The Complete Leader Podcast

Career and Workplace Strategist Davina Ware joins TCL Podcast host Dale Dixon to examine empathy in leadership. An empathetic leader has an idea of the experience of each one of their employees—but how do you get to that point? Listen in for actionable tips to develop empathy no matter your leadership style. #leader #leaders #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #empathy

Career and Workplace Strategist Davina Ware joins TCL Podcast host Dale Dixon to discuss the various barriers and blindspots when it comes to communication, whether that's between colleagues or a leader and their team. Davina shares stories of different communication gaps she has witnessed and gives advice on how to close the gap before it can create cracks in the foundation of the organization.

Host Dale Dixon and two of the authors of the book “Optimizing Strategy for Results” wrap up their series on the 7 Stages of Strategy with Strategic Evaluation and Learning. Dr. Evans Baiya and Professor Timothy Waema explain that the continuous process of strategy doesn't always blatantly show how to get the results you are looking for. They outline next steps if you find a mistake in your strategy (even in past stages), and how clear data, documentation, communication, and evaluation are critical on the path to long-term strategic success. Learn more about the 7 Stages of Strategy at optimizingstrategyforresults.com and purchase your copy of the book at https://amzn.to/33ciUxV.

Authors Dr. Evans Baiya and Professor Timothy Waema move into Stage 6 of the 7 Stages of Strategy: Strategic Execution. In this conversation with host Dale Dixon on their latest book, “Optimizing Strategy for Results,” (co-authored with Ron Price) they examine the importance of communication, repetition, feedback, and accountability for everyone in the organization. With simple, predictable workflows and continuous feedback, this stage will help you produce impactful results. Learn more about the 7 Stages of Strategy at optimizingstrategyforresults.com and purchase your copy of the book here.

Dr. Evans Baiya and Professor Timothy Waema detail the next stage of their book, "Optimizing Strategy for Results,"  co-authored with Ron Price. In their conversation with host Dale Dixon, they build on the decisions made in Stage 4 to move on to Stage 5: Strategic Planning for Execution. This stage involves executing those decisions, monitoring for results, and creating clear metrics. The authors also discuss how to avoid a breakdown between the stages by using the canvases and tools from the book as your guide. Learn more about the 7 Stages of Strategy at optimizingstrategyforresults.com and purchase your copy of the book at https://amzn.to/33ciUxV.

Two of the authors of “Optimizing Strategy for Results: A Structured Approach to Make Your Business Come Alive” continue their conversation on the 7 Stages of Strategy with host Dale Dixon. Dr. Evans Baiya and Professor Timothy Waema discuss key outcomes of Stage 4: Making Strategic Decisions, specific tools your organization can use for evaluation and prioritization, and the importance of keeping a strategic—rather than a tactical—mindset in this stage. As mentioned in the beginning of this series, people are at the center of success in this stage and they emphasize the importance of communication and commitment from stakeholders at all levels. Learn more about the 7 Stages of Strategy at optimizingstrategyforresults.com and purchase your copy of the book at https://amzn.to/33ciUxV.

Host Dale Dixon interviews two of the three authors of the book, Optimizing Strategy for Results, Ron Price and Timothy Mwololo Waema, PhD. Stage 3 of Optimizing Strategy ushers us into a new phase, Creating Strategic Options. Leaders can make great decisions by creating a flourishing list of options that define possible directions for the future. The authors discuss how to take advantage of current strengths and seize the best opportunities in the external environment by taking a systematic approach to creativity.

Host Dale Dixon interviews two of the three authors of the book "Optimizing Strategy for Results," Ron Price and Timothy Mwololo Waema, PhD. The authors discuss their unique approach to building Strategic Intelligence into strategy. Extracted from the concept of Emotional Intelligence, Strategic Intelligence encompasses components of internal and external factors that measure how well leaders within a company know themselves, their customers, and the environment they operate within. The authors also identify tools to help organizations be successful in this stage. Learn more at thecompleteleader.org and order your copy of Optimizing Strategy for Results at https://amzn.to/33ciUxV.

Host Dale Dixon interviews two of the three authors of the book, Optimizing Strategy for Results, Ron Price and Professor Timothy Mwololo Waema. As leaders, it's important to build a lasting framework that serves as a compass to guide your company—especially in uncertainty. Building a company that will exist for the next 100 years depends heavily on the foundational elements of strategy: purpose, vision, and core values. The authors also discuss the benefit of weaving in the right people at this stage to provide long-term impactful results. Learn more at thecompleteleader.org and order your copy of Optimizing Strategy for Results at https://amzn.to/33ciUxV.

The Complete Leader Founder Ron Price and host Dale Dixon continue their discussion on getting more done in less time. There is a difference between important tasks and urgent tasks, Ron shares, and you must not only pay attention to the differences but also be cognizant of how today's distractions can keep you from being productive.

The Complete Leader Founder Ron Price and host Dale Dixon discuss the three obstacles keeping us from accomplishing more: the distracting world around us, our own internal battles, and the need for new tools and systems to manage our time and energy. Discover how to combat these challenges, become more fulfilled by your day-to-day tasks, and get more done.

Host Dale Dixon and Complete Leader Founder Ron Price break down the attributes of critical thinking skills. Leaders at every level can create impact by understanding the importance of critical thinking, learning the additional skills required to be a strong critical thinker, and how to build your critical thinking skills. Ron also reminds listeners that this skill is built over a lifetime and is worthy of exploring thoroughly.

In part two of this series on Conscience and Character, host Dale Dixon and Ron Price continue their discussion on the rules of Axiology, the four ways subconscious bias influences judgment, and how you can develop your conscience and character. According to Ron, conscience is awareness of right and wrong, good and bad, while character is choosing the right and rejecting the wrong in how we think and act.

Host Dale Dixon and Ron Price discuss the process of developing consciousness through Axiology, which is the study of value. The more we develop our discernment of goodness, the better decisions we can make. Ron also outlines the three rules of measuring value based on the logic structure created by conscience, ethics, and the social sciences. As we journey through the concept of consciousness, we will learn how it affects character.

Host Dale Dixon interviews two of the three authors of the book, Optimizing Strategy for Results, Ron Price and Timothy Mwololo Waema, PhD. In a world that's changing so fast, does strategy still have a role? After examining the seven stages of strategy, there are parts of strategy that are designed to be stable in the storm and there are other parts that are designed to be agile. The authors discuss this idea through the lens of VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) and how it provides stability in the midst of change.

Host Dale Dixon interviews the authors of the new book, "Optimizing Strategy for Results", Ron Price; Evans Baiya, PhD,; and Timothy Waema, PhD. Through developing strategy for clients for over 20 years, the authors realized that companies needed an applicable and practical approach to create and optimize strategy with fresh prospective. They discuss the importance of building strategic intelligence, appropriately assigning roles based on talent, and incorporating communication within the seven stages of creating strategy. Each author provides their expert viewpoint to leaders charged with catalyzing results for their organization.

Host Dale Dixon and TCL Author and Founder Ron Price dive into the different types of thinking leaders should practice. Thinking is the beginning of a leader's journey and without thinking diversely and clearly, their potential is limited. We all have natural tendencies for how we approach thinking but we also have skills that supplement our talent. Ron explains the six continuums of thinkers, the seven thinking skills, and creating an environment for diverse thinking competencies.

Host Dale Dixon and TCL Author and Founder Ron Price describe the significance of growing from consciousness to being conscious in making good judgements for senior leaders. There is so much noise around us that we lose the keenness of self-awareness and self-evaluation. Leaders must choose to increase awareness or it will plateau overtime. Ron provides examples of how leaders can develop their capacity to discern the difference between the degrees of good or bad in any situation.

Host Dale Dixon and TCL Author and Founder Ron Price discuss the role of emotion in our thinking as leaders. Studies in neuroscience indicate that thinking creates emotion instead of emotion establishing our thinking. Ron explains how our brain subconsciously makes predictions through our past experiences, our body sending messages to the brain about the energy it needs, and how the external environment is influencing us. He also describes how emotional intelligence helps leaders recognize the depth that emotions impede their predictive judgements.

Host Dale Dixon and TCL Author and Founder Ron Price discuss the thinking patterns of the modern-day leader. With technological advances, we have much more information to process and think about. Unfortunately, this doesn't leave room to think deeply. Leaders MUST discipline their thinking to make impactful decisions that positively affect their staff, vendors, and partners. Dale and Ron outline easily applicable strategies to develop a richer way of thinking.

Connected Leadership and Paying Attention Host Dale Dixon and TCL Facilitator and author Dr. Francis Eberle continue their discussion about Connected Leadership. Francis tells the story of his dyslexia diagnosis and how it formed his theory of collaboration. He points to the aspect of Attention, which he believes sets a leader apart. He gives tips on how to start narrowing down your focus as a leader and figuring out where you should be paying attention.

Host Dale Dixon and TCL Facilitator and author Dr. Francis Eberle talk today about the importance of defining purpose as a leader. Francis outlines why leaders must engage their employees to help lead, and the importance of organizational purpose as it relates to your team. He gives the four parts of the Connected Leadership model, which he discusses in his recent book, as well as tips for figuring out your own personal purpose.

Host Dale Dixon and TCL Author and Founder Ron Price continue their conversation about Resiliency. Ron gives ideas to increase Resiliency in the five areas he defined in Part 1, using the three steps to success. Dale and Ron dive into the five facets of Resiliency and how to set goals to begin to work on each. They discuss the importance of stress and recovery in the process, and Ron shares his three favorite quotes about Resilience.

Host Dale Dixon and TCL Author and Founder Ron Price discuss Resiliency on today's podcast. Learn why Ron believes Resiliency is a skill, not a trait--and why it is an important one for leaders. Ron gives his definition of Resiliency, as well as some statistics from Resiliency research. Then he defines his five different areas of resilience. Tune in to the next episode for methods to build resilience in each of the five areas.

This week, Host Dale Dixon and TCL Founder Ron Price discuss conquering overcommitment. Ron gives us a list of 11 causes of overcommitment and discusses the cost of committing to too much. He breaks down the six stages he uses to combat overcommitment.

In this episode, Host Dale Dixon and TCL Founder Ron Price discuss overwhelm and its connection to time management. Ron lists the common forces that contribute to overwhelm and the reasons that people fail to make progress in managing their time and priorities. He gives 3 keys for starting a new habit. Ron shares best practices and how good leaders can be great leaders when they shift their focus.

This week, Host Dale Dixon and TCL Founder Ron Price discuss decision making—particularly big decisions and their impact. They review the kinds of decisions that are critical and the ones that leaders may need new skills to make. Ron talks about big decisions that create focus, shape the future and impact people, and the skills leaders need to make better decisions. They also discuss the role of instinct in decision making.

What does leading others really entail? This second stage of your leadership career is when you begin to have a larger influence and to expand your impact as a leader. In this episode, host Dale Dixon and TCL author and advisor Ron Price discuss the 12 skills needed to transition from leading yourself to leading others. Ron suggests starting with empathy, gives five steps for delegation, and shares the one thing that will make you really great at leading others.

Leading yourself emotionally begins with self-awareness. In this episode, host Dale Dixon and TCL author and advisor Ron Price discuss the role of emotions in leadership, unpacking the four primary emotions and exercises to grow awareness over time, including how to transition from stoicism to experiencing emotions. Ron talks about the positive and negative emotions that can put you at risk, the space between stimulus and response, and how to use emotions to help you do greater things.

A critical aspect of Leading Yourself is managing your time, starting with the first minutes of each day. In this episode, host Dale Dixon and TCL author Ron Price discuss the stages of leadership and the skills to focus on at each stage. Whether early in your career, in middle management or in a senior leadership role, managing your time and priorities is a key skill. Ron shares his morning routine, task management system ideas, the set up that he reviews daily and weekly, how he built his morning routine, and how to start your own.

Host Dale Dixon interviews Leadership and Change Management Advisor Lori McNeill about the components that make up effective Negotiation. Lori talks about everyday negotiation, the three styles of negotiation, and the importance of focusing on the problem not the person. She also lists the skills needed to be a good negotiator and the role of emotional intelligence in the process.

In this special episode of The Complete Leader podcast, Leadership Advisor and Author Ron Price interviews his son, Dan Price, CEO of Gravity Payments about leading during crisis, specifically what he and his company have done during COVID-19. Dan discussed the ways Gravity Payments is helping small businesses use technology to keep their doors open, even through stay-at-home orders and social distancing. He explains why he listened to ideas from over 200 employees to make a plan to keep Gravity Payments moving forward. He also shares details on his Small Business Champion Program, designed to offer those who are unemployed a chance to partner with Gravity and make commissions. Ron also lists seven actions leaders should take during a crisis, and gives Dan a quiz.

Host Dale Dixon is with Holly Mitchell today, broadcasting live from the TTI Success Insights Conference. Holly is a sales trainer, team advisor and leadership coach, who had a successful 14-year career in big pharma sales. Holly shares the three things that teams need from their managers. She also talks about how she works with teams who are onboarding new leaders, shares some of the questions she uses with her clients, and gives tips for new managers to build trust.

Host Dale Dixon interviews Jaime Lisk today, live from the TTI Success Insights Conference. Jaime is a leadership coach, team builder, and a certified facilitator for RealTime Coaching. She gives us tips on goal setting—and goal achieving—sharing the process she uses with her clients. Jaime talks about the power of self-talk, and she also shares the two aspects you might be missing in your own goal setting.

Is it possible to influence others authentically and with integrity? Ron Price, an internationally recognized business advisor, former CEO of a global company, and author of Growing Influence: A Story of How to Lead with Character, Expertise, and Impact, believes not only can you do it, you must act with authenticity and integrity to succeed today. In this CareerCast, Ron shares lessons learned from his decades of leadership experience, character driven perspective, and insights from across the world.

Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price discuss the role of the leader as an innovator. Ron tells the story of how he and Dr. Evans Baiya connected to write The Innovator's Advantage and details the two types of innovation. He also shares steps for leaders to create a culture of innovation, and the impact of ideas as the currency of the innovation economy. Follow Ron @ronprice89 and Dale @DDixonMedia

Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price talk about how the gig economy has changed the workforce, and therefore supervision and management. Ron discusses the opportunities and threats of this trend, and gives leaders tools to rethink supervision. He also lists the leadership skills that are critical for leading in today's economy, and gives leaders tips to grow along with this trend. Follow Ron @ronprice89 and Dale @DDixonMedia

Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price explore the leader's role in finding and developing great talent for his or her organization. Ron lists ways that leaders can keep the hiring pipeline full, and how to make sure that a candidate is a good fit for the job and the organization. He discusses the importance of systemically evaluating, challenging and reorganizing your team. And also shares potential landmines. Follow Ron @ronprice89 and Dale @DDixonMedia.

Host Dale Dixon talks today with John Kerrick, a human development expert and coach who has spent much of his career teaching creative thinking. He shares the key principles for thinking creatively, and tells stories of his time working with brand managers at Quaker Oats and engineers at GE. He explains how creativity can begin with a simple idea and the benefit of changing one small thing at a time.

Host Dale Dixon interviews special guest, Lori McNeill, a sought-after speaker and leadership advisor who specializes in helping companies navigate through change. Lori shares the importance of communicating the "why" of a decision, and how to determine who will need to be included in the conversation. She gives some tactical ways to foster buy-in, and ideas to help people understand the bigger picture when it comes to organizational change.

Host Dale Dixon interviews Leadership Advisor Dr. Francis Eberle about his unique perspective on understanding and evaluating others. Dr. Eberle shares how being dyslexic impacted his education--and also the way he perceives others. He tells us why assumptions about people are detrimental for a leader, and gives simple tactics to be better at understanding and evaluating others. Follow Dr. Francis Eberle @EberleFrancis and Dale @DDixonMedia.

Host Dale Dixon interviews Business Coach and Strategist Padraig Berry, who is the CEO of One Focus Business Consultants and TTI Success Insights Ireland. On today's episode, Dale and Padraig discuss authentic empathy, and how it is a building block for many other leadership competencies. Padraig shares stories from his time working with Irish-American businessman and philanthropist Chuck Feeney, and gives three challenges to grow empathy as a leader. Follow Dale @DDixonMedia and Padraig @PadraigBerry.

Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price finish their discussion of the six stages by discussing stages 5 and 6. Ron talks about the leadership phenomenon of "getting into the zone," and gives some specific ways to actively measure your impact. He also explains how the leader's journey comes full circle, and how your leadership mindset shifts throughout your career. Follow @ronprice89 and Dale @DDixonMedia.

Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price continue their discussion of the Leader's Journey, discussing Stages 3 and 4. Ron explains why the stages are not always linear and how multiple invitations each begin a new chapter of the leadership journey. He also talks about the variety of ways that leaders can develop themselves, what research shows about how people learn after they are in the workforce, and how validation amplifies your opportunities as a leader. Follow Ron @ronprice89 and Dale @DDixonMedia.

Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price talk about the Leader's Journey, starting with the first two stages. Ron explains how he discovered the stages, the role initiative plays in leadership, and the three functions of a leader. He also shares the three primary ways to develop self awareness and tools to evaluate whether a leadership opportunity is a good fit. Follow Ron @ronprice89 and Dale @DDixonMedia

Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price finish their conversation about leadership influence this week, as they dive into what it means to have integrity as a leader. Ron discusses how positional leadership impacts your followers, and how to develop integrity as a leader--both expert and character integrity--as well as three questions to ask yourself. Follow Ron @ronprice89 and Dale @DDixonMedia.

Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price continue their discussion of leading with character, based on Ron's recent book, Growing Influence. Ron gives the definition of integrity in expert leadership, and outlines the importance of continuous learning to maintain integrity of expertise as a leader. He also dives into what it means to create value for others as a leader, and how you can shift your expertise with intention. Follow Ron @ronprice89 and Dale @DDixonMedia.

Host Dale Dixon and Leadership Advisor Ron Pice discuss the concepts from Ron's new book, Growing Influence, a business fable he cowrote with Stacy Ennis. Ron outlines the three different kinds of leadership, and their corresponding connections to integrity. He lists several ways to consider and define your own ideas of integrity and character, and to tie them to personal accountability. Follow Ron @ronprice89 and Dale @DDixonMedia.

Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price finish their discussion about project management in today's episode. They discuss the people part of project management, including team morale in synergy. Ron shares one of his favorite project management tools, and gives five simple things to do to create a collaborative team. Follow Ron @ronprice89 and Dale @DDixonMedia

Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price continue their conversation about Project Management. Ron explains why a project's success depends on outlining the desired results, and shares the questions he asks at the beginning of a project to help identify the outcome you want. Dale and Ron explore the connection between Goal Achievement and Project Management--and lay out how a project management system can help you become more effective in your daily work. Follow Ron @ronprice89 and Dale @DDixonMedia

Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price discuss Project Management and how it encompasses all 25 of the competencies in The Complete Leader. Ron gives a checklist of what needs to be defined at the front end of a project. He challenges listeners to think about how they could be more successful by improving the skill of project management. Tune in to the next episode to learn how to create a pathway for defining results and how to put a plan into place. Follow Ron @ronprice89 and Dale @DDixonMedia