Level Up Leadership

What would your life look like if you were competent at delegating? You come into work every day and the team is already working on the project and giving you updates instead of you feeling like you have to chase or check in with them. You feel in control while they're ticking off your list. You've set expectations and accountabilities, and you can trust your team to work with less supervision.

Learn what stops you from delegating, and how the Delegation Playbook can help you to be a rockstar leader.  

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if you can't delegate effectively, you can never expand your productivity beyond the work that you can personally deliver. Delegation might seem like a no brainer, but there are 5 common things that stop us from effectively delegating. See how many of these 5 you might be doing, plus learn what ONE THING you can start delegating, TODAY.

 Links

·         Join 1:1 Leadership Coaching/Mentoring for the final quarter (last chance until Q2 2023, April intake)

·         Going from Solo to CEO? Read about the upcoming guided program 

·         Free mini-course: Time to Hire? 5 questions to ask yourself before hiring your first (or next) team member.

Connect with Me: 

·         Join Weekly Email: https://campus.zenithjourney.com/mailinglist   

·         Website: https://www.zenithjourney.com/ 

·         LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katepeardon/ 

·         Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenithjourney/ 

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When something goes wrong, is your first thought “who’s fault is this?”. Now on the surface, this makes complete sense. Once you find out whose fault it is, you can fix it. It might feel like you are gaining control by blaming somebody else or working out whose fault it is. But actually you are giving away control. Poor leaders ask "who is at fault", and strong leaders ask, "where did the process break down?" 

Links

• Join 1:1 Leadership Coaching/Mentoring for the final quarter (last chance until Q2 2023, April intake)
• Going from Solo to CEO? Read about the upcoming guided program 
• Free mini-course: Time to Hire? 5 questions to ask yourself before hiring your first (or next) team member.

Connect with Me: 

• Join Weekly Email: https://campus.zenithjourney.com/mailinglist   
• Website: https://www.zenithjourney.com/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katepeardon/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenithjourney/ 

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Imagine this: your phone rings. It's a client you've been working with on a really big project. The person on the other end is furious. They cannot believe the work that you've done has not hit the mark of what was agreed, and the impact that is now having on their clients and their work is astronomical. They are pissed. What do you do? And what do you feel? 

Mad, misunderstood, unappreciated? Confused? Do you go into defensive mode? The last thing people tell me is that they feel in control. So today's episode is all about conflict negotiation and how to feel more in control.

Links

• Join 1:1 Leadership Coaching/Mentoring for the final quarter (last chance until Q2 2023, April intake)
• Going from Solo to CEO? Read about the upcoming guided program 
• Free mini-course: Time to Hire? 5 questions to ask yourself before hiring your first (or next) team member.

Connect with Me: 

• Join Weekly Email: https://campus.zenithjourney.com/mailinglist   
• Website: https://www.zenithjourney.com/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katepeardon/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenithjourney/ 

References

• Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor E. Frankl

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Everyone is always on the lookout for the Next Big Thing. Today's podcast is about a book called Company Of One by Paul Jarvis. It is a book all about why staying small is the next big thing for business.  "What if the real key to a richer and more fulfilling career was not to create and scale a startup, but rather be able to work for yourself, determine your own hours and become a highly profitable and sustainable company of one. Suppose the better and smarter solution is to simply remain small. This book explains how to do that". 

Get your Rockstar Visual summary of a leadership book each month by joining here: https://campus.zenithjourney.com/mailinglist   

Links

• Join 1:1 Leadership Coaching/Mentoring for the final quarter (last chance until Q2 2023, April intake)
• Going from Solo to CEO? Read about the upcoming guided program 
• Free mini-course: Time to Hire? 5 questions to ask yourself before hiring your first (or next) team member.

Connect with Me: 

• Join Weekly Email: https://campus.zenithjourney.com/mailinglist   
• Website: https://www.zenithjourney.com/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katepeardon/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenithjourney/ 

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I am asked so often what my favorite leadership books are that I decided to create a list. Today I share my list, and the three different categories that leadership books fall under - Leading Self, Leading People, and Leading Organizations or Cultures.

Get your Rockstar Visual summary of a leadership book each month by joining here: https://campus.zenithjourney.com/mailinglist   

Links

• Join 1:1 Leadership Coaching/Mentoring for the final quarter (last chance until Q2 2023, April intake)
• Going from Solo to CEO? Read about the upcoming guided program 
• Free mini-course: Time to Hire? 5 questions to ask yourself before hiring your first (or next) team member.

Connect with Me: 

• Join Weekly Email: https://campus.zenithjourney.com/mailinglist   
• Website: https://www.zenithjourney.com/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katepeardon/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenithjourney/ 

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Zenith Journey website - leaders aren't born, they're trained
Buy the Delegation Playbook - delegate seamlessly, for better results, without the stress
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Kate Peardon Linkedin

What was your New Year's Resolution? Are you still working on it, or perhaps it's been abandoned with a little mental note to think "I'll try again next year". We all do a bit of self-sabotage, but when does it start to cause havoc in your work and personal life? In this episode, learn what self sabotage is, why we do it, and how to take action towards change.

Links

• Join 1:1 Leadership Coaching/Mentoring for the final quarter (last chance until Q2 2023, April intake)
• Going from Solo to CEO? Read about the upcoming guided program 
• Free mini-course: Time to Hire? 5 questions to ask yourself before hiring your first (or next) team member.

Connect with Me: 

• Join Weekly Email: https://campus.zenithjourney.com/mailinglist   
• Website: https://www.zenithjourney.com/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katepeardon/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenithjourney/ 

References:

• Free Saboteur test from Positive Intelligence: https://assessment.positiveintelligence.com/saboteur/overview 

https://positivepsychology.com/self-sabotage/ 

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In today's episode, I'll be sharing "how fear controls us" through a story about swimming with whales. Tune in for your one tip that you can apply to your life and to your work straight away about how to be able to better control fears and emotions that pop up for you.

Links

• Join 1:1 Leadership Coaching/Mentoring for the final quarter (last chance until Q2 2023, April intake)
• Going from Solo to CEO? Read about the upcoming guided program 
• Free mini-course: Time to Hire? 5 questions to ask yourself before hiring your first (or next) team member.

Connect with Me: 

• Join Weekly Email: https://campus.zenithjourney.com/mailinglist   
• Website: https://www.zenithjourney.com/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katepeardon/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenithjourney/ 

References:

• https://drdansiegel.com/mindsight/
• https://www.mindful.org/labels-help-tame-reactive-emotions-naming/ 

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Zenith Journey website - leaders aren't born, they're trained
Buy the Delegation Playbook - delegate seamlessly, for better results, without the stress
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Kate Peardon Linkedin

So you've got two people talking AT each other, not listening, wanting the other person to listen, because if they just LISTENED to you, they would see it your way, and realise that you’re right.  We have all been there.

Today's podcast takes a lesson from the book "Edge: turning adversity into advantage" by Laura Huang and award-winning Harvard Business School Professor.

In the book, they observed then interviewed more than 60 leaders who are trying to convince business associates and other people to change their minds on a course of action they initially disagreed with. The leaders who were the most successful in overcoming other people's skepticisms had one thing in common.

And this is the key to how to change someone's mind…. 

Links

• Join 1:1 Leadership Coaching/Mentoring for the final quarter (last chance until Q2 2023, April intake)
• Going from Solo to CEO? Read about the upcoming guided program 
• Free mini-course: Time to Hire? 5 questions to ask yourself before hiring your first (or next) team member.

Connect with Me: 

• Join Weekly Email: https://campus.zenithjourney.com/mailinglist   
• Website: https://www.zenithjourney.com/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katepeardon/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenithjourney/ 

References:

Book: Edge: turning adversity into advantage: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600457/edge-by-laura-huang/

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Kate Peardon Linkedin

What is happiness? Does happiness at work make our employees more productive? Will we be more profitable? Will we have an edge on our competitors? Will this help make a positive impact on the world around us?”  What is the criteria for happiness at work? We are going to be talking about the topic of happiness and how it impacts us on a work sense and the concept of Procedural Utility - is happiness reaching the destination where you’ve ticked off the criteria on your list, or the journey getting there?

Links

• Join 1:1 Leadership Coaching/Mentoring for the final quarter (last chance until Q2 2023, April intake)
• Going from Solo to CEO? Read about the upcoming guided program 
• Free mini-course: Time to Hire? 5 questions to ask yourself before hiring your first (or next) team member.

Connect with Me: 

• Join Weekly Email: https://campus.zenithjourney.com/mailinglist   
• Website: https://www.zenithjourney.com/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katepeardon/ 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zenithjourney/ 

References:

Benz, M., & Stutzer, A. (2003). Do Workers Enjoy Procedural Utility. Applied Economics Quarterly, 49(2), 149-172. 

Frey, B. S. (2010). Happiness. A Revolution in Economics. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Frey, B. S., Benz, M., & Stutzer, A. (2004). Introducing Procedural Utility: Not Only What but also How Matters. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 160(3), 377-401.

Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Self-Determination Theory and the Facilitation of Intrinsic Motivation, Social Development, and Well-Being. American Psychologist, 55(1), 68-78.

Schroth, H. A., & Shah, P. P. (2000). Procedures: Do we really want to know them? An examination of the effects of procedural justice on self-esteem. Journal of Applied Psychology, 85(3), 462-71.

Vargus, A. (2014). Procedural Utility in the Workplace, Evidence from Mexico. Theoretical Economic Letters, 4, 821-828.

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Zenith Journey website - leaders aren't born, they're trained
Buy the Delegation Playbook - delegate seamlessly, for better results, without the stress
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