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201: How Introverts Make Great Leaders, with Beth Buelow Jul 13, 2015

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Beth Buelow (Facebook) Author, The Introvert Entrepreneur: Amplify Your Strengths and Create Success on Your Own Terms* Host, The Introvert Entrepreneur podcast There is often an overt expectation of extroversion in the workplace. Extraversion: gain energy from social interaction and external stimuli Introversion: gain energy from quiet and solitude “The goal is not to be the fake extrovert. The goal is to be the authentic introvert.” -Beth Buelow Beth mentioned Good to Great* by Jim Collins Dave mentioned How to Win Friends and Influence People* by Dale Carnegie “Please oh please, don’t confuse enthusiasm with noise.” -Beth Buelow Dave mentioned episode #44: Susan Cain on The Power of Introverts Beth mentioned some of the principles from Dale Carnegie that relate directly to introverted energy. Carnegie's principles also demonstrate that introverts make great leaders: Become genuinely interested in other people. Smile. Be a good listener. Encourage other people to talk about themselves. Let the other person do a great deal of the talking. Do not imitate others. Beth mentioned How to Stop Worrying and Start Living* by Dale Carnegie “Listen contains the same letters as silent.” -Beth Buelow Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.

200: How to Plan Your Career, with Bonni Stachowiak Jul 06, 2015

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Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed Bonni is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, Dean of Teaching and Learning and Professor of Business and Management at Vanguard University, and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, she was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. Bonni is the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor: A Practical Guide*. Audio Question from Jignesh Here are the resources we mentioned on how to plan your career: Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi* What Color Is Your Parachute? by Richard N. Bolles* Carnegie Coach episode #148: How to Determine What’s Next Business Model You by Tim Clark, Alexander Osterwalder, and Yves Pigneur* Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur* Finding the Career That Fits You* The Ultimate Guide to Using Your Strengths to Get Hired* Audio Question from Mia “A lot of times people use humor in an attempt to try avoid having conflict or having a real conversation.” -Bonni Stachowiak Bonni recommended an episode of the This is Your Life podcast by Michael Hyatt called 7 Actions to Take Before You Quit Your Job. Question from Taylor I remember listening to a podcast where you, at least I think it was your podcast, talked about self-development. Specifically you discussed using a task manager to help you achieve your self-development goals. I can not remember which episode this was. It would be really helpful if you could direct me to the right one; I would really like to send it to my father. Dave recommended these apps/services: OmniFocus* Todoist Question from Jeffrey I've really admired the ability to use humor to defuse tense situations whether in the board room or one-on-one. It often lowers the volume of a confrontation and allows a moment for those involved to reset. How mad can you be when you are laughing? But it is also risky to use humor since the joke could fall flat, or even worse you might offend your counterparts. Do you have any resources on how I can improve my utilization of humor in these situations? Question from Ravi Hi Dave, I have been listening to your podcast for past 5 months. Have learned a lot. Thanks for great advice all around. I am facing one problem that I am really struggling with and will welcome your advice. I seem to have hit a ceiling in my career. By measure of my education and experiences should have been in a Senior Management position. I look around and all my friends and peers at one time (and those even behind me) have been steadily climbing the ladder and I am frustratingly stuck at the same place! I have all received good to excellent feedback, have been commended for my attitude and thinking, done more than my peers but am still stuck! Any advice what I can do? Happy to share more information about my background if it will help. Bonni recommended Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus* Question from Rijul I was wondering if you could share a bit more about your own professional history in how you got into this career path. I am interested in exploring this area and would like to know what kind of jobs and/or educational background someone in this line of work has to become successful. Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.

199: Men and Women at Work, with Lori Ann Davis Jun 29, 2015

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Lori Ann Davis Author, Unmasking Secrets to Unstoppable Relationships* Dave mentioned the podcast StartUp A few general patterns of both men and women: Men: More assertive Communication is shorter and more direct Problem solving main goal Goal oriented More independent Women: More tuned into emotions Talk about the problem before acting to fix it Need to be heard Process oriented, ask more questions More collaborative, build relationships “We really would like the other person just to be like us.” -Lori Ann Davis “We show the other person love in the way we want to be loved and the way we feel loved.” -Lori Ann Davis Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.

198: How to Know What to Ask, with Andrew Warner Jun 22, 2015

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Andrew Warner Mixergy Andrew’s “shoved fact” technique: Listen carefully for the shoved fact that doesn’t otherwise belong in the conversation naturally Make sure you’re picking the shoved fact that’s the most personal one Ask a question about that shoved fact Shut up “The things you think are tough are where real life exists. That’s where you really get to know people.” -Andrew Warner “Tell a story to illustrate your point and then make your point.” -Andrew Warner We mentioned Andrew's show: Mixergy podcast Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

197: What This Show is About Jun 15, 2015

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In this episode I respond to a question from Candice that helps me articulate what this show is about. I mentioned episode 186: How to Become a Champion with Dr. Jeff Spencer My job is to be your archeologist. Everyone is your superior is some way. Yes, you can lead. And you can do it, with authenticity and integrity through consistent learning. I mentioned Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott* “The opposite of leadership is not failure, it’s an expectation of perfection.” -Dave Stachowiak I mentioned Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell* Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.

196: The Way to Make New Behaviors Stick, with Marshall Goldsmith Jun 08, 2015

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Marshall Goldsmith: Triggers Marshall says that a key factor is the environment around us in whether or not we are successful. Environmental triggers constantly take us off track. “A trigger is any stimulus that influences our behavior.” -Marshall Goldsmith Trigger —> Impulse —> Behavior Marshall says we have the chance to have a second of awareness on how we behave after the impulse. “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” -Viktor Frankl Marshall says that the biggest problem with successful people is they’ve gotten very used to winning. Marshall recalled five questions that Peter Drucker said we should all ask ourselves: What’s my mission? Who’s the customer? What does the customer consider value? What’s the goal? What’s the plan? If you want a copy of the article that Marshall mentioned, Leadership is a contact sport, send him an email to marshall@marshallgoldsmith.com Marshall’s wheel of change model: Creating = Positive/Change Preserving = Positive/Keep Eliminate = Negative/Change Accepting = Negative/Keep “Am I willing at this time to make the effort required to make a positive difference on this topic?” -Marshall Goldsmith “Most people waste most of their lives on topics they’re not going to change anyway.” -Marshall Goldsmith “Life is easy to talk and hard to live.” -Marshall Goldsmith “Environment vs. willpower — environment generally wins.” -Marshall Goldsmith Marshall’s six active questions: Did I do my best to set clear goals? Did I do my best to make progress towards goal achievement? Did I do my best to find meaning? Did I do my best to be happy? Did I do my best to build positive relationships? Did I do my best to be fully engaged? The key factor in employee engagement is whether people feel like they can live their own values. -Kouzes & Posner Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

195: Handling Someone You Don’t Trust, with Bonni Stachowiak Jun 01, 2015

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194: Business Results by Doing Our Greenest, with Christina Kull Martens May 25, 2015

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Christina Kull Martens Author, Bring Your D.O.G. to Work: A (Green) Person’s Best Friend* Christina also appeared on episode 96: How To Get Buy-In For A New Initiative D.O.G. = doing our greenest! We don’t tend to have as much ownership in the workplace as we do at home on sustainability and waste reduction. “If you’re not measuring it, it doesn’t get done.” -Christina Kull Martens Change your conversation to what the other party would find of value. The business case is what will get movement from senior leaders. “Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view.” -Dale Carnegie Greenwashing is when you’re telling people that the organization is green (or has taken one green action) without really making it a sustainable project. Get employee buy-in on green programs first before you start marketing to others. Pick one thing you can get traction on first and do that well, before you try to do other projects. Here are some of the obvious actions that leaders can take: Office supply sharing for surplus supplies Implement pledges for taking green actions Read the book Avoid motivating through fear, since that’s not sustainable — fun is sustainable! Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.

193: Five Ways to Be a Go-Giver, with Bob Burg May 18, 2015

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Bob Burg Co-Author, The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea* 1. The Law of Value You true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment. 2. The Law of Compensation Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them. Dave mentioned How to Win Friends & Influence People* by Dale Carnegie 3. The Law of Influence Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people’s interests first. 4. The Law of Authenticity The most valuable gift you have to offer is yourself. 5. The Law of Receptivity. The key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving. Bob mentioned Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion* by Robert Cialdini Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.

192: How to Create Team Guidelines, with Susan Gerke May 11, 2015

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Susan Gerke: GO Team Resources Susan Gerke has been the president of Gerke Consulting & Development. She has worked with global teams and has certified facilitators around the world to deliver management, leadership, and team offerings. Susan is co-creator of GO Team, a training suite for organizations to power team performance. Key Points Don’t create guidelines yourself and give them to the team. A starting point for how to create team guidelines is what did not work well on a previous team. The interpersonal dynamics that emerge are more critical than the guidelines themselves. Aim to create no more than 8 guidelines. Disagreement is the sign of a healthy team. Continue to revisit guidelines in future meetings and milestones (new members join, change of team composition or purpose) Resources Mentioned GO Team Resources Related Episodes The Four Unique Types of Teams, with Susan Gerke (episode 138) How Great Teams Find Purpose, with David Burkus (episode 481) How to Engage Remote Teams, with Tsedal Neeley (episode 537) How Top Leaders Influence Great Teamwork, with Scott Keller (episode 585) How to Help Team Members Find the Right Work, with Patrick Lencioni (episode 610) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.

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