Out Of The Comfort Zone

VUCA is everywhere: Volatile, uncertain, chaotic and ambiguous. An organization somewhere in the world seems to fail about every week because of a factor that in retrospect seemed obvious – it wasn’t at the time to them. Why are we so poor at seeing and anticipating the changes ahead? Has the pace of change outpaced our capability to cope with it? More importantly what can we do about it?

Being remarkable is a worthy goal whether you are leading a team, leading a project or leading yourself. What does it take to be remarkable? What do remarkable teams do that is unique? What creates remarkable conversations and remarkable meetings? Listen in for insight on how you can be more remarkable.

We see everyday that the world is changing – more chaos, volatility, mistakes, uncertainty. But, do we really have enough tools to spot the right signals before it’s too late? If you want to think more strategicially, prepare your business for shifts in the marketplace and anticipate what’s ahead; tune in to learn how to see around corners.

Feeling that you are being or will be marginalized and that you are losing your base of power is no fun. It happens to many people – of different ages, genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds. What can you do if you feel marginalized? What can you do to minimize people feeling marginalized? How does all of this impact aging in the workplace?

How do you give feedback without being too harsh or too kind? How you can create a team culture where people are more candid in giving feedback to each other? The secret lies in being personally caring while being directly challenging. Tune in to hear why that makes a difference and how to do a better job of being candid without being inhumane.

Collaboration is listed as a core cultural value in many organizations. Yet, many fall far short of creating a truly collaborative culture. Where is your organization and your team? What can you do the foster greater collaboration? One of the highest downloaded podcasts, we are diving deeper for more advice and greater insight.

What is the secret to changing your behavior and changing your habits? What about changing the habits of your team? Tune in to discover a methodology that works.

Being a newcomer is daunting – whether it’s a new group, a new team, a new boss or a new company. There are relationships to build from scratch, people to remember, questions to ask and work to be done. What should you do when you are new? How can you build relationships with strangers? How do you manage all these new people if you are more of an introvert than an extrovert?

We know we need a network, but how do you know how effective your network is? What distinguishes the top performer’s networks? When do networks and collaboration become overly taxing? How does a network enhance a sense of purpose?

For years, the most out-spoken and often the most extroverted people end up being the leaders. Given market dynamics today, we need different types of leaders to step up, stand out, be influential and inspire teams. If you are more of a beta character, how can you lead? If you are an alpha leader, how do you foster more beta qualities?

Purpose, meaning and fulfillment seem to be what everyone wants - that feeling that gives clarity and direction to the decisions we make . But how do you get there? Tune in to hear why purpose matters, where to begin your own journey and why it’s worth the effort.

Asking great questions is a powerful way to engage your team, motivate people, create inspiration, delegate, innovate… Just about anything you need to accomplish as a leader will have better results if you ask great questions. What questions are best and for what purpose? Tune in to here from the expert on asking questions.

Asking great questions is a powerful way to engage your team, motivate people, create inspiration, delegate, innovate… Just about anything you need to accomplish as a leader will have better results if you ask great questions. What questions are best and for what purpose? Tune in to here from the expert on asking questions.

If leadership is about preparing for the future, then learning about what’s ahead in the future and being agile enough to adapt to changing times must be central to success. How do leaders become better learners and better adapters? Tune in for a deep perspective on that topic and more including what it takes to take the next step as a leader and how do you provide meaning for your team?

How can you use social media to build your brand and network? What are the key ingredients for a powerful on-line presence? How does on-line pair with off-line? Tune in to hear advice about what you should be doing?

As a leader, you know you need to be strategic, think ahead, set priorities and anticipate the changes that are about to strike your business before they hit you. As the headlines will show in any week, leaders are not so great at these. A key set of skills in critical thinking is missing. The solution lies in changing your mindset in 6 situations. Tune in to hear what those are and what to do about it.

The hope of every leader is to get their team committed to the team’s goals/mission/vision so that the team is enthusiastic, willing to give discretionary effort and wants to stay with the company. What’s the secret to achieve this outcome? Tune in to hear the 5 things that research says make people love the company they work for.

Whether you were a devoted fan of Game of Thrones or you never watched an episode, tune in to hear how one leadership expert views the characters, their successes and mistakes and the implications for leadership in the real world. We will be talking about shifting alliances, courage, resilence, flexibility and what it takes to be a player.

Working with different cultures has become a norm in most organizations. One of the fundamental differences in cultures and in people is about preferring a tight culture versus a loose culture. Tune in to hear what that means, why these have evolved, which is best, how it impacts performance and how to transform your team to achieve it’s potential.

Companies usually post their values somewhere – on the walls or in brochures. Employees usually say the leaders don’t walk the talk. As trust erodes, we become jaded about the role of values in business. Values do work and they do transfer to the bottom line. Tune in to hear how one leader has succeeded in using values to drive business success. Hear what you can do to transform your business and your life.