In the Right Direction with Deb Elbaum

Do you find yourself saying Yes to things you wish you had said No to? For example, do you work later at night than you'd like or spend too much time doing things that drain you? If so, you might want to or need to set some more boundaries for yourself.

Setting boundaries is a choice. The process starts by asking yourself some key coaching questions to understand what's OK and not OK for you. When you're clearer in your own head, you can then communicate and maintain the boundary more confidently.

In this episode, Leadership Coach Deb Elbaum shares personal examples that illustrate how to clarify your Nos and recognize the underlying Yeses. If you're ready to communicate your boundaries more clearly so that you live more intentionally, press the play button now.

Full transcript at https://debelbaum.com/podcast/

Leadership development is about setting personal goals and working toward them, and it's is a necessary part of becoming an effective and successful leader. Yet, for some people, thinking about their professional growth is daunting and feels too hard. What if there were an easier way to embrace leadership development?

Our attitude is something that's in our control. Bringing a certain mindset and approach to leadership development – an experiment mindset – can make it easier to take action, fail fast, and learn from data gathered.

In this episode, Leadership Coach Deb Elbaum discusses the gift of an experiment mindset and explains how small experiments can lead to big behavioral changes. If you're ready to become a better and more confident leader, press the play button now.

Full transcript at: https://debelbaum.com/podcast/

We make decisions every day. While some are easy to make, other decisions weigh more heavily on our mind. The tougher decisions can hold us back in life and as leaders, especially when we're scared of making the wrong choice.

Having a framework for making big decisions that honors what's most important to you and what you really want can help. When we anchor our decisions in our values, purpose, and priorities, we can make and communicate decisions more efficiently and confidently.

In this episode, Leadership Coach Deb Elbaum shares a structured way to think about decision making so you can understand how different choices line up with what's most important to you and your organization. If you're ready to be more decisive and confident, press the play button now.

Full transcript at https://debelbaum.com/podcast/

Most leaders are excited to take time to think strategically, and yet, during a busy week, it can be hard to prioritize time to innovate. To think expansively, we have to be in the right head space, and give ourselves permission to dream and see a situation from different perspectives.

Having a structured activity can help. Question storming is a process that invites curiosity, fun, and your most creative thinking. It gives you permission to innovate before choosing a course of action.

In this episode, Leadership Coach Deb Elbaum shares the step-by-step process for question storming so that you can easily use this thinking tool with yourself, your colleagues, and even your family. If you're ready to lead others in an exercise of innovative thinking, press the play button now.

Full transcript at https://debelbaum.com/podcast/

Giving others feedback is important, and it can be anxiety-producing. You might be unclear what your goal is with the conversation, what information to share, or how to share it. Because we can't read others' minds, you also might be making assumptions about the other person's motives or thinking.

Preparation is the key to a successful feedback conversation. Having a structured framework to prepare for important conversations like giving feedback will help you be a more intentional leader so that you can communicate clearly and facilitate more productive conversations.

In this episode, Leadership Coach Deb Elbaum will share a framework to help you feel ready, calm, and confident for feedback conversations and other meetings that matter. If you're ready to build your partnerships through more effective feedback conversations, press the play button now.

Full transcript at https://debelbaum.com/podcast/

Starting a career transition can feel overwhelming. You're not sure where to start or what to say when reaching out to people. When you're not sure where to focus and spend time, it's easy to lose momentum and motivation.

Having a structured way to think about career transition can help. Understanding the pieces to put attention to, and deciding which ones you want to start with, can help you move forward more easily and with a mindset of curiosity and optimism.

In this episode, Leadership Coach Deb Elbaum shares the "chess pieces" approach to career transition so that you can take your next steps more confidently and easily. If you're ready to think through the important pieces as you look for your next role, press the play button now.

Full transcript at https://debelbaum.com/podcast/

As we work toward personal and professional goals, we often come up against obstacles and barriers. These can be things outside of our control, and they can also be worries or thoughts that get in the way of us making decisions or taking action.

Having a way to manage and contain obstacles makes it easier to keep moving forward and focusing on things in our control, including the conversations we initiate, the leadership "experiments" we try, and the mindset we approach a challenge from.

In this episode, Leadership Coach Deb Elbaum shares a strategy to move more easily and quickly past obstacles. Using a common leadership challenge as an example, she explains how to use this tool to think more effectively. If you're ready to feel more empowered and productive, press the play button now.

Full transcript at https://debelbaum.com/podcast/

The interview is an important factor of whether or not you're offered a job, and so you want to make your interview count. Preparing for an interview can be stressful and people often spend too much time guessing what they think the interviewers want to hear.

Shifting from guesswork to preparation and focusing on all of the things in your control can help build your confidence. Preparing and practicing your leadership belief statements, illustrative share stories, and confident body language will help you communicate the most important points as well as convey executive presence.

In this episode, Leadership Coach Deb Elbaum shares tips, examples, and questions to ask yourself as you prepare for your next job interview. If you're ready to showcase your authentic leadership, strengths, and potential, press the play button now.

Full transcript at https://debelbaum.com/podcast/

Delegating is important for both leaders and their team members. Having responsibility helps people grow, and giving others responsibility frees up a leader's time and energy so they can focus on big picture thinking and strategy. Yet, despite knowing the importance of delegating, many leaders know they can do more of it.

Having a framework and structure to approach delegating can help us feel prepared and confident. When a leader is clear about the specific task, and the abilities and readiness of the person they're delegating to, they can have a delegation conversation that is clearer and more productive and focused.

In this episode, Leadership Coach Deb Elbaum shares a structured way to think about delegating that brings more objectivity to the process and removes the guesswork of how micromanaging to be. If you're ready to empower others and free up your time so that you can be a more effective leader, press the play button now.

Full transcript at https://debelbaum.com/podcast/

Both at work and in life, we always have opportunities to share our suggestions and ideas. Sometimes those conversations are easy, and sometimes we face resistance. When that happens, conversations get derailed and we spend a lot of energy convincing someone to see our point of view.

To help make these conversations more productive, it helps to have a way to share your behind-the-scenes thinking. Telling others our reasoning, purpose, and the outcome we want helps create understanding and alignment.

In this episode, Leadership Coach Deb Elbaum shares an easy-to-use phrase that reminds you to share your "why" behind the ideas or solutions you're offering. If you want to add another communication tool to help build alignment more quickly in meetings and discussions, press the play button now.

Full transcript at https://debelbaum.com/podcast/