The H2 Leadership Podcast

What do you do when you don’t know what to do? The answer is a little different for all of us, but when we don’t know what to do most forward-thinking leaders just do something. Start something. Work on something. Read something. Get busy doing something. It seems our culture is completing wrapped up in busyness, and I believe much of that stems from a lack of clarity.  Activity is not the some as...

This is a crucial episode that we wanted to share with you again. Understanding what drives and drains you is so crucial if you want to lead from a posture of health. In this episode Alan talks to another leadership coach and consultant about why knowing what drives and drains you is crucial if you want to become a leaders worth following. About Chris Chris Coultas serves as Vice President, Produc...

On today's episode, Alan has chats with Author and Leadership Practitioner Clay Scroggins about why yesterday's leadership style has changed and no longer works. About Clay Clay is the best-selling author of How To Lead When You’re Not In Charge, and How To Lead In A World of Distraction. For over two decades he worked at North Point Ministries, starting as a facilities intern (a.k.a. vice preside...

On today's episode, Coach and author Michael Sahota talks candidly about how most organizations unknowingly oppress their employees with top-down leadership. The posture toward conventional leadership systems is intense, but warranted and timely. About Michael   Michael K Sahota is a Speaker, Trainer, & Consultant on Evolutionary Leadership. He is the founder and CEO of SHIFT314 Inc - a boutique t...

On today's episode, Alan offers clarity about what you need to do to reach your goals as you journey through 2022. Here are 4 things we encourage you to connect your 2022 goals to… PURPOSE: How does this connect to my greater life purpose? PLAN: What is your ACTUAL plan to accomplish this? PACE: When will you complete this? PEOPLE: Who do you need to partner with to accomplish this? Level your lea...

On today's episode, we've pulled together various clips of Alan sharing coaching thoughts he's pulled straight from coaching sessions. These encompass some major reminders we offer those we coach that will make a major difference. Level your leadership Purchase a Right Side Up Journal https://www.rightsideupjournal.com Schedule your FREE breakthrough coaching session https://form.jotform.com/21265...

On today's episode, Alan gets interviewed by Joshua Johnson of All Nations ministry about how to slow down, focus on our identity over our impact and practical ways to continue (or start) actually sabbathing. Level your leadership Purchase a Right Side Up Journal https://www.rightsideupjournal.com Schedule your FREE breakthrough coaching session https://form.jotform.com/212656762431153 Invest in y...

On today's Episode, Alan and Jonathan finish up a two part series  with 7 more of our favorite episode clips from the past 9 months. Be sure to check out the episodes and if you haven't listened to part 1, be sure to check it out. We know people can't always listen to a full episode so we made sure to share some practical gold in these two episodes.  Level your leadership Purchase a Right Side Up...

On today's Episode, Alan and Jonathan kick off part 1 of a two part series  where they share and discuss their favorite episode clips from the past 9 months. Be sure to check out the episodes below and tune in for part two on Thursday.  Level your leadership Purchase a Right Side Up Journal https://www.rightsideupjournal.com Schedule your FREE breakthrough coaching session https://form.jotform.com...

On today's episode, Alan hosts a member of the Barna Group team for our quarterly conversation about things leaders need to be paying attention to. They talk about five dimensions of life and how we're actually doing with them Connect with Barna Barna Group https://www.barna.com/ Level your leadership Purchase a Right Side Up Journal https://www.rightsideupjournal.com Schedule your FREE breakthrou...

On today's episode, Alan talks with friend, adventurer and author Joël Malm and the state of leadership, why we're so angry, what we're afraid of and how he has had to shift his plans About Joël Joël Malm is an entrepreneur, communicator, and leadership coach. As founder of  Summit Leaders  he uses outdoor adventure and coaching to help people find their calling and pursue a vision for their lives...

On Todays episode, Alan talks with leadership and branding coach Cassa Grant about living in Antarctica, how we're all insecure and how we can battle to gain confidence in life and leadership About Cassa I grew up on a ranch in Montana, became a teacher, a university lecturer, and worked in Antarctica supporting scientific research on and off for five years.  Oh, and I also lived in Prague and dro...

On today's episode, Alan has a crucial conversation with fellow leadership coach about the importance of structure and how the Right Side Up Journal has impacted Steve's life and leadership. About Steve I born and raised in Southern California, the fifth-born of a big, fat Mexican family I dearly love and who has been through a lot. I’m a bookish guy. I geek-out on language learning, writing, guit...

On today's episode, Alan talks to New Story, a non-profit focused on solving global homelessness about how they are innovating, why organizations fail to innovate and what the future of innovation might hold About New Story "At New Story, we're rallying the generous, the dreamers, the changemakers — people like you — to build a world without homelessness. And we won’t stop until everyone has a saf...

We got into our roles to say YES to people, yet the key for many leaders to go to the next level of impact is saying NO to the barrage of mediocre and even good things in life and leadership.   On today's episode, Alan covers why saying NO is crucial for changing the trajectory of your leadership and how to do it in a way that educates and honors people. Level your leadership Schedule your FREE br...

On today's episode, Alan and Jonathan sit down for a quick chat about Thanksgiving, what they're hopeful for, and a couple of opportunities to rest and recharge during the holiday.  Alan also describes the absolute worst mashed potatoes that no one should ever have to eat.

Stay Forth recently hosted a Vision Refresh for couples to zoom out on their life and leadership and look ahead to 2022. This episode comes from the heart of that experience on a hike and around a table during breakfast.  As you prepare for 2022 and beyond we want to encourage you to sit with the questions discussed in this episode. Level your leadership Schedule your FREE breakthrough coaching se...

Mondays are for momentum and Thursdays are for self awareness.  On today's episode, Alan walks a group of high capacity kingdom leaders through a practical framework for increasing clarity and reducing overwhelm. Whether you lead yourself or multitudes, this framework can serve as a catalyst for helping increase clarity, reduce overwhelm, and help you lead more proactively and less reactively. Lev...

You may think "I don't have a creative bone in my body." However, if you are in leadership, you are creative. It may not be in the narrow sense that we've defined it, only within the arts. But leadership is helping to guide people into a new experience, challenge or preferred future and that journey is inherently creative.  In this episode, we do something a little different. Alan had the opportun...

At Stay Forth Designs we exist to help leaders get healthy and reach more impact through coaching that clarifies and experiences that replenish. On today's episode, we're going to bring you behind the scenes of our recent Rocky Mountain Refresh as we share thoughts, takeaways, and next steps from 8,600ft.  Music by Adam Paulson I Was Sure Level your leadership Schedule your FREE breakthrough coach...

On today's episode, Alan sits down with Leadership expert Tim Elmore. Tim has trained executives around the world and gives us paradoxes that seem like they can't coexist, but they MUST coexist in order to lead at the next level. This is another great conversation that will help you navigate the complexities we're living and leading through. About Dr. Tim Elmore Dr. Tim Elmore is the founder and C...

Time for a reality check.  WHO you are matters more than WHAT you do. That may be tough to hear, but it's the healthy truth. It's easy to get caught up in the things we do and allow them to become our identity. What we do matters but who we are is matters way more. On today's episode, Alan gets very practical as he unpacks and explains why who we are matters more than anything else. Level your lea...

On today's episode, Alan interviews Amber and Katelyn, founders of Sweet Spot Careers about what's happening with "The Great Resignation", how to find your professional sweet spot and how they can help. About Sweet Spot Careers Hi, we’re Amber & Katelyn, We’re a life coach + career coach duo and we’ve combined our super powers to bring you the ultimate career clarity + job search strategy experien...

While it sounds great to be decentralized from your team with the ability to flex your schedule and work from your yoga pants, it requires commitment to shared values. We believe there are six guardrails that hold remote teams together, and they have certainly helped make our Stay Forth Team more effective.  On today's episode, Jonathan and Alan talk about six principles necessary for healthy remo...

Everyone needs to grow in self-awareness, but few people have a process for how. On today's episode, Alan gives questions anyone can ask each week to grow in self-awareness. This one could be great to listen to as a team and discuss it! Level your leadership this fall Schedule your FREE breakthrough coaching session Invest in your leadership by joining free Right Side Up Community Receive weekly l...