Leadership TrailMix

How many times we as leaders "get in trouble" by having an impact different from the one we intended? In this reflection, let's explore the importance of diligently aligning the two by starting with the impact when communicating ideas.

Leading a team is different from leading a team of people, basically because people are different and need to be managed in a singular way. Join me on this reflection about singularity and the need to approach our team members with compassion in times of need.

In celebration of Pride Month, join me in this reflection where I'm going personal and sharing my journey of acceptance as a member of the LGBTQ+ community with two intents: provide us leaders insight into someone else's world and, as a result, help us develop a more empathetic, compassionate, and inclusive mindset, and honor those who are or have been on a similar journey for being part of a historically marginalized group.

Join me on this reflection on one of the reasons why delegation matters, two mindsets that make it hard for leaders to delegate, and things we as leaders forget, but that can help us look at it and approach it in a different way: a legacy building one.

As we reach episode 10, I'm thrilled to have a guest! Join me and Scott Cochrane in this chat, where we unpacked analogies that teach us great lessons about the power of beliefs, the importance of shifting perspectives, and the impact we, as leaders, can have by catching people doing something right.

Scott is a growth acceleration adviser and the CEO and Founder of Bold Mind X. He is also the author of the books "Time Machine Leadership – How to Lead from the Future for Sustainable Success” and “Your Creative Mind – How to Disrupt Your Thinking, Abandon your Comfort Zone, and Develop Bold New Strategies”. I met him as a coach who, according to his own words, “combining executive leadership, psychology, and neuroscience, works to disrupt people’s thinking and transform bold ideas into tangible plans”

After “dancing around it” for a while, Psychological Safety is the theme of this episode. Join me in this reflection that not only brings the definition and origin of this concept as we know it today, but also provides some practical ways to create an environment ruled by it. But guess what? It needs to start with you!

Join me in this short reflection on Servant Leadership as I double-click on one of the qualities of servant leaders that is often forgotten, but more and more needed.

Emotional intelligence: do we really know what it is? In this episode, let's take a look at what the book Optimal by Daniel Goleman (the one who coined the term) Cary Lenz teaches us about it and reflect on practical ways to manage and use our emotions to be more effective leaders.

Is trust given or earned? In this sixth episode of Leadership Trailmix, let’s reflect on a third possibility by looking at the definition of trust proposed by Charles Feltman in his book “The Thin Book of Trust”, and exploring a few elements of BRAVING, the trust-building acronym found in Brené Brown's book ‘Dare to Lead’.

What is engagement? What does it have to do with organizational culture? How to build an engaged team? Join me on this reflection, where I put the trail mix on the table and look at the combination of ingredients proposed by Patrick Lencioni in his book “The Truth About Employee Engagement”.