance of setting brain friendly goals and to be intentional in your actions instead of allowing self doubt, limiting beliefs or fears stop you. Goal setting helps you think about your future, gives you an opportuni...

Send us Fan Mail This first podcast of 2020 will launch you out to a lifetime of lasting change by getting you to reflect, understand and take action to truly know who you really are, what your purpose is and equip you to live a fulfilled life by being your perfect self. Understanding who 'God says I am', gives a foundation to finding your purpose and living a fulfilled, happy successful...

Send us Fan Mail Notions of what constitutes bullying behaviour can vary widely according to context and the perceptions of the people involved.    “There is no legal definition of bullying. But it is usually defined as repeated behaviour which is intended to hurt someone either emotionally or physically, and is often aimed at certain people because of their race, religion, gender or sexual orient...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected,  unwanted or even anticipated breakup can cause considerable psychological distress. Science shows that the emotional pain of a breakup and physical pain have something in common – they both activate the same part of the brain. Taking a more scientific look at breakups — why and how they happen, examining what brings on the emotions that follow, the psychology of mi...

Send us Fan Mail A recent survey by The Guardian shows that university students are asking to be taught how to look after their mental health. National trends in mental ill-health among young people have shown a  rising trend and we know that It determines how they learn, their performance and productivity. Students are a particularly vulnerable group since mental health problems often start in la...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had a deadline for a big project only to find yourself panicking at the last minute because you spent too much time on social media. We all have at some point  done things that undermines our best interest and intentions. The fact is that so many times, so many people get in their own way without even realising it - this is known as Self-Sabotaging. In this Podcast,...

Send us Fan Mail As a new academic year begins, it's so important for managers to ensure that supporting new teachers is on their priority list. Too many teachers have been left to get overwhelmed and stressed that they ended up disillusioned and have left the profession. Teachers are one of the greatest assets of a school and college and time must be spent nurturing and supporting them. In t...

Send us Fan Mail Many people have spent their lives believing or being told that they are inadequate, incapable or not good enough. This podcast reflects on Maya Angelou's poem - 'But Still Like Air, I'll Rise' and teaches you the power within you to rewire your brain, change your mindset and take the appropriate actions to excel in your personal and professional life. You will...

Send us Fan Mail To be and stay a high performance leader, you should be doing something regularly to develop your leadership capabilities. You must put in the effort if you want to achieve optimal results. Think about your development as a leader the same way you would think about building and maintaining your physical fitness. I hope this podcast challenges you to take the appropriate actions th...

Send us Fan Mail The pressure of an increasingly demanding work culture is perhaps the biggest and most pressing challenge to the mental health of the general population. Failure to achieve balance between work life and personal life leads to higher stress, absenteeism, lower productivity at work and affects mental well-being.  The need and desire to maintain this balance has become a common theme...

Send us Fan Mail Business leaders today face unprecedented challenges, human complexities, nonstop technological advances, and rapid demographic shifts, which are disrupting the business environment on an increasingly rapid scale. Entire industries are dying, businesses are downsizing and new industries are being born. In the face of this extreme level of change, organizations must either adapt or...

Send us Fan Mail Business leaders today face unprecedented challenges, human complexities, nonstop technological advances, and rapid demographic shifts, which are disrupting the business environment on an increasingly rapid scale. Entire industries are dying, businesses are downsizing and new industries are being born. In the face of this extreme level of change, organizations must either adapt or...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Lead To Excel Podcast.  I’m Maureen Chiana.  Today, we’re looking at anxiety and overwhelm.  This episode is really as a result from working with so many leaders and entrepreneurs who are living with the feelings of anxiety, burnout and overwhelm and believe that it is okay or normal. As usual, I look at the science that drives it and techniques and tools to manage...

Send us Fan Mail In this first episode of Lead to Excel, Maureen discusses the science of what causes fear and techniques to overcome fear. You will understand the purpose of fear and understand how to take back control of your brain and overcome fear. This session was a recorded session from Limitless Leaders Live session, where Maureen was answering questions from leaders on the community. Click...