The Everyday Leader

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Horses and Leadership: How a Day on the Ranch Can Transform Your Leadership

At Energize Leadership, we believe that Emotional Intelligence sets the stage for efficacy in all levels of leadership. It is also critical for surviving in today's world! Mental resilience and peak performance—regardless of circumstances—allows you to manage stress in a healthy manner, utilize critical thinking skills required to prioritize, control impulses, and take smart risks, express empathy, bounce back from setbacks, and so much more! Tune in to this week's episode to learn more about Emotional Intelligence and how you can leverage it as a leadership advantage.  

Leader friends, we are so excited to be talking to the one and only Allison Maslan—Business Maven, Best-Selling Author, 10x Entrepreneur, and overall badass! Allison is the CEO of Pinnacle Global Network and a world leader in scaling businesses. She has built an impressive mentoring business to support other business owners and their leadership teams in taking their business to the next level. Allison helps thousands of leaders shift their mindset, map out a big picture vision, streamline processes, and build an A team to reach admirable new levels of success. We are clearly strong believers that everyone can benefit from mentorship and coaching, and who better to talk to about that than the rockstar mentor herself, Allison Maslan!

Highlights of this episode include: Marshall's journey from technician to CEO, and his experiences in leading an organization The importance of shifting the mindset in order to lead well How to nurture your employees to become rockstars Marshall's tips for employee retention, gaining the respect of your employees and fostering a positive workplace culture Cal-Cert's impressive growth throughout the years and how Marshall became the CEO that he needed to be in order to get there … and SO. MUCH. MORE! (no, seriously).

Our brains are the maestros of our life: our failures, our successes and every single one of our experiences. It is critical to understand the powers at play behind every thought you have and every action you take. Listen in to find out how I found myself in utter chaos and my simple solution that can help us all to improve your relationships, strengthen your connections, increase your productivity, and be the leader others need you to be. Tune in to this week's episode for some tips that are easy to implement throughout your day that will help set up your brain for success.  

Hello Leaders! Today I thought I'd cover a pretty hot topic – leaders in transition. A while back, we posted an article on how to manage a transition to a new leadership role after I realized that a many of the leaders we've worked with over the past few years were going through a transition to a pretty significant new role. That article received more than double the interest of our other blog posts, which confirmed what I had expected: this is a big challenge many of you are facing, and you will likely go through it more than once in your career! I know how hard it is and I've been in the trenches with quite a few leaders who have handled this well. So you will survive. I promise. As a matter of fact, I'm really excited to let you in on a little secret—we are officially building a program just for you—leaders who are transitioning into a new role—and it will take all the guessing out of the situation and give you the confidence that you are, in fact, doing it right! You can pre-register for the program at a discounted rate if you go to energizeleadership.com/leadersuccesskit But in the meantime, I'll share some helpful insights that you can use right now.

I asked Debbie to join us on the Everyday Leader Podcast because I think administrative support is mostly underutilized or not correctly leveraged by the leaders of today, and it is a great opportunity for all of us to think a little bit differently about how we could benefit from an administrative partnership that really works. I'm so excited for you to hear Debbie's perspective – so without further ado – let's meet Debbie Gross!

More Than Just a Headshot: How Leaders Can Manage Their Own Personal Brand Through Visual Imagery with Stephanie Simpson Stephanie Simpson is a business and personal branding photographer with her own firm called Simpson Portraits and she loves to help leaders like you show the world why you stand apart from the crowd. I asked Stephanie to join us on the Everyday Leader Podcast because she is not just any photographer and she takes more than just headshots. When I met her, I was like most of you – looking for a headshot and a couple images that I could use on my bio and different collateral pieces. I had no idea what I was in for when I met with Stephanie. Her bio suggests she is unique with her background in cinematography for big name television networks like Warner Brothers, not to mention her teaching experience in film and TV at the university level. But boy was I in for an experience. I left her studio on top of the world as if I went in one person and came out someone different entirely. She didn't just capture me in images – she saw the version of me that I was not stepping into and helped paint that picture for me through her magical strategic lens. Now that I've been working with Stephanie myself for nearly a year, it is so apparent to me that managing our personal brands through our photos and images is a crucial differentiator that is so easy to do but even more easy not to do. So friends, as you listen to this podcast I want you to think about your opportunities to show up in front of all of your audiences being that version of yourself that you know you are and are so often frustrated that others just don't see. This might just be your magic silver bullet – how can you leverage our virtual world and any opportunity you have, no matter what your position or what business you are in – to show up how you want to be seen. I'm absolutely thrilled to introduce you to Stephanie and talk about the importance of leveraging personal branding. Enjoy!  

Today we are talking to a highly regarded leader who's on a mission. Mim is the Executive Director of Healthy Day Partners, a non-profit organization working to nourish and heal people and planet through healthier food systems, ecological practices, and environmental education. That is a long-winded way of saying that Mim has strong values around access and education to real, clean food and also the environment we live in. Mim's unique magnetism has brought together partnerships that have made a significant difference in the city she lives in. It all started with some small projects in her son's school and has transformed into the nations' first school district with an organic farm and farm to table school lunch. Pretty amazing! And a pretty amazing woman. Mim is now taking the programs and solutions she has built over the last 5 years to a larger platform and I couldn't be more excited. I'm interviewing Mim because she truly is a leader. But I'm also bringing Mim to this podcast because I believe food is a key ingredient to our excellence as leaders. Food can make a significant impact on how you feel, how you show up, and how you perform. So listen in leaders – this is gonna be good!!

Highlights of this episode include: Five critical questions to ask yourself in order to really get to know yourself How to create a plan that focuses on your areas of strength and the things you need to do in order to be great at what you do How to use insights or feedback you've received about your current role to deal with those things effectively so they aren't getting in your way How to use self-awareness to work towards future goals and determine what you need to do now in order to be able to lead effectively in that arena ... and more!  

Energize Leadership is hosting a Horse Retreat for Leaders at a steeply discounted price for testimonials and use of photos for marketing materials. The retreat will be held September 9th in Ramon, CA. Click here to learn more.  

Today we're gonna tackle the big harry monster that feels uncomfortable for most people. So many of us have been passed over by a promotion at some point in our careers and it Never. Feels. Good. This can be an awkward situation for every party involved - you, your boss, your hiring manager, and the person who did get the job. Well, we're going to fill you in on a little secret: while those who didn't select you may resort to clichéd excuses like “someone else just had better qualifications,” they're being a lot more upfront about their decision to others – US!!!! This is one of the top five situations every leader and HR manager can't quite figure out and they end up asking leadership coaches and consultants how to deal with it! So we thought, you know what? Let's do the talking here and spill the beans on what others might not say to you! Get your popcorn ready, because this is one juicy episode!

Highlights of this episode include: How JuliAnn came to recognize the importance of owning your personal brand The importance of digging deep and identifying the "why" to your "why" Branding hacks for standing out as a leader in the corporate world How self-care directly impacts the energy you put out into the world The power of leading your life with purpose ... and more!  

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE INCLUDE: How Dena finally stopped ignoring her inner voice and finally took the leap to start her own business (and what that's been like!) The ups and downs of starting your own business Managing a team in today's digital age The leadership lessons and takeaways from Dena's corporate life that she is bringing to her new firm … and more!  

Lately, the Energize Leadership team has been working with several leaders who are dealing with a very real situation of having to adjust to a new boss and having a difficult time with it. We wanted to share some useful thoughts on the topic in case you are currently in this situation. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE INCLUDE: Eight tips for making it work when a new boss comes around Three situations where you should be looking at your options very closely How to handle this situation responsibly and in a way that maintains your reputation The types of conversations you should — and shouldn't — be having with your peers … and more!

Highlights of this episode include: Andi's journey to her current role as the SVP of People and Culture at LAZ Parking Andi's non-traditional HR approach (and why it works!) How Andi and her team have fostered one of the most positive, heart-centered workplace cultures at LAZ Parking Practical self-care strategies for the leaders of today The importance of taking care of your employees  (and what that really means for HR) Aligning your life's path with your life's purpose … and more!  

We decided to do something a little different on the Energize Leadership Podcast during holiday weeks by picking a relevant topic to cover and discussing briefly the challenges and possible solutions we thought would be helpful on that topic. Enjoy!

Dr. Jeremy Hirshberg is currently the Chief Operating Officer and Management Consultant for Transitive Media, Specific Performance, and LeadClient (Start-up), which are marketing and advertising companies in the Legal sector. He is responsible for establishing the business strategies and leading their execution to improve organizational performance and overall profitability. Jeremy has moved around the country on his career adventures with companies like San Diego Gas & Electric, Booz Allen Hamilton, and the Center for Creative Leadership. He is a self-starter and manages to make a significantly positive financial mark on the organizations that he works with. He also is a very gifted management consultant who works strategically with c-suite leaders and facilitating team dynamics like a maestro. We're so pleased to introduce you to Jeremy so we can learn about his journey and how he leverages his expertise as a leadership consultant in his role now as Chief Operating Officer!  

We are so excited to introduce Renee Dominguez, Business Strategist, Leadership Consultant and CEO of Empowered LeadHERship.

We are VERY excited to share our first guest with you at The Everyday Leader podcast! Our guest, Christine Willis, is a ROCKSTAR when it comes to leadership.  Highlights of this episode include: How Christine went from flipping pizzas to climbing her way up to a VP position over at Qdoba How Christine manages to stay strong, sane, and productive whilst overseeing over 300 restaurants throughout the United States and Canada Christine's biggest "mistakes" and why they make her a better leader today Christine's unique take on work-life balance How Christine fosters close, healthy and positive relationships with her team to ensure she is setting them up for success How Christine connects with herself and others as a leader How Christine inspires and motivates others? Christine's best practices for checking in on performance progress ... and more!