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Experience life-changing discussions surrounding leadership, life, and personal growth. Whether it’s leading a team of people or learning to lead yourself, The Weekly Leadership Experience offers an opportunity for everyone to achieve their best. Host, Reshad Oberlander, has a passion for mentoring others and helping you see breakthroughs. Reshad explores topics on leadership, life, and personal growth by drawing on his own life experiences and through interviews with industry experts, everyday leaders, and people with interesting stories to share. Listen in now to level up your leadership!
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Today’s guest, Dr. Jean Latting, is President of Leading Consciously, LLC, and Professor Emerita at the Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW), University of Houston. As a consultant, researcher, and educator, Jean focuses on leadership in multicultural and diverse organizations. Through her organization, Leading Consciously, Jean helps individuals and organizations create resilient, sustainable, multicultural, and diverse settings. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/068 Dr. Jean on LinkedIn Leading Consiously Anatomy of an Apology in a Racially Charged World: What We Can Learn from Amy Porterfield (#9) Reshad on LinkedIn
This week's episode of the show comes via The Thoughtful Leader Podcast with Ben Brearley. Ben and Reshad discussed challenging work environments, difficult bosses, toxicity in the workplace, and how to recover from the setbacks we all experience. Make sure to give Ben and The Thoughtful Leader a "Like" and "Follow" at the links below. Rate This Podcast Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/067 Original Episode: Resilience: Bouncing Back From Toxic Workplaces Thoughtful Leader Podcast #127 Thoughtful Leader Ben Brearley on LinkedIn Reshad on LinkedIn
What is self-evolved leadership? What is heroic leadership and what causes leaders to get stuck there? What is your reason for being a leader? "Some of the most effective leaders out there are not the leaders that have waited for their organizations to develop them." Dave McKeown Dave McKeown helps individuals, teams, and organizations achieve excellence by doing the ordinary things extraordinarily well. He is the CEO of Outfield Leadership and author of The Self-Evolved Leader - Elevate Your Focus and Develop Your People in a World That Refuses to Slow Down. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/066 Dave on LinkedIn Dave on Twitter Dave on Facebook Dave on Instagram Outfield Leadership The Self-Evolved Leader Reshad on LinkedIn
What is visual leadership? How can we integrate creativity into what we do as leaders? What is the connection between creative expression and strategic thinking? Nora Herting is a pioneer of visual strategy and is passionate about expanding peoples’ definition of creativity and believes the best way to meet the demands of business today is to take a visual approach that blends strategic thinking and creative expression. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/065 ImageThink Draw Your Big Idea by Nora Herting and Heather Willems Nora on LinkedIn Reshad on LinkedIn
What enables teams to be great? What is the leader's role in the team? What does a leader have to do to enable greatness in their team? What does it mean to take the green path versus the red path? David Wheatley joins Reshad on the show today to discuss the answers to these questions and more and how we can each discover what it it is that great teams do great! David is a leadership Coach, facilitator, trainer and Chief Question Asker at Humanergy, a boutique leadership development company. He has worked for over twenty-five years with government, manufacturing, healthcare, law enforcement, technology and financial institutions. Originally from Leeds, England, David is a former Scotland Yard police officer. He earned a Master’s degree in organizational management from Spring Arbor University and has taught on Masters programs at the University of Maryland and Michigan State University. He is co-author of “50 DOs for Everyday Leadership” and “What Great Teams Do Great: How Ordinary People Accomplish the Extraordinary”. He is also the host of the Humanergy Leadership Podcast. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/064 David on LinkedIn Humanergy What Great Teams Do Great Reshad on LinkedIn
And we're back! It's been nice to have a break but it's exciting to be back at it! This week we are talking about work-life balance. This episode is part rant and part how-to and 100% fun. Some people feel that work-life balance is not achievable, that it's a myth, and that you can't really have it if you want to get ahead. Tune in this week for Reshad's thoughts on how we can place a higher importance on this issue and why it's needed. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/063 Reshad on LinkedIn
Leadership development is, too often, more like a "choose-your-own-adventure" novel than a guided journey. Although personal responsibility is important, we as leaders, need to be paying attention to how we are growing our people. Handing someone the keys to the building and a title just isn't good enough, we need to be great guides. The Weekly Leadership Experience will be on break until September 6th. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/062 Reshad on LinkedIn
You might not usually think of LOVE as an essential ingredient in successful business or leadership, but it plays a bigger role than you think. Love, the verb, has to do with your disposition towards other people and how you treat them. Building a business culture and your leadership based on love has the potential for phenomenal results. Drawing on his 25+ years of experience as CEO of major corporations, Joel Manby wrote LoveWorks detailing how to integrate “love the verb” into the leadership ethos and philosophy of any organization. This servant leadership approach has been systematically proven to transform organizations through lower turnover, higher employee engagement, more satisfied customers, and stronger profits. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/061 Joel Manby Love Works Joel on LinkedIn Reshad on LinkedIn
Failure can be uncomfortable, scary, and embarrassing. For these reasons and more, most people usually avoid failing as much as possible. Seth Donlin, Founder of Awen Coaching, says we should actually pursue failure. In this episode, Seth shares how pursuing failure can actually be used to realize personal growth, elevate success, and increase courage. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/060 Seth on LinkedIn Awen Coaching Reshad on LinkedIn
It's no secret that change is difficult. Everyone wants change, no one wants TO change, and even fewer people want to LEAD change. If that's not enough, most change is met with resistance, obstacles, buried artifacts, and a leader's own challenges with influence. So how do we overcome these challenges and effectively lead and influence change? Nancy Murphy, Founder & President of CSR Communications, shares how we can uncover the artifacts that may be impeding change, how we can draw on the four types of influence, and how to address resistance. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/059 www.csrcommunications.com Nancy on LinkedIn CSR Communications Facebook Reshad on LinkedIn
When we hear the words, "compassion" and "empathy," we often think of soft skills and weak leadership. In this episode, Wade Thomas shares how the qualities of compassion and empathy are essential to heart-based leadership and actually exhibit great strength. Wade shares further how this approach benefits businesses and the people that work in them. Wade Thomas is the founder and principal of Aim to Win, a consultancy focused on bringing out the best in high-performing individuals, teams, and organizations. Wade has over 20 years of experience in leadership and talent management areas. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/058 Wade on LinkedIn Aim to Win From The Heart by Wade Thomas Wade on Instagram Reshad on LinkedIn
What is your trajectory code? What are the keys to unlocking greater personal and team performance? How do you discover or change where you are headed? In this episode, you will discover actionable insights into improving personal and team performance, what your trajectory code is, and how to make both 1-degree and macro adjustments in your direction. This conversation features Dr. Jeffrey Magee who is a world-renown leadership expert, the author of more than 30 books including four best-sellers and three college textbooks as well as the publisher of Professional Performance Magazine. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/057 Dr. Jeffrey Magee Professional Performance Magazine Dr. Jeff on LinkedIn Reshad on LinkedIn
Putting your people first is a popular and almost cliche value espoused by culture experts and businesses around the world. The problem is that when the rubber hits the road, an organization's internal stakeholders often take the back seat when it really matters. In this episode, hear how ABC Fine Wine & Spirits puts their people first no matter what and how to develop the mindset to keep it that way. Charles Bailes is a 4th generation family member and a top executive running a 9-figure family-owned business. As VP of Human Resources and Internal Distribution of ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, he oversees 126 stores in Florida and over 1,600 employees. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/056 Charlie on LinkedIn Charlie on Twitter ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Reshad on LinkedIn
It's been twelve months since the first episode of The Weekly Leadership Experience went to air! Happy Anniversary! This is part two of this one-year anniversary special episode. In part two, we hear from Christina Eanes, Carolene Méli, Christopher Mifsud, Cory Blair, Leslie Ehm, Shawn Askinosie, and Bo Brabo. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/055 Reshad on LinkedIn
It's been twelve months since the first episode of The Weekly Leadership Experience went to air! Happy Anniversary! This two-part special celebrates this milestone by catching up with a number of the show's guests from this past year. Each guest has been asked to answer these two questions: 1. What is a favorite leadership moment or something you've learned in the past 12 months? 2. What is one thing you want leaders to keep in mind for the year ahead? In part one, we hear from Michael Bungay Stanier, Becky Morrison, Kurian Tharakan, James Keirstead, Dr. Johanna Pagonis, and Dave Sinclair. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/054 Reshad on LinkedIn
If you've ever been told that the secret to a fulfilling life and career is to follow your purpose, this episode is for you! If you've ever floundered to "find" your purpose, this episode is for you! If you've ever been "on purpose" but felt drained, unfulfilled, and lost, this episode is for you! Dr. Benjamin Ritter, founder of Live For Yourself Consulting, joins the conversation and shares his personal story of finding purpose but losing the meaning of life, how he came back from it, and how he now guides leaders to create a life and career they love. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/053 Dr. Benjamin Ritter on LinkedIn Live For Yourself Consulting Reshad on LinkedIn
Time management and productivity have been hot topics for a long time. The issue is that it tends to degenerate into a discussion on how you can do more "stuff." Instead, the focus needs to be on doing the IMPORTANT stuff. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/052 Reshad on LinkedIn
What happens when we believe the best or worst about someone? How about when we think negatively or positively about ourselves? The self-fulfilling prophecy suggests that you begin to act in agreement with the things that you believe. Ben Brearley joins the conversation today to discuss the importance of this concept and talk about the positive aspect as well. Ben is a certified leadership coach, MBA, and consultant who helps thoughtful leaders to manage the tricky balancing act of leadership and leading with confidence. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/051 Ben on LinkedIn Thoughtful Leader Reshad on LinkedIn
Swagger can come across as macho, arrogant, or as a negative character trait. Leslie Ehm breaks this idea wide open and says that real swagger is all about tapping into your true, authentic self. Leslie wants us all to show up as our real selves and experience greater success in life and leadership! Leslie Ehm is the President & Chief Fire Starter at Combustion Training, is an international speaker, author, and Swagger Coach. Leslie's new book, "Swagger: Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want," is out now! Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/050 Leslie Ehm: Speaker. Swagger Coach. Author Leslie Ehm on LinkedIn Leslie on Instagram Reshad on LinkedIn
Integrity and honesty are consistently rated amongst the most desirable traits for a leader to have. People want to know that their leaders are trustworthy, do what they say they will do and will do the right thing. However, have you ever thought that someone can do the wrong thing and still be a person of integrity? Listen to this episode for a deep dive into integrity, what it actually is, and why we, as leaders, need to check in with our stand on integrity more often. Rate This Podcast Send in your questions to podcast@weeklyleadershipexperience.com Show notes at www.reshadoberlander.com/049 Reshad on LinkedIn
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Great conversation on diversity in the workplace and how we can address our own similarity bias. I like the point made that we can ask the question of how to do or be better, but we need to be prepared that the answer could hurt. I think this can be likened to growing pains; it hurts, but it's part of developing as a person and leader.
Great discussion and quite thought provoking. My takeaway is that being a leader does not necessarily mean you need to be the smartest person in the room. A leader doesn't need to be the one solving all the problems; they should create an environment and culture that encourages team members to devise solutions, think outside the box, become subject matter experts known to the broader business.
Great episode! I'm definitely a fan of integrating creativity in the workplace, it's a powerful tool to drive engagement and increase workplace morale. I think it's vital for businesses to have diversity in how they conduct their business, deal with customers as well as employees and creative expression definitely fits the bill.
Welcome back! Great way to start up again after a break, talking about work-life balance. This is so important for employees and employers to integrate into the values and culture of a workplace. It's vital to the health and well-being of individuals and their attitude towards their work. Looking forward to the next episode!
Although I haven't specifically heard of heart based leadership, I definitely agree with the principles. It's important to have compassion and empathy and to know what that looks like when you have to have tough conversations. I think the heart is left out of so much in how people conduct themselves, either as leaders or as team members. It's important for us all to acknowledge that we're just as human as anyone else in the business and we all need compassion.
Very thought provoking conversation on this episode. So many people are seeking that 'purpose' that will define them and what they do; but if your purpose no longer gives you satisfaction, fulfilment or energy, is it still your purpose? Maybe your purpose can change, maybe you define your purpose, not the other way around. Definitely a challenging concept, but an important one.
Great points about making time, Reshad. Effective time management can be quite difficult for some people to master but it's a very valuable skill to have, both professionally and privately.
This is a great conversation on the importance of what you think or believe, whether about yourself or others. The idea of the self-fulfilling prophecy is important in making us aware that, if we think negatively about ourselves, others or, a situation, that negativity can affect the outcome and the people involved. This is why it's important to uplift yourself and others as that can provide motivation and confidence in oneself and situations. Tying this into how we work with others or how we lead can help us be more constructive in conversations and help us find solutions in the cases where something or someone has failed.
great conversation this week with Leslie. I liked what she said about how you can't, or shouldn't, force someone to change because then they're not bringing their best selves to the conversation. Great talk about how fear culture doesn't work and how being your authentic self is really going to uncover your potential in work and life.
Really great discussion, I liked Shawn's point about wanting people to be return customers, not because of any charitable work you do, but because you provide a quality product/service. Like the quote about not "baking bread with indifference". People won't want a product or service that you don't believe in and out effort into.
Loved the conversation this week. Great points from Carolene around how others experience your leadership, making genuine connections with people, especially in your team, and focusing on how you want your customer to feel after they have interacted with you and your business.
Great Q&A episode this week. I really agree with your point that leadership isn't something you have to wait until you have all the training or knowledge for. The most important lessons of leadership aren't learner until you're in the position. I definitely agree as well that there are fundamentals of leadership that don't change, like being about the people as you said, empowering others, listening, being available to the people you lead; these traits, and so many more, are very core to any leadership role. Thanks for the great discussion.
This was a really great episode, you can definitely hear how passionate you both are about servant leadership. Definitely agree on the line "if you don't love yourself, how can you love anyone else". It's important that we look after ourselves or we won't have anything to give to others.
Really good conversation today. Thanks to Reshad and Dave for being so open about depression and mental health, it's an important topic that can be difficult to discuss due to the stigma thats still associated with it. It's important to recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical wellbeing and it's something we all deal with. Great points about how these conversations can factor into the work environment and how they can build trust within a team.
Very interesting conversation this week around connection and emotional regulation. It's very important to maintain connection with others in our increasingly disconnected world and being able to regulate ourselves and our emotions is key to maintaining good relationships. Loved the vibrant energy Jodie brought to the discussion.
Great topic this week on growth and development. I had to go back and listen to it again just to let it sink in. Its definitely important to always continue growing, however that may look for each person. Without growth or forward movement, we can become stuck or stagnant, which is not conducive to leading people.
Very interesting conversation this week around innovation. Quite a challenging perspective in the question "how can I get myself fired today?". I guess this is about being willing to take risks in your work and not just focus on keeping your employment. Maybe there's an idea you have to improve efficiency and it's worth trying to put it into practice. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't, but it's worth taking the risk.
Really good tips around motivation and improving morale in your team; great point about knowing your people and how they like to be recognised or rewarded. Love the quote "manage things, lead people" could not agree more. Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions, keep it up.
I really enjoyed this week's episode and find Lizzy's story very inspiring. I strongly agree on the points made about teaching financial literacy skills to youth/young adults as it's a critical skill that is too often overlooked.
Love the Q&A style episode this week and look forward to future installments. It was really good to listen to your answers, I especially appreciate the advice around showing yourself the same compassion you would give to others. Very important.