The Leadership Sparq

REPLAY (as college football approaches). In this episode, we discuss great leadership content we recently heard from Kirby Smart, the University of Georgia head football coach. Whether you're a Bulldog or not, the leadership principles will challenge you to be a better leader.

In this episode, we unpack five practical steps you can take today to make your next communication stick.

Here’s a sobering fact for leaders— your people forget most of what you say! In this episode, we unpack the importance of using story when communicating and how using story will help you communicate in a way that moves people.

We introduce the 4 C’s of communication. Implementing the 4 C’s will help you communicate in a way that moves people to action.

In this episode, we continue the conversation about how to process failure as a leader. Failure is a good thing for you if you process it in a healthy way, so listen in to see how failure can actually be a powerful teacher

In this episode, we share ideas on how to frame up failure when you face adversity. Failure is not a matter of "if" but "when", so listen it for some ideas on how you can process failure when it comes your way.

If you confuse, you lose! In the episode, we share what happens when your team is unclear about performance expectations. If these exist, you'll have a tough time leading a high-performance team.

In this episode, we talk about the power of creating shared experiences and how this impact team productivity. You'll be a better leader if you intentionally create shared experiences.

Caring is not optional as a leader. It’s a non-negotiable. In this episode, we talk about why caring is not optional and introduce the CARE acronym to help you put caring into action.

In this episode, we unpack a strategy that 90% of leaders miss. Based on learnings from John Maxwell, we introduce this big idea regarding what 90% of leaders miss and share three ways you can ensure you don't miss it.

In this episode, we talk about the importance of leaders committing to becoming a life-long learner and provide a system you can implement to drive your learning.

In this episode, we remind you of the most powerful tool in your leadership toolbox.

In this episode, we discuss how sometimes the best thing a leader can do is keep their mouth shut. We share a question you can ask yourself that will help you discern when to speak and when to say nothing at all.

In this episode, we share the importance of leaders taking out the trash.

In this episode, we share an idea that could unlock your leadership impact. If you do this more, you'll see the impact on those around you.

In this episode, we share some skills you need to build if you want to make the jump from frontline manager to executive.

In this episode, we share a tool that will revolutionize how you lead change. We discuss this idea in the context of leading change around AI.

In this episode, we discuss a recent research project from UKG that exposes Gen Z gets AI—and they think their bosses don’t.

In this episode, we wrap up on focus on how to build an extraordinary team. Great leaders learn how to harness the brilliance of everyone on your team.

In this episode, we share the next pillar you need if you want to build an extraordinary team. Great teams turn excellence into a habit and not just a value.

Great teams don't avoid conflict, they pursue health conflict. In this episode, we continue our conversation on how to build an extraordinary team with a focus on the next pillar - Pursue Healthy Conflict.

In this episode, we discuss how getting your team to commit to a common goal is a critical pillar if you want to build an extraordinary team.

In this episode, we continue our conversation about how to build an extraordinary team by focusing on the first pillar - Develop Authentic Relationships.

In this episode, we kickoff a focus on how to build an extraordinary team. We start by giving you a working definition of what a team really is. Listen in to take your team from ordinary to extraordinary.

In this episode, we share why your team needs you to be more like Yoda and less like a superhero.