Leadership Is Changing

For this mashup episode, we look back to some incredible highlights with Barbara Gustavson, Bengu Altinordu, and Denis Gianoutsos (interviewed by Dennis Katsanos)!

If you’d like to check out each of their full interviews, you can head over below for the links to the episodes.

On this episode:

• Let’s revisit the best moments of our conversations from 2021 with these world-class leaders!

Resources Mentioned:

• 000: Introduction
• 104: Barbara Gustavson - Build Trust by Being Calm and Steady
• 105: Bengu Altinordu - To Lead Change, You Need to Be the Change First
• 200: Denis Gianoutsos (Interviewed by Denis Katsanos)- Walking in My Guest’s Shoes

Reach out to Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

For this mashup episode, we look back to some incredible highlights with Joanna Makris, Njeru Nthigah, and Patrick Snow!

If you’d like to check out each of their full interviews, you can head over below for the links to the episodes.

On this episode:

• As we move into the new year, let’s revisit some of the best moments of our conversations from 2021 with these world-class leaders!

Resources Mentioned:

• 000: Introduction
• 098: Joanna Makris - How to Create Your New Normal
• 100: Njeru Nthigah - If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying
• 102: Patrick Snow - Bring Value as a Leader

Reach out to Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

Happy New Year to everyone! Hopefully, your 2021 went well and you were able to take a little step back to process it all. It certainly was not an easy year, but we have a renewed opportunity to make sure our next year starts with a bang. On our last Ask Denis, we talked about the importance of rest and goal setting as a way to prepare for the future. In this episode, I want to take some time to talk about three keys that will get the new year underway.

Dive in and let’s make your 2022 absolutely massive!

On this episode:

• I remind us about the last Ask Denis, where we took a look at what we can do differently for the year ahead. How was your reflection period? Do you have your goals set? It’s time to visualize the execution of those goals.
• I give some encouragement around getting restocked and replenished to go out and tackle this new year. I also give three keys to getting your year underway.

Key Takeaways:

• The goals are set, it’s time to execute 
• Now is the time to do the things you’ve been putting off 
• New Year’s resolutions need you to get serious 
• Have 3 to 5 clear goals set out - make it simple
• Create a vision board - Don’t limit your thinking 
• Plan first and then action - a massive year will take massive action 

Tweetable Quotes:

“If you can visualize in future pace and think about things in the future… then all you need to do is go ahead and put it in place.” - Denis Gianoutsos

“Goals aren’t cement, our plans are in sand.” - Denis Gianoutsos

Reach out to Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

Growth is not a straight line but rather a flow state that is caught. If you want to survive as a leader, then It’s time to find that flow with today’s guest Emily Ransone!

Emily is a partner in a Direct-to-Consumer & B2B office furniture business, where she challenges conventional thinking about how to leverage the office environment as a strategic tool to achieve business objectives.

She is also a business coach (EOS Implementer) helping business owners and leadership teams get more of what they want from their businesses

Emily is also the author of the book, "Growth Junkies Unite", where she helps people gain the traction they need to start their growth journey.

What an incredible leader, problem-solver, communicator, and advocate for growth! I can’t wait for you to ‘dig in’ and learn how leaders either grow or die.

On this episode:

• Emily talks through what an EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) Implementer is and how it helps move all the aspects of a business forward in harmony while creating leaders in the process.
• The difference between leading and managing. Leaders create openings for people to join them on the journey and take ownership.
• Emily shares the foundations for her book, Growth Junkies Unite, and how we all need a reinvigoration of our growth. 
• Leadership happens with a combination of intentionality with having your antennas up for opportunity, but it can’t be forced. Learn how to get into the “flow of life.” 
• How growing as a leader means you train up the next generation to take on the mantle to do it better than you. 
• How do we avoid extinction as leaders? Emily talks about being exploratory in our thinking and putting in place autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

Key Takeaways:

• Let science work for you while you focus on your artistry 
• Seek first to understand then be understood
• Invite your team to become owners 
• Growth doesn’t happen in a straight line
• Leadership is a relaxed flow rather than something forced
• Evolve or die - you have to be attuned to change 

Tweetable Quotes:

“It’s not just about listening… You’ve gotta actively be mining for understanding and then coming together.” - Emily Ransone

“When people are staying stuck it’s because they fear change… It’s the people who think they’ve got it all figured out that are going to go the way of the dinosaur.” - Emily Ransone

Connect with Emily on LinkedIn or email [email protected]. Visit http://www.tractionforgrowth.com/  and start getting what you want out of your business.

Resources:

• Growth Junkies Unite
• Traction
• Episode: Ask, Don’t Tell
• TEDx Flow, the Secret to Happiness
• Drive
• The 5 Second Rule
• EOS Resources

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

Reinventing yourself can sometimes be as daunting as staring down one of the most intimidating rugby teams in the world. In times like these, it takes someone who has been done both to help others navigate that change.  

Filipo Levi is a natural leader having captained various local and international rugby teams. Only a handful of captains have faced the All Blacks Haka and Filipo, as captain of Manu Samoa, was one of them.

He understands what it takes for teams to perform in high-pressure situations. Having played over 230 first-class games against some of the most revered teams and players in the world.

Filipo has translated these experiences into his book called, "Tackle Your Success”, to help people navigate life and wealth-creation out of the sports world and into the real world.

If anyone has the authority to teach us how to tackle our success it’s definitely Filipo! So, let’s dive in. 

On this episode:

• What is it like leading a team against one of the most intimidating and successful oppositions of all time? Filipo explains his experience in Rugby. 
• Filipo talks about how he helps people navigate the disruption of leaving the sports/celebrity world and getting into the real world. 
• How Filipo would set himself up for success before a game, or in other words, a high-pressure situation. 
• Leadership has been turned on its head. Filipo talks about how leaders need to adopt emotional intelligence in order to look after their people, themselves, and their businesses. 
• Filipo talks about the importance of values and aligning them to who you are. “The Foundations have been set.” 
• Filipo shares how things are shifting to accommodate the wellness of employees and leaders alike, and how we can get ahead by adopting these shifts faster than others.

Key Takeaways:

• If you don’t move forward, you will always be stuck in your past identity 
• Leadership is all about action - what you do
• Leaders need to adopt emotional intelligence and drop “self-intelligence” 
• Values are the foundation of leadership 
• People are looking to work where the values are aligned with their’s
• Go into a new place with the intention to inspire not to solve problems

Tweetable Quotes:

“Leaders have to change, they have to change their lens from this whole fixed mindset of doing one way, 'my way or the highway', which does not work… They need to move into their growth mindset.” - Filipo Levi

“Don’t go in there to provide solutions, go in there to encourage and inspire and to tell them your story.” - Filipo Levi

Connect with Filipo on LinkedIn and Facebook. Check out https://www.filipolevi.com/ to inspire and empower your leadership!

Resources:

• Tackle Your Success - First Look

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

Seasons Greetings, team! It’s that time of year once again. This year has been full of disruptions, but I believe that leaders all around the world have a great opportunity right now to make sure 2022 starts off with a win. It’s time to relax, but also reflect and ask ourselves the question: what can we do differently in the year ahead? With that being said, we’re going to take a look at how to plan for next year’s success and how to finish this year off strong.

Dive in and let’s talk about how to prepare for the year ahead.

On this episode:

• 2021 has been full of disruption after disruption! Many leaders are tired and are ready to take a much-needed break! While you're sitting back, I talk about how we can reflect on this year and the three questions that will get you started. What went well? What could you have done differently? What will you do differently going forward?
• After our reflection is done, it’s time to set some goals for yourself for the year ahead. I talk about getting creative and setting those big, scary goals that will push you to grow into the year ahead.

Key Takeaways:

• You’ve worked hard, go ahead and take a break
• Get a pen and pad and write down your ideas
• Reflect on the year and figure out how to grow moving forward
• Ask the three reflection questions - personally and professionally
• Now is a great time for creativity 
• Leave your ideas then come back and revisit them 

Tweetable Quotes:

 “The reflection is a great time for us to take stock and think about what’s happened, but also for us to learn from it, to grow from it, to build on the foundation as we move forward.” - Denis Gianoutsos

“We deserve a break… It really is important for you to refresh, recharge, replenish your batteries.” - Denis Gianoutsos

“This world deserves your talent and what you can offer… don’t keep it to yourself.” - Denis Gianoutsos

Resources Mentioned: 

• The Power of Full Engagement

Reach out to Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

Leading in an environment where you constantly have to expect the unexpected, Dan Brdar has learned two things that need to happen to stay on the cutting edge: you need to be a fast decision-maker, and you need to lead from your values.

Dan Brdar is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ideal Power Inc. He has over 30 years of experience in the power systems and energy industries and has held a variety of leadership positions during his career. 

Dan is an authority and leader in the energy space, expertly taking new and innovative concepts to commercial markets. 

In addition to his role at Ideal Power, he served as President and CEO of FuelCell Energy Inc., a Nasdaq-listed company with a market cap of over $250 million. 

Let’s jump in, team, and learn more about leading from our values!

On this episode:

• Learn how Dan’s unique journey through the energy industry has shaped his leadership style in a way that has taught him how to be nimble in an environment filled with unexpected surprises.
• Dan talks about the importance of enabling the team’s success and empowering them to work through implementing solutions.
• Leaders don’t just want a data dump, teams should come to the leader with a problem and ideas towards a solution. 
• Leaders need to make decisions. Instead of delaying the decision until you get more data, you need to be willing to make a fast decision and adjust along the way. 
• Dan talks about the “right” people being vital to the success of the business or organization. 
• Dan explains “participative” leadership. You need to be approachable in order for your team to have better business perspectives. 

Key Takeaways:

• Be personally willing to take your team through the process of innovation
• You all win when your team is successful
• The next generation of leaders are the ones who build solutions 
• True leaders lead from deep-seated values even when it isn’t popular
• Be comfortable making decisions even with limited information
• Leaders need to continuously innovate to keep up with change 

Tweetable Quotes:

“When you openly working to enable and facilitate your team’s success it just leads to more opportunities to lead bigger and bigger groups.” - Dan Brdar

“The things that made that company successful in the earlier days, if they don’t change, you’re gonna get left behind, you’re not going to be able to attract and retain people, and you’re going to lose opportunities to explore new ways to do things.” - Dan Brdar

Connect with Dan on LinkedIn. Check out https://www.idealpower.com/ the leaders of the future of energy! 

Resources:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

It’s very apparent that we are living in a rapid change economy, which entails something massive that, in this episode, Chris Rollins will reveal to us: today’s excellence is tomorrow’s average. 

Chris Rollins is the President of Rollins Performance Group, Inc., where he uses his experience as an Executive Master Trainer and his proprietary 3C Model of High Performance to help his clients achieve massive organizational growth. 

His focus is on developing the foundational principles of effective communication, leadership, and sales skills. 

He is an international trainer and speaker who ignites and inspires his audiences to embrace the possibilities available to them by encouraging them to challenge ‘in the box’ ideas and concepts in order to achieve ‘out of the box’ results. 

Learn how to stay relevant and make the necessary shifts to be a successful leader by planning for tomorrow’s excellence, today! 

On this episode:

• Learn how Chris’ unique revelation led him into “true” leadership by learning to empower his team to deliver great results rather than bringing results himself.
• Chris’ experience being under a leader who never let him be less than he was capable of. 
• How mindset is the start of the road map to success through Chris’ story of training back himself back to ideal health. 
• Leadership is an evolution. You can not have better leadership without change, so as leaders you need to inspire people into change. 
• Today’s perfection will be outdated tomorrow. Learn the 4 shifts leaders need to take in order to be successful in our change economy. 
• Chris talks about making sure your teams feel cared for and how to make it happen. Bridge the gap between their goals with the goals of the organization.

Key Takeaways:

• Good leaders empower their team to get great results
• This is not about you - employees don’t HAVE to come back
• Without the right mindset you’ve already lost before you started
• Leaders need to inspire change 
• Today’s perfection will be outdated tomorrow - we need to adapt
• 4 shifts: be relatable, encourage, adapt, stay a learner

Tweetable Quotes:

“Only when they choose to follow us can we truly be leaders.” - Chris Rollins

“Find health, find vitality, find energy, find the ability to be fully present at the highest level so you can be present and now serve people better than you ever could before.” - Chris Rollins 

“Today’s perfection would be outdated tomorrow… You have to adjust or adapt.” - Chris Rollins

Connect with Chris on LinkedIn. Take another step towards becoming a more effective leader by visiting www.rollinsperformancegroup.com.  

Resources:

• Good to Great

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

Do you take your mask when you get to work? Although we have the physical COVID masks we wear, I’m talking about the masks we sometimes wear as leaders. There has been a massive cultural shift within leadership whereby people want to be led by authenticity. However, so many leaders today hide behind a mask. Maybe it’s the mask of a title or position. Whatever that case is, it’s time we remove the masks and show up as our most authentic selves each and every day we approach our teams. 

People are waiting eagerly to get inspired by the real you. Let’s learn how to take off the masks and show up as leaders. 

On this episode:

• Too many people are trying to be something they’re not, almost like a switch is being flipped when they enter the room. I talk about why this may be, and how the ‘See, Do, Get’ model is in effect.
• If you’ve identified that you are wearing a mask, how do you go about removing it? I share what I believe to be the best way to take the mask off and what questions to ask yourself daily: How will I show up today? How can I inspire people? What will I do today that will add value to others? 

Key Takeaways:

• The ‘See, Do, Get’ model - people try to emulate what they believe gets results
• How you show up is the key to removing the mask 
• Your teams, customers, stakeholders, want the real you 
• People want to be led by someone they relate to 
• True leadership reveals itself even in the worst situations
• Be audience conscious, not self-conscious 

Tweetable Quotes:

 “It’s actually how you show up - is what the real key is. Your team, your customers, your stakeholders, your leadership… they’re all wanting you to show up in a way that’s actually going to see the real you.” - Denis Gianoutsos

“Your people deserve world-class leadership, they also deserve the real you, not someone hiding behind a mask… Someone who is going to actually step up, show up, and be there with them.” - Denis Gianoutsos

“Take both masks off and lead going forward. Show people what you can do, inspire them, then get out of the way and let them fly.” - Denis Gianoutsos

Reach out to Denis:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

You have a choice between a life of achievement and a life of fulfillment. Andrew Cordle believes that fulfillment is what makes great leaders.

Andrew Cordle is an acclaimed author and international speaker, with over $350M sold—from stage alone. You may know him better as the host of the “Money Is” show. A show where he hosts today’s leaders and influencers in authentic business conversations about money. 

He has interviewed hundreds of experts, including masters of the industry like Kevin O’Leary, Gary Vaynerchuck, and Grant Cardone. 

Andrew also contributes as a partner in a multi-billion dollar enterprise made up of twenty-three current companies, one of which is a real estate development with a portfolio of over $1.5 Billion. 

Passionate about the benefits of mentorship in business, he founded Power Room, a CEO mastermind where today’s top thought leaders combine forces to help teach entrepreneurs how to achieve success.

So much value in this episode! Jump right in and learn more about leaders choosing a life of fulfillment. 

On this episode:

• Andrew, a true entrepreneur at heart, always finds himself jumping from idea to idea. Find out how he combats “Shiny Object Syndrome” and stays focused.
• What’s the cost of your idea? Does it have massive impact potential and that you enjoy? Or is it something the will put an extra burden on your team/staff?
• Andrew explains the difference between impact and influence, whereas impact is deep and narrow, and influence is wide but shallow.
• Andrew talks about the difference between achievement and fulfillment and how fulfillment sustains people long-term.
• Learn how people who chase money are actually being driven by negativity and how pursuing fulfillment will sustain your leadership and happiness.
• Great leaders don’t just adapt reactively to change but proactively look for change and embrace it. 

Key Takeaways:

• Filter your ideas through the lens of “Do you love this?”
• Learn who you are as a decision-maker 
• Leaders need to exercise the ability of discernment 
• Fulfillment lasts beyond a goal
• Great leaders don’t just adapt but are constantly looking for change
• Employees are realizing that they want fulfillment over achievement

Tweetable Quotes:

“Out of all the little ideas that are coming through, put the filters in place. And one of the filters that I always, always put in place is, ‘do I actually love this thing?’” - Andrew Cordle

“I think leaders are born… However, great leaders, I don’t believe ever look for the leadership roles. They just do what they do.” - Andrew Cordle

“Great leaders, especially in today’s market, look for change… I’m not ever trying to react to change, I’m trying to proactively find where I can change.” - Andrew Cordle 

Connect with Andrew on Instagram and LinkedIn. Check out https://andrewcordle.com/ and help create a community of Inspiration, influence, and impact!

Resources:

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ 

Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/