When do you begin the discussion of leadership with your kids? Is there a specific age that you begin discussing topics like influence, leadership presence, and decision making? Kids of all ages have many opportunities through school, extracurricular activities, and sports to begin thinking about the type of leader they want to be. If you don’t engage them in a leadership discussion, who will?

This week Kim and Pepper share their thoughts on leadership and kids, when to start engaging your kids on being a leader and discussing what type of leader do they want to be. They also discuss how decision making and leadership connect and share practical ways to getting the topic of leadership introduced to kids.

Are you discussing leadership with your kids? How do you engage your kids? Share your approach with us at [email protected]

Learning new words is good for the brain and a larger vocabulary. They can enhance a conversation or a book, or even a great podcast, but do we really need to create new words for leadership terms that already exist? What’s the added value of the new word if it has the same meaning as a leadership term that already exists?

This week Kim and Pepper discuss the term inclusive leadership. They break down the definition, the meaning, and their thoughts on the value of this leadership style.

Are their new words that are adding value to your leadership growth? Share with us at [email protected]

Are your shoes right for this meeting? Should you even be in this meeting? How much thought have you put into why you are showing up and how you are showing up? These are some things to consider if you want your leadership presence to work for you rather than against you. As busy leaders, it is important to maximize the opportunities we have with our teams to ensure our message is what is needed and is well received.

This week Kim and Pepper discuss their different points of view on leadership presence. They each provide a few things to consider ensuring your leadership presence is primed, aligned, and appropriate for your moment of influence.

Has your leadership presence been working for you or against you? Share with us at [email protected]

Quick, tell us 5 things you are really good at. What is taking so long? Many of us can be quick to point out our list of personal flaws, but then stutter a bit when it comes to verbalizing the things we do really well. If this sounds like you, tune in to this episode!

This week Kim and Pepper discuss a skills inventory and who they may have allowed to identify their unique personal strengths. They each share their thoughts on the benefits of creating a skills inventory for yourself and the value this could bring to an organization if leaders could teach their team members to do the same.

Who have you let identify the strengths and the skills you bring to the table? Share with us at [email protected]

Health and leadership go hand in hand. Would you agree with this statement? While good health may or may not make (or break) a good leader, it does contribute to their ability to think clearly, make sound decisions, multitask, and connect with others for a sustained period of time. While these are critical attributes for leaders, the more personal behaviors that enhance these qualities are often ignored.

This week Kim and Pepper take on a new topic of leadership heath. They each share their current experiences with health and nutrition and how this is impacting their work and personal lives. Their discussion about protein, muscle strength, quality sleep and fitness apps may have you thinking you found a fitness podcast, but don’t worry…they tie it back to leadership at the end of the show.

What are you doing to stay fit for leadership? Share with us at [email protected]

Products mentioned in this episode:

- Lose It! - app to track your protein intake. https://www.losit.com/

- Orgain Protein - to enhance your protein intake. https://orgain.com/collections/protein-powder

Are your team members scrambling to get their work done at the last minute? Are they unable to complete their assignments on time? If your answer is yes, it may be time to do a temperature check on priorities and alignment. Without clear priorities, a team can struggle to spend their time effectively because everything seems equally important.

This week Kim and Pepper share their strategies for determining priority work as well as the key communications that get their leadership, teams, and customers aligned. They also discuss the nuances of negotiating with customers and the added benefits of organizational alignment.

Is your organization completely aligned on the priorities this year? Share your story with us at [email protected]

Hey Leaders, it’s 2023! How you doing? Are you up for it? Feeling good about it? If you are not feeling it, how can you get yourself in a better place to engage in areas that really matter?

This week Pepper and Kim have an open conversation about how they are feeling about 2023 and what they are doing to get their priorities straight, gain clarity and motivation, and get their brains engaged at work. Get ready to get pumped!

What is motivating you this year? Share your story with us at [email protected]

Five Minute Journal discussed in episode.

Much like the ripples created by tossing a pebble into a pond, influence energizes an organization. The good news is you don’t need a C-suite office to get the job done. With a certain level of understanding and skill, influence that inspires others to change their thoughts, behaviors and actions can come from any level of an organization.

This week Kim and Pepper start a discussion on influence. They each provide their thoughts on the elements of influence that can positively impact change as well as problems that can arise when specific elements are disconnected from the people they are trying to engage.

What has been your best experience with influencing others? Share with us at [email protected]

Do we really need an extravagant experience like a ropes course to build cohesion and the comradery within a team? The purpose of a team building event is to get team members away from their work and provide an opportunity to foster personal relationships. Leaders with heavy workloads, tight budgets, and demands for work-life balance may find themselves searching for ways to accomplish the same goal but keep it fast, cheap, and easy.

This week Kim and Pepper break down the mechanics of a recent team event that was super simple but big on impact. They each share their thoughts on things to consider for team events, why it is important, and how they judge their success.

What’s your favorite event for building team comradery? Share with us at [email protected]

Trust. It’s a big deal. And it why we just can’t let this topic go without one last trustbuster that can get a leader and their team in the ditch. Taking credit for the work of others may seem like a no-brainer buster but there is an art to helping your team members to stand in the spotlight.

This week Kim and Pepper share their thoughts on how to let others take center stage as well as some things to consider to increase trust with individual team members. Tune in for an extra shot on trust and our shortest episode to date.

Share your trust busting and trust building ideas with us at [email protected]