The Leadership Sparq

We start unpacking the five pillars of extraordinary teams by focusing on the need to develop authentic relationships. This is the starting point of all extraordinary teams.

No leader sets out with the ambition to build an ordinary team. We all want to be part of something EXTRAOrdinary. In this episode we introduce why building an extraordinary team is important and the five pillars that will get you there. Download the overview of the 5 pillars: https://bit.ly/3q9WFnM

We introduce the idea that your team needs you to be more like Yoda and less like Superman. Yes, your team needs more Yoda (but not baby Yoda).

Leadership is ultimately about your impact on others. Are you aware of how others experience you? In this episode, we’ll introduce Liz Wiseman’s Accidental Diminisher idea and how to protect against accidentally diminishing those around you. Link to assessment: https://bit.ly/43ltnRE Link to worksheet: https://bit.ly/3IALU4m

In this episode, we wrap up our focus on the 15 leadership lessons learned from the New Zealand All Blacks. Today we cover the final three lessons.

In this episode, we unpack lessons 10-12 of the 15 leadership lessons learned from the New Zealand All Blacks.

In this episode, we cover lessons 7-9 of the 15 leadership lessons we learned from the New Zealand All Blacks.

In this episode, we continue our conversation about the 15 leadership lessons we learned from the New Zealand All Blacks. We unpack 4-6 today.

In this episode, we kickoff a conversation about the 15 leadership lessons we can learn from the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team. These lessons come from James Kerr's book Legacy and today we'll cover lessons 1-3.

In this episode, we wrap up our 5-part series focused on leading change. Today we unpack 4-6 of the six guardrails for leading change.

In this episode, we continue our 5-part series focused on leading change. Today we introduce the six guardrails for leading change. We tackle 1-3 in this episode. Listen in so you don't run your change effort off the road.

In this episode, we continue our 5-part series focused on leading change. Today we introduce a tool that will forever change the way you prepare to lead change. Lean in and learn how to use The Change Equation.

In this episode, we continue our 5-part series focused on leading change. Today we challenge you to reframe and rethink how you position change. Get ready to geek out with us and leave a better leader of change.

In this episode, we kick off a new 5-part series focused on leading change. Change is inevitable but it's also really hard. Listen in as we unpack why change is hard and two reasons why most change efforts fail.

These four words can be powerful for a leader to say. In this episode, we share the four words every leader needs to learn to say and say often.

In this episode, we share two celebrations every leader should maximize and never miss.

Why are some leaders toxic? In this episode, we discuss how leaders can unintentionally allow a toxic team to form. We provide practical tips to prevent this from happening on your team.

If you miss doing these two things, everything else about leading gets harder. In this episode, we unpack two basics every leader needs to get right. Do these two things well and you'll be on your way to being the great leader your people deserve.

Who is on your "A" team? In this episode, we talk about the importance of having a specific kind of team you are part of as a leader.

How's your bank account doing? Not that one! Your relationship bank account. In this episode, we unpack the importance of investing in the relationship bank accounts of those you are leading.

In this episode, we discuss how teams need to look more like a football team vs other types of teams we are familiar with.

In this episode, we discuss why it's important to put your best people on your biggest opportunities vs your biggest problems.

In this episode, we encourage you to keep going in your journey to be a great leader. That means you have to run your own race. Listen in as we discuss how you can't let someone else's end be your beginning.

In this episode, Hampton shares additional lessons learned being a first time manager.

In this episode, Hampton shares lessons learned being a first time manager.