Darn Good Leadership

Whether you're a scary movie fanatic, a pumpkin latte lover, or you hate the season altogether...Halloween is here and has so much rich history that there are several treats we can takeaway beyond candy.   I'm passing out 3 lessons Halloween can teach us about about leadership and community.  

This will be the first episode in a 3-part Halloween-themed series.  

Show notes:

• Maryland street Halloween extravaganza: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww51X7GAI-E

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If you're interested in learning how to roll out a movement challenge at your place of work; and you want to keep it easy, budget, friendly, fun, and engaging. ..well look no further.   I got ya!   In this episode I share 10 tips to roll out an internal movement challenge at your workplace.

This is part 2 of the 'Fit to Lead' series.  In part 1, I overviewed the importance of exercise and how it can help you build critical competencies that can make you a stronger leader. I also covered some ideas to bring movement into the workplace. And one of the ideas I spoke about was starting an internal movement challenge at your company.   

Show notes:

• Fit to Lead- Part 1: https://www.darngoodleadership.com/1998001/11182422-fit-to-lead-part-1-strengthen-your-leadership-skills-through-exercise

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OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are a goal setting framework for teams and companies.  OKRs drive focus, clarity, and alignment; and foster a cultures that is results and outcome oriented.  One of the best ways to better understand, get buy-in and help those around you with OKR concepts is through storytelling.  I'm dishing out 3 stories to help anyone better understand the power of OKRs.  Join me as you hear what Usain Bolt, Oreos, and conversations have to do with OKRs!

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In this episode, I'm spilling the tea on why behind this podcast.   I'm sharing a little more about myself, my motivation, the mission for starting the show, and my ultimate goal of creating an interactive and engaging community of strong leaders that can create positive impacts on the world.  Tune in to learn more about the Darn Good Leadership podcast!

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Have you ever wanted insights and consultation from a group of Agile coaches?  In this show, I'm sharing five lessons learned from a team of agile experts.  Now, who is this team of agile experts you ask?  Well, it's none other than my very own.  For those of you who don't know, I'm a VP of agile at a global software company and my team is composed of some of the brightest,  boldest, and most bad-ass in-house agile coaches out there.   These lessons contain valuable takeaways for any leader looking to create positive improvement in their own place of work.  Consider this your free agile consultation!

Links to items referenced in this episode
https://futureforum.com/pulse-survey/, 

https://www.amazon.com/How-Future-Works-Leading-Flexible/dp/111987095X, 

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/48902744-competing-with-unicorns,

https://www.darngoodleadership.com/1998001/11104769

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Being physically fit enables you to be more resilient and confident as a leader, and as a result, you can help build stronger and healthier teams.  In this episode I'm sharing 4 leaderships skills you can improve through physical fitness, and 3 ideas of how to bring exercise into our work environments.

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 Learning is usually a core value of any business, but leaders will have a difficult time with this if they aren't modeling learning themselves.   A lifelong learner refers to someone who makes a long-term voluntary commitment to learning new skills or acquiring new knowledge.  To be a great leader, making learning a lifestyle choice is necessary because the world never stops changing and the way we work is constantly evolving.  Join me as I share five common habits of lifelong learners, so you too can curate a lifestyle of learning and become an even better leader. 

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The way we're working, isn't working.  Low-value meetings and constant interruptions is causing content switching, lack of focus, and is eating away at productivity.  As leaders, we have an important role to play in stopping the madness and starting to influence and model a better way of working.  This is why asynchronous collaboration matters.  Join me as I discuss the benefits of async collaboration; and share my three favorite async activities to try and my five favorite async behaviors to model. 

Show notes and links:

• https://hbr.org/2022/03/dear-manager-youre-holding-too-many-meetings
• https://miro.com/blog/hybrid-collaboration-field-guide/

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In today's episode, we're talking about becoming a better leader with KYP practices.  KYP is what I lovingly refer to as know your people.  If you're looking to be an effective leader, and if you want to lead in a work environment where people have high psychological safety, it starts with knowing your people.  How well do you know your employees and boss?  Your teams?  Your work community?  Join me as I share and discuss the three most powerful practices for building KYP.

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Whether you're an executive or starting your first job, we all struggle with leading effectively.  This is a show where you will get ideas, inspiration, and practical advice you can take action on today to become a darn good leader. My mission is to create a community of strong leaders, who support each other to positively impact their teams, work environments, and the world.  Email [email protected] for feedback on the podcast.

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