Leadership Is Changing

Continuing our series on goals, let’s talk about focus! How have your goals been going? See, more and more noise is coming out of the market every year, distracting us from what we want to achieve. Before you know it, you could be at the end of Q1 without having met any goals! In this episode, we’ll identify our distractors, learn how to stay focused on our goals, and keep a growth mindset. On thi...

For this mashup episode, we look back to some incredible highlights with Paul Diver, Donna Serdula, and Dave Ferguson.  If you’d like to check out each of their full interviews, you can head over below for the links to the episodes.   On this episode: Let’s revisit the best moments of our conversations from 2021 with these world-class leaders! Resources Mentioned: 000: Introduction 209:...

For this mashup episode, we look back to some incredible highlights with Ian Clough, Larry Robertson, and Simon O'Connor.  If you’d like to check out each of their full interviews, you can head over below for the links to the episodes.   On this episode: Let’s revisit the best moments of our conversations from 2021 with these world-class leaders! Resources Mentioned: 000: Introduction 20...

Over the past couple of Ask Denis episodes, we’ve been talking heavily about goals. How are your goals going so far for 2022? Here's a secret, people who are constantly reaching their goals all have one thing in common: they set up routines, and follow them up with discipline. If you want to learn how to set your year up for success, dive in, and let’s unpack the power of routines.  On this e...

For this mashup episode, we look back to some incredible highlights with Tony Curl, Fredrik Härén, and Christopher Salem.  If you’d like to check out each of their full interviews, you can head over below for the links to the episodes.   On this episode: Let’s revisit the best moments of our conversations from 2021 with these world-class leaders! Resources Mentioned: 000: Introduction 19...

For this mashup episode, we look back to some incredible highlights with Anneliese Olson, Phil Holden, and Peggy Smith If you’d like to check out each of their full interviews, you can head over below for the links to the episodes.   On this episode: Let’s revisit the best moments of our conversations from 2021 with these world-class leaders! Resources Mentioned: 000: Introduction 123: Anneli...

I’m sure you’ve heard by now in your leadership journey that it’s important to celebrate your wins, but are we doing it correctly? While leaders are running from task to task, I find often that too many don’t pause to recognize their milestones. In this episode, I want to talk about taking stock, reflecting, and celebrating the incredible accomplishments, big or small, that you and your teams are...

For this mashup episode, we look back to some incredible highlights with Dr. Rob McCleland, Paula Quinsee, and Stephanie Cousins! If you’d like to check out each of their full interviews, you can head over below for the links to the episodes.   On this episode: Get inspired as we revisit some of the best moments from our conversations with these world-class leaders! Resources Mentioned: 000:...

For this mashup episode, we look back to some incredible highlights with Russ Perry, Paul ter Wal, and Ravin S. Papiah! If you’d like to check out each of their full interviews, you can head over below for the links to the episodes.   On this episode: Get inspired as we revisit some of the best moments from our conversations with these world-class leaders! Resources Mentioned: 000: Introducti...

The new year is here but is it too late to set ourselves up for success now that we’re over the line? Before you go on to the episode, just breathe, relax, it’s all good. Yes, time is moving fast but, in this episode, I’m going to talk about how we can still set goals for the year. The ship hasn’t set sail, but the best time to is now! No need to put it off any longer. Jump into the episode and le...

For this mashup episode, we look back to some incredible highlights with Barbara Gustavson, Bengu Altinordu, and Denis Gianoutsos (interviewed by Dennis Katsanos)! If you’d like to check out each of their full interviews, you can head over below for the links to the episodes.   On this episode: Let’s revisit the best moments of our conversations from 2021 with these world-class leaders! Resou...

For this mashup episode, we look back to some incredible highlights with Joanna Makris, Njeru Nthigah, and Patrick Snow! If you’d like to check out each of their full interviews, you can head over below for the links to the episodes.   On this episode: As we move into the new year, let’s revisit some of the best moments of our conversations from 2021 with these world-class leaders! Resources...

Happy New Year to everyone! Hopefully, your 2021 went well and you were able to take a little step back to process it all. It certainly was not an easy year, but we have a renewed opportunity to make sure our next year starts with a bang. On our last Ask Denis, we talked about the importance of rest and goal setting as a way to prepare for the future. In this episode, I want to take some time to t...

Growth is not a straight line but rather a flow state that is caught. If you want to survive as a leader, then It’s time to find that flow with today’s guest Emily Ransone! Emily is a partner in a Direct-to-Consumer & B2B office furniture business, where she challenges conventional thinking about how to leverage the office environment as a strategic tool to achieve business objectives. She is...

Reinventing yourself can sometimes be as daunting as staring down one of the most intimidating rugby teams in the world. In times like these, it takes someone who has been done both to help others navigate that change.   Filipo Levi is a natural leader having captained various local and international rugby teams. Only a handful of captains have faced the All Blacks Haka and Filipo, as ca...

Seasons Greetings, team! It’s that time of year once again. This year has been full of disruptions, but I believe that leaders all around the world have a great opportunity right now to make sure 2022 starts off with a win. It’s time to relax, but also reflect and ask ourselves the question: what can we do differently in the year ahead? With that being said, we’re going to take a look at how to pl...

Leading in an environment where you constantly have to expect the unexpected, Dan Brdar has learned two things that need to happen to stay on the cutting edge: you need to be a fast decision-maker, and you need to lead from your values. Dan Brdar is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ideal Power Inc. He has over 30 years of experience in the power systems and energy industries and has he...

It’s very apparent that we are living in a rapid change economy, which entails something massive that, in this episode, Chris Rollins will reveal to us: today’s excellence is tomorrow’s average.  Chris Rollins is the President of Rollins Performance Group, Inc., where he uses his experience as an Executive Master Trainer and his proprietary 3C Model of High Performance to help his clients ach...

Do you take your mask when you get to work? Although we have the physical COVID masks we wear, I’m talking about the masks we sometimes wear as leaders. There has been a massive cultural shift within leadership whereby people want to be led by authenticity. However, so many leaders today hide behind a mask. Maybe it’s the mask of a title or position. Whatever that case is, it’s time we remove the...

You have a choice between a life of achievement and a life of fulfillment. Andrew Cordle believes that fulfillment is what makes great leaders. Andrew Cordle is an acclaimed author and international speaker, with over $350M sold—from stage alone. You may know him better as the host of the “Money Is” show. A show where he hosts today’s leaders and influencers in authentic business conversations abo...

Industries across the globe have faced disruption. Kim Curtis has seen that the ones that survive it understand they need to have a global perspective and are the ones who know how to hire out their struggles. Kim Curtis is President and CEO of Wealth Legacy Institute and a nationally recognized wealth management advisor and speaker.  Kim has attained numerous professional designations and ha...

What makes a leader great? We’ve had many guests come on the show and talk about who their favourite leaders are and what makes them stand out. While there is such a diversity in styles and personalities, there are similarities shared between each of them that I believe boil down to the 10 things that all leaders need to be competent in to be great!  So jump in team, and let’s unpack the 10 c...

Our world is going more "online" by the day. This shift has led to a massive question I believe all leaders should be able to answer, how do you lead people you never met?  In this episode, Denis O’Shea answers this question beautifully! Denis is the founder and chairman of Mobile Mentor. He founded Mobile Mentor in 2004 in New Zealand and moved to the USA in 2017 to open a US office. He has...

Leaders, now more than ever, need to lead their organizations into a new culture, and it’s people like Nettie Nitzberg that are helping people do just that!  Nettie is a passionate, results-driven talent development consultant focused on optimizing ROI for small to large global organizations.  She created and trademarked an end-to-end talent management initiative called Beyondboarding™-...

It’s coming to the end of the year, a time where many people tend to wind down. I believe that this is an opportunity for us to pull ahead and give it our all until we cross the line! As leaders, we can’t afford to cruise by, we need to put our foot on the accelerator. While we definitely need to take time out to take a break and recharge, now is the time to focus and finish strong to set ourselve...