Leadership Junkies Podcast

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On the Leadership Junkies Podcast, we explore leadership, business, and personal growth to help you grow your business and live a richer life. One thing we know about leadership - You can’t grow your ... more

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October 26, 202062. Kris McGuigan | Courageous Career Advancement: Strategies for Designing and Achieving Your Desired Career and Business Path
Are you looking to discover your true career calling? Are you looking for ways to uncover and pursue your truest career path? Do you want to get past your fears of claiming your calling in your career? Are you ready to get clear and pursue what you’re meant to do? Our special guest Kris McGuigan is here to answer these and many other questions about career development, career advancement and getting clear on your path.
Kris McGuigan is the Founder and President of Professional Courage, and she helps people empower themselves in their career. She shows them the path to see career advancement as not just a transaction, but as a way of being and living in their life. She’s had her own journey of career transition by what she calls a proactive and self-directed career search. After putting her business dream in a box for ten years and following the “safe” corporate carrot, but later jumped into entrepreneurship built around her passions.
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Show Notes
Episode highlights…
Fear is the biggest obstacle to proactively self-directing your career path
Most people know what they want to do, but they’re terrified to go after it for fear of failure and even fear of success
One way to overcome fear is through clarity about what you enjoy externally and what you value internally
Fear of failure is one of the biggest obstacles to pursuing the career or business that best fits you
Money is only one measure of career success, but it’s easy to get trapped into only seeing the career ladder that you’re already climbing
It’s important to learn to think and see outside the standard box of what jobs and careers are a good / right fit for you
Strategies for getting out of and thinking outside of the box, including getting clear on your values (e.g. using assessment tools is critical to evaluating and mapping out your career path)
Everyone needs to create their own Values Vault as part of their career and business advancement path
You must get far out of your own box to find the career or business path that best fits you
It’s essential to get clear on your fears and resistance factors in order to assess their reality and degree
The most important fear to talk about and assess is the risks of staying where you are (not changing)
Ways to create advancement opportunities in your own organization
Differences between career advancement and career transition
It’s critical that you be able to clearly articulate the value you bring to a team, organization, role, etc.
When you’re afraid, don’t step back … step into it
Resources:
Kris McGuigan
Professional Courage
Career Courage Career Advancement Strategies, Blog and Videos
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones book by James Clear
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October 23, 202061. David J. Wolff | Run Towards The Fire: Growing and Scaling Your Business in the Midst of Chaos
Are you wondering what it takes to build and scale a business? Are you looking for ways to expand your business? Do you want to build a business that’s scalable and sellable? Do you wonder if it’s possible to combine your passions into a business? Our special guest David Wolff is here to answer these and many other questions about leadership, business growth and scaling a business.
David Wolff is currently the executive director of an organization called Ocean Habitats. They design, build and install artificial reefs under boat docks, and they've got thousands of units in the water. As he's going to share, he's been able by his own choices to turn his passion and his desire for environmental impact into a business. He has degree was in marine biology and biological oceanography, but his journey to his passion has had many twists and turns. Along the he helped to build a massive real estate enterprise across the country (doing over $10 billion in sales the year he left) where he learned about leadership, entrepreneurship, scaling, buying businesses for growth and many other ways to grow a business.
Listen in as David shares his wisdom and experience on what it takes to build, grow and lead a great business by seeing the opportunities in front of you.
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Show Notes
Episode highlights…
Turning the 2008-2010 market crash into a growth and expansion opportunity
You must run towards the fire
The importance of finding balance amidst your business success (e.g. personal health, family, relationships)
The environmental impact of artificial reefs and ecosystems created by Ocean Habitats
Finding success along the path of failure
Sometimes you have to survive before you can scale and grow
Finding acquisition opportunities for growth in the midst of economic chaos
To grow you must have some repeatable system
The importance of planning for succession and sale early in the venture
You must learn to focus on what’s important (only 5% of the business) and remove yourself from everything else
What it takes to build a business that’s not dependent on you
The role of the leader as a coach
Leaders must be willing to own and share their own failures in order to help grow others
Leader who only share their successes fail
You don’t have to be successful in one business in order to pursue your passion
If you’re solving a problem for people, the money will follow (including your passion business)
Focus is critical – focus on the key things that move the needle in your business and given your role
Fear is a constant in business and you have to overcome it – if it’s not scary it’s not big enough and you’re wasting your time
Even if you’re going in the wrong direction, you’re still moving – you don’t want to stand still
Resources:
David Wolff ([email protected])
Ocean Habitats
David Wolff Coaching (www.davidjwolff.com)
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October 20, 202060. J. Kinard Robinson | Empowering Your Business and Your Marketing With Storytelling and Video
Are you wondering what it takes to persevere as an entrepreneur? Do you want to learn ways to build and tell your story to customers and potential customers? Are you wondering how to use video in building your business? Our special guest Kinard Robinson is here to answer these and many other questions about marketing, entrepreneurship and using videos for storytelling.
Kinard Robinson is an entrepreneur, college athlete, business strategist, video production expert and now marketing guru who started his first business in 2015 and started his current business, Empowering Creative, in January 2020 right before the COVID pandemic. He started his career working for big companies in business strategy and management, and then pursued his dream of owning his own business. Kinard comes from a family of many generations of black entrepreneurs and people who broke barriers in education and business.
Listen in as Kinard shares his wisdom and experience on what it takes to build, grow and lead a great business by building relationships through storytelling.
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Show Notes
Episode highlights…
The role and impact of family legacy and growing up in a family of educators and barrier breakers
The important of resilience and perseverance to get through rough patches as an entrepreneur
Navigating the COVID pandemic as a start-up entrepreneur
The importance of building a strategy for your business even in the early strategies
The importance of innovating in the midst of chaos
Using the COVID pandemic to build relationships (playing the long game of relationships)
The importance of building the right team mix by acknowledging your strengths and weaknesses
Entrepreneurs must learn how to communicate their strategy and vision
Serving your customers and clients by giving them the information they need to make the best decisions for themselves
Living the philosophy of getting better every day
Sports lessons for entrepreneurs – mental toughness, working with others on a team, building interpersonal relationships
The role of stories as businesses tell their stories to customers and potential customers
The heightened importance of telling your story in the digital age to differentiate and build relationships
The vital role of video in business storytelling
Questions to consider when it comes to using video in your business
The importance of getting clear on your target audience before you develop your marketing and video strategy
Using video to give them an inside look at what you do and what you deliver to them
Leadership and relationship wisdom from The Godfather
Resources:
Kinard Robinson
Empowering Creative
Building Your Brand E-Book
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October 15, 202059. Sean Si | The End Game: Leadership Strategies for Building Great Culture, Values and Teams
Are you struggling in your leadership? Are you a young leader looking for ideas on ways to enhance your leadership? Do you want to build a business with a great team and culture? Our special guest Sean Si (Manila, Philippines) answers these and other questions about entrepreneurship, leadership and culture.
Sean Si is the author and editor-in-chief of SEO Hacker and the SEO Hacker Blog is all about providing the world with the latest information in the SEO industry. Sean is a blogger, entrepreneur, SEO specialist, public speaker and an inbound marketing expert. Notably, Sean started his business at the age of 22 with just $22, and now leads an organization at age 32 with 50 team members (all younger than him).
He’s also the host of LeadershipStack, a podcast focused on entrepreneurship, leadership and management. He’s also the founder of QERYZ, a software as a service venture
Listen in as Sean shares his wisdom and experience on what it takes to build, grow and lead a great business.
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Show Notes
Episode highlights…
Ethics matter even in the midst of business challenges
Leadership lessons from the Avengers
The importance of relationships in business (relationships come first)
The importance of taking care of your people especially during uncertain times
The importance of being empathetic with clients and customers
The importance of being authentic and vulnerable with clients, customers and team members
People leave companies because of bad leadership (and turnover is expensive)
The importance of using assessments with your team (i.e. Reiss Motivational Profile)
Culture and core values is vital for any business
Value of using a values survey in the hiring process
Leaders are intentional about their people, culture and values
The role of humility in leadership
Leaders must have people around them who will be honest with them and point out blind spots
Leadership lessons learned from parents and their career and business choices
The importance of hiring people that compliment your strengths and supplement your weaknesses
What to look for when hiring people and the importance of having a rich hiring experience
Building a culture where you can make mistakes if you learn from them
The top three things to look for in people: 1. Humble 2. Hungry 3. People Smart
Unique ideas for living your culture and values
Keys to leading and managing millennials
Two powerful and difference making interview questions
The importance of making it about the team (not yourself) as a leader
Leadership is about sacrifice
Resources:
Sean Si
SEO Hacker
Leadership Stack Podcast with Sean Si
50x Your Business: How to Grow your Business, People, and Revenue the Right Way book by Sean Si
CEO at 22: The Risks, Challenges, Success and Failures of Starting up Young book by Sean Si
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October 13, 202058. Elzie Flenard | Welcome to Podcast Town! What a Podcast Can Do to Grow Your Business
Are you thinking about launching a podcast? Are you wondering whether a podcast is right for you? Are you hosting a podcast and looking for ways to enhance the quality, reach and impact of your podcast? Our special guest Elzie Flenard (known as The Mayor of Podcast Town) answers these and other questions about podcasts and podcasting.
Elzie Flenard is our first guest to talk about podcast and he's been described as creative, entrepreneur, family man and “no box fits him.” Elzie is known as a storyteller and he helps businesses find their voice. An electrical engineer by training, he’s launched a record label, owned a minor league basketball team, started a music production company, and wrote his first song when he was five.
Listen in as Elzie shares his wisdom and experience on the who, what and why of podcasts and podcasting, including some of the keys to podcast success in a crowded world of podcasting.
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Show Notes
In this episode you’ll learn…
Podcasts are a great way to add value and build relationships, as well as a way to find your voice and get your message out to the masses

If you want to start a podcast, hire a podcast coach to avoid mistakes and enhance your efforts

It’s vital to have a podcast strategy

If you’re a business or in business, you need to be “in the podcast space in some form” (e.g. host, sponsor, advertise, etc.)

Start with your why when it comes to a podcast with two or three key KPI’s (measurables) and goals

Ways to differentiate and stand out in the sea of podcasts (niching is always a good idea)

Your goals need to define your key measures

Podcast titles are important but not the most important thing

Key podcast stumbles – not planning, poor quality, planning for pre-production, production and post-production, not paying attention to the marketing aspects of their podcast

Key podcast marketing and promotion strategies (your email list is gold and must be an exclusive podcast list)

You must answer the question, “Why do you want to do this podcast?”

Podcasts can be a lead generator, but we careful to do it the right way

Beware the podfade (when you get overwhelmed with a podcast)

It’s never too early to outsource your podcast needs (especially if it’s outside your likes and skillsets)

Essential to have a long-term goal and strategy for your podcast (podcasts are typically a long game)

Questions to ask when considering whether to join a podcast network
Resources:
Elzie Flendard ([email protected] / 262-278-0535)

Podcast Town

E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It book by Michael Gerber

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October 09, 202057. Wendi Freeman | Shine Bright with Online Events: What You Need to Know to Rock Online Events
Are you a speaker or coach who thrived on in person events prior to COVID? Are you wondering what’s the state of in person and virtual events? Are you looking for ideas on ways to thrive with online and virtual events? Our special guest Wendi Freeman answers these and other questions about events and virtual events.
Wendi Freeman is an event planner, a virtual event strategist and a conference coordinator. She’s the Founder of Be Bright Events that helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs create live and virtual events that spark engagement, inspire, change, and enrich lives, communities and organizations. In short, Wendi is an expert on all things events.
Listen in as Wendi shares her perspectives on the current of events, the future of events and specific ways that you can use virtual events to continue to have an impact, grow your business and create fabulous experiences for your association members and attendees.
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Show Notes
In this episode you’ll learn…
In person events are not gone, but they’re dramatically limited

Virtual / online events are the reality of today including hybrid events

It’s essential to approach your events differently

Understanding the realities of the financial model for online events, including pricing strategies (when free events and when paid events)

Virtual events require that you be more intentional and creative to achieve attendee engagement, interaction and a great experience

Value of engaging someone to help you create, market and deliver your event

Importance of preparing your attendees for the online event and experience (“Know Before You Go”)

Creative icebreakers ideas

Unique challenges of online events and solutions to those challenges

Benefits of online events when it comes to additional offers and simplifying the “buy” process

Why it’s important to charge for your online events and pricing strategies

Ideas for online event tools and resources

Ideas for ways to add value to online events especially for higher price tickets

Ways to approach speakers and fees for online events

The incredible values available today to book and contract for in person events
Resources:
Wendi Freeman

Be Bright Events Website

Epic Online Experiences Virtual Event (special offer: Promo Code IMPACT)

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October 06, 202056. John Bernard | Government That Works: The Results-Driven Path to Making Government Work
Do you wonder how government works and what gets in the way of it working? Are you frustrated with governmental leadership? Do you want to know ways that governments and leaders can be more effective? Our special guest John Bernard is here to answer these and many other questions about the ways government works and doesn’t work.
Our special guest is John Bernard, a consultant and author who works with state governments and their agencies to help them create results. As John says, he “sells hope” to governments and their leaders to make a difference.
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Show Notes
In this episode you’ll learn…
States on average create 300 new laws annually

Results are often not the measure in state government

The current reality is that most state laws are written by lobbyists

The key shift is to focus on and measure results

Brookings Institute Study – Basis for federal lawmakers’ decisions … the facts constituted 3% of the decision

One big problem is we don’t learn from each other – virtually every social issue has been solved by someone, but we don’t learn from and adopt what we know works.

Three Phases of Government Maturation – 1. Reaction Driven (vast majority today); 2. Results Driven (change the decision-making mechanism to make things better); 3. Social Good Driven (focus attention, policies and dollars where we know it works – addressing root causes to transform society)

One solution is to have a common set of measures across all the states with resulting accountability

What’s required to be a transformational leader in governmental leadership

Key problem – when programs save money, the government takes it away

In government, operations and process inefficiencies and waste are close to 60% (this the capacity to do whatever you want to do)

Leadership and management matters in government

Measurements and dashboards are essential, but not for punishment … they must be used to incite exploration, to inspire understanding and dig into the truth to find out what's going on

Trust is built, not granted

Key change is to impress across the broad spectrum of government of the value of results – it's an organizing mechanism

Focus on what actually works versus what we think works

Most states have scorecards which are really valuable to assess a state’s performance (and governments must manage with these scorecards)

Essential to assess whether the scorecards and dashboards are measuring the right things (e.g. Ford Motor Company – all the dashboards are in green but we reported a $5B loss)

There’s a difference between measures and results (measures must align with desired results)
Resources:
John Bernard

Results-Driven Manager Master Class for State Managers

Government That Works: The Results Revolution in the States book by John Bernard

Business at the Speed of Now: Fire Up Your People, Thrill Your Customers, and Crush Your Competitors book by John Bernard

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October 02, 202055. Dr. Andrea Molberg | Brave Conversations: Finding Common Ground Through Difficult Conversations
Do you struggle with having the difficult conversations of today? Are conflict conversations a challenge in your business or relationships? Are you looking for tools to enhance communication even through the difficult issues? Are you looking for a path through these turbulent elections and political times?
Our special guest Andrea Molberg, PhD delivers practical tools to help us all differently navigate our disagreements and to have the conversations that need to be had while lowering defensiveness, repairing relationships, and managing conflict and stress.
A national trainer and speaker, Dr. Molberg designs and leads numerous train-the-trainer, leadership, and employee development programs. She’s the author of several books including her most recent, Emergency Kit for Finding Common Ground: Helping Americans Get Along (2020), which is stuffed with field-tested techniques for bridging the divide and helping people disagree without being disagreeable.
Show Notes
In this episode you’ll learn…
One of the most important things leaders can do is listen

Leaders don’t listen because they’re passionate and want others to hear it – the problem is the more we push; the more people resist; we’re lazy (listening takes more efforts); we don’t know how to listen; they’ve been rewarded in the past for talking

Beware of your quick judgments of others and how hard you hold onto those judgments

The best ways to improve listening and reduced judgments of others is my reducing fear

We listen better when we’re curious and we’re not curious when we’re afraid

People are craving safe places for conversations and work … we create safety through vulnerability

The difference between issues conversations and values conversations

Understanding the different styles of approaching difficult conversations

Leaders must be aware of the power differential impacts of their opinions in the workplace

The prevalent role of fear that impacts our conversations and judgments of others

The important role of respect in difficult conversations and relationships

We learn to only see things through our own perspective when we are children, which is part of what’s called unconscious bias

The role of language use in our differences and conflicts (the many ways that words can trigger)

When we’re angry we look to blame and pick fights including with our words

Behaviors often don’t match intentions, but behaviors matters more

The importance of magic words and phrases – “because” (the why behind what you believe, seek, share or ask) and “How am I doing?”

The importance of being vulnerable and saying “I’m sorry”

Predictability is more impactful on trust than positive intention

Every day do something to show respect for someone
Resources:
Andrea Molberg

Andrea Molberg Website

Emergency Kit for Finding Common Ground: Helping Americans Get Along (2020) book by Andrea Molberg

Making Live Training Lively: 50 Tips for Engaging Your Audience (2004) book by Andrea Molberg

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September 29, 202054. Walt Rakowich | Transparency Wins: The Vital Role of Transparency in Building Trust and Transformational Influence
Are you struggling to lead through crisis? Are you wondering what it takes to lead in ways that builds great culture and teams? Are you looking for the secret sauce for people and team leadership? Our special guest Walt Rakowich delivers mindsets and tools you can use today to help you amply your leadership through transparency and vulnerability.
Walt Rakowich is a leadership speaker and former executive of Prologis, a global real estate company that was near collapse when he took over as CEO in 2008. During the economic downturn, the Prologis stock had dropped from over $70 per share to approximately $2 per share in 10 months, making it the third-worst performing company in the S&P 500. After Walt joined as CEO, he quickly implemented a change in culture through transparency, orchestrating a dramatic turnaround and restoring its position in the industry.
In addition to speaking to audiences on a range of leadership topics, Walt also serves on a number of corporate and philanthropic boards. Walt attended Penn State where he received his BS in accounting, and then earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Listen in as Walt shares his ideas on vulnerable leadership, building culture and empowering teams.
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Show Notes
Episode highlights…
Leadership wisdom works across nations and cultures

Organizational culture starts at the top and flows down through the company

Essential to have a core set of values as to how you’re going to treat people

You must measure the results of your culture

Leaders have to slow down to connect with people

Leaders don’t run … if you’re running, you’re probably not leading (slowing down is an act of leadership vulnerability)

The important role of transparency in leadership

Leaders bring attention to the elephant in the room (what you don’t say is just as important as what you do say)

Fear is the greatest leadership gap

Leaders don’t tell their team everything, but you tell them 97% (leaders who fail to share often don’t trust their team)

Leaders are conductors, not soloists

Best leaders in the world are humble, honest and have a sense of humor (3 H’s)

Jesus Christ as a great leader – Humble, brutally honest and human

Three H Core of leadership – Humility (how you see yourself), Honesty (action that connects the two) and Heart (how you see others)

Leadership is more about the journey than the results – if you’re too fixed on the results, we miss the influence we have on others during the journey

Leadership is about trial and error, making mistakes and learning from those mistakes
Resources:
Walt Rakowich

Walt Rakowich Website

Twitter: @WaltRakowich

Transfluence: How to Lead with Transformative Influence in Today's Climates of Change book by Walt Rakowich

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September 24, 202053. Walt Rakowich | “I Have No Earthly Idea What To Do…" Creating Transformative Influence Through Vulnerable Leadership
Are you struggling to lead through crisis? Are you wondering what it takes to lead in ways that builds great culture and teams? Are you looking for the secret sauce for people and team leadership? Our special guest Walt Rakowich delivers mindsets and tools you can use today to help you amply your leadership through transparency and vulnerability.
Walt Rakowich is a leadership speaker and former executive of Prologis, a global real estate company that was near collapse when he took over as CEO in 2008. During the economic downturn, the Prologis stock had dropped from over $70 per share to approximately $2 per share in 10 months, making it the third-worst performing company in the S&P 500. After Walt joined as CEO, he quickly implemented a change in culture through transparency, orchestrating a dramatic turnaround and restoring its position in the industry.
In addition to speaking to audiences on a range of leadership topics, Walt also serves on a number of corporate and philanthropic boards. Walt attended Penn State where he received his BS in accounting, and then earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Listen in as Walt shares his ideas on vulnerable leadership, building culture and empowering teams.
The Impact Leadership Podcast is brought to you by Cardivera, the leadership development eco-system that helps your grow your people, grow your business and grow your life.
Show Notes
In this episode you’ll learn…
Lessons from parents – Appreciate people for who they are

Poor leadership causes people to work in silos, close off, stop sharing ideas

Leadership: With trust you have everything … without trust you have nothing

Transfluence – The path to creating transformative influence by focusing outside of yourself and focusing on the people around you.

The key to leadership is transforming your peoples’ lives by focusing on them (this is transformative influence)

Two biggest obstacles for leaders are fear and pride – leaders’ greatest fear is incompetence and the number two fear is vulnerability

The antidote to fear is faith and facing it head on (acknowledging it)

Leaders must create time alone for thought and contemplation

Vulnerability is an act of faith in action especially during crisis and difficult times

Leaders job is NOT to always have all the answers – your job is to support the team in developing the answers (they’re closest to the issues)

During COVID business leaders must be more empathetic and flexible since teams are struggling more now than ever in their personal lives

Leaders need to listen more and talk less, especially now
Resources:
Walt Rakowich

Walt Rakowich Website

Twitter: @WaltRakowich

Transfluence: How to Lead with Transformative Influence in Today's Climates of Change book by Walt Rakowich

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