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Leading Like a Coach: How Sports-inspired Accountability Can Transform Your Team | E127 Sep 18, 2023

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In sports, the person who shows up, puts in the hard work, and listens to the coach gets the spot. Just being on the team isn't enough. You don't perform, you're benched. Slack off enough, you're gone. We not only accept this in athletics, we expect it. Why? Because it's both logical and effective. So why don't we treat our businesses the same way?

I submit that we ought to. After all, this is why sports metaphors abound and are highly applicable. They're logical and effective. Let's talk about how you can transform your team by leading like a coach.

"What we do as leaders is we spend all our time asking, 'What's wrong with all these players? Why aren't they doing their jobs?'... Well, why would they? They get to keep the job and not do the job." – Kris Plachy

What You'll Learn

Continually earning your spot
Lack of clarity
Lack of coaching
Dealing with what we've built
Transferring blame and gaslighting
Working through the discomfort

Contact Info and Recommended Resources

FREE! Get Kris' Lead With Confidence Masterclass video and the downloadable PDF at thevisionary.ceo/leadwithconfidence.

Connect with Kris Plachy

LEAD FOR WOMEN: Registration is open (currently there is a waitlist). You must join the waitlist to get the Advanced Registration discount. LEAD FOR WOMEN is THE curated Leadership Development, Training AND Advisement program for Elite Visionary Women seeking to upgrade their skills leading, managing, communicating with, and inspiring the people you pay to achieve results in your business. It's also for C-Suite Women so check it out!
Private Subscriber List: Sign up to get preview invitations at thevisionary.ceo/lead. (Opting to be added to the LEAD waitlist on this page will add you to the Private Subscriber List.)

Work with Kris and Her Team:

Email: hello@krisplachy.com

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Lead with Confidence | E126 Sep 11, 2023

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Sometimes you just need defined steps to tap into necessary certainty. That's why I put together a masterclass in which I give you 10 steps to lead with confidence. These steps are specifically designed by women, for women.

In this episode, I share this never-before-released masterclass. In it, I walk you through 10 things to consider and address to propel you into a new level of assurance that you can lead, and lead well. These are what I would discuss with you if we were to work together. They include problems such as team issues, decisions you're struggling to make, accountability, and much more.

"You are the one who has to step up. You have to learn how to lead and not manage. You have to learn how to be the visionary and not the operator." – Kris Plachy

What You'll Learn 10 Steps to Lead With Confidence

Ensure You Have a Clear Heading
Clarify Team Norms and Values
Ensure Everyone has a Clear Role Description or Outline
Ensure Everyone has Clear Measures of Success
Conduct Honest Conversations Often and Consistently
Be Clear About Deadlines, Benchmarks, and Defining Success
Delegate to Transfer Ownership, Not Just to Get Tasks Done
Promptly Address Performance Issues Related to Behavior or Productivity
If You Have None of These Steps in Place, Build Them and Communicate Them
Revist Expectations, Goals, and Behavior Regularly

Contact Info and Recommended Resources

FREE! Get the Lead With Confidence Masterclass video and the downloadable PDF this episode uses at thevisionary.ceo/leadwithconfidence.

Connect with Kris Plachy

LEAD FOR WOMEN: Registration is open (currently there is a waitlist). You must join the waitlist to get the Advanced Registration discount. LEAD FOR WOMEN is THE curated Leadership Development, Training AND Advisement program for Elite Visionary Women seeking to upgrade their skills leading, managing, communicating with, and inspiring the people you pay to achieve results in your business. It's also for C-Suite Women so check it out!
Private Subscriber List: Sign up to get preview invitations at thevisionary.ceo/lead. (Opting to be added to the LEAD waitlist on this page will add you to the Private Subscriber List.)

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Email: hello@krisplachy.com

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Ownership vs. Victim Thinking | E125 Sep 04, 2023

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Victim thinking needs to be detoxed from our lives. There are so many negatives that invade when we permit victim thinking, as well as victim thinkers. But we don't have to allow either one. We may still have things that happen, and we may not be able to completely eliminate all victim thinkers from our sphere of influence, but we can mitigate the potential damage.

The key is choosing to embrace ownership. But first, what is the difference between ownership and victimhood? What feeds the internal and external drama or lack of drama in each characteristic? What should a true leader look like in the midst of drama? Let's talk about all these questions and more.

"Owners understand and focus on what they can control. And victims focus on what they can't." – Kris Plachy

What You'll Learn

Helplessness versus ownership
Spin and drama
Differences between owners and victims
Integrating your feelings without others
Identifying who you're holding up
Rejecting buffering with drama
Recognizing ownership or victimhood

Contact Info and Recommended Resources

The Ownership SpiritⓇ by Dr. Dennis R. Deaton (Quma Learning)
The Upper Limit and The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks (Hendricks Institute)
Kris' List: What It Sounds Like to be an Owner vs a Victim – The Moxy Sage

Connect with Kris Plachy

LEAD FOR WOMEN: Registration is open (currently there is a waitlist). You must join the waitlist to get the Advanced Registration discount. LEAD FOR WOMEN is THE curated Leadership Development, Training AND Advisement program for Elite Visionary Women seeking to upgrade their skills leading, managing, communicating with, and inspiring the people you pay to achieve results in your business. It's also for C-Suite Women so check it out!
Private Subscriber List: Sign up to get preview invitations at thevisionary.ceo/lead. (Opting to be added to the LEAD waitlist on this page will add you to the Private Subscriber List.)

Work with Kris and Her Team:

Email: hello@krisplachy.com

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Top Leadership Challenges for Female Entrepreneurs & Executive Leaders | E124 Aug 28, 2023

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Tailored help for your business and the unique circumstances you face is invaluable. While many issues are universal, your position alters your challenges. For example, someone running a 6-figure business, has different challenges than someone running a 7 or 8-figure business or someone who is senior leadership in an organization.

To discuss all this, I brought on Michelle Arant, EdD for this episode. Michelle is a master certified coach and part of my team. Together, we discussed some of the top leadership challenges female entrepreneurs face, how they vary from situation to situation, and what some of the things you can maybe do right now to help yourself.

This reality of differing needs is why we decided to divide up some of the coaching in our LEAD FOR WOMEN program. We want to address the specific growth areas each position presents and not simply offer a one-size-fits-all approach. If you haven't yet looked into the program, there is still time but it's closing fast.

"All of those little things that keep nagging at you, those things scale bigger, just like your business scales. So it really is a great opportunity for you to start as soon as you can working through those types of things." – Michelle Arant, EdD

What You'll Learn

Challenges 6-figure leaders face

Necessary mind shift
Properly viewing help
Letting go to grow

Challenges 7 and 8-figure leaders face

Elated then deflated
What shows up
Navigating changing roles

Challenges Executive leaders face

Misalignment of vision pressure
Navigating bureaucracy layers
Rejecting helplessness

Contact Info and Recommended Resources

Get Your Spark Back Webinar: thevisionary.ceo/spark. Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. Pacific (2:30 p.m. Eastern). Registration required.

Connect with Michelle Arant, EdD

Michelle Arant helps female entrepreneurs get the results from their team that they are paying them to deliver. She is a former Chief Operations Officer of an online training company, business owner, online college professor, wife, mom, daughter, and friend. She and Kris Plachy met many years ago when Michelle was going through her Coach Certification program and also wanted to improve her own leadership practices as a COO.

Over time, Michelle transitioned from being Kris' client, to joining Kris' Leadership Coach Certification program and learned all of the unique tools now shared in The Manager Formula.

Michelle is an unparalleled master certified coach in her field with a keen level of insight, intuition and experience that brings a powerful coaching experience and RESULTS to all of our clients!

Connect with Kris Plachy

LEAD FOR WOMEN: Registration is open (currently there is a waitlist). You must join the waitlist to get the Advanced Registration discount. LEAD FOR WOMEN is THE curated Leadership Development, Training AND Advisement program for Elite Visionary Women seeking to upgrade their skills leading, managing, communicating with, and inspiring the people you pay to achieve results in your business. It's also for C-Suite Women so check it out!
Private Subscriber List: Sign up to get preview invitations at thevisionary.ceo/lead. (Opting to be added to the LEAD waitlist on this page will add you to the Private Subscriber List.)

Work with Kris and Her Team:

Email: hello@krisplachy.com

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Leadership for Executive Women | E123 Aug 21, 2023

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Executive leadership is a visionary role. You're inspired to lead at a higher level, increase and improve team productivity and efficiency to meet and exceed goals, and to grow yourself in your ability and skills in leading. Therefore, it's important for you to see–and treat–yourself as a visionary, an entrepreneurial leader, regardless of who owns the company for which you work.

As I've worked with thousands of women, I have felt deep pain for those in positions of authority who are throttled by those for whom they work. There is a misalignment of vision and goals where women meet resistance to–or perhaps are even prevented from–achievement. It's time to change that and no longer allow your potential to be diminished.

"Vision is not exclusive to just founders and business owners and entrepreneurs. Vision exists within companies." – Kris Plachy

What You'll Learn

Thwarted achievement
Emboldened potential
No longer contorting yourself
Affected by the same trappings
Creating empowerment

Contact Info and Recommended Resources

LEAD FOR WOMEN: Registration is open (currently there is a waitlist). You must join the waitlist to get the Advanced Registration discount. LEAD FOR WOMEN is THE curated Leadership Development, Training AND Advisement program for Elite Visionary Women seeking to upgrade their skills leading, managing, communicating with, and inspiring the people you pay to achieve results in your business. It's also for C-Suite Women so check it out!
Private Subscriber List: Sign up to get preview invitations at thevisionary.ceo/lead. (Opting to be added to the LEAD waitlist on this page will add you to the Private Subscriber List.)
The Moxy Sage: Join with a paid subscription to hear more about this topic and others. Kris shares more in depth content every week and hosts a private podcast.
Get a FREE Month of Coaching on your Business Edit. Go to thevisionary.ceo/theedit to access everything and learn more.

Connect with Kris Plachy

CEO Boutique: Digital Clinics offered by Kris Plachy: Essential Practices for Women Who Lead + the Advisory Hotline + Kickstart. Shop what's available, including Kickstart Team Ops, Team Audits, Dealing with Difficult People and much more!
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Mental Illness at Work | E122 Aug 14, 2023

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Team member mental health is an important, sensitive and timely topic. But it can be difficult to navigate as a leader because it is also a very heavy and extremely personal topic. In general, mental health issues intensified due to COVID and all the things that came along with that. From it, one positive did emerge, which is that there is now much less stigma associated with needing mental health care and support.

Let me start by clarifying: I'm not a mental health expert. Therefore, I highly encourage you to seek one if you need. And this episode isn't about addressing anything specific. But it is about how mental illness at work is affecting work and what is happening in our businesses. People need to take time off, they need adjusted schedules, performances have declined, and more. It can be an overwhelming problem. So how do we marry the need to be sensitive and accommodating to the very real needs of our team members, while still meeting the needs of a growing business? Let's examine this topic together.

"One of the biggest issues, in general, with management and mental health is that we still have rampant lack of self-awareness and lack of emotional acumen in people who lead." – Kris Plachy

What You'll Learn

Brain health affecting mental health
Buffering everywhere
Self-awareness and emotional acumen
Chasm creation
Meeting the moment
Rejecting resentment
Know facts on accommodations

Contact Info and Recommended Resources

LEAD FOR WOMEN: Registration is open (currently there is a waitlist). You must join the waitlist to get the Advanced Registration discount. LEAD FOR WOMEN is THE curated Leadership Development, Training AND Advisement program for Elite Visionary Women seeking to upgrade their skills leading, managing, communicating with, and inspiring the people you pay to achieve results in your business. It's also for C-Suite Women so check it out!
Private Subscriber List: Sign up to get preview invitations at thevisionary.ceo/lead. (Opting to be added to the LEAD waitlist on this page will add you to the Private Subscriber List.)
The Moxy Sage: Join with a paid subscription to hear more about this topic and others. Kris shares more in depth content every week and hosts a private podcast.
Hawaii Retreat with Kris: September 22-25, 2023. A few spots are still available. This retreat is open to all women. See all the details and register at krisplachy.com/hawaii.
Get a FREE Month of Coaching on your Business Edit. Go to thevisionary.ceo/theedit to access everything and learn more.

Connect with Kris Plachy

CEO Boutique: Digital Clinics offered by Kris Plachy: Essential Practices for Women Who Lead + the Advisory Hotline + Kickstart. Shop what's available, including Kickstart Team Ops, Team Audits, Dealing with Difficult People and much more!
You can help me make a difference in the lives of other women (and men, too). Please take a few moments to submit a review of Leadership Is Feminine to your favorite podcast platform (or two). It really does help boost the recommendation frequency to reach new listeners. THANK YOU so much.
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Websites:

TheVisionary.ceo

The Moxy Sage

Email: hello@krisplachy.com