Leadership Without Losing Your Soul: Master Communication & Management Skills To Boost Productivity, Teamwork & Ease Overwhelm

Have you ever watched a team member do something clever, solve a problem, or creatively improve a process, then ask them why they hadn’t shared it with the team? Their answer holds the key to unlocking your team’s best ideas and building a team of micro-innovators, problem-solvers, and customer advocates. If your quiet problem-solver is like most people, she probably told you “I guess it's just th...

A specific, relevant thank you has the power to energize and keep people moving. In this episode, David shares a meaningful thank you and how you can encourage your people - even when you haven't had a recent "win." Leadership Without Using Your Soul  podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity, teamwork, delegation,...

As we celebrate 100 episodes of Leadership without Losing Your Soul, it's a good time to reflect: Your leadership extends far beyond your team and the work you do. Every day, you build the world we all will live in. As you commit to human-centered leadership, achieving results, and building relationships - who can you invite on the journey with you to build a better world? Leadership Without Using...

Building inclusive leadership requires getting comfortable with discomfort, taking daily small steps, and being selective with the feedback you listen to. The first time you presented to the executive team—you stuttered a bit, but you got through it. Discomfort doesn’t mean anything’s wrong . It means you’re growing. As you do the work to lead inclusively, you’ll return again to these moments of d...

Without trust, people and businesses fail. Trust is the currency of your influence. The foundation of your results. Trust is the air your culture breathes. In this fast-paced interview, David Horsager, CEO of the Trust Edge gives you a crash course in the 8 Pillars of trust (backed by research!) and how they will transform your leadership. Be sure to take notes (and pick up a copy of Trusted Leade...

In this inspiring conversation with Elle Marc-Charles, Director of Inclusive Culture for Belden Corporation you'll get practical insights into how to guard yourself and your leaders from losing their humanity, how your human resource professionals can help you achieve your strategic results, and insights into the benefits (and challenges) of diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership domestically...

Training and development are a vital part of every team member's growth and success (including yours!) But there are common mistakes leaders make that undermine that success. In this episode with Director of Learning and Development from UFHealth Jacksonville, Dan Kurmaskie, you'll get specific mistakes to avoid and how you can help your team get the most from their work with learning and developm...

Your human resource, organizational development, and learning professionals can be wonderful strategic partners and collaborate with you to achieve amazing results - but it takes trust and a solid relationship to get there. In this episode, Jessica Schwaller shares some secrets and opportunities available to you when you build a transformational relationship with your HR pros. This is the first of...

You’ve got something awesome inside of you and John Bates is in business to bring that out so it can live in the world and make a real difference. Join David and John for this dynamic and energizing discussion about the heart of leadership and how to make your leadership communication more dynamic and influential. John has trained hundreds of TED/TEDx speakers all over the world and works with C-l...

You build your culture one decision at a time - but how do you ensure that the decisions you make build the culture you want? In this episode, Charlie Bailes, VP of Human Resources and Distribution for ABC Fine Wine and Spirits shares practical ways you can build a human-centered culture in your organization, team, or department. Leadership Without Using Your Soul  podcast offers insightful discus...

If you've ever worried about losing someone from your team or organization because you reinforce expectations, this episode's for you. Early in my career, I learned a tough leadership lesson from a retired English teacher named Joan. In a few succinct words, she gave me one of the most important leadership lessons I would ever learn: about what it meant to lead, to truly value people, and the impo...

There's no better leadership textbook than a frustrating boss. And often, the world looks very different from their side of the conversation. In this episode, you'll get valuable questions to ask and ways to work through your frustration to become a better leader - the leader you'd want your boss to be. Leadership Without Using Your Soul  podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and man...

You know the cliches: it's lonely at the top. Leadership is a lonely business. In this episode, David shares a challenging situation where he felt very alone - and what happened that convinced him you're never as alone as you might feel. Leadership Without Using Your Soul  podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity,...

Life will always include some level of the mundane and routine. As a leader, you can give your team energy to meet these challenges. In this episode, David shares some people who have inspired him to keep it fresh and four practical ways you can deliver the energy your team needs. Leadership Without Using Your Soul  podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on es...

There is a need for a new kind of leadership; one that bleeds personality and rings true to employees and customers alike who crave authenticity. Former Loreal Executive and entrepreneur, Minter Dial, argues that business leaders deliver superior results, communities of engagement both inside and outside of the company, and true values-driven success when they are themselves and come across as gen...

People are your number one asset, so how do you ensure your best people stay? In short: you love 'em! In this episode, we talk with Beverly Kaye, author of the #1 book ever written on talent retention. You'll get simple, practical strategies that work to create a supportive workplace culture so you can fight burnout and keep the people you can least afford to lose. Leadership Without Using Your So...

Conflicting priorities are a fact of life. Growing businesses naturally have tensions and they only become problems when they’re not addressed. In this episode, you'll get practical approaches to use when there’s a clash in priorities. These moments are a fantastic opportunity for you to lead and make a more strategic impact. Leadership Without Using Your Soul  podcast offers insightful discussion...

Whether affected by the pandemic or some other unforeseen and monumental setback, to lead, you have to find a way to move beyond anger, guilt, emptiness or pain. It’s not only possible to overcome adversity, but it’s imperative. In this episode, retired Navy Seal and severely Wounded Warrior Jason Redman will give you the tools to adopt an overcoming mindset to learn acceptance, choose action over...

The days blend in to one another and morale begins to drop... If you and your team are facing an endless horizon...of stressful work, of remote work with the family just off camera, or and endless project, it's vital that you are able to fight the slog and bring back the fun. In this episode, you'll get four ways to reconnect and energize your team. Leadership Without Using Your Soul  podcast offe...

It's easy to talk about taking care of yourself so you can lead your team effectively, but it's something else to actually do it. So, it's confession time. In this episode David talks about the challenges caring for his physical, emotional, and social health over the past few months and how you can show up for yourself and your team in a healthier way. Leadership Without Using Your Soul  podcast o...

Your new leaders - the 'green' ones, are an incredible resource and the literal future of your business. If you are a new leader, the lessons to learn and the natural influence you see from more senior leaders can feel overwhelming. In this inspiring episode, join David and new-leader expert Pierre Quinn for a discussion about how you can help yourself grow quickly...and how you can set up your ne...

In this episode, Jennifer Kahnwieler, a "champion for introverts" gives you practical tools to build an environment that brings out the best from every employee - particularly your introverts. We discuss what exactly that means, why it matters so much, common mistakes leaders make, and how to overcome them to an inclusive leader who achieves awesome results. Leadership Without Using Your Soul  pod...

Your leadership goes far beyond the work you and your team do. You and your team likely spend more time with one another than with anyone else. That time, those discussions, and those relationships add up. Moment by moment, with each decision and interaction, you build the future. Our future. What are you building? Leadership Without Using Your Soul  podcast offers insightful discussions on leader...

In this wisdom-packed episode, executive coach and author Dawn Kirk gives you practical tools she developed throughout her career to help your team navigate the challenges of our times while remaining focused on the results the team exists to achieve. Listen to the end for a powerful way to grow your career and get the feedback you need - even when you feel ignored. Leadership Without Using Your S...

Three unprecedented sources of change in the outside world are putting intense pressure on every organization and leader to adapt quickly. Enterprises that don't transform what they do and how they do it (repeatedly) will inevitably fail. In this information-packed episode with Nick Jankel you'll get practical solutions to help you thrive as a transformational leader. With brilliant insight into t...