There’s nothing normal about these days.

Not only are you working from home, you’re leading from home.

And chances are, you and your team weren’t ready for this.

How do you excel as a leader in this new reality?

 

When this crisis first hit we were dealing with each day, each moment as they came. Surviving the moment seemed our best strategy.

 

But we realize that this crisis is not going to depart as quickly as it arrived, it’s going to be here for some time yet. And it’s impact will be felt for years to come. 

Now more than ever, you need a leadership strategy. You need to courageously lead in this time of crisis.

Today we’re talking about… Our New Normal: How to lead from home.

 

Here’s your Leadership Action Steps:

Create your Team Listening strategy -- How will I listen to my team today?

Create your Team Priorities strategy -- How will I set clear priorities and compelling goals with my team?

Create your Team Productivity strategy -- How will I help my team be productive today?

Create your Team Communication strategy -- How will I communicate with my team today?

Enjoy the episode and remember to grab your Leading in Times of Crisis checklist.

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Links mentioned in this episode:

   * Grab your Complete Checklist, “Leading in Times of Crisis.” Go to: www.toddmacpherson.ca/crisis

 

Other episodes on leadership during Coronavirus: 

  * Coronavirus: Leading in Times of Crisis.

  * How do you lead when you’re as scared as everyone else?

  * How to Process your Emotions.

  * Our New Normal: How to work from home.

Are you struggling to adjust to this new reality?

Routines, habits, productivity have all been up-ended.

Even our sense of the passage of time is all messed up.

How do we adjust to this bizarre working reality?

 

In this episode, I’m providing some practical advice for you (and those you lead) on how to be productive and maintain some normality while working from home.

Three simple action steps you can do today to create your new work-from-home routine.

Create New Routines

Set Actionable Goals

Create Real-life Accountability

 

This is our new normal: How to work from home.

Until next time,

Todd

 

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Links mentioned in this episode:

   * Grab your free Worksheet, “The 4 Steps to Overcoming Overwhelm.” Go to: www.toddmacpherson.ca/overwhelm

  * Chris Bailey’s A Life of Productivity podcast -- https://alifeofproductivity.com/simple-ways-to-make-yourself-accountable/

  * FocusMate: https://www.focusmate.com/

 

Other episodes on leadership during Coronavirus: 

  * Coronavirus: Leading in Times of Crisis.

  * How do you lead when you’re as scared as everyone else?

  * How to Process your Emotions.

Emotions are running high.

Anxiety, worry and so many other emotions are constant.

Adding to the challenges you face as a leader.

How do you keep your emotions from holding you back?

 

This week I’m walking you through a step-by-step, simple way to process your emotions. It was inspired by a fantastic Instagram post from Arianna Huffington (link below).

Notice It

Name It

Feel It

Relax Into It

 

We may feel like suppressing or ignoring these negative emotions, but that’s not healthy for you and counter-productive to effective leadership.

Here’s “How to Process your Emotions.”

 

Are you ready? Let’s dive in.

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Links mentioned in this episode:

   * Grab your free Worksheet, “The 4 Steps to Overcoming Overwhelm.” Go to: www.toddmacpherson.ca/overwhelm

  * Make sure you follow Arianna Huffington: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-IrN9oJCO6/

 

Other episodes on leadership during Coronavirus: 

  * Coronavirus: Leading in Times of Crisis.

  * How do you lead when you’re as scared as everyone else?

As a leader, you’ve never had to deal with anything like this before.

Uncertainty, pressure, and anxiety have become our constant companions in this global health crisis.

How do you lead when you feel like you’re falling apart inside?

If you’re feeling anxious and overwhelmed, this episode is for you.

 

And I’m feeling it too. So…

 

This week, I’m sharing the 4 steps I’m using to overcome the overwhelm.

 

Nothing profound. 

Simply a practical, actionable way to deal with anxiety.

 

Four simple steps:

Get Clarity

Set a Strategy

Take Action

Evaluate Results

 

Each step has a series of questions to help you deal with the anxiety and overcome the overwhelm.

 

As leaders, we need to Keep Calm and Lead On.

 

Here’s, “How do you lead when you’re as scared as everyone else?”

 

Hope this helps.

 

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Links mentioned in this episode:

   * Grab your free Worksheet, “The 4 Steps to Overcoming Overwhelm.” Go to: www.toddmacpherson.ca/overwhelm

  * Last week’s episode: Coronavirus: Leading in Times of Crisis.

Coronavirus is a global crisis.

The fear, anxiety, and repercussions of COVID-19 are greatly impacting your team (and you as well).

Now, more than ever, your team needs courageous leadership.

Here’s How to lead in times of crisis.

 

In today’s episode, I’m sharing some straight talk on Coronavirus and it’s impact upon you and your leadership.

 

I’ll share the three essential steps you need to take to lead effectively and courageously in this crisis (and any time of crisis).

And I’ll share some very practical help for you in this time.

 

Are you ready? Let’s dive in.

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Links mentioned in this episode:

   * Feeling overwhelmed with all of this?Grab your free Worksheet, “The 4 Steps to Overcoming Overwhelm.” Go to: www.toddmacpherson.ca/overwhelm

Get The Facts:

  * World Health Organization (WHO): https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

  * Health Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html 

  * Centre for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Let’s be honest, leadership can be overwhelming and a little scary.

As a  new leader, you face difficulties that are bigger than you.

Will these challenges make you or will they break you?

It all comes down to developing a posture of growth. 

That’s the power of growth, it turns leadership challenges into leadership triumphs.

 

This is the sixth and final episode in our Foundations of Courageous Leadership series. And this one is a game-changer.

 

In fact, I can promise you if you apply this foundation to your life and leadership, it will pay dividends like nothing else in life.

 

Are you ready? Let’s dive in.

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Links mentioned in this episode:

   * Grab your free Worksheet, “The 4 Steps to Overcoming Overwhelm.” Go to: www.toddmacpherson.ca/overwhelm

 

Other Episodes in this series:

  * Part 1: Courageous leadership is the difference-maker.

  * Part 2: This one thing will make or break your leadership.

  * Part 3: Want to be a courageous leader? This one skill you must master.

  * Part 4: How to inspire your team to make a real difference.

  * Part 5: To-do list overwhelm? Here’s the secret great leaders know.

Do you have way too much to do?

You don’t know how you can keep up with it all!

And yet, great leaders get stuff done! How do they do it?

Leaders get clarity on the true priorities, then prioritize those priorities.

This is their secret to getting done what must get done?

 

If you’re ready for some very practical and highly actionable steps to getting done what you need to get done, this episode is for you.

 

Are you ready? Let’s dive in.

** Correction: In the podcast I called Shackleton’s ship the Endeavour, my mistake, it was the Endurance. I highly recommend Alfred Lansing’s book, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

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Links mentioned in this episode:

   * Grab your free Worksheet, “The 4 Steps to Overcoming Overwhelm.” Go to: www.toddmacpherson.ca/overwhelm

 

Other Episodes in this series:

  * Part 1: Courageous leadership is the difference-maker.

  * Part 2: This one thing will make or break your leadership.

  * Part 3: Want to be a courageous leader? This one skill you must master.

  * Part 4: How to inspire your team to make a real difference.

What if there was a simple trick to radically improve your leadership?

And what if that simple trick was something you already know how to do.

Want to be a courageous leader? This one skill you must master.

 

It’s not position, it’s not power, its caring.

“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” John Maxwell

 

Here’s “The simple trick to becoming a better leader, fast!”

 

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Links mentioned in this episode:

   * Grab your free Worksheet, “The 4 Steps to Overcoming Overwhelm.” Go to: www.toddmacpherson.ca/overwhelm

Other Episodes in this series:

  * Part 1: Courageous leadership is the difference-maker.

  * Part 2: This one thing will make or break your leadership.

You want to be a  great leader.

And there are so many things to learn and master.

But is there one thing that’s you must do?

Yes, there is — one trait that is most critical.

 

Hello, my friends. Welcome to the New Nonprofit Leader podcast. 

I’m your host, Todd MacPherson. 

And we’re in a 6 part podcast series on the Foundations of Courageous Leadership

 

Becoming the kind of leader people love to follow is a challenging journey -- after all, leadership is quite complex. But I have found there are a few foundational principles all good leaders have in common.

 

And today’s is the most critical foundation of them all. This foundation will empower your growth, inspire your team, and generate goodwill when you make mistakes. But if you lack this foundation, your leadership will be bankrupt before you know it.

This is the one thing that will make or break your leadership.

It’s the Power of Character (and how to improve your authentic character).

Are you ready? Let’s dive in.

 

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Links mentioned in this episode:

   * Grab your free Worksheet, “The 4 Steps to Overcoming Overwhelm.” Go to: www.toddmacpherson.ca/overwhelm

Other Episodes in this series:

  * Part 1: Courageous leadership is the difference-maker.

While teaching a leadership fundamentals course a number of years ago, a student asked me what I felt was the most important fundamental in leadership.

After reflection, I realized I couldn’t provide “the one” most important foundation; there’s more than one because leadership is a complex thing.

However, over the years, I have discovered that there are six foundations of courageous leadership.

 

So, if you want to make a difference in this world! 

But you find it difficult because there are so many demands and so much to do.

You find yourself wondering, “Where do I begin?”

If you’ve asked yourself, “How do I become a leader who makes a difference?”

 

Then this 6-part podcast series, Foundations in Courageous Leadership is for you.

 

You see, Courageous Leadership is the difference-maker.

 

Are you ready? Let’s dive in.

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Links mentioned in this episode:

   * Grab your free Worksheet, “The 4 Steps to Overcoming Overwhelm.” Go to: www.toddmacpherson.ca/overwhelm

  * Episode 5: Your most important skill to become the leader people love to follow.