Leading Today with Dr. Lisa Bagby

What is Courageous leadership?

It isn’t about having a title or being the loudest voice in the room. It’s about challenging what we accept as normal, standing for what matters, and creating space for change even when the stakes are high.

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Succession planning can unintentionally reward familiarity over potential. Let’s examine the hidden biases and groupthink that shape leadership decisions and the risks organizations face when they fail to challenge their own assumptions.

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What happens when organizations keep removing the rungs of the leadership ladder, and then tell employees they need more leadership experience to move up?

Could decades of organizational flattening and restructuring have unintentionally created a structural ceiling that affects who gets the opportunity to grow into higher leadership roles?

Drawing from John Maxwell’s timeless leadership principles, Dr. Lisa Bagby explores three essentials: influence, connection, and growth. Through the lens of emotional intelligence, she examines the subtle ways self-awareness, empathy, humility, curiosity, and emotional maturity shape how people experience us as leaders.

If everything falls apart when you’re not there, I have a leadership question for you: Are you actually leading or have you simply become indispensable?

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I love Gladwell’s books and thought leadership. His books, Outliers and The Tipping Point, made me rethink what we call talent, mastery, influence, and leadership and in this episode, I talk about some of the insights his books sparked for me about leadership skills, and three lessons I think every leader can use to develop people and create meaningful impact.

Too many leaders believe they have to choose between being liked or being feared. But the most influential leaders choose neither; they earn respect.

In this episode of Leading Today, Dr. Lisa Bagby explores why respect is the true currency of leadership and how emotional intelligence, humility, and confidence work together to create trust, accountability, and high-performing teams.

Drawing on leadership research from Harvard, Gallup, and Google’s Project Aristotle, you’ll discover why teams thrive when leaders create psychological safety instead of intimidation and why respect—not authority—is what inspires people to give their very best.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why fear produces compliance while respect creates commitment
• The difference between confidence and arrogance
• How emotional intelligence builds credibility and trust
• Three practical strategies to become a leader people choose to follow
• Why respected leaders create stronger cultures, higher engagement, and better results

Whether you’re a new leader, an experienced executive, or someone preparing for your next leadership role, this episode will challenge how you think about influence and leave you with practical tools you can apply immediately.

Everyone thought it was just another meeting…

Until a new leader noticed what everyone else had overlooked and in one unexpected moment, changed not only the conversation, but the culture of an entire team.

What happened next forced everyone in the room to confront a question most leaders never ask….

In this episode of Leading Today, Dr. Lisa Bagby shares a powerful story about the one leadership habit that can unlock the best ideas in any team or organization.

You may never look at your next team meeting the same way.

When we think about toxic leadership, we often picture someone who yells, intimidates, or openly bullies people.

Those leaders certainly exist.

But today, I want to challenge you with a different question….

Most managers think they’re leading. They’re not. If your team can’t function without you, you’re probably managing tasks, not leading people. Here’s the difference that changes careers…