In this episode of The Leadership Genius podcast, we review some resent research we've done around the impact of how connected individuals are with leaders within organizations. It's one of the key indicators of employee engagement, or what we call "Employee Work Passion", and is having a significant (or not in some circumstances) impact on the Retention Crisis in a 21st Century, post pandemic, Work Experience (WX). Join me, your host, Jason Diamond Arnold, Director of Leadership Solutions at Inspire Software, as we discuss the impact of how leaders create connectedness in an a rapidly evolving work flow.  

In this episode of the Leadership Genius, we take a deep dive into Leadership in an Organizational context. There are many misconceptions about how to be an effective "Executive Leader." Too often executive leadership is seen as an high level endeavor for only for an elite few. While leading an organization is not for everyone, there are some basic fundamentals every organizational leader would do well to practice in order to get the most our of their role in influencing an entire company and the culture of people that are (should be) pursuing one common vision. In this episode we interview best-selling business author, Dr. Drea Zigarmi to get a better understanding of what it means to be an effective leader in an organizational context. For more information on how we at Inspire Software help executive leaders execute strategy more effectively and manage the vision, values, and performance of an organization, visit our RESOURCES page at www.inspiresoftware.com. For more information on Dr. Zigarmi's books on leadership, please visit his landing page on Amazon.com.

In this episode of The Leadership Genius podcast we are reviewing the book, The New Psychology of Leadership. Leadership is evolving and to be an effective leader in today's Knowledge Workforce, you need to evolve with these changes. Please feel to reach out to me, Jason Diamond Arnold, Director of Leadership Solutions at Inspire Software, if you have any questions, thoughts to add, or concerns expressed about the ideas in this podcast. If you're looking for more information on the topic of leadership, please visit our Resource Page at Inspiresoftware.com. 

In the first episode of Season 3 of the Leadership Genius podcast, we honor the leadership legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was a monumental leader in American and Global history. In this episode we analyze three core leadership traits that Dr. King demonstrated as he influenced the world to become a better place during his lifetime and beyond. For more on Leadership Genius, please visit our resources page at Inspire Software.

In this special Leadership Genius podcast, we interview best-selling business author, Susan Fowler, discussing her expertise on Motivation Science and the positive it is having on the world of work and beyond. This is part one of a two part series on the topic of motivation science and its impact on self leadership. You can find out more about Susan Fowler at her personal website www.susanfowler.com. You can also check out her organization, MoJo Moments, and explore her many resources on Motivation Science and other leadership concepts. To request any of the materials Susan referenced in this podcast, email her team: [email protected]. And to find out more about Leadership Genius and how we apply motivation science through Inspire Software's Continuous Performance process, please visit Inspire Software Resources. We hope you enjoy this special episode of the Leadership Genius podcast. The world needs more effective leaders! Join us in developing a better world through effective leadership practices.

We often promote the importance of developing leadership skills within organizations and communities, but have little to no evidence to quantify the value of leadership development programs or the performance of leaders who have been developed. In this episode of the Leadership Genius podcast we address the challenge of measuring, not only the effectiveness of Leadership Development programs, but leadership performance in general. How do you measure the success of training leadership development programs and the impact they have on leadership performance, as well as the health and vitality of the organization. For more information on how we measure and analyze leadership performance through Inspire Software, check out our resources page and the different ways we address this issue through our continuous performance platform. 

Becoming a more effective leader often requires behavioral change in a leader. But many leaders and organizations have entrenched mindsets about what leadership is. They doubt that you can actually develop leaders or become a better leader yourself. Underestimating these mindsets, and the unspoken truths about leadership, can have a dramatic impact on your ability to implement and sustain an effective leadership development program. But the world is rapidly changing and what we know about effective leadership is evolving. Are you and your organization evolving with these changing tides? Even worse, do you think you are evolving, but in reality, stuck in old and ineffective leadership behaviors that are effecting turnover and engagement? 

This week's episode of the Leadership Genius podcast addresses one of the key killers of an effective leadership development program--underestimating the mindset of leadership as you know it today. For more resources and information on how to implement an effective leadership development program, in the flow of real work, please check out Inspire Software's resource page HERE! The world needs more effective leaders.