Lead Fresh

This week sexologist, Noelle Cordeaux, joins us to discuss how one's sex influences your workplace and leadership experience.  

What We Cover:

• Women as a colonized minority - how working in a patriarchal system creates problems for a modern, career-focused woman
• What female leadership can look like
• How to get dialed in to what is truly authentic to you, whether male or female

To learn more about show host, Liz Howard and her company, The Leadership Coaching Group, visit www.theleadershipcoachinggroup.com.  And find out more about our guest, Noelle at www.jrni.co/podcast

This week, Liz interviews Michael Gale, successful C-suite leader, author of The Digital Helix, and regular Forbes contributor.  He discusses how only 16% of organizations are getting digital transformations right. This means they can deliver twice as fast as other organizations, cut OPEX by over 30%, and have seen a near-immediate doubling in brand value. However, there is another 32% of organizations that look very similar to 16%, but they get
eight times less returns because their DNA for success is not right.

Listen in as Michael and Liz discuss these facts and others about what the future of "living digital" looks like.

TLCG's podcast is back after a brief intermission.  The decision to continue this show was based entirely on your reviews and feedback.  Please continue to let us know know how we can help you develop as the leader you are confident others will want to follow.

Today we are discussing the role that you personally have in adding to the depth and diversity of your organization. Your interpretations of life's experiences are important.  Your ability to help others understand how their experiences enhance your work culture is vital as leader. 

Recent articles are discussing the effects of highly edited videos on social media called, “deep fakes.” They are alongside other articles discussing overly edited photos, this tweaking is sometimes referred to as “facial tuning.” But what does this ability to edit everything we project to the world have to do with leadership? Listen in at TLCG founders Liz Howard and Richard Rieckenberg discuss.

What We Cover:

• The evolution of truth
• How leaders might consider starting values based conversations with their organizations
• Figuring out which organizations to align yourself with when you know your personal values

Learn more about Liz and TLCG at www.theleadershipcoachinggroup.com.

Mentioned In This Episode:

www.theleadershipcoachinggroup.com

This week TLCG founders, Liz Howard and Richard Rieckenberg, discuss whether or not it is ever okay to quit.  As a leader, you are taught to persevere.  It is not uncommon to feel pressure to stay in a role in hopes of progressing into a higher level job.  But is there a time to quit?  Does the generation that you belong to influence your thought process around this?  Listen in as a Millennial and a Baby Boomer hash it out.

For more information, find us online at www.theleadershipcoachinggroup.com

There’s a big trend for people to be simultaneously working 2 careers right now – not just 2 jobs, but 2 careers. But should you be doing this too? I thought I would bring in someone who enjoys two careers and has for quite a long time, my husband Alex. As a research scientist and Marine Corps Reserve officer, his time is split between two very different worlds, which he enjoys. Today we will discuss the pros and cons of living with 2 careers and how it effects your leadership style.

What We Cover:

• How having two careers influences your social circles
• Managing time when juggling multiple priorities
• Avoiding groupthink when you are exposed to different viewpoints

Learn more about Liz and TLCG at www.theleadershipcoachinggroup.com.

Mentioned In This Episode:

HBR Article: https://hbr.org/2017/04/why-you-should-have-at-least-two-careers

There was a recent article in the news that said a public high school in the United States chose to award 9 students the title of valedictorian. This wasn’t because there was a 9-way tie. Instead, they thought they would offer the honor to more students. The only student that actually earned the title of valedictorian threatened legal action against the school for unfair treatment. Reading this story, TLCG’s subject matter expert on leadership, Richard Rieckenberg, questioned what the latest cultural perspective on effort and reward really is now. Liz Howard and Richard explore this topic on today’s episode.    

Mentioned In This Episode:

Liz Howard & Richard Rieckenberg: www.theleadershipcoachinggroup.com/about

Richard Rieckenberg is TLCG’s subject matter expert on leadership. If you listen to this podcast regularly, you know Richard has had an impressive career from working as a Navy submarine officer during the Cold War to working as The Mass Care Chief for The American Red Cross managing feeding and relief for several major natural disasters in the U.S.

Today, Richard is sharing a story with you from his time working in an orphanage in Myanmar. We invite you to listen to the story that he shares and glean your own lessons on leadership from this account.

 Mentioned In This Episode:

Richard Rieckenberg: www.theleadershipcoachinggroup.com/about

Managers might exist to maintain a status quo. But does that mean that leadership is about driving constant change? Today’s guest, J. Scott, says yes.  But change isn’t as easy as declaring a need for change by publishing policies and procedures that direct this change. J. says that an organization’s culture is what really impacts whether or not change can be done successfully. We go on to discuss what scares people about change. It isn’t that change, in and of itself, is scary to people. It’s the impacts that change has on an employee that scares them. Listen in to hear more and learn how to enact change in a way that makes your staff feel safe and helps your company become more successful.

What We Cover:

• What people are missing when they think about leadership
• Why leadership and change must be intertwined
• How to lead change effectively – and it’s not just by publishing policies and procedures

Learn more about Liz and TLCG at www.theleadershipcoachinggroup.com.

Mentioned In This Episode:

It’s Never Just Business: It’s About People - https://www.amazon.com/Its-Never-Just-Business-People/dp/1544502249

120VC - https://www.120vc.com

Today we are talking to the lovely Kelly Notaras, author, book editor and entrepreneur. She started her book editing career right out of college by moving to New York, where she worked in the editorial divisions at Avon Books, HarperCollins, Penguin USA and Hyperion Books. She then relocated to Boulder, CO where she became the VP, Associate Publisher at spirituality publisher Sounds True.

We talk about why writing a book is so challenging, what type of help a person needs to successfully complete a book, and how to overcome the resistance you feel to getting it done. This is an inspirational listen for anyone at any point in their leadership career.

What We Cover:

• What are the wrong questions we ask when considering if we should write a book
• How do you address resistance to writing or sharing your expertise with the world
• What are the benefits to writing a book for someone who is trying to grow their business

Learn more about Liz and TLCG at www.theleadershipcoachinggroup.com.

Mentioned In This Episode:

KN Literary: www.knliterary.com

The Book You Were Born To Write: https://www.amazon.com/Book-You-Were-Born-Write/dp/1401955606