Wanda Wallace

Out of the Comfort Zone

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There is no growth in comfort and no comfort in growth. Business today typically values and promotes leaders for their subject expertise. Leaders who have command of the details and execute based on knowledge and experience are highly respected. However, to grow as a leader you have to get out of your comfort zone – that means learning to lead without just being the expert. Learn to gain the trust and respect of a team that might know more than you do. Get comfortable with ambiguity and with not having all the information. Develop the skills and confidence to lead in a different way. For femal...

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Wanda Wallace

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Creating Gravitas 24.04.2015 56:00

Send us Fan Mail Elizabeth Kuhnke, my guest this week, specializes in coaching leaders on improving presence, confidence and gravitas through the way they use their physical presence. Elizabeth will be talking about the mistakes a leader can make in using his/her voice as well as body language cues that signal a lack of confidence. More importantly, she will be giving advice about what to do to im...

Leadership Under Fire 17.04.2015 56:24

Send us Fan Mail Peter Wright, my guest this week, has been under lots of fire both literally and figuratively. He was in the British army in active duty and he was at BP just after the Texas City oil refinery explosion. This list goes on - one could almost say that challenges follow him. One of the key components, in his view, is for leaders to become more comfortable devolved leadership – meanin...

Leading When You Don't Know Everything 10.04.2015 56:12

Send us Fan Mail Do think leaders need to know at least as much as their direct reports? Or do you doubt how leaders can make critical decisions without full information. Then this week’s show is for you. John Murphey, former CEO of Bell Helicopter and my guest for this week, has been in the leadership seat under trying circumstances. When he took over as CEO, the company was loosing money, custom...