The Leadership Exchange

Send us Fan Mail We share thoughts on the importance of quality training within a High-Performance Work Team . Why is it important and what are the aspects of "Quality Training". We pull back the curtains on key elements of instructing and some of the traps we see teams fall into when selecting the trainers for the team. We touch on the topic of Training Within Industry and how powerful...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest for this Episode is Kyle Goodbred, one of our podcast listeners. Kyle provides an excellent perspective on the challenges that young leaders encounter in the world and gives some excellent advice to other developing leaders. Kyle is a Submarine Warfare Officer and Submarine Tactics instructor for the U.S. Navy. He is also earning his Master’s, in Engineering Management,...

Send us Fan Mail We discuss how important it is to have a team that understands that conflict is healthy and necessary with great teams. We define what type of conflict is good conflict and which is not good conflict. We also touch base on some examples and how you can help guide your team and set the right environment for team members to get comfortable with positive conflict . In this episode we...

Send us Fan Mail Join us on our continued discussion on High Performance Work Teams . For this episode, we bring a great guest to join us, Gary Beaudette . We talk about some of the mistakes leaders make when working towards building HPWTs . We also take a look at what advice leaders can benefit from and continue building on what the leader's role is for HPWTs. Gary, is the CEO of Beaudette C...

Send us Fan Mail Listen in on our introduction to High Performance Work Teams ! What are they? why would you want one and how does the leader play a role for this type of team? This episode is where we begin to move our focus from you, the leader, to the team you lead. What can you do to help build a High Performance Work Team ? What's the benefit that these types of teams can provide the bus...

Send us Fan Mail Our first guest, Alan Leibowitz , adds to our conversation on Ethics and Leadership . Join us as we discuss the ethical challenges new leaders can face in leading teams and what you can do to help guide you to Doing the Right Thing . Follow us on Instagram or on Threads @LEADERSHIPEXCHANGEPODCAST. We'd love to hear from you! What topics you'd like us to explore with you?...

Send us Fan Mail We discuss how Leading with Intent in mind can gain your team's commitment and empower them to be autonomous and provide the environment for them to become a Self-Directed Work Team . How Intend-Based Leadership helps you be a transformational leader and enable your team to have ownership of their work. (1886) Leaders Intent - Mark Smith - YouTube (1886) What Is Leadership? I...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Steve and Lupe discuss the importance of coaching as a leader . What is coaching? How is it different than providing feedback? What is needed to be an effective coach? Follow us on Instagram or on Threads @LEADERSHIPEXCHANGEPODCAST. We'd love to hear from you! What topics you'd like us to explore with you? What questions on our topics do you have? Say hel...

Send us Fan Mail Join us in our discussion on Situational Leadership and the four styles that are part of Ken Blanchard's Situational Leadership Model. We also provide the four keys to being great at Delegating . We share our experiences with both of these concepts with the hope that it can help leaders improve their teams and their organization. Follow us on Instagram or on Threads @LEADERSH...

Send us Fan Mail We continue to expand on the topic of Building Trust as a Leader. In this episode we really break apart the four key elements and provide actionable examples that you can do to begin building trust within your team. Follow us on Instagram or on Threads @LEADERSHIPEXCHANGEPODCAST. We'd love to hear from you! What topics you'd like us to explore with you? What questions on...

Send us Fan Mail In this first of two episodes, we set our four most important aspects of building trust as a leader. We talk about Accountability, Transparency, Integrity and Generosity/Kindness Towards Others . We share our perspectives on these behaviors and set the stage for the second part of this topic where we give actionable tactics to do as a leader to build, strengthen and recover Trust....

Send us Fan Mail Is there a difference between managing and leading? If so, what is the difference? Talking about Transformative Leadership versus Transactional Leadership and how important it is to develop your team's capabilities and a method to help do that. Follow us on Instagram or on Threads @LEADERSHIPEXCHANGEPODCAST. We'd love to hear from you! What topics you'd like us to e...

Send us Fan Mail We explore the topic of servant leadership and how you can utilize this method to build trust and connect with a team. Referenced links to videos and books during this podcast: Its Your Ship by D. Michael Abrashoff: Amazon.com: It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy (Audible Audio Edition): D. Michael Abrashoff, D. Michael Abrashoff, Hachett...

Send us Fan Mail Listen in on our introduction of our podcast and ourselves. We explain what inspired us to begin this podcast and why leadership is so important to us. Be inspired and learn what it is to lead and what the things are that can take you to the Next Level! Follow us on Instagram or on Threads @LEADERSHIPEXCHANGEPODCAST. We'd love to hear from you! What topics you'd like us...

Send us Fan Mail We review the four types of leaders out in the world and share our experiences with each type and which type is the one we all need to be for our teams. Follow us on Instagram or on Threads @LEADERSHIPEXCHANGEPODCAST. We'd love to hear from you! What topics you'd like us to explore with you? What questions on our topics do you have? Say hello and start the dialogue!