Leveraging Leadership

Have you asked for feedback lately? As renowned management guru Ken Blanchard says, feedback is the breakfast of champions, which means you should be asking for it from all areas of your organization and team!

In this third and final episode in our series on feedback, host Emily Sander discusses why asking for feedback is so valuable, before breaking down three tips for receiving feedback in the best possible way. 

Near episode’s end Emily references the book Radical Candor by Kim Scott, which can be purchased here.

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Ask for Feedback from Everyone Around You (00:40)

Say Thank You (03:00)

Listen and Ask for Clarification (4:25)

Feedback is Subjective and an Offering (05:25)

Three Key Takeaways on Feedback (06:55)

Book Recommendations (08:40)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of two books, An Insider’s Perspective on the Chief of Staff and Hacking Executive Leadership. Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach.

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here.

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube

Now that we know the importance and power that feedback can have we must learn to deliver it in the most effective manner possible. 

In this second episode of our three part series on feedback, host Emily Sander breaks down eight specific guidelines to follow when giving feedback for it to be received and used most effectively.

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Address Issues in Private, Praise in Public (00:25)

Give Feedback in Real Time (01:00)

Speak For Yourself (01:55)

Emphasize How Actions Affect the Team (02:15)

Be Sincere (03:10)

Be Specific (04:00)

Repeating Positive Feedback (07:55)

Saying Something is Better Than Nothing (09:15)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of two books, An Insider’s Perspective on the Chief of Staff and Hacking Executive Leadership. Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach.

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here.

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube

When you hear the word feedback, what’s your reaction? Do you get excited? Do you get nervous, or scared even? Does that feeling change depending on if you are giving or receiving the feedback?

Feedback is essential, and as host Emily Sander will tell you in this episode it is also an awesome part of any job, it helps people, and whether you believe it or not, people like receiving it!

In this the first episode in a three part series on feedback, Emily breaks down why it is so important, explains how studies prove people are secretly craving it, and walks you through two frameworks for how to deliver feedback for the best possible results.

If you like what you hear be sure to hit that subscribe button so you don’t miss parts 2 and 3 of the series!

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Episode Intro (00:00)

Importance of Feedback (01:25)

People are Secretly Craving Feedback (03:30)

How to Deliver Feedback - The Compliment Sandwich Framework (05:05)

How to Deliver Feedback - SBIN Framework (11:35)

Episode Recap (14:45)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of two books, An Insider’s Perspective on the Chief of Staff and Hacking Executive Leadership. Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach.

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here.

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube

On today’s episode of Leveraging Leadership, host Emily Sander welcomes Dr. William Attaway to the podcast to discuss the idea of a Catalytic Leader. As Dr. William would say, a catalyst is defined as “an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action.” A catalytic leader, then, is an agent of change.

As leaders we are always striving to get the best out of our teams by giving them our best, and Dr. William is a wealth of knowledge on how to do just that. During their conversation he and Emily discuss where he came up with the idea of Catalytic Leadership, how to find your own leadership style, why you must lead with intention, and much more!

To learn more about William and Catalytic Leadership, visit his website .

To get your free copy of William’s book, Catalytic Leadership, visit here. 

Follow William: LinkedIn | Twitter 

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Introducing Dr. William Attaway (00:00) 

What is Catalytic Leadership (01:45)

Finding Your Own Leadership Style (06:40)

Leading Intentionally (10:35)

Creating More Joy in your Career (12:25)

Work Life Balance and the Issues with Compartmentalization (20:15)

Constantly Learning and Evolving (24:15)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of two books, An Insider’s Perspective on the Chief of Staff and Hacking Executive Leadership. Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach.

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here. 

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube 

In this episode of Leveraging Leadership, host Emily Sander introduces the concept of a leadership tree as a way to visualize the impact of mentorship in the corporate world. She reflects on her own journey and the impact her mentor had on her career, sharing the story of how a single comment from him opened her eyes to new possibilities and encouraged her to pursue leadership roles. 

Throughout the episode, Emily emphasizes the power our words have, the importance of recognizing and cultivating untapped potential in others, and why you should express gratitude to your mentors while reflecting on your own leadership tree. 

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One Comment Changed Emily’s Career (00:00)

Opening Doors for Others (03:39)

Leadership Trees (05:57)

Don’t Fear a Mentee Finding Success (07:50)

Four Key Takeaways (08:49)

Recap and Wrap-up (13:00)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of Hacking Executive Leadership. Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach.

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here.

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube

Do you ever talk about your team members and how they are doing? If so, do you think you do it in an appropriate way that actually brings benefit to you or your team? 

Talking about people and situations is normal and as leaders who are privy to all the information and happenings within your team you’ve got all the possible thoughts swimming around in your head. It’s normal to want to vent, to get some of those thoughts out, to discuss things and wrestle with issues. However, while beneficial, you’ve got to be careful that venting doesn’t turn into gossiping.

On this week’s episode of Leveraging Leadership, host Emily Sander breaks down the subtle but important difference between venting and gossiping and why the former can help while the latter can ruin. 

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Venting is Normal and OK (When Done Correctly) (00:00)

Telling the Difference Between Venting and Gossiping (01:40)

Four Things to Help Stop Yourself From Gossiping (06:00)

Recap and Takeaways (13:15)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of two books, An Insider’s Perspective on the Chief of Staff and Hacking Executive Leadership . Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach. 

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here. 

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube 

Business (and life) are full of difficult conversations and conflicts that must be resolved to move forward. The ability to not only face those moments but produce good results and positive momentum from them is a crucial tool to have for any leader of any business. 

On this episode of Leveraging Leadership host Emily Sander is joined by Kristine Scott, aka the Conflict Resolutionary, to break down the ins and outs of conflict resolution and how we can all get a better handle on how we approach it.

Kristine is a nationally recognized trainer and internationally lauded speaker on conflict management. She is on a mission as Owner and Chief Trainer at Seattle Conflict Resolution to help others skip the mistakes that she made early in her life and be able to bring their best selves into hard situations.

During their discussion, Emily and Kristine go over advice for those who typically run from conflict, how to de-escalate our emotions, changing a win-lose situation into a win-win, and much more!

Learn more about Seattle Conflict Resolution by visiting their website .

Follow Kristine: LinkedIn | Facebook  

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Episode and Guest Intro (00:00)

Advice for Those Who Run From Conflict (02:25)

Preparing for a Contentious Situation (04:57)

De-escalating Emotions and Understanding our Biology (11:25)

Changing from Win-Lose Dynamic to Win-Win (20:55)

Differences Between Men and Women in Conflict Resolution (29:40)

Approach to Conflict from the Leader Position (34:45)

Where to Reach Kristine and Her Training Materials (37:45)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of Hacking Executive Leadership. Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach. 

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here .

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube 

Throughout history humans have often performed their best when challenged and that still rings true today, especially in a work environment. The ability of a leader to challenge their team while still providing that safe and supportive work space is crucial to driving outsized success. 

In this episode of Leveraging Leadership, host Emily Sander discusses why it is that humans enjoy a challenge so much and then walks you through four different examples of how a challenge can be appropriately given and the incredible results it can lead to.  

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Humans Enjoy a Challenge (00:00)

Example 1: Philip II of Macedon (02:03)

Example 2: Bees in Space (03:38)

Example 3: Captain Kirk in Star Trek (04:55)

Example 4: The Rainbow Unicorn (07:06)

Recap and Key Takeaways (10:23)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of An Insider's Perspective on the Chief of Staff. Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach. 

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here.

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube 

Are you tapping in to all of the resources you have around you? Likely not given that there are way more than you are thinking of, which is why it’s time to swizzle!

If you’ve never heard the term swizzle don’t fret, most haven’t. It’s a term and idea that was created impromptu by host Emily Sander during a team meeting years back. The general idea is to help you and your team be more creatively resourceful. 

In this episode of Leveraging Leadership, Emily breaks down what swizzle means and how the idea was born before going through three different examples of swizzling that display its different components and many benefits. 

Referenced in the episode:

The book Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal can be found here .

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The Art and Definition of Swizzling (00:00)

Adaptability to the Present Situation (02:28)

Learning Positive Traits from Your Leaders (04:13)

Maximum Recoverable Volume (08:45)

Swizzle Recap and Key Takeaways (11:55)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of Hacking Executive Leadership. Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach. 

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here. 

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube 

Do you feel in control of your own destiny? For Brady Ross that answer used to be no, but in recent years it has turned into a resounding yes. How did he do it? The change, as he says, was simple. His life transformed when he recognized the power of daily habits, goals and systems, and leveraged them to achieve astounding results in his physical health, mental health, career, and family life. 

On today’s episode of Leveraging Leadership, Emily chats with Brady Ross, fellow ICF Certified Coach and Entrepreneur, about his transformation and the power that motivation and habits have to propel us to massive success. They cover Brady’s book on habits and goals, discuss having a fixed vs growth mindset, explore how to spur motivation in those who lack it, go over their favorite coaching questions, and much more!

Learn more about Brady by visiting his website .

Find Brady’s book, Seven Steps to Dominate Your Day and Crush Your Goals, here .

Listen to Brady’s podcast, Motivation for Regular People, by visiting here .

Follow Brady: LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter 

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Episode and Guest Intro (00:00)

Brady’s Background and Why He Loves Habits and Motivation (02:50)

Fixed vs Growth Mindset (06:30)

Overview of Seven Steps to Dominate Your Day (11:20)

Planning Your Day (15:04)

Getting Active on a Daily Basis (19:22)

Learning Something (23:18)

Spurring Motivation In Someone Who Lacks It (26:31)

Feelings vs Intentions (31:22)

Favorite Coaching Questions (40:48)

Where to Find Brady and His Books (43:27)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of An Insider's Perspective on the Chief of Staff. Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach .

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here.

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube