Winning Teams

High-performers are constantly dreaming and working towards lofty goals. That's great, but what our guest today points out is that the gap between a high-performer's ability and their dream is vast. What can we do as goal-oriented, high-performing leaders to continue growing, adapting, and succeeding? To help answer that loaded question, I am thrilled to welcome back Tevis Trower . Tevis is no str...

With Covid hitting the United States in early 2020, leaders across the country were forced to make many changes. Fast forward to now and we are still dealing with those changes. How have leaders fared during this challenging time and how can we learn from those leaders who have found success? Today's guest on A Life and a Living Podcast is Daniel Freeman, founder and CEO of Genius Talent. Genius T...

As we continue to navigate the workplace during the Covid-19 pandemic, guidance in leadership and employee communication is a must. That's why I've asked Pete Rawlinson to join us again on A Life and a Living Podcast. Pete has spoken with us before and his insight on engaging and connecting employees is so inspiring. Pete Rawlinson has twenty years of experience in technology marketing and is the...

Do you have what it takes to be a transformational leader? Well, first we need to unpack this idea and define what it means to be a transformational leader, and I have just the right guest in mind for that. Nick Jankel is our guest today on A Life and a Living Podcast. He is the founder of Switch On Now, an educational service that supports individuals to transform their biggest problems in life,...

Today's guest on A Life and a Living Podcast is elite athlete Jenny Davis. What can we learn from an athlete that would be helpful in the business world? Well, you'll find out that there's quite a lot we can learn from Jenny. Jenny Davis is a silver medal elite athlete turned entrepreneur and business coach. As an athlete, she was asked to present how she improved her performance to her department...

Something we don't always consider when building a team of employees is Second Chance Hiring. In the United States, where overcriminalization is a huge problem, the amount of prospective employees in our pool of applicants with a criminal record is very high. How high? Well, our guest today shares the staggering numbers with us and how business leaders can not only help turn lives around but can a...

What is holding you back? Sometimes this is an easy question to answer, but oftentimes we need to do some work on ourselves to make this discovery. As a leader, we are looked to for guidance but we don't always know how to move forward confidently. That's why today's guests are Mira and Peter Griffiths who are leadership coaches for teams and individuals. They help their clients have a better unde...

Covid shut down so many facets of our lives, including the workplace. But for companies like Merck Pharmaceuticals, the business goals had to stay the same. Although everyone was and still are working from home, how did Merck's leaders manage huge teams of people to maintain business objectives? Today's guest is Drew Otoo . He is the Vice President of Marketing at Merck and Global Commercial Lead...

Leadership takes courage. Leading through Covid takes even more courage. What can you do to show you have the courage to lead through the challenges we are facing today? Today's extraordinary guest is Sepi Saidi . Sepi is the founder and CEO of SEPI Inc, an engineering firm in North Carolina. She has won multiple awards not only as a business owner but as a woman in leadership. She joins me today...

Learning new things is a big part of life: we always have to strive to learn and grow. But it takes time, and time is precious. To create an efficient study system, you must know how the brain works. If you know how to realize the potential, you will produce high-quality work. And the quality of the work will be reflected in another aspect of your life. For today's podcast, let's welcome our guest...

How can we unleash the talent of the people we have? This can be a challenge in the best of times, but right now with the changes we've seen from Covid-19, it has become a different hurdle for leaders. T oday's guest has a lot of success in this area and shares with us what he and his team have been able to accomplish during these strange times.  Gary Salamido is the president and CEO of the North...

How prepared were you as a leader for the changes a global pandemic would force upon your company? For most, we weren't prepared. But believe it or not, there are leaders out there who had a plan in place in the unlikely event that we would be in the predicament we are in now. One such company is M&F Bank and we have Jim Sills here today to talk with us about dusting off and implementing their pan...

If you could go back and change how you approached leading your team during the Covid-19 pandemic, what would you change? Would you change anything? In these unprecedented times, we are faced with many new uncertainties and challenges. As leaders, our teams are looking to us for guidance, communication, and encouragement, even when we aren't entirely sure how to provide.  Fortunately, some compani...

Do you remember when you were younger and people ask you what your dream job is? Some of us are lucky to have known their whole lives and hit it off at the very first moment that they stepped foot into the world of employment. But for others, not so much. Many people spend most of their lives soul-searching and looking for the perfect role that will give them a fulfilling and meaningful career. Th...

Where we work, how we work, and how we lead were all changed drastically by Covid-19. How did we manage and how do we manage moving forward?  We're doing something a bit different today by kicking off a series of podcast episodes that dig into the subject of leading through the Covid-19 pandemic. I have a lot of great guests lined up from many high profile global organizations and I'm thrilled to...

What does it mean to "be brilliant?" How can you manifest brilliance? What does brilliant even mean?  The amazing Janine Garner is with us today to help guide us to becoming brilliant and answer these questions. Janine is the best-selling author of It's Who You Know and From Me to We . She also has a new phenomenal book out called Be Brilliant that we'll be focusing on in this episode. Janine is a...

In today's podcast episode, we have  Barbara Moynihan - On Your Feet, Presentation skills specialist will discuss how to prepare, what to avoid, to nail a presentation or speech? What are the building blocks? Where do you start? How to build an effective presentation. How do you manage your fears and anxiety to channel it to add to your presentation. Slides - death by powerpoint.   Show Notes: [2:...

When we hear the word networking, we often see this as another business tactic that salespersons love to spread about everywhere.   If you're a salesperson, you probably know how hard it is to gather people and make business together. There's no denying that networking is not a walk in the park. But if you make little changes in your strategies, you can be an effective networker and magnetize pote...

While the world is fighting against the recent pandemic, many business owners — big or small — are also fighting to keep their businesses afloat. Company morale has reached an all-time low and leaders are having a hard time keeping everything and everyone together. However, finding the right way to inspire your team is crucial in boosting your company's performance. During these times where keepin...

What is an Organizational Efficiency Warrior? Well, it is exactly what our guest is today. Trish Tagle is the creator of the SIEZE framework which stands for Summit for Internal Efficiency and Zipped-Up Evolution. This framework supports the discovery of leadership issues in organizations and with Trish's help, is designed to create a strategy and action plan unique to each organization. Trish is...

With the workplace experiencing many changes during the coronavirus pandemic, what are some things leaders can do to ensure the mental health of their team? So many times, we only see a mental health problem when it blows up. So how can we recognize signs of a problem and create a culture where people feel safe to be their authentic selves? Michelle Dickinson is here to help us with this dilemma....

There is no returning to normal after this pandemic. The world will be different once all of this is over. At this moment in time, all of us are just looking to survive and thrive in the future. But how do we do this when the very structures of our lives have been unearthed? We adapt and change. Hunkering down is the worst thing anyone can do. We are already in the midst of a massive shift in how...

Do you ever wonder why customers who get sold on your sales pitch just leave after a few months? Most businesses focus their effort on attracting new customers and advancing their marketing strategies, but never really make an extra effort in taking care of the existing ones. At the end of the day, in whatever market you are building your business in, we still end up dealing with humans. And somet...

As the world has turned upside down and we are all ushered into a new era, companies are opening their doors to what we call a "hybrid work environment." However, this setting poses a challenge to an already existing problem pre-pandemic: employee engagement. With employees thousands of miles away, it is a dilemma for every employer to keep the company morale and productivity high. So, how do we k...

As a leader, do you really listen to what your team members say? When you ask questions, how much of what you say is asking and how much is just you telling them what you want? In a world filled with dialogue and the exchange of ideas, people often forget to truly listen to what is spoken and what is left unspoken. Effective listening is key at every level of any organisation. You can miss out on...