Leadership Thoughts

By Danny Bowers

A show with a variety of voices on the intersection of leadership and life.... more

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The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.

Leadership Thoughts episodes:

June 11, 2021 Conflict & Clarity
Danny Shares some personal thoughts on why conflict and clarity are connected. Often conflict happens when there is a lack of clarity and frustrations build or clarity helps people see they are non in alignment with the end mission.
Questions from the Show:
When you are in conflict, do you automatically presume it is your fault?
Where in this conflict can I seek more clarity?
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Music by Jack Pordea
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7RVDy5cMLo
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16min
June 03, 2021 Healthy Teams DefineTheir Win
Danny shares a top way of how to lead Healthy Teams. The simplest way to summarize the show is "If you do not clarify your wins your team will be constantly guessing what a win looks like"
Healthy Teams ;
Summarize well what the win is
Say it with Specifics
Remind one other frequently
Meet consistently to evaluated and adjust as needed
Music by Jack Pordea
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7RVDy5cMLo

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15min
May 27, 2021 Two Tips for Celebrating your Team
Danny shares two tips that he uses to celebrate working on a team. The first is CAUGHT YOU awards. If you want to elevate the values of the staff or organization you are in how can you celebrate your team members when they are caught doing what reflects those values.
The second was remembering staff birthday, anniversary, holidays and the hard moments. Danny shares how he uses a company card to splurge the bonus points on staff.
Intro Music by Jack Pordea
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7RVDy5cMLo
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12min
May 19, 2021 Male & Female Leadership In the Workplace
Katy Langley is a thinker, musician, write and beverage aficionado. On today's podcast Katy shows how the intentional actions with men and women in the workplace can help your organization flourish and thrive.
In our organizations the importance of both male and female leadership in our organizations is critical to how successful the organization can be. However, do we engage with both leaders appropriately?
From the episode Katy Leaves us Several Resources:
Katy's TWO KEY TAKE AWAY THOUGHTS
—Run intercept for women when they ask for it. Make yourself available. It can become exhausting to be the only woman, or to be consistently questioned, or be undermined/not taken seriously. Plus, if someone is already undermining women, usually a woman is not gonna change their minds! ThIs has to be a group effort.
-Treat women professionally. As you start to notice your own assumptions, you’ll be alarmed. That’s okay. It means you’re learning and growing!
Reading List
How Winning Works, Robyn Benincasa
HBR Women and Leadership 10 Must Reads (THIS if nothing else!)
Fearless Leadership, Carey D Lohrenz
Dear Madam President, Jennifer Palmieri
Dear Ijeawele, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Anonymous is a Woman, Nina Ansary
Questions to ask & Posture to Take;
What is your plan to support me as a woman in leadership?
What have you done in the past to support women in leadership?
What is your family leave plan?
How will you handle naysayers who publicly undermine female leadership?
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41min
May 12, 2021 Leading as Me. Not as You
Melissa McDonald is an author, leader coach and a passionate person about helping others lead well.
Today Melissa and Danny engage in the dialogue around "Leading as me, instead of the that other leader who seems to have it all figured out."
Melissa encourages listeners to BE WHO YOU ARE! Often the comparison game is a trap leaders fall into and it can be unhealthy for the longevity of a persons impact.
Melissa challenges us to be mindful that Just because we can, doesn't mean we should take on tasks as well as what are the joys in our life that we can lean into as we learn who we are as leaders.
Find find out more about Melissa you can find her here
https://www.melissajmacdonald.com
@Melissajmacdonald
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44min
May 05, 2021 2 Actions Leaders Should Avoid
After last weeks episode of three habits leaders could embody, Danny noted two actions leaders should avoid. Closet Based Thinking & Condescending to others.
Danny shares personally how he has acted on closet based thinking as well as been experienced to closet based thinking form a leader.
When it comes to condescending others, it really speaks more how you view other people.
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15min
April 28, 2021 3 Habits Leaders Could Embody
Danny shares some thoughts around three habits leaders could embody. This is not a comprehensive list but three easy places to begin to think about your leadership.
Thanks to the Napkin test this episode shares how Clarity, Character & Consistency are easy elements to look at your own leadership to see how you are influencing others.
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15min
April 21, 2021 James Garces
James is a Division 1 Soccer coach who cares about leadership. He shares in this episode how three non-negotiables shapes his leadership as well as his story.
"Be Better Every Day" his his leadership quote to pass on to the audience
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57min
April 14, 2021 Leadership vs Management
John Kotter is a name in the business and leadership thought world. Danny has been aware of John Kotter but has been reading some of his work lately on leadership vs management.
"Management is about coping with complexity. Good management brings order and consistency to key dimen- sions like the quality and profitability of products. Management makes systems of people and technology work well.
Leadership is about coping with change: faster technology, greater international competition, deregula- tion of markets, overcapacity in capi- tal-intensive industries, an unstable oil cartel, and changing demographics.
When organizations have high com- petencies in management and leader- ship, they can meet challenges today and tomorrow. However, most organi- zations usually lack one or the other. When management exists without lead- ership, the company is often unable to change. And when leadership exists without management, the company is only as strong as its charismatic leader. Organizations are often overstaffed with managers, but lack enough lead- ership to deal with constant change. "
This Article is a good 1st step if you want personal reading
https://hbr.org/2013/01/management-is-still-not-leadership
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16min
April 07, 2021 Conversation with Jeffrey Colen
Jeff and Danny talk about What does it look like to give up power: Moving pass delegation.
Moving pass delegation.
Question: What does it look like to give up power?
Delegation: “the act of empowering to act for another.” – Merriam Webster dictionary
Power: “possession of control, authority, or influence over others.” – Merriam Webster dictionary
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45min

FAQs about Leadership Thoughts:

How many episodes does Leadership Thoughts have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.