The Sync Leadership Lab

Data shows that a large majority of people experience Imposter Syndrome in their career, so what is it and how do we overcome it?

I sat down with Lindsay Zubek to break it down, discuss how it shows up, and specific ways to overcome it. If you face Imposter Syndrome or feel people on your team might, this is a great episode to understand how to work through it to have you best and authentic self show up when needed.

Top quotes:

"Imposter syndrome is when  individuals who are actually achieving, they're actually accomplishing, but they don't recognize that those achievements are due to themselves. They attribute those to luck, to others, to circumstance, to situation."

"Imposter syndrome and low confidence is so prevalent 70 to 85 percent of people feel it at some point in their career, odds are someone who you're leading on your team is struggling with it, if not you"

On overcoming:

" I had a folder called good things. And I started to put when someone sent me a nice email, or when someone gave a compliment, I had a folder that I would review if I was having a moment that, I wasn't feeling great, I'd review that, and it's helpful."

"Think of the story that you're telling yourself, separate fact from emotion and going through that process. can actually be super helpful in moving past the feeling"

Favorite Quote (from Jess Sims)

" You're a masterpiece, but a work in progress at the same damn time"

Suken welcome's in a special guest host, his teenage daughter. They explore key leadership lessons which happen to be relevant for both teenagers as well as leaders in the workplace.

Whether you are a leader continuing to hone your skills, or looking to help your teenage child work on theirs, take a listen for some simple, yet impactful leadership lessons.

We discuss the importance of servant leadership, authenticity, and humble confidence. We also get into how "failure" can be hard, but how we can turn those experiences around to our greatest wins.

This is Year 3 of setting a focus word of the year. Take a listen of how setting a focus can be so impactful and how I am using this as a guiding light to accomplish what I want this year around my 2025 word: Purpose

A must do year end activity is to reflect on the year that has passed, and set intentions for the year ahead.

Take just 20-30 minutes for yourself to sit down and really think about your successes of the past year to celebrate your wins and growth. Then set goals for 2025 which are meaningful to you and put yourself on the path to achieving them.

Take a listen and be guided through the exercise and ready to take on the new year!

Need additional support setting or achieving your goals? Reach out to me today - I am here to help your goals become realities.

Leading in today's world hinges on how we manage our relationships, so come take a listen to how Gina Restani breaks down 5 ways to stand out, and drive results while you are at it.

Gina dives into these 5 simple steps:

1 - Listen

2 - Ask Powerful Questions

3 - Creating Generative Conflict

4 - Building a culture of Appreciation

5 - Build the Relational Foundation

Millennials and Gen Z are starting to make up a majority of the workplace, and they bring with them plenty of stereotypes and amazing gifts.

Take a listen to learn about major events that shape this generation, how they show up in the workplace, and how to manage them for collective success!

Lauren Foster is a leader in this space as an HR Leader, somebody who manages a number of people in these generations, and also helps lead the effort on the annual Global Deloitte research about them.

Show Notes:

Millennials (ages ~28-43 today)

Major Life Events:

Looking for in workplace:

Gen Z (ages ~12-27 today)

Major Life Events/ Drivers:

Looking for in workplace:

How to build strong relationships:

As mid-life and mid-career professionals, we have a lot on our plate both personally and professionally. How can we manage it all and still keep our head on straight?

I talk with Matt Davis about how he approaches life, stress, anxiety and more as he manages a genetic disposition to severe mental health challenges. As somebody who has lost a loved one to mental health, deals with it regularly himself, and is also a caretaker of somebody dealing with it, he shares his own experiences and many good ideas and suggestions on how others can work on it themselves.

Note: neither Matt or I are medical professionals. We both feel passionately about this topic and hope this can help support you through your mental health journey.

Top Quotes:

"Some people may question: Hey, do I really have anxiety or do I really have these things that we try to quantify? And my response would be, it doesn't matter. All of us have really negative feelings that we have to overcome each day. We're all doing our best and there are ways to overcome that."

"If you really examine any time that you're feeling an overwhelming amount of anxiety or stress, or even depression, there's typically some sort of expectation hanging out there. Scientists can call this inner locus of control where. We have the ability to choose our life, to choose the things we do."

"When I get into that anxious state, I really have to cut off the future for just a little bit. I call it the today is the greatest day I've ever known, where I have to really focus on the day that I'm in, the hour that I'm in."

5 areas of balance (SPARK): spiritual, physical, academic, relationships, character

"The biggest thing is if you're struggling out there in any way that. If you just keep giving the effort, I promise things will get better, like, just keep fighting for it. Keep searching for the help that you need and things do change."

"I'm not going to be limited by mental health, even though I have severe bouts with it, I'm going to go and live a life and go full steam ahead. And it may be painful sometimes, but it's something that we can all do. We all have that ability. "

Do you have a team member that might be neurodivergent (ADHD, Autism, other)? Or do you have people on your team who just think and work differently than you do?

This episode is for you!

Join me for a discussion focused on Neurodivergence, but relevant for trying to better understand and support people who are just wired differently than you are. Marjorie has spent her life experiencing neurodivergence, and has spent years researching the topic and supporting people related to challenges and gifts around it.

If you struggle working with certain team members or just want to continue to improve your leadership skills, this episode will provide you a window into neurodivergence and tangible steps to help them thrive!

Top Quotes:

"The things that are hard for other people are often easy for more neurodivergent brains. If it's in their strengths area and the things that are easy for other people are often very difficult, the simple mundane stuff.

"One thing you can do as a leader is topave the pathway and create a brave and safe space where you help create a culture help create a culture where it's okay to function in different ways and that when someone is struggling that you get curious with them"

"Trust people when they ask for support, when they ask for accommodations, even if it to you seems like, how on earth can this be difficult? Because for a lot of folks with neurodivergence, that's exactly what it is. What, to you, is like a no brainer is like climbing Mount Everest to them."

"Which parts of this do you think are easy for you and where do you anticipate yourself struggling and how can we support you? What kind of support do you need in order to do that well or to make that a little easier?"

"ADHDers or a lot of neurodivergent folks, they can do incredible peak performance. They can outperform other people when they're really lit up about something. But that is not a state that is perpetually sustainable. So make use of it when it shows up and give a little breathing room when it's not there"

Marjorie Schreurs

https://soulsticecoaching.com/

[email protected]

Are you neurodivergent and trying to navigate the workplace? Well, this episode is for you.

Marjorie Scheurs brings her incredible experience as somebody with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and Giftedness along with many hours of research into the topic to dive into:

-What is neurodivergence

-What are the challenges and why

-How neurodivergent people can thrive in spaces designed for neurotypical people

-What are tangible actions you can take to create a better environment for yourself

Top Quotes:

"There's tractors and there's SUVs and there's Ferraris. They all shine in a different environment. And if you put the Ferrari in the field where the tractor is, it's going to go, I'm a broken tractor. Why can't I do this? And vice versa, if you put the tractor on the racetrack, it's not going to do very well. But if you put them in the right environment, in the right job, in the right role, they're going to excel and shine."

"The first step of the process is getting to know your own neurotype, getting to know where are my struggles and where are my strengths and how can I support my struggles and how can I lean into my strengths."

"Develop a 'work with me' document...we can't expect anyone else to figure out our neurotype for us because we are the only ones living inside of our own heads."

"So many women go undiagnosed because their love for predictability doesn't show up as riding trains on a circle, it shows up as organizing their stuffed animals or their shoes in a line."

Types of adjustments:

"Can you send me the agenda for the meeting ahead of time, so I have time to prepare myself?"

Marjorie Schreurs

https://soulsticecoaching.com/

[email protected]

In this episode of the Sync Leadership Lab podcast, host Suken Jain dives into the critical topic of servant leadership with guest Dan Albom. They explore various aspects of what servant leadership means, why it has been misunderstood, and how it can be effectively applied in today's workplace.

Dan, a seasoned leader with extensive experience, shares his insights on empowering teams, building trust, and driving accountability through servant leadership. They also discuss practical steps for introducing servant leadership in corporate culture and highlight the special importance it has for new generations like Gen Z. Don't miss this deep and insightful conversation on leading with empathy and purpose.