Leadership Junkies Podcast

Do you want more joy in your life and leadership? Are you spending your days just focused on getting things done? Are you having fun along the way of your journey? Do you regularly celebrate (really celebrate) for yourself and others? Our special guest Sebastien Roger de Nunez (Lisbon, Portugal) will be offering you ideas, perspective shifts and tools to accelerate your life, leadership and joy. Sebastien is a transformational speaker, coach and trainer, and the Founder of The Thought Leader Academy, which focuses on helping leaders scale income, impact and fun. Notably, he speaks 12 languages. He’s also given several TEDX talks and coaches people on securing and giving TEDX talks. Sebastien will be sharing many tangible ways to enhance your leadership and achieve what you desire from life. The Impact Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera, the leadership development eco-system that helps your grow your people, grow your business and grow your life. Show Notes Episode highlights: The vital role of motivation in achieving your goals and desired outcomes The Anglo-Saxon influence (U.S., UK, Australia, etc.) on leadership around the world which is highly individualistic (i.e. “you can do it” or “I can do it”) The ways that money is often seen as “bad” if you have too much Money is not the destination – it’s the fuel for the journey Beware of the trap of “once I get there” I’ll have the money, the impact, the fun, etc. The empowerment that comes from shifting from “I have to” to “I want to” – take the “I have to” items off your list The ways that “I have to” actually lessen the chance that you’ll actually do it The important role that perspectives play in your leadership and life experience Stop talking about how much you want to do something and do it … and stop suffering if you think or talk about it The powerless that comes when you talk about what you want to do without taking action towards it The culturization of negative motivation – if I feel bad enough about something I’ll be motivated to take action to make myself feel better (which is more suffering than fun) The importance of embracing celebration in our lives – not just results but who you are The importance of regularly looking back to see and celebrate what you’ve already achieved Finding more joy while on the journey (not just at the destination) – joy is a practice and a choice (not a result) Joy is an emotional volcano and it’s contagious It’s important to slow down enough to take the time to really celebrate The importance of integrating and balancing the old sage, the adult and the child – Wisdom of the old sage – Adult makes sure things get done – Child lives fully, celebrates and lives in joy and fun The ways that our desire for control limits celebration, joy and fun (and kill the child in us) Resources: Sebastien Roger de Nunez Thought Leadership Academy Facebook Group The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you struggle with communication? Is conflict communication one of your leadership and life challenges? Are you committed to enhancing your leadership through communication? Our special guest Jonathan Miller will be offering you ideas, perspective shifts and tools to achieve all of your communication enhancement goals. Jonathan is the Founder of Mindful Communication, and he’s a conflict transformation coach and expert. A former trainer with Landmark and certified professional coach, Jonathan is an expert on communication, conflict and non-violent communication. Jonathan will be sharing many tangible ways to enhance your communication, leadership and impact. The Impact Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera, the leadership development eco-system that helps your grow your people, grow your business and grow your life. Show Notes In this episode you’ll learn… Shifting from avoiding conflict as a goal to embracing conflict as a learning experience and a path to enhanced relationships and better outcomes The ways that avoiding conflict damage relationships, break trust and limit the solutions and innovation Understanding the silence or violence approach to conflict The impact of shifting your default conflict to collaboration over avoidance Conflict is often a precursor to positive change in our lives Conflict is a normal and natural occurrence Conflict cannot be avoided (only pushed off into the future) – the impact of conflict ultimately surfaces The ways that avoiding or ignoring conflict and emotions is unhealthy Embracing the “partnership mindset” when it comes to communication and conflicts Knowing when it’s best to not have the conflict conversation in the heat and emotions of the conflict. Feelings and emotions are not the issue with conflict – the issue is addressing the conflict when you’re still deeply feeling the emotions Communication is more a way of being than a way of communicating Assume that everyone on earth is rational and seek to understand the rationale behind their behavior and communication Being aware that most conflict is based upon a collision of each person’s truth in that moment … the questions is not if they’re right or wrong, but the ways their truth collides with your truth (perceptions) Many conflicts are based upon unconscious behaviors and beliefs The importance of forgiveness in resolving interpersonal conflicts Effective conflict communication is directly connected to the growth mindset (everything is an opportunity to grow) Seeing people in our lives and even conflicts as a gift in our lives and leadership Non-violent communication is really about more compassion and vulnerable communication Resources: Jonathan Miller LinkedIN Mindful Communication (Promo Code Impact50 for tool) Mindful Communication Podcast Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Life Book by Marshall Rosenberg The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you have a passion for the environment? Do you have some mission that you want to pursue but it feels overwhelming to achieve yourself? Do you want to empower your impact by building great teams? Our special guest Joan Gregerson has been an eco-activist for her entire career, a community organizer and a leader in the environmental transformation movement. Joan is the author of the recently published book Climate Action Challenge and the Founder of the Green Team Academy, which has a mission to partner with 1,000 eco-initiatives over 90 days. Most important, Joan is a proven expert in building partnerships and teams after learning for herself that doing it herself didn’t serve her or her mission. Today, Joan helps people who want to get together, make a difference and feel better. Joan is a self-proclaimed Eco-Nut with a heart for the environment and a calling to make a difference. Joan will be sharing practical ideas on the importance of building your team, as well as her eco-wisdom on the importance of taking action now to preserve our environment. The Impact Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera, the leadership development eco-system that helps your grow your people, grow your business and grow your life. Show Notes In this episode you’ll learn… The urgency to take collaborative action to address the environmental issues in the world The importance of making it clear what you want (and asking for what you want) when you’re pursuing a mission The power of leading where you are no matter what your age The “sweet spot” for being effective for the planet Beware of limiting your activism to “clicktivism” (i.e. click here to support a cause) The key to change is to form a team The high impact strategy of assembling your list of 100 “partners” Working on a project with a team provides critical support through the challenges That small action alone is not always the best approach to change The connection between addictive behaviors and personal / business habits that are harming the environment (and the similar challenges when you seek to change those habits and behaviors) The ways that a negative message often promotes inaction – if you want people to act, you have to make it a positive message (“You can’t scare people into taking care of the planet”) The impact concept of “2% for life” (3 hours a week) … give 3 hours a week to environmental initiatives “There’s no waste … only a lack of creativity” All the benefits of forming and working as a team, including emotional support, which helps create sustainable change Leadership and growth lessons from nature (nature’s return on investment is much greater than are typical sought after business returns) Teams create ripples of impact The important role of enlisting mentors and other support for your initiatives The critical role of community organizing to effect change (not projects) Resources: Joan Gregerson Green Team Academy Participate in the Climate Action Channel Work of Dolores Huerta The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you struggle with maintaining your own mental health and overall health at work and in life? Are you confused about what it means to increase your team’s wellbeing and the ways to do it? Are you ready to commit with action to improving your wellbeing and the wellbeing of your team? Our special guest Lee Chambers (UK) answers these questions and many others as we explore all things workplace wellbeing. Lee is an environmental psychologist, a wellbeing consultant and coach, a speaker, and the Founder of Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing. Most important, Lee is a self-proclaimed renegade and he’ll be sharing tangible ways to enhance your organizational and personal wellbeing by integrating work, life and leadership. The Impact Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera, the leadership development eco-system that helps your grow your people, grow your business and grow your life. Show Notes In this episode you’ll learn… That we grow through most through challenges It’s vital to lead yourself first including your own wellbeing The impact and path to authentic leadership as a vital wellbeing tool That people follow the message, not the messenger Why leader vulnerability is essential to improve your culture and environment The importance of leaders creating a clear vision and enrolling the team members in that vision That wellbeing relates to environment, physical health (including sleep, nutrition, exercise, etc.) and leadership dynamics such as trust, communication and engagement The future of work and life will heavily depend on the wellbeing of people and teams That leadership today and in the future demands a more human approach The truth that everybody is a leader … “To lead is to be human” That wellbeing in the workplaces creates wellbeing in the world The importance of creating a culture where everyone feels empowered to lead A lack of humanity from leaders creates a lack of trust and safety When it comes to positional leaders, people buy you (or don’t) That people want a leader that’s present (not one with charisma) That people want leaders who are willing to vulnerably and genuinely listen (so they feel heard) which is the foundation of wellbeing in an organization The ways that humanity skills will always beat leadership skills That leaders are a conduit for others to evolve That if you empower your people to create and innovate, they’ll amaze you That if you’re the leader driving the organization bus, they want to make sure that you’re taking care of your wellbeing A vital leadership way of being is self-awareness and the willingness to ask and answer the hard self-focused questions That position and title don’t make you a leader (leadership is the ways you show up in position and title) It’s critical to explore and solve your leadership gaps and blind spots Resources: Lee Chambers Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you want to grow your people but you struggle with some of the hows? Are you uncertain about what it takes to lead with a people first mindset? Are you ready to amp up your people impact and leadership? Our special guest Liza Marie Garcia covers these questions and many others as we explore all things about people first leadership. Liza is the COO of Now Publishing, a unique book publishing and marketing business that helps authors write their books and, most important, market and sell their books. A former tech CEO, Liza founded one of the first telecommunications professional services firms in the United States when she was twenty-seven years old. She sold this business and then moved into publishing in 2014. Liza’s also an author of several books, a devoted Mom to two teenage daughters and a follower of Jesus. Listen in as we share ideas on growing, inspiring and empowering your team members. The Impact Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera, the leadership development eco-system that helps your grow your people, grow your business and grow your life. Show Notes In this episode you’ll learn … The importance of hiring great people who know more than you What it means to put people first in your business The critical role of really listening to your people The value of thoughtfulness and pausing when making key decisions The CEO’s role must include developing your people and setting the vision for the organization That sometimes the best answer is to do nothing The important leadership skill of allowing the silence to linger to allow people to learn, grow and reveal themselves That one size does not fit all when it comes to your people That growing your people requires time and energy (it just does) That you empower your people when you set an expectation of new ideas That risk is a leadership reality, including the risk of staying the same The reality that change can be uncomfortable and leadership is about supporting your people through the discomfort To respect and rely upon the experience / knowledge of our team The importance of asking your people what they want for their career The reality that your people will rarely see things the way you (the owner / CEO) does … recognize that everyone is different Resources: Liza Marie Garcia Now Publishing Never Drink Coffee During a Business Meeting: Insider Advice from a Top Female CEO book by Liza Marie Garcia The Purpose Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For? book by Rick Warren The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you feel like your career and career path is stuck in neutral? Are you uncertain about what’s next for you and the best strategies to find the answers? Are you willing to ask yourself the challenging questions and ask for what you want? Our special guest Travis Wright covers these questions and many others as we explore all things career growth and transition. Travis’s journey began in aviation as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army, later as an airline pilot before becoming a military staff officer and eventually a management consultant. This included a role as a liaison to the White House from the Drug Policy office. Travis is currently the Director of Growth at 3GIMBALS, a services firm supporting the intelligence community. He also spends his time writing, speaking and consulting to help people with their career progression and transition. Listen in as we share ideas on growing yourself and your career. The Impact Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera, the leadership development eco-system that helps your grow your people, grow your business and grow your life. Show Notes In this episode you’ll learn… What flying a helicopter can teach you about the importance of always moving forward The importance of periodically assessing your growth and career The things that often get in the way of thriving in your career That delegation doesn’t require that the other person do things as well as you first (only 80% as well) The importance of focusing on your strengths and surrounding yourself with people to support your weaknesses The discernments leaders need to make and what type of leadership to use in different situations The difference between career progression and career transition The importance of regularly asking yourself what you’re learning, what you need to learn and the ways you need to grow The vital need to regularly ask yourself the question, “What’s next?” Leadership and growth require ongoing learning and curiosity The important role that leaders play by encouraging their team members to grow, stretch and seek out growth opportunities That growing your career requires that you personally own that progression To get clear on what you need to learn and grow into on your growth and career paths The generational differences on career growth and advancement and the differing hungers for each (requiring different leadership approaches) The importance of knowing yourself on your career progression journey, including having a group of personal / career advisors A simple approach to getting important feedback from others It comes down to know yourself in order to grow yourself Resources: Travis Wright Making New Mistakes: Leading Through Disruption With a Minimum of Chaos book by Travis Wright Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models book by Gabrielle Weinberg and Lauren McCann The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you wonder what it takes to build greater followership as a leader? Do you struggle with the people connection of leadership especially with all the demands to get things done? Are you committed to being a leader that people want to follow? Our special guest Alan Samuel Cohen covers these questions and many others as we explore the keys to leading and connecting with others in order to achieve your objectives. Alan started his career in marketing and public relations, including an amazing experience with Scholastic Publishing and lead the launch of the Harry Potter series. He then pivoted to human resources and is now a coach, speaker and trainer in the areas of leadership and emotional intelligence. Alan helps leaders identify and most past their blind spots, especially male leaders in the areas of emotional intelligence and human connection. The Impact Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera, the leadership development eco-system that helps your grow your people, grow your business and grow your life. Show Notes In this episode you’ll learn… The ways that lower emotional intelligence is often a leader’s most critical blind spot The vital role that emotional intelligence and people / soft skills play in leadership effectiveness The importance of listening as a leader That research proves that soft skills are the most important leadership skill (80-85% of leadership success comes from interpersonal and people skills The many ways that people skills overwhelm business acumen when it comes to leadership success The critical role of outsider feedback to help leaders understand their blind spots and the impacts of those blind spots Practical tools for enhancing the feedback you receive as a leader The importance of trust and vulnerability for leaders, teams and organizations The role that empathy plays in receiving feedback and assuring that the people providing feedback feel heard That trust is at the heart of all the issues in your business and the importance that leaders are intentional to work on trust building in their teams and organizations The ways that are eye’s go where we’re looking … in other words, you see what you’re looking for as a leader The leadership imperative of overcoming the crisis (lack of) empathy in our culture Paying attention to the energy from which you lead, especially in the small moments That leaders make a position to get feedback from and listen to the people that are closest to the issues, problems and opportunities The power of a shared purpose within a team and organization That everything in leadership is about connection and relationships Resources: Alan Samuel Cohen Get Alan’s tool for leading during times of uncertainty Work of Daniel Goleman The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you feel out of alignment or like you’re not living up to your highest potential? Do you struggle with understanding the role of emotional intelligence in your leadership? Are you hungry to live and lead as your best self? Our special guest Kerrian Fournier cover these questions and many others as we explore the path to achieving your great potential. Kerrian is the Founder and CEO of Vybrante Ventures, a coaching and consulting business that works with leaders and organizations in the areas of human capital, the future of work and leading innovation. Starting her life as an classical actress and violinist, Kerrian now helps people and organizations unlock their highest level of performance. Kerrian will be sharing her secret sauce for helping people to achieve their most impactful self. The Impact Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera, the leadership development eco-system that helps your grow your people, grow your business and grow your life. Show Notes In this episode you’ll learn… The importance of stripping yourself down before building yourself up Ways to utilize assessment tools to achieve your highest level of performance What it means to engage in quantum living or being by integrating all of yourself in your leadership (head, heart and gut) The role of your natural brain functions in growing yourself as a leader and performer The importance of first knowing yourself as a leader The value of the Energy Leadership Index in growing yourself and your leadership The vital role of energy in your leadership and performance That personal transformation can happen through small shifts Ways to navigate difficult situations without becoming a victim by owning your emotions They key roles of the two most natural energetic states – victim or aggressor The benefits of doing a judgment journal (and studying the patterns) to enhance your self-awareness and shift your judgmental mind (replacing judgment with curiosity) The importance of embracing a mindset of curiosity and wonder, especially when it comes to people The ways that listening and holding space for others builds relationships and trust What you can learn by paying attention to your feelings, behaviors and triggers and understanding the ways that they’re situational The truth that feelings and intuition are a vital part of your leadership and decision making The key to unlocking your highest potential is becoming self-aware, know yourself and shift your way to your greatest potential and impact Resources: Kerrian Fournier Email Kerrian Fournier LinkedIn Vybrante Ventures Laser Coaching Sessions with Kerrian Fournier Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Leadbook by Brene Brown The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you stuck in your old story? Do you doubt whether your story matters? Do you struggle asking for help and you’re always trying to do everything yourself? Are you tired of doing it yourself and ready to achieve your desired goals? Our special guest Maxwell Ivey answers these questions and many others as we explore ways to move past your old stories and stop pursuing your objectives alone. Max last his sign at age 12, grew up in a family of carnival owners, lost over 250 pounds and is now a prolific blogger (The Blind Blogger), speaker and author that helps people move past their old stories and share their new stories. Max is also an expert on helping people expand their reach through podcasts and other media. Max will be sharing some of his insights and experiences of overcoming much with the help of many. The Impact Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera, the leadership development eco-system that helps your grow your people, grow your business and grow your life. Show Notes In this episode you’ll learn… The importance of asking for help and receiving help to achieve your objectives and change your life The importance and power of sharing your authentic story That asking for help is difficult but accepting help (before you ask) is often even more difficult … and why That asking for help is not a sign of weakness or failure The culture in the United States is often focused on how you “appear” online versus what’s really happening That achieving your objectives and doing so more quickly requires that you invite others along The ways your ego will keep you from asking for or accepting help The reasons we struggle asking for and receiving help There are many ways we ask for help Strategies to get past your obstacles in order to achieve your goals The importance of starting small when it comes to asking for help The impact of creating your own personal or professional communities / tribes to support each other in pursuing their goals The role of vulnerability in asking for and accepting help The importance of being present (and not time traveling) to achieve your goals Resources: Maxwell Ivey Blind Blogger Blind Blogger book by Maxell Ivey The Adversity Advantage: Turning Everyday Struggles Into Everyday Greatness book by Erik Weihenmayer and Paul Stoltz The Hobbit book by J.R.R. Tolkien Leading Out of the Darkness and Into the Light book by Maxwell Ivey Seeing Lessons: 14 Life Secrets I've Learned Along the Waybook by Tom Sullivan The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you naïve enough to believe that others think and communicate the same way you do? Are you struggling to understand and navigate communication gaps with your team? Do you want some practical tools to help you lead better, grow revenue and build better team relationships? Our special guest Carol Linden answers these questions and many others as we explore what Carol calls teaching adults to play well together. Carol is a trainer, coach, speaker and Founder of Effective With People, which helps leaders, managers and team members understand personality differences and enhance their communications, build trust and improve every-day effectiveness. Carol will be sharing some of her unique insights, perspectives and tools for understanding differences in order to transform your team and your business. The Impact Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera, the leadership development eco-system that helps your grow your people, grow your business and grow your life. Show Notes In this episode you’ll learn… The ways that valuing differences will create and enhance success That when leaders, managers and team members understand personality differences, their communications are more effective and result in fewer misunderstandings Three tenants of emotional intelligence The four basic Interaction StylesTM That understanding different communication and interaction styles builds trust and every-day effectiveness throughout an organization Ways to avoid misunderstandings that hurt the bottom line Strategies for navigating different communication and interaction styles The importance of self-awareness and impact awareness in leadership and management Every day examples of ways that interaction style differences impact your team and organization effectiveness and relationships 90% of leadership failures are based upon emotional intelligence Resources: Carol Linden LinkedIn Carol Linden [email protected] Carol Linden Twitter: @CarolALinden Effective With People The Stress Effect: Why Smart Leaders Make Dumb Decisions--And What to Do About It book by Dr. Henry Thompson Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change book by Stephen Covey The Job Seekers Guide for Extroverts and Introverts book by Carol Linden The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices