Built to Lead

In this episode of The Lippert Built to Lead Podcast, Jen Snyder and Diana Montiel, from Lippert’s Chassis Division, share how to better engage with Spanish speaking team members through language, family, planning and confianza.

 

“We spend time thinking about all the differences that we have. We also need to pause and think about man, we have some things in common too.” -Jen Snyder [06:42]

 

“Just challenge us to dream big and set small steps towards achieving our goals.” -Diana Montiel [08:17]

 

What You Will Learn:

[02:08] Find out your team members’ language preference

[04:08] How Diana helps with engagement

[05:35] Engaging through family

[07:34] Invite team members to plan

[09:04] Personal Professional Development Cards

[09:39] Group loyalty and confianza

[10:54] Higher-Performance Leadership Training Challenge: Become aware of the richness of a multicultural workforce.

[11:38] Key takeaways

[12:01] Diana’s upcoming Spanish podcast

 

Resources:

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In this episode of The Lippert Built to Lead Podcast, Bill Coughlin and Edgar Cabello, two Directors of Leadership Development at Lippert, talk about being a trusted advisor. They talk about setting goals, how to set expectations for your team and hold them accountable.

 

“The whole idea of being trusted is maybe the most important part of being a trusted advisor.” -Edgar Cabello [02:33]

 

“You know what’s the most important thing in my mind is like ‘I see you. I see you. I see things are a little off right now. I just want to let you know I noticed.’ To me, that goes a long way in an organization.” -Bill Coughlin [12:50]

 

What You Will Learn:

[01:12] Three ways to view their role

[02:01] How Edgar approaches his work

[04:01] How they use Leadership Action Plans

[08:35] What are SMART goals

[10:31] How core values inform our behaviors

[15:08] How they deal with someone not following the organization's expectations

[24:42] The misunderstanding of tough conversations

[29:04] How a coach has impacted Edgar’s life

 

Resources:

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In this episode of The Lippert Built to Lead Podcast, Kim Lisiak, Director of Leadership Development, speaks with the President of Aftermarket & Technology at Lippert, Jamie Schnur about retaining talent and growing talent from within. Jamie talks about his career trajectory and how he started at Lippert. He also shares how to build relationships and how organizations can prioritize human capital.

 

“We’ll be celebrating 65 years in May as a company. 1956. So continue that unique culture that Lippert has, that starts with our people. That doesn’t start with logos and it doesn’t start with systems. It starts with the people.” -Jamie Schnur [18:29]

 

“Our responsibility as leaders is to create a space for our leaders to be exposed to everything going on in the organizations, because it brings a level of perspective, a level of strategic mindset that you wouldn’t be able to do if you’re just focused on your part of the org.” -Kim Lisiak [27:47]

 

What You Will Learn:

[01:43] How Jamie started as an intern

[05:59] How he helped people around him

[10:02] How to build relationships

[17:41] Two ways an organization outgrows itself

[21:11] How leaders can prioritize human capital

 

Resources:

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Dr. Amber Selking, VP of Leadership & Culture Development, welcomes the new season of the podcast with a brand new name: The Lippert Built to Lead Podcast. Dr. Selking shares what to expect in the upcoming season called “Leadership in the Trenches,” that will provide pragmatic approaches to theoretical concepts of leadership and cultural development.

 

“To be a leader, we need to be a student of leadership and learn to lead ourselves really well.” -Dr. Amber Selking [11:38]

 

What You Will Learn:

[01:06] The new podcast name

[04:28] The hope for the podcast

[07:12] A team retreat with Maynard Miller

[09:08] What’s to come in the upcoming season

[10:13] Three things leaders lead really well

[10:45] Higher-Performance Leadership Training Challenge: How are you doing in leading yourself? In leading your team and your business? Write one simple goal, one next step, to move that number up one point. What is one action you can take to do that?

 

Resources:

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In the first part of this mini-series, we hear from Leslie and her inspiring story of the power of community.

We are so proud to be able to foster a space where work becomes more than just collecting a paycheck, it becomes a place where our team can create a deeper more fulfilling life from the inside out,  whether at home or at work. 

Resources:

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In this episode of the “Lippert Academy for Leadership Podcast,” Dr. Amber Selking, VP of Leadership & Culture Development, is joined by Dr. Angie Sokol, the new director of the Lippert Academy for Leadership, to talk about how to intentionally set goals and plan ahead for the new year. They both explain the importance of having a business plan, and how to frame it accordingly.

 

"In business, we have a business plan because that's what you do, but how many of us in our own lives have a plan to become who it is we think we want to be as a professional or as a person." - Dr. Amber Selking [06:48]

 

What You Will Learn:

[02:29] Why planning is important

[04:26] An approach to business planning 

[13:22] A framework to writing goals

[15:41] Recap

[17:43] How to be successful with business planning

[18:43] High-performance leadership training: how to strongly plan for 2021 

Resources:

 

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In this episode of the “Lippert Academy for Leadership Podcast,” Dr. Amber Selking, VP of Leadership & Culture Development, is joined by CEO Jason Lippert, and by Dr. Angie Sokoll, the new director of the Lippert Academy for Leadership, to share a holiday message that reinforces the importance of supporting local communities. They discuss the business culture at Lippert and the work they have been doing during Christmas to uplift their communities. 

 

"At some point, we're all gonna be in a season where we need help and I think that that's part of our culture of recognizing that at any day, or any season of life we're all gonna go through valley, and that's when we need to be there for each other." - Dr. Amber Selking [11:40]

 

What You Will Learn:

[02:47] The ways that Lippert gives back to the community 

[08:05] Pivoting business towards being a force of good in the world

[10:21] Taking care of the Lippert family during Christmas

[12:45] The work culture at Lippert 

[16:19] The importance of building a business culture that allows people to flourish

[18:23] Christmas questions

Resources:

 

Visit our website: https://www.lci1.com/academy  

 

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In this episode of the Lippert Academy for Leadership Podcast, Dr. Amber Selking, VP of Leadership & Culture Development, dives into a conversation with two of the Lippert Academy European members Jim Menefee, and Simone Bassoli. They discuss the leadership culture at Lippert and what it looks like to translate the academy’s vision abroad.

"Culture is really about an environment, what that environment is and How do we create that environment."- Jim Menefee. [7:36]

 

What You Will Learn:

[2:27] Appreciating the Lippert culture.

[6:08] What does it mean to translate culture globally.

[15:02] Bringing the Lippert vision to different cultural settings.

[23:13] Creating a leadership cultural environment in Italy.

[30:11] Cast your vision and commit to the process.

[34:08] Cultivating a culture of giving back to the communities in Italy. 

[41:20] Guests last input.

 

Resources:

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In this episode of the Lippert Academy for Leadership Podcast, Dr. Amber Selking, VP of Leadership & Culture Development, continues her conversation with Trace Rorie, executive pastor at Granger Community Church, about decision making. Trace talks about trying not to get lost in the logistics of surviving the day and the pressure leaders face to have the right answer or make the right call. He also explains why it’s important to schedule time to give yourself a self-assessment to help advance the team.

 

“If you want your team to be as effective as it can be, even if it feels good to be the hub of the wheel making all of the decisions, the most effective teams are filled with people who have the confidence and the competence to make decisions themselves.” -Trace Rorie [13:43]

 

What You Will Learn:

 

[0:42] What’s on Trace’s mind and heart as a leader lately

[6:04] How to lead through the pressure of wanting to prove your confidence

[12:03] Building your team

[12:41] Higher-Performance Leadership Training Challenge: Carve out time for self-assessment. What did you do that was pretty good? What could you have done better? What did you learn?

 

Resources:

 

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In this episode of the Lippert Academy for Leadership Podcast, Dr. Amber Selking, VP of Leadership & Culture Development, talks to former co-host Trace Rorie, executive pastor at Granger Community Church, about decision making. Trace discusses how he makes decisions as a leader that encourages collaboration and team effort. Listen to what lessons he learned at LCI that help him with his work for the church.

 

“We’re not better when I’m the only one making the decisions. We’re better when everybody is making effective decisions, and people have either the competence or the confidence or the clarity to be able to make those decisions on their own.” -Trace Rorie [10:53]

 

What You Will Learn:

 

[2:17] How Trace transitioned working in a church working at LCI

[6:10] What critical areas he grew into during his four years at LCI and his role at Granger Community Church

[11:17] How he decides which decisions to delegate

[18:53] An example he uses to build confidence in decision making

 

Resources:

 

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