Empowerment Minutes

Are you a novice instructional designer, trainer, or individual contributor in the learning and development field or any other field and aspire to become a leader and or manager one day and would like let get started on that journey?  Then this episode is for you. This episode is also for anyone who desires to become a leader or manager. How do you position yourself to become a first-time manager or leader?  In this week's episode, I share a lot of nuggets to empower you to get started in your leadership or management journey." A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step."-Chinese proverb.

Another great episode this week on the empowerment minutes podcast focused on how to build a table for personal and professional growth. Our special guest Carolyn Warren explains ‘building a table’ as using our sphere of influence to positively impact others. Carolyn shares strategies on how ordinary women can make great impact using the power of mentorship. Did you know there was a thing as a 3-minute rule? It’s a great formula Carolyn shares from her book that you can use to make an extraordinary impact. Quoting from Carolyn, ‘everyone needs to affirm to be affirmed.’ Affirmations are great to practice daily but go beyond ‘ I am….’ To ‘I am ….. so I can empower someone else to be ..…’ So many golden nuggets to help you in your personal and professional growth.

Are you a leader in L&D or any other field? How are you leveraging influence with your people? Are you a connector? Do you know how to grow or increase your influence and the influence of others? Our special guest Charles Russell breaks this down and shares some key strategies to empower leaders in influence (leadership) and connections. I love some of the quotes Charles shares on the podcast “Influence is the currency of leadership.” “Vision is caught before it is taught.” Charles also speaks to challenges leaders experience while increasing influence and leveraging connections and how to overcome them. Charles uses a compelling story-based approach as he shares exciting insights in this episode. He also shares bonus tips to help you network effectively. Hope you get the chance to listen and share with your network.

I am also excited to announce that the empowerment minutes podcast is now available on Amazon Music. You can listen to this amazing episode on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, Amazon Music, and my website. See links in the comments section.  

Many instructional designers, trainers, and learning and development professionals got into the field of learning and development accidentally. Well, me too.  Many leaders also find themselves in leadership accidentally. Is that you or someone on your team? Then this episode is for you. This episode is also for anyone who desires to be intentional about leadership. It's okay to be an accidental leader in learning and development or any other field if that’s where you are right now but how do you evolve from accidental to intentional transformational leadership? In this week's episode, I share a lot of nuggets to empower you in your intentional transformational leadership journey.

This week, on the Empowerment Minutes podcast, the focus is on leadership and communication. Our special guest Dr. Michael Koku shares his unique leadership journey worth listening to. He zeroes in on leadership and communication, focusing specifically on leadershift and the art of listening and asking questions. Leadershift is “the ability and willingness to make a leadership change that will positively enhance organizational and personal growth.”-John Maxwell. Dr. Koku shares so many tips and strategies to help leaders embrace leadershift, communicate more effectively and become transformational leaders in the workplace.

Are you stressed out or going through some things or know someone who does? This week's episode is focused on self-empowerment. The empowerment minutes podcast is about empowering others, the idea of equipping others to become stronger and more confident through various topics in learning and development, leadership, coaching personal growth, and entrepreneurship. Our special guest, Donald Lea shares some powerful tips on self-empowerment and ways to create positive energy within and around you and walk in your purpose. “Whatever you choose for a career path, remember the struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose.”-Chadwick Boseman.

We are 3 months away from the end of the year, how are you doing with your goals? Are you doing okay, are you almost giving up on your dreams? What are some struggles, things that are holding you back, making you lose sight of your goals? In this week's episode, our special guest, Jamaal Cottrell shares vital strategies to help you stay focused, work on your goals, achieve them and STILL end the year on a high note.

As a leader, how intentional are you with DEI? DEI in the workplace goes beyond training modules, mentorship programs, new policies, or headcounts. The benefits of DEI in the workplace are huge including workplaces earning deeper trust and commitment from their employees as a result. In this episode, our special guest Emmanuel Ecoma and I discuss strategies a leader can be intentional about DEI in the workplace. Our special guest also shares tips on DEI sustainability in the workplace. 

As a leader, what are your employees, your remote or hybrid teams saying about you? How are you showing up as a leader? Do you care to lead? Why are you a leader? Are you just interested in the title, or the position? Leadership is not about titles, it's about service. Are you making the success of your teams a priority? In this week's episode, I discuss strategies to help leaders in L&D or any other field to care enough to lead their teams effectively.

"Our strengths are our tools, our reality, our weaknesses are only what we are not."-Joseph Batten. As a leader, do you use your strengths at work? Do you encourage your team to use their strengths? Recent research informs us that employees who use their strengths every day at work are six times more likely to be engaged on the job and it can lead to improved motivation and performance. In this week's episode, I discuss the benefits of focusing on our strengths, and how to identify, develop, grow and leverage our strengths for career and all round success.