Reality-Based Leadership

By Alex DorrBusiness Management

Reality-Based Leadership episodes

April 06, 2020Q&A: Handling team fears, establishing new routines, and getting vulnerable
This week, I'm back to answering your questions about surviving this pandemic:

How can I deal with staff anger and resentment when they are now asked to account for their time at home?

I see the benefit of routine, but how can we establish new routines that work for our current situation?

I'm a nurse manager. How can I support my team who is angry about things out of our control?

I'm fearful that our company is only thinking about short-term vs. planning for the long-term!

Join me on Facebook Live this Tuesday & Thursday for live Q&A. https://bit.ly/34fnvf2
1 hr 2 min
March 30, 2020 Let's pause. I'm here for you.
I'm going to pause on my current podcast series so I can come to you weekly with my thoughts, reflections, tips, and techniques for how to move through this time together successfully. How can we simply survive this time we have been given, or dare I say, thrive? I'm going to talk about two mantras that are so powerful for me right now: Love Wins & Evolve Yourself

I'd love to hear your questions! What challenges are you facing? How can I help?

Send me your questions anonymously here and I may answer it on an upcoming episode!
47 min
March 25, 2020 How To Process Your Emotions
I'd love to come to you as often as possible during this strange and confusing time. Right now, maybe you're like me and feeling A LOT of emotions. That's why I thought it would be important to talk about how to process these emotions and to not let them turn into your suffering.

Please let me know in the comments if these are helpful and if you would like to see more!

I'd love to hear from you.. what questions do you have for me? Submit yours anonymously here.
11 min
March 23, 2020 S3E8: I'm a New Leader and Fear is Holding Me Back
When you come into a new leadership role, it's common for your ego to come out to play. In this case, fear took over the ability to move to action, stories overrode facts, victims and villains were alive and well. But when you can move beyond your ego and fear, and give yourself some compassion, it's amazing how well you will be able to lead.
42 min
March 17, 2020 Leading in Uncertain Times
With the frequent updates and changes to our daily lives because of COVID-19, I am sure many of you are feeling uncertain, scared, or just not sure how to lead at this time. I wanted to share some thoughts about how I'm trying to move through this rapidly changing and uncertain world at this time, and I hope it helps you in some way.
20 min
March 16, 2020 S3E7: Dear Cy, I'm Struggling to Put My Ego Aside at Work
This week, I'm answering a fan letter with one of my favorite people and personal lifestyle coach, Steven Matthew Adams. This letter is all about how to practically - in real-life - move beyond your ego on a daily basis. What can you do to stay neutral in your behaviors and responses, how can you toggle up in spite of your realities? This isn't difficult to do, it just takes some daily practice. I hope you enjoy!

Check out Steven's book, Along the Way.

Submit your Dear Cy Letter anonymously here!
55 min
March 09, 2020 How Can I Lead When I'm Conflict-Averse?
This week's Dear Cy letter is from someone leading a multi-disciplinary team that takes care of patients with chronic diseases. She isn't a nurse herself and believes that her team doesn't respect her as a leader because of it. She admits being conflict-averse and should have taken a more pro-active approach. Ultimately she wants to know how to hone her skills and put her ego aside to be a more effective leader.
54 min
March 02, 2020 S3E5 I've worked too hard to be in this role
Alex and Cy are answering a fan letter this week from a mom who writes about working hard to get a degree in early childhood education but then finds herself in a completely different role as a cook in the center where she is working. How she can find the opportunity in this role when she has worked so hard to obtain a career in teaching? We're going to talk about how your ego gets in the way and reframing this situation to grow where you are planted.

38 min
February 24, 2020 S3E4 My Team is Struggling with Burnout
This week, we're back to answering Dear Cy letters, and I think you're going to love this week's topic: Burnout. This is a big topic right now, especially for healthcare folks, but it's something we can all experience regardless of our job or industry. We're going to dive into handling burnout from a manager/leader standpoint, as well as managing your own wellbeing and self-care. I'm also going to cover something I call energy management and why unplugging is not always the solution!

52 min
February 14, 2020 The Top 5 Sources of Drama at Work
This week, I wanted to share a brief overview of the top 5 sources of drama at work that I found in my research. I know many of you have heard me talk about ego as a main source of drama, but did you know there are 4 other major contributors? Here's the great news: If we can understand these sources of drama, and work to manage them for ourselves and our teams, there's nothing that can stop you from producing amazing results and reaching your potential, not to mention living a happier and more peaceful life. I hope you enjoy listening in.

More info about the sources of drama in my book, No Ego. https://amzn.to/2vqHWIE
30 min