The Human Leader

As a leader you face many challenges, including your own exhaustion. What should you look at what should you look out for and how do you start planning for your recovery? In this new season we focus on the support for leaders to be more human, allowing their teams to be more human, bringing about strong, robust teams that can thrive in the 21st Century

An interview with Sean Waters, from the Stress Less Clinic. Sean shares his wisdom and thoughts on stress and the pandemic, he calls it a ‘panic-demic’. He gives us some pointers to survive stress, to keep it simple, practical and to focus on your attitude. He looks at our negative bias and he talks about his passion for healthcare professionals who are suffering burnout and PTSD. He shares tips for leaders to help their teams by going back to basics. Enjoy this podcast, it is filled with wisdom and great tips for the human leader. You can get hold of Sean by emailing him: [email protected] or his website: www.stresslessclinic.co.za If you enjoyed this podcast, let us know. Send me a voice note or send me an email: [email protected]

Episode 15, author and blogger Andrea Harkins shares the wisdom and positivity she has learnt from her journey becoming The Martial Arts Woman. Her mission is to make the world a better place through martial arts and positivity. She is the author of two inspirational books. The Martial Arts Woman includes stories of human triumph and Martial Art Inspirations For Everyone includes positive anecdotes to help everyone overcome daily obstacles and stay positive. Her blog, The Martial Arts Woman, is martial art and positivity based for all audiences.

The Martial Arts Woman book: https://www.amazon.com/Martial-Arts-Woman-Motivational-Stories/dp/1544916213

Martial Art Inspirations for Everyone book: https://www.amazon.com/Martial-Inspirations-Everyone-Andrea-Harkins/dp/150297830X

The Martial Arts Woman blog: www.themartialartswoman.com

Colleen speaks to Celeste Blackman, co-founder of the Green Zone. In a world of DIY, we need to have DIT; Do It Together. Everyone, doing something small, in their own sphere of influence can change the world. Listen to Celeste and Colleen as they discuss how collaboration and trust can create productivity. Your first relationship is with yourself. In this time of Pandemic we have a choice of falling into fear, blame and competitive battles or coming together in radical collaboration to find solutions to our problems. What are the 7 C’s? Find out by listening further! Do you want to find out more? Contact Celeste Blackman: [email protected]. The artists website that Celeste refers to: https://stines.webnode.se/jag/ Did you enjoy this podcast? Please subscribe and send it forward to someone you know who needs to hear the message today. Leave a comment or send Colleen a comment to: [email protected]

A message of hope for leaders in an uncertain time.

Ryan Falkenberg, co-founder and CEO of CLEVVA, an intelligent automation platform, challenges us to make a difference in the world regardless of what others think or say. There are always people who will want to keep the status quo or will believe that any change will lead to disaster, but we are all able to choose to be the light in the world and make a difference. As leaders’ what new competences do you need for the future world of work. We should not be afraid of automation but embrace it as a tool for a new future of work we have as yet not seen. This is a refreshing outlook and one which brings hope for humanity. You can get hold of Ryan Falkenberg at: [email protected]. Reach out to him. Let us start meaningful conversations that shift the lens that we see the world through, into reimagining a future state for human kind. We would love to hear what you think about this episode. Reach out to Colleen at : [email protected]

Why do good leaders become corrupt, compassion immune and tone deaf to their followers? In this episode Colleen looks at the concepts of the Hubris Syndrome and the Power Paradox to explain how this change happens. Colleen also looks at how leaders can avoid falling into this trap. What did you think of this episode? What has been your experience in toxic. Corrupt leaders? Leave a voice note or email Colleen: [email protected]

I use the book of Jean Lipman-Bluman to describe what the toxic leader looks like, why we follow them and how we create them in a time of crises. This podcast ends with some strategies on how to avoid mindlessly following a toxic leader. If you have ever had the bewildering experience of seeing an obviously corrupt leader being protected and defended by loyal supporters and still stays in power regardless of the evidence against them, then this is the podcast for you. The Toxic Leader sells simple solutions and big visions to people who are hungry for hope. It is when good leaders step back and become silent that the world is at the mercy of Toxic Leaders and their selfish ambition. You can find the book online at https://www.amazon.com/Allure-Toxic-Leaders-Destructive-Politicians/dp/0195312007

In this episode Lorin Gold from The Schutz Company introduces us to the Human Element, a step by step methodology “contributing to the development of more self-aware, open organizations and individuals with greater self-esteem” resulting in “limitless heights of productivity and personal fulfillment within our organizations, our relationships, and ourselves.” (In the words of Will Schutz, Ph.D). Lorin provides examples and brings some great thoughts to our attention like, “for the human leader, the journey is the destination” and “loneliness in the workplace is at an all time high”. The Schutz company specializes in solutions that produce cultural transformation in progressive organizations. You can reach Lorin via email: [email protected]. Go visit their website: www.theschutzcompany.com What did you think about today’s episode? email Colleen Davis: [email protected]

We look again at the Barry Wehmiller story and how Bob Chapman used caring and actively listening to and seeing the value of each employee to turn it around. We find out what Brené Brown describes as a Daring Leader. After listening by to this podcast, how has this changed the way you see leadership? What will you start to do differently? Share your story with us. Send us an email to: [email protected] Resources used for this podcast: www.barrywehrmiller.com www.trulyhumanleader.com. https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2015/10/06/bob-chapman-why-you-should-treat-your-employees-as-family/ www.brenebrown.com. https:SimonSinek.com. More recent article on Bob Chapman: https://consciouscompanymedia.com/workplace-culture/developing-talent/how-this-2-8-billion-company-wins-by-caring-for-workers/