What is your leader self concept? Is it one of confidence, courage, or compassion? Or perhaps you're just starting your journey and not sure what your leader self-concept is today. The word concept is defined as "what is conceived in the mind." The work of building your leader self-concept begins in your mind aka your mindset - your beliefs about your abilities to lead, your convictions and what you stand for, and the daily thoughts you have about yourself. On this episode, you will learn how to...
Nov 15, 2022•22 min
How many times have you caught your brain telling stories about a circumstance that are untrue? Only to find out the facts were skewed by stories your brain created. The natural tendency of your brain is to protect you from any harm. It is designed to keep you alive, so it will create stories to protect you. As leaders, we must separate facts from fiction. If not, beware! Your brain may wreak havoc on your leadership decisions and the relationships you have with your employees. On this episode, ...
Nov 08, 2022•21 min
The micromanager is much talked about and remembered. Remembered for their taunting or tormenting the workplace. This is the person on our career path that has either inspired us to go into leadership or hide from taking on leadership roles. If you are early in managing or leading, this may be the most important episode you can learn from. On this episode, you will learn how to identify micromanaging behaviors, why the micromanager needs to control every aspect of the workplace, and how you can ...
Nov 01, 2022•18 min
Do you remember why you became a leader? With our busy lives, many of us have forgotten why or how we came into leadership. Don't let miss out on an opportunity to reflect on all the reasons why you answered the call to lead your people. On this episode, you have an opportunity to do just that! Listen in as I share a clear and pivotal moment in my career and the trajectory it created in my career. I hope my story inspires you to do the same, dear leader. Tune in now to learn more! **************...
Oct 27, 2022•24 min
Have your employees' lost trust in your ability to lead or have their backs? When your employees' have lost confidence or belief in you, your leadership becomes far more difficult. On this episode, you will learn how your lack of trust for your ability to lead is reflected in your actions and behaviors towards your employees, why your word and actions must be in congruence to build trust, and how vulnerability and transparency are the greatest skills to build trust. Tune in now to learn more! **...
Oct 20, 2022•27 min
Your mindset is everything. Your mindset creates how you approach life and the results you create in it. On this episode, you will learn why it's your duty to do the mindset work, especially if you're leading other humans, how your results are a direct correlation to your beliefs, and how to plan your day with an exercise to prepare your mind for masterful results. Tune in now to learn more! ***************** Want to take this work to a deeper level? Head over to the Masters of Leadership progra...
Oct 11, 2022•20 min
Your season of empowerment begins now! As we look at the next 90 days until the end of the year, are you prepared with the tools, skills, and action plan to achieve your goals? You will after listening to this episode! On this episode, you will learn why it's important to equip yourself with the tools to empower yourself to enter this season of goal achievement. You'll also learn a short goal setting exercise to get you started on the right track. It's time to put your goals first, leader! Tune ...
Oct 04, 2022•27 min
Welcome to this bonus episode of the Lead w/ Intent show livestream! Today we revive a weekly livestream we did over 3 years ago. That's right, it's been a long time coming AND we're back! And how cool that we're able to livestream into YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook at the same time. So, follow me on your favorite platform and keep your notifications on so you don't miss a livestream. On today's livestream, I talk about the new meaning and context of our show, Lead with Intent. I also answer a...
Sep 27, 2022•35 min
The heart is the source of your leadership. You answered the call to lead and serve from the heart. Not from the mind. On this episode, you will learn how to recall the moment you identified from your heart the strong desire to lead and serve, return to your purpose of leading with compassion, and how your followers will be impacted with this refreshing style of leadership. Tune in now with an open heart (and mind) and return to the origins of your purpose and compassion to lead your people. ***...
Sep 20, 2022•23 min
Are you afraid or reluctant to identify as a leader or have a subordinate who has leadership potential but is afraid to take the lead? Whether you're an established leader who has subordinates you have identified as a potential leader or you are an aspiring leader who wants to step into leadership but is afraid. On this episode, you'll learn how to help yourself or employees identify themselves as leaders by creating a vision of a future masterful leader, how to coach yourself or employees to ap...
Sep 13, 2022•23 min
Human-Centered leadership focuses on people over profit. Lead your people first and put the business second. When you put your people first, your people will put you and your initiatives first. On this episode, you'll learn why human-centered leadership is important to incorporate into your organization, how your values and self-awareness impact your human-centered leadership, and how to assess the gaps in your employees with a human-centered approach. Tune in now to learn more. ****************...
Sep 06, 2022•25 min
When emotions are high, intelligence goes low. As a leader facing daily challenges or problem-solving, it's essential to understand your emotional maturity level, which can only be developed through life experiences and workplace circumstances. If you're a new or emerging leader, you may not have the emotional maturity to lead your employees. If you're a seasoned leader, you may not have learned to deal with emotionally charged situations. The question for any leader is: Do you have the emotiona...
Aug 30, 2022•24 min
Leadership can be put into three buckets! Yes, only three. Let me simplify for you the three buckets your leadership falls in. Once you have these buckets overflowing, you're on the road to mastery! On this episode, you'll learn the three buckets of leadership, why it's important to fill these buckets with the right resources, tools, and knowledge, and how to measure how full each of these buckets are. No need to complicate leadership! Tune in now to learn more. ***************** Want to take th...
Aug 23, 2022•28 min
This is the most powerful advice I have ever given to aspirational leaders. To be honest, THIS applies to anyone in leadership. From the aspirational to the emerging to the seasoned leader, you must tune in now! On this episode, you'll learn why being the best in your position or field will lead you on the path to mastery, how to traverse the journey of becoming a masterful leader, and the skills needed on your journey. Plus so much more. Tune in now to learn more! ***************** Want to take...
Aug 16, 2022•30 min
Taken from a live I did on my Facebook page @DrDeniseSimpon where I spoke about Personal Leadership Branding and so many more leadership musings. On this episode, you'll learn why it's important to intentionally build your leadership brand, how to use your values to build your brand, and how to leverage your brand in your institution or industry. Plus so much more on this replay! Tune in now to learn more! ***************** Want to take this work to a deeper level? Head over to the Masters of Le...
Aug 09, 2022•32 min
Many leaders have been conditioned to neglect their intuition. Traditional leadership culture has trained this out of women leaders, in particular. The danger of solely making decisions with your logical, rational mind may cost you your leadership. On this episode, you'll learn why you must use both your logical mind and your intuition when making leadership decisions, how I almost ignored my intuition when considering an applicant for a professor position, and how you can implement a daily prag...
Aug 02, 2022•26 min
Whether your team is a back full-time, a hybrid model like 3x2 (three days in and two days virtual) or 100% virtual, you'll learn how to incorporate best practices like maintaining the organizational culture and shared team values. On this episode, you'll learn what can suffer as your team returns back to working from home, how to use these best practices to sustain the organizational culture, individual performance, and connections between you and your employees and among the group. No matter y...
Jul 26, 2022•22 min
Your followers want to follow a leader who is certain in themselves; certainty in their ability to lead them through crisis and challenges in the organization. Your employees sure the heck don't want to follow a leader who's fragile or even arrogant. Certainty is the emotion that will create influence. After all, leadership is about influencing your employees, teams, and peers to take action towards a goal. On this episode, you'll learn why certainty is an emotion that is useful and valuable in ...
Jul 19, 2022•18 min
Executive Coaching and Leadership Training for all?!? Yes, for all! Because executive coaching should not only be reserved for the C-Suite, Vice-Presidents or high-ranking officials in your organization BUT for who are called to lead and serve. If you're a woman who is manager, director, supervisor or mid-level leader, you can now experience the transformation of executive coaching and leadership training can provide. On this episode, you'll learn who inspired me to create the Masters of Leaders...
Jul 12, 2022•21 min
Do you have standards and expectations for how your employees should behave? I'm not talking about the official Employee Handbook that clearly states the consequences of misconduct. I'm talking about the instruction manual you've created in your mind on how your employees should behave. These are expectations and standards unbeknownst to you because they are created unconsciously. On this episode, you'll learn the concept of The Manual and how you use them in your leadership practice, learn how ...
Jul 05, 2022•22 min
Are you an introvert or extrovert leader? Many confuse this concept with whether a leader is charismatic or reserved. I'm here to bust that myth and tell you the differences between the two because you can be a double introvert leader like me and still be the life of the party. This concept is really about the energy you need to recharge as a leader, not whether you're the most popular leader in the organization. On this episode, you'll learn how much energy you need to be an impactful leader, y...
Jun 28, 2022•18 min
The art of your leadership is what you bring to the table. It's undeniable and indisputable. It's who you are which includes the culmination of your life experiences, your personality, beliefs, and values. On this episode, you'll learn how to embrace your art as a leader, show up as your most authentic and genuine self, and why your followers would rather have all of you show up to the organization rather than a shell of an empty leader. Tune in now to learn this and so much more! **************...
Jun 21, 2022•21 min
Faking it till you make will get you so far, dear leader! Many of us do what we have to do to show our boss or employees that we are the ones to make it happen. But what happens when you get what you want and an obstruction happens or a crisis arises? An obstruction like a policy impeding making a clear decision, or a crisis when your employees are outraged by a decision you made. What then? It's time to show up! It's time to show your skills, implement strategies, and manage your mindset. On th...
Jun 14, 2022•18 min
According to a study by KPMG, your early childhood influences impact your perceptions on your ability to lead. So, it's time to turn back the hands of time and reflect on your childhood influences! Don't worry if you didn't have them or if you're like me, had contradictory influences, you can reframe it to benefit your ability to lead today. On this episode, you'll learn how to identify your childhood influences, honor their contributions to your leadership, or create a reframe if necessary to s...
Jun 07, 2022•21 min
Would you bet on you? To win, to take the challenge, to finish the race? If your answer is NO or NOT SURE, don't worry! This episode is dedicated to changing that today. On this episode, you'll learn how to create a new belief which fuels emotions of confidence, certainty and power, so that you bet on yourself every single time and in any situation. Tune in now to learn how to bet on yourself with confidence and certainty! ***************** Want to take this work to a deeper level? Head over to ...
May 31, 2022•23 min
Women leaders deserve support in all aspects of their lives and leadership. Look no further! The Masters of Leadership was created for you, dear leader. On this episode, you'll learn why the MOL will support you through your life and career through monthly masterclass trainings on leadership and weekly group coaching. This program was created to create a container where you feel connected, seen, and safe to challenge your limiting beliefs. You will be among the best and most powerful women leade...
May 24, 2022•22 min
Many women leaders admit they're hiding in plain sight. Although they have leadership titles and all the obligations that come with status, they feel like they must hide their opinions to not draw attention to them. On this episode, you'll learn why you maybe doing this in your workplace, the psychological safety that is necessary to create a safe environment where speaking up is encouraged, and an invitation to the work on yourself. Tune in now to learn how to be seen, belong in any room you pl...
May 17, 2022•18 min
Choose joy, Leader! Many of us think that we don't have much control of the thoughts we think. Of the 65,000 thoughts we have a day, that may be true! But where the power lies is within the control you have to set intentional thoughts about any challenge or circumstance. On this episode, you'll learn the linear progression from your Beliefs to the Result(s) you create, three simple ways to plan for thinking intentionally, and how choosing the emotion of joy will create a direct path to the resul...
May 10, 2022•25 min
The Sovereign Leader Mastermind is here! The opportunity to work with a coach who has been in your shoes and has experienced parallel lives with you is here. Learn about this new one-on-one coaching container for an 8-week immersion with yours truly. On this episode, you'll learn the definition of Sovereignty and how this applies to your work as a leader. You'll also learn how to the program will help you manage your internal landscape - i.e., beliefs, values, mindset- so you can manage the exte...
May 03, 2022•16 min
Leader BEWARE! Don't confuse your role as leader for the savior complex. Some female leaders are attracted to this "style of leadership" because of their desire to save others or to seek people who desperately need help. On this episode, learn how to identify the narrative of the savior complex when you believe your employees can't save themselves, set boundaries to avoid falling into the "savior trap," and lead instead with clarity and integrity for the sake of yourself and your employees. Tune...
Apr 26, 2022•16 min
