The Practicing Leader Podcast

Have you ever been in a conversation where the other person's body language seemed to be saying something different than their words? Or maybe you've had a boss who always seemed to give you a certain look when they were disappointed with your work, even if they never said anything outright. These are examples of micromessaging - the subtle, nonverbal cues that we use to communicate with each other.

Creating content is an essential part of delivering on leadership principles, but not all content is created equal. By producing messages in different mediums, you can offer benefits to your audience that cater to different learning styles and preferences.

Your ability to produce your message is directly correlated with your effectiveness as a practicing leader.

There will be often times where you are asked to work where discussions are necessary and you need to find common ground. This week's podcast is about putting yourself in the right mindset to find common ground.

Decision debt refers to the cost of making short-term decisions that can have long-term consequences. As a leader, it's your responsibility to limit or mitigate decision debt by considering both the short term and long term impacts of those decisions

As professionals, we all need help from time to time. Whether you're facing a challenging project, a tight deadline, or simply feeling overwhelmed, it's important to know how to ask for help in an effective way. Let's walkthrough three (3) easy steps!

We all want our people to hit the ground running no matter how new they are. This, however, will lead to missed expectations. All people need an opportunity to learn the ins and outs of new tasks. In order to help any individual be successful at something new is through them guided delegation.

How many times have you said the words, I better update my resume or, worse yet, I need to find my resume or, even worse, How do I make a resume. It is one of those things that everyone hates to do, but it is necessary to move forward in our careers. Here are some steps to get started.

You know those conversations. The ones where the hair on the back of your neck stand up or your ears get hot. This podcast will introduce you to a structured approach to tackling them more predictably.

Building relationships with your peers can be time consuming and difficult. In today's podcast, we talk about how to have more effective 1 on 1s with your peers to build deeper connection at work.

In this episode, I briefly touch on leadership characteristics which need to be developed to have deeper relationships with people in the long haul.