Excellent Failures

In the quest to abolish loneliness in leadership, Chris and Kyle discuss how important it is to value a shared fate with your people over the crisis at hand. They understand the temptation to want to save the problem without bringing other people along. But they have found it is better to make an invitation to your people to have them join you so that the best idea will prevail and you can win together.

Chris and Kyle welcome back Gunnar Rogers to the show to discuss claiming your value and the need for community. Together they share their excellent failures in their journey to understand and claim their superpower. 

As an entrepreneur or leader, now is the time to double down on people. Your people are your greatest asset. Chris and Kyle talk about how to value and leverage your people as we prepare for the new normal.  

Our world has changed drastically over the last couple of weeks. This digital and isolated world has made people question how they can be of value to anything they are a part of. Chris and Kyle talk about their struggles and how they have sought community to help fight the lies and remind them of their intrinsic value.  

Prioritizing time is difficult, especially when you're working from home and have a plethora of distractions. Chris and Kyle discuss the importance of having a community to hold you accountable to the time you have prioritized. 

With all that is going on in the world right now leaders have got to be intentional with their time and people. Chris and Kyle discuss the realities of working from home and the lessons they have learned along the way. 

As a leader, it is a privilege to have influence over your people, but that is not always easy. It takes time and invest into your people. Chris and Kyle break down the difference between authority and influence and why you should strive for influence.

Chris and Kyle recount the old days of what professional development used to look like and celebrate how far they've come. It has always been important to Chris to pour into his employees. In this episode you'll see how that desire has only grown over the years.

This week Chris and Kyle are joined by the executive leadership team of Alignment Leadership - Graylyne, Josh, and Jessica. They are recording this episode live at the Align Lead Thrive Conference as they discuss GREATNESS and what it means to them. 

Chris and Kyle talk about the ins and outs of their leadership style - Alignment Leadership. People are the driving force behind everything they do. When we are aligned on a purpose we are able to accomplish so much more together. 

Our first special guest on the show, Gunnar Rogers from Alignment Leadership, shares his life experiences and his story on writing a children's book. Chris, Kyle, and Gunnar talk about communicating value and how that influences their leadership.

How should you handle difficult conversations at work? Why do you need to have them? Chris and Kyle discuss why it is so important to address the elephant in the room and how this will help your employees in the long run. 

Leadership is defined as loving and serving people towards fulfillment. As a leader you have the opportunity to provide space for your people to fight for fulfillment. Chris and Kyle talk about how to take advantage of these opportunities.

Culture is hard work, so why is it worth it? Chris and Kyle discuss the importance of understanding why you are a leader and how to best support your employees in their fight fulfillment. 

Actions in the workplace can cost your organization good people. Chris and Kyle talk about how to identify the rules of the game to make sure that your employees know how they are expected to show up and act towards the collective purpose of the organization.

There has been a lot of time spent talking about culture and purpose. In this episode, Chris and Kyle will take it a step further and break down how to leverage your beliefs towards purpose. 

Once you have an understanding of what culture is and how to define it, now how do you shape it? Chris and Kyle talk about the two best tools for shaping culture - purpose and guiding principles - through lessons of excellent failures.

Culture is an ambiguous word that everyone says your organization needs to have, but why? What even is culture? Chris and Kyle talk about how they define culture and how to make it tangible. 

Leadership is tough. This episode is all about diving deeper into who we are and why we are here? Chris and Kyle will tell the story of why this podcast exists and what they are hoping for it to accomplish.

Leadership can be isolating, exhausting, confusing, and can leave you questioning your level of success. Let’s redefine what success in leadership looks like by exploring the way we behave in business and in life. We’ll speak candidly about our excellent failures and what we learned from them so you can unlock your unique power to lead people. Join Kyle Watson and Chris Meroff, author of Align, as they discuss their journeys through leadership. www.ChrisMeroff.com | www.AlignLeadThrive.com