Key Conversations for Leaders

Aaron McHugh is a writer, podcaster, adventurer, and author of the best-selling book, Fire Your Boss: Discover Work You Love Without Quitting Your Job. He is mastering the art of living a sustainable work-life balance that constantly interweaves rhythms of play and adventure. That includes road trips in their 1974 VW Bus, aka The Joy Bus, catapulting them into many father-daughter adventures together.

Aaron works as an Affiliate Advisor to Aberkyn, a division of McKinsey & Co as a facilitator of transformation and executive coach.

Aaron loves ideas. He loves to dream up new adventures. He is a Starbucks French press coffee snob and is at his best if he gets out for his daily run. He works for a global change leadership consulting company alongside Work Life Play.

He and his wife Leith live in Colorado Springs, CO. They are celebrating twenty-five years of marriage in December. Their marriage has survived the death of their twelve-year-old daughter Hadley in 2011. Their twenty-two-year-old son Holden lives in Costa Mesa and is thriving in recovery three years clean and sober. Their youngest daughter lives at home still.

In 2015 they rebooted their lives, sold their house and all of their belongings to reboot their life and start their life over again. It hasn’t been easy, but they would do it again. They love traveling, drinking box wine and spending time with their creative, hilarious and courageous kids.

In Work, he’s covered the spectrum from ringing in the Opening Day trading bell at the London Stock Exchange to humble beginnings of selling office supplies door-to-door.

In Play, he’s an adventurer. He’s an Ironman triathlete, mountaineer, and is learning to surf. He recently accomplished a Life List dream of mountain biking the entire Colorado Trail from Durango to Denver.

Inside This Episode

Moving From Fear to Freedom

Optimize Your Life By Adding Play

Stop Keeping Score If You Really Want to Win

Creating Flow through Play

Getting Back Into Alignment

The Power of Developing Craftsmanship

When Is It OK to be a “B” Player?

Where is the Responsibility for Performance & Engagement?

Finding Your Spiritual Foundation

Goals, Purpose, and Meaning

How to Be a ‘Heretic’ By Questioning Constraints

Flipping Hardship Upside-Down

Links:

Aaron’s website: https://www.aaronmchugh.com/

Aaron’s Email: [email protected]

Aaron’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aarondmchugh/

Aaron’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/aarondmchugh

Aaron’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worklifeplay

Aaron’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronmchugh/

Scott B. Dust, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Management in the Farmer School of Business at Miami University (Oxford, OH). Dr. Dust is also the Chief Research Officer for Cloverleaf, a company whose technology helps organizations create better teams. His teaching, writing and consulting focus on evidence-based perspectives for leading oneself and others.  In addition to teaching, he leads evidence-based management workshop, has published over 20 peer-reviewed articles, and is a contributor for Psychology Today.

Inside This Episode

The Rise and Fall of Transformational Leadership

Adapting Your Leadership Style To The Times

What Is Ethical Leadership?

The Power of Being a Mindful Leader

The Future of Leadership

Employee Emotional Exhaustion & Signs of Burnout

Role Modeling Culture (They’re Always Watching)

Measuring The Effectiveness of Leadership Styles

Cultivating Productive Conflict

How to Avoid Group Think

The Effectiveness of Multi-Leader Teams

Flow and Peak Performance

Being vs. Doing Paradox

The Necessity for Emotional Intelligence

Links:

Website: https://www.scottdust.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-dust-6820534/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/scott_dust

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgVrB6DdggVILESe4ZjFtTA

Assessments: https://cloverleaf.me/

In this Key Conversations Masterclass, we explore the 4 Themes of Excellence.

 

Inside This Episode:

How Your Focus Determines Your Results

How We Perceive Reality

How Our Internal Experience Creates Our External Results

The Importance of Ownership

How to Stay In the Solution

The Control-Concern-Influence Model

The Performance Equation

Website: www.keyconvo.com/free

Matt Confer is VP of Strategy and Business Development at Abilitie where they use team-based simulation training to enhance leadership development.  He earned his MBA from Boston University while beginning his career with Deloitte Consulting.  He has a popular TedX talk called 3 Steps to Better Decision Making and he also hosts a leadership podcast called, “Learn to Lead.”

Inside This Episode

Challenging the Constraints

Define the Problem, Reframe It

The Power of Discipline in Decision-Making

Find a Better Lens

Expanding Your Skillset in a Simulated Environment

A Key Secret of Walt Disney’s Approach to Decisions

The Downfall of Assuming Success

The Bias Towards Self-Affirmation

Watch and Listen Rather than Talk and Dictate

3 Steps to Effective Decision-Making

How Missing the Details can Derail a Decision

The Benefits and Need for Virtual Training

The Cobra Effect

Trust and Transparency in Effective Leadership

Links:

Website: https://www.abilitie.com/

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MatthewConfer

Dr. Suzy Siegle is an attorney, business professor, and entrepreneurship coach, holding an MBA, a law degree, as well as a doctorate in leadership and management.  As a researcher, she has spent the last decade researching locus of control psychology and is the creator of the Locus Mindset.  Today we’re going to be exploring the locus of control, what is it, why do we need it, and how can we use it to improve our mindset, our resilience, and our success.

 

Inside This Episode

The Power of Locus Mindset

What is a Locus Mindset?

How We Perceive What We Believe

Understanding the Non-Conscious Mind

How We Get Trapped In A Loop

The Conflict Between the Compass and the Magnet

Stop Outsourcing Your Emotions

Why Willpower Doesn't Work

It's Not the Event, It's the Decision

Change Your Energy to Change Your Results

The Core Responsibility of Leaders

Change Your Focus & Your Filters

Reclaiming Control

Links:

Website: www.locusmindset.com

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

Ben Morton is a sought after leadership mentor, coach and bestselling author.  After graduating from the Royal Military Academy, he served two tours in Iraq.  Ben went from the battlefield to the boardroom blending his military and corporate leadership training.  Disappointed by traditional leadership training, Ben started coaching and mentoring others to become the most authentic version of themselves as leaders.

 

Inside This Episode

Leadership from the Battlefield to the Boardroom

The True Stakes of Leadership

The Connection Between Empathy and Engagement

The Secret Ingredient of True Commitment

Why The Soft Skills Are Really the Hard Skills

The Need for Authentic Leadership

Identifying Your Leadership Identity

Learn From Others But Be Yourself

To Be Effective, Stop Hiding Behind Excuses

Victims, Villains, and Heroes

The Danger of Know-It-All Leaders

How Transparency Leads to Engaged Problem-Solving

Basics Done Well + Ruthless Consistency = High Performance

Communication Plus Planning in Execution

 

Links:

Website: www.ben-morton.com

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BMLeadership

Books: Mission Leadership

Dr. Ryan Gottfredson. is a mental success coach and cutting-edge leadership consultant, author, trainer, and researcher. Ryan is currently a leadership and management professor at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fullerton (CSUF). He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources and is the author of “Success Mindsets: The Key to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership.”

 

Inside This Episode

How Mindsets Filter Our Experience and Create the Foundation for Success

Why 95% Of Our Behaviors Are Driven By Our Mindsets

Brain Science as the Future of Leadership Research

Why Mindsets Are the Gateway to Lasting Change in Behavior

The Lasting Effects of Framing on Experience

Why 95% of Us Have Room to Improve Our Mindsets

Digging Beneath the Surface to Identify The Real Mindset Gaps

How to Get Out of Your Own Way

Creating Awareness and Vertical Integration

Enhancing Your Window of Tolerance

Developing Agility and Future-Readiness

The Four Innate Desires of Leaders

Shaping Culture by Shaping Mindsets

Website:  www.ryangottfredson.com

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

Book: Success Mindsets

Faheem Moosa is the Founder of Springboarders management consulting.  He began his career in the manufacturing industry.  After completing his MBA in 2007, he began working as a strategy consultant in Toronto and served a wide range of companies including those in the Fortune 100.  In 2009 he struck out on his own and started a consulting practice helping small and mid-sized companies grow their businesses.  He has since shifted his focus to helping independent consultants and boutique firms build a sales pipeline and grow their business as a leader of leaders.

 

Inside This Episode

The Need for Over-Communication

Navigating Different Communication Preferences

Staying Engaged and Motivated While Doing Remote Work

Establishing Boundaries and Avoiding Burnout

Overcoming the Challenges of Leading a Remote Team

Creating Connections from a Distance

Finding the Right Tools for Remote Teams

Finding Your Work Ethic

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

Dr. Ruth Gotian is known as a “mentor’s mentor” and she is a contributor for both Forbes and Psychology Today. She has spent decades researching the most successful people of our generation in order to understand what they do when the world isn't watching, that has ultimately put them in an elite class. She has uncovered their habits and practices and I am so excited that you are here today to share these secrets with us.

 

We’ll be covering

The Top 4 Traits of High Performers

Why Nurture Beats Nature

Key Attributes of High Performers

They Key to Creating Momentum

The 4 Types Of People You Need In Your Corner

Why You Need to Build a Team of Mentors

Support Others By Being A Sponsor

The Need for Power Skills to Enhance Team Work, Leadership, and Performance

The Key Skills for Virtual Leadership

How Mentorship Is Changing During the Pandemic

The Connection Between Empathy, Loyalty, and Performance

Managing Expectations and Under-promising, Over-delivering

Developing the Mindset of an Astronaut

The Secret To Developing a High Performing Team

 

Links:

Website: www.ruthgotian.com

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RuthGotian

Curtis McCoy is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, and host of the podcast: success, motivation, and inspiration.  At age 27, he seemed like he had the life of his dreams until a series of medical problems turned his life upside down. He then began studying and talking with leaders to change his mindset and turn his health and his life around and now shares those concepts with his clients and his listeners.Inside This EpisodeThe Power of Listening & Caring in a ConversationThe Need for AuthenticityDevelop Your Social Skills, Even If You Don’t Feel Like ItUsing Delayed Gratification to Drive SuccessSurround Yourself with Positive ThinkersDealing With Negativity in an OrganizationDifferentiating Your Business By Being PresentLeverage Through Effective DelegationLinks:Twitter: https://twitter.com/MCurtisMcCoyFacebook: https://Facebook.com/MCurtisMcCoyBooks: https://www.amazon.com/M-Curtis-McCoy/e/B07JK14WP5?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1594829279&sr=8-1Reference for Doctor’s Suicide Rate:https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20180508/doctors-suicide-rate-highest-of-any-profession#1