In this episode, you'll dive into the challenges of unlocking team potential when leading a team tangled in conflict. Imagine having a handbook of exactly what to say to calm the storm—that's what the book, "Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict," offers you. You'll hear why it's crucial to tackle these conflicts head-on, transforming them into opportunities for growth and improved team dynamics. Picture yourself mastering the art of dealing with vents, misunderstandings, and even...
May 02, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, host David Dye delves into the pervasive challenge of unclear expectations in the workplace. David unpacks how such ambiguity can be the root of workplace conflict and offers precise language to help you articulate concerns and seek mutual understanding. For instance, in situations like deciding if turning on the camera during virtual meetings is necessary, phrases like "It appears we have different perspectives on this" can pave the way for open dialogue. David also highlights ...
Apr 25, 2024•10 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of "Leadership Without Losing Your Soul," you're diving into the art of setting healthy boundaries and saying no at work. Imagine you're in a sticky situation: a colleague wants you on a new project, but you’re swamped. Or maybe your boss is pushing you towards something that doesn’t align with your values. How do you push back without burning bridges? This podcast episode explores the importance of maintaining connection, being clear and curious, and staying committed to your bo...
Apr 18, 2024•16 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of "Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast," David introduces you to 12 effective phrases to help you improve your communication skills and effectively navigate workplace conflict. He organizes these phrases into four critical areas: connection, clarity, curiosity, and commitment. You'll learn to express care and investment through phrases like, "I care about you, this team, this project." He also encourages you to seek understanding with questions such as, "What would a suc...
Apr 11, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, David Dye discusses transforming workplace conflict to collaboration. He introduces four dimensions that can help alleviate and deescalate conflicts. The four dimensions are: connection, clarity, curiosity, and commitment. David emphasizes the importance of having a conversation with oneself before engaging in conflict resolution and provides phrases and strategies for each dimension. David shares, "Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict," which offers over 300 phr...
Apr 04, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, you'll hear David catching up with Dan Michelson, the author of "Holy Shift: Moving Your Company Forward to the Future of Work." They tackle how critical trust is among leaders and the pivotal mindset shift needed to adeptly maneuver through the evolving work environment. Dan highlights the key elements like fostering community, opening doors for growth, cementing solid connections, and enriching employee experiences. He advocates for a transition from traditional management to ...
Mar 28, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, you'll join David Dye as he hosts Ed Hess, author of "Own Your Work Journey," in a deep dive into discovering the power of meaningful work in the era of Ai. Ed explores the crucial role of critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and trade jobs in the era of smart technology. Throughout the conversation, David and Ed stress the importance of individuals taking ownership of their thinking, listening, and collaboration skills to thrive amidst technological advancements. Ed empha...
Mar 21, 2024•59 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tania Luna discusses the principles of power with and how to build better teams. She emphasizes the importance of following a purpose rather than a person, relying on context instead of control, being a cultivator rather than a collector, and building a community rather than a crowd. Luna suggests implementing these principles by providing clear context and purpose for roles, allowing individuals to self-evaluate their progress, and creating opportunities for feedback and collab...
Mar 20, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast episode, Andre Martin discusses the importance of finding the right fit in your career and building a culture that supports employee motivation, engagement, and satisfaction. He emphasizes the need for individuals to reflect on their values, goals, and ideal work environment before making career decisions. Martin also suggests that leaders should focus on re-recruiting their existing employees by answering four key questions: (1) why the world is better with their company in it, ...
Mar 14, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Megan Gluth-Bohan, CEO & Owner of TRInternational, Inc. and owner of ChemBlend of America, discusses human centered capital, and the importance of compassion, empathy, and resilience in leadership. She emphasizes the need for leaders to be authentic and honest about their own experiences and to create a culture that values and supports the growth of individuals. Megan believes in hiring based on potential and drive rather than solely focusing on past achievements. She also emphasizes the importa...
Feb 29, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast episode, Felice Eckelman and Julie Cantor discuss the challenges and strategies for leading in a hybrid workplace. They emphasize the importance of intentionality in developing policies and creating connections among team members. They also address the need for training leaders to recognize and address bias, as well as the importance of setting boundaries and managing zoom fatigue. The speakers provide practical suggestions for building connections, establishing policies, and pro...
Feb 22, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Leadership without Losing Your Soul Podcast, our guest, Chinazom Nwabueze, discusses the importance of mental fitness and its connection to overall wellbeing and performance. He emphasizes the need to prioritize mental health and shares practical tips for maintaining mental fitness, such as filling up one's emotional energy tank with activities that bring joy, practicing mindfulness, getting enough rest, and setting boundaries. Nwabueze also highlights the importance of le...
Feb 15, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ralph Kilman, the co-creator of the Thomas Kilman conflict mode instrument (TKI), discusses his lifelong work on conflict management and collaboration. Kilman explains that his interest in conflict stems from his personal experiences growing up in a family affected by conflict and his academic studies on conflict management. He and his colleague developed the TKI assessment to measure the different ways people approach conflict, and it has become a widely used tool in organizations. Kilman empha...
Feb 08, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Steve Cody and Clayton Fletcher discuss the role of humor in the workplace and how it can be used strategically to improve communication, build relationships, and create a healthy workplace culture. They explain the different forms of comedy, including improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy, and how each can be applied to leadership and business. They emphasize the importance of being authentic and vulnerable, and how humor can help leaders connect with their teams and build trust....
Feb 01, 2024•55 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast episode, Dr. Jennifer Nash discusses the concept of human-centered leadership and the challenges that leaders face in prioritizing people while also driving performance. She emphasizes the importance of leaders having the skillset to lead people effectively, as many leaders are trained in functional areas but lack the necessary tools to lead individuals. Nash also highlights the need for leaders to see employees as whole human beings with multiple identities and values, rather th...
Dec 15, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we are replaying the most popular episode from 2020, which focuses on the importance of taking care of yourself as a leader. Host, David Dye, confesses to not practicing what he preaches and shares his struggles with mental health. He emphasizes the need for leaders to prioritize their emotional, mental, and physical well-being to be effective. David encourages listeners to reflect on their own needs and find ways to invest in their health. Also shared, is a listening technique ...
Dec 07, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Antonella Pisani, the CEO and founder of Eiffel Media, a digital marketing and consulting firm, joins host David Dye and discusses the importance of culture, values, and remote work in leadership. She emphasizes the need to hire experienced talent and create an intellectually stimulating environment. Pisani also highlights the significance of transparency, humility, and social responsibility in building a strong company culture. She shares insights on remote work practices, such as using communi...
Nov 30, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, David Dye discusses practical ways for team leaders eager for promotion to prepare themselves for more responsibility. He emphasizes investing in knowledge and wisdom, achieving results, building relationships, and speaking up. The podcast provides specific tips and strategies for each area, such as getting to know the business, asking for feedback, prioritizing peers, and attending conferences. David also addresses what to do when positions are not available, suggesting looking...
Nov 16, 2023•25 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Do you ever get frustrated that your manager wastes time with bad delegation? They ask for something to be redone over and over, never seeming to know what they want? Or they change their mind after you've already finished what you thought they asked for? In this episode, David gives you practical tools to help avoid these frustrating moments and build a far more effective, collaborative relationship with your leader. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on le...
Nov 10, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode #236: When you find yourself frustrated, yelling to yourself or the world, "Don't they understand?" the answer is likely "no, they don't." But you do understand - and these moments of frustration are an opportunity for you to lead and make things better. In this episode David shares severals ways to meet these frustrating moments with leadership, whether that's leading up, down, or sideways. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and manage...
Nov 03, 2023•13 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 235: If you want to be an effective human-centered leader, you've got to keep learning and growing. In this heartfelt episode, Tim Lupinacci, CEO and Chair of Baker Donaldson Law Firm shares his leadership journey and how you can invest in continuous learning and personal growth. We discuss the value of learning from leaders in different industries and applying their insights to your work. Tim also shares his experience starting a nonprofit called Everybody Leads, which focuses on empowe...
Oct 27, 2023•48 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 234: Leaders and managers face an ever-expanding level of complexity and demands on their time and skills. At the same time, there's more of a need than ever before for managers to truly connect with their people - often across geography and time zones. These are big challenges, but they also present a leadership opportunity for leaders who can show up with transparency and vulnerability. In this episode, Germaine Hunter, Chief Diversity Officer for GE Aerospace, gives you the tools to l...
Oct 22, 2023•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 233: Is your team ready or reactive? To be ready, deal with change, and be flexible, people need energy. Meanwhile, stress, anxiety, and loss of engagement at work are major factors in modern work life and statistics are staggering in a negative direction. In many corporate workplaces, the brains of the people working there are the biggest asset of the business. The brain runs on energy, but most organizations treat people as though their personal energy is an infinite resource In this e...
Oct 13, 2023•49 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 232: When issues or conversations come up in the workplace do you want to be able to respond not react? Despite having a desire to succeed, we are so accustomed to working hard to reach our goals and produce results in the workplace, that many of us sacrifice our deeper humanity. In this episode, Susan Freeman, Author of Inner Switch: 7 Timeless Principles to Transform Modern Leadership, lays out a transformational path for mainstream Western business leaders through ancient yogic wisdom...
Oct 09, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 231: Do you want to bring peak performance to your organization, but do not have the time or resources to develop everyone? You're not alone. According to the 10-80-10 principle, any group or organization can be divided into three groups based on their behavior. For leaders, the key is to focus on the 10% already supporting the organization or you, as they can be your champions to influence the 80% who are looking for direction. In today's episode Sunjay Nath, author of The 10-80-10 Prin...
Sep 29, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do you free your voice to lead effectively as a human leader leading with empathy, vulnerability, and authenticity, and break away from the outdated myth that leaders must be superhero leaders: infallible, unflappable, and fearless? The journey from superhero leader to human leader not only transforms the lives of leaders themselves - both at work and beyond. It also makes a profound and lasting difference in the lives of people around them and the organizations they lead. This is how human ...
Sep 22, 2023•48 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast What do you do to help your team shift from busy to productive? Is your team doing what you asked, but they're focused on counting the metrics, and how busy they are as opposed to the quality metrics of how well they're accomplishing those tasks? In this episode, we look at three busy day examples and what was preventing each team from being productive, even though they were busy. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on e...
Sep 14, 2023•13 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast How do we solve the right problem quickly and get ourselves and our team back to work? When someone walks up to you and says, can I talk to you for a minute? We've got a problem. How do you respond? When people are confronted with problems, a lot of times you get one or two reactions from managers. In this episode, David uses a real-life situation to walk through the steps of how we take responsibility for solving problems, solving the right problems, determining the best person to own the probl...
Sep 08, 2023•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Better presentations aren’t a luxury. Connecting online or in person is an essential skill for anyone driven to make an impact. Whether you’re presenting to a group of 17 or 70,000, live or virtually, present like a confident change-maker, without fear or imposter syndrome, no matter your experience level. In this episode Jacqueline Farrington, Author of Better Presentations: How to Present Like a Pro, provides proven insights on presentation skills that will build confidence and mastery, elevat...
Sep 01, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Being unmessable with is not about having perfect circumstances but rather, who you are in the face of the real circumstances life throws at you. Being able to create possibility and make a difference under any circumstance, with anyone at any time, and never lose who you are is what Josselyne Herman-Saccio calls being unmessable with. Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity, t...
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