Lead Fresh

Are you prepared to lead through change? Liz's guest on this episode of The Leadership Coaching Group podcast is Al Comeaux, a former executive at Travelocity, GE, and American Airlines. Al is a decorated corporate pioneer and global authority on change from inside organizations. Listen as we discuss what leaders must do and how they must think to succeed at change. 

Listen as Al shares his background and what he has learned about the mindset around change. He believes that corporations have to find a way to get their management team to want to change. Al speaks about approaching people who are resistant to change, and he shares a story from his time at Travelocity when the CEO modeled the change.

"A measure of whether a change is successful is whether it's a lasting change." Al discusses how a company can approach changing the culture and how important he feels it is for leaders to humble themselves. "They should understand you are not the boss; you are the person with the responsibility." 

In This Episode

• [01:15] Welcome to the show, Al!
• [01:25] Al shares his background and leadership career.
• [03:47] Al speaks about what he learned about change and the mindset around change.
• [05:55] How do you go about approaching people who are resistant to change?
• [06:19] Al shares a story about something that happened while he was at Travelocity.
• [09:29] A measure for whether a change is successful is whether it's lasting change.
• [10:17] Listen as Al discusses how a company can approach changing culture instead of changing technology.
• [12:13] Al believes that it takes humbling ourselves to be great leaders.
• [12:31] Al shares a piece of advice he would give a new leader.
• [13:20] Thank you for being on the show!

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"Acknowledging that this is hard, things will get better, and we have the power to make it so." Liz's guest on this episode of The Leadership Coaching Group podcast is Alyssa Westring. Alyssa is an Associate Professor of Management at DePaul University, an award-winning educator and a scholar of diversity and inclusion, focusing on women's careers in STEM fields. Listen as they discuss how COVID is affecting gender roles. 

Alyssa discusses how gender roles have been affected by the pandemic and why it's problematic that women are taking on all the extra things around childcare and home. Alyssa shares how she defines leadership and some tips on how to handle leadership from home.

Are you feeling overwhelmed with work, kids, and your responsibilities during COVID? Listen as Alyssa speaks about women being worried they can't handle all the 'shoulds' and letting them know that it's okay to do what you need to do, not what everyone else thinks you should do. 

Alyssa believes that what is needed in leadership right now is being humble, curious, and compassionate. If any of this resonates with you, tune in and hear more.

In This Episode

• [02:50] Welcome to the show, Alyssa!
• [03:41] Alyssa explains what she does.
• [04:40] Listen, as Alyssa speaks about how gender roles have been affected by the pandemic.
• [06:22] Why is it problematic that women are taking on all the extra things around childcare and home-based things?
• [07:57] Alyssa shares how she defines leadership.
• [09:10] Alyssa discusses some tips on how to handle leadership from home.
• [10:38] From the academic and working mom perspective, one thing that stands out is the 'shoulds' women feel they should be able to handle.
• [13:03] Alyssa speaks about ways to make changes more effective across all parts of life.
• [16:03] Humble, curious and compassionate leadership that Alyssa believes we need at this point.
• [16:39] Alyssa shares some final thoughts.
• [18:00] Thank you for being on the show!
  
  

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• Parents Who Lead: The Leadership Approach You Need to Parent with Purpose, Fuel Your Career and Create a Richer Life by Alyssa Westring and Stewart Friedman

Have you ever thought of improving your improv skills to help you in your leadership position? Are you ready for a high energy and fun podcast today? Liz’s guest, Erin Diehl, has been doing Improv for years, and now she teaches it as a business skill. Listen in to hear her tips and share a few laughs on this episode of The Leadership Coaching Group podcast.

Erin discusses why she decided Improv was the way to approach learning new skills, and the concept of yes and to move things forward. As a leader, you need to find ways to keep your team engaged and involved, so using this concept allows you to make them feel like what they bring to you is important.

“If everyone took an improv class, the world would be different.” Listen, as Erin shares a lesson on listening effectively and a tip for someone just promoted to a leadership position. Liz and Erin have a fun and engaging conversation. You don’t want to miss how to make business fun.

In This Episode

• [00:58] Welcome to the show, Erin!
• [01:47] Erin shares how her company uses Improv to leadership skills.
• [02:19] Listen, as Erin discusses why she made Improv her approach to learning new skills.
• [04:13] Erin speaks about the concept of yes and how it is used in business.
• [07:02] Liz talks about conversations becoming formulaic.
• [09:15] Erin discusses how the concepts of improv work for anyone.
• [11:20] Erin speaks about some tips we can put in our tool kit to pull out when we need it.
• [13:49] Erin believes that if everyone took an improv class, the world would be different.
• [14:41] Listen as Erin shares a lesson on how to listen effectively.
• [17:22] What is one tip you would give someone who was just promoted to a leadership position?
• [18:37] Thank you for listening!
  
  

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Do you know what SQ is? Listen as Liz and her guest, Amy Lynn Durham; the "Corporate Mystic" discusses this type of spiritual intelligence. Anyone interested in servant based leadership will be fascinated by Amy's unique ability to provide spiritual intelligence to energize and transform the workplace. Listen in to learn more on this episode of The Leadership Coaching Group podcast.

Amy defines spiritual intelligence and how it can be applied in your workplace. She shares how fun can help you avoid burnout and what burnout means to her. Liz shares some small things you can do to access your SQ, and when you feel you are getting close to burnout, it's time to recognize, repair, and recover.

Listen as Amy spends a few minutes sharing a different approach to leadership, energize, and transform your workplace, and some brilliant advice for new leaders that are struggling. This is a quick episode that you don't want to miss.

In This Episode

• [01:03] Welcome to the show, Amy!
• [01:43] Amy discusses spiritual intelligence and defines how it can apply to the workplace.
• [03:39] Listen as Amy speaks about how you can access your spiritual intelligence.
• [04:52] Amy shares how she gets around people who don't believe that this can help.
• [06:28] How does having fun play into avoiding burnout?
• [07:46] Listen as Amy gives her definition of burnout and how to get past it.
• [10:48] Be mindful that there are some basic things that you can do to help set yourself up to access your SQ.
• [12:49] Recognize, repair, and recover when you are overworking yourself and putting your job first.
• [13:10] Amy shares some advice for brand new leaders.
• [14:19] Thank you so much for being on the show!

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• Create Magic At Work
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Do you have a CEO mindset? Listen as Liz and her guest, Mariana Ruiz, discuss the five tangible levels of impact that you can have on your business and how to apply it so you can be an effective leader without fear; listen in to hear more about the CEO mindset on this episode of The Leadership Coaching Group podcast.

Mariana shares her journey from bedside nursing to an entrepreneur, what a regular day looks like, and how many hours a week she works on her business. Mariana discusses how to change your mindset to think like a CEO and the things she finds that hold people back and keeps them from taking the leap.

Listen, as Mariana explains her five levels of impact, how she gets her clients to drill down on the levels they need to work on, and how she streamlined her business so she could be a parent to her two children. She also speaks about how hard it was at first to step back and let her do what she hired them to do.

Mariana tells us about the SEO system she built and the one thing she would tell someone in a new leadership role. If you would like to hear more from Mariana, listen to her podcast Impact Driven Entrepreneur and hear more insight from this inspiring female entrepreneur.

In This Episode

• [00:52] Mariana, welcome to the show!
• [01:09] Mariana shares what she does to help coaches add six and seven-figure revenues into their business.
• [01:34] She shares the journey from being a nurse to the coach she is now.
• [04:36] Listen as Mariana shares what a day in the life looks like for her.
• [06:15] How many hours a week do you work on your business?
• [07:56] Mariana discusses how you can change your mindset to think like a CEO.
• [10:07] She shares some other ways to change your mindset.
• [11:45] Mariana speaks about some things she has seen hold people back from the mindset of a CEO.
• [13:21] Mariana discusses the first level of impact and explains it.
• [14:28] How you are going to impact your clients is level two.
• [15:41] Level three is about hiring your team and what you can provide for them.
• [16:25] Philanthropy and giving back to the causes you care about makeup level four.
• [17:20] Mariana speaks about the invincible impact being level five.
• [18:45] Mariana shares how she gets her clients to drill down to the impact they need to work on.
• [20:14] What did you do first to streamline your business to save time?
• [22:39] Mariana discusses how she could sit back and let her team do what they do best.
• [24:58] Mariana shares about an SEO system that she built that her team broke.
• [26:39] Mariana shares the one thing she would tell someone in a new leadership role.

The company you keep impacts you, not only on a personal level, but a professional one as well.  Think about the people you spend the most time with.  Are they building you up, in the ways that matter most?  Or, are they pulling you away from your deepest aspirations.  Today we will discuss why this matters.

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Have you ever decided not to apply for a new position? Listen as Liz and her guest Shayna Rattler, owner of Shayna Speaks, discuss when it’s time to pay attention to the nudge that is telling you it’s time to shift, the signs that we need to recognize and what impedes us from making the shift...plus much more on this episode of The Leadership Coaching Group podcast.

Shayna has helped thousands of leaders achieve personal and business growth. She has published three books and has been featured in over 250 media outlets. She is passionate about helping leaders who are burned out from their business or career align with God’s principles to drive the next chapter of their life.

Listen as Shayna says to not let prayer become procrastination and what she means by that, her best tips for getting past the head junk and shifting successfully and why she is so passionate about shifting and as she says “the how is none of my business, all I need to do is show up with a hardy yes!

If you are interested in Shayna’s course on Conquer Burnout and Get Unstuck Now! The Six Steps to Take Back Your Enthusiasm and Step into Another Dimension of Success click the link and get ready to shift to the life you are meant to live.

In This Episode

• [00:57] Shayna, welcome back to the podcast!
• [01:26] Shayna shares her background and what she does.
• [03:40] Shayna discusses shifting and when it’s time to pay attention.
• [05:44] What are the signs that we need to shift?
• [07:10] Shayna speaks about what impedes making a shift when you know it’s time.
• [10:18] Shayna shares an example of what she means by letting prayer become procrastination.
• [12:04] “The how is none of my business, all I need to do is show up with a hardy yes.”
• [13:08] Shayna gives her best tips on getting past the head junk and shifting successfully.
• [13:45] “We are only going to be able to do to the capacity we are.”
• [15:44] Shayna shares what makes her so passionate about this topic.
• [17:30] Shayna speaks about 9/11 and how God was nudging her to go into ministry.
• [19:12] Shayna has full training on shifting called Conquer Burnout and Get Unstuck Now.
• [21:05] Thank you so much for being on the show!

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Have you ever decided not to apply for a new position? Listen as Liz and her business partner Richard Rieckenberg, discuss why you might have been held back by thoughts called Belief Ceilings, and why it's a leader's job to raise the ceiling high so you can show others that they can do the same ...plus much more on this episode of The Leadership Coaching Group podcast.

Richard believes that the best type of leader to hire is one that you have to talk into doing the job, not the one that is jumping up and down, trying to show how good they are. The person who will have the most impact is quiet, not someone trying to sell themselves. 

Listen as Richard shares his views on hiring someone that maybe doesn't have the perfect qualifications for the job, but they have the commitment and drive to be successful. When you set a goal, it should be out of reach, but the next step towards that goal should be totally attainable.

Are you struggling to take the leap? Are you letting a lack of confidence stagnate you? Richard shares some nuggets that will help you move forward, take the next step, and become the leader you want to be. Go for that job you think is out of reach; they might surprise you.                                                          

Enjoy this episode, which we hope will help you change your mindset and stop the mind junk that is keeping you down. Please let us know what you think of today's episode and let us know what other topics you'd like to hear more about!

In This Episode

• [01:45] Hi Richard, welcome back to the podcast!
• [02:33] Richard shares some organizations he has been a leader of.
• [04:58] Listen, as Richard believes that the best type of leader to hire is one that you have to talk into doing the job.
• [07:49] Liz wants listeners to think about Richard's statement about hiring someone who isn't jumping up and down.
• [09:33] Richard believes that the person who will have the most impact is quiet, not the person trying to sell themselves.
• [11:53] Richard gives some advice for anyone who lacks confidence in themselves to strive for more.
• [14:40] If you do more ambitious things, you will build your confidence and have a growth mindset.
• [16:19] Liz speaks about a fixed mindset holding a person back.
• [19:10] Richard believes that one thing you have to do is stop the cycle of negative mind junk.
• [21:43] When you set a goal, it should be out of reach, but the next step you take should be attainable.
• [23:48] What do you want to accomplish in life? Are you willing to work through the unpleasantness?
• [26:45] Listen, as Richard discusses how he views obstacles on a resume, like you've been fired or the wrong education.
• [29:04] Richard says the question is, how hard are you going to work on it, and are you committed?
• [32:24] Richard speaks about being addicted to stagnation and the regrets that will follow you.
• [34:44] Richard sha

Do you know how our beliefs get ingrained into our minds? Listen as Liz discusses what she has learned from being coached, studying cognitive development, and from exploring how unconscious thoughts and beliefs can directly impact our life's direction...plus much more on this episode of The Leadership Coaching Group podcast.

Liz speaks about how much of what exists in our lives is directly related to the beliefs we carry with us, often from a very young age.  We explore how to identify the thoughts that are driving our lives, how other people can reinforce those very thought patterns, and how to expand our circles in order to experience different ways of thinking.

Enjoy this episode which we hope will challenge you to think deeply about how you think.  Please let us know what you think of today’s episode and to let us know what other topics you’d like to hear more about!

In This Episode

• [01:14] Hey leaders, welcome to the show!
• [01:47] Liz shares what coaching has taught her.
• [02:45] She believes it is vital for leaders to be introspective.
• [03:46] Liz wants you to consider your current life, look at you what you do, what you have.
• [04:11] Listen as Liz shares an example of what she is talking about.
• [07:04] How much of what exists right now is what you've been talking about forever?
• [07:40] Liz wants you to think about what you think about.
• [08:38] Consider talking to someone you trust to tell you what you talk about passively.
• [11:04] Are you threatened by people who think differently than you?
• [12:45] Liz shares that when the people closest to you tell you that you are different and what you are doing is dangerous and scary, it makes it harder to accept new thoughts.
• [13:45] Liz believes that you need to expand your circle and talk to people who have chartered fresh paths and have done what you want to do.
• [15:41] Have you noticed that once you get interested in something, hear people talking about it everywhere you go?
• [17:29] Liz encourages you to seek out the people who are doing things parallel to what you are trying to do.
• [19:15] Think about how you approach people, make sure you do it appropriately.
• [20:27] The third thing Liz wants you to consider is imposter syndrome and how it might appear in your life.
• [22:21] Liz speaks about being very comfortable with silence and holding that space.
• [24:40] What do you think about what Liz has said in this episode?
• [25:49] Thank you for listening to the show!

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Dr. Margaret Heffernan is an author, speaker and former CEO of several very well known organizations. Her third book, Willful Blindness : Why We Ignore the Obvious at our Peril was named one of the most important business books of the decade by the Financial Times.  Her TED talks have been seen by over twelve million people.  Her most recent book, Uncharted: How to map the future was published in 2020.

Today, we talk about why efficiency is NOT everything in business.  How helpfulness is the key to architecting a successful culture, and what businesses need to remember in 2020 and beyond.  This is an episode to listen to on repeat.

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