Peak Performance Leadership

Human beings have been telling stories since our existence. The ability to tell an effective story is essential in conveying messages, developing subordinates, and connecting with everyone you come in touch with. Yet so many leaders simply suck at telling stories and have no idea why storytelling matters.

Tom Henschel is an expert in workplace communications and executive development. Tom is president of the executive development firm Essential Communications and a founding coach at the consulting firm Corporate Coaching International. He is a senior coach with Aria Consulting, Arden Coaching and Executive Coaching Connections. As a volunteer, Tom coaches emerging female leaders for The Coaching Fellowship, serves on the Advisory Board of The Actors Fund and on the Board of Directors of Children’s Community School.

Why Storytelling Matters Topics

During this interview, Tom and I discuss the following topics:

• How he went from actor to executive coach
• Why perception is so important to leaders
• Why story telling is such a powerful tool
• How leaders can improve their story telling skills
• Should leaders have "back pocket" stories.

For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/111

Welcome to the Monday Leadership Minute.

This just a quick and dirty weekly segment where I talk about whatever leadership topic is ongoing or in my mind. If you have something you would like to hear during this segment, be sure to reach out to me via: [email protected]

There are no show notes for these, just enjoy.

Moving Forward Leadership Resources

Keep on top of Moving Forward Leadership with all the resources which I have established for you:

POWER Goals Program - If you are ready to stop complaining and start achieving those goals which you have been trying to achieve for some time now. Then stop chasing your dreams and start achieving them through my very own POWER Goals program. Learn about picking the right goals, figuring out how to achieve them, getting on track with achieving them and most importantly how to get back on track when you fail... because you will. Learn more here!

Moving Forward Leadership Resources - Check out the Moving Forward Leadership Resources section where I list every single resource mentioned on the show. As well, there are books which I have read written or read personally and finally various types of services which I use and recommend.

The 9 Foundations of Leadership – I’ve written this ebook for you all to get a base of your leadership skills. With this book, you will be able to begin to form your leadership style. For a small fee, you can get your journey started and get ahead of your peers! Just follow the link in the title, and your copy awaits you!

Facebook Page – Check out updates from Moving Forward Leadership, as well when links and videos.

Facebook Group – Come and let’s discuss leadership. I will swing by and answer any questions you have as well as provide advice and guidance for your situations.

Twitter – Definitely subscribe here to find out when new episodes go live, or if I have a random idea to share with the world.

Monthly Newsletter – Sign up for my newsletter and see what is happening in the background with me, read the most interesting articles in leadership, as well as get inside information from time-to-time on what I have upcoming!

Email – Don’t hesitate to reach out to me with ideas, suggestions, comments or questions. I truly love hearing from you all!

Where to Subscribe to Moving Forward Leadership

Love the Moving Forward Leadership Podcast? Then subscribe to your favourite device and app! As well, please leave me a review! These reviews mean more to me than you could ever imagine.

Leaders and their people are constantly under heavy strain. Day in and day out, they are placed under stressors to achieve more with less. Eventually these stressors become too much for any person - leader or follower. We all need to figure out ways to destress and relax but sometimes people can take destressing to the extreme.

As a Manual Therapist for twenty-five years, Kevin has logged over 35,000 hours of clinical practice focusing on improving physiological structure and function. Empowering individuals to achieve wellness, he is a professional speaker/trainer and maintains a thriving bodywork practice. Kevin has

also logged thousands of fieldwork hours in human-animal interaction studies. Combining this fieldwork with his extensive training in human physiology, he created The CATalyst, a human-wild animal interaction experience and an extraordinary approach to wellness and peace. 

CATalyst Approach Topics

During this interview Kevin and I discuss the following topics:

• What the CATalyst Program is
• How he developed the CATalyst Program
• How exotic animals help people destress
• How “grounding” works to help leaders with stress
• Common indicators of stress upcoming
• How leaders can train their entire team in this Approach

For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/110

A cultural evolution is a complex undertaking and isn’t something you hire a consultant to lead or that you purchase off the shelf. If people within the organization don’t believe in the culture change, aren’t involved in it or simply don’t understand it, it will fail. Leaders need to prepare their organization for cultural evolution by answering the “why this and why now?” questions and providing a foundation upon which the activity required to deliver the change can be built.

Colin Ellis is a renowned culture change expert with 30-plus years of helping transform organizations around the world. Whether it's the way that projects are delivered, how teams work together or how to change the DNA of an organisation He provides practical information on how to make change easy. He uses case studies, experience and plenty of humour to keep people engaged and laughing! 

Culture Fix Topics

During this interview, Colin and I discuss the following topics:

• The motivation behind his book
• How to inspire a culture change mindset into an organization
• How a leader’s personality and communication style impacts culture
• How leaders can develop and implement a vision
• Why values are so important to culture
• How to behaviour impacts culture
• How innovation impacts an organization’s culture
• How to make a new culture stick in the long term

For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/109

Bad-boss behavior stems from all-too-common leadership tendencies we carry within us: hubris, arrogance, and a proclivity to abuse power. Let them go unchecked for too long, and your reign as a leader is toast. In a world where leadership seems to be about who’s the loudest and most outlandish, we’re all one step away from being that “leader gone wild.”

Captain John "Coach" Havlik, U.S. Navy SEAL (Retired), led special operations teams around the world during his 31-year naval career, including the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, the SEAL’s most elite operational unit. Captain Havlik was a nationally ranked swimmer and is a member of the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame and Mountaineer Legends Society. 

The Leadership Killer Topics

During this interview, John and I discuss the following topics:

• Why he decided to join the US Navy, in particular the SEALs
• The greatest leadership lessons from being a SEAL
• How he has taken these lessons to the “real world”
• Why humility is so important to leaders
• The characters of The Killer and General Hubris
• How leaders can ensure that their ego doesn’t grow too much
• How leadership starts from the bottom
• The best ways to live leadership daily

For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/108

Today’s leaders have many faces. From pedal-to-the-medal startups to behemoth multinational corporations, those in various leadership roles have one thing in common: they’re all burning out. A 2013 study of C-Suite executives and senior managers found that roughly 80 percent of respondents felt overworked, overloaded, powerless, and unrewarded. Fast forward to 2019, and in some industries, such as healthcare, burnout is so extreme it could have pushed 51 percent of executives to leave their jobs. And just this May, the World Health Organization recognized this crisis by expanding its definition of occupational burnout in the ICD-11 International Classification of Diseases. Those leaders who did not burn out, practiced conscious leadership in their daily lives.

Michael Bianco-Splann is a conscious leadership expert, inspirational speaker, and master certified corporate trainer with over 30 years of front-line executive experience. He offers a transformative approach to leadership—within Fortune 100 companies to small boutique enterprises—for those seeking a life that’s true to one’s passion and purpose. He is the author of Conscious Leadership: 7 Principles That Will Change Your Business and Change Your Life.

Topics

During the interview, Michael and I discuss the following topics:

• How he was inspired to write his book.
• What being a conscious leader means to him
• The 7 principles leaders can implement to change their lives

For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/107

The COVID-19 crisis has rocked the world. Here I just take a couple of quick minutes talk about my thoughts on how we can lead through the crisis. As well, I show that even as experienced as we get we can make mistakes, such like forgetting to plug in your studio microphone and not recording with your laptop one.

Nonetheless it's about the content and not the audio quality... all the time.

Moving Forward Leadership Resources

Keep on top of Moving Forward Leadership with all the resources which I have established for you, free of charge:

POWER Goals Program - If you are ready to stop complaining and start achieving those goals which you have been trying to achieve for some time now. Then stop chasing your dreams and start achieving them through my very own POWER Goals program. Learn about picking the right goals, figuring out how to achieve them, getting on track with achieving them and most importantly how to get back on track when you fail... because you will. Learn more here!

Moving Forward Leadership Resources - Check out the Moving Forward Leadership Resources section where I list every single resource mentioned on the show. As well, there are books which I have read written or read personally and finally various types of services which I use and recommend.

The 9 Foundations of Leadership – I’ve written this ebook for you all to get a base of your leadership skills. With this book, you will be able to begin to form your leadership style. For a small fee, you can get your journey started and get ahead of your peers! Just follow the link in the title, and your copy awaits you

Facebook Page – Check out updates from Moving Forward Leadership, as well when links and videos.

Facebook Group – Come and let’s discuss leadership. I will swing by and answer any questions you have as well as provide advice and guidance for your situations.

Twitter – Definitely subscribe here to find out when new episodes go live, or if I have a random idea to share with the world.

Monthly Newsletter – Sign up for my newsletter and see what is happening in the background with me, read the most interesting articles in leadership, as well as get inside information from time-to-time on what I have upcoming!

Email – Don’t hesitate to reach out to me with ideas, suggestions, comments or questions. I truly love hearing from you all!

Where to Subscribe to Moving Forward Leadership

Love the Moving Forward Leadership Podcast? Then subscribe to your favourite device and app! As well, please leave me a review! These reviews mean more to me than you could ever imagine.

Engagement and culture are two aspects which followers yearn for within any organization. They want to feel like they belong in the organization, that the organization understands them as an individual, and that they feel connected with their organization at the core level. Yet too many organizations out there couldn't care less about this aspects.

David has been teaching leaders to be more effective since 1989. For 20 years, he learned from the very best as an officer in the US Army. He has been on the faculty teaching leadership and lean systems at Stetson University, the Defense Acquisition University, the University of Kentucky, and the Ohio State University. David has also taught in the Executive Education program at Penn State University. Now he teaches organizations how to obliterate obstacles, accelerate innovation, and elevate performance by teaching leaders how to love, learn, and let go. Leaders who apply these lessons achieve higher productivity, higher profitability, and higher professionalism as they build great workplaces.

Topics

During this interview David and I discuss the following topics:

• Why organizations would need to change their culture in the first place.
• What the fine point between policy structure and freedom of movement
• The three Ls as a leader
• How to realize a leader can realize that a culture change is required
• Why do we need to understand culture change?
• How do we move from a culture of compliance to a culture of engagement?
• Benefits of a culture of engagement
• How do we get our employees engaged in helping us improve?

For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/106

Far too many organizations formulate their strategy with antiquated approaches designed to make everyone feel good, and then fail to implement anything meaningful. Ineffective strategies, assessed using assumptions rather than quantifiable metrics, muddy organizations’ abilities to hone an identity that will make them stand out. Developing goals around the business’s true competitive advantages — determined using a five-factor test — will distinguish them in the eye of the customer and result in extraordinary returns.

Chuck Bamford, Ph.D., is a strategy consultant who has worked with hundreds of organizations to develop and implement a compelling strategy. In his role as a professor for the past 25 years at Texas Christian University, University of Richmond, University of Notre Dame, Duke University and others, he has been honored with 22 Professor of the Year awards.

The Strategy Mindset 2.0 Topics

During our conversation, Chuck and I discuss the following topics:

• The major difference between The Strategy Mindset and The Strategy Mindset 2.0
• Why knowing your current customers and competitors is so important
• How to have a reason for existence
• Mission statements
• Important of Vision
• How to structure an organization properly
• How to keep an organization strategically aligned

For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/105

All leaders need an edge to be at the top of their performance. If we leaders fail, so do our teams and organizations. Sometimes we need to seek out help in getting that edge and at times that edge comes from those who are trained to the highest standards.

Dr Jannell MacAulay is a combat veteran who served 20 years in the US Air Force as a pilot, commander, special operations consultant, and professionalism instructor. With her innovative leadership style, she was the first leader to introduce mindfulness as a proactive performance strategy within the US military. She continues to consult within the DoD, DoJ, and corporate America delivering keynotes and a high-performance warrior mindset training program, called Warrior’s Edge, which she developed with Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks and Dr Michael Gervais. She is a TEDx speaker and mother of two, who is on a mission to help individuals excel in high-stress and rugged environments, by showing them how to lean into each moment to find their best selves.

Warrior’s Edge Topics

During this interview with Jannell, we cover the following topics:

• Leadership experiences as a USAF Officer
• Leadership lessons from being a USAF Squadron Commander
• Where the Warrior’s Edge came from
• What the Warrior’s Edge is exactly
• How leaders can use it to their benefit

Guest Resources

If you want to follow Jannell or check out her resources, be sure to use the following links:

• Jannell’s Website
• Connect with Jannell on LinkedIn
• Jannell on Facebook
• Follow Jannell on Twitter
• Follow Jannell on Instagram
• TED Talk

For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/104