Get your daily spark of leadership insights and inspiration with The Leadership Sparq podcast. We equip managers with tactics and tools to help you navigate the modern workplace and grow as a leader. Tune in each day for a 5-minute discussion of a relevant leadership topic you can apply in your life.
Today we kick-off a few day focus on the power insights are for a leader. Listen in today to get a definition of insights you can use to shape how you think about the power of insights.
In this episode, we wrap up a few day focus on famous leadership quotes. Today, we share a quote from Lao Tzu.
In this episode, we share a quote to remind us what the people around us will never forget about their time with us.
In this episode, we share a leadership quote from former President Ronald Reagan. Listen in and be inspired to get your people to do great things.
In this episode, we kickoff a few days sharing powerful leadership quotes and how they can inspire us to be better leaders. Today we share about translating vision into reality.
In this episode, we unpack the need to leaders to invest in building relationships internally and externally because it's hard to build a relationship when you need it.
In this episode, learn a leadership lesson that we wish we knew years ago. The lesson is performance will not save you without relationships.
In this episode, we unpack something that could power your leadership and significantly increase your leadership impact.
In this episode, we talk about the importance of knowing your leadership why.
In this episode, we have a little fun and talk about what AI can't replace. There are skills you can develop that will help you excel as a leader regardless of how advanced AI becomes.
In this episode, we share why the best leaders learn to edit what they say before they say it.
In this episode, we share something that could be decreasing the performance of your team that you might not see.
In this episode, we wrap up a short focus on the imposter syndrome. Listen in to learn two practical ways you can fight the battle against the imposter syndrome.
What is imposter syndrome? Listen in and find out! In this episode, we continue the conversation about the imposter syndrome and what to do about it.
In this episode, we kickoff a 3-day focus on the imposter syndrome. Today we discuss whether we should "lean in" or "give in" when confronted with the feeling of being an imposter.
In this episode, we share a key principle Tory Aikman (former HOF Dallas Cowboy's quarterback) reminded us of recently during a football telecast. If you lead, you'll want to listen in to make sure you are doing this for your team.
In this episode, we wrap up a focus on defeating burnout. Today you'll learn the 3rd strategy you can implement-Expectations!
In this episode, we unpack the 2nd strategy you can implement to help you defeat burnout. This starts by committing to a community.
In this episode, we start unpacking the three strategies you can implement to help you defeat burnout. This starts by creating boundaries.
In this episode, we continue the conversation about burnout and how to defeat the dark side of leadership. Today you'll learn common root causes that could lead to burnout.
In this episode, we kickoff a series focused on burnout and how to defeat the dark side of leadership. Today you'll learn why you need to pay attention to this as a leader.
Leaders need to comfortable challenging the status quo. In this episode, we unpack the need for leaders to challenge what "is" for what "could be" and "should be."
The iceberg of ignorance? Yes, you want to avoid it! In this episode, we unpack the iceberg of ignorance and how to avoid running into it and derailing your leadership impact.
In this episode, we share the 2 things you want to avoid as a leader. These 2 things are what we call a "leader's kryptonite."
In this episode, we unpack where accountability starts.
In this episode, we unpack how you truly only see a small % of what's going on in the lives of those around you. Never forget this!
In this episode, learn how other people judge you as a leader. Spoiler Alert! It's different than how you judge yourself.
In this episode, we share the 3 words every leader needs to learn to say. Saying these 3 words could unlock how fast your team moves and the ideas that surface that change the game.
In this episode, we wrap up the 3-day focus on feedback by introducing the FAST Feedback model you can use to develop elite feedback skills.
In this episode, learn the way to NOT give feedback. This is a common approach, but likely the worst way to give feedback if you want to get the outcome you desire from giving feedback.
In this episode, we kickoff a 3-day focus on helping you become elite at feedback.
In this episode, we share a strategy we have at Wildsparq that could unlock your leadership impact.
What's your job as a leader? In this episode, we tackle that question and share how your job as a leader is to empty your cup not fill the cup of those around you.
In this episode, we wrap up the Trust Equation. The last component of the Trust Equation is consistency. Listen in to learn why consistency is critical if you want to build a culture of trust.
In this episode, we continue unpacking the Trust Equation. The next component of the Trust Equation is empathy. Listen in to learn why empathy is critical if you want to build a culture of trust.
In this episode, we share a mistake made recently that impacted transparency and trust.
In this episode, we start the unpacking of the Trust Equation. The first component of the Trust Equation is transparency. Listen in to learn why transparency is critical if you want to build a culture of trust.
Does your team trust you? Really? In this episode, learn about the power of trust and why trust is the future of leadership. You'll learn the Trust Equation and the key elements needed to build a culture of trust.
In this episode, we talk about a practical way you can leverage gratitude to attack the stress you feel as a leader. Listen for pragmatic ways you can activate this idea to action. It's hard to be stressed when you reflect on how much you are blessed.
In this episode, we unpack why all leaders need to choose to be a buffalo vs. a cow. Listen in to learn why!
In this episode, we talk about how implementing skull sessions changed the UGA football program. What's a skull session? Listen in to find out.
REPLAY (as college football approaches). In this episode, we discuss great leadership content we recently heard from Kirby Smart, the University of Georgia head football coach. Whether you're a Bulldog or not, the leadership principles will challenge you to be a better leader.
In this episode, we unpack five practical steps you can take today to make your next communication stick.
Here's a sobering fact for leaders— your people forget most of what you say! In this episode, we unpack the importance of using story when communicating and how using story will help you communicate in a way that moves people.
We introduce the 4 C's of communication. Implementing the 4 C's will help you communicate in a way that moves people to action.
In this episode, we continue the conversation about how to process failure as a leader. Failure is a good thing for you if you process it in a healthy way, so listen in to see how failure can actually be a powerful teacher
In this episode, we share ideas on how to frame up failure when you face adversity. Failure is not a matter of "if" but "when", so listen it for some ideas on how you can process failure when it comes your way.
If you confuse, you lose! In the episode, we share what happens when your team is unclear about performance expectations. If these exist, you'll have a tough time leading a high-performance team.
In this episode, we talk about the power of creating shared experiences and how this impact team productivity. You'll be a better leader if you intentionally create shared experiences.
Caring is not optional as a leader. It's a non-negotiable. In this episode, we talk about why caring is not optional and introduce the CARE acronym to help you put caring into action.
In this episode, we unpack a strategy that 90% of leaders miss. Based on learnings from John Maxwell, we introduce this big idea regarding what 90% of leaders miss and share three ways you can ensure you don't miss it.