Leadership Junkies Podcast

Stay at Home, Work at Home: What You Need to Know to Navigate This Unique Workplace Environment We’re excited to have Marcey Rader with us as our special guest to share some of her 18 years of experience not only working remotely, but training others to do it and manage remote teams. Marcey is a national speaker, coach, author of three books, fitness guru and trainer who will be sharing her unique remote working experience. She’s also the founder of Work Well, Play More, a business that helps people be more productive and have more fun with play. Marcey is going to be talking with us about the unique challenges now due to the coronavirus, the importance of boundaries, a different way to look at schedules and what a great time this is to build your people up with training and professional development. We rarely have time for training and now people have that time. She’ll also be talking with you about a new word she’s developed … infobesity. 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 … Why the objective of work / life balance is a mistake, why work hard, play hard doesn’t work and why the objective needs to be being more productive and playing more. To embrace play as a fundamental part of your life To beware of infobesity – everyone is now an “expert” on working from home, but they likely haven’t done it for years and don’t have experience in developing and teaching the tools for a great remote work experience. Using daily check-ins to keep your team connected The importance of boundaries when working from home especially regarding communication and work schedules. The importance of making your remote work policies be relevant Ways to keep your team healthy and playing when working from home (Spoiler Alert: Take a screen free lunch) Resources: Marcey Rader or Work Well, Play More Business Work Well, Play MoreBook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if you could live and lead with less stress and more joy? What if you could live most of every day in the present with deeper relationships, better connections, a more engaged team, a more high performing team, a more profitable team, and accelerated team, simply by living more in the present every day. We’ll answer these questions today. What presence is and what it isn’t? What are ways to live more present every day? Most important, we’ll show the path to living and leading unstoppable every day through the gift of presence. 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 … Why presence is the secret sauce for more effective leadership and better teams and relationships. Ways the being more present will build your team and help them feel seen, heard and safe. Why presence is the path to being unstoppable, personally and professionally. The obstacles to and myths about presence (and ways to overcome them). Why being present with someone is the greatest gift you can gift to another person. Guaranteed strategies and tools for getting present and living there. Resources Jeff Nischwitz’s newest book, Just One Step: Walking Backwards to the Present on the Camino Trail Jesse Itzler Amy Cuddy’s book, Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re excited to have Mark LeBlanc back as our special guest for another coronavirus special episode. Mark is a national speaker, coach, author and three-time Camino de Santiago pilgrim who has over 38 years of business development experience to share with us. Today, Mark is sharing with us more ideas on staying in gear despite the coronavirus pandemic. Mark will be answering the question of what’s the best strategy to navigate through these difficult times. Mark will be sharing with us the details of how he does it and simple ways that all of you can stay in gear and achieve great outcomes, especially during the coronavirus challenge. 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 … Mark’s best practices and mindsets for approaching uncertain Ways to be creative by asking Mark’s million dollar question The ways that Mark not only financially survived 9/11 and the 2008 financial meltdown, had two of his best six month periods ever during those times. The secret sauce for Mark’s long running anti-boot camp business retreat (he’s facilitating his 150th retreat in April 2020. Simple shifts in sales thinking and action to make the next twelve months your best ever. Resources Mark LeBlanc or [email protected] The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re excited about our special guest, Mark LeBlanc, who’s here today to share his approach, mindset and tactics about staying in gear despite the coronavirus pandemic. Mark is a national speaker, coach, author and three-time Camino de Santiago pilgrim who has over 38 years of business development experience to share with us. Starting when he was inspired by the words “You’re Fired” at age 21, Mark has now been selling and succeeding in second gear for his entire life. Mark will be sharing with us the details of how he does it and simple ways that all of you can stay in gear and achieve great outcomes, especially during the coronavirus challenge. The Impact Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera, the leadership development ecosystem that helps your grow your people, grow your business and grow your life. Show Notes In this episode you’ll learn … Why there’s never been a better time to be on your own, even now with the coronavirus. Why consistency beats commitment and is the key to success. Why the secret to sales success is staying in gear (even if only second gear). The three tracks of every business and why they matter. Specific strategies to help you not only survive, but thrive through the coronavirus pandemic. Mark’s vital business and life lesson from his most recent 500 mile journey on the Camino de Santiago … RESOLVE! Resources The Lean Start Up by Eric Ries 2010 IBM Global CEO Study Mastering the Complex Sale by Jeff Thull Selling the Dream by Guy Kawasaki Mark LeBlanc The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera - The Leadership Development Ecosystem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you really walking your talk of putting your people first, and what's the impact on your business when you truly walk that talk? Most organizations talk about putting their people first, but often reality is different than what they say. What would your people say if we were to ask them? In this episode we discuss different priorities that organizations establish and how those priorities can affect the outcomes of the 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 … What it means to truly put your people first and the positive impact that living a People First culture has on your team, performance and outcomes. The potential priorities that businesses can choose from and the ways each affects your team and outcomes. The danger zones for different priority choices in your business. What does a People First culture look like in action every day. Avoiding bark face in your leadership and business. The many ways that People First will grow your people, your business and your profits. Resources The Impact Leadership Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please note: We originally aired this podcast as the Impact Leadership Podcast in March of 2020, and changed the name to Leadership Junkies in February 2021. There are still references to the Impact Leadership Podcast in the audio of the episodes through episode 86, which is the last episode released under the old title. The Leadership Junkies Podcast We’re excited to announce the first ever episode of The Leadership Junkies Podcast. In this episode, we’ll share what this podcast is all about and a bit about your hosts, Jeff Nischwitz and Craig Mathews. What do they believe are the foundations of effective and impactful leadership. What’s their WHY behind The Leadership Junkies Podcast and Cardivera. What can you except to hear and learn on The Leadership Junkies Podcast. Whatever challenges your organization, team or you are struggling with, leadership is the answer and The Leadership Junkies Podcast is committed to sharing ideas to help everyone lead differently and with more impact. The Leadership Junkies 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 impact that life and business lessons (including failures) has had for Jeff Nischwitz and Craig Mathews. The ways that personal growth is essential to leadership growth The Four Growth Pillars – growing yourself, your people, your business and your revenues. The important role of vulnerability in building a strong and empowered team. Resources Jeff Nischwitz Craig Mathews The Leadership Junkies Podcast Cardivera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices