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Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Big hat, no cattle. This is a Texas put-down for someone who is all talk and no action with no substance of power behind their words. We see this as just another form of the Imposter Syndrome. Not only do we see this with leaders, but we see this n...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Let's imagine for a minute that you are a contractor and have a contract to build a brand-new office building. You start to subcontract the job to carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and everyone else you need to build this building. Now imagi...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! If only leadership development were that easy. Unfortunately, many believe that leadership development is a matter of reading a book, attending a seminar, or following the counsel of a supervisor on an annual review that says you need to be a bette...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! We are in constant awe of the brilliant minds that produce the most amazing technology, architecture, agricultural, medical breakthroughs, and machines that make our world what it is today, as well as what the future will be. But does STEM skills m...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! If you were the hiring manager looking for top leadership talent, would you hire yourself? Do you think you have what it takes to lead others into the future? Are you the tough leader with the skills who can face the crises that are inevitable in o...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! A Scotoma is a partial loss of vision or blind spot in an otherwise normal visual field. So how does this relate to leaders and organizations? The facts are based on global research from Gallup, Deloitte, and similar organizations that show that le...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Leaders who reward great teams, or individual performance with recognition, attention, and appreciation help to cultivate even higher levels of engagement and loyalty to the organization. This is a good thing — up to a point. It is when leaders sta...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! HR deals with many issues in organizations. Some of these challenges include recruitment, retention and motivation, leadership development, and corporate culture to name a few. Seasoned, HR leaders with true leadership skills and talents are invalu...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! We have all sat through them. Those monotonous, ineffective, inefficient, soul-sucking meetings. They are generally led by someone who for the most part, spends the entire time talking just to hear their own voice while the team sits in a stupor st...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Why is it that in so many organizations, HR is viewed as the villians and not employee advocates? We all have the tendency to divide up the world into two groups: Us and Them. It's easy to make HR people the enemy; however, is it because perha...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! If you work as a part of a team, or as a team leader, you will encounter various challenges that might result in conflicts with other employees. One of those challenges can be when another team member continuously offers to complete tasks for which...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! As executive coaches, it is critical to establish a starting point in order to be effective in helping the client develop their leadership styles. After all, prescription before diagnosis is malpractice. In order to establish this starting point, w...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! From famed Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius to the beloved United States President Teddy Roosevelt, some of the most successful leaders throughout history have all shared something in common: a belief in stoicism. This philosophy has become a time-hon...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Toxic bosses suck! There, I said it. What is even worse is working for a toxic boss. And whoever said that they just could not wait to get into work to hang out with one…NOBODY EVER! So, who are these toxic bosses and why do we have to put up with...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Winds of change are blowing all through today’s business world, including through the executive suite. In other words, there’s no choice but to face change—not that there ever really was. The difference is that today’s business changes are likelier...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! So ask yourself a simple question, "what exactly are my strengths and weaknesses?" So often during our coaching, we find those people that think they have a particular knack for some area of leadership. Or someone in their organization pr...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Lieutenant Colonel Dustin Ray, USA, Retired, has served as a leader not only for his country, but in several corporate roles as well. His experience spans multiple decades and his experience is a prime example of what resolute leadership looks like...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! In our continuing saga of resolute leadership, we hit on eight strengths that will help you identify who those resolute leaders are. Such as the ability to be problem solvers, the ability to hold others accountable, and they hold themselves and oth...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! There are several characteristics of resolute leadership. However, we will be discussing five distinct characteristics of resolute leaders: Uncommon Discipline Unwavering Values Strength in Adversity Enthusiastic About Relationships Passionate Abou...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Bold, confident leadership can help drive organizations forward and create growth, something that's undeniably positive. Courageous leaders lead their organizations in authentic and sustainable ways. They stick to their principles, are willing...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! According to research from Deloitte, only 12 percent of employees think their employers are “excellent” when it comes to driving the right company culture. Because culture is a top-down function and must begin with the CEO, this is indicative of po...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! In our continuing efforts to discover why there is a disconnect between the C-suite and employees regarding well-being, we dive into the same Deloitte survey that outlines these issues that we started to unpack in the previous podcast. In this epis...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! As we saw with the Great Resignation, many employees are no longer willing to tolerate jobs that leave them in constant fatigue, stress, and unhappiness. The pandemic worsened everyone's well-being, but recent surveys show that executives do n...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! So what exactly are those gifts that toxic bosses give to an organization? Well here is a short list: Employee Burnout  Low morale Low productivity Silos Fear as a result of the Silo mentality - Silo first, company second High employee turnover Poo...

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! How important is it to the success of your organization to have well-trained, confident, leadership? How about a pipeline of leaders that are ready to step into critical positions in your organization? If you find yourself nodding your head in agre...