Uncertainty has always been a part of our world, but with Covid 19 and all the disruptions it has caused it looks like uncertainty is now a permanent, unrelenting worldwide fixture rather than something that happens in response to a particular crisis and then recedes. Despite how much we may dislike uncertainty, learning how to not only accept, but truly embrace it and the new possibilities it brings is one of those fundamental leadership skills for our time. If you’d like to learn how to make this leadership switch, give a listen to my interview with executive coach, leadership consultant and six-time Ironman triathlon finisher Bobbie LaPorte.

How to Get Commitment, Not Just Agreement from Co-Workers & Subordinates.

In just about every coaching engagement I’ve ever taken on the issue of how to get someone to follow through on their commitments comes up. You know, someone agrees they will do something and then they don’t do it. If you find you can’t depend on others to make good on their word you’ll eventually lose trust in them and trust is the foundation of all successful relationships. A big part of the problem lies in confusing agreement with commitment. Listen in and we’ll show you how to get the commitment you need instead of just agreement.

It turns out that one of the absolute best coaches you can hire is yourself. If you'd like to learn some practical self-coaching skills give a listen to my interview with Mike Normant, the creator of Coach Your Self Up, a training program that teaches self-coaching skills to help individuals make lasting behavior changes in support of their career and life goals.

How to Be Honest With Others When They Let You Down Without Becoming Disrespectful.

You know those situations where someone says they’re going to do something—and then they don’t follow through? It can be frustrating, right? The challenge is figuring out how to respond in a way that’s honest about your feelings but doesn’t push the other person away by letting your frustration spill into your communication.

Want to learn how to do that? Give this episode a listen—we’ll walk you through it.

Want to learn how to get a better handle on your emotions and gain more fulfillment at work and in your life? Give a listen to my interview with Joie Seldon, who’s an expert in Emotional Intelligence. She has helped thousands of executives & professionals have greater career success and satisfaction through her in-person coaching and instructor-led online course, Emotions at Work. She holds a master’s degree in Somatic Psychology, and is the author of Emotions: An Owner’s Manual.

Give a listen to my conversation with Dr. Ginny Whitelaw in our new Interview series. Dr. Ginny is a Zen master and founder/CEO of the Institute for Zen Leadership. She holds a doctorate in biophysics, degrees in physics and philosophy, and a 5th degree black belt in Aikido, and was formerly a senior leader at NASA, where she led the integration of the Space Station Program. She is the author of 4 books, including her latest, Resonate.

How to Deal With an Unspoken Vibe Without Either Ignoring it or Having it Blow Up Into a Big Confrontation.

Communication glitches where something is sensed, but is not being spoken happen all the time and they rarely resolve themselves. We’re big advocates of living in reality as the further away you get from dealing with the full facts, feelings, and reality of a situation the more you invite confusion, conflict, and ultimately failure into your life. Do yourself a favor and make a commitment to find a way that works for you to deal with what you sense, but that is not being spoken. Listen in to this cast and we’ll show you how.

How to Keep Your Self-Development on Track by Establishing a Daily Practice of Journal Writing.

All personal change and development starts with self-awareness and to develop your self-awareness you have to establish a regular practice of self reflection and there is no better tool for doing that than a journal. This is the one practice that I strongly recommend to all of the executives that I coach. Time for self-reflection is sorely lacking in most of our busy work days so we have to develop the disciple to take time out and a journal is a great tool for facilitating that. Give a listen to see how it's done.

How to Keep Your Self-Development on Track by Establishing a Daily Practice of Journal Writing.

All personal change and development starts with self-awareness and to develop your self-awareness you have to establish a regular practice of self reflection and there is no better tool for doing that than a journal. This is the one practice that I strongly recommend to all of the executives that I coach. Time for self-reflection is sorely lacking in most of our busy work days so we have to develop the disciple to take time out and a journal is a great tool for facilitating that. Give a listen to see how it's done.

Leadership Lessons Learned From Being Trapped in New Orleans During Hurricane Katrina.

It was the fourth day after Hurricane Katrina had struck New Orleans. As I stepped out of the elevator in my four-star French Quarter hotel, I was met with a scene that stopped me in my tracks: the lobby was completely empty, and the front doors were chained and padlocked. Just the night before, the lobby had been so packed with sweaty, desperate people that I could barely move without stepping on someone. Now, only eight hours later, I was the last person left in the entire hotel. I had been abandoned.

Standing alone in that locked lobby, it became instantly clear: if I was going to get out of New Orleans, it would have to be through my own efforts. I would have to take on the leadership I had been expecting from local authorities and find my own way out of that hotel—and out of the city.

Want to hear what Katrina taught me about leadership? Listen in.