Look around at those who love what they do. What do they have in common?

They are passionate about what they do.

Pursuing your passion in your work is essential to loving what you do.

In this week's podcast we discuss:

• Why passion is central to loving what you do for a living
• How to define your passions
• And how to purposefully pursue the right passions

Show notes:

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How did you decide on your current career path?

Was it the career someone close to you had? Or was it the career that provided you the most financial upside?

Maybe like me, you had no clue as to what the right career path was when you graduated. And college or the career you found yourself in seemed like the easiest next step.

But did it provide you with a career you’re passionate about and deliver naturally?

For 87.3% of the workforce, it didn’t. (2014 Deloitte Passion at Work Report)

And on this week's podcast, we discuss:

• How we got to 87.3% of the workforce not being passionate about what they do
• What you can do if you’re a part of that passionless 87.3%
• Or if you are part of the 12.7%, what you can help do to those around you become passionate

Show Notes:

• Sign up to get updates on the book before it releases on the 23rd!
• Sign up for our newsletter, The Weekly Scoop!

Whether you want to motivate your team around your vision or sell your product or service, storytelling will improve your outcome.

But rarely do people go in-depth on HOW to tell great stories. It's not enough to know why, but you need to know what stories to tell and how to tell them.

Paul Smith is one of the rare people who has dedicated his career to showing leaders HOW to tell great stories. He's written several books on storytelling, including, The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell, How To Sell with a Story, and How to Lead With a Story.

On this week's podcast, he shares how leaders can improve their business by telling better stories. He lays out 5 of the 10 stories great leaders tell and how you can start telling them.

"Why is clarity important?"

This was a question asked by a leader in a recent leadership development process. She lacked clarity in a few areas of her life and did not understand the implications that had on her performance and life.

In today's podcast, we cover: 

• The benefits of gaining clarity
• The two steps to gain clarity
• And why as a leader, clarity needs to become your favorite word

Click here for more information about how you can measure and improve your team's clarity.

How has the pandemic affected talent development?

Steve and Mark Zelinski explore how you can handle talent coming out of this crisis and after it.

Three takeaways from the episode:

• Figure out who your key players are that you can't afford to lose and protect, invest in, and retain them
• You need a consistent hiring process to make the right hire the first time
• Progressive leaders are investing in the total person right now

Send us any questions you have about what strategy and talent will look like after this pandemic to [email protected], and we will answer them in part 3!

He went from working on the farm as a kid to taking the bank public.

How he accomplished that was by learning how to lead effectively based on who he is.

This week's guest, Tim Schneider, CEO of Investors Community Bank, understands, owns, and leverages his natural behavioral style to lead most effectively.

The question you have to answer as a leader:

How will you lead most effectively based on who you are?

We discuss the steps on how you can answer that question in today's episode.

The coronavirus has affected everyone. But how has it affected strategic planning and talent planning?

In part one of a three-part series, Mark Zelinski, a strategy and talent advisor at Stop The Vanilla, joins to discuss how this pandemic has changed strategic planning.

They discuss the future of strategic planning and have three key takeaways that you can apply to your business to achieve your goals.

What is a talent hawk?

It's someone who is continuously on the lookout for the talent they need in their organization or department.

In this week's episode, we cover the 3 steps to becoming a talent hawk.

And how doing so will help you build the team to achieve your dream.

Leaders: What is the one thing that you want to leave behind?

A legacy of impact.

Every leader wants to know that they impacted their team, people around them, and their families in a positive way.

And on today's podcast, Steve talks with Joe Schmit, a public speaker and author of Silent Impact.

They discuss:

🍦 What silent impact is

🍦 The three traits of silent impact

🍦 And who is on your Mount Rushmore of influence

 
Let's take a step towards leaving a life of silent impact together!

SHOW NOTES:
🍦 Buy Joe's book Silent Impact 
🍦 Visit Joe's website

What is the one question every leader must answer?

How am I going to lead with my natural wiring most effectively?

Whether at home or work, we all have to lead. That's why it's essential to define and live out your leadership identity.

And that's what you're going to learn in today's episode!


SHOW NOTES:

• Shepherd of the Talent Training information
• Free work from home assessment