Dr Leadership

A discussion of how to take on change by engaging and running to it versus running away from one's problems. The world is in constant flux, embrace it and drive to new heights.

The Leadership Lounge welcomes Melissa Ness to the show. The Founder and CEO of Connectify HR, a Professional Employer Organization. Melissa shares her story through an incredible journey of leadership inside the Payroll and HR space, leading well know national organizations all the way to the C-Suite. We then dive into her desire to create her own organization and how the community embraced her vision and supported her as she launched Connectify HR and cheered her on as she has driven incredible growth over the past several years with the best team in the industry.

A discussion around the psychological concept of The Fresh Start Effect. Allowing yourself to set new goals and leave what ever has happened in the past by giving yourself a true Clean Slate. How to continue your good attributes if you are coming off of great times but more importantly how to "reset" and give yourself permission to be awesome going forward. Get Back in the Saddle!

A discussion with International Speaker, Executive Coach, Author and Chief Talent Officer for The Encompass Group, Tony Bridwell. We discuss his journey to where he is today, several of his books including his newest release The Do Over and finally talk about what he wants to be when he grows up!

Change is inevitable and can cause some to feal feer and uncertainty however if viewed and approached through the right Lense it can be a great thing. People develop with change. Look forward and don't hold yourself back. Lean in!!!

Great leaders use two different approaches. Don't just be authoritarian but be able to be empowering and enable your teams to engage and share ideas. A discussion around when and where to use the different approaches and how to understand your style and attack your blind spots.

A discussion around how anxieties can be a friend or foe. Successful people often fight anxiety that others don't see. Fear of failure, self-doubt, catastrophic thinking all creep in and can have a negative affect on outcomes if we don't know how to manage it. Whether it be in your personal life and your goals there or your professional life managing your own thoughts and understanding where they come from is critical. Enjoy!

Big Game Hunting Part 2. A formalized approach to the steps you need to take to build trust and credibility. You have to earn the right to win someones business and this episode gives some foundational blocks on how to do that. A review of some great insight from some subject matter experts around Persuasion and some great concepts around building yourself in the prospects minds eye as the only way to go. Go Win it!

DR L dives into the approaches and concepts of how to bring down the biggest deals in your industry. A look at how to engage, build relationships and have yourself in the right position to win when the time presents itself. How to show value and differentiation in a hyper competitive market. Hint, they are just like normal people so don't be intimidated. Big Companies have more problems to solve so be the one to do it!

A review of Attributes that you don't want on your teams or around you to drive maximum results. A discussion around the value of thoughts that are different than yours, skills that are not the same as yours and the great ways to build teams and relationships encompassing all types of people. A tie in to Coach Tom Izzo's recent Vigil Speech at Michigan State University,