Leadership Voyage

Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageMeet William Davis—a man who's spent 38 years not just leading teams, but lifting them up. With a career that spans the heights of corporate America, William has become a trusted voice in leadership, blending decades of experience with a genuine passion for guiding others. He's the kind of leader who doesn't just talk about success—he builds it, one relationship, one project, one person at a time. Full biography here.In this episode, Jason and William talk about:Management v. Leadershipwe're facing a leadership crisis across the corporate worldwe have a disconnect between what followers and need and what leaders think they're givingwe've lost some of the interpersonal skillmanagement is "checking boxes" and managing checklistsleadership is when you help drive directionyour people can depend on youconnection with othersyour team isn't your competitionnurturing and helping othersit stretches every component of who you are, blending your experiences and your team's cumulative experiencesChange management"bad" version: say there's a directive from above, which leads tostale lose tractionanxiety"good" version: explain why we're doing this, which leads to understanding"we're in this together"imagination and efficiencysolutions mindset, energized by the path aheadyou end up leveraging the team's specialtiesBuilding relationshipsfirst know that you WANT to leadbe secure in your own skinyou're not competing with your team!you want your people to grow and surpass you; take pride in it!you're dealing with humanswork is not their be all end allhelp them get through good and bad times every daypick up slack if you have tohelp them find balance and encourage them to take their PTObuild rapport out of the work zoneWilliam's example was golfing with an employeehelp your followers get to a comfort level with youLeadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagemusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageDo we have decision-making all wrong?Wall Street Journal's "The Best Leaders Aren't Decisive. They're Ambivalent."Don't rush!Don't fall into what Michael Watkins calls the "action imperative."How much information is the right amount before making a decision?Bezos' 70%Bain's Pareto principleImprove your decision-making process.Farnam Street's decision journal templateLeadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagemusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageAInot going to predict where it goesgreat research assistantgood editor for writingAugment not Abdicate; like a calculatorWinner and Losers Bookcame from working with entrepreneurswhat we're teaching about entrepreneurship isn't what people are doing in the fieldtoo often we're writing only about successesseek failure as a way to learn; either win or learn"tool seduction" was in the autopsies of a lot of dead companiesFailurefailure is when whatever you expected to happen doesn't happenthinking about death is the most important tool to make big decisionsfear of failure fades in the face of deathneurologically, thinking about death unhooks the ego; it hacks the brainsome say we're afraid of failure because of our survival instinctto face failure, you need to know what your fears are and what in your life needs to dieAbout Don in his own words:sagaleadership.comHow did I end up researching management theory failure rates, and transforming strategic planning and culture change?No idea. As an MIT and Johns Hopkins researcher, the journey was nonlinear. I was nearly arrested as a capitalist spy in the Soviet Bloc, got shot off an aircraft carrier, survived in the Kurdish capital as Tehran held hostages, was the first white person allowed into an African Tsonga village, explored religious integration in Vietnamese mountain tribes, developed missile-guidance systems while my frat brothers took Vegas (later portrayed in the movie “21”), and was caught taking my kids to a North Korean DMZ minefield. (Bad dad!)But my background in planetary physics, AI, biomedical engineering, helped me learn from many global expeditions to discover how humans group for work, play, reproduction, civilization, and war.That's how we invented the winning formula system.Leadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageJason talks with Sonia Bertek about imposter syndrome, what it is, how to deal with it, and how to help others with it.What is Imposter Syndrome?56% say they experience it weekly17% don't experience itabout 50-50 men/women breakdownBut many folks don't know what it isLack of confidence versus imposter syndromeWhy is this Topic Important?So many are affectedNot isolated to workSocial media - feeling like you don't stack upDiversity of perspective is importantExperiencing Imposter SyndromeManifests throughavoiding new opportunities for fear of failureburnout to prove selfcomparisons to othersClaim your spacegive yourself permission to be visible and occupy where you areBrene Brown talks about thisaccept who you are without shrinking or hidingGrowth requires learningwhat you now know, there was a time you didn't know itDealing with imposter syndrome - things you can do TODAYname itit occupies less space"what's the worst that could happen?"identify positive blind spots"Stuart Smalley" visual remindersLeading Othersa sign of imposter syndrome from someone else could be if they're not speaking up in meetingsas a leader show your vulnerabilityadvice for an employee feeling imposter syndromeprop up and remind them why they're therepraiseSonia Bertek, co-founder of Golden Mean Consulting Group, is a Leadership Strategist, Executive Coach, and Team Architect who has led teams in marketing, support, sales, and customer success. She's climbed the ladder from contributor to VP, and she knows what it takes to coach managers and individual contributors toward balance, clarity, and sustainable success.Her specialty? Creating experiential learning systems that help leaders show up as their full selves—at work and beyond. She's not just about ideas. She's about impact, using leadership reflection techniques and manager training programs to unlock performance.Sonia lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, and cats Alfredo & Pepe.Favorite hobby: lifting heavy things.Leadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageIn this episode, Jason tackles the topic of job postings, applications, and interviews, using survey data and anecdotes from listeners and his network."Ghost" jobsEvolving AI landscape of job posting/applying/screeningYour stories!Interview lowlightsOne unique storyInterview highlightsTakeaways for job seekers and hiring managers/recruitersLeadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageGallup released the State of the Global Workplace report, which you can download for yourself here. Jason discusses some of the findings and how skilled managers are the critical and influential element that unlocks well-being, engagement, and results.Mental health at workEconomic impacts of well-beingManager impact on engagementmanagers have more negative experiencesengaged managers ==> engaged employeesbest practice organizationsLeadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageWe're back for Season 4! Jason discusses:Why the podcast has been on a breakSeemingly humorous interview gaffes from Wall Street Journal's "The Passive-Aggressive Doughnuts That Tanked a Job Interview" by Francesco FontanaA LinkedIn post that addresses mindset in an interview, as well as the prospect of toxic positivityLeadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageDr. Katia Vlachos is a reinvention coach, speaker, and author of A Great Move: Surviving and Thriving in Your Expat Assignment, recognized as a Financial Times Business Book of the Month in June 2018. With a Masters from the Harvard Kennedy School and a PhD from the RAND Graduate School, Katia began her career as a policy analyst. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and other media outlets globally.Through her coaching, writing, or transformative retreats, Katia is committed to empowering women to chart their own ambitious paths towards a fulfilling, uncaged life. She lives in Zurich, Switzerland, with her family. Her upcoming book, "Uncaged: A Good Girl's Journey to Reinvention," explores the themes of breaking free from social conditioning, making bold choices, and reclaiming one's authentic self.https://www.katiavlachos.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiavlachos/=====Expatriation Once you leave where you grew up, it's hard to find that sense of belonging again You're a foreigner in a new place (expatriation) and also when you go back “home” (repatriation) Learn to be at home wherever you are Both you and the places you leave behind change If you go back home, approach it as another expatriation Learn to be at home with people rather than places“A Great Move” Book People who voluntarily move do so for 3 primary reasons: career/prospects, love, adventure The attitude of the adventurer is wonderful but can lead to being unpreparedUnderstanding transition stages (honeymoon, crisis, recovery, adjustment) Personality traits affect the emotional impact  Creating home is a key pillar of feeling stable and grounded Being Stuck Factors that affect us: values, expectations, growth, partner, environment Some circumstances can keep us stuck, but 90% is about how we approach it (Mindset) Focusing on the barriers versus focusing on your goals or vision Conditioning (upbringing, labels, roles, events) matters and shapes usReinvention Roadmap Establish a healthy baseline Reconnect with ourselves Align with values, vision, and purpose Build momentum with baby steps Deal with saboteurs Sustain the reinvented personLeadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageRobert Hargrove is the Founder of Masterful Coaching, Co-Director of the Harvard Leadership Research Project, and author of many landmark books. Find out more here.Robert Hargrove and his team have decades of experience, have impacted 1000s of leaders and produced undeniable results.Clients include CEOs and team members in Exxon Mobile, Nike, Fidelity Investments, Phillips, AbbVie, and many Silicon Valley-type firms, as well as owner-operator businesses.https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberthargrove1/Call 617.953.5252 for Free Coaching Tuesdays=====Leadership is about love and caringGreat leaders radiate empathyWhich leads to a sense of responsibility Ennobling ideals and enduring values mean more than what many businesses stand forWe should benchmark leaders based on how many lives they've changed, not dollars they've madeLet's stand for something bigger than successWe need role models who stand the test of timeA leader's job is to make something happen that wasn't supposed to happenWriting booksPainful processTakes much longer than you ever thought it wouldLife is more than “making the doughnuts”Every day is an act of creationIt's something that can have an impact“Masterful Coaching” was written in 1995Guiding principles for a leaderFind your heroTake a stand for something greater than yourselfLead with the power of your wordsThe power of teams is greater than individualsResults nowCoach rather than copGrowth through adversityGrowth through adversityLeaders grow through crucible experiencesGreat adversity can lead to transformationHarry Truman called his troops back after they ran awayCharacter is destiny - Truman studied leaders and battlesMasterful CoachingBecome the leader your business needs by realizing the impossible futureBe daring to create a legendary companyDid you make a difference?Great leaders have integrity, empathy, responsibility, drive, humility and self-reflectiveness=====Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

About Dr. Bridget Cooper in her own words: I'm a cage rattler; a coach, speaker, and author with over two decades of experience helping teams and leaders think and communicate more clearly and strategically so they can work and navigate problems proactively and effectively. I work with clients to overcome the attitudes, tactics, and patterns that derail their success through down-to-earth insights and action plans. I do this through coaching, corporate consulting, and leading workshops that guide and inspire people to live more authentic, peaceful, and powerful lives. My mission is to change the world, one life at a time.I'm an informative and engaging speaker and collaborator who revels in authentic, thought-provoking, game-changing conversations.https://drbridgetcooper.com/=====StressStress = (What we seek to control) MINUS (What we can actually control)Notice where we focus our attention: is it on things that we control or not?Drama comes from focusing on what others do that upset us, rather than looking inwardConflictStress and conflict can create a vicious cycleInterpersonal conflict and intrapersonal still both stem from selfOther people are indeed problematic, but we don't have as much control or influenceInfluenceWe have most influence over ourselvesYou're most likely to influence others with lion energy rather than squirrel energyChange Your BehaviorAwareness: identify what's triggering youAcceptance: this is where you are because of your decisions, change could involve lossAssessment: what will change encompass, what's necessary?Action: put pen to paper and make the changeAdjustment: assess and change course as neededCuriosity may be more powerful than certainty=====Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Jess Gardner is a Storytelling and Communication Coach who specializes in helping professionals tell their stories more effectively. Many people struggle to find their voices and speak with confidence. She uses her expertise in communication and teaching to empower everyone to level up their careers through better communication and storytelling. Jess started her private coaching business in 2017 and has worked with clients from Google, Uber, and Yelp. She has given workshops on storytelling for organizations such as AIGA, Women Talk Design, and Design Buddies. You can find her on LinkedIn or read more about her work at jessgardnercoaching.com.Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessgardnercoaching/https://jessgardnercoaching.com/=====When does storytelling matter?PresentationsPublic speakingMeetingsInspiring others through engagement and connectionYour audiencePrepare for themWho is your audience, specifically?What's your goal? What are their questions/concerns?What do you want to make them feel?Where do you want to lead them?Grab the audience's attention by hooking them earlyDo something unexpectedEngage their curiosityHave them do somethingTrying something new takes courageWatch Ted Talks and strong presentersSet your own goals for storytellingBe willing to try something and take quick feedbackPractice on someone in your circleNon-linear storytellingJust because something happened chronologically doesn't mean that's the only way to present itLead with an unexpected resultTease up front with the most interesting thingHave a structure, use transitions, or guidepostsYou don't have to tell every detail!Imagery in storytellingOften we're too formalUse action verbs instead of passive voiceThink about words that evoke emotion so the audience can relateUse analogies that people can envision=====Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Terrance Lee, AKA The Introvert Leader had always avoided taking on leadership roles in his life.  At the age of 13, an experience occurred which caused him to doubt his ability to speak in front of people, and caused him to shy away from the spotlight.  This worked for Terrance until he eventually had to learn leadership skills by necessity at his first engineering job out of college.  When he had been working in his first role for a short time, his mentor put in his two-week notice.  Terrance then found out that he had to take his place presenting to a group of experienced engineers and pilots for a highly technical review.  Despite feeling extremely nervous, the meeting that Terrance led went well; which gave him a giant confidence boost.  Since then, Terrance has taken on many leadership and management roles as an introvert at several Fortune 500 companies in the defense industry, with proven results.  He utilizes his platform to empower introverts to tap into their own inner leadership potential and is never shy about sharing the tips that he has learned throughout his journey.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJv5nCKQBGk&t=7sFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheIntrovertLeaderInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theintrovertleader/X: https://twitter.com/TheIntrovertLe2The Introvert Experience PodcastThe Introvert Leader Website=====Poise Joe Montana in the Super Bowl Poise enables high performance; it's not weakness or lack of assertivenessSpeaking calmly Be aware of emotional triggers Tone in communication matters Reduce the impact of outside influences on your presence Listen to yourself, monitor yourself, record yourselfHave patience and slow down Thinking inwardly versus thinking out loud Don't feel the pressure to say the first thing on your mindIntrovert leaders Deep-thinking: strength in evaluation and on the front end Empathy: remember the people, show appreciationEnjoy deep conversations Context does matter Sometimes a quick decision is necessary=====Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Just a heads up to everyone that the season premiere of the podcast comes this Wednesday, March 27. I can't wait to share the insights of my first guest with you!Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Jason shares recommendations for 14 leadership books you can grab for yourself or someone you care about this holiday season. These books cover a wide range of topics, from business acumen to culture, teams, personality & personal development, and personal stories.Business AcumenThe First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter by Michael D. WatkinsNegotiation Simplified by Jim ReimanImpact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact by Liz WisemanRight Leader, Right Time: Discover Your Leadership Style for a Winning Career and Company by Robert Jordan and Olivia WagnerCultureHow to Work With and Lead People Not Like You: Practical Solutions for Today's Diverse Workplace by Kelly McDonaldThe Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose by Zach MercurioCohesion Culture by Dr. Troy HallThe Great Revitalization: How Activating Meaning and Purpose Can Radically Enliven Your Business by Alise CortezTeamsCreating Effective Teams by Susan A. Wheelan, Maria Åkerlund, and Christian JacobbsonLead Without Blame: Building Resilient Learning Teams by Diana Larsen and Tricia BroderickPersonality & Personal DevelopmentQuiet Voice Fearless Leader: 10 Principles for Introverts to Awaken the Leader Inside by Terrance LeeUnleash Your Potential: How Artificial Intelligence Wants to Upgrade YOU! by Don SchminckePersonal StoriesAcceptance: A Memoir by Emi NietfeldCleared Hot: Lessons Learned About Life, Love, and Leadership While Flying the Apache Gunship in Afghanistan and Why I Believe a Prepared Mind Can Help Minimize PTSD by Brian L. SladeLeadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

If you've objectively identified a problem your team is having, try the COOP framework for cooperatively fixing it! C - Challenge: Identify the ChallengeO - Opportunity: Reframe it as an OpportunityO - Options/Optimize: List the Options and choose what to Optimize forP - Progress/Progress: Decide to Progress and measure ProgressLeadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Mahzarin Banaji and Frank Dobbin wrote "Why DEI Training Doesn't Work—and How to Fix It" in the Wall Street Journal. Key TakeawaysOver the last 50 years in America, conscious prejudice has improved significantly but implicit bias has not.DEI training fails when they 1) use implicit-bias education to shame trainees for holding stereotypes and 2) seek to solve the problem of bias by invoking the law to scare people about the risk of letting bias go unchecked."Making people feel ashamed can lead them to reject the message. Thus people often leave diversity training feeling angry and with greater animosity toward other groups (“There's no way I'm biased!”). And threats of punishment, by the law in this case, typically lead to psychological “reactance” whereby people reject the desired behavior (“Nobody's telling me what I can't say!”). This kind of training can turn off even supporters of equal-opportunity programs."Training programs should empower managers to counter biases."DEI training can't squelch implicit bias; nothing short of changing people's life experiences can do that. But when done right, implicit-bias education can alert students to the fact that people committed to equality nonetheless hold biases. And that knowledge can, in turn, motivate them to reshape their workplaces to counter discrimination by democratizing key parts of the career system."Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Kelly McDonald is an acclaimed speaker who specializes in consumer trends and changing demographics. She is the president of McDonald Marketing and has authored four bestselling books on the customer experience, leadership, and marketing -- all from the standpoint of working with people "not like you".  Her book, How to Work With and Lead People Not Like You has been on two bestseller lists.  You can learn more about the book and McDonald's work by visiting www.kellycmcdonald.com.=====Diversity Fatigueoften from a bad training experiencemedia drivensometimes people aren't clear on value of diversityafraid of the topic and don't want to say the wrong thingsocial injustice training sometimes left people feeling overwhelmedFraternities/Sororities Murder Mysterywhen groups of 3 had an “outsider” added to their group they were more than twice as effectivebut their feelings about the experience were that it was more difficult with an outsiderworking with people not like you is difficult but produces better outcomesif you're “bickering,” that's also part of the process!companies that tend to hire people of the same background don't grow as much as organizations with diverse team members, especially if the company is already pretty successfulThe Biggest Challengesit's hard when we don't understand someone else's perspectiveswhen we're focused on the differences, the mountain feels too highthere's a lot of sameness, though, we want similar thingsHow do we start making progress?find ways to naturally interact more with those who are different from ususually we default to withdrawal and avoidance“tell me about yourself”they focus on what they think is importantfind common groundseek first to understandWhat do leaders do to help a welcoming and inclusive workplace?Be sincere about wanting to make progressWork to eliminate the fear around this conversationGet the right training to help people, such as dos/don'tLeadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Amanda Swim wrote a great Medium article called "What's the value of a manager?" It's a solid blueprint for how a manager brings the most value to an organization and its people. I break down the article's main points and integrate them with insights from past guests Maria Åkerlund, Michael Watkins, and Liz Wiseman.Build the teamDefine missionHire wellCreate team artifactsDevelop cultureCreate connectionsDevelop the teamReview key deliverablesBe a practice audienceRole-play difficult conversationsEvolve the teamFeedback, growth planning, and challenging work for individualsReinvention, capability expansion, and skill deepening for the wholeLeadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagelinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-voyage-podcast/music: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Robert Jordan is CEO of the Association of Interim Executives. He has been launching and growing companies and helping other entrepreneurs do the same for 20 years. His first company, Online Access, put him on Inc. magazine's Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies. Online Access, the first Internet-coverage magazine in the world, ran for 10 years and after its sale Jordan launched RedFlash, an interim management team that specializes in corporate development work.Robert Jordan is the author of How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America (www.HowTheyDidIt.com). He lives in Illinois.https://www.rightleader.com/ is the site for the book  "Right Leader Right Time" that we discuss in this episode.=====4 Winning  FABS Leadership StylesFixers need crisis and turn things aroundArtists see the world as a piece of clay to be moldedBuilders want to scale and dominate marketsStrategists lead in complex organizations beyond their personal span of controlReaching High Leadership PerformanceAfter looking at thousands of executives, their main challenge is trying to be all things to all people.The best leaders reject what is not for their best use. Especially early in a career, it's hard for people to reject work.The best leaders double down on what they do best.There is a lane for you!Knowing Your Leadership StyleApply your style to the right situationhttps://www.rightleader.com/ has a self-assessmentShare your wiring with your colleagues to increase the odds of successful collaboration!You're not pigeonholed, though“Use every color” you have availableAnd integrity underlies it allLeadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Sarah Jackson had a Business Insider story called "Nearly 1 in 5 workers are 'loud quitting' their jobs, a new Gallup poll says — and it's way more extreme than 'quiet quitting'."What is loud quitting?What's the difference between quiet quitting and loud quitting?Which is better?What could we do about it?Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Carol Rossi has led research teams at NerdWallet, Kelley Blue Book, and Edmunds, where she started the research function from scratch. Carol has more than 25 years of experience in user experience, including a stint as the sole researcher at GeoCities in the late 90s. After 14 years leading teams in-house, Carol returned to consulting in 2022, this time focused on research leadership for orgs that have or want a research function but have no internal research leadership. Carol holds Master's degrees in both Human Factors and Dance Ethnology. She has deep experience as an educator and loves to give back by regularly mentoring people interested in UX careers. She has taught both UX Research and yoga at community colleges and universities across Los Angeles.www.carolrossi.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/crossiux/=====Impactful researchprovides insights that change business outcomesserves the needs of a customerleads organizational culture changeadds operational efficiency Value of researchscrappy not crappyrigorous but smart and situationally aware researchers need business acumenhelp make the business successful by giving customers what they needin tech, researchers have faced a disproportionate number of layoffsresearchers perhaps haven't done a great job of highlighting its valueresearch is meant to inform good decisionsin academia we're looking for ultimate truth and in industry we're trying to get to good decisionsDecision makingwhat's usually missing is measuring the impact of decisionsevaluating decisions informs future decisionswhat's the thing we need to know?what do we already know about that?identify the different sources of information you havebiasHiPPO (highest paid person's opinion)high value client's needask question to mitigate it's hard to see if insights are tainted and biasedpeople unintentionally introduce biasasking leading questions, carrying assumptions, talking to wrong peopledecisions are often based on biased informationCrafting good questionsgo in with learning mindset and sense of curiositywhat are we trying to learn and what's the best way to learn that?open-ended, non-leadingwe can introduce bias inadvertently by how we ask a question“tell me more” is a powerful questionsometimes it may not be a questions, it may be observing what someone's doingListen, Observe, Wait and SeeLeadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Don Schmincke has been accused by a NY press agency of providing “the most provocative and sensational view of business than any other speaker today.”What else would you expect from an MIT and Johns Hopkins researcher who was nearly arrested as a capitalist spy in the Soviet Bloc, got shot off an aircraft carrier, survived in the Kurdish capital as the Ayatollah held hostages in Tehran, and developed missile inertial guidance systems while his frat brothers took Vegas (later portrayed in the movie “21”)?Don Schmincke's irreverent humor and unconventional methods provide audiences such a refreshing change to other status-quo topics that he's been called the world's “management renegade.” His patent-pending offerings transcend typical programs via refreshing alternatives to trendy theories, unproven methods, and phony “experts.” The industry agrees.Don's latest book "Unleash Your Potential" is available on Amazon here.==========Artificial Intelligence why hadn't we asked “artificial intelligence how to humanize us?”latest book was a humorous experimentChatGPT came up with title and defined the chaptersit took ChatGPT 30-40 minutes to write the bookChatGPT is “still an infant” but could see us and tell us how to improve ourselvesAI's view on improving ourselvesthe answers were primarily a representation of what's been written, such as understand yourself, build goals, and build habitsbut it added two interesting ideas: improve your mental health and build strong relationshipsHow to use AIuse it as a tool for speedit's not too different from when the calculator was inventedgather information efficiently as a research sourcebut it's not infallible and makes mistakesDon't abdicate your thinkingit doesn't provide insightsit's an efficient algorithm humans provide insight on what they see or how they askthe danger comes when we allow AI to be autonomous with other machinesHave fun with it!experimentpeople use it for things like constructing workout programsdon't be afraid of itit's still learning as well==========Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Alise Cortez and Associates is founded and led by Dr. Alise Cortez, Chief Purpose Officer. She is also an inspirational speaker, social scientist, author, and host of the Working on Purpose radio show. Having developed her expertise within the human capital / organizational excellence industry over the last 25 years, she is focused on enabling organizations to lead from purpose and create cultures of meaning that inspire impassioned performance, meaningful engagement and fulfillment, while encouraging a devoted stay within the organization. She has helped develop and transform thousands of managers and executives in their leadership along the way. Alise's latest book "The Great Revitalization" can be found on Amazon here.==========The Great Revitalization Alise wrote the book after talking to clients and authors over the past few yearseveryone was trying to explore and understand the changes in employees' thoughts on workWhy have people's opinions on work evolved?with COVID, people stopped and took stock of their livesthe Great Resignation occurred because people realized their commutes, work environments, and lack of meaning in their work wasn't worth their one precious lifelives revolved around work but they want work to fit into their livesMeaning from workdifferent people need different things from their workbut overall they do want meaning and purpose in what they doGUSTO NOW frameworkPART 1: What?G – gumption (what)U – urgency (when and where)S – sustainability (why)T – therapy (how)O – ownership (who)PART 2: How?N – nurture (IQ)O – open (EQ)W – wake (SQ)Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

"Are You Addressing Psychosocial Risks at Your Workplace?" was a recent Gallup article by Camilla Frumar, Patricia Hubbard, and Mansi Sachdeva.The story talks about 3 psychosocial hazards in the workplace:lack of role clarityinadequate reward and recognitionpoor supportThe article states, "As part of this new regulation, Australian businesses will soon have a more explicit duty to manage psychosocial hazards in the workplace and be required to implement control measures to proactively reduce these risks."Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

After 25 episodes of Leadership Voyage, Jason picks five big ideas from the past year and a half!Teams that reflect are 30% more productiveDiscover your core valuesMatteringImpact playersSTARS FrameworkThese ideas come from past guests Maria Åkerlund, Erika Chestnut, Zach Mercurio, Liz Wiseman, and Michael Watkins.Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

"Knowing Everyone's Salaries Can Light a Fire Under Workers" was a recent Wall Street Journal write-up by Courtney Vinopal.New laws have gone into effect requiring pay rangesWhen employees learn how their pay compares to peers, they can work harder as long as they perceive the system to be fairConversations about pay are leading to direct discussions around expectationsLeadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Michael Watkins came on the show to talk about a variety of topics related to transitioning into a new role. You can find Michael at:www.genesisadvisers.com (Website)https://news.genesisadvisers.com/ (News Page)https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldwatkins/ (LinkedIn)==========The Importance of Transitions we go through so many of themthey're times when there's a lot at stakeoftentimes there's an overlay of multiple transitions at onceClean Break During Transitiontwo roles in parallel is too toughthe point of transitioning at all is to move to the new roleusually the difficulties are the result of poor planningwrap thing up in your old job quicklyPromotionsdelegation looks different after a promotionyou're now communicating from a distanceyou might be leading former peersOnboarding at a New Companyusually this is a lateral moveculture and politics are usually the reason for failure here, not competenceSTARS FrameworkStartup, Turnaround, Accelerated growth, Realignment, Sustained successunderstanding which context is importantCulturelayers of values, behaviors, and languagereal values don't necessarily match what's written on the walls   Learninggain actionable insight asap in your new rolehave a living learning agendaidentify sources of actionable insightbe systematic in asking questionsactive listening is a critical skill==========Michael Watkins has spent the past two decades working with leaders, both corporate and public, as they transition to new roles, negotiate the future of their organizations, and craft their legacy as leaders. A recognized expert in his field, he ranked among Thinkers50's top fifty management influencers globally in 2019. He is the best-selling author of The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, the globally acknowledged handbook for leadership and career transitions, which recently earned the accolade of Amazon's Top 100 Leadership Books. He is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change at the IMD Business School in Switzerland and previously served on the faculty at INSEAD and Harvard University, where he earned his PhD in Decision Sciences.Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Brian Slade is a Combat Rescue Helicopter Evaluator Pilot in the United States Air Force with 25 years of military service. He is also a real estate professional and recently minted author. His debut book "Cleared Hot" is a compelling, non-fiction account of what it takes to face your fears and overcome potential PTSD. When it comes to war and life, there are a lot of things that can happen. And while you can't always control what happens to you, you can control how you react to it. With wit and humor, he recounts his experiences in the military and how he overcame the challenges he faced both during and after his service. His story is inspirational and educational, and it's sure to help anyone dealing with PTSD or any other kind of trauma. "Cleared Hot" is available as a book and audiobook. https://www.linkedin.com/in/clearedhot/https://www.instagram.com/brian.slade_/For the Trauma to Triumph program, email brian@clearedhot.info==========In this episode, we talk about:LearningYou have to look for it, pay attention to itStop and analyze what happenedStuff doesn't happen TO you, it happens FOR youIt's like building a muscleObstacles are cleverly disguised opportunitiesCompartmentalizationA certain level is necessary so we don't derail our livesBut we have to go back to deal with those compartmentalized things in a healthy wayChair FlyingIt's a combination of meditation + visualization + role-playing to prepareThe added benefit is stress inoculationPerspectiveGunfights & mountainsGunfights are finite, while the beauty of the mountains is infiniteIt's important to keep the gunfights in perspective==========Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com==========Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

"Managers Have Major Impact On Mental Health: How To Lead For Wellbeing" was a recent Forbes article by Tracy Brower.For 69% of people, their manager affects their mental health more than their therapist or doctor. With this in mind, here are some things managers can do:Manage yourself: resist the urge to take on extra work and overload yourselfRecognize your impact: empathize with others and ask how they're doingGive people a reason to care: remind them of the purpose of their workConnect people: be accessible and responsive yourself, while connecting team members to each otherProvide challenge: find the right amount of stress for people to develop and be motivatedGive people choice: autonomy helps wellbeing==========Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com==========Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

"The Emotional Crumbling of Leaders" by Dan Pontefract was a Forbes story last week that's worth discussing.Gallup, Asana, and Deloitte have studies showing the difficulties senior leaders are facing while supporting employees and their own health69% are thinking of quitting because of their well-being70% believe burnout affects their decision-makingBetween 2020-2022 the number of employees that believe their employer cared about their wellness was cut in halfIn addition to surveys and studies, there are three poignant anecdotes in the article==========Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com==========Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Tricia Broderick, co-author of Lead without Blame, is a leadership and organizational advisor. With over twenty-five years of experience, her transformational leadership ignites the growth of leaders and resilient high-performing teams to deliver quality outcomes. Tricia boldly role models putting people first.  Her aim is to create inclusive connections and collaborations that challenge and support people in an authentic, vulnerable, and engaging way. She is a highly-rated trainer, coach, facilitator, and motivational keynote speaker.  In 2020, she founded Ignite Insight + Innovation.When not traveling to experience the world, Tricia lives in Denver with her family.==========In this episode, we talk about:Groups v. TeamsGroups and teams are differentGroups are cooperative, willing to work together, and reactively supportiveTeams are collaborative, feel a sense of shared ownership, and are proactively supportiveGroups are good for task-based workTeams are better when we need to discover value amidst complexityMost organizations are structured for group-based workLeaders Shouldn't Have All The AnswersYou're promoted for your last job's skillsYou can't scale yourselfLeaders can be the bottleneck to high performanceOrganizations likely look at the leader as the expertEfficiency v. EffectivenessEfficiency is doing something fast, but what if it's fast and wrong?Effectiveness is doing something wellCollaboration is not efficientYou have to take the time for the team, take time for learningResilient Learning TeamsPeople don't come to work trying to blameBut there's blame all over in organizationsThe momentum in organizations looks for a false sense of controlPut effort into what you can learn rather than what you falsely believe you can avoidThere's no checklist to create that safe environment, but to promote learning focus on essential motivators and resilience factors==========Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com==========Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Peter Hayashida is a nonprofit consultant and coach based in Honolulu. He most recently served for more than 12 years as president of the UC Riverside Foundation and vice chancellor for advancement at the University of California, Riverside. He oversaw development, alumni engagement, university communications, and advancement services and led planning, execution, and completion of UCR's first comprehensive fundraising campaign. The effort surpassed its $300 million goal, doubled annual production of private support, and tripled the endowment.Peter previously worked for more than 19 years at UCLA, mainly in advancement leadership. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies from UCLA and an M.B.A. from California State University, Northridge.Peter served on the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Board of Trustees and has chaired and presented at CASE educational programs for 25 years. He served for a decade on the board of directors of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the world's largest and most comprehensive provider of healthcare and human services to the LGBT community He speaks and writes on issues of fundraising, leadership, diversity, talent management, and succession planning.==========In this episode, we talk about the following:InterviewsWhen interviewing, look for a place aligned with your values, that will challenge you, and where you'll report to someone invested in your growth.Have a healthy objectivity about your job opportunities.Behavioral interviews are the norm.Be prepared with questions about the organization.Search committees are valuable when they bring a diversity of perspectives, members are present and engaged, and aligned on job definition. Bad ManagersMaybe they've not been coached?Anyone can become an effective manager.They might be missing organizational training.CultureIt's the set of values, practices, norms, and rituals that makeup where we work.Toxic cultures tend to have a lack of trust, lack of transparency, and/or inconsistent accountability.Leaders can help culture by modeling behaviors, creating incentives for others to come along, operationalizing values, and confronting bad actors.Practice respect and show compassion.Hybrid v. Remote v. In-PersonRemote/Hybrid present challenges for building camaraderie and holding meetings.An intentionally handled hybrid setup may be the best.But there's not enough history or data to conclusively weigh in on this. ==========Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com==========Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/personality-managers-effective-teams-11675879509 ("The One Personality Trait Crucial to Creating Effective Teams") was in the Wall Street Journal a couple of days ago. It discusses a study led by Siyu Yu at Rice University that suggests "status intelligence," or the ability for someone to understand who has influence within a team, is the key individual skill for an effective team dynamic.According to the article:Managers and employees spend 75% of their time collaboratingThe key skill for individuals is "status intelligence"Status intelligence is different from emotional intelligenceOne's status intelligence is predictive of how effectively they'll work with others3 recommendations:Be explicit with status conversationsAcknowledge the existence of statusGet involved when teams conflict about status==========Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com==========Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Multipliers, The Multiplier Effect, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players. She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Some of her recent clients include: Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and Twitter. Liz has received the top achievement award for leadership from Thinkers50 and has been consistently named one of the world's top 50 management thinkers in its bi-annual ranking.She has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and talent development and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other business and leadership journals. She is a frequent guest lecturer at Brigham Young University and Stanford University and is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development. Liz holds a bachelor's degree in business management and a master's degree in organizational behavior, each from Brigham Young University.==========In this episode, we talk about:Rookie Mode outperforms expert modeTo get into Rookie Mode, 1) force yourself to think like a rookie or 2) say yes to things you don't know how to doImpact Players are people who more successfully 1) handle unclear roles 2) handle messy problems without clear owners 3) handle unforeseen obstaclesAs managers, to help contributors get closer to becoming maximally impactful: 1) tell them about the high impact behaviors 2) show them what you appreciate about them 3) give them safety 4) stretch them by giving them right-sized, hard things==========Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com==========Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

https://www.businessinsider.com/4-day-workweek-successful-trial-evidence-productivity-retention-revenue-2023-1 came out a few days ago, and the results of a 6-month trial about the 4-day workweek are fascinating!==========Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com==========Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Zach Mercurio is an author, researcher, and consultant specializing in purposeful leadership, meaningful work, and positive organizational psychology. He wrote "The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose” and works with hundreds of companies, schools, and governments around the world to forge purposeful leaders and cultivate positive cultures that enable more meaning, mattering, motivation, well-being, and performance. Some of his clients and partners include J.P. Morgan Chase, The Government of Canada, Marriott International, American Express Global Business Travel, the Food and Drug Administration, Michelin, the National Park Service, and Hewlett-Packard. His writing on purposeful leadership has been featured internationally in outlets such as Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and The Denver Post and his research has been awarded by The Academy of Management, the Association for Talent Development, and The Association for Human Resource Development.==========Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com==========Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Wellness Five, LLC is a boutique training and consulting firm that delivers research-based well-being solutions that instill healthy habits to help an organization's workforce achieve long-term health and productivity results.To learn more, contact CEO Lisa Burbage, directly at Lisa@WellnessFive.com or 843-718-2981www.wellnessfive.comhello@wellnessfive.com=====Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comInstacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Goals are hard! Defining them, agreeing on them, following through, and measuring them...all a challenge that grows exponentially as more and more stakeholders and team members get involved.To increase the chances of success, Collaborate, Quantify, and Correct.Quotes from previous Leadership Voyage guests Janelle Ward and Maria Åkerlund.Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comInstacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Don't be pigeonholed!You can be more than one thingGoalposts aren't realhttps://www.leadership.voyageStartYourVoyage@gmail.com

Emi Nietfeld is the author of the memoir Acceptance. A former foster youth, she graduated from Harvard in 2015 and worked as a software engineer at Google and Facebook. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Vice, and Slate, as well as other publications. She lives in New York City with her family.https://www.eminietfeld.comhttps://www.instagram.com/eminietfeld/https://twitter.com/eminietfeldhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/emi-nietfeld/In this episode, we talk about:adversitythe power of writinggoalsettingwinning as an individual v. as a team-----https://www.leadership.voyage

When thinking about procrastination, ask:What am I waiting for?What am I afraid of?Guest quotes from previous Leadership Voyage guests Erika Chestnut (Season 1 Episode 8) and Terrance Lee (Season 1 Episode 10) in evaluating perfection, procrastination, and decision-making.https://www.leadership.voyageEmail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.com

Terrance Lee, AKA The Introvert Leader, https://www.instagram.com/theintrovertleader/https://www.tiktok.com/@theintrovertleaderhttps://twitter.com/IntrovertLeadhttps://www.quietvoicefearlessleader.comhad always avoided taking on leadership roles in his life.  At the age of 13, an experience occurred which caused him to doubt his ability to speak in front of people, and caused him to shy away from the spotlight.  This worked for Terrance until he eventually had to learn leadership skills by necessity at his first engineering job out of college.  When he had been working in his first role for a short time, his mentor put in his two-week notice.  Terrance then found out that he had to take his place presenting to a group of experienced engineers and pilots for a highly technical review.  Despite feeling extremely nervous, the meeting that Terrance led went well; which gave him a giant confidence boost.  Since then, Terrance has taken on many leadership and management roles as an introvert at several Fortune 500 companies in the defense industry, with proven results.  He utilizes his platform to empower introverts to tap into their own inner leadership potential and is never shy about sharing the tips that he has learned throughout his journey.

We talk with Jim Reiman (https://negotiationsimplifiedbook.com, https://reimanadr.com) about his 2021 book "Negotiation Simplified" and the process of how to effectively negotiate. Some takeaways:Understanding goals, needs, and wants are keys to a successful negotiationNegotiation and haggling are not the same thingAsking yourself "why" and understanding your goal is a commonly overlooked success criterion for effectively negotiatingThe attributes of an effective leader are the same as a skilled negotiator*****Jim Reiman serves an arbitrator and mediator of complex domestic and international disputes, serves on boards of directors of public and private companies, and teaches and coaches negotiation and strategic business decision making at leading business schools and other institutions around the world.He also teaches and qualifies senior attorneys in international arbitration with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Jim is a member of the commercial arbitration panels of multiple US and foreign arbitral institutions, and additionally is a member of the mediation panels of multiple US courts and mediation institutions. Jim is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), a Q.Arb (Canada), and a Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors (USA). Jim practiced law in Chicago, IL (USA) for 18 years before accepting a senior executive position with a NASDAQ listed auction company at which he created and executed the company's e-commerce strategy. In 2002, he was asked to takeover and turn-around a failing chain of cell phone stores in China, a company at which he served as CEO and then Chairman, grew from 30 stores to over 300, and took public on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market in 2005. During that period Jim successfully unwound a public/private joint venture with one of China's largest SOE's, becoming one of the first toaccomplish such while preserving strong governmental relations. In 2011, Jim stepped off the Board of the Chinese company to build a US and Canadian business which developed and sold aerodynamic enhancing products for heavy duty trucks. In this capacity, he co-developed and co-invented technologies which have been awarded 19 domestic and international patents.He is also the author of Negotiation Simplified: A Framework and Process for Understanding and Improving Negotiation Results, published by Amplify Publishing, an imprint of Mascot Book, Herndon, VA, 2021, Print, www.NegotiationSimplifiedBook.comJim is a graduate of Columbia University, New York (USA) (BA), Northwestern University School of Law (JD) (USA), and also holds a Certificate from the Advanced Executive Program, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (USA). He is the past President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, North America Branch, and past Chairman of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial Insurance Practice Section's Dispute ResolutionCommittee.

Erika Chestnut https://www.erikachestnut.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/erikachestnut/A Powerhouse Woman-in-Tech, Erika talks about:The importance of an organization's core valuesAccountabilityDiscovering your core valuesTough conversationsSocial mediaBIOFun. Quirky. Clever. Sassy. Erika's leadership style begins and ends with relationships. With over 20 years of experience in the tech industry - from application development to spinning up new quality departments - Erika has learned to lead with grace, patience and a little bit of snarky humor. She started her career as an application developer, gaining a deep understanding of business processes, SDLC and the role quality plays in achieving business goals. She is an empathetic servant leader whose mission is to help people lead from a more compassionate space to build teams that are engaged, empowered and excited.

Featured on The Today Show, ABC, the Global BV-TV Network, Beyond the Business Radio Show, and CEO World, Dr. Troy Hall is an award-winning talent retention consultant, international speaker and author of the bestselling titles, Cohesion Culture: Proven Principles to Retain Your Top Talent, and Fanny Rules: A Mother's Leadership Lessons That Never Grow Old. As the founder of Cohesion Culture™, Dr. Troy has dedicated his career to establishing a cycle of culture wellness in the corporate and professional sphere. His executive coaching is built on the strategic framework of Cohesion Culture™, making the concepts of belonging, value, and shared commitment easy for organizations to adapt and implement.From the U.S. to Canada and the United Kingdom, from the Middle East to Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia, Dr. Troy has spoken at global conferences as a subject matter expert on the topics of culture & leadership, strategy, and change.https://drtroyhall.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/drtroyhall/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfSFAYfQaDDVFKEzzlO5ycAhttps://www.instagram.com/drtroyhall/https://twitter.com/drtroyhallhttps://www.facebook.com/drtroyhall

Five Failures of the 1-on-1Canceling them when you're too busyBeing unpreparedUsing the meeting as a status updateHolding back on feedbackTalking only about the presentFurther reading: https://medium.com/@jasonwick7/resuscitate-your-1-on-1s-e9815a347696

Janelle Ward https://www.janelleward.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/janelleward1/In this episode, Janelle talks to us about stakeholder management. What is a stakeholder?Reaching stakeholders by having empathy.Addressing common issues when working with stakeholders.Having mutually beneficial goals when interfacing with stakeholders.The Research Hero in an organization.

Maria Åkerlund (gdq.se) tells us how teams can use the Group Development Questionnaire to become productive, talks about cultural intelligence, and tells the story of how her career was inspired by a film.

Dr. Doug Owens talks to us about being an effective mentor, applying listening as a skill, and finding balance.

Bob Stone talks to us about transitioning from contributor to manager, common challenges of management, and managing managers.

DJ Corchin talks to us about leadership in a creative setting, as well as having grit, giving yourself permission, and being a student.