151: Set Yourself Up for Success Every Day

Connect with Your Team

Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills

Peer Coaching Made Simple

150: Change Your World from the Inside Out

What if you could learn how to notice and heed your inner signals to make the best decision? Scott Shute describes how you can do this by slowing down and becoming more mindful. We go deep into his fantastic book, The Full Body Yes, exploring the importance of knowing and loving yourself in order to bring more compassion into your world.

In his most recent role at LinkedIn, Scott was the Head of Mindfulness and Compassion programs. He’s been a pioneer in creating mindfulness programs and advancing the discussion around “operationalizing compassion” in the workplace.

You’ll discover:

What Scott means by The Full Body YES
How Scott manages his competitive spirt
Why mindfulness is a powerful tool in the workplace
How organizations can operationalize compassion
Why gratitude is a superpower you’ll want to develop

Watch the episode:

Connect with Scott

Connect with Your Team

Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills

Peer Coaching Made Simple

How to Do the 6 Things That Matter Most When Helping Someone Improve a Skill

Free Course: Mindful Approaches for Work and Life

Scott’s Website

Scott Shute

Scott’s Book

The Full Body Yes: Change Your Work and Your World from the Inside Out

149: Becoming a Highly Effective Leader

Why is it best to put people before processes in order to achieve the best possible results? My guest Tom Lawrence has learned the answers through intense study of thought leaders and dedicated application over the years with his own teams. Now he’s passionate about sharing his experiences and insights with aspiring and current leaders. You’ll get many practical tips from someone who’s still on the job every day honing his leadership skills.

Tom is unique among my guests because he’s worked in engineering for his entire career. His undergraduate degree is in mechanical engineering, and his master’s degree is in maintenance engineering. He had his first leadership role as a project manager in 2009. As a result of his various experiences in all levels of leadership positions, Tom is now on a mission to help aspiring leaders as well as current leaders enhance their leadership skills so they bring out the best in the people on their teams. As part of his mission, he’s written two books, Manager to Leader: How to Become a Highly Effective Leader and A Limitless Mindset: How a Highly Effective Leader Thinks. I highly recommend both of them!

You’ll discover:

Tom’s journey from acquiring engineering skills to a focus on people in order to achieve the best results
What Tom means by a “highly effective leader”
Why character-based leadership is the most powerful way to influence people
The differences between secure and insecure leaders
How Tom helps people learn how to solve their own problems

Watch the episode:

Connect with Tom

Connect with Your Team

Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills

Peer Coaching Made Simple

How to Do the 6 Things That Matter Most When Helping Someone Improve a Skill

A Limitless Mindset: How a Highly Effective Leader Thinks

Tom’s Website

Highly Effective Leader

Tom’s Books

Increase Your Influence (Ebook)

Manager To Leader: How To Become A Highly Effective Leader

148: Insights from The Growth Strategist

Are you a person who’s always looking for ways to grow and expand? If so, you’ll love my conversation with Simon Haigh. And get ready to take notes. Simon shares valuable, practical ways for expanding your mindset and behaviors to become a more effective leader. Simon is founder and CEO of GCM Consulting and Simonhaigh.com. He’s known as The Growth Strategist because he helps organizations and leaders grow in 4 areas: business, leadership, brand, and mindset.

Simon started out as a tri-qualified commercial lawyer—in England & Wales, Australia, and Ireland. He’s been an entrepreneur, building and selling out of companies in 3 industries: technology, luxury items and travel. Simon has also been a C-suite executive and has sat on five boards across different industries. He’s currently an associate member of the Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching Organization.

You’ll discover:

What Simon learned from Marshall Goldsmith about matching his confidence with his capabilities
The benefits of having clarity around your purpose
3 questions you can ask yourself every morning for 6 weeks to gain greater self-awareness
Why you can actually achieve more when you slow down
The importance of understanding both the light and dark side of yourself

Watch the episode:

Connect with Simon

Connect with Your Team

Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills

Peer Coaching Made Simple

How to Do the 6 Things That Matter Most When Helping Someone Improve a Skill

How to be a Better Deal-Closer

Simon’s Websites

SimonHaigh.com

GCM Advisory

Simon’s Books

Dealmaking for Corporate Growth

147: How to Transform Conflict into Connection

What if you could welcome conflicts instead of avoiding or dreading them? My guest Jason Digges describes how it’s possible to do just that by using Authentic Relating. We talk about that topic and many other ideas from his excellent book, Conflict = Energy, The Transformative Practice of Authentic Relating. You will want to take notes because Jason shares a wealth of practical ideas you can apply at work and at home.

Jason is a modern renaissance man. He’s equal parts artist, philosopher, teacher, and media producer. From 2003-2012 he worked for Integral Institute to create thousands of hours of educational media on the topics of transpersonal psychology, spirituality, productivity, and personal growth. Jason is obsessed with how humans can live and relate optimally. Since 2012, he’s facilitated groups and taught authentic relating and circling courses in over 20 cities around the world.

You’ll discover:

The 5 practices involved in Authentic Relating (AR)
Why Appreciation is a key element in building trust and strong relationships
The roles of Noticing, Appreciating, and Curiosity in AR
Why Dignity + Humility = Transformation and how the shadow side of each can get in the way of connecting with others
How leaders can create psychological safety so people feel free to speak up and share their thoughts and feelings

Watch the episode:

Connect with Jason

Connect with Your Team

Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills

Peer Coaching Made Simple

How to Do the 6 Things That Matter Most When Helping Someone Improve a Skill

Free Gift – Chapter 6: Appreciation

Jason’s Website

Authentic Revolution

Jason’s Book

Conflict = Energy, The Transformative Practice of Authentic Relating