Leadership Excellence Podcast

EQ is the new IQ. With the rise in AI, everyone has genius at their fingertips. What separates great leaders and great teams from the others is Emotional Intelligence. Our ability to recognize, understand, and manage our emotions while also being able to recognize and positively influence the emotions of others is king in leadership. In this episode, New York Times best selling author, and founder...

Great leaders are great multipliers. The most effective way to become a great multiplier is to become a great coach. There has been a major shift in how we must lead in the 21st Century, and there is a major difference between traditional leadership and the leadership strategies need to lead the millennials and Gen Z. In this episode, we sat down with coaching and leadership expert, Lisa Martin, a...

Are you a thermostat or thermometer? Are you setting the energy in the room OR letting the energy in the room set your mindset and energy. It is so important for leaders to set the tone of the organization. We cannot underestimate the power of positivity and inserting consistent positive energy with our teams.

Do you aspire to be the best part of your people's day? Are you always trying to create a great work experience for your team? Are you looking for ways to establish deeper connections with your team? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this episode is for you. Dr. David Schreiner is the CEO of KSB Hospital, a keynote speaker, and on January 16, 2024 released his first book, which is pub...

What are the 5 critical factors that create extraordinary leadership? This week on the Leadership Excellence Podcast, Dagmara Asbreuk joined us from Dubai and broke down these 5 critical factors. If you are looking to take your leadership to the next level, enhance your culture, and make your team unstoppable, this episode is for you.  Interested in learning more about Dagmara? Click on the l...

All great sports teams have a playbook. They have a playbook for offense, defense, and in football, special teams. These games happen in diverse and complex environments that are changing play by play. Isn't that the same type of environment leaders face each and every day? What if I told you there was a playbook to create the highest levels of Psychological Safety in your teams? Well there is. Th...

In this episode, Leadership Expert Tony Mackay walks us through the 3 "R's" of leadership that are foundational to the success of leadership in the Australian military. In the episode, Tony provides clear examples for each of these three categories and actionable principles to implement them. I even learned a new concept, "Contributory Dissent". It is such a powerful culture, engagement, purpose,...

Are you ready to unleash the power of Psychological Safety in your organization? In this episode, Danny Langloss breaks down the 6 critical elements that create the highest levels of Psychological Safety, regardless of your organization. Hospitals, police departments, the military....If these strategies work in high stress, life and death organizations, just imagine how effective they are in the n...

Trust is the currency of leadership and it is the foundation of high performing teams. This week, I sat down with Forbes Leadership Columnist Tony Gambill and he shared the 5 Characteristics of High Trust Teams. Tony did a great job of breaking down environmental and behavioral factors impacting each characteristic and practical ways to bring each to life. Looking for a speaker for your next event...

Very early in Mike Thorne's childhood, he learned that he was adopted. This news devastated him and shattered his sense of belonging. For many years, Mike worked harder than everyone around him and only counted on himself. While this created success, he was unfulfilled and alone. It also left him struggling to be an effective leader. Later in life, a mentor of his gave him some life-changing advic...

Is there anything more important than the brand of your organization? Building trust in your brand can take a long time to create and an instant to lose. In today's environment, we can reach people very quickly through numerous digital mediums. This can be an incredible advantage, but when things go wrong or appear to have gone wrong, it can be very damaging to our brand. This is a significant cha...

21st Century leaders recognize the important role female leaders play in their organization and intentionally create coaching and development opportunities to leverage their strengths. This week, we sat down with Molly Gimmel, and she shared key leadership strategies and concepts in her new book, “Master Your Mindset: How Women Leaders Step Up.” While this is an important book for female leaders a...

In the face of the Great Resignation, it has never been more important for leaders to create purpose-driven, values-based, inclusive cultures. In this episode, Danny Langloss shares his vision for 21st Century Leadership and breaks down the 9 critical components of the 21st Century Leadership framework. Interested in Danny's 12 Laws of Leadership Excellence? Go to www.dannylangloss.com and scroll...

Welcome back, Leadership Excellence Community! In this trailer, your host, Danny Langloss, lets you know what you can expect from Season 3 of the Leadership Excellence Podcast. This season will focus on helping leaders solve the critical leadership issues they are facing from, "The Great Resignation". The season will be a blend of short episodes dialing in on specific leadership frameworks and con...

Some people let life happen to them, while others happen to life. No matter what kind of organization you’re in, there are universal leadership principles you can follow to drive your career forward. In Ed’s 25 years of innovative leadership and management experience, he has identified nine factors of career success, which he discusses in detail in his new book, Drive Your Career: 9 High-Impact Wa...

Do you lack energy and passion in your career and life? Are you fully aligned with your purpose?  In a recent Gallop survey, 60% of people said they were rethinking their meaning and purpose at work. To fight the impacts of “The Great Resignation” leaders must be in-tune to what their people need from their work experience. Meaning and purpose are at the top. In this episode, former Vice Pres...

Are you paying attention to your leadership bank account? The leadership bank account is an account you have with every single member of your team. It is really a relationship account. This account is what creates or destroys trust. Every day we make deposits, and at times, every leader will make withdrawals. In this episode, I outline 8 deposits, 4 "super deposits", and 11 withdrawals and talk ab...

The human element is central to the future of leadership in today's diverse and evolving workplace. Natalie Schrogl comes to us from Munich, Germany. She is a leadership and culture expert, founder of The Interface Leadership, and Branch Manager at Targo Bank.  The COVID-19 pandemic has been a time of reflection for so many people. People are re-thinking what is important to them, personally...

The Great Resignation has companies scrambling to figure out how to retain and recruit talent. While many companies have been significantly impacted, the highest performing companies have not. What is the difference?   CULTURE Peter Drucker's famous quote, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast" has never rang more true. In this week's episode, CEO Julie Hruska  reveals the 6 pillars of hi...

Jim Collins talks about the importance of getting the right people on the bus, but more importantly, he talks about getting these people on the right seat on the bus.  In episode 34, Melanie Pump talked about how insecurity fuels defensiveness, envy, stress, and anxiety, and in general, decreased feelings of psychological safety in the workplace. In this week’s episode, Melanie Pump shares th...

As leaders we are always pulled in so many different directions.  In this episode, Genesis Hey Krick is going to share  As leaders, we are always pulled in so many different directions. But it’s not just leaders; it’s also the people on our team. There’s so much going on in our lives that we sometimes just get dragged along by our day instead of us running our day. Filling in multiple ro...

What would you do if you couldn’t fail? Who might you become? What might you lead? How might you help your team members become unstoppable?  In this episode, we talk about how to be unstoppable with five-time TEDx Speaker and American Ninja Warrior, Alex Weber. Alex talks about the six-step system to becoming the unstoppable you, which he also shares in his upcoming book, “Fool Proof: Become...

Passive-aggressive behavior and lack of transparency are some of the things that can foster insecurity in the workplace. If insecurity is not resolved, over time, it creates a toxic work culture that can hinder collaboration and individual and team growth. So how do we manage insecurity and create a work culture that gives people confidence and encourages collaboration? Today we’re joined by Melan...

Positional leadership says that to be a good leader, all you need is to be strategic and smart. But if you want to be a great leader, you must be committed to growing people as well. In this episode, Jeff Nischwitz, Founder and Chief Story Debunker at The Nischwitz Group, talks about the essential elements  of 21st-century leader and why some people fail at leadership. We also talk about the...

We’ve heard of IQ and EQ before, but there’s another type of intelligence that’s rarely put in the spotlight and that’s SQ or ‘spiritual quotient’. We all have SQ within us. SQ is reflected in our ability to “make wise and compassionate decisions while maintaining inner and outer peace, regardless of the situation”. Today on the podcast, Amy Lynn Durham and I are going to dive deep into SQ, why th...