Leading with Curiosity. A Podcast for Modern Leaders. (Nate Leslie)

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Highlights  from My Conversation with Dan Kerr: American School of Paris, France.

“You are the Weather”

• Relationships are our currency. We bank them. Once in a while we need to make a withdrawal (hard conversations)
• Why did you choose to lead?
• Mentor - What does ‘good’ look like?
• Listen well, listen deeply.
• Lead through service, a learners mindset, and be empathy focused.
• In 2022 we all have ‘stuff’ going on. How do we control our weather so that we have sunny days inside the building for our kids? - Kindness, Courage.
• Leader - What are you Willing to Address?
• Relationships are the foundation of leadership. We bank trust and vulnerability. Sometimes we need to take small withdrawals from the bank to have difficult conversations.

Career Highlights:

Dan was named an NAESP Distinguished Principal in 2021.

He’s been an Adjunct Professor for Endicott College teaching two Master’s Degree classes in Madrid and Prague each summer, as well as online throughout the year. He teaches Change Management in International Schools, and Innovative Practices in Education. He loves teaching young leaders, and learning from such bright, passionate, and committed international educators!

Dan Kerr is currently the Lower School Director at the American School of Paris.  He arrived in July of 2017 after 3 amazing years as the Intermediate School Principal (Grades 3-8) at Academia Cotopaxi American International School in Quito, Ecuador. Before that he was in Shanghai at SCIS in China for 4 years as the Middle School Principal,  and previous to that he spent 7 wonderful years in Jakarta, Indonesia at Jakarta Intercultural School. My first international position was in Abu Dhabi in the UAE…He’s been an International School Teacher/Administrator for over 20 years and there’s no lookin back now!

About Monday Musings

www.mondaymusings.org 

"I began blogging years ago sending my thoughts (Musings) out to my School faculty in an attempt to share my vision, and to open up the lines of communication. They’ve become somewhat of an expectation over the last many years, and it’s fair to say that they’ve morphed into opportunities for me to address issues, share my educational fairytale, and to celebrate accomplishments with the surrounding school community, and indeed the world. They’ve also helped me “sharpen the saw” so to speak, as the professional discourse that stems from these posts has allowed me to share ideas and issues with educational leaders from around the globe. I am a featured blogger for THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATOR (TIE online), and you can follow my posts there as well.  I’m also an adjunct professor for Endicott College, teaching in their Masters Degree leadership program in Madrid and Prague every summer.

Essentially, the Musings are my attempt to stay current, as well as a forum to gain valuable feedback on how to turn a school from good to great. It’s an on-going process…over 250 posts and counting and still so much to learn."

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Hey listeners, welcome to Leading with Curiosity. My guest today is Tony Martignetti. Tony's in Canton, Massachusetts is a PCC coach with the International Coach Federation and learned a long time ago that values and our daily work need to be aligned.

By widening his vision to see the new opportunity he was able to then narrow his focus to something new that was more in his calling from biotech financial analyst to PCC coach and leadership development facilitator.

In this interview, we explore the use of metaphor leading from behind horse leadership of all things. We explore the value of deep personal connection and navigating change as a leader and how to engage the team in navigating that change.

As always, I learned a lot. I hope you do too. Here's Tony Martignetti on Leading with Curiosity. Enjoy....

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Summary

In this conversation, Nate Leslie interviews Rusty Gaillard, a leadership consultant and coach, about the importance of mindfulness and compassion in leadership. They discuss the concept of eliminating unnecessary work and focusing on the big rocks that drive impact. Rusty emphasizes the need for leaders to have the courage to face discomfort and take action. They also explore the role of candor and trust in building strong relationships and effective teams. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the responsibility of leaders to set a positive example for the next generation and the impact of their words and actions on AI.

Keywords

leadership, mindfulness, compassion, eliminating unnecessary work, big rocks, courage, candor, trust, positive example, AI

Takeaways

• Leaders should accept that a portion of their work may be unnecessary and focus on the big rocks that drive impact.
• Mindfulness and compassion are essential in facing discomfort and taking action.
• Candor and trust are crucial in building strong relationships and effective teams.
• Leaders have a responsibility to set a positive example for the next generation and be mindful of the impact of their words and actions on AI.

• The Impact of Words and Actions on AI
• Building Trust and Navigating Conflict

Title Options

• The Impact of Words and Actions on AI
• Building Trust and Navigating Conflict

Sound Bites

"Is there 80% of the work that you're doing that might be irrelevant?"

"What are those big rocks that you can really focus on that are going to support your growth?"

"There's something I'm doing here, even though I've invested so much time and energy in it, I could walk away from it."

Chapters

00:00 Eliminating Unnecessary Work and Focusing on Big Rocks

07:24 Building Trust and Navigating Conflict

26:28 The Impact of Words and Actions on AI

Hello listeners. My guest today started reading one leadership in management book a week in 1998, over 1100 leadership books later taught churches is like a management and leadership Thought Leader encyclopedia. I love this conversation. 30 minutes went by like that. I wish I could go longer. I know I'm going to have him on Leading with Curiosity again. We explore the difference between management and leadership and why they are both absolutely critical. What makes a great leadership facilitation experience? And we explored his new book, VisuaLeadership. The power of helping people see what you're trying to say, with no further adieu, I welcome Todd Churches to the podcast. Executive coach, leadership development trainer, thought leader, and Professor of leadership at both NYU, and Columbia University in New York City. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did recording it.

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Would you like to rekindle your curiosity? Perhaps, you’d like to explore why magnificent leaders are master questioners. You only have one life to live. One is enough when you lead from within. Imagine a professional woman, who was sent to finishing school (3 times...but that’s a different story), lives on 20 rural acres with a variety of pets, and simultaneously improves the world by teaching leaders to “relearn how to learn” and, as a result, evolve into their true potential. Pretty awesome, right?

Shawna Schuh is an innovative thought-leader who can help you unpack the pesky problems you encounter when you lead people. With a curious mind, herself, and a Master’s Certificate in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Shawna is exceptionally skilled in the art of uncovering leadership blind spots and catapulting leaders out of the leadership weeds.

Having worked with organizations like Nike and Columbia Sportswear to associations such as Fashion Group International and the National Speakers Association. Shawna shares a unique perspective so that the information and ideas she promotes stick and work. With two TEDx talks to her credit, as well as 3 decades of experience, you will be enlightened as well as entertained while shifting from the less stellar things most leaders do to focus only on what the best leaders do.

In this episode we explore modern diverse workplace culture, intergenerational leadership, and the reality that everyone will leave. What can we do about it, and how do we leverage it? The Boomerang Principle.

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Guest Lee Caraher is the CEO of Double Forte, a national independent PR/Communications agency. An acclaimed communication strategist, Lee is known for her practical solutions to big problems. She's on a mission to help small businesses break through the noise and make a big impact.

Lee has a reputation for building cohesive, high producing teams who have fun together at the same time and has authored two top-selling
books about positive and profitable work culture. She is a straight talker who doesn't hold too many punches, although she does her best to be pleasant about it. Her big laugh and sense of humor have gotten her out of a lot of trouble.

Her company works with some of the top consumer lifestyle, digital life, technology and wine brands in the country. Double Forte’s “Get on The Map” service is a foundation-building program that helps small businesses and individuals build authority and visibility to drive business success. Working with Lee and her senior team, small businesses and entrepreneurs learn how compete and grow their businesses.

to “Show Up” and “Level Up” their footprints and influence to compete and grow their businesses.

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lcaraher@double-forte.com

If we surveyed your team and asked them if their leader shows a genuine interest in their personal development…what do you think they would say? Our research has shown that while most leaders do care about their employee’s personal development, they often do not show it. The key to high-performance culture lies beyond having good intentions, and lies in how you show this genuine interest.

In this episode we deviate from our 1 on 1 format. Nate Leslie, Jeff Smith, and Janet Wood discuss the importance of showing genuine interest in people as a leader, and where we get it wrong. This is an audio recording of the SupportingLines Institute Human Experience Summit. We've broken up the 90 minute virtual summit into 3 parts to sprinkle amongst other episodes. This is Part 1. 

Jeff Smith - Founder of the SupportingLines Institute used to lead a sales team at a global helicopter company where he helped increase sales from $800M to $1.6B. He leans into a large scale challenges in a big way.

Janet Wood is a former global software executive responsible for the leadership development of over 8000 leaders at SAP. In semi-retirement she was the CEO of Science World in Vancouver, BC. Large scale leadership development initiatives do not intimidate Janet, and she learned a lot about herself along the way.

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• Connect with Amy Eliza Wong: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyelizawong/ 
• Get a copy of Amy's new book Living on Purpose: https://amzn.to/3BG6zAy 

Amy Eliza Wong is the founder of Always On Purpose®. She is an executive leadership coach, author, and facilitator working with organizations such as Salesforce, Roku, LinkedIn, and more. Amy offers transformative leadership development and cutting-edge communication strategies to executives and corporate teams around the world, as well as institutions including Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley. She pulls from various disciplines, studies, and practices to find a consilient approach to achieve genuine, lasting success - what she refers to as ‘‘the fundamentals of thriving.” Amy's debut book, Living on Purpose, shows readers how to feel more connected to the people around them and be truly satisfied by the life they’re leading. It was released at the end of May 2022, and within less than a week it became an Amazon Bestseller in Work-Life Balance and Business Communication Skills.

@12:08 - Nate Leslie (nateleslie.ca)

When you think about your book, living on purpose, leadership and executive coaching, whose lives do you think will be impacted most, who are going to listen to this conversation today?

@12:24 - Amy Wong (alwaysonpurpose.com)

Yeah, great question. So the book really has been written for and who's going to benefit from this conversation is the individual who really is committed to doing well in the world and whether that's by an external standard, internal standard.

It's that, you know, they're relatively ambitious. They're relatively committed. They do the work to to quote unquote thrive. And really who this book is written for is for all the folks that have done it, quote unquote, right?

And still feel totally unfulfilled. Or you can look at your life on paper and say, wow, I have no reason to be quote unquote unhappy, but yet there's something missing.

And it's definitely for the individual that recognizes it's not going to be doing more of the same. I just don't know what to do different.

And so who's going to really benefit from our conversation today is the individual who feels that way. It's like, gosh, I'm so close to genuine inner peace.

And I know I'm getting in my own way. I get that it's not going to be a bigger title.

I get that it's not going to be more money, even though I swear to God, my head is convincing me that's the case.

I just don't know what it is. And so that's what I think people have to look forward to is what is that and how do we have to come back?

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Buy Lee's book: Act on Your Business: Braving the storms of entrepreneurship and creating success through meaning, mindset, and mindfulness

Intro Transcript:

A letter to the Intrepid entrepreneur:

I see you working hard all day every day to bring your dreams to life, to voting countless hours to build your business, spending way too much money on the right course, the right program, the right coach, anything that might streamline your path to your dream.

I see you posting on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram, appearing on guest blogs and podcasts, creating your content, sharing your story, perfecting your elevator pitch, working out the kinks in your about page, learning the ins and outs of copy that converts and sales pages that sell.

I see you doing all the right things, checking all the boxes, showing up, diving in, giving it your all and then some.

Your drive, your devotion, and your ambition are practically tangible. I see you plagued with self doubt, uncertain whether you have what it takes to make this entrepreneurial thing work.

mistakes, vacillating between a mindset of abundance and opportunity, and one of anxiety and self condemnation, desperately trying to brave the storms in your business and your life as the winds swirl and the rain pours.

I see you. I see you because I am you. I know all too well what it's like to have a dream, a passion, a desire for something great.

When I began my coaching business, I wanted to change the world by connecting with mindful, energized, motivated people who wanted to love their work and their lives.

I saw myself serving people powerfully and changing lives. Then shortly after I began my vision clouded. These are just a few words in the letter to the intrepid entrepreneur from my guest today, former psychotherapist and social worker, now executive coach working with entrepreneurs, Lee Shea McDonough, author of Act on Your Business. This is a great conversation where we explore the intersection between therapy and coaching, entrepreneurship, and values leading the decisions that we make as entrepreneurs.

Once again, I love the conversation. I hope you do too. Thanks for listening.

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"If you want to be an impactful leader with a meaningful legacy, there is no room for you, or your responses, to be one-dimensional. In fact, critical to your success is your ability to sit within the middle, gray, and muddy spaces which make us uncomfortable.

I know this because I work with leaders around the world, high powered CEOs and massively successful people seeking to put their Time, Talent and Treasure to work in the world in ways which positively changes the game on a massive scale." - Bessi Graham

Summary

• Nate and Bessi discussed the concept of bringing together doing good and making money in business. They explored how some people believe it is not possible, while others see it as something that can be enabled by the business but not embedded in its core operations.

• Bessi and Nate discussed the shift in business practices towards considering environmental, social, and governance factors. They emphasized the importance of businesses aligning with consumer and employee demands for sustainability and ethical practices to avoid future challenges and remain competitive.

• Bessi discussed the importance of shifting mindset from an either-or approach to a both-and approach, where doing good and making money can coexist. She shared an example of a client who transformed their business by designing a business model that aligned their financial goals with their desire to have a positive impact.

• Bessi and Nate discussed the importance of continuously evolving and refining business models, embracing curiosity and learning, and applying leadership skills to navigate complex situations. Bessi also mentioned that her experience in counter-terrorism helped her understand the psychology of leadership and the importance of self-awareness.

• Nate and Bessi had a conversation about leadership, entrepreneurship, and business growth. Bessi shared her website where leaders can find her podcast and other resources.

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Listeners, you've probably heard me say…”this conversation was fun, inviting you to listen. But today with Lisa Sansom, I swear we thread elements of all the episodes that have preceded this one into this one conversation.

Lisa is a professional certified coach with the ICF and has been for a long time. She has an MBA.

She has a master's in applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, which is where we spend most of our time talking about that thread between coaching with that layer of positive psychology on it. If you lead people, if you aspire to be a leader, if you are at all curious about the value of coaching and what high performance leadership means with a positive view that will actually change your life personally, as well as professionally. Honestly, this is the conversation. I was introduced to Lisa by episode 22's Eileen Schaeffer. Episode 22 was the number one listened to episode in all of 2022. So I think we have two friends competing for the title here in 2023. With no further adieu, the balance and the layering and the correlations between positive psychology and executive coaching, Lisa Sansom.

Enjoy.

Steven Morrow sees a common theme in his work with high performing leaders. He calls it the High Performer's Disease. Curious? Click play to learn more.

Steven focuses his executive coaching practice on high performing senior leaders who take personal responsibility for their own growth and want an insightful coach who can help them see what they need to do to get to the next level – both within the company, and as a human being. 

We are going to explore the value, and the sacredness, of being in service of others. Based in Denver, Colorado, Steven has had clients in Turkey, Germany, The Netherlands, Chile, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, the US, and Canada.

I was Introduced to Steven through Episode 8’s Dan Konigsberg, CEO of CampMinder. Dan caught my attention when speaking about his experience working with Steven. “I’d be dead without a coach” were the powerful words Dan used to describe the impact of his coaching experience.

We Explore:

• The ‘Sacredness of leadership.’
• What's the purpose of work?
• What is the #1 blindspot you see in high performing leaders?

Learn more: www.stevenmorrowleadership.com

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More about Steven Morrow:

Steven Morrow is the founder and principal of Steven Morrow Leadership. In his leadership coaching work, Steven focuses on the client’s ability to build effective relationships which create strategic impact, leadership presence, and valued partnerships with clients. Steven’s clients say he brings absolute honesty and razor insight complemented with a remarkable level of acceptance. This combination allows client and coach to get to the core of the opportunity and address it with expediency.

Hello listeners. My guest today is the experienced founder and CEO  of Skratch Labs, an active lifestyle nutrition company based in Boulder CO.  Here are some highlights of our conversation.

• Ian McGregor is a believer in Conscious Leadership, and the power of teams.
  
• He is Coachable, and a lover of feedback. Skilled in developing company vision and defining a strategy to make it happen.
  
• Two-time National Champion cyclist and team captain. He’s also a trained Mechanical Engineering
  
• What made Outside Magazine rank you one of the Best Places to Work in 2020?
  
• Where do sport and leadership in business intersect for you?
  
• Ian’s unique angle on leadership: Rational hedonism. Taking lessons from sport into business. I love, and try to practice Conscious Leadership. Nonstop curiosity.

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About this episode:

This conversation was great. you know. It started heavy in one thousand nine hundred six Ira bombing in Manchester, England flattened the downtown.

My guest. Lisa Morton, at the time, was just starting a business in public relations and was involved in building up the city and giving it a new identity and helping cast a vision for a brighter future, which now is unrecognizable in downtown Manchester from only twenty five years ago.

After that terrible attack, the theme that runs through this conversation with Lisa is around the importance of personal values, living those values, defining them within sight of your organization in creating a culture based on behaviors that are accepted

Eliminating the behaviors that are not accepted that don't align with the values. I learned a ton. It's personal. It's raw.

There's a ton of storytelling and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did recording it. This is Lisa Morton, CEO and founder of Roland Dransfield in Manchester, England public relations firm.

About Lisa:

25 years ago, it became apparent to Lisa that the only way to work somewhere that had suitable goals and values as an enterprise was to start it herself. Almost immediately, her talent for creating relationships became apparent when Manchester suffered a devastating bombing. Lisa got involved heavily in rebuilding the city centre and over the years has played a large part in helping to regenerate neglected parts of the city centre to create the new key “pillar” neighborhoods that make up the city. As a result, Lisa has been at the forefront of the response to crises in her community,

Lisa Morton is the CEO and founder of Roland Dransfield, one of the most established communications agencies in Manchester, England. For the last 24 years, Lisa has worked to forge meaningful, lasting business relationships that create both business growth and social impact alongside her team of award-winning strategists, journalists, creatives, digital, and social media specialists. Now with a London office and a partnership with an LA-based agency, of which the founder is a former Roland Dransfield team member, Lisa is continuing to expand Roland Dransfield and explore new paths for growth.

Lisa’s commitment to purpose-driven work is exemplified by Roland Dransfield’s “We Built This City” podcast, a podcast series which hears from Mancunians, born, bred and adopted, who put the heart into Greater Manchester. The podcast has been nominated for Best Business Podcast by the prestigious British Podcast Awards and celebrates stories of determination, loyalty, and diversity across culture, arts, politics, sport, music and business. Roland Dransfield’s other recent award wins include PR & Marketing Agency of the Year, Marketing Personality of the Year (Downtown in Business), Best PR/Social Agency Campaign (MPA), Small PR Agency of the Year (MPA), PR Agency of the Year (MPA) and Best PR Agency (The Talk of Manchester). They are currently shortlisted for Prolific North Best PR Agency and Best Digital Campaign and Best Social Impact Award 2020 (Downtown in Business), among others.

Summary

In this episode, Nate Leslie kicks off Season 4 of 'Leading with Curiosity' by reflecting on the journey of the podcast and reviewing the Top 10 Episodes of all Time. Each episode highlights key themes in leadership, coaching, and personal growth, featuring insights from various guests.

Nate also shares his personal journey and the exciting developments in his business, culminating in the discussion of the most popular episode...listen to find out the most listened to episode of all time!

Sound Bites

• "You are the weather."
• "I'd be dead without coaching."
• "Mentor is a gift word."
• "I must have more to offer the world than this."

Keywords

leadership, coaching, mentorship, performance, personal growth, podcast, curiosity, top episodes, executive coaching, organizational change

Takeaways

• This podcast started as a way to connect during the pandemic.
• Top episodes reflect significant themes in leadership and personal growth.
• Measuring performance should focus on personal output, not just outcomes.
• Leadership influences team dynamics; we are the weather.
• Personal retreats can lead to transformative wellness solutions.
• Coaching is essential for personal and professional growth.
• The Great Resignation highlighted the importance of aligning values.
• Mentorship is a gift that should be bestowed by others.
• Personal growth often takes time and patience.
• Dynamic Shared Ownership can transform organizational culture.

Chapters

00:00 Season Four Kickoff and Reflection

01:33 Top 10 Episodes Overview

02:39 Rethinking Performance with Ben Sporer

03:25 Life Choices and Values with Rusty Gaillord

04:03 You Are the Weather with Dan Kerr

05:40 Transformational Retreats with Brie Doyle

07:24 Coaching vs Counseling with Howie Outerbridge

08:51 Athlete-Centered Leadership with TJ Manastersky

09:38 The Importance of Coaching with Dan Konigsberg

11:41 The Great Resignation as Opportunity with Ilene Schaeffer

13:27 Mentor is a Gift with Ian Chisholm

15:31 Personal Growth and New Projects

19:02 Dynamic Shared Ownership with Lars Brüning

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Hey, listeners, thanks for checking out this episode today with Julie Broad. Julie, originally from Canada, is now based in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is the founder of Book Launchers, a full service book publishing and marketing company.

For those of us in an industry with domain expertise, considering writing a book, this is an awesome conversation for you to hear. If you've ever thought about writing a book to promote your business, to grow a business or even just know that the story you're sharing with the world needs refinement around who your audience is and what it is that you're actually trying to do, I think this episode is for you.

I learned a ton. It was a fun conversation. I got a lot out of it personally and really appreciate your time.

Enjoy the episode.

Transcript Intro:

@08:11 - Nate Leslie (nateleslie.ca)

When we were talking before we hit record here, we were getting into what it is that brought us together on this episode.

I have a feeling my wife might come home later today and she'll walk in the door and I'm going to say, "Guess what, honey, the day has finally come. I'm starting the book because Julie convinced me!" because I just gained so much from it.

So Julie we're going to explore using the writing of a book to help promote a business, an idea to build a business around credibility, credibility in the marketplace.

I'm really excited about where it's going to go. Why don't we start with a simple question like what is book launchers all about?

@08:57 - Julie Broad | Book Launchers (Book Launchers)

Yeah. So I started book launchers five years. Ago actually to help people grow or write a book that will grow their brand, grow their business.

And the reason was because I had self published two books and I found a knowing who to hire and in what order was quite challenging and how do you know who's good and all the pieces but b and even more importantly was nobody was thinking about marketing until I got to the very end and I hired a PR company and then they're thinking about marketing.

What you need is somebody who rates from the very beginning goes, okay, what are you trying to do with this book and how are we going to sell it when you're done and positions the book at every step.

And that's why I created Book Launchers. We are full service and we start with marketing in mind from the very beginning and then at the very end we have a team that will be alongside you, helping you, pitch you to media, speaking engagements, live appearances, running ads, getting bookstores and libraries and all the full thing so everything a traditional publisher would do and then some but you keep going all rights and royalties.

Click play to the rest of the conversation!

Hi curious people.  I have a pretty strong sense that what you are about to hear over the next half hour is going to take your ability to level up your ideas and scale them like you hadn't previously imagined. My guest Traca Savadogo, who I met through Episode 18’s Todd Cherches (NYU) in New York City, is a self proclaimed curious strategist who knows how to get shit done.

From figuring out how to get Anthony Bourdain to a dinner party with his film crew, to helping a chief marketing officer stay in a role to grow a company to a billion dollars. From her current home in Mexico we explore some pretty common sense ideas but we know that common sense is not always common practice. How to network, but what does that mean? We all know that networking is everything. But how do you expand that network in non competing industries to people that you can add value to that also can help you scale your ideas?

Traca Savadogo is a connector. She's curious. She's done a million things that really are leaving me inspired as I embark on a new chapter in my own career. And I hope that it shines through in this podcast episode, just how to move a good idea to a great idea. What needs to happen to get you from where you are now, to where you want to be. I hope you enjoy the interview.

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/ˈkandər/ noun - the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness.

About Kimberly:

Kimberly Gerber, the founder of Excelerate. Leading with Curiosity caught my attention as I thought Kimberly’s background in creating innovative leadership programs would make her a great guest. Kimberly specializes in helping C-Suite executives and CEOs continue to elevate their leadership presence and their careers in a variety of fields. Her focus of candor and kindness is designed to help her clients become the best version of themselves. Kimberly and her team at Excelerate have provided over 38,000 hours of coaching, and proudly boast that their clients have a 94% promotion rate. For 30+ years she has helped transform the impact of 1500+ leaders in over 100 countries including Verizon, USC, Revance, Blizzard, Allergan, UCLA, COOP, and more.

Hello listeners. Thanks for tuning in. My guest today is Ilene Schaffer, the CEO of Silicon Valley Change. We met in a breakout group. When we connected I knew I needed to have her on this show. Silicon Valley Change is an organization of 80 Certified Executive Coaches, each with over 10 years experience coaching. They operate in seven different languages globally. They have grown far beyond Silicon Valley. They all also have training in Positive Psychology, which is taking off right now in the leadership space and for anyone who's curious about what that means, we explore the framework. It’s an evidence based and data driven approach to leadership which I think is really cool. We explore how this Great Resignation that's going on right now in organizations can instead become a Great Opportunity, starting with finding what is right about the people in your organization. She's really well spoken she has decades of coaching experience. If you're interested in this idea of strengths based leadership, positive psychology, and how to create opportunity from these challenging times, then I think this is the right episode for you. Thanks for tuning in. I appreciate you. Enjoy.

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"So anyway, the planes couldn't fly, so I'm stuck in New Delhi. Right? I'm in the lobby and suddenly the elevator doors open. And who comes out? Is the Dalai Lama!"

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"So anyway, the planes couldn't fly, so I'm stuck in New Delhi. Right? I happened to be stuck in the same hotel in the Dalai Lama, which I didn't know. So I'm in the lobby and suddenly the elevator doors open. And who comes out? Is the Dalai Lama?

So, then there is, I don't know, 15 or 20 people that run to bow and reverse him and greet him and all that.

So I thought, okay, I had just got to spend 2 weeks with him right?I'm not going to be greedy. I went on some steps and I was higher than the people so I could look at him from a higher point. And he left the lobby and on the way out, Nathan.

He suddenly stops, turned towards me with an extraordinary intentionality.And our eyes lock. I don't know how long it lasted because time disappeared, everybody disappeared, everything disappeared...."

• Nate and Sophie discussed the concept of awakening and sleepwalking, with Sophie explaining that awakening brings intensity and responsibility, while sleepwalking offers a sense of dullness and less vulnerability. Sophie also shared her personal experience of experiencing the flow of creation and how it influenced her decision to move to a place near the Mediterranean Sea. -

• Nate and Sophie discussed Sophie's book, "Awakening Sleepwalkers," which she wrote to share her 35 years of experience in understanding what it means to be a human being. They also explored the idea of breaking free from personal limitations and the motivation behind taking risks for personal growth and awakening. -

• Nate and Sophie discuss the importance of using low moments as fuel for personal growth and wisdom. They also emphasize the value of storytelling and the broader experiences in life that contribute to one's wisdom and richness of life. -

• Sophie and Nate discussed the dangers of advanced technology surpassing humanity and the need for awakening and love in order to prevent a future filled with violence and conflict. Sophie also shared her experience of working with the Dalai Lama and attending a conference on caring and peace. -

Sophie and Nate discussed how a profound encounter with the Dalai Lama in New Delhi transformed Sophie's life and deepened her understanding of the power of silence. Sophie shared how this experience influenced her work in teaching others to embrace silence and connect with their inner selves. -

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Hello listeners. My guest today caught my attention as a speaker at the International Coach Federation annual conference ‘Converge’ presenting the power and value of hosting a podcast. I knew I needed to interview her! Donna Peters is the host of "The Me-Suite" podcast. Power for the Life Minded. It was a finalist for both Best Business Podcast and People's Choice Award in 2020. It was a lot of fun just like all the others.

Donna spent 20 years as a management consultant. She's from Atlanta, Georgia, and we explore the difference between consulting and coaching. Between therapy and coaching, big moments in people's lives where coaching can and has played a role. What it is, what it isn't. She’s an award winning podcast host. And it was just a lot of fun. She runs Me-Suite, www.the-me-suite.com, a coaching company approaching life like a C suite executive runs an organization. We need to manage our lives and care about ourselves in the same kind of way. It was a ton of fun at one point that even flips where I suddenly realize I'm being interviewed, which was just awesome. We explored a whole bunch here and I hope you enjoy it. As I did recording it. As always, thanks for listening.

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If you are deciding how to position your business in the market, set your organizational values or plan a vision, you may need to find your Strategic Narrative.

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Guillaume Waitr was in the process of publishing one of his highly successful The Next Narrative blogs when he came across some mental dissension when comparing the terms story and narrative. After reflecting on this, Guillaume was hit with a revelation. These two terms were used interchangeably in business and psychology constantly but were actually different. The story has a beginning, middle and end like a movie, while a narrative is the ongoing collection of beliefs and perspectives behind many interconnected stories. Guillaume delved into narrative deeper and discovered that each business has it’s own narrative and through identifying and aligning it, business can develop their own Strategic Narrative.

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Listen to this podcast episode with Guillaume Wiatr, originally from France, now based in Seattle.

I'm flying high right now because I was pretty vulnerable in this episode. We used me as an example. Guillaume is a creator of Strategic Narrative, the business strategy consulting and coaching methodology for entrepreneurial leaders and professional service firms.

He looks young, but for like 30 years he's worked with some big, big consulting firms. He's founded several companies. He's worked with organizations like Microsoft and the Gates Foundation, AIG.

He walked me through some of his methodologies as I'm exploring this inflection point that I'm in my career and my business. We took a gamble by using me as the example and I have a feeling it's going to resonate with you the listener.

We jump right into what we mean by Strategic Narrative, his trademark methodology.

If you're wondering where you're at in positioning your company or your team's vision and your strategy, this was super helpful for me. This is free advice, some coaching, and a bit of consulting. Enjoy.

Guillaume explained strategic narrative is a system of interconnected stories that shape one's mindset, language, and actions to achieve goals more efficiently.

Guillaume emphasized building an authentic narrative from the inside-out to avoid distractions, focus on core values, and efficiently reach one's desired future through small consistent actions.

Nate aims to scale their impact by growing a team of coaches to serve more leaders, as they successfully did in their hockey development business, moving from sole proprietor to leader.

Guillaume stressed developing one's authentic expertise through publishing seeds of ideas continuously to clarify perspective for differentiated impact, like coaching from experience.

Guillaume suggested prototyping ideas quickly through publishing to build confidence in one's message and overcome doubts, focusing outward on small actions over big plans.

Guillaume recommended cultivating ideas through presence like walks, then publishing seeds immediately online to develop expertise iteratively through feedback in a low-risk yet impactful way.

If we surveyed your team and asked them if their leader shows a genuine interest in their personal development…what do you think they would say? Our research has shown that while most leaders do care about their employee’s personal development, they often do not show it. The key to high-performance culture lies beyond having good intentions, and lies in how you show this genuine interest.

In this episode we deviate again from our 1 on 1 format. Nate Leslie, Jeff Smith, and Janet Wood discuss the importance of showing genuine interest in people as a leader, and where we get it wrong. This is an audio recording of the SupportingLines Institute Human Experience Summit. We've broken up the 90 minute virtual summit into 3 parts to sprinkle amongst other episodes. This is Part 3 of 3. We hear real life stories from 3 participants that you can start using right now.

Jeff Smith - Founder of the SupportingLines Institute used to lead a sales team at a global helicopter company where he helped increase sales from $800M to $1.6B. He leans into a large scale challenges in a big way.

Janet Wood is a former global software executive responsible for the leadership development of over 8000 leaders at SAP. In semi-retirement she was the CEO of Science World in Vancouver, BC. Large scale leadership development initiatives do not intimidate Janet, and she learned a lot about herself along the way.

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In this conversation:

• Paul ter Wal discussed his work on core values and non-negotiables in organizations with Nate on the Leading with Curiosity podcast, emphasizing the importance of starting discussions about core values to guide decision-making and behavior within a company. They also discussed the connection between core values and purpose in life. 

• Paul and Nate discussed the importance of aligning the core values of an organization with those of its teams and employees. Paul emphasized the need for clear communication and understanding of shared values to avoid conflicts and ensure a successful and profitable organization.

• Nate and Paul discussed the importance of having clear core values and non-negotiables in an organization. They emphasized the need for transparency, cooperation, and results-oriented work, and how having these values on display can help attract like-minded individuals and hold everyone accountable.

• Nate and Paul discussed Paul’s core values, which included transparency, work-life enjoyment, knowledge transfer, and non-negotiables. They emphasized the importance of having a clear view of these values and aligning them with the organization's culture. 

• Nate and Paul discussed the importance of aligning an individual's work with the core values of the organization to make them feel valued and heard. They also shared a free engagement benchmark tool available on Team Andare's website to help leaders understand where they and their team stand in terms of autonomy, belonging, competencies, and purpose.

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• Nate records a conversation with Jen Beninger and Carson Cooper from Genius Unlocked Coaching Institute where they discuss neuroscience, neuro-linguistic programming, and the impact of PTSD, trauma, and addictions on the brain. Stick around as they also offer a gift at the end of the episode! - PLAY @1:05:02

• Nate, Jenn, and Carson discussed their holistic approach to coaching, which involves utilizing multiple modalities to support clients in releasing judgments and trauma from their unconscious mind. They focused on the science behind neuro-linguistic programming and the importance of understanding the unconscious mind's prime directives and internal voices to shift thinking and perception. - PLAY @18:00

• Jenn and Nate discussed how traumatic experiences can lead to negative behaviours and emotions, and how understanding the brain can help change those behaviours. Jenn shared her personal experience of being in an emotionally abusive relationship and how she was able to change her behaviour through NLP. - PLAY @26:39

• Nate, Jenn, and Carson discussed how negative thoughts and emotions from past experiences can affect present behavior and reactions. They used neuro-linguistic programming to help individuals identify and release these patterns in order to have more choice and creativity in their responses. - PLAY @35:36

• Jenn discussed the importance of intuition in achieving goals and how it serves as a translator between the conscious and unconscious mind. She also outlined the four stages of developing intuition: discovering it, understanding how it communicates, learning to trust it, and using it to create the life you want. - PLAY @45:18

• intuition - Steps to trust and take inspired action from intuition, rather than listening to negative inner voices.

• Nate discussed how he had been losing sleep over an opportunity he accepted but realized it wasn't the right fit and decided to trust his intuition and remove himself from it, leading to feeling more present and balanced. Jenn emphasized the importance of understanding and trusting one's intuition to take inspired action aligned with their values. - PLAY @51:29

• Comfortable zone - Staying within your values is better than going outside your comfort zone.

• Nate, Jenn, and Carson discussed the importance of listening to one's intuition and how negative thoughts and emotions from the past can lead to breakthroughs. They also offered a free 23-day meditation series to help listeners unlock their intuition. - PLAY @57:43

Hello curious listeners.

Leadership is a Performance Art. The people we lead haven't arrived until their voice is in the room. We need the people that we lead to be the protagonist in the story. These are just a couple of the mind expanding, brain exploding, easy to grasp, not commonly implemented ideas that today's guest Alain Hunkins, shares with our listeners.

With over 100'000 LinkedIn followers, Alain is the author of CRACKING THE LEADERSHIP CODE: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders (Wiley, March 2020), which was endorsed by leadership luminaries Jim Kouzes, Barry Posner, and Marshall Goldsmith. A faculty member of Duke Corporate Education, Alain’s writing has been featured in Fast Company, Inc., Forbes, Chief Executive, Chief Learning Officer, and Business Insider.

Alain has worked with companies like Walmart, Pfizer, Citi Group, GE, State Farm Insurance, IBM, Microsoft, and grew up in New York City so we had some some good laughs about my time in living New York. He’s a really humble, articulate and passionate leadership development facilitator and coach. By facilitator, he gleans the Latin root word ‘facile’, like in French, means ‘easy’. In leadership, we need to help people make things easier. Easier to understand, easier to accomplish. Those are some of our obligations as leaders.

You've heard this before from me, I know I'm going to have him on again. I need to because we were just scratching the surface. Thank you to Todd Cherches from NYU (Episode 18), and previous guest Rob Salafia from MIT (Episode 13), two people that have led me in this path to connect with Alain today. Enjoy. Thanks for listening.

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TJ Manastersky was the youngest head coach in the NCAA when hired by Curry College in 2012. His fresh and innovative approach to athlete centered leadership, authenticity, podcasting, blogging, and connecting at a human level gets explored in this powerful interview. Want to connect with TJ or follow his Coaching Project Podcast? You can find him here. Enjoy.

Command and Control Leadership is Dead. We interview leaders, entrepreneurs, and Certified Executive Coaches challenging old paradigms and fostering cutting edge leadership. The brain behaves very differently when 'encouraged to think' rather than 'told to listen'. Hosted by Nate Leslie - Certified Executive Coach (M.Ed., ACC, CEC) and former professional athlete.

Hello listeners. My guest today was a joy to speak with. He's been a street performer, tap dancer, wire-walker (he can lay down and read on it), is a faculty Executive Coach at MIT, and has received praise on his new book from one of the most recognizable names in executive coaching, Marshall Goldsmith.

Rob Salafia is the author of ‘Leading From Your Best Self: Develop Executive Poise, Presence, and Influence to Maximize Your Potential’. Get it on Amazon here.

Rob Salafia has a background in performing arts, which we will hear about later. His clients include presidents of banks and support from his book come from Senior VP’s from some globally recognized organizations. Not to mention he was recommended to us by previous episode’s Ian McGregor, CEO of Skratch Labs.

He is an MIT Sloan Leadership Center Executive Coach and CEO of Protagonist Consulting.

Rob, I want to get this out in the open right off the hop. When I think about MIT, I think about that movie about card counting. Tell us more about MIT, and how a guy like you ended up there?!

Rob and I explore the the following, and more:

1. Who are you in the process of becoming?
2. The trap of the professional persona
3. No story in your life is wasted.
4. Show me what it looks like when you are on the top of your game.
5. Vision. Strategy. Action.
6. Executive Presence and Layers of Experience: Our practice of developing our executive presence can grow if we think of it as layers of experience. Consider the following, executive presence is: How others experience us. How others experience themselves when they are with us. The story they tell about us when we are gone.

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Jennifer Konopaki is the Executive Director of Sport at Winsport in Calgary, Alberta. With over 20 years experience in the sport and recreation industry, Jenn cares deeply about the role sport plays in our lives, and the impact her leadership can have on her teams. In this interview we explore her leadership effectiveness, and the role coaching plays in it, that has landed her in a very important and significant leadership role in Canadian sport. Spoiler alert - leaders can forget about trying to have all of the answers.

Jenn has invested heavily in her own leadership development and is a believer in the value of Certified Executive Coaching. That’s not the only thing that has landed her on this podcast. We also share a journey as close friends that began in kindergarten.

Winsport operates Canada Olympic Park which is home to new winter Olympic sports and to more than 15 National and Provincial Sport Organizations as well as the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary, which all support high-performance sport. Their world-class coaching, training and competition facilities support the ever-growing number of Canadian athletes achieving podium finishes on the global stage.

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Connect with Ira: www.linkedin.com/in/irawolfe

Nate Leslie 0:07

Hi listeners Welcome to Leading with Curiosity. My guest today, Ira Wolfe, is a thought leader in the future of work. He is a top five global thought leader on HR, TEDx speaker, and an HR influencer. We explore the connection between a Bruce Lee quote and growth mindset. We learn the number one skill that will be required in today's workplace in these crazy ‘sort of post pandemic’ times. I know, like always I'm gonna have to go have to have a guy like Ira on the show again, so much we could have explored and didn't get to. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I did recording.

Nate Leslie 1:02

You know, I've been doing a lot of research and you are a leader, a thought leader around the future of work adaptability. In a post pandemic era, modern leadership in 2022. What are you thinking about these days around the future of work in these times that we're living in?

Ira Wolfe 1:21

I think a lot about it for very obvious reasons. We're living in what I call the never normal and the never normal is pretty it's a pretty good description of where we are. It started with VUCA. I don't know if your listeners may or may not be familiar with that book. It's been around for about 40 years. It started with Warren Bennis in the 1980s. He was one of my favorite thought leaders on leadership. And he talked about what the future was going to be, how you needed to prepare leaders and develop leaders, which I know is what you do. And he talked about a world that would be volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. And I can't think of a better acronym than VUCA to describe the world we live in now. But especially in 2020, volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous and everyday we continue to live there. So basically, having studied that, that being a passion of mine for the last, well, I've always liked studying change, but especially over the last 20 years when I was introduced to that i It's my here's my time, this is the time to live in, you know for that and people are really struggling. I mean, you can tell from that from stress and burnout and well being and people changing jobs and what the work environment is there's so much so much going on. So, again, we need to talk about how we prepare? How do we help people adapt better?

Nate Leslie 2:52

Yes, I do that every day. Yeah, yeah. Let's go there. Gosh, when you think about VUCA being from the 80s and now how uncertain and ambiguous. This next chapter in our lives is you know, helping people be adaptive. You've talked about the adaptability quotient. What do you want to share with that?

Listen to the episode to see where this goes…

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At the heart of today's episode is the role that executive and career coaching can play in career transitions. Professionals may start out loving what they do and one day woke up realizing, they just don't love it anymore. Randi Roberts, 30-year corporate career, now ICF certified coach working with people at points in their career where they're ready to make changes.

It was a fascinating conversation. Listen to the end of the episode or click here to find resources for free on Randi's website if you are someone thinking that you just don't love what you're doing anymore.

There's a career satisfaction survey, a diagnostic that she's developed, as well as the Right Time Guide. What is it the right time for? Is it time for a change or is it time to dig in to the root of the issues that you're currently having to solve them to get back to loving what do?

And I want to remind listeners of a new feature. If you are listening on Spotify, you can head to the episode to answer a listener question.I want to engage with listeners there. And if there's a leader out there wondering how you're doing as a leader, you're happy with what you're doing and career transition is not not top of mind right now.

But you want to know how you're performing as a leader. I would love to give you some of my time at wwwnateleslie.ca/gift where you can take the high performance index free leader self-assessment. I will personally debrief your report with you. Give you 30 minutes of my time to help you make sense of that report to identify where you're crushing it and where some areas for opportunity or areas of development may be for you as a leader.

This is Randi Roberts, host of The Fulfilling Career, Happy Life Podcast, and www.RandiRobertscoaching.com. Enjoy. 

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Hi curious listeners. Thanks for listening to this episode. My conversation today is with a very bright and experienced leadership coach, Jennifer Chapman, from Indianapolis, Indiana. She studied coaching at Georgetown University and is a member of the International Coach Federation.

This conversation today took a little turn about five or six minutes in and we just stayed down that path around group coaching, how to actually engage a group of leaders in this coaching process. They could be internal from the same one organization, or independent organizations. I think it was a really great insight for people to wonder, “what is an entry point into this? What could I do with members of my team after they've done a training program to really keep the learning going at a cost effective way?” We also explored the work that she does with an audience that is in the science, technology engineering, and finance industries, where coaching can have a huge impact breaking down some barriers and stereotypes are the communication and leadership styles in those industries.

It was a pleasure. There's a chance to connect with her and get some free tools at the end of it to get the most out of your learning resources. If you're like me, you're always into something listening, learning if you're listening to this right now. You're one of us! I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as I did. Here is Jennifer Chapman.

I'm joined in this episode by an incredibly intelligent and well spoken woman, Sophie McLean. She's calling in from Minorca, a tiny island of the coast of Barcelona, relocating from NYC's Upper East Side to write her second book. I took on the adventure of interviewing Sophie knowing that I'd really have to lean in to keep up! The deeper connections I've made to being present, a 'beginner's mind', and leadership have left me with a feeling of peace, in a currently chaotic world. By accepting the idea that we 'know almost nothing' is more freeing than I ever could have imagined. 

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About Sophia McLean 

Born in Algeria, educated in Morocco and France, with a professional career in the USA and UK, Sophie has led an eventful life. She has been a helicopter pilot, a teacher, a designer, a relief worker, a war refugee, a CEO, and served as a United Nations representative on The Commission on the Status of Women’s Hunger Project. She has been shot at, shipwrecked, and widowed. She has lived on a farm, a boat, a penthouse, and in an ashram. As a wisdom teacher, Sophie has spent decades leading transformational seminars to over 80,000 people around the world, of all ethnicities, ages, religions and social backgrounds – all engaged with the universal existential questions of “Who and what am I?” and “What is my life about?” 

Sophie McLean's mission is to contribute to the creation of a new culture for humankind; or the shift from Homo Sapiens to Homo Spiritus, as Dr. David Hawkins so beautifully wrote. Sophie's seminar and podcast topics span both human and metaphysical dimensions – exposing and deconstructing the automatic ego, consciousness, freedom, love, stress, anxiety, fear, relationships, health, sex, money, ownership, leadership, spirituality, creation and evolution, the feminine and the masculine, responsibility, and making an effective, actionable difference in the world. 

Sophie engages people in a rigorous review of their life and a systematic questioning of their conclusions on the basis that without examining our network of ideas, beliefs, social and cultural judgments, and our assumptions about the world, those are transformed into constraints. Her interest is in the nature of what it means to be human. Sophie's book, The Elegance of Simplicity: A Wisdom Teacher's Epic Journey to Awareness, is a compelling, thought-provoking work of autobiographical fiction, one that communicates life-altering concepts proposing an effortless pathway to awareness. It’s a deeply authentic and dramatic story of self-discovery, about what is possible when you take responsibility, own your power, and become one with life. In Sophie McLean's life and work, she strives to bring elegance, worldly experience, grit, courage, and insight leading to revelation and transformation. 

In this episode of the Leading with Curiosity Podcast we explore Apple's former Worldwide Director of Finance, Rusty Gaillard's exploration of the choices we make in life and career that have led him to a new career in Executive Coaching. What Kind of Life do You Want?

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“I enjoyed my first job at Apple as supply/demand manager, but every morning I woke up to see what had gone wrong overnight (since all manufacturing was in China). I loved the problem solving, but I didn’t love the stress & constant fire drills.

I moved to finance and was promoted to Worldwide Director, which was my goal at the time. I was leading global projects, a key contributor to the company-wide financial forecasting process, & building a team from scratch. Great opportunity and great challenges, but my son was 2 at the time, and I was torn between more hours at work or more with my son and my wife.

I felt like I was failing in both places.

I was supposed to hire a manager to report to me at Apple, but instead I took that manager position, demoting myself. I loved the freedom to follow my life’s priorities - volunteering at my son’s school, enjoying evenings free of work - but I didn’t realize I had put myself into a dead-end job. I was there for 8 years. I knew there had to be a way to have both a meaningful job and a good life, but I didn't know how to find it. I felt stuck there for years before I got the help I needed to figure it out. That’s why I’m a coach - to help you find your version of meaningful work + a good life.”

Howie Outerbridge is the Managing Director at Logan HR in Vancouver, British Columbia on Canada’s beautiful West Coast. He is a Certified Canadian Counsellor and Associate Certified Coach. 

Howie and I Explore:

• Certified Coaching in career transition, leadership, and the differences between counselling and coaching.
• How your CEC coaching if of most impacts the client’s journey / experience at Logan HR
• How coaching impacts your leadership effectiveness in your Managing Director Role
• The difference between counselling and Certified Executive Coaching as a man with both certifications.
• Connect with Howie Outerbridge on LinkedIn.
• Connect with Nate Leslie at www.nateleslie.ca.

Howie specializes in Career and transition counselling, career management, executive coaching, LinkedIn branding, to name a few. Howie's education is in science, teaching, counselling, and a doctorate in education.

Command and Control Leadership is Dead. We interview leaders, entrepreneurs, and Certified Executive Coaches challenging old paradigms and fostering cutting edge leadership. The brain behaves very differently when 'encouraged to think' rather than 'told to listen'. Hosted by Nate Leslie - Certified Executive Coach (M.Ed., ACC, CEC) and former professional athlete.

In this Leading with Curiosity Podcast Episode: Nate and Jeff discussed their findings on how data and the High Performance Index correlated in the sporting world. Curious about your own leadership? Take this Free SupportingLines Institute Free Self Assessment (List Nate Leslie as your 'coach') Curious about what your team would say about your culture? Take the Free Prediction Assessment (List Nate Leslie as your 'coach') Jeff and Nate discussed how they found a linear pattern in the relationship between team performance and culture scores, which was similar to what they have seen in corporations. They also emphasized the importance of helping people perform and grow, rather than just assessing their performance through traditional methods like performance appraisals.

Jeff and Nate discussed how a coach named Nick improved his team's performance by making slight tweaks to their approach to one-on-ones and feedback. The team went from 14 wins and 25 losses to 26 wins and 15 losses, with improvements in every dimension, and had a high performance culture and a focus on resilience.

Jeff and Nate discussed the power of one-on-one conversations in sports and corporate settings, emphasizing the importance of recognition, growth, and feedback. They also highlighted the significance of psychological safety and specificity of feedback in creating a positive culture.

Jeff discussed the importance of being specific and connecting feedback or recognition to team values. He also mentioned the need for simplicity and ease in implementing these practices, and shared insights on measuring team culture through sports data.

Jeff, Nate, and others discussed the different factors that can negatively impact a team's culture and performance, including poor coaching, dysfunctional leadership, unaccountable team members, and outside factors like difficult clients or work. They emphasized the importance of identifying and addressing these issues early on to prevent further damage to the team and its members.

Nate and Jeff discussed how people can engage with the Supporting Lines Institute's work, including free self-assessments for leadership and team culture. They emphasized the importance of starting with one or two things to improve and the accessibility of their programs for individuals and large organizations.

"In this process our team in Italy invented a tool that would have taken 18 months in our traditional model. They did it in 2-3 months. It makes it easy for the patients to keep the two vials and the two syringes, hold them in a little tool that is produced by a 3D printing in the end. It's called froggy because it has a little bit the face of a frog."

"The traditional way of management stems from industrial revolution, right? It was all about doing a process in steps and having people work in that process hand in hand so it always passes on, but you needed to define very precisely what each individual was contributing to."

"Leadership is needed. Even though you say the decisions are made on the lowest possible level and that's the operating teams really. But you need leadership. You need less than before, but you need leadership."

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Summary

Lars discusses the transformation in leadership style at Bayer, focusing on dynamic shared ownership and its impact on innovation and people. The traditional hierarchical decision-making process in large companies can be slow, so Bayer implemented a new operating model where decision-making sits with operational teams called front runner teams. These teams have more flexibility and autonomy, allowing for faster decision-making. Lars shares an example of a team in Italy that invented a tool to make injections easier for hemophiliac patients, which was brought to market in just two and a half to three months. This new approach challenges the traditional command and control leadership style and emphasizes the importance of outcomes, authenticity, and trust.

Takeaways

Bayer implemented dynamic shared ownership as a new operating model to speed up decision-making and innovation.

Front runner teams have more autonomy and flexibility to make decisions without going through layers of management.

A team in Italy invented a tool to make injections easier for hemophiliac patients, which was brought to market in just two and a half to three months.

The new leadership style challenges the traditional command and control approach and emphasizes outcomes, authenticity, and trust.

Keywords

dynamic shared ownership, leadership transformation, innovation, decision-making, autonomy, front runner teams, faster decision-making, hierarchy, traditional management, ownership, outcomes, authenticity, trust

Leadership Development, It Just Makes Sense to Me. Guest - My father, Bob Leslie  

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Hey listeners, welcome to Leaving with Curiosity, this is a very special episode. I knew when I wanted to interview my Father Bob Leslie, I couldn't do it in the first episode, and then Gosh episode after episode started clipping along and I got to squeeze him in. He's gonna start feeling left out! And we picked the perfect time to interview Bob, he lives back in Canada now after over 30 years in professional hockey, mostly in Switzerland and Germany. He's now a leadership development trainer, largely working out of Switzerland and Germany and throughout Europe but due to the pandemic he's been back in Canada, where he's now settled. 

This week, he's in Switzerland, working with the St Gallen Management Institute with a number of their students and with 18 executives from 18 Different companies.   And so I caught up with him at a hotel in Davos, where I first drew a line in the sand in this shift that I was making a number of years ago I joined him there to observe what the heck he was doing and to learn more about it, and it's there that I really found executive coaching. That was the first step in this new journey that I'm on. So, Bob and I explore what he's up to in Switzerland this week, and some really practical examples of what three or four days with him looks like and the impact that it has on leaders. I hope you enjoy it. It was super fun and I'm really proud to be able to share this episode with you today.

Jeff Smith doesn’t shy away from large scale challenges. He leans in. He is the founder of the SupportingLines Institute, a CPA, and former CFO. He is a Master Executive Coach, and a yoga instructor!

Leading a sales team that helped a global helicopter company double sales to $1.6B is just one of many business success stories that always catches my attention. While many Executive Coaches build their practice around serving individual clients, Jeff’s SupportingLines mission is to ‘Help Millions of People have a better human experience at work.’

Today we dive into the data driven approach to leadership that places the SupportingLines Institute in a unique position to help leaders understand their behaviours, and its impact on high performance culture.

*Host Nate Leslie is a Certified SupportingLines Coach. His keen interest in Jeff's work has led to an incredibly rewarding collaboration.

Ben Sporer has held multiple roles with the Canadian Sports Institute and, as an accomplished physiologist, has led support teams at summer and winter Olympic games, as well as at World Cup and World Championship events. Ben is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia and the vice president of performance strategy for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of MLS.

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• output-book.com
• LinkedIn.com/in/bensporer 
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Summary:

• Nate and Ben Sporer had a conversation about Ben's journey and the motivation behind his book. They discussed how the pandemic and the curiosity of others led Ben to compile his experiences and perspectives on performance into a book. - 
• Nate and Ben discussed the importance of balancing detail and preparation in optimizing performance. They emphasized that while outcomes are important, focusing on controlling and delivering the necessary output is key to achieving objectives.
• Ben and Nate discuss the importance of measuring performance based on personal output rather than external outcomes. They emphasize the need to be clear about objectives and focus on delivering consistent, proud outputs to achieve success.
• Nate and Ben discuss the importance of being honest about one's objectives and the necessary steps to achieve them. They emphasize the need for clear planning, hard work, and self-reflection to measure success and overcome obstacles.
• Ben and Nate discussed the importance of recovery and avoiding burnout in both sports and the business world. They emphasized the need to prioritize rest and sleep for improved performance and productivity.

Outside Magazine has voted Dan Konigsberg’s company CampMinder as one of the Top 50 places to work in the US 4 times. Their commitment to team member happiness and well being was highlighted in this past year’s award coming in at #11, amidst a pandemic lockdown. CampMinder runs extraordinary software and support for kids summer camps. CEO Dan Konigsberg founded the company while still in college in 2001.. I am a client of CampMinder through one of my businesses, the West Coast Hockey Prep Camp. The software, and the support we receive under Dan’s leadership has revolutionized our ability to execute a world class high performance summer camp and has more than doubled the value of our business.

I first came to know about Dan Konigsberg and his belief in the value of executive coaching after reading a post on CampMinder’s blog. It was October 2020 after a summer of shut down camps and huge revenue losses. Here is a quote from his article “Pushing Forward to Create a Brighter Future.”

“Rather than seeking a rescuer to solve my problem for me, I’ve learned a Coach can help me identify opportunities to create my own solution. In this Creator-Challenger-Coach triangle, I’m no longer focused on problems, but instead on desired outcomes. This leaves me feeling creative and empowered to work towards the goal I wish to achieve.”

In this interview we explore:

• The origin story at CampMinder - Solving a pain point in college.
  
• What makes CampMinder so special that it deserve’s Outside Magazine’s recognition
  
• The Gift that was meeting Dan’s Executive Coach Steven Morrow
  
• The value Dan places on receiving executive coaching, and why he’d be dead (and the company would have failed instead of returned 10X value on his investment in it.
  
• Finding Core Values from within his best team members, rather than creating values and hiring for them.
  
• The impact coaching has on the way he leads his team of 60.

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YOU SHOULD LEAVE KNOW - Going on Retreat to Find Your Way Back to Yourself

A Book by Guest BRIE DOYLE 

Brie's new book promises to be the ultimate summer read for anyone looking to live with more energy, power and purpose. In or interview we discuss her journey from College, Catholicism, to Buddhism, and part way back again. We explore the parallels between coaching and personal retreats, and why we shouldn't let ourselves to live without either of them.

Support Brie and this podcast (I'll make a small commission if you purchase through this link, and you will support the future growth of this podcast!) - Get it here on Amazon.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - In a world where speed, outcomes and achievement rule, and where health means fitting into your skinny jeans, YOU SHOULD LEAVE NOW poses a revolutionary wellness solution - transformational personal retreats. Taken once or multiple times a year, a solo retreat is an opportunity to rest, reboot and cultivate the most valuable relationship in one’s life - the relationship with yourself. Brie Doyle, founder of She Glows Retreats, LLC and a mindfulness teacher of over 20 years, shares her vibrant wit and wisdom to take the reader on this ultimate journey to wellness.  

In this time of extraordinary change and transition, YOU SHOULD LEAVE NOW offers the perfect restorative for emotional well-being. It is a step-by-step guide on how to take a meaningful break from everyday life. Brie Doyle believes that the practice of retreat is one of the pillars of wellness and provides a powerful shift to bring fresh perspective and renewed energy to the practitioner. Doyle shares compelling research and time-tested advice that covers the benefits of going on an annual personal retreat. It’s up to you where you go - Timbuktu or your very own backyard -  and Brie Doyle’s witty and sage advice guides the reader completely through logistics, expectations and directions on how to return home revitalized. Regardless of experience or budget, everyone can embark on a transformative personal retreat. YOU SHOULD LEAVE NOW.

Advance praise for YOU SHOULD LEAVE NOW

“YOU SHOULD LEAVE NOW is a testament to the restorative energy and spiritual connection a retreat can bring to one’s life path and journey forward. This book serves as a guide, showing you how creating time and space for a retreat in your own life can prove transformational.” - Laura Lynne Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe and The Light Between Us

“BRIE DOYLE makes a powerful case for retreating as essential medicine. Allow this book to be the permission slip you have been waiting for to step away from your life for a moment so you may step back in, more fully alive” - Beth Kempton, bestselling author of Wabi Sabi:  Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life

“BRIE DOYLE’s message is essential for all women. Her guidance is a true gift.” - Sheila Kelley, founder of S Factor, award-wining actress and author

About the Author

Brie Doyle is the founder of She Glows Retreats, LLC, and hosts transformational retreats throughout the US and across the globe. She specializes in curating mental and emotional wellness curriculum for groups, companies, schools and individuals. A yoga and meditation teacher for over twenty years, Brie is a leader in the health and wellness space who helps people heal their past and reclaim their power. She lives in Boulder, CO with her husband and three kids.

Web;  briedoyle.com

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If we surveyed your team and asked them if their leader shows a genuine interest in their personal development…what do you think they would say? Our research has shown that while most leaders do care about their employee’s personal development, they often do not show it. The key to high-performance culture lies beyond having good intentions, and lies in how you show this genuine interest.

In this episode we deviate again from our 1 on 1 format. Nate Leslie, Jeff Smith, and Janet Wood discuss the importance of showing genuine interest in people as a leader, and where we get it wrong. This is an audio recording of the SupportingLines Institute Human Experience Summit. We've broken up the 90 minute virtual summit into 3 parts to sprinkle amongst other episodes. This is Part 2 of 3.

Jeff Smith - Founder of the SupportingLines Institute used to lead a sales team at a global helicopter company where he helped increase sales from $800M to $1.6B. He leans into a large scale challenges in a big way.

Janet Wood is a former global software executive responsible for the leadership development of over 8000 leaders at SAP. In semi-retirement she was the CEO of Science World in Vancouver, BC. Large scale leadership development initiatives do not intimidate Janet, and she learned a lot about herself along the way.

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Hello listeners. My guest today knows what it takes to lean into large scale leadership development initiatives. As an executive at global software giant SAP she led programs for 8000 of management leaders. Most recently, in semi-retirement Janet Wood led as interim CEO of Science World in Vancouver, BC. I first met Janet through my work with the SupportingLines institute and am honoured to have her on the podcast today. 

We discuss:

• The size and scale of the organizational development at SAP, the global software giant with 100k employees.
• What's at stake as a leader, when the stakes are so high?
• The impact of Unintentional Diminishing Behaviours.
• How to run effective 1 on 1's.
• Effective Change Management - Book Recommendation - get it here: Make Change Work by Randy Pennington

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Ian Chisholm, founder of Roy Group Leadership, has courageous views on what it means to be a Mentor, and why we can’t call ourselves one. He’s been trained in leadership by former members of the British SAS, and spent years leading a program on the Isle of Sky where at-risk teens from tough parts of Glasgow and around Scotland had the opportunity to coach, and be coached by, executive leaders.

Ian is significantly impacting my career in leadership development and executive coaching as a learning lead and executive coach on his talented roster. If you care about the way you choose to show up as a leader, and are curious about its impact on the atmosphere it creates in your organization, team, and family, click play.

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 - Mark Carpenter (Master Storytelling)

Thank you so much, Nate. I'm just thrilled to be here with you. As I've listened to a couple of the episodes of your podcast, there's a couple of things that really resonate with me.

The first is in that intro that everybody just heard about how the command and control style of leadership is dead.

When I first heard that on your podcast, I was jumping up and down for joy. And other people see that the same way that I do.

And the other statement is gonna be on the outro that everybody will hear in a little while. And that is about how our brains behave differently when they're invited or encouraged to think rather than told to listen.

And that resonates with my heart because I totally believe that. And that's why I'm in the world that I'm in and teaching people how to use storytelling as a way to teach, lead, and inspire, because that's what's gonna encourage people to think.

And it gets us past that command and control style of leadership. So thank you for the work that you're doing and for setting the foundation that I think is fantastic.

@12:28 - Nate Leslie (nateleslie.ca)

Thanks, Mark, your master storytelling, your book, I can see the cover over your shoulder. We'll link to it in the show notes.

I see this light bulb exploding. Let's go there right off the hop here. The difference between receiving instruction or receiving info from a document or in a course to turning it into a story, what is so compelling for you about it?

@12:51 - Mark Carpenter (Master Storytelling)

And one thing you can't see from this distance with the cover of the book is that little light bulb there.

It's a bunch of people.

@12:58 - Nate Leslie (nateleslie.ca)

It's all made up of little people.

@13:00 - Mark Carpenter (Master Storytelling)

And so it really ties into how our brains work and how our brains think. That idea of inviting people to think rather than telling them to listen, story will do that, think about this, have you been around little children very much, you ever been around like a toddler, an entire career of it for a while?

My guest today is challenging the status quo defining high performance culture. Once the embodiment of an aggressive athlete, Jason Dorland used to identify himself according to the results of his competitions―winner or loser. The elite rower was raised with an “in-it-to-win-it” attitude and was trained to think of every competitor as an enemy. It took a devastating loss at the 1988 Olympic Games to shatter this destructive way of thinking, and it took the advice of Olympic middle-distance runner Robyn Meagher (who would later become Dorland’s wife) to help re-shape his views on what it truly means to win―both in sport and in life.

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Today we explore Jason’s understanding of high performance culture, the epid defeat at the '88 Olympics, and his work in the leadership development space.

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Jason and I reference Tim Gallwey's work around Interference (performance = Potential - Interference). Check out Tim's book, The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance here.

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Today, we have a truly remarkable guest who has navigated through various facets of leadership, from military to the boardrooms of global corporations. Joining us is Peter Forsberg, a seasoned leader with an extensive 33-year career, spanning roles in the Army Reserves, Sales and Marketing in IT and Tech, Training and Development, Consulting, and key leadership positions in Human Resources.

Peter’s journey begins at the age of 20, taking command of a platoon in the Army Reserves. This early experience laid the foundation for their views and approach to leadership, becoming the cradle of their current leadership style. The lessons learned in the disciplined and dynamic environment of the Armed Forces have undoubtedly shaped our guest's ability to lead in diverse settings.

After the military, our guest transitioned into the fast-paced world of Sales and Marketing in IT and Tech, where the skills honed in the military found new applications. From there, they delved into Training and Development, offering insights into the importance of continuous learning and adapting in an ever-evolving landscape.

Host: Moving into the realm of Consulting, our guest leveraged their multifaceted background to assist organizations in optimizing their performance. The ability to understand and navigate complex challenges became a hallmark of their leadership.

The journey then takes a significant turn into the realm of Human Resources. Our guest served as the Head of Global HR at AB Enzymes, overseeing a workforce of 400, owned by AB Foods, a British organization with a workforce of 135,000. Through these roles, our guest gained invaluable experience in managing large and diverse teams on a global scale.

The global journey doesn't stop there. Our guest also held key HR positions at Astra Zeneca, where they led in a workforce of 70,000. And, notably, at Nokia, a company he still regards as one of the best he’s worked for. The experiences gained in these roles undoubtedly contribute to the rich tapestry of leadership lessons that our guest brings to the table.

It's not just about the big corporations; our guest has also been involved with Small and Medium Enterprises, understanding the unique challenges and opportunities that arise in more intimate organizational settings.

Join us for this insightful and inspiring episode of "Leading with Curiosity" as we unravel the experiences, challenges, and triumphs of our distinguished guest. Stay tuned for a deep dive into the world of leadership and the wisdom gained from a remarkable 33-year career.

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Christie Garcia and Nate discuss the concept of the ego, its roles (controller, protector, complier), and its impact on leadership. Christie, a leadership coach, emphasizes the importance of managing the ego for effective leadership.  They stress the need for self-awareness, balanced leadership, and understanding of different ego types. They also highlight the significance of giving feedback with care and authenticity and discuss the impact of a leadership development program called the Leadership Circle for personal growth and leadership effectiveness.

Ryan Walter played 1000 games in the NHL. He is a world renowned Leadership Development trainer and business coach. He's been drawn to the importance of team & leadership on performance from a very young age.  He was drafted 2nd overall and became the National Hockey League's youngest-ever captain for a time as a Washington Capital. He went on to be an NHL All-Star playing 17 years in the league and becoming a Stanley Cup Champion with the Montreal Canadiens. He was the NHLPA Vice-President and NHL Man of the Year while playing for the Vancouver Canucks. Ryan Walter's colourful career has also included coaching in the NHL, acting in the Movie Miracle, broadcasting, writing, and being the president of a professional hockey team.

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Hey listeners welcome to leading with curiosity today is exciting We have Loretta Tarozaita, former TV journalist and news anchor from Lithuania, who has taken so much of that experience into a completely new career, and we were just exploring offline how we have a lot in common.

My life as a former professional athlete now doing something completely different, but bringing with us all those experiences and then both in businesses and service to other people.

We're going to use me as a case study again today, which I'm very selfishly glad that we're doing because I'm going to learn a lot, but I really feel like for the listeners it's going to help you really see here and feel the work that Loretta does around brand and executive presence.

Introductions and background

Loreta shared her journey from TV journalist in Lithuania to business storyteller. Nate assessed his company's brand and executive presence and scored lower than expected due to a gap between marketing and core values.

Assessing brand and executive presence

Loreta analyzed Nate's scores, finding the brand presence in an "emergency stage" while executive presence was higher. Nate confirmed answering more from personal experience than representing his camp.

Opportunities in storytelling and video content

Loreta saw the potential to humanize the brand through athletes' stories from recruitment to graduation, captured organically. Nate's alumni could film testimonials strengthening community and values over marketing hype.

Building community through shared experiences

Nate aims to shift from one-person recruitment to alumni-empowering friends to attend. Loreta advised sharing families' experiences through social media to drive retention and recruitment through shared joy.

Expanding reach through media relationships

Loreta suggested contributing articles globally to spread unique stories and validate leadership. Nate wondered how a part-time team could achieve this; Loreta proposed alumni and niche sports media relationships for local and international influence.

Next steps in humanizing the narrative

Loreta encouraged focusing on social platforms to better integrate messaging and storytelling. Nate gained clarity that simplifying communication through a human lens could evolve the brand with existing resources instead of additional workload.

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Rockdoc - Helping People Navigate Healthcare: https://rockdocinc.ca/

This is a story about innovation and inspiration. It's also a story about doing really hard things against big odds. Sam Gutman who I've known for 15 years has been a doctor for 30 years. And leading into the pandemic had a private business that came to a complete halt in lockdown. The story has completely changed since that data thing shut down. From 4.5 employees, to $0 revenue, to 200+ employees a few months later, this story has all the juice a story of innovation and inspiration needs - including a 'bad guy'. In every good story their is triumph over a challenge.

Rockdoc designs implements and delivers healthcare services to meet our clients’ needs – Motion Picture Studios, Global Apparel Retailers, Food Manufacturers, Police Departments, Municipal Governments, Live Events & Mass Gatherings, VIPs, Business Travellers, and People.

Our services include: Healthcare Management & Safety Consulting, Emergency Response, Personalized Medical Services, Telehealth, Corrections Medicine, Addictions Management, Diagnostic & Point of CareTesting, Laboratory Service, Corporate Health, Travel Medicine, Healthcare Staffing.

On site or online. Anywhere, anytime. Experienced Medical Professionals and the Services you need, the way you want them.

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• Nate interviews Stephen Gaffney, who has over three decades of experience working with famous clients such as Marriott, World Bank, and NASA. They discussed Stephen's new book, Unconditional Powers, which focuses on how to get the unsaid said and be comfortable in uncomfortable spaces to get the most out of your team.

• Nate interviewed Steven Gaffney about his decades of experience in various industries and his book "Unconditional Power," which focuses on how to be unconditionally powerful and shift the focus from blaming others to taking control of one's own life. They discussed the importance of taking care of oneself and others in order to be in service of the mission and accomplish goals.

• Steven discussed how he was inspired to write a book about being unconditionally powerful during COVID-19 and how awareness is a critical step before making choices. Nate connected this to organizational situations and asked Steven how he helps clients have conversations about being aware of what is getting in the way of the team's success.

• HIGHLIGHT - The biggest problem in communication is not what people say, but what they don't say.

• Steven discussed his work with organizations that want to improve and how he helps them work through issues by focusing on moving forward rather than dissecting the past. He emphasized the importance of taking responsibility and being able to understand and connect with others in order to resolve conflicts.

• Steven and Nate discussed the importance of focusing on the present and future instead of dwelling on the past. They also emphasized the need to use past challenges as fuel to move forward and to be comfortable with being uncomfortable in order to achieve success.

• Nate and Steven discussed the importance of trusting one's intuition and asking questions to help others. Steven shared a story about how asking a difficult question potentially saved someone's life. They also talked about Steven's book and where to find it.

• HIGHLIGHT - Listeners can get a free e-book by visiting the website and mentioning the show.

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What's your unique angle on leadership?

• Building a workplace culture around the V.A.L.U.E. Formula. (Vision, Accountability, Leadership, Unique Employees, Engagement)

What's the most important question I can ask you?

• How can a leader impact a successful shift in workplace culture and create an atmosphere where both employees and the company thrives?

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Summary

• Nate and Chellie discussed the importance of core values in leadership and building a strong organizational culture. They also talked about the acronym VALUE, which stands for vision, accountability, leadership, diversity, and engagement, and how it can guide leaders in creating a value-based culture.

• Chellie and Nate discussed the importance of having conversations to get to know employees and create a culture of engagement and enthusiasm in the workplace, which leads to higher productivity, better retention, and recruitment of great employees. They also talked about the fundamental human need to feel valued and belong, and how it affects our personal lives.

• Chellie and Nate discussed the importance of organizational culture and how it can impact employees' day-to-day lives. Chellie shared a personal experience of how a bad leader can negatively affect a company and emphasized the responsibility of leaders to create a positive work environment.

• Chellie and Nate discussed the importance of having a strong set of core values in a company's culture. They also emphasized the significance of hiring individuals whose values align with the company's.

• Chellie Phillips discussed workplace culture and the importance of having the right people in the right places to maintain a culture shift. She also talked about the significance of declaring core values as a leader to define the culture being created.