Why do most workplaces still lack emotional intelligence and how can we correct that?

Joshua Freedman is one of the world's top experts on using emotional intelligence to improve performance. He’s the co-founder and CEO of Six Seconds, the global non-profit dedicated to teaching people how to use emotional intelligence. He owns the Emotional Intelligence Network LinkedIn group with over 150,000 active members and is a master certified coach.

Joshua leads the world’s largest study of emotional intelligence, with breaking research dropping later this year. He is also the author of five books on emotional intelligence, including the best-selling At the Heart of Leadership: How to Get Results with Emotional Intelligence. He has helped hundreds of organizations, including FedEx, Qatar Airways, the US Navy, P&G, Microsoft, Intel, Amazon, HSBC, and the United Nations use emotional intelligence to get better results. His work leads to a people-centered culture that strengthens leadership, sales, employee wellbeing, retention and innovation.

Today we discuss why emotional intelligence is now the top differentiator for workplace performance, what most business leaders get wrong about emotional intelligence and how to fix it, as well as generational EQ differences and how they impact business performance.

What We Discuss in this Episode

• Why emotional intelligence is still lacking in the workplace
• Common leadership misconceptions
• The neuroscience of change
• How to take your brain off autopilot
• How organizations create value with emotional intelligence
• Building EQ capacity within your organization
• Redefining leadership strength
• Empathy declines among women in leadership
• Integrating full spectrum emotional intelligence
• Why younger people are struggling with emotional intelligence
• The importance of meaning and connection in the workplace
• Emotional intelligence that is measurable and learnable

Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/leadership/453-engaging-emotional-intelligence-joshua-freedman 

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How do you build a sustainable personal brand based on your unique life experiences?

Bryan Wish is the founder of ArcBound, a full-service personal branding platform. He has built his career around mobilizing communities and bringing unique voices and perspectives to the masses. From starting a content platform with 800+ contributors, to establishing an investment fund’s global community across 30+ countries, Bryan has seen firsthand the power of content and community in fulfilling one’s mission.

Bryan saw the opportunity to build a company like Arcbound while working on a book launch for ‘The Creative Curve’ by tech CEO Allen Gannett. Bryan realized Allen wasn’t just launching a book; he was building a personal brand. With that in mind, Bryan set out to build an end-to-end service to create a sustainable platform for leaders who want to unify others with their message. Four years later, Arcbound has worked with 70+ clients, from Fortune 100 CEOs to global investors and bestselling authors.

Deeply heart-centered and astute, Bryan explains in this episode the foundation of personal branding, his own journey of discovery, and how to make sense of your unique story so you can use it to make a difference in other people’s lives.

We also explore the future of the publishing industry and what ArcBound is doing differently to bring the best publishing solutions to their clients at a fraction of the traditional cost.

If you’ve ever wondered how to bring the many life experiences you’ve had into a personal brand that you’re proud to share with others, this is for you.

What We Discuss in This Episode

• Recognizing your defining moments in life
• Discovering opportunities among obstacles
• How to combine your passions into a functional vision
• Addressing emotional readiness to dig to your core message
• Making sense of your story arc
• Overcompensating through performance
• Facing your past and finding the gift in the pain
• The value of a mentor
• The future of the publishing industry
• The problem with traditional and hybrid publishing
• Measuring publishing and PR success
• Nir Eyal thought leader example

Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/business/452-making-sense-of-your-life-story-bryan-wish 

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How can you avoid burnout in yourself and your executive team? Our guest today is Teresa Vozza. Teresa is a passionate advocate for eradicating burnout in the executive ranks. Teresa is a leadership expert, certified executive coach, and former Human Resources Executive with over 20 years of corporate experience, most recently at Allianz Partners as CHRO. She is highly skilled in leading change, building executive teams, communication strategy, and increasing employee engagement and wellbeing through the facilitation of heart-centered leadership conversations. Teresa is unafraid to go deep, go wide, and go far to unleash individuals’ potential.

She is a regular contributor on Breakfast Television and several podcasts, such as Power Presence Position, Wickedly Smart Women, and Entrepreneurs On Fire. Teresa is described as bold yet heart centered. Pragmatic yet visionary. Direct yet approachable. Challenging yet responsive. Reflective yet results oriented. She is a graduate of McMaster University, the Canada Coach Academy, and accredited with the International Coaching Federation as well as The Accredited Board of Neurolinguistic Programming (ABNLP).

Listen as we explore why executive leaders experience burnout, how to recognize the signs of burnout in yourself and your team, the difference between harmonious hustle and harmful hustle, how to avoid burnout before it happens, and how to overcome it if that’s where you’re at right now.

What We Discuss in this Episode 

• The reasons why executive leaders experience burnout
• Symptoms of burnout
• Getting to the root issue
• The realities of overwhelm and underwhelm in the workplace
• Anxiety that comes from overachieving
• Changing the way we think about leadership and achievement
• How to know if you’re experiencing burnout
• Recognizing physical, mental and emotional exhaustion
• Knowing your window of tolerance and setting healthy boundaries
• Why it’s not as simple as saying NO
• How to maintain your boundaries and still achieve the necessary results
• Harmonious hustle vs harmful hustle
• Matching your why with your work
• Tools for avoiding burnout or overcoming burnout
• Embracing self-care as a process rather than an activity
• How to identify signs of burnout in others

Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/leadership/451-eradicating-burnout-in-leaders-teresa-vozza 

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Why are more people putting their faith in God right now? Josh Nelson is the founder and lead pastor of The Station Church in Carlsbad, California. When he was in his 20’s he was seeking purpose like many others his age. After much prayer, Josh felt the call of God to be pastor and received the vision to plant a church that would be life-giving, relevant, and fun.

Josh and his beautiful wife Tara started The Station Church in 2012 with just a handful of people who were passionate to reach people for Christ. Faithfully, they operated as a portable church, setting up and tearing down every Sunday for eight years.

In December 2020, they took over the lease on an old movie theater and spent the next nine months renovating it into what it is today, complete with a brand-new stage, sound system, huge LED screens, mommy room, and a safe and fun area for parents to bring their children.

Their goal? To create a friendly, warm environment where the truth of God’s Word is preached in a way that reaches the lost as well as equips and strengthens believers.

Listen as we explore their transformative approach to church life, dispel some myths about Jesus, Christianity and who God really is, and why now more than ever, people are putting their faith in God.

What We Discuss in this Episode

• Why Josh chose to start a different kind of church in Carlsbad CA
• Blending faith, fun and family
• Dispelling common myths about God
• Introducing Jesus as the greatest leader of all time
• If you’re too big to serve, you’re too small to lead
• The journey from a portable church to taking over a 20,000 sq ft building
• The big challenge that pastors are facing in today’s culture
• How to present the truth in love
• Using humor as a powerful communication tool
• What is Perfect Love anyway?
• Why the 10 Commandments are for our benefit (vs God just trying to control us)
• How we are created to worship God vs other things
• The Station vision for reaching more people in Southern California
• Transforming lives by loving people where they’re at
• A pastoral prayer for all of us

Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/spirituality/450-real-powerful-uncomplicated-faith-josh-nelson

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Have you ever considered selling your online business? Blake Hutchison is the CEO of Flippa.com, the world's largest marketplace to buy and sell online businesses. Prior to running Flippa, Blake held leadership roles in multiple fast-growth tech businesses across E-commerce and SaaS, but his focus now is on helping small business owners exit and buyers to acquire lucrative online businesses.

Today we discuss the types of online businesses that are sold on Flippa, how to value your small business, what buyers are looking for, and how to prepare for a lucrative exit, in the event that you choose to sell your business.

What We Discuss in this Episode with Blake Hutchison

• The 4 types of online business can be bought and sold on Flippa.com
• How to value your online business
• Preparing your exit strategy
• Selling your content asset – i.e. blog, podcast, app, community
• Differentiating your personal brand from the value your online business creates
• What buyers are going to expect from you
• Preparing for revenue diversification
• Sales examples of SaaS, Ecommerce, Content Assets and App
• What is an acquisition entrepreneur
• The benefits of Flippa for buyers and sellers
• How Blake became the CEO after selling his online business
• Popular online businesses that are selling right now
• What buyers are looking for in a blog or app
• Why cryptocurrency and NFTs is not a good investment for the average investor
• The importance of a proven track record of consistency
• The ROI difference between real estate and business asset classes

Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/business/449-selling-your-online-business-with-blake-hutchison 

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Are there children sleeping on the floor in your town? According to statistics, 3% of the children's population in the U.S. have no beds. Not just in low income areas, but also among what is considered mid to high income areas. That shocked Luke Mickelson and he decided to do something about it.

Luke is the founder and executive director of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a volunteer-driven nonprofit dedicated to building and delivering handmade, fully furnished bunk beds to needy children. To date, Sleep in Heavenly Peace has delivered over 140,000 beds, and has grown to include 300 chapters in 4 countries with 276,000 volunteers.

You may have seen him on CNN where he was named one of the top 10 heroes of 2018, or perhaps the Returning The Favor show with Mike Rowe where his organization was gifted a new facility in response to their community efforts.

Today we discuss how a simple Christmas project with his kids launched this successful nonprofit with a global presence, changed the course of his life, and set him on a mission to make sure that no child ever sleeps on the floor.

What We Discuss in this Episode with Luke Mickelson

• How the idea was birthed for helping needy children
• Ensuring that no kid would sleep on the floor in his town
• Seeing through the eyes of a child
• Inspiring others to get involved
• Raising the next generation of servant leaders
• Finding your purpose and passion
• Filling the void within
• Balancing family and other responsibilities
• How you can support Sleep In Heavenly Peace in your area
• Assessing the need for beds in your community
• Connecting with community agencies

Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/leadership/448-building-beds-for-children-in-need-with-luke-mickelson 

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What does it take to transform your life?

Get ready to learn from a master! Dr. John Demartini is a world-leading human behavior specialist, best-selling author, educator, and founder of the Demartini Institute, dedicated to empowering people all over the world to maximize their human awareness, potential, and leadership.

A visionary thinker, Dr. Demartini educates entrepreneurs, board members, CEO’s, managers and employees through sharing revolutionary tools in modern psychology. Dr. Demartini has worked directly with companies including IBM, Shell Oil, Merrill-Lynch, and Maserati/Ferrari, as well as many other organizations and individuals looking to achieve results and excellence.

He has authored 43 books that have been translated into 40 different languages and presented his insights alongside the likes of Sir Richard Branson, Deepak Chopra, Steve Wozniak and more.  

Harnessing almost five decades of research across multiple disciplines, Dr. John Demartini shares his life, business, financial, and leadership empowerment strategies with people all over the globe - enabling them to transform their lives according to their highest values.

Today we discuss his latest book, the 7 Secret Treasures, and how living true to our values determines the quality and expansiveness of our life in all areas.

Discover your personal hierarchy of values, how to stay motivated and empowered, and how to shift your perception even around the most painful experiences so you can activate your genius and live your best life every day.

What We Discuss in this Episode with Dr. John Demartini

• Why this book and why now
• Mastering the 7 areas of life
• The power of intention
• Why prioritizing your values is essential in creating a fulfilling life
• The problem in comparing your success to others
• Differentiating between a fantasy and your true desires
• How your actions reveal your current highest values
• Discovering your hierarchy of values
• The 6 common values of super wealthy people
• Shifting perceptions
• Unlocking intrinsic values and lasting motivation
• Activating your genius zone
• The truth about affirmations and visualization
• The duality of life
• Overcoming self-defeating delusion  
• The 4 opiums of the masses
• Shifting your perception around offense and disappointment
• Gaining freedom from forgiveness
• Real-life examples of transforming perceptions
• Why the quality of your questions determines the quality of your life
• The real reason the COVID pandemic stressed people out
• The science of human behavior
• Breaking through the limiting beliefs of others

Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/mindset/447-unlocking-life-mastery-dr-john-demartini

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What is the secret to leading transformation? Sope Agbelusi is an executive coach, international speaker, husband, father of two, and the founder of MindsetShift, a leadership development company focused on developing authentic leaders. Corporately, he is sought after for his ability to help shift perspectives and install new mindsets that create lasting transformations.

He has worked with respected global brands such as Google, Spotify, Morgan Stanley, Philips, KPMG, Yale University, HSBC, and more. As an innovative leader himself, Sope contributed to generating $800M+ with several teams in the automotive and engineering industry. His valuable insights have been featured on BBC World News, BBC Radio 5 Live, talkSPORT, BusinessCloud, and SOCIAlight among others.

He is also the host of the Everyday Leadership Podcast, where he explores the leadership experiences of real people and how they lead from the inside out, not just the outside in.

Today we discuss the biggest mindset shift needed right now, transforming the stories we tell ourselves, knowing your value and boundaries, why work-life balance doesn’t exist, and how to truly lead from the inside out and create lasting transformation in your organization.

What We Discuss in This Episode with Sope Agbelusi 

• The biggest mindset shift needed right now
• How COVID impacted our mindset
• Self-awareness and leading from the inside out
• Moving from Nigeria to the UK as a teenager
• Stepping into the fullness of who you are
• Having the courage to make the necessary changes in your life
• What does it mean to be an authentic leader
• Knowing your values and boundaries
• The key to building your self-confidence
• Demonstrating leadership at home
• Dealing with conflicting values in the workplace
• Embracing new career possibilities
• Why work-life balance doesn’t exist
• How to create psychologically safe environments using harmony

Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/leadership/446-leading-from-the-inside-out-sope-agbelusi 

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How can we resolve conflict and defuse tension in a way that empowers both parties? Hesha Abrams is a professional peacemaker, an internationally acclaimed master attorney mediator, negotiator, and author, known for crafting highly creative settlements and resolutions in very difficult matters.

With 30+ years in the trenches of resolving human conflict, Hesha has recently distilled her skills into an easy-to-use tool kit, her new book, Holding the Calm: The Secret to Resolving Conflict and Defusing Tension. Through stories and examples, she shares her secrets enabling anyone to learn how to approach tense situations to prevent explosions, disarm conflicts, settle disputes, and reduce drama.

It is her mission to help make our world, our businesses, and our relationships less acrimonious and more harmonious. Today we discuss key concepts and techniques from her new book, Holding the Calm that you can begin applying right away.

If you’ve ever found yourself in middle of a conflict or tense situation (who hasn’t?) you’re going to want to listen all the way to the end. When it comes to mediation and negotiation, Hesha is literally one of the best in the world.

What We Discuss in this Episode

• The advanced class for resolving conflict and defusing tension
• How to hold the calm in any situation
• How to speak into the ears of the person or people listening
• Managing your amygdala triggers
• Creating a moat between your emotions and the conflict itself
• Why rational logic is never the answer
• The importance of diagnosing the underlying issue before attempting to resolve the conflict
• How to engage the law of reciprocity
• How to build rapport with someone who doesn’t like you or trust you
• The very best sentence stems to get anyone to listen to you
• How to validate someone when you really don’t like or agree with them
• Recognizing the needs of the other person
• Using your tone effectively to defuse tension and conflict
• Masterful negotiation and $100M deal-making techniques
• How to identify and align opposing self-interests
• Using humor to defuse high stakes tension
• The myth about winning and losing
• Understanding difficult people at the core
• When yelling is an appropriate response
• Applying servant leadership to conflict resolution
• Using the Holding The Calm book as a team building tool
• How to hold the calm for others

Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/business/445-healing-human-conflict-hesha-abrams 

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How do the best leaders in the world shape culture? With over 3 decades of experience building and leading successful companies in 5 different industries, Greg Cagle is passionate about authenticity and creating a healthy and transformative workplace culture. Some say he’s an acquired taste, perhaps even call him weird, however if you’re looking to go beyond normal into the realm of greatness, he’s your guy. 

Greg is a transformational executive coach, corporate culture consultant, author, speaker, and trainer. He comes along leaders and guides companies to position them for breakthrough success in building a culture that blows by the competition. His skilled entrepreneurial spirit informs his expertise in negotiation, finance, organizational restructuring, and leadership development and is only matched by his zeal for helping business leaders achieve exceptional performance.

Today we discuss his new book The 4 Dimensions of Culture, and why if culture is not your primary focus as a leader, you’re missing the boat. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or global business leader, this conversation will be valuable to you.

What We Discuss in this Episode

• Why being weird is a good thing
• Leading through crisis and change
• The most important ingredients of great leadership
• Why you do NOT want to be the smartest person in the room
• The mindset shift required to build an empowered team
• What creates a great corporate culture
• The 3 critical functions necessary for business success
• Why you can’t plan for crisis, but you can be prepared
• The 4 dimensions of culture: Complacent, Compliant, Committed and Courageous
• Key pitfalls for each dimension and why most leaders miss it
• How to reduce stress and instill creativity and confidence in your people
• The problem with just focusing on efficiency
• Who is your beneficial adversary?
• How to avoid burnout within your team
• Removing the limitations to innovation

Episode Show Notes: https://leadersoftransformation.com/podcast/leadership/444-the-4-dimensions-of-culture-greg-cagle

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