Coaching for Leaders

By Dave StachowiakBusiness Careers Management

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October 26, 2020 497: The Way Into Difficult Conversations, with Kwame Christian
Kwame Christian: Negotiate Anything
Kwame Christian is the Director of the American Negotiation Institute and business lawyer at Carlile Patchen & Murphy. His popular TED talk is titled Finding Confidence in Conflict.
Today, he’s working extensively with organizations to help them improve their skills on negotiation and conflict resolution. Kwame hosts the top negotiation podcast, Negotiate Anything and is the author of the book Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life*.
Key Points
Use the compassionate curiosity framework:
Acknowledge and validate emotions
Get curious with compassion
Joint problem solving
If a difficult situation needs to be discussed, giving a heads up to the other party in advance helps them to work through the initial, emotional reaction and reset for a more productive conversation.
Separating conversations about the content or service being offered from the deal itself can be useful to focus energy in the right places at the right time. This is especially useful for creative folks or those who might be highly sensitive to negotiations.
When dealing with someone who is not behaving well, use the phrase “The problem is…” as a transition point that provides you more agency in the conversation.
Resources Mentioned
Free Negotiation Guides from Kwame
Negotiate Anything podcast
Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life* by Kwame Christian
Book Notes
Download my highlights from Finding Confidence in Conflict in PDF format (free membership required).
Related Episodes
An Astronaut’s Guide To Life On Earth, with Chris Hadfield (episode 149)
The Way to Have Conversations That Matter, with Celeste Headlee (episode 344)
How to Find Confidence in Conflict, with Kwame Christian (episode 380)
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40 min
October 19, 2020 496: How to Generate Quick Wins, with Andy Kaufman
Andy Kaufman: People and Projects Podcast
Andy is a keynote speaker and author on leadership and project management. He’s President of the Institute for Leadership Excellence & Development and works with organizations around the world, helping them improve their ability to deliver projects & lead teams. He’s also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®).
Andy is author of Navigating the Winds of Change: Staying on Course in Business & in Life, Shining the Light on The Secret and an e-book entitled How to Organize Your Inbox & Get Rid of E-Mail Clutter and he’s the host of the People and Projects Podcast.
Key Points
Change is inevitable — and should not be viewed as the enemy.
Often, our training and education tends to lead us towards not thinking in the terms of quick wins.
Agile is about incremental delivery.
Frequency is valued. Our bias should be towards shorter intervals.
Quick wins ultimately help you generate much faster feedback, leading to future steps.
Resources Mentioned
People and Projects Podcast by Andy Kaufman
Related Episodes
How to Succeed with Leadership and Management, with John Kotter (episode 249)
The Path of Humble Leadership, with Edgar Schein and Peter Schein (episode 363)
How to Pivot Quickly, with Steve Blank (episode 476)
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35 min
October 12, 2020 495: How to Get Noticed on LinkedIn, with Stephen Hart
Stephen Hart: Trailblazers.FM
Stephen is the host of the podcast Trailblazers.FM, helping entrepreneurs and leaders build amazing personal brands that are impactful, relatable and profitable. He features the stories of brilliant Black men and women – to help teach actionable strategies, valuable tactics and innovative tools that they can use on the journey to becoming transformative trailblazers.
He’s also the creator of Brand in Demand which helps busy, heart-centered entrepreneurs and leaders through a proven step by step process to build an amazing personal brand that is authentic, impactful and profitable. Use coupon code CFL200 if you decide to dive in on Stephen’s course.
In this conversation, Stephen and I go beyond creating a LinkedIn profile and discuss how to be more proactive on LinkedIn. By writing articles, creating short videos, or even streaming, you can gain organic attention on LinkedIn that isn’t always as accessible on other social media platforms. We discuss some of the key strategies to start and sustain a presence on LinkedIn.
Key Points
Articles can be used effectively to create content if you’re not yet ready for video, but still interested in building your personal brand.
Consider a series of articles or other content that highlight your personal brand and speak to your leadership credibility.
Use short videos (3-5 minutes) to tell a story that leads to a call to action. LinkedIn videos typically get more organic views than other social platforms.
Live videos or steaming engage real-time conversations to have dialogue that invites relationships to go further.
Resources Mentioned
Brand in Demand (use coupon code CFL200 for $200 off)
Related Episodes
How to Write a Killer LinkedIn Profile, with Brenda Bernstein (episode 285)
Permission to Be Yourself, with Bar Schwartz (episode 414)
Find Your Leadership Voice, with Johanna Nalau (episode 420)
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39 min
October 05, 2020 494: Embracing Management and Empathy, with Bonni Stachowiak
Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed
Bonni Stachowiak is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, a professor of business and management at Vanguard University, and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, Bonni was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. She is the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor: A Practical Guide*.
Listener Questions
Liz wondered how a manager can empathize with an employee while continuing to uphold the businesses needs.
Chris asked about fostering innovation while maintaining business efficiency.
Colette wanted to know what activity was most helpful for us to decide the next direction of our careers.
Dave and Bonni asked each other about what is giving life right now, and what is taking life away.
Resources Mentioned
7 Habits of Highly Effective People* by Stephen Covey
Design Thinking Methods: Affinity Diagrams by Matthew Weprin
Related Episodes
How to Lead Part-Time Staff, with Chris Deferio (episode 289)
How to Work With an Executive Recruiter, with Becky deSouza (episode 406)
How to Build an Invincible Company, with Alex Osterwalder (episode 470)
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38 min
September 28, 2020 493: Move Coaching from Theory to Practice, with Jason Weeman
Jason Weeman: Upwork
Jason Weeman works to build meaningful relationships by creating experiences that are inspiring and transformational. He has worked for some of the top brands in the world, including Apple, LinkedIn, and Upwork. Today, he is the head of corporate learning and development at Upwork. One of the key areas of focus for his team and him is building a coaching culture.
In this conversation, Jason and I discuss how his team was a catalyst for coaching culture at Upwork. We discuss what worked to influence culture in this way, what didn’t work, and the lessons they learned along the way.
Key Points
Be lazy, be curious, be often. -Michael Bungay Stanier
Organizations are trying to create a culture for coaching, but not giving the feedback. The stronger that we develop a sense of common language on feedback, the better we get on quality.
People sometimes don’t believe it should be so simple…so they try to make coaching development too complicated.
Resist the urge to focus too much on data and tracking.
Significant buy-in from executive leadership is critical for the success of a coaching program like this. Also, having a culture of “we” being in this together makes all the difference.
Resources Mentioned
Life at Upwork
The Coaching Habit workshop
The Last Feedback Workshop You’ll Ever Need
Related Episodes
These Coaching Questions Get Results, with Michael Bungay Stanier (episode 237)
How to Get the Ideal Team Player, with Patrick Lencioni (episode 301)
How to Create an Unstoppable Culture, with Ginger Hardage (episode 350)
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40 min
September 21, 2020 492: Make Your Dream Real, with Mikaila Ulmer
Mikaila Ulmer: Bee Fearless
Mikaila Ulmer is a 15-year-old social entrepreneur, bee ambassador, educator and student. She founded her Me & the Bees Lemonade business when she was just four years old, and over the past decade has sold over 1 million bottles across 1,500 stores in the United States. Her appearance on Shark Tank at age nine scored a $60,000 investment from Daymond John.
Mikaila has established herself as a voice of guidance for others, appearing on Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20/20, ABC World News Tonight, and many other venues. She was selected as one of Time magazine’s 30 Most Influential Teens and for Ebony Magazine’s Ebony Power100 #Black Excellence. She is the author of the new book, Bee Fearless: Dream Like a Kid*.
In this conversation, Mikaila discuss what inspired her to start her business and the importance of a larger mission behind work. She talks about the importance of passion, balancing her work with her schooling, and how to support kids in doing great things. Plus, she shares what she’s learned along the way on turning a dream into reality.
Key Points
Turn adversity into advantage.
It’s more enjoyable to build a business when you not only have hands-on experience and know-how, but passion.
Big news needs to be approached with careful consideration.
Aim to be good and kind in running a business.
Resources Mentioned
Bee Fearless: Dream Like a Kid* by Mikaila Ulmer
Related Episodes
How to Transform Your Limitations Into Advantages, with Mark Barden (episode 207)
How Leaders Build, with Guy Raz (episode 491)
If You Build It, They Will Come (Dave’s Journal)
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31 min
September 14, 2020 491: How Leaders Build, with Guy Raz
Guy Raz: How I Built This
Guy Raz is the creator and host of the popular podcasts How I Built This, Wisdom from the Top, and The Rewind on Spotify. He’s also the co-creator of the acclaimed podcasts TED Radio Hour and the children’s programs Wow in the World and Two Whats?! and a Wow!. He’s received the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize, the National Headliner Award, and many others.
In 2017, Guy became the first person in the history of podcasting to have three shows in the top 20 on the Apple Podcast charts. He’s the author of the new book, How I Built This: The Unexpected Path to Success From the World’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs*.
In this conversation, Guy and I discuss what he’s discovered from interviewing the world’s most successful entrepreneurs on How I Built This. We profile a few of the insightful stories that he’s captured in his new book and dispel some of the common myths. Plus, we explore how happiness and kindness play such an important role in building something new.
Key Points
Successful entrepreneurs are able to make the distinction between what is actually dangerous and what is just scary.
We often think about entrepreneurs as solo leaders, but almost always there is a critical partner who complements their strengths.
It is common for entrepreneurs to have a day job or other fallback plan as they start something new.
Money is important, but it’s almost never the driving factor motivating entrepreneurs who have success in the long-run.
Kindness takes leaders a long way when starting a business.
Resources Mentioned
How I Built This: The Unexpected Path to Success From the World’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs* by Guy Raz
How I Built This podcast
Book Notes
Download my highlights from How I Built This in PDF format (free membership required).
Related Episodes
How to Be a Non-Conformist, with Adam Grant (episode 238)
Ideas Worth Stealing From Top Entrepreneurs, with Dorie Clark (episode 318)
How to Be a Happier Person, with Neil Pasricha (episode 334)
Serve Others Through Marketing, with Seth Godin (episode 381)
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38 min
September 10, 2020 How to Get Traction (5 of 5)
Lesson 5: Your Next Step
Create a quick wins by determining your next step. Once you do, you’re on the way to becoming your new identity.
Course Summary

Step 1: Create Your New Identity
Step 2: Take Daily Action
Step 3: Keep Yourself Motivated
Step 4: Calibrate With Stakeholders
Step 5: Your Next Step

Academy Applications Close Friday, September 11th
The Academy is a year-long cohort of participant leaders who work personally with me to create movement in their leadership development and organizational results. Discover more and submit your application by Friday, September 11th.
Related Episodes

How to Succeed with Leadership and Management, with John Kotter (episode 249)
If You Can, Move Your Feet (Dave’s Journal)

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9 min
September 09, 2020 How to Get Traction (4 of 5)
Lesson 4: Calibrate With Stakeholders
Feedback from stakeholders verifies traction towards your new identity. Here’s how to get consistent, fast feedback from stakeholders to ensure you’re on track.
Examples of Questions

I’m working on being more concise. What’s one thing I could have left out of that last briefing?
I’m working on being more concise. What’s one thing you’d suggest I do in the next briefing that might help?

Academy Applications Close Friday, September 11th
The Academy is a year-long cohort of participant leaders who work personally with me to create movement in their leadership development and organizational results. Discover more and submit your application by Friday, September 11th.
Resources

Feedforward: Coaching For Behavioral Change by Marshall Goldsmith

Related Episodes

Three Steps To Soliciting Feedback, with Tom Henschel (episode 107)
How to Get Way Better at Accepting Feedback, with Sheila Heen (episode 143)

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8 min
September 08, 2020 How to Get Traction (3 of 5)
Lesson 3: Keep Yourself Motivated
Leading indicators can help keep you motivated doing change. This lesson shows how to create leading indicators and why they are critical for your success.
Examples of Leading Indicators

I’m noticing details that can be left out.
My practice sessions are shorter.
I'm getting asked for the details I left out.

Academy Applications Close Friday, September 11th
The Academy is a year-long cohort of participant leaders who work personally with me to create movement in their leadership development and organizational results. Discover more and submit your application by Friday, September 11th.
Resources

The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals* by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling

Related Episodes

How to Actually Move Numbers, with Chris McChesney (episode 294)
The Way to Stop Spinning Your Wheels on Planning (episode 319)
Create Margin Through Intentional Leadership, with Amy McPherson (episode 429)

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7 min

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