Dave Stachowiak: Eight Types of Power A brief word from Power vs. Force* by David Hawkins In 1959, French & Raven identified several types of power in their research: 1. Reward power Giving something of value 2. Expert power Knowledge, competence, and experience 3. Referent power Personality and charisma to influence others 4. Legitimate We have the legitimate right to command given our position in the organization In 1975, Raven & Kruglanski added to the list... 5. Connection power Access to po...
Aug 18, 2014•29 min•Ep 154•Transcript available on Metacast Bill Bliss: Success In the C-Suite Bill last appeared on episode #118: What's The Difference Between Management and Leadership Myths and stopping points of succession planning The organization is only mine (I own it) The organization is too small I don’t know how to create a plan In reality, a lot of people just don’t want to make the hard decisions. Succession planning strategies and principles: 1. Development of leaders requires an investment of time and money Look at where the company needs t...
Aug 11, 2014•38 min•Ep 153•Transcript available on Metacast What do you want to be doing 5 years from now? It’s the first Monday of the month, and we tackle that question and more on today’s question and answer show. Guest: Bonni Stachowiak Bonni mentioned the This American Life show titled Trends With Benefits, citing a disability story from Hale County, Alabama. Question from Aaron During a one-on-one meeting my boss asked me where I wanted to go in my career, and I didn't have an answer for him. More concerning was that I didn't have an answer for mys...
Aug 04, 2014•Transcript available on Metacast Many of us struggle with being more productive. Here are four steps we can all take to get better results. Guest: Tim Stringer Holistic Productivity Online Courses LearnOmniFocus.com “There’s only two problems in life. Either you don’t know where you’re going or you don’t know the next step.” -Tim Stringer, paraphrasing David Allen Tim recommended Tony Schwartz's book Be Excellent At Anything* Step 1 - Reflection Tim recommends journaling to separate the noise from what’s most important The Day ...
Jul 28, 2014•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast The three key steps to take after you conduct a survey, with the recent Coaching for Leaders listener survey as our case study. Guest: Bonni Stachowiak 1. Thank people Dave used Surveymonkey.com for the listener survey 2. Share the results Resources for visualizing results Column Five Piktochart Demographics Over 100 people participated 40% have graduate degrees 75% of listeners are managers Of those, 60% have managed five years or more Findings Dave needs to be more concise (introductions and s...
Jul 21, 2014•36 min•Ep 150•Transcript available on Metacast Chris Hadfield: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Author of the New York Times Bestseller: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going To Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything* “So many people in life, maybe without even acknowledging it to themselves, let fear dictate a lot of their decision-making.” -Chris Hadfield Some keys to balancing sweating the small stuff and avoiding micromanagement Visualize it going perfectly Visualize failure befor...
Jul 14, 2014•29 min•Ep 149•Transcript available on Metacast David Hutchens: The Storytelling Leaders Leaders often hear about influence through storytelling, but don't know where to start. David Hutchens shares four stories to tell and how to get started. “It’s more important to tell a strategic story, to tell the right story, even if you don’t tell it particularly well.” -David Hutchens The starting point of telling stories is permission Storytelling is a skill that nobody really has to learn since it’s our natural language Leaders needs to give themsel...
Jul 07, 2014•39 min•Ep 148•Transcript available on Metacast Creativity isn’t the first thing that I hear most leaders wanting to get better at. However, most of us can reap huge rewards by being more creative. On today’s how, why we should care about creativity and how to get better at it. Guest: Todd Henry Author, The Accidental Creative: How To Be Brilliant At A Moment's Notice* “Creativity, at the heart of it, is problem solving.” -Todd Henry “We are creatures of habit and creatures of comfort.” -Todd Henry Focus is a key element of creative work Thos...
Jun 30, 2014•Transcript available on Metacast Perspective from Steve Richardson, author of Become a Better Leader in 30 Days*, on what to stop doing in leadership. Guest: Steve Richardson Author, Become A Better Leader in 30 Days* “All leaders manage, but not all managers lead.” -Steve Richardson Three things not to do when managing people Avoid managing by suggestion Managers do this when they don’t want to be accountable What do people really want from leaders? Direct Decisive Avoid managing by hoping These managers maintain a positive at...
Jun 23, 2014•Transcript available on Metacast Matthew Butterick: Practical Typography Written communication may say as much about you as what you wear. Typography is more than just font. Matthew's rankings of common system fonts Book resource: Garner’s Modern American Usage* by Bryan Garner Mark Twain received the following telegram from a publisher: NEED 2-PAGE SHORT STORY TWO DAYS. And famously replied… NO CAN DO 2 PAGES TWO DAYS. CAN DO 30 PAGES 2 DAYS. NEED 30 DAYS TO DO 2 PAGES. Use one space after a sentence. Discover More Activate yo...
Jun 16, 2014•42 min•Ep 145•Transcript available on Metacast Kent Rhodes: The Family Business Consulting Group Culture is how we do things around here. The three Levels of Culture from Edgar Schein Artifacts Espoused values Underlying assumptions Culture is difficult to identify when you are inside of it. Organizations confuse climate and culture: Climate comes from the outside and tends to be more temporary Culture is what is happening internally and more difficult to change Resources Books Organizational Culture and Leadership* by Edgar Schein Diagnosin...
Jun 09, 2014•49 min•Ep 144•Transcript available on Metacast You may have received training on giving feedback, but do you maximize how you receive it? On this show, discover how to get way better at accepting feedback. Guest: Sheila Heen Author with Douglas Stone of Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well* Author with Douglas Stone and Bruce Patton of the New York Times Business Bestseller Difficult Conversations* Feedback sits at the core of two human needs: Our need to get better Our need to be accepted, respected, and l...
Jun 02, 2014•44 min•Ep 143•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew Stenhouse: Vanguard University Dean, School for Graduate and Professional Studies Vanguard University of Southern California Loss is pervasive and we don’t often recognize how much we’re dealing with loss at the time. Three broad categories of emotions tend to show up for people during a time of workplace loss: Fear We don’t know the loss will affect us personally We don’t know how we are going to react to the loss These fears can surprise us and cause even more anxiety Anger We can be an...
May 29, 2014•42 min•Ep 142•Transcript available on Metacast Bonni and I respond to community questions this week on increasing your leadership confidence and a number of other topics. Guest: Bonni Stachowiak, Ed.D. Mishal in Saudia Arabia: How do you increase self-confidence as a new leader? Phil in the UK: What advice would you give to someone who hasn’t had the opportunity to lead people in an organization? Dave reference Coaching for Leaders episode #94: What To Do When Managing Without Authority Another article that might be helpful is 8 Ways To Infl...
May 27, 2014•Transcript available on Metacast As organizations ask people to collaborate more and more across virtual teams both internally and externally, many of us find ourselves reporting to lots of different people. On today’s show, how to balance it all and focus in the right places, when working with multiple bosses. Guest: Eric Ruckle, Chief Digital Strategist at Adbay It’s not about me, but about the project. Book recommendation: The Startup of You by Reid Hoffman* Book recommendation: So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport* ...
May 12, 2014•Transcript available on Metacast Susan Gerke: GO Team Resources This model originates with Bruce Tuckman in the 1960’s Forming Storming Norming Performing Susan and I discuss the issues at each stage above and the actions that both team members and leaders can take in order to maximize team performance. There are several options when conflict emerges: Reform the team Do good Feel good Deal with the conflict There are also several ways that change itself can happen to a team: Leadership changes Membership changes Changes to the ...
May 05, 2014•59 min•Ep 139•Transcript available on Metacast Susan Gerke: GO Team Resources Teams are different and unique Purpose Structure Stage of Development Membership Leadership When you are trying to figure out how to lead a team, 2 models can be very helpful. Types of Teams Interdependence degree of cooperation and coordination Number of meetings Content of meetings Goals —team vs. individual Reward team vs. individual Expertise Training plan Resources The I in Team* by Susan Gerke Go Team* by Susan Gerke and David Hutchens Discover More Activate ...
Apr 28, 2014•59 min•Ep 138•Transcript available on Metacast John Dickson: Spokane County, Washington Here's a link to the Lean Fighter article John mentioned about some of the work he contributed to at Boeing John mentioned the learning organization that was articulated by Peter Senge. This model was made popular in Senge's book The Fifth Discipline*, which is a must-read for leaders and also appears on my Top 10 books for leaders list. “The servant-leader is servant first. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, and serve first. The ...
Apr 21, 2014•51 min•Ep 137•Transcript available on Metacast For many of us, our tendency is to minimize our daily interruptions so we can get more done. On today’s show, my guest Douglas Conant helps us all recognize why these moments are critical in our work as leaders and how we can best utilize them. Guest: Douglas Conant Founder, Conant Leadership (Facebook) (Twitter) Former CEO, Campbell Soup and President of Nabisco Author with Mette Norgaard of the New York Time Bestseller TouchPoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Mo...
Apr 14, 2014•48 min•Ep 136•Transcript available on Metacast This week, we dedicate the entire show to community questions about training. Guest: Bonni Stachowiak (@bonni208) Question from Jordan I am a young manager (mid-20’s). My job requires training large amounts of staff on software and technology. Many of the staff are twice my age, and tend to ignore me when giving trainings. I’m, not sure if this is because of my age, or because I have only been with the organization for 5 years, and many of them have been here for 20+. Or perhaps it is because of...
Apr 07, 2014•48 min•Ep 135•Transcript available on Metacast While many things contribute to happiness, one key attitude shift in how we talk and think about our activities will help us be much happier. “Happiness isn’t doing what you like, it’s liking what you do.” -Quote on my dad's desk Vance Caesar was one of my professors in graduate school. He wrote The High Achiever’s Guide To Happiness* Vance said, “Create more 'gets to's' than 'got to's" Do you have more “get to’s” than “got to's?” Do you have to give someone feedback today, or do you get to? Do ...
Mar 31, 2014•21 min•Ep 134•Transcript available on Metacast We all know what corporate brands are, but do you have clarity on your own, personal brand? Today, we examine the five elements of an effective personal brand with executive coach Heather Backstrom. Guest: Heather Backstrom HeatherBackstrom.com Executive Coach What is a personal brand? Personal brand is who a person is from the inside out. It’s not about external looks - that is personal image (also important, but different). 1. Values Knowing our values can provide clarity on the kind of work a...
Mar 24, 2014•47 min•Ep 133•Transcript available on Metacast Being connected is great, right until it’s not. How to improve the quality of your connectedness with an expert from the Center for Creative Leadership. Guest: Jennifer Deal, Ph.D Center for Creative Leadership Author, Always On, Never Done: Don't Blame The Smartphone Center for Creative Leadership works to help improve leadership. Many people said that staying so connected really started when they received their smartphone. On average, people in the survey were connected to the workplace 72 hou...
Mar 17, 2014•38 min•Ep 132•Transcript available on Metacast Bonni and I respond to community questions on taking the next step in difficult situations. First question from Khrist and a few suggestions from us: Recognize your hot buttons or trigger point Avoid handling things in the midst of anger and emotion, if you can avoid them (for example, don't send emails when angry) Instead, write out your thoughts just for yourself Get input from others who are not as close to the situation Start with questions and not accusations/assumptions Sometimes a bit of ...
Mar 10, 2014•Transcript available on Metacast What do you do when you're the target of criticism? Here are the two kinds of critics that show up at work in the workplace and also how to address them. It all comes back to Mathnet Two kinds of critics The bully The champion Why you need your critics Hawthorne studies (Harvard article) (Economist article) Benefits You Get From A Recognition Program (episode #79) with Michelle Smith of O.C. Tanner “Our chief want in life is someone who will make us do what we can.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Actions ...
Mar 03, 2014•Transcript available on Metacast “Knowledge management is a set of processes, individually constructed, to help each of us make sense of our world and work more effectively.” -Harold Jarche Capture Capturing through the stream Twitter Some social media Live TV Live radio Capturing through subscriptions Email updates and newsletters Podcasts RSS via services like Feedly.com Curate Bonni uses Delicious (link to her library) Dave uses Pinboard (link to his library) Evernote Pocket Kindle App Snippefy app (useful to export notes an...
Feb 24, 2014•49 min•Ep 129•Transcript available on Metacast If you do these four things with consistency at the meetings you lead, you’ll get vastly better results from the investment you are making in meeting time. Worst offenses Trying to come up with a topic to talk about Let's share what's going on (without any context for how/why) Information sharing only No agenda Too many agenda items People on devices Too many meetings total Good news! Many of us have almost complete control over how we run meetings as leaders 1. Determine if the meeting needs to...
Feb 17, 2014•Transcript available on Metacast Have you considered telling the people you lead about the mistakes you’ve made? On this show, why you lead better when you share your mistakes. “Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.” -Dale Carnegie Here are the benefits to talking about your mistakes with others: You get people’s attention. You open the door for people to be more willing to accept coaching. You give people a realistic path of what it looks like to learn how to lead. It reminds you what it was like to...
Feb 10, 2014•Transcript available on Metacast You’ve probably heard that time-honored advice when giving a speech. Tell ’em what you’re going to tell them, tell ’em, tell ’em what you told them. On today’s show, what that’s lousy advice and how you can do better. Here's some advice that many of us have heard when we starting giving presentations or speeches for the first time: “Tell ’em what you’re going to tell ’em, tell ’em, tell ’em what you told ’em.” Four great and interesting speeches, with varying levels of importance: Honoring the d...
Feb 03, 2014•Transcript available on Metacast Many of us struggle with making time to prioritize the things that are most rewarding to us and our careers. On today's show, we tackle the topic of time management through the questions from the community. Plus, responses to questions on additional topics as well. Guest: Bonni Stachowiak 1. Question about leading during a school closing from Jermaine We recommended episode #55 with Carol Taylor on How To Lead In A Crisis. 2. Question about giving feedback from Sue 3. Question about prioritizing...
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