The CEO Sage (Formerly Leadership is Feminine)

Is your business being steered by your opinion or is it being guided by clear, measurable, well-defined performance expectations for people on your team? As we're in this great reset, this is an incredible opportunity for you to look, with total objective perspective, at every single person on your team. Filter them through a decision-making process and determine who should stay and who should go....

In today's interview, Kris talks with Ali Brown, the Founder + CEO of the women's business empowerment company We Lead . She is one of the most recognized entrepreneur coaches in the world and the founder of The Trust – the new, private, premier network for 7- and 8-figure women leaders. What you'll find in this episode: What Ali is noticing in her own clients around reinventing. Why now is a good...

People have mistaken effective leaders for somebody who can make a lot of money or come up with products. Real leaders have invested in learning how to lead and are the ones who are able to rebound and pivot during times like these. What you'll find in this episode: Leaders ... Are the ones who are able to rebound and pivot. Have learned how to establish and communicate a clear vision. Know how to...

I have terrible anxiety. I had my first panic attack when I was 20 years old. At least half, if not more, of the people I know, who are also entrepreneurs, are negotiating this as well. I want you to know you're not alone. What you'll find in this episode: 1. Kris' personal story about her anxiety. Assume a leadership position with your anxiety. Talk to a professional and ask for help. Use the Tho...

In today's interview, Kris talks with CEO and co-founder of The Life Coach School, Brooke Castillo. Listen, learn and laugh as they discuss ideas for navigating these crazy times. What you'll find in this episode: What Brooke's first thoughts were once she realized the pandemic was going to last more than a couple of weeks. "When you don't have control over what you get, you have to take control o...

Kris interviews an amazing team. Tami Ramsay and Krista Nye Nicholas are partners and principal interior designers of Cloth & Kind, a nationally recognized residential and commercial interior design studio. What you'll find in this episode: What their first thoughts were once they realized the pandemic was going to last more than a couple of weeks. How they are engaging with, and communicating wit...

Kris interviews another amazing woman who shares how she's leading through these crazy times. In this interview, Kris talks with Leila Hormozi, Co-CEO for three separate companies; A.L.A.N, Prestige Labs, and Gym Launch Secrets. What you'll find in this episode: What Leila's first thoughts were once she realized the pandemic was going to last more than a couple of weeks. The common practices that...

This week, Kris interviews amazing women who talk about how they're pivoting and negotiating these unparalleled times. In this interview, Kris talks with Jody Moore, Certified Life Coach, Podcaster, Leadership and Sales Coach, Latter-day Saint. What you'll find in this episode: What Jody's first thoughts were when she heard about the pandemic. The importance of changing your lens length. What Jody...

For those who are having to shelter in place, here are five key principles to keep in mind to help you with leading through this moment. What you'll find in this episode: The first principle is to manage your mind. Be able to fail while being seen – it's a superpower. Innovate and solve, don't shut down and fret. Fourth is serving. Just keep working. Keep showing up. Visit: The Lead Your Team Podc...

Everybody who is willing to develop a plan and create certainty for themselves and others will come out of this knowing more, learning more, and connecting more than the people who want to believe this is unfair and who want to find someone to blame. What you'll find in this episode: "Leadership is making decisions when there's no right answer." ~ Kris Ideas will flow when you surround yourself wi...

Times are crazy right now! You're in charge even though you think you have no idea what you're doing. You want there to be a manual somewhere to help you with mandates, employee fears, and ambiguity. Never fear. This special episode introduces you to a resource for navigating these uncharted waters you find yourself in.

In order to build a team performance culture, you have to have a mindset around why you are adding people to your business that supports what you're trying to do in the long term. Your culture is not driven from the bottom up. It's driven from you down. What you'll find in this episode: How knowing your vision, values and expectations comes into play. The definition of "performance culture" accord...

Kris talks with Michelle Arant, the Operations Director of Kris Plachy Coaching. What you'll find in this episode: Michelle joined the team in October 2019 and talks about her experience and what led her to become a coach. The role Michelle plays at Kris Plachy Coaching. A little bit about Michelle's clients and the industries they come from. Some of the topics Michelle has recently been working o...

What is the wake you leave behind? How do others experience you? What is your brand as a leader? Do you even know? When you understand yourself and how you affect others, you can be so much more impactful as a leader. It doesn't mean you have to change, but making conscious choices about how you make decisions and interact with others can be a superpower. What you'll find in this episode: What do...

Let's talk about the five types of expectations women should have and implement in their businesses. By setting clear expectations, leaders can do a better job of achieving improved results and holding their team members accountable. What you'll find in this episode: The manual is a set of rules that you have for other people that you believe are true and that you hold other people to. Expectation...

Some people just seem to have all the luck. But what if it isn't luck? What if it's just a pattern? Once you recognize it, you can change it. Here's how. What you'll find in this episode: How patterns with money affect your life. Some time patterns that many of us deal with. Patterns with your team and your business. About the shiny object syndrome. What are the patterns with YOU? Visit: The How t...

This month the podcast is about you as a boss, and today in particular is about your point of view. Your point of view influences the results you get from those you manage as well as how you invest in people. What you'll find in this episode: My hypothesis on how to help leaders. One of the first core areas of understanding I want everyone to have. What happens when you don't have a mechanism of a...

Being able to delegate properly is a superpower. Here's a short checklist to help you master that skill. What you'll find in this episode: A short delegation checklist. Determine if the job or task is tactical or strategic. Write it out. Here's what I want done. Here's the result I want. Be specific. The three steps to properly assigning a task to someone. Why follow up is essential. The importanc...

Would you say that you're mature – entrepreneurially? Are you willing to understand, confront and acknowledge everything about your business – without emotion? If not, here are some tips for stepping into your maturity. What you'll find in this episode: The importance of developing maturity in these five relationship areas. Your relationship with Money - what do you tell yourself about money today...

Are you frustrated in your business because your employees don't do what they need to do? With these primary tenets in place, holding employees accountable becomes simple math. What you'll find in this episode: Some of the tools that we'll be using in my Founder's Lab this year. The importance of having and sharing your business vision. How to identify your top three values. Why leading with behav...

What are the most common feelings you have every day at work? Frustration? Disappointment? Let me show you why the solution lies in "math" and how you can take the emotion out of that equation. What you'll find in this episode: Performance is not an opinion – it's based in facts. The exercise that will help you identify the problem and address it. Why having clear expectations is so important. Vis...

"Managing" is not very sexy, but management is what gets it done in your business. Kris shares 10 "truths" about entrepreneurial management so you can be aware of them, accept them and move on. What you'll find in this episode: Leading isn't required to manage, but managing is required to lead. How you go, so it goes. You've got to grow or die. It's not supposed to be fun. People will leave you, a...

Kris talks with Heather Dominick, the founder and leader of the Highly Sensitive Entrepreneur® movement. What you'll find in this episode: The key characteristics of an HSE – Highly Sensitive Entrepreneur. The top three HSE shadows and top three HSE strengths. The three HSE Coping Mechanisms. How "shame" fits into the life of an HSE. Why the thought of hiring and managing people is overwhelming to...

As we prepare to say goodbye to 2019, here's some help for creating a 2020 plan. Let's acknowledge where we've been, where we are and where we're going. What you'll find in this episode: First download the free workbook here ! Some reflective exercises to take a look at this past year. How to take a dive into your current reality. What "My 25" is. About "goal squares" and what they are. © 2019 Kri...

Reaching the place of entrepreneurial wisdom is an ambitious and worthy goal. Wisdom never leaves you. It's yours. And it's grounded in facts, real tools, and proven strategies that you get to leverage over and over again.