The Leadership Shot

Think about the last time you got praise—especially when you received it from someone you respect.

It felt so good, right? It makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside.

This feeling is what your team wants and needs. They want your praise.

Yet many leaders think that giving positive feedback or praise isn’t necessary.

I have four reasons why you need to give your team members consistent positive feedback when they deserve it.

In flush and lean times, giving praise verbally should be one of the top behaviors you use as a leader.

In this episode, I’ll share four reasons why giving praise is something you need to do more of.

I want to turn upside down your thinking about the phrase "WTF" or "What the f***."

This phrase can be a helpful way for you to center yourself when frustrated.

You’ll need to swap out the “F” in this phrase, though. I'll show you how. 

WTF--what am talking about, right? ;) I'll share ideas to make this phrase one you’ll rely on other than expressing how pissed off you feel.

I think employee engagement is important at any time of any organization's lifecycle and in any economy.

Yet with the looming recession--sorry to be a downer--I think some leaders feel that they get a pass on employee engagement. They think, I have less to worry about, or I don't have to worry about employee engagement. People will be happy to simply have a job.

It’s tempting to consider that you can take the idea of understanding the engagement of your team members off your plate. But it’s wrong.

Let’s define what engagement is and then you can consider why it’s key to your success as a leader all the time.

So, you know you have bad managers at your company. Maybe even on your team.

What can do you? What’s an easy way to approach the situation and start coaching them?

I’ve got you covered. In this episode, I’ll share a simple coaching model to help you coach those struggling managers.

Let’s say you’ve learned about some bad managers on your team or at your company. While you may want to know some of the next steps to take--the best practices--understanding what to NOT do--the mistakes--is just as important.

I’m going to share with you the top 5 mistakes I’ve seen companies make again and again when they face the challenge of bad managers.

These are the things you avoid.  And should avoid when managing terrible leaders on your team.

Have you ever worked for a bad manager? It’s awful, right? Not only does this situation make it hard for you to do your job, it makes it hard for you to want to do your job.

It’s deflating. It’s depressing. You end up avoiding interactions—in person, email, slack, anything from this terrible manager. And before you know it, you start looking around—looking around to find a better place to be. A new job.

Why do some managers act like jerks? Are they born that way?

No, they’re not. Just as great leaders are built vs. born, bad managers develop and grow.

I want you to identify the bad managers at your company. And to do that, you need to know the 3 types of bad managers. That’s what I’m sharing in today’s episode.

I want you to think of the situations that drive you nuts. The meetings that start late. The unexpected traffic, The people who rush in front of you to get on the train and never seem to look around them at all.

The people who look at their phones the whole time you’re with them--instead of looking at your face or eyes.

These are your buttons. They are the things or people that drive you nuts.

Once you identify them and learn why they bother you, you can make big strides in developing your EQ. Join me as we dive into learning about your EQ buttons.

Can it be easy to break down the concept of EQ or emotional intelligence?   Yes. 

In this episode, I will walk you through the 4 parts of a common model around EQ. Self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. 

Could this be more complicated? Totally. But why?! It doesn’t have to be. 

You simply need to learn what these concepts mean and pick one to focus on. One at a time. Let’s do it.

To learn more about micro-learning to make your role as a leader easier, visit AwesomeLeader.com/podcast.

Why do you want to learn about emotional intelligence? How do you think it will help you? 

When you have reasons why EQ can help you, you’ll grow your emotional intelligence skills as a leader much faster. 

So, what’s your why? I share some examples to help you think about connecting what is interesting to what makes a difference in your life as a leader.

To learn more about micro-learning to make your role as a leader easier, visit AwesomeLeader.com/podcast.

Do you ever feel as if you’re bubbling over with frustration or anger at work? And then it just blows up. You blow up. 

You just said what you felt and thought. And then, pretty soon after, you regret it. 

Let’s discuss what an emotional hijacking is and what’s going on in your brain. You can change this behavior. And you need to. Learning how and why your body and brain can control your words and actions is key to your growth as a leader.

To learn more about micro-learning to make your role as a leader easier, visit AwesomeLeader.com/podcast.