Leadership – Jay Izso

Success and Leadership with a Purpose What happens when your professional success is no longer enough to satisfy your personal “why”? This week on A New Direction, Coach Jay explores the deeper mechanics of fulfillment with a man who has mastered the art of the pivot. Bob Winstead joins us to discuss the essential shift […] The post Success Redefined: Bob Winstead on Leadership w...

Leadership Lessons from the Legends: Pat Summitt and John Wooden This week on A New Direction with Coach Jay Izso, get ready for a masterclass in leadership, personal growth, and lasting impact as we welcome back breakthrough coach and best-selling author Brian Biro. His latest book, Lessons from the Legends, dives deep into the coaching […] The post John Wooden and Pat Summitt Legendary Les...

Your Leadership Can Become Dull Like a Knife in Your Home… You Need Some Honing Steal to Sharpen it. Leadership is never something we can fully master. It is an elusive journey to keep growing and going. Many times as leaders, we can get into a rut in our leadership. We can get stagnant. For […] The post Leadership Sharpeners – Major General John Gronski appeared first on Jay Izs...

Moving Past Your Past So You Can Move Forward in Your Leadership Most of us have a tendency to ignore our past. We try to make light of it as if it has no effect on us. Here is an undeniable truth, your past is affecting your leadership. You cannot escape that fact that how […] The post Leadership from Who You Are Not Who You Were appeared first on Jay Izso .

Timeless Hacks for Every Leader Are you a high-level leader? Or are you an aspiring leader? Are you a CEO, Owner or founder? If this sounds like you then one thing, we all know for sure is…is that leadership is hard. While there may not be any shortcuts to being a great leader, there are […] The post Leader Hacks for the High-Level Leader appeared first on Jay Izso .

SPECIAL MISSION: Leadership Principles from the War in Israel Major General (ret) John Gronski Having spent a few days in Israel during the Hamas/Israel conflict I had a different and unique experience. The news media, as typical does not tell the whole story, or they focus on only on a particular aspect of the war […] The post Leadership Principles from the War in Israel appeared first on J...

How is Leadership When You are in a Crisis? At some point or another ever business will find themselves in a crisis. Whether that is from inside the organization, such as a leadership change or mismanagement.  Other times it can be a surprise, where all of a sudden an outside circumstance such as COVID puts […] The post Leadership In A Time of Crisis appeared first on Jay Izso .

Discover Your Leadership Style There are thousands of books when it comes to leadership.  Most of the speak about specific attributes of leaders and leadership.  There are many assessments you can take in regard to personality and how it relates to leadership.  But thing that the literature particularly avoids is “leadership style”.  When I ask […] The post Discover Your Leadersh...

Leadership for New Leaders and for the Experienced Leader Are you a new leader? Maybe you are a “seasoned” leader? Well, here is a show and a book that is aimed at new leaders, but the seasoned leader can glean from. It is this time of year that in baseball we are getting close to […] The post Leadership 2 Words at a Time: Simple Truths for Leading Complicated People appeared fir...

When it comes to leadership we often focus on “leadership” skills. That sounds good, but that is nothing more than horizontal development. Focusing on those skills is like adding more programs to your computer and expecting it to run faster and more efficiently. The fact is if you want your computer to run faster and […] The post Level Up Your Leadership – The Elevated Lead...

Happy Holidays from a A New Direction!  I am so glad that you have been a part of the show.  This has been without a doubt our best year in terms of you the listener.  I am so grateful for you listening to the show and telling your friends.  Our goal is to truly help […] The post U.S. General John Gronski (Ret’d) – Iron Sharpened Leadership appeared first on Jay Izso .

There is leadership and then there is the leader.  Being a leader seems to be something that many want to do, but few understand what it takes to lead and lead well.  Being a leader is not a title.  In fact a great leader probably doesn’t have a title, because she or he leads from […] The post Be the Leader Who Makes A Difference – William Attaway appeared first on Jay Izso .

Whether you are an Owner, CEO, Manager, or an Employee. One thing is absolutely true that when we trust each other it is easier for us to together as a team work be more productive, impactful, and certainly more profitable. Then why do we have such a difficult time getting our team of people to […] The post How Leaders Create Connected and Accountable Teams by Building Trust appeared first o...

To say that we are living in some turbulent times is an understatment. It is during turbulent times like these that we are all tested, but it is where we see great leadership emerge, and at the same time weak leadership to fail. One trait that is for sure in great leadership is reslience. The […] The post Resilient Leadership Habits for Turbulent Times appeared first on Jay Izso .

They say, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. Isn’t it true? Psychologically our brain is wired to remember pictures easier and with much more clarity than listening to words or reading them from a page. Then why do spend so much time carving out the right message with words when we could be enhancing […] The post Leadership thru Images, Metaphors, and Stories…Visu...

Most of us use Amazon.com services.  It is estimated that 65% of the U.S. population uses Amazon at least once a month.  The leadership of Amazon fell on Jeff Bezos and he led and created something that most people use and even if they don’t use it, we all are aware of it’s success.  What […] The post The Amazon Way – Amazon’s 14 Leadership Principles appeared first o...

If you are like me you remember watching the Wizard of Oz and young Judy Garland playing the heroine Dorothy from a small time in Kansas.  But what if the story was slightly rewritten.  The setting is a small Kansas town and it is a couple of businesses that wondering if they should do a […] The post Leadership Lessons from OZ – Dr. Keven Gazzara appeared first on Jay Izso .

We have all been through and continue to go through crisis.  For the last two plus years we have been dealing with the pandemic.  We have seen businesses crumble, people scatter, emotions rising.  The truth is leading in a crisis is not easy.  Now we have Russia invading and starting an unprovoked war with the […] The post Leading in a Crisis – Major General John Gronski (ret’d)...

As a leader we are called to be problem solvers.  But we are also called to be great communicators.  If we cannot communicate effectively…well…we will not be a leader for long.  The part of communication in leadership that is rarely talked about is the “language” of leadership.  Yes it is true or language can be […] The post The Language of Leadership – Joel Sch...

Let’s say your 5 foot 3 inches tall and you decide to join the U. S. Marine Corps, what do you think you are going to learn about leadership?  Now add to that you are female in the Marine Corps…what do you think it will take to be a respected leader?  When it comes to […] The post Leadership Behaviors for Success – Angie Morgan (U. S. Marine Ret’d) appeared first on J...

The fact is we are all sales people at some point if not most point in our lives.  But then there are those people who have made sales their career.  It is a profession.  But let’s be honest it’s not an easy profession.  The fact is for most people who are not in sales when […] The post Sales Skills of the Successful Sales Professional – Alex Dripchak appeared first on Jay...

When it comes to leadership who better than a U.S. Army general is more qualified to talk about it.  When you have led thousands of men and women in the midst of brutal, volatile, and dangerous combat, and having to take the responsibility of the lives of all those under his command you better demonstrate […] The post Leadership Lessons from a US Army General – Maj Gen John Gronski (re...

When we think about leadership we typically think of a single person.  Some sort of top performer that leads a group of people.  However, what if is there is another way to look at it?  What if we looked at leadership by going against the grain?  Does that sound “rebel”?   The truth is we  do […] The post Rebel Leadership: How to Thrive in Uncertain Times – Larry Robertson...

Everyone wants to be the one leading the charge, but no one wants the real responsibility that comes with it.  Leading others sounds great until you realize it is more than a title.  Leading is not about you being in charge.  Leading is about taking care of others.  Demonstrating you care.  Showing them understanding and […] The post Leading Others Successfully – The Leadership Core &#...

Can you quote your company’s mission statement perfectly?  Are you a leader in your company and can you quote the mission with 100% accuracy?  If you cannot well then, “Houston we have a problem.” And the problem is you and your company are out of alignment.  Your mission statement should be so ingrained that everyone […] The post Alignment, Mission, Leadership and Success...