Speaking and Communicating Podcast

How do leaders communicative effectively in combat vs corporate?

Meet Clint Rusch!

Clint is a Leader, Innovator, Team-Builder and Problem-Solver. He is passionate about helping his teams achieve breakthrough success, often in areas they didn't realize were possible. He helps transform process, leadership, and capability in a relentless pursuit of excellence.

Clint is invigorated every day by the opportunity to his team become more than they ever thought they could, and to transform organizational process, culture, and leadership in the relentless pursuit of client, stakeholder, and community excellence. He grew up in Minnesota, where he learned the value of hard work, the importance of socially responsible community service, and the true meaning of the word ‘winter.’
 
The events of 9/11 changed Clint's life, as he left the University of Wisconsin and joined the Army, where he had the distinct honor to serve alongside some of the greatest men he has ever known. After taking off the uniform, he spent time in operations, finance, consulting, and executive leadership, working in settings as diverse as supply chain, aviation, healthcare, mining, hospitality, government, nonprofits, retail, technology, and utilities.

In this episode, Clint helps us not only understand effective communication protocol in the military but also the synergies and differences in how that translates into the corporate environment.

Key Points:
- how to create shared understanding within a team
- why soft skills are necessary for success in any industry
- transitioning between military and corporate communication norms
- the balance between directive and participative leadership styles
- effective communication across departments for career advancement
- how storytelling and context can inspire and motivate team members
-how stories help communicate ideas to various audiences

...and so much more!

Connect with Clint:
Website: https://www.clintrusch.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steel14/

Listen to the Podcast, subscribe, leave a rating and a review on Apple & Spotify:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clear-and-effective-communication-in-the-military-w/id1614151066?i=1000653474735
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2VYzDlVN2kAhwe6mtRtNKw
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB559sHqiJg

How does executive presence affect leadership performance?

Meet Katherine Lazaruk!

Katherine is the Founder and President of Lazaruk Consulting Inc. whose mission is gender parity, one leader at a time. She helps leaders and their teams walk the walk, talk the talk and look the part. Katherine focuses on corporate consultation and coaching, virtual professional presence, professional brand development, presentation and communication skills. 

As a Certified Leadership Coach, Katherine is an expert in getting the issues on the table and helping groups navigate their personal concerns as well as those of the group. She helps high-performing teams leverage their professional presence to solve their relational concerns as a team. She works with high performers, Directors, and Senior Executives who want to make sure their leadership vision is powerfully presented and understood. 

In this episode, Katherine shares with our listeners the criteria for having executive presence and what it takes to develop it. She has spent nearly 25 years exploring personal growth, self-awareness, and self-acceptance and brings that knowledge to her executive leadership clients. Taking a non-directive coach approach to performance evaluation and management lets companies encourage and motivate their people with radical personal responsibility and ownership, not hierarchical direction.

Connect with Katherine:
Website: https://lzrkconsulting.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinelazaruk/

Listen to the Podcast, subscribe, leave a rating and a review:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-develop-executive-presence-w-katherine-lazaruk/id1614151066?i=1000653214593
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7qPoUHONON9CMNgsbq5pXr
YouTube: https://youtu.be/AXiRiJ8-x_g

How does emotional intelligence impact leadership?

Meet Jay Williams!

Jay is a Speaker, Author and Executive Leadership Coach whose mission is to shift your thinking to ask the right questions. With a reputation for exceptionally satisfied clients, Jay helps leaders from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies achieve desired outcomes through his leadership philosophy and methodology. He has significant experience in executive development, sales, process analysis and transformation, client services, and change management.

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Jay also has proven expertise in creating alignment among leaders and executives to ensure clarity of values, company culture, strategic priorities, and key business metrics. A student of human behavior and leadership, his track record, consulting, and writing offer a lifetime of insight.

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Books:

Jay is the author of: This Vs That: Better Thinking, Better Choices, Better Leader and Leave Your Mark: The Thinking, Skills and Behaviors of Influencers. A frequent speaker at industry events, his warm, humorous and sometimes irreverent style engages audiences to shift their thinking. He helps them examine their point of view, eliminate their preconceptions, and start searching for truth instead.

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In this episode, Jay shares various strategies on how we can shift our thinking when it comes to conflict resolution, feedback and tough conversations. The skills necessary to make a difference do not require a title—only a shift in thinking, perspective, and behavior.

Key Points:
- Redefining feedback as a tool for performance improvement
- The science behind asking "what" instead of "why"
- Transforming tough conversations into productive dialogues
- Building a feedback culture that drives organizational success
- Emotional Intelligence: The linchpin of empathetic leadership

...and so much more!

Connect with Jay:
Website: https://www.jaywilliamsco.com

Additional Resources:
This Vs That: Better Thinking, Better Choices, Better Leader by Jay Williams
Leave Your Mark: The Thinking, Skills and Behaviors of Influencersby Jay Williams

Listen to the Podcast, subscribe, leave a rating and a review on Apple & Spotify:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emotional-intelligence-in-leadership-w-jay-williams/id1614151066?i=1000652981600
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3maPiDs2qjDi2fIHqQlaqY

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1Q3GuFu-BM

How transferable are leadership skills obtained from being a Navy SEAL?

Meet Marty Strong!

Marty is an Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker and Retired Navy SEAL. He is also the CEO of Legacy Care - a Virginia based healthcare company. He has authored 9 novels and 3 business books which are, Be Nimble (2022) Be Visionary (2023), and Be Different (August 2024).

Marty has built a distinguished track record of successful business leadership supporting U.S. Government agencies and private corporations. From 2016 to the present, he has built, scaled, and led several companies including a unique healthcare company that's applying innovative methods to deliver superior patient outcomes. He has been a leader and business consultant for decades and guest expert with over 350 appearances on national cable TV and hundreds of radio and Podcast interviews to his credit.

In his book, Be Nimble – How the Creative Navy SEAL Mindset Wins on the Battlefield and in Business, Marty's direct and compelling message is focused on not only business, but in truth, its leadership tenets are agnostic as to industry, marketplace, private, or public setting. The book is a personal conversation between a high-performance business leader and professionals searching for actionable insights that deliver results. 

Connect with Marty:
Website: https://martystrongbenimble.com
Be Nimble book by Marty Strong on Amazon

Listen to the Podcast, subscribe, leave a rating and a review:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-lessons-from-a-navy-seal-w-marty-strong/id1614151066?i=1000652752909
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1YVbAi0kGjATtJ3KItLTrR
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7rL4xjW9I0

Have you found yourself thinking, “Leadership would be easy if it weren’t for the people”?

Meet Summer Jelinek!

Louisiana native Summer is a Keynote Speaker, Author and Workshop Trainer who helps organizations control their chaos. She is a lifelong pursuer of influence. She has always been fascinated with leaders who could work with and through their teams and drive results through influence.

Summer started studying the strategies and styles of leaders who drive real results and that’s when she started to see patterns that changed the way she viewed leadership altogether. She realized that success as a leader was built on purpose, igniting action and inspiring teams. Now, as a consultant and leadership education specialist, Summer has the pleasure of sharing the lessons from great leaders and finding the magic that reshapes businesses for the better.

Derived from Summer Jelinek’s experience working as a leader with companies such as the Walt Disney Company, H-E-B, ski resorts and even a dude ranch, "Unlocking the Magic of Leadership" will open you to the Magic of Leadership, an easy to implement model that shows how you can take very specific steps to create and maintain a high performing culture where you and your employees not only survive, but thrive.

Connect with Summer:
Website: https://summerjelinek.com

Additional Resources:
"Unlocking The Magic Of Leadership" by Summer Jelinek on Amazon
FREE 1st Chapter of the Book: on https://www.unlockingthemagicofleadership.com/myf

Listen to the Podcast, subscribe, leave a rating and a review:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-magic-of-leadership-w-summer-jelinek/id1614151066?i=1000652498236
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GaadR68NuECbEFYUbN7WH
YouTube: https://youtu.be/5YP9og4bR6k 

How do leaders effectively implement the strategy of the organization?

Meet Julian Chapman!

Julian is the President of Forrest & Company, a Leadership Expert and Author of the bestseller, "The Managerial Leadership Journey". His organization helps create great places to work that achieve the strategy of the organization. They do this by helping clients to articulate their Strategy, define the structure to deliver that Strategy, and then develop the leaders to enable the achievement of the Strategy.

Julian has over 3 decades of experience engaging teams and organizations, from small groups to thousands of employees, building their leadership capability. His leadership knowledge is augmented by his 30+ year "second" career as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces from which he retired in 2014 at the rank of Brigadier-General.
 
Known as a pioneer of thinking in the workplace, Julian helps teams solve problems through effective thinking. His thoughts on leadership, organizational development, and accountability have been published in HR Reporter Magazine, CPA Bottom Line Newspaper, and HR Professional magazine.

(00:00) Every employee should give their manager their best advice
(02:37) This month we have a special leadership series where every guest will be a leader
(04:22) Leadership training is one of the key things that the military teaches
(08:02) Communication 101 seems to have been lost out there in our world today
(13:37) Managerial leadership brings together both management and leadership
(15:19) Managerial leadership is a profession unto itself
(18:25) The book is about managerial leadership journey and unconventional business pursuit
(20:21) Delegation is one of the biggest challenges for most leaders
(26:16) The problems in organizations are not the employees, it's management
(29:21) Every employee should be accountable for giving their manager their best advice
(34:30) Professional managerial leader has to get really good at communication

Connect with Julian:
Website: https://www.forrestandco.com
Buy the book: https://www.managerialleadershipjourney.com

Listen to the Podcast, subscribe, leave a rating and a review:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/effective-leadership-strategies-w-julian-chapman/id1614151066?i=1000652277528
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5rfro2fsqXdJGHuJbMM0eA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfleeddYW2Y

How do you fix a toxic work culture?

Meet Kyle McDowell!

Kyle McDowell is a former corporate executive of 3 Fortune 10 firms turned bestselling Author, Speaker, and Leadership expert.

From a tiny cubicle to leading 10s of 1000s of employees at some of the biggest companies in the world, to embarking on his life’s mission: cultivating and inspiring a world of WE-oriented leaders. Kyle is committed to ridding the corporate world of its toxic ways. He asserts that “The only way to build a Culture of Excellence is to Begin With WE. There is no substitution for conspicuously stating and then aligning on the principles that fuel the organization. The result of this alignment is a team with an unshakable bond and resolve to embrace (and conquer) the biggest challenges in business.”

In a world where individualism often takes center stage, Kyle McDowell brings a refreshing and transformative approach to leadership and corporate culture. On this episode, we delve into the power of 'WE' with Kyle, a visionary who's reshaping the way we think about teamwork and organizational success.

Kyle's 10 WE's framework is not just a set of principles; it's a movement!

Key Points:
- from apathy to a principle-based leader
-  being a champion for authenticity and transparency
- principles that foster trust, innovation, and unparalleled results
- igniting a desire to lead with purpose
- the real-life impact of the 10 WEs
- turning from boss to inspiring leader
- turning toxic work environments into cultures of excellence
- the undeniable link between principled leadership and business success

...and so much more!

📋 Episode Chapters

(00:00) Speaking and communicating podcast aims to help you improve your communication skills
(01:32) Kyle McDowell is widely known for transforming bosses into leaders using the 10 WEs framework
(03:47) You talk about shifting from principle-based leadership to service-based leadership
(09:21) Kyle: It turned even the financial results around at one company
(10:55) Kyle talks about 10 principles that can help organizations succeed
(16:32) We measure ourselves by outcomes, not activity
(20:14) There are two schools of thought on the details. Details are what separates good from average
(25:53) No leader should expect to have all the answers, Roberta
(29:43) Steve Kerr says Michael Jordan's leadership made him a better player
(36:13) When you want to drive a big transformation, it's challenging
(40:05) Kyle: Thank you very much for having me on. I appreciate your kind words
(40:21) Roberta: Kyle, thank you for being on the speaking on communicating podcast

Connect with Kyle:
Website: https://kylemcdowellinc.com
- Social Media: @kylemcdowellinc
- Book available on Amazon, Target, Barnes & Noble, and as an audiobook narrated by Kyle himself.

Listen to the Podcast, subscribe, leave a rating and a review:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-fix-a-toxic-work-environment-w-kyle-mcdowell/id1614151066?i=1000652039541
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/632LtphtjPOH98UhsObr8l
YouTube: https://youtu.be/4x5FfZkIcgw

What benefit comes from leaders developing empathy?

Meet Dr. Stevie Dawn Carter!

Dr. Stevie is the CEO of Empathix, Adjunct Professor, Keynote Speaker and Bestselling Author! Organizations hire her to inspire and empower their people to become Emotionally Intelligent Communicators.

As a professional speaker and trainer, she supports groups that are looking to put impactful communication and whole-human awareness at the top of their to-do list. With over 20 years of teaching and training experience, she creates presentations that are relevant, funny, and immediately applicable to every day life.

When not traveling around the country speaking on a stage, Dr. Stevie spends her time focused on growing The Fleetwood Project, a non-profit theater company started by her family in Mansfield, Texas.

📋 Episode Chapters

(00:00) This is why all my relationships fail. Because I was going through a divorce at the time
(00:14) Speaking and communicating podcast aims to help you improve your communication skills
(01:20) Dr Carter is the CEO of Empathix, a corporate trainer
(02:12) Empathix trains corporations on how to build emotional intelligence into their culture
(03:12) You're on stage you must really love the stage. Yes, it is my favorite place to be
(08:57) I think all leaders have some sort of servant, right
(10:39) Empathix focuses on emotional intelligence and empathy
(11:58) Steven Miller studied leadership and studying emotional intelligence for his PhD
(18:10) Let's assess how this is impacting our life, then make changes
(18:49) Everything in this world is built on relationships, from our personal life to work
(21:56) Every problem in every organization is built somewhere on bad relationships
(26:19) Doing a pulse check before your interactions can help you be more emotionally intelligent
(32:03) Communication is key when dealing with difficult conversations
(32:51) When we talk about empathy and leadership skills, we are not saying business comes first
(34:43) Building good relationships is so important when you're a leader
(39:11) People who struggle at work tend to also be struggling at home
(41:39) Last words for leaders who feel unprepared, um, for their new leadership roles
(44:52) Thank you for joining us on the speaking on communicating podcast

Connect with Dr. Stevie:
Website: https://empathix.net
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drsteviedawncarter/

Listen to the Podcast, subscribe, leave a rating and a review on Apple & Spotify:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-lead-with-empathy-w-dr-stevie-dawn-carter/id1614151066?i=1000651791497
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Q1D1bgvNnMwZo7hrjpxR0
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZsAfi--zJM&t=242s

How do top-performing leaders differentiate themselves from the rest?

Meet Dr. Carlos Davidovich!

Dr. Davidovich is an Executive Coach, Neuromanagement Expert, Speaker, Author and International TEDx Speaker. He has extensive experience supporting the development of leaders and management teams alike on an international scale. Raised and educated in Argentina, he has been living and working between Europe, USA and Canada for over 20 years, where he has become an Executive Coach giving workshops and lectures on Neuromanagement, applying neuroscience in organizations and businesses. Currently, he resides in Madrid working with clients from all sorts of cultures around the world.

Dr. Davidovich is originally trained as a medical doctor and draws on this medical background and understanding of the brain to apply Neuromanagement coaching modalities that lead to evident and sustainable change for his clients. He is a professor of Neuromanagement in the MBA programs at the University of New York in Prague, Czech Republic, and at GEA in Ljubljana, Slovenia; a guest lecturer for the Masters in Leadership program at the Lang School of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph, and a thought leader with the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate.

Dr. Davidovich helps his leader clients with high pressure, high conflict and high stress environments in this VUCA world.

Key Points:
- neuromanagement intersecting with neuroscience
- how leadership needs to understand the 5 brains
- building capacity in each of the control centers
- how humans operate, interrelate and react to change
- leadership communication vs team understanding
- communicating for the other person, not for yourself

...and so much more!

He is the author of the bestseller, Five Brain Leadership where he walks you through the latest breakthroughs in the burgeoning fields of neuroscience, epigenetics, and cognitive behavior to help you better understand your multilayered, magical mind, and how to work with it instead of against it in leading your team and building relationships.

📋 Episode Chapters

(00:00) Communication and leadership are crucial for your career growth and leadership development
(01:11) Carlos Davidovich talks to Roberta about the five brain leadership
(01:46) Nuromanagement is a blending of business and neuroscience
(03:54) One of your goals is to help companies build great relationships
(11:32) Roberta: The human brain is quite complex in communication
(16:57) Intuition is a different process. Sometimes people call it the gut feeling
(19:19) The most successful leaders are those able to listen and to decode properly intuition
(26:47) With a positive emotion, the rational brain works the best
(29:10) Being in the present is the most productive way of being
(32:07) Most successful leaders higher up in organizations use intuition, you say
(33:10) Today we talk about the AQ, or adaptability quotient

Connect with Dr. Davidovich:
Website: https://www.carlosdavidovich.com/en/home-eng/
Five Brain Leadership by Dr. Carlos Davidovich on Amazon

Listen to the Podcast, subscribe, leave a rating and a review:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/communication-skills-for-leadership-success-w-dr-carlos/id1614151066?i=1000651563553
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5flZoQHwdrb7JgacOJK3m4
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcy5RwEBWXI

How do you show up authentically as a leader?

Meet Sabine Gedeon!

Sabine is an Author, Speaker, Certified Coach and Consultant who guides professionals and entrepreneurs in transforming in leadership and in life. She also hosts the "She Leads Now" Podcast. Sabine is on a mission to ignite, empower, and equip leaders to fully step into their leadership identity, power, and ability, with Tools, Programs, and Coaching so you can create fulfillment in your life, career, and business.

If you are ready to embrace growth and transform into the powerful leader you are destined to become, listen to Sabine for various takeaways in this conversation. She brings together human-centered principles and tech-driven solutions, crafting programs tailored to tackle your specific leadership challenges.

Key Points:
- how to boost your confidence in a leadership role
- preparing yourself to lead authentically
- how entrepreneurs can make a bigger impact
- switching careers when at the top of your game
- making transitions as an emerging leader or executive
- how to have confidence, influence and impact

...and so much more!

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📋 Episode Chapters

(00:00) Communication and leadership are crucial for your career growth and leadership development
(01:24) Sabine Gedeon is an author, speaker, career and leadership strategist
(01:52) Welcome. So tell us a little bit about your career
(06:18) When you went to study the masters, you realized entrepreneurship wasn't for you
(10:25) Let's talk about the leadership aspect. We talk about leaders on this podcast
(15:02) There are more women in leadership now than there have been before
(23:20) You're no longer selecting values because authenticity sounds great or integrity sounds great
(23:46) Once we get to who are you, what are your values
(28:15) Roberta: Sabine Gedeon, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for having me
(29:09) Speaking on communicating podcast focuses on improving your communication skills

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Connect with Sabine:
Website: https://sabinegedeon.com

Additional Resources:
The Journey to Becoming by Sabine Gedeon on Amazon

Listen to the Podcast, subscribe, leave a rating and a review:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-with-vulnerability-and-authenticity-w/id1614151066?i=1000651322535
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZbWeMXoAZLBZkmy99MfB3
YouTube: https://youtu.be/hXz2iaVhq2w