Coaching for Leaders

By Dave StachowiakBusiness Careers Management

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May 01, 2017 295: How to Influence an Executive Team, 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*.
Questions
Richard asked about how to practically influence on an executive team.
Edwin asked about how to handle the situation when someone is fired.
Isabeau asked about considerations to give when leading people who are parents.
Tad asked about how to improve his skills as a program manager.
Resources Mentioned
Leadership and Self-Deception* by The Arbinger Institute
Drive* by Daniel Pink
The Empowered Manager: Positive Political Skills at Work* by Peter Block
Essentialism* by Greg McKewon
Deep Work* by Cal Newport
13 Crucial Books That Every Leader Should Know
Coaching for Leaders Academy
Related Episodes
Three Steps to Soliciting Feedback, with Tom Henschel (episode 107)
How to Make Deep Work Happen, with Cal Newport (episode 233)
How to Succeed with Leadership and Management, with John Kotter (episode 249)
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40 min
April 24, 2017 294: How to Actually Move Numbers, with Chris McChesney
Chris McChesney: The 4 Disciplines of Execution
Chris McChesney is the Global Practice Leader of Execution for FranklinCovey and the co-author of the bestselling book The 4 Disciplines of Execution* with his colleagues Sean Covey and Jim Huling.
Key Points
The 4 Disciplines:
Focus on the wildly important
Act on the lead measures
Keep a compelling scoreboard
Create a cadence of accountability.
Resources Mentioned
The 4 Disciplines of Execution* by Sean Covey, Chris McChesney, and Jim Huling
Turn the Ship Around!* by David Marquet
The 12 Week Year* by Brian Moran and Michael Lennington
Frederick Herzberg
HBR: One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?
Related Episodes
How to Delegate Work Effectively (episode 117)
How to Transform Your Limitations Into Advantages, with Mark Barden (episode 207)
The Way to Turn Followers Into Leaders, with David Marquet (episode 241)
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45 min
April 16, 2017 293: How Teams Use StrengthsFinder Results, with Lisa Cummings
Lisa Cummings: Lead Through Strengths
Lisa Cummings is the founder and CEO of Lead Through Strengths, a firm that exists to help people find and use their strengths at work. Lisa and her team serve large teams and organizations to help them leverage the results of the CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder) assessment. She is also the host of the popular Lead Through Strengths podcast.
Many organizations utilize the StrengthsFinder assessment, but few leaders go beyond a brief discussion and perhaps asking employees to share their results with peers. In this conversation, Lisa and I discuss how she helps leaders and teams leverage StrengthsFinder results and how to utilize them for ongoing coaching and talent development.
Key Points
Understanding another person’s strengths can help you work better with them.
CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder) conversations should not just happen one day a year, they should be discussed and thought about often.
Ask employees, “How did you use your strengths yesterday?”
Think of a CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder) session as a starting point for an ongoing conversation, not just a one-time event.
Partner with people who are strong where you’re weak.
Resources Mentioned
CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder) assessment
Lead Through Strengths podcast
Lead Through Strengths website resources
The Ultimate Guide to Using Your Strengths to Get Hired*
StrengthsFinder 2.0* by Tom Rath
Soar with Your Strengths* by Donald O. Clifton
Related Episodes
The Value of the StrengthsFinder Assessment, with Steve Dosier (episode 89)
How to Interpret Your StrengthsFinder and CliftonStrengths Results, with Steve Dosier (episode 90)
How to Figure Out Your Career, with Scott Anthony Barlow (episode 259)
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44 min
April 10, 2017 292: How to Solve a Really Big Problem, with Teresa Chahine
Teresa Chahine: Social Entrepreneurship
Teresa Chahine is the social entrepreneurship program leader at the Harvard School of Public Heath and the Innovation advisor at Alfanar Venture Philanthropy. She’s the author of Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship*, a 12-step guide to building an impactful venture. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Key Points
Find the root cause of problems to make sure your solution is not just a band-aid.
Many leaders make the mistake of reinventing the wheel.
Find local leaders and build solutions with them.
Don’t try to solve a problem on your own, work with the people who are impacted by the problem.
Think of research as a form of action.
People are more likely to be satisfied with a solution if they feel like they were a part of it.
Resources Mentioned
BeTheBeacon Campaign
Food Truck Film
Kickstarter campaign
Deconstructing Sticky Problems
The Tipping Point* by Malcom Gladwell
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45 min
April 03, 2017 291: The Way to Keep Goals Front and Center, 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
Elizabeth asked about how to keep goals front and center with a team throughout the year.
Allison asked about the best ways to discover more about organizational development.
Joel asked about the best ways to attract and develop instructors at his martial arts school.
Phil asked about our recommendations for podcasts.
Resources Mentioned
The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months* by Brian Moran
Organization Development Network
Association for Talent Development
International Coach Federation
Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership* by Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal
Organizational Culture and Leadership* by Edgar Schein
The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization* by Peter Senge
Literally Unbelievable* by Bronwyn Harris
Podcast Resources
Mac Power Users
Marketplace
Smart Business Revolution
The Look and Sound of Leadership
Jill on Money
Teaching in Higher Ed
Unemployable
Reply All
Note to Self
Code Switch
On Being
Podcast Greats for 2017 by Bonni Stachowiak
Related Episodes
How to Lead Through Uncertainty and Change, with Jacqueline Farrington (episode 224)
How to Create a Team Vision (MemberCast)
The Value of Coaching Certifications (MemberCast)
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41 min
March 27, 2017 290: How to Manage Abrasive Leaders, with Sharone Bar-David
Sharone Bar-David: Abrasive Leaders
Sharone Bar-David is the author of Trust Your Canary: Every Leader’s Guide to Taming Workplace Incivility* and president at Bar-David Consulting, a company offering solutions for creating a respectful workplace and rehabilitating abrasive leaders.
Key Points
Abrasive leaders often don’t realize how they’re acting, or if they do, they don’t realize the negative affects.
One of the greatest myths is that you can’t do without someone — everyone is replaceable.
The three steps of SBD:
State the Expectation - What values or behavior you expect?
Behavior - What are the behaviors that are of concern?
Desired Behavior - How do you want the person to act?
360 reviews are good for diagnosing a problem with an abrasive leader, but not for solving it.
Resources Mentioned
Abrasive Leader Risk Assessment
Trust Your Canary* by Sharone Bar-David
Abrasive Leaders: Five Mistakes You’ve Made When Managing Them
Is Your Email Writing Style Putting You at Risk?
Related Episodes
How to Handle a Boss Who’s a Jerk, with Tom Henschel (episode 164)
How to Tame Workplace Incivility, with Sharone Bar-David (episode 210)
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43 min
March 20, 2017 289: How to Lead Part-Time Staff, with Chris Deferio
Chris Deferio: Keys to the Shop
Chris Deferio is the host of Keys to the Shop, a podcast that helps coffee service professionals to advance their careers by discovering more about barista work, management, leadership, and the operational knowledge to run a coffee shop.
Chris has decades of experience managing teams of part-time staff in a high turnover industry. In this episode, he shares the most practical tips his team has discovered for helping leaders be most effective with part-time employees.
Key Points
You can only go so far with positive feedback, you should also seek feedback on how you can improve.
If you have a failure, just learn the lesson from it and apply that knowledge in the future.
When hiring, focus on finding people who share your core company values.
A lot of people know how to give good answers for the normal interview questions, so you have to ask different, more creative questions to really get to know them.
Rather than view scheduling as a burden, look at it as a way to serve people.
Doing a great job scheduling employees is a good way to show employees that you care about them.
Resources Mentioned
The Leadership Challenge* by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Mindset* by Carol Deck
It's Okay to Be the Boss* by Bruce Tulgan
Keys to the Shop podcast
How to Master Your Workflow on Keys to the Shop
Leadership & Management Master Class on Keys to the Shop
Related Episodes
How To Lead The Millennials, with Chip Espinoza (episode 158)
What to Do When Somebody Quits, with Molly Moseley (episode 251)
How to Manage Former Peers, with Tom Henschel (episode 257)
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44 min
March 13, 2017 288: Get Better at Onboarding Employees, with Amanda Davis
Amanda Davis: Onboarding Employees
Amanda Davis is an executive consultant with 25 years of professional leadership and management experience specializing in the development and implementation of strategies and programs for better service delivery.
Key Points
The Two-Tiered Approach to Onboarding:
Part 1: First day on the job
Keep it short (1.5-2 hours long).
What are the essential things an employee needs to know?
Get to the why of the employee’s job. What’s the meaning and mission behind the organization?
After Part 1 your employee should feel informed, excited, and motivated.
Part 2: About 45 days after hire
Longer than Tier 1, should be around 3 hours long
Covers what team members need to know to grow their jobs.
After Part 2, your employee should feel educated, excited, and confident.
Resources Mentioned
Amanda Davis website
Best Demonstrated Practices - Onboarding for Success (PDF download)
Related Episodes
Six Mistakes Leaders Make Sending People to Training (episode 30)
What Every Leader Ought to Know About Sending People to Training (episode 36)
How To Get The Most Out Of Training, with Boni Stachowiak (episode 135)
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45 min
March 06, 2017 287: The Point of Starting With Why, 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
Roger asked about the best way to motivate a remote employee who is just doing the bare minimum to get by.
Thomas asked how to inspire a sales team that is not hitting their numbers.
Kristeen asked our opinion on the value of a master’s degree in today’s economy.
Francisco asked if he should include comments from past customers on his LinkedIn profile after a negative separation from a company.
Andy wondered about how the business model works for our podcast.
Resources Mentioned
Zoom video conferencing service*
Slack
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us* by Daniel Pink
First Break All the Rules* by Gallup
Start with Why* by Simon Sinek
”On The Folly Of Rewarding A, While Hoping For B” by Steven Kerr
Ending Human Trafficking podcast
Related Episodes
How Storytelling Helps You Lead, with Sandie Morgan (episode 51)
How to Improve Your Coaching Skills, with Tom Henschel (episode 190)
Start With Why, with Simon Sinek (episode 223)
How to Manage Former Peers, with Tom Henschel (episode 257)
How to Motivate People, with Dan Ariely (episode 282)
The Way to Stop Rescuing People From Their Problems, with Michael Bungay Stanier (episode 284)
How to Influence Cross-Culturally, with Erin Meyer (episode 286)
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41 min
February 27, 2017 286: How to Influence Cross-Culturally, with Erin Meyer
Erin Meyer: The Culture Map
Erin Meyer, a professor at INSEAD, teaches us how to influence cross-culturally. Erin is the author of the bestselling book The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business*.
Key Points
It’s more helpful to know how cultures compare to one another on specific issues than it is to just describe a specific culture.
Different cultures have signals that mean different things.
Historically homogenous cultures tend to be less explicit in their communication styles, with much more communication implied.
Americans tend to be very direct except when giving negative feedback, and many people from other cultures find this confusing.
Remember to: be curious, be humble, listen before you speak, and learn before you teach.
Resources Mentioned
The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business* by Erin Meyer
The Country Mapping Tool by Erin Meyer
The Personal Profile Tool by Erin Meyer
Related Episodes
How Culture Affects Coaching (episode 13)
How We Do Things Around Here for Results, with Kent Rhodes (episode 144)
How to Work in Different Cultures, with Nathan Czubaj (episode 166)
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43 min

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