Thought Revolution

Transitions into significant new roles are the most challenging times in the professional lives of managers.   Success or failure during the transition period is a strong predictor of overall success or failure in the job.

On this episode we explain the STARS Leadership Assessment Model.  First introduced by Michael Watkins in his book The First 90 Days, the STARS model is a simple way to assess the business situation you are entering as a new leader.  

STARS is an acronym that stands for Start-up, Turn-around, Accelerated Growth, Re-alignment, and Sustaining Success.  We explain each one and help you understand this model so you can be thoughtful about your next transition, your next hire, or even to assess what environment you're leading in today.

If you’re a business leader, you have an ENEMY.

Your enemy is BAD PROCESS, and it attacks everywhere—your meetings, your plans, your operations, your projects, your goals. 

You’re losing an enormous amount of time and energy dealing with BAD PROCESS.  Your teams end up confused, frustrated and burned out because BAD PROCESS robs them of alignment, clarity and engagement. In the end, it feels like you spend more time reacting to issues than driving your business. 

But 80% of the impact we feel from BAD PROCESS isn't from work processes... it's actually from leadership processes

There are 3 CORE Leadership Processes ALL leaders should make sure aren't being hijacked by BAD PROCESS

Good people shouldn’t fail because of bad process.   This episode will set you straight.

You can learn more about EACH of the Leadership Processes talked about in the episode by visiting www.impactconsultancy.org

The simple, often overlooked fact is this: work gets done with and through people. There’s nothing more impactful on people, their work, and their performance, than trust. But a lot of us are getting it wrong.

On this episode, Leadership Consultant and author Amy Leneker joins us for a fascinating look at how trust works in the workplace, how it’s changing, and what we can do to build it.

Episode highlights:

· Lack of trust is intangible, but creates tangible impacts (low performance, silos, work arounds, burn-out, etc.)

· When trust goes down on a team, everything takes longer and costs increase. When everyone is checking up on everyone else, it can cost our team more time, more energy, and cuts at our potential to take risks and innovate.

· There are 13 behaviors that you can adopt/expand on now that lead to greater trust for our teams, our relationships, and our organizations

Amy Leneker is an optimistic, joy-seeking, recovering perfectionist. She is a sought-after leadership consultant and coach who is known for her trusted advice and her track record of delivering results.

After spending two decades in the public sector climbing the career ladder to executive positions, Amy began a soul-searching, gut wrenching journey to get clear about what she really wanted to do and more importantly, who did she want to be? In stillness, she found the answers.

Because of her ability to engage and energize audiences, Amy has had the opportunity to appear before hundreds of audiences as a keynote speaker and presenter. She has also designed and delivered training to thousands of leaders and practitioners.

As the first person in her family to go to college, Amy believes in the power of education. She holds a Masters of Public Administration and teaches graduate level courses in leadership development.

You can learn more about Amy and her work by visiting www.amyleneker.com 

You can download her leadership journal here

Amy offers great insights, which you can get FREE by following her on LinkedIn

“Grow… By Growing Everyone Around You.”

In early 2017, Christine McHugh made a dramatic midlife career transition, leaving Starbucks Coffee after over 27 years to join a small start up, Tangelo Manual Therapy. 

During her tenure with Starbucks, she rose through the ranks from a part-time Barista to Vice President, reinventing herself at each transformational stage of the company while still staying true to her core. Christine has led teams across broad geographies, up to 100 people in size. Along the way, she learned that one of her top strengths is creating culture and developing people.

On today’s episode, Christine shares her insights on developing new leaders. If you are new to a leadership role or are just seeking powerful perspectives, THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU.

You can learn more about Christine at https://www.christinemchughconsulting.com/ 

Christine often publishes leadership articles on LinkedIn. You can follow her on LinkedIn here