Reality-Based Leadership

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#30: How to Start with Sarah Morgan Mar 29, 2018

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Today on the podcast, I'm honored to bring on my good friend Sarah Morgan as we discuss the ins and outs of coming into an organization fresh. What do you do when you come into a leadership position above a group of people who for so long haven't been managed and don't want to be? Sarah told me the story of one of her first instances of using reality-based leadership in a workplace.

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#29: What We Mean When We Talk About "Trust" Mar 08, 2018

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When I hear people talk about trust in the workplace, I get concerned because we make it sound like something we can create for another. But that leaves us dependent on other people, and creates situations where people end up waiting to be offered something. When you say there is a lack of trust in your organization, is it due to leadership or due to your own choices? That's what I want to get into today. Whether or not you trust someone has a lot to do with you.

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#28: How Learned Helplessness Affects You Daily Feb 21, 2018

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When you are blaming others for your circumstances and not taking control of your own actions, that is when your ego really comes out swinging. And I want to get into today one of the major factors of blame, something I like to call learned helplessness. Learned helplessness is the opposite of accountability, and personal accountability is the death of the ego. And we all know that when you ditch your ego, it allows for growth and collaboration. Tune in for more.

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#27: How to Unhook From Your Ego Feb 10, 2018

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Very excited to bring you real concrete actionable advice in the episode on unhooking from your ego and letting it go. You may have wondered how you can recognize when you're in your ego, how you can address it and stop it when it's actually happening. There are many ways to go about that and I'm here to share them with you.

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#26: This is Where Conflict Comes From Jan 31, 2018

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In today's episode I want to talk about conflict. As a researcher, I've spent so many hours dissecting and trying to understand conflict and why it happens. What I've found is this: so much of the time, the root cause of conflict is ambiguity. And a leader's job is to facilitate clarifying conversations. Listen in for more on this and what else I've discovered are the best ways to fix it.

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#25: How Traditional Leadership Fuels Drama Jan 20, 2018

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Today I'm releasing the full, uncut conversation with Jon and Rae Shanahan from Businessolver. I love sitting down with clients and discussing how reality-based leadership has affected them and their company because we really get into the nitty gritty of exactly how these methods work and why. Tune in for the raw conversation and tweet me with questions! I'm @cywakeman.

#24: Changing Your Interactions Overnight Jan 10, 2018

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In today's episode, I got the chance to chat with the amazing Mark LeBusque. We got to talk about how you can change your frame of mind for the better, how you can keep your ego from stopping you. Mark is a great example of someone who took their ego head on and conquered it, and I love his story. The big takeaway? Look in the mirror way more. Listen for what I mean by that.

#23: Forego Opinions to Focus on Expertise with Joe Topinka Jan 03, 2018

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Today I am so excited to introduce Joe Topinka to my podcast. He is the founder of CIO Mentor and CIO at SnapAV. Like me, he is an advocate for big change in the workplace. His philosophies align closely with mine and his ideas are invaluable to me. He also brings a fresh new perspective from the technology side of things. Listen in for more.

#22: When a High Performer is High Drama Dec 20, 2017

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A couple months ago, Jonathan Solórzano-Hamilton, a software architect at UCLA, wrote a Medium article called "We fired our top talent. Best decision we ever made." It's no surprise it took off - to many people, that makes no sense at all. But it struck a chord with me. I know that no matter how high performing someone is, if they are high drama, they can't stay. I got to chat with Jonathan last week and this is the result our amazing conversation. Enjoy!

#21: Expectancy vs. Expectations Dec 14, 2017

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In today's episode, I talk about why you should live your life with great expectancy instead of expectations. There's a big difference, so I want you to dive into it with me and see how drastically different it can make your day to day.

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