The First-String Leadership Podcast

In this episode, we discuss what drove Roz to make her career switch from a traditional healthcare role to teaching and training others how to be better leaders. We also discuss her journey along the way and some of the advice she has for new leaders and entrepreneurs based on her wealth of experience. 

Show notes available at FirstStringLeadership.com/Nine

In this episode, we deep dive into the concept of organization and why it is such a critical component of effective leadership. 

Show notes are available at firststringleadership.com/eight

In our first podcast interview episode, we deep dive into the linkage between mental health, entrepreneurship and leadership with our guest, Joey Randazzo.

Show notes available at FirstStringLeadership.com/seven 

In this episode, we deep dive into what you should do when you disagree with your boss. Whether the topic is major, or minor, these areas can become dicey if not approached in the correct manner. In order to break this down a little more, we discuss what "agreement" actually means, how to still proceed with a united front when you don't agree, and why it is essential that you and your boss remain (at least in the public eye) on the same page. 

Show notes are available at firststringleadership.com/six

In this episode, we spend time discussing what it means to truly empower people. We discuss the need for a clear end state to be conveyed by the leader to the person being empowered along with clear boundaries to ensure that the mission is done within the leader's intent. Lastly, we discuss how starting with delegating and empowering your team can change the whole culture of your organization over time and make it a self-managed team. 

Show notes available at firststringleadership.com/five 

**I apologize upfront for the poor audio on this one. Had a microphone failure **

In this episode, we spend time deep-diving the effects of positive and negative reinforcement and what each can do to an organization. Using examples from sports and the military, we will follow two different paths to help you see the impact of each technique.

Show notes available at https://firststringleadership.com/four 

In this episode, we spend some examining how necessary humility is to effective leadership. I will walk you through three simple steps to how you can start to exude humility in your own leadership and also discuss the impact this will have on the overall effectiveness of your team. 

Show notes available at firststringleadership.com/three. 

Too often new leaders simply pencil whip a mission statement together because it is what they think they need to do in order to satisfy their boss, or because they are super busy as entrepreneurs and don't have time to really think through a mission statement. However, there is EXTREME VALUE in spending time with your team to develop a meaningful vision that provides direction and gains employee buy-in.

Show Notes Available at Firststringleadership.com/two