Leadership Lifestyle Podcast

The art of truly being successful with people revolves around the letter Q.  Knowing when and which Q to you need to be can either help you be successful or hurt any progress you could have had.  As they say, IQ gets you in the room and EQ keeps you in the room.  There’s also another Q too many people rely on and that’s GQ.  Yes, just like the magazine, some people think it’s abo...

Of all the things you contribute to your team, to your company, you have to get things done.  You must Execute!  Leaders can make the mistake of thinking Execution is the ONLY thing.  I know I’m saying two different things.  Yes, you must execute but it can’t be at all costs.  In other words, you really have to dig into what behaviors create execution.  On this week’s episode of...

Reverse Imposter Syndrome?  Am I making fun of the Imposter Syndrome people would normally have?  No, but it is real.  Some people are almost embarrassed that they are succeeding more than others. They try to hide it.  Flaunting it will make most people want to avoid you, but you shouldn’t hide the fact that you’re successful.  On the week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Po...

First, what on earth is an amygdala?  It’s a small piece of your brain that controls your response to things.  As a leader, that is what really tells your team what kind of leader you are.  In this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we talk about how your amygdala can derail who you really want to be.  When you uncharacteristically respond in a bad way, that’s ca...

When most people think of work life balance, they key in on the word balance.  It simply cannot be and exact balance.  Maybe someday you’ll get to an income level that doesn’t require you to work so much.  That is very rare compared to most people.  Many people will tell you that your job or profession shouldn’t be your identity anymore.  That, there is more to who you are.  They...

Regardless of the work force environment, nothing will be more important than getting and keeping the people for your team.  As a leader, your job to build the team.  As I’ve always said, leadership is not about you but later, it will be about you.  On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we’ll give you easy ways to focus your energy on how to build AND keep y...

If you didn’t have enough to think about, let me give you one more thing.  What it means to be a leader today is very different from what it used to be.  The bad news is most companies wait way too long to help their actual managers.  The good news is the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast has some great tips to focus on the leadership behaviors that will build trust with your team and propel your...

One of the most challenging things a leader will do is take over a new team.  Sure, you might think that you are taking charge and they are there to serve you.  Actually, it’s the other way around.  You must serve them.  You must guide them.  The building of trust is on you not them.  All too often new leaders lose a lot of human capital and a lot of time by started the wrong way with their...

Inevitably, not everyone will perform well on your team.  Or maybe, they will make such a bad decision, you can’t just “coach” them out of it.  You will need to fire them.  Have you done all you can do with them?  Can you let someone go with empathy?  They may wind up being your next Customer.  On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, learn how to let peo...

As the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side of the septic tank.  You get frustrated in your career and other places seem so much better.  The fact is all jobs will have things you won’t like.  You need to look a little deeper into you.  Just changing your mindset changes how you perform, regardless of your job role.  When you can get to the right type of work for you an...

Why can’t everyone on your team just behave? Why can’t they just do the right thing or treat everyone else the right way?  This is the biggest frustrations of most leaders.  When dealing with behavior issues, it’s so time consuming.  You can’t focus on the things you want when you’re dealing with bad behaviors.  What happens when you don’t deal with bad behavior...

When you become a Leader, there is one distinct difference that you’ll notice about your energy.  Being physically tired is easier to deal with compared to being mentally tired.  Everything about your leadership will revolve around your ability to stay mentally strong.  The problem is, every challenge will be competing for your mental capacity.  On this week’s episode of the Leadership...