Coffee on Leadership

Everywhere I turn, strategists and developers and coaches are reminding leaders and business owners to return to the "why" in the work. While it may seem like it is everywhere, Simon Sinek's Golden Circle principle that sparked the "why" movement empowers this generation of leaders to be inspired and motivated. While a good leader knows their why, a great leader can communicate their why-- on this episode, find out why communication can be key to unlocking employee engagement.

Simon Sinek's Golden Circle Ted Talk

HBR Article: Good Leadership Is About Communicating “Why

“Daring leaders who live into their values are never silent about hard things.” Brené Brown.

Our values guide our attitudes, behaviors, and decision-making as a leader. If you have been to any of my in-person workshops or sat in my courses as a university student, then you know I always start in the same place--with your values. It has always been a natural starting point for leaders because leaders make decisions every. single. day. And my job, as an educator passionate about connecting your ideas to action from a place of deeply integrated leadership, means that I need to show you how to create those maps for yourself to understand why you do what you do, so that you can find alignment between your being and doing.

Values Micro-Lesson: https://www.instagram.com/p/B6vs5P0hfuB/

And if you do know your values, take some time to reflect:

Find all show notes at: https://leadership.coffee/blog/values

Have you ever set a goal and failed? Ya, me too, every New Years. But what if I told you that you may need a bigger and scarier goal in order to succeed? In this episode, I am breaking down 5 principles of a goal setting framework from the founders of goal theory that will help you set better  and more strategic goals--so that you can crush them. And, I'm sharing a bit about my podcast officially launching this past week as an example. So, get ready to set smarter goals so that you are achieving those big scary dreams you have for yourself as a leader.

Bookclub is my chance to share what I have been reading and little nuggets so that you might consider picking up the book too! In this first version of Bookclub (which is sure to change in future iterations now that I have one under my belt) I give some qiuck insight I gleaned, as both a parent and a leader, while reading The Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. 

If you want to check out their resources, head to: https://heathbrothers.com/resources/

The most common question I get from women in business or higher ed or college students is the same one: How do I find a mentor? We are told over and over that we need to find a mentor and then our life will be changed. My life has been impacted by mentors too, but I am here to tell you that finding a mentor is not as difficult as it seems. In this episode, I break down why expanding our ideas of mentorship will help you find yours.

Want a brief rundown of flow, that moment when time stands still and you are in the moment at work or in your leadership? Great, this quick episode breaks down flow with a quick activity for you to do right now to find the places where you find flow in your work and experience feelings of happiness because your skills are perfectly matched to the task at hand! 

Believing creativity can change the way employees approach problems and reframe work is at the core of building better results in projects, teams, and even personal life design. But time and time again we need to be reminded of how we are creative as leaders. In this episode, I give 4 steps for growing in your creative confidence and challenge you to see yourself for the creative leader you are because we are all in a cycle of creative process and press-- which fuels innovation if we start looking for the deeper problem we need to solve in our work.