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Everyday Leadership for Smart Women
by Stephanie PollockThe Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast is here to help you be a better, braver leader. Each episode we explore leadership insights, ideas and actions you can take to strengthen your courage, develop your capacity and create sustainable growth. Our mission is to support women entrepreneurs, business owners, professionals and executives with values-driven tools, mindset shifts and skills needed to thrive in an ever-changing world. *Formerly: The Rise without Compromise podcast
Copyright: Copyright 2021 Stephanie Pollock Media Inc.
Episodes
#104 - Nekolina Lau Gives a Leg Up
1h 2m · Published"It's not about my ambition for my team members; it's about me supporting them with theirs."
Nekolina is the manager any employee would love to have.
As the Director of Communications for ATB Financial, Nekolina leads a team of 10. Unlike many managers who get promoted based on their technical skills, but struggle with leading people, Nekolina has made it her life's work to be an empathetic, people-first leader.
In this episode, we explore her leadership philosophy of 'giving a leg up,' and why she believes that investing in deep listening and active support of her team members is the best place she can put her time and energy.
We also talk about some of the challenges that come with being a people-first leader and how she navigates them (think boundaries, differing expectations etc).
This is a thoughtful, important conversation for anyone who leads others.
Recommended Resources:
Connect with Nekolina here on LinkedIn
David Irvine
Basecamp, Rachel Hollis, Human-Centered Leadership, and Vulnerability Hangovers
StrengthsFinder 2.0
Join LEAD.Well – a community of practice for women who want to be better, braver leaders
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Join me on Twitter here
#103 - The Counter-Intuitive Case for Slow Leadership
29m · PublishedIn our fast-paced, 24/7 world of hot takes and endless opportunities, what might be available for us if we slowed everything down and took a moment instead?
When we think about leaders, we often think about ambitious, always-on-the go busy professionals moving from project to project. And while that’s often true and certainly supports making a lot of big things happen, often leaders can benefit by slowing down just enough to then speed up.
In today’s episode, we’ll be talking about three areas where we as leaders can benefit from slowing down: with our pace, our decision-making and our response times.
Enjoy the episode.
Recommended Resources:
Leadership Lab: The Roots of Everyday Leadership (free workshop – Feb 25th)
How to do nothing by Jenny Odell
An Update on My Decision to Pause the Podcasts
Offline podcast series with Jon Favreau
A 3-part framework to create a sustainable plan this year
For the exhausted
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Join me on Twitter here
#102 - A 3-part framework to create a sustainable plan this year
41m · PublishedTired of setting goals, crafting master plans and elaborate task lists that aren’t sustainable over the long-haul?
Over the years I’ve had a love-hate relationship with goal setting. While it’s true that nothing feels better than having a sense of clarity and a calendar full of milestones and metrics to meet, I’ve come to realize that for most of us, it doesn’t work well long term.Things change, our environments change, our desires change and our situations change. And when we’ve got complex KPIs and BHAGs to keep up, it’s easy to quickly feel defeated and deflated when we don’t ‘rise to the challenge.’
In today’s episode I offer an alternative. It’s not perfect and it’s certainly a work in progress during these wild pandemic years, but it feels more generous and forgiving than so many of the plans I’ve tried before.
I’ll share with you how I’m unhooking from the pressures of January, why alignment should be your first priority before you do anything else, the umbrella I’m holding my commitments in this year, and finally my 3-part framework to doing the work.
If you’re interested in discussing this more or getting my help with it, I encourage you to join LEAD.Well – my community of practice, or book a complimentary call with me here to discuss how I can help you create a sustainable approach to your planning.
Enjoy the episode!
Recommended Resources:
Get your free Values workbook
Join LEAD.Well – a community of practice for women who want to be better, braver leaders
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Ted Lasso “I believe in believe.”
Betty White, a Television Golden Girl From the Start, Is Dead at 99
How to get over your fear of planning
Everyday Leadership for Smart Women playlist – Planning Edition
Atomic Habits by James Clear
James Clear on Dare to Lead podcast (part 1 and part 2)
Sign up to receive my weekly Leadership Letters
Book a complimentary call with me
Join me on Twitter here
#101 - Leader Spotlight - Heidi Johnson's Journey to Leadership
59m · PublishedNot every road to leadership is a straight one.
For Heidi Johnson, her journey to leadership took a few twists and turns before she really sunk into seeing herself as a leader. Now, after 10 years in business – including some pretty major pivots along the way – Heidi is doing work that’s meaningful and that aligns deeply with her core values.
And that’s what we discuss in today’s Leader Spotlight. Heidi and I talk about the importance of values – and how she uses her values to steer and guide her business. We also talk about intentional practice as a means of getting better at leadership, and what she’s currently practicing.
We wrap up with a very specific story related to every leader’s favourite subject – planning and goal-setting – and how Heidi took a radically different approach setting her goals this quarter to ensure that she’d break the cycle of setting big goals only to be disappointed when they didn’t come to fruition later.
This conversation is packed with thoughtful insights and useful perspective shifts for any leader looking to deepen their leadership and grow in 2022.
Enjoy the episode. You can find the show notes here.
Recommended Resources:
Heidi Johnson’s site
Connect with Heidi on LinkedIn
Get your free Values workbook
#099 – We need a different definition of leadership
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#100 - Celebrating episode #100, a name change and what's ahead
13m · PublishedWe’re celebrating 100 episodes!
It’s a big day over here as we celebrate our 100th episode. It’s been a a winding road to get here, but I’m proud that we’re still going strong considering most podcasts fade after 7-10 episodes.
Thank you to everyone who’s been with me since the beginning, and everyone who has joined along the way.
Listen in to hear some of the changes afoot - including our new name.
Recommended Resources:
#099 – We need a different definition of leadership
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We Need a Different Definition of Leadership
23m · PublishedWe've traditionally defined leadership in too limiting a way for the challenges we face. We now need a different definition of leadership.
In today's episode, we talk about a different way of talking about leadership - one that invites everyone to the table.
Enjoy the episode!
Recommended Resources:
Join LEAD.Well – a community of practice for women who want to be better, braver leaders
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#094: Leader Spotlight: Kourtney Branagan’s Run for Office
The invisible is important
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#098 - Leader Spotlight: Victoria Smith is Leading in the Margins
1h 15m · PublishedVictoria Smith is leading in the margins.
Throughout the early months of the pandemic, while most of us were stocking up on toilet paper and watching Tiger King, Victoria was parenting two young children, working a full-time job, running a business, moving provinces and, wait for it...writing and publishing a book.
But she's the first to say it wasn't easy or without sacrifice. In this episode, we talk about how she made it all fit (and how she redefined the metrics that mattered) and why now was the time to write her first book.
This is an inspiring, real-talk episode about what it takes to lead in the margins.
Enjoy the episode.
Recommended Resources:
Grab a copy of Victoria’s book, Stress Less in 90 Days: Your guide to beat burnout, build resilience and actually enjoy your daily life.
Victoria’s website
Victoria on Instagram
Ditch your metrics
Sign up to receive my weekly Leadership Letters
Join LEAD.Well – a community of practice for women who want to be better, braver leaders
#097 - Two ways we experience discomfort and how it impacts our leadership
22m · Published“Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse, isn’t it? If you’re comfortable while you’re doing it, you’re probably doing it wrong.”
~Ted Lasso
Let’s talk about being uncomfortable.
In my mind, there are two ways we can experience discomfort in our lives, our work and our leadership.
In today's episode, we'll talk about these two kinds of discomfort, and I'll offer up five strategies to help you move through them.
Enjoy the episode!
Recommended Resources:
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Explore your Values free workbook
How to be a leader worth following
Ted Lasso in my very favourite scene
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#096 - How to be a leader worth following
19m · PublishedThis is a podcast version of my Leadership Letters, published October 7th, 2021.
You can subscribe to get the full letter including additional links, resources and tools for leaders here.
*SPECIAL PRE-SALE OFFER:
As mentioned in today's episode, I have a special pre-sale going on until October 13, 2021, for my new private newsletter course, "Design your Leadership Operating System."
If you'd like to better understand who you are as a leader, where you're headed and how you'll get there, I encourage you to sign up.
We kick off on October 13th (you can still join after that date), and you can save $50 on registration if you sign up before then.
Learn more about the Design your Leadership Operating System private newsletter course here.
#095 - Beyond productivity hacks & pretty planners, focus is really about this.
11m · PublishedWhen we talk about focus, we often talk about strategies and tactics to minimize distraction, clarify priorities and “do the work.”
We say to ourselves that if we could just get it together and stay focused on what matters, everything would improve.
What’s often overlooked is that focus isn’t really just about priorities or habits or time blocking, is that courage is really about this…
Enjoy the episode --
Recommended Resources:
Our ordinary breakfast: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
The advice that changed my life
Why I love getting up at 4:30am every day
My Sunday night planning ritual
5 helpful steps to take before you begin a new project
Sign up to receive my weekly Leadership Letters
For the Exhausted (strategies to manage the overwhelm)
Join LEAD.Well – a community of practice for women who want to be better, braver leaders
Book a complimentary call with me
Join me on Twitter here
Everyday Leadership for Smart Women has 125 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 43:05:33. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on October 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 2nd, 2024 23:42.
