FlowPreneur™ Unshakeable Leadership

How is leading in possibility make sense to you in these relevant times? 

Leadership is not just about having a title, it is not even just about having business opportunities. It is about mentoring, coaching, and modeling capacity of leadership for the people around you, in the context you are in, to create more responsible leaders. 

Stacey Ashley is a High-Performance Leadership Expert, Speaker, Change & Transformation Leadership Coach, C-Suite Executive Coach, Leadership Development Coach, Mentor, and LinkedIn Top Voices 2018 Awardee 

In this episode, Stacey shares about building practical foundations for effective leadership,  

getting out of the trenches, to lead strategically and with influence. 

What you will learn from this episode: 

• Learn about why you should Lead in Possibility 
• Discover about the mentoring, coaching, modeling capacity of leadership in order to lead strategically and effectively 
• Learn how to take responsibility for yourself and the people you serve so you can elevate leadership and create more effective leaders 

“Leading in possibility is about creating the opportunity for people to actually realize their potential and possibility as well.”

- Stacey Ashley

Stacey’s Valuable Free Resource: 

Claim your Leadership Performance Boost: www.ashleycoaching.com.au/28days 

What you will learn from this episode:

01:46 - What is the essence of leading in possibility? 

02:19 - Why leading in possibility is more than just about business opportunities? 

03:28 - The idea of elevating the practice of leadership around the world. 

04:40 - What could be preventing leaders from doing so much more with what they were set out to do from the start? 

05:33 - How are leaders get sucked by the day to day operations? 

06:12 - In what forms symptoms of a problem are showing up? 

07:15 - What mistakes do her clients commit before working with her? 

07:53 - The New Leader: What is this new book all about? 

08:24 - Her definition of Leadership. 

09:33 - In what capacities are we showing up as leaders? 

12:15 - Free actionable tip to help develop one's leadership skills: What is the most important thing for me to be doing right now? 

14:06 - For your leadership performance boost, go to www.ashleycoaching.com.au/28days 

14:50 - How do you create more leaders? 

15:10 - Mentoring, coaching, and modeling: How do they differ? 

Key Takeaways:

“Leadership is about the aspiration for yourself and also for the people that you work with and the context of the world in which you work or operate. It's about taking responsibility for yourself and for those that you serve.” - Stacey Ashley 

“The practice of leadership needs to elevate so that we can actually take everyone with us and create more leaders, more leadership at a higher level.” - Stacey Ashley 

“Leadership is not having a title and there are people reporting to you. I can be an individual and be a leader and show leadership. I can be a thought leader or a portfolio leader or leader of people.” - Stacey Ashley 

“Leadership absolutely starts with self. If someone really wants to begin to elevate their leadership and to show leadership to the people around them, so they are growing, start with yourself, understand where your leadership at, where you might have opportunities to develop, and then do that.”- Stacey Ashley 

Resources Mentioned:

• The New Leader: From Team Member to People Leader - A Practical Guide 

Connect with Stacey Ashley:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyashley/?originalSubdomain=au 
• AshleyCoaching.com.au: http://ashleycoaching.com.au/  

How have you shown up as a leader in this day and age? 

If you think we are still in the time of instruction-led, old traditional leadership style then it’s about time we have to think again and integrate an adaptive leadership stance to the way we manage people. In this new normal that we are in, it’s about time we do it. 

Andro Donovan is an author, speaker, leadership development and team Coach.  Andro combines her experience as a business owner and management consultant with her coaching and facilitation work, bringing natural insight to help her clients gain greater influence, effectiveness, and perspective. She has worked with numerous top management teams and CEOs from blue-chip companies, assisting them to create the culture they need to support their business growth and performance strategies. 

In this episode, Andro shares the challenges leaders face in today’s age. Along with it, she sees the solution and the likely path leaders should adapt to provide an environment where individuals are heard, left to their own devices, living out their creativity, given that sense of trust and autonomy thereby increasing productivity. 

What you will learn from this episode: 

• Learn why you should adapt to a new style of Adaptive Leadership in today’s time 
• Find out the new norms of leadership that help increase productivity in the workplace 
• Learn about why, as a leader, you should not just be there at the balcony and instead get down on the dance floor and still have a strategic view of things around 

“I think one of the mistakes leaders make is they don't invest in the people that are with the people. They do it all in this ivory tower, leave it all up there. What I advise them to do is make some investment in your team leaders.”  

- Andro Donovan 

Andro’s Valuable Free Resource 

Download Andro’s Free e-book: 4 Pillars Team Coaching: https://www.androdonovan.com/freedownload/ 

Topics Covered: 

02:33 - What are the key challenges leaders face today of which she also helps with 

03:52 - How to face up to the challenge of having internal capability to move between two positions of being a leader and being among his people 

04:30 - How are these challenges show up as symptoms in an organizations 

05:57 - Actions clients mistakenly do before working with Andro and what has proven to be an effective solution for these 

07:19 - What happens when you give your trust to your people 

07:48 - What she recommends leaders should act on where giving trust to their staff is concerned 

09:26 - Helpful tips for senior leaders to help better themselves and their relationship with mid-managers 

11:22 - Downloadable resource to help you become a better leader 

13:38 - When was the last time you really had a proper conversation with individuals in both your team and your next team down? 

14:33 - What she says about familiarity and ease of communication with your people 

Resources Mentioned: 

• Motivate Yourself: Get the Life You Want, Find Purpose and Achieve Fulfilment by Andro Donovan 

Connect with Andro Donovan: 

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/androdonovan 
• Website: http://www.androdonovan.com  
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/motivate_yourselfad 

Connect With Bruce Ross: 

 Website: https://www.ignitebusiness.co.nz 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucesross 

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/flowpreneur 

Overworked and overwhelmed?  

Most likely, as business leaders today, this is one of the many challenges you face. 

It’s time to step back, evaluate, determine what your key strengths are, and develop them in order to reach your full potential in terms of leadership. 

Nancy Jonker, Ph.D., is an experienced psychologist and coach. Her professional career, spanning thirty-one years includes teaching, training and workshops, transformational retreats, small and large group facilitation, and speaking.  

In this episode, Nancy talks about the challenges business leaders face at work which consequently has affected their relationship, health, and focus. She also shares how she helps leaders gain back clarity, develop awareness and inner wisdom in terms of utilizing their strengths and purpose to be the audacious leaders who are taking full responsibility for their lives and that of their team. 

What You Will Learn:

• Learn about the challenges business leaders face today and the solutions to help them move forward and live the life they truly want    
• Learn how to step up, get clear about your key strengths as a leader, develop them, and harness them to its full potential to deepen your impact at home and at work  
• Find out how to be an effective and audacious leader that you are meant to be 

“When we can create a culture of respect and freedom where people are free to be themselves and use their gifts and talents, the ones that come naturally to them, then that becomes to be, it grows the culture. We can actually develop that respect and it creates more trust and safety in the group when we lead with that.”  

- Nancy Jonker 

Nancy’s Valuable Free Resource: 

Check-out Nancy’s Free Quiz that identifies 10 Hidden Growth Opportunities for Top Leaders: 

visit www.QuizLeaders.com 

Topic Discussed:

01:51 - What does Nancy do and why you should work with her 

03:00 - The reality of leaders being overworked and overwhelmed 

03:56 - What are the manifestations being overworked and overwhelmed 

04:43 - Mistakes business leaders commit before they realize it and get help 

06:07 - One free, effective actionable tip that helps business leaders in moving forward 

08:35 – [Recommended High leverage Activity] Ways to develop a particular strength 

09:52 - The special assessment she uses to determine one's four key strengths 

10:52 - What does a culture of respect and freedom create in a team 

11:06 - One valuable free resource: quizleaders.com 

11:41 - Book resource: Atomic Habits by James Clear 

12:18 - What is an audacious leader 

13:03 - What stops us from being effective leaders 

14:52 - What impact does she want to create in the world 

Resources Mentioned:

• Atomic Habits by James Clear 

Connect with Nancy Jonker:

• Website: https://www.nancyjonker.com/ 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrNancyJonker/ 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancyjonker 
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyjonker  
• Podcast: https://audaciousnow.com/podcast/  

Connect with Bruce Ross:

• Website: https://www.flowpreneur.co
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucesross/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/flowpreneur

Welcome to FlowPreneur™ Unshakeable Leadership Podcast. And you're here because you know you have the potential as a business leader to operate on a grander scale both at work and the time. 

But you also know that having potential is not the same as doing something about it. 

Our Goal

Our goal on this show is to introduce you to people and amazing ideas that will help you actually execute on those dreams. 

Who the show is for?

Hello, and welcome to the FlowPreneur™ Unshakeable Bold Leadership Podcast. My name is Bruce Ross, your host and this weekly podcast is for business owners and leaders who want to accelerate their progress and deepen their impact in the world. That is - be a better you both at work and at home. 

At work, it's about increasing your productivity, your creativity, confidence, courage, and on the personal side is savoring the magic moments with your family, your friends, and yourself.

What’s in it for you? 

We'll be providing insights and proven strategies for you to lead better, live better and get actual traction. In short, it enables you to feel great about yourself when you're by yourself. 

Each podcast is a focused 15-minute format. And one of the key questions each of my guest’s answers is, what's one valuable free action that someone can take to address whatever the challenges that we're talking about whether it be dealing with difficult people or finding your groove or becoming an even more inspiring leader. 

And they provide a clear action step or step series of steps that you can apply immediately. Plus apply downloadable material to give you even further support. And these are pure gold. 

So stay tuned right to the end, because then you get the link to the downloadables.

Head across now to www.flowpreneur.co/podcast. For more content, they'll inspire, encourage and challenge your personal and professional growth. 

Thanks very much for checking out FlowPreneur™  Unshakeable Leadership Podcast. If you like what we're doing here, please head on over to Apple Podcast, subscribe, rate us and leave a review. We'd very much appreciate this. 

Connect with Bruce Ross:

• Website : https://www.peakperformance.co
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucesross/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/flowpreneur