Leaders play a vital role in employee development and that includes sharing developmental feedback. But an effective performance conversation requires an even keel. Keep these five principles in mind to help you keep your cool. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity, teamwork, delegation, and feedback to help leaders navigate various leadership styles, management styles, confl...
Jun 10, 2021•14 min•Season 7Ep. 13
Nothing burns time, energy, and leadership credibility like wasted training. In this episode, we'll take a look at three specific mistakes that can undermine your return on investment and the positive impact training ought to have on the people who participate. You'll also get eight practical ways to overcome these mistakes and ensure high ROI training to help your people and your business - all by incorporating your leaders at every level. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insig...
Jun 03, 2021•13 min•Season 7Ep. 12
If you are (or have been) a middle manager, you know how tough this role can be. You don’t set the strategic priorities, but you are accountable to make it happen—often without the influence to get all the resources you would like (or need) to get the job done. And every day, your team looks to you for support and a voice, which you may or may not able to provide. In this episode, you'll get practical steps you can take to master one transformational role the best middle managers do better than ...
May 27, 2021•14 min•Season 7Ep. 11
If you're ambitious, talented, and ready to take your career to the next level, this episode is for you. Ed Evarts shares several principles of taking responsibility for your career. You'll get practical ways to build a positive relationship with your boss, vital questions to ask yourself, the power of curiosity to advance your career, and more. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, produ...
May 20, 2021•47 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Life is full of trials, and sometimes you need a warrior spirit to overcome them. Award-winning attorney Heather Hansen has spent over twenty years fighting on the battlefields of the courts—but even in her fiercest clashes, she’s remained true to herself and her principles. She shares her journey to becoming an Elegant Warrior, and imparts the wisdom she’s learned from her decades on the bar. In this episode, Hansen shares the tools and techniques she’s honed in the courtroom and makes the case...
May 14, 2021•46 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Have you ever watched a team member do something clever, solve a problem, or creatively improve a process, then ask them why they hadn’t shared it with the team? Their answer holds the key to unlocking your team’s best ideas and building a team of micro-innovators, problem-solvers, and customer advocates. If your quiet problem-solver is like most people, she probably told you “I guess it's just that no one ever asked.” But realistically, we also work with many leaders who ask for ideas, but don’...
Apr 30, 2021•14 min•Season 7Ep. 8
A specific, relevant thank you has the power to energize and keep people moving. In this episode, David shares a meaningful thank you and how you can encourage your people - even when you haven't had a recent "win." Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity, teamwork, delegation, and feedback to help leaders navigate various leadership styles, management styles, conflict resoluti...
Apr 23, 2021•13 min•Season 7Ep. 7
As we celebrate 100 episodes of Leadership without Losing Your Soul, it's a good time to reflect: Your leadership extends far beyond your team and the work you do. Every day, you build the world we all will live in. As you commit to human-centered leadership, achieving results, and building relationships - who can you invite on the journey with you to build a better world? Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential...
Apr 16, 2021•11 min
Building inclusive leadership requires getting comfortable with discomfort, taking daily small steps, and being selective with the feedback you listen to. The first time you presented to the executive team—you stuttered a bit, but you got through it. Discomfort doesn’t mean anything’s wrong . It means you’re growing. As you do the work to lead inclusively, you’ll return again to these moments of discomfort. It’s not a one-time deal. I invite you to join me in stepping into them and building a be...
Apr 08, 2021•16 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Without trust, people and businesses fail. Trust is the currency of your influence. The foundation of your results. Trust is the air your culture breathes. In this fast-paced interview, David Horsager, CEO of the Trust Edge gives you a crash course in the 8 Pillars of trust (backed by research!) and how they will transform your leadership. Be sure to take notes (and pick up a copy of Trusted Leader - it gives you a framework for building trust so that you and your organizations can perform at yo...
Apr 01, 2021•35 min•Season 7Ep. 4
In this inspiring conversation with Elle Marc-Charles, Director of Inclusive Culture for Belden Corporation you'll get practical insights into how to guard yourself and your leaders from losing their humanity, how your human resource professionals can help you achieve your strategic results, and insights into the benefits (and challenges) of diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership domestically vs globally and how you can be a more inclusive leader. Grab a pencil and get ready to take notes! ...
Mar 25, 2021•39 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Training and development are a vital part of every team member's growth and success (including yours!) But there are common mistakes leaders make that undermine that success. In this episode with Director of Learning and Development from UFHealth Jacksonville, Dan Kurmaskie, you'll get specific mistakes to avoid and how you can help your team get the most from their work with learning and development professionals - whether you have an internal L&D team or are working with external partners ...
Mar 19, 2021•30 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Your human resource, organizational development, and learning professionals can be wonderful strategic partners and collaborate with you to achieve amazing results - but it takes trust and a solid relationship to get there. In this episode, Jessica Schwaller shares some secrets and opportunities available to you when you build a transformational relationship with your HR pros. This is the first of three episodes in a series on how to partner with your HR, OD, and L&D teams to achieve tra...
Mar 12, 2021•36 min•Season 7Ep. 1
You’ve got something awesome inside of you and John Bates is in business to bring that out so it can live in the world and make a real difference. Join David and John for this dynamic and energizing discussion about the heart of leadership and how to make your leadership communication more dynamic and influential. John has trained hundreds of TED/TEDx speakers all over the world and works with C-level executives at top companies to make their communications "TED-Worthy" so grab something to take...
Mar 06, 2021•56 min•Season 6Ep. 20
You build your culture one decision at a time - but how do you ensure that the decisions you make build the culture you want? In this episode, Charlie Bailes, VP of Human Resources and Distribution for ABC Fine Wine and Spirits shares practical ways you can build a human-centered culture in your organization, team, or department. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity, teamwor...
Feb 27, 2021•46 min•Season 6Ep. 19
If you've ever worried about losing someone from your team or organization because you reinforce expectations, this episode's for you. Early in my career, I learned a tough leadership lesson from a retired English teacher named Joan. In a few succinct words, she gave me one of the most important leadership lessons I would ever learn: about what it meant to lead, to truly value people, and the importance of accountability. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions o...
Feb 18, 2021•12 min•Season 6Ep. 18
There's no better leadership textbook than a frustrating boss. And often, the world looks very different from their side of the conversation. In this episode, you'll get valuable questions to ask and ways to work through your frustration to become a better leader - the leader you'd want your boss to be. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity, teamwork, delegation, and feedback...
Feb 12, 2021•13 min•Season 6Ep. 17
You know the cliches: it's lonely at the top. Leadership is a lonely business. In this episode, David shares a challenging situation where he felt very alone - and what happened that convinced him you're never as alone as you might feel. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity, teamwork, delegation, and feedback to help leaders navigate various leadership styles, management sty...
Feb 04, 2021•10 min•Season 6Ep. 16
Life will always include some level of the mundane and routine. As a leader, you can give your team energy to meet these challenges. In this episode, David shares some people who have inspired him to keep it fresh and four practical ways you can deliver the energy your team needs. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity, teamwork, delegation, and feedback to help leaders naviga...
Jan 28, 2021•14 min•Season 6Ep. 15
There is a need for a new kind of leadership; one that bleeds personality and rings true to employees and customers alike who crave authenticity. Former Loreal Executive and entrepreneur, Minter Dial, argues that business leaders deliver superior results, communities of engagement both inside and outside of the company, and true values-driven success when they are themselves and come across as genuine. In this episode, you'll get practical ways to stop pretending, be who you are, and play to you...
Jan 21, 2021•50 min•Season 6Ep. 14
People are your number one asset, so how do you ensure your best people stay? In short: you love 'em! In this episode, we talk with Beverly Kaye, author of the #1 book ever written on talent retention. You'll get simple, practical strategies that work to create a supportive workplace culture so you can fight burnout and keep the people you can least afford to lose. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communi...
Jan 15, 2021•46 min•Season 6Ep. 13
Conflicting priorities are a fact of life. Growing businesses naturally have tensions and they only become problems when they’re not addressed. In this episode, you'll get practical approaches to use when there’s a clash in priorities. These moments are a fantastic opportunity for you to lead and make a more strategic impact. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity, teamwork, d...
Jan 08, 2021•14 min•Season 6Ep. 12
Whether affected by the pandemic or some other unforeseen and monumental setback, to lead, you have to find a way to move beyond anger, guilt, emptiness or pain. It’s not only possible to overcome adversity, but it’s imperative. In this episode, retired Navy Seal and severely Wounded Warrior Jason Redman will give you the tools to adopt an overcoming mindset to learn acceptance, choose action over inaction, and triumph over adversity. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful ...
Dec 18, 2020•37 min•Season 6Ep. 11
The days blend in to one another and morale begins to drop... If you and your team are facing an endless horizon...of stressful work, of remote work with the family just off camera, or and endless project, it's vital that you are able to fight the slog and bring back the fun. In this episode, you'll get four ways to reconnect and energize your team. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, p...
Dec 11, 2020•13 min•Season 6Ep. 10
It's easy to talk about taking care of yourself so you can lead your team effectively, but it's something else to actually do it. So, it's confession time. In this episode David talks about the challenges caring for his physical, emotional, and social health over the past few months and how you can show up for yourself and your team in a healthier way. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills...
Dec 03, 2020•13 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Your new leaders - the 'green' ones, are an incredible resource and the literal future of your business. If you are a new leader, the lessons to learn and the natural influence you see from more senior leaders can feel overwhelming. In this inspiring episode, join David and new-leader expert Pierre Quinn for a discussion about how you can help yourself grow quickly...and how you can set up your new leaders to thrive and experience breakthrough success. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast ...
Nov 21, 2020•48 min•Season 6Ep. 8
In this episode, Jennifer Kahnwieler, a "champion for introverts" gives you practical tools to build an environment that brings out the best from every employee - particularly your introverts. We discuss what exactly that means, why it matters so much, common mistakes leaders make, and how to overcome them to an inclusive leader who achieves awesome results. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication ...
Nov 13, 2020•40 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Your leadership goes far beyond the work you and your team do. You and your team likely spend more time with one another than with anyone else. That time, those discussions, and those relationships add up. Moment by moment, with each decision and interaction, you build the future. Our future. What are you building? Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity, teamwork, delegation, ...
Nov 06, 2020•7 min•Season 6Ep. 6
In this wisdom-packed episode, executive coach and author Dawn Kirk gives you practical tools she developed throughout her career to help your team navigate the challenges of our times while remaining focused on the results the team exists to achieve. Listen to the end for a powerful way to grow your career and get the feedback you need - even when you feel ignored. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential commun...
Oct 30, 2020•49 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Three unprecedented sources of change in the outside world are putting intense pressure on every organization and leader to adapt quickly. Enterprises that don't transform what they do and how they do it (repeatedly) will inevitably fail. In this information-packed episode with Nick Jankel you'll get practical solutions to help you thrive as a transformational leader. With brilliant insight into the neuroscience of teams and leadership, Nick breaks it down and helps you face reality and lead wit...
Oct 23, 2020•45 min•Season 6Ep. 4
