Every tech leader has their own personal brand, which is different than the company for which you work. Be clear on your personal brand so that will help you to be more unique as a leader. Listen up for ideas on how to stand out in the tech leader crowd!

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As a tech leader, you are dealing with issues that you cannot control when it comes to managing your people. Those issues stem from mental health of your people - or their family members. As much as you want your people to leave their personal drama at the door, it's not happening... they are bringing their personal problems to work.

Mental health is defined as: "Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It influences cognition, perception, and behavior. It also determines how an individual handles stress, interpersonal relationships, and decision-making. Mental health includes subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, intergenerational dependence, and self-actualization of one's intellectual and emotional potential, among others." Listen to this episode to learn more about what you can do to help yourself succeed as a tech leader in light of the fact that your people are dealing with mental health issues that impact their work.

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As a tech leader, you have a personal brand. Do you know what a personal brand is? A personal brand defined as how people perceive you, even when you're not in the room. What comes to mind for others when they think of you. Look around you at other tech leaders - perhaps those you work with or have worked with in the past - what would you have to say about the personal brand for leaders? What you're noticing are the aspects about their leadership style that has shown up in their personal brand attributes.

While you're at work, you have an opportunity to show your personal brand in action. Holiday celebrations are an opportunity to creatively display your personal brand. Join me to learn some fun ways to showcase your personal brand in the workplace this Halloween season!

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As a tech leader, think about what happens when you don't have the right people on your team. It's a mess! Often that comes back to who was (or wasn't hired) to be on your team. Don't abdicate the responsbility of hiring to your HR people by getting involved in the recruiting process. Listen up for some easy ways to get involved in finding the right talent to join your tech team.

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As a tech leader, you may not have a clue as to what your people are going through in their lives, so let's talk about how your mindset as a leader can impact our level of compassion towards others and for yourself. Because, compassion for others really does need to start with compassion for yourself.

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You know those really gross overly ripe bananas in the kitchen? Likely you'll never eat one, but they make great banana bread. Likewise, you know that really difficult employee on your tech team? You may not love who they are right now, but you can turn them into something even better.

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As a tech leader, you may find yourself in a situation where the CTO leaves and a new one joins the ranks at your company. Ugh! You spent all that time working to develop a working relationship with the previous CTO, so now what are you going to do?! Listen up for ideas on how to have a smooth transition with the new CTO who has joined your company.

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As a tech leader, you are in a unique position to build a leadership legacy that will stretch farther than you might imagine. Listen up for ideas on how you can build the tech leadership legacy that YOU want!

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As a tech leader, you may find yourself questioning where you're at in your career. Perhaps asking yourself "How did I get to THIS point? What is going on?" Listen up for an insight about being in the role and company that you're in right now.

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As a tech leader, do you find yourself "hitting the wall" and feeling like you've got almost nothing left to give at work... let alone to your family and friends?? Well, listen up for some ways that you can easily improve your mental health today.

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