I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 111, Mark Bowers describes how he determined the services for his new business that involved feedback and a word cloud. In his next story, Mark illustrates the principle, Believe in Others, and how he helped an at-risk colleague. Mark then advises us about a nontraditional way of learning leadership.

Prologue

Mark Bowers helps do-gooders do better. Specifically, he helps leaders make a distinctive, sustainable, and measurable social impact. Mark has more than thirty years in leadership and management of government, business, and information technology efforts, including twenty years as a Navy submarine officer. After leaving the corporate workforce, Mark established Lighthouse One to leverage his passions in strategic planning, coaching, and performance improvement for the benefit of mission-focused organizations. His current “labor of love” is as founder and executive director of the Professional Development Consortium of Hampton Roads. PDCHR provides free and low-cost leadership education for membership associations.

01:40 Part 1: Word Cloud Insights

07:44 Part 2: Is It a Loss or an Investment?

13:18 Part 3: Where to Go to Learn About Leadership

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Episode links

Mark’s LinkedIn Profile, website, Twitter

PDCHR website, LinkedIn company page

Recommended books

   Anne Lamott, Bird by bird

   Ward Farnsworth, The Legal Analyst

   Priya Parker, The Art of Gathering

Gary DePaul’s website⁠

Gary’s books:

   ⁠What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?⁠

   ⁠Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership⁠

   ⁠⁠The 2022 HRBP Report⁠

Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 110, Al Kingsley talks about a quotation that has had meaning in his life. He then describes a barrier that limits how we connect with others. Al then advises us on how we can build relationships.

Prologue

Al Kingsley is CEO of edtech company, NetSupport. He chairs two Multi-Academy Trusts and a local School Governors’ Leadership Group in the UK. He authored My Secret #EdTech Diary, which describes 30 years of the historical perspective of IT in education and shares a road map to a new way of thinking about technology in education.

01:54 Part 1: The Critical Friend

09:58 Part 2: Flower the Language

17:26 Part 3: How Are You?

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Episode links

Al’s LinkedIn Profile, website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

   NetSupport website, Twitter, Facebook

   Classroom.cloud website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

   ReallySchool website, Twitter, Facebook

Al’s book, My Secret #EdTech Diary

Gary DePaul’s website⁠

Gary’s books:

   ⁠What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?⁠

   ⁠Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership⁠

   ⁠⁠The 2022 HRBP Report⁠

Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 109, Ed Muzio explains what culture is, one way to think about how you can influence culture change, and how anyone, regardless of career level, can influence culture.

Prologue

Ed Muzio is an engineer who evolved his practice to management consulting. Whether at the c-suite or frontline, Ed helps teams learn to adapt and think systemically and iteratively. Ed has authored three books, including Iterate, which is now available as an audiobook. Ed also wrote the forward to the Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership book.

01:01 Part 1: What Is Culture and Why Should I Care?

13:21 Part 2: A Way to Change Culture

27:00 Part 3: What You Can Do to Influence Culture

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Episode links

Ed’s LinkedIn Profile, website, Twitter, Facebook, video library

Resources from Ed, Industry Intelligence

Ed’s books

  Iterate

  Make Work Great

  Four Secrets to Liking Your Work

Ed’s previous podcast episode 033: Ed Muzio Upgrades Managerial Teams

Culture definition is from Blanchard and Ridge’s book, Helping People Win at Work

Seth Godwin quotation

Article about Edgar Schein and organizational culture

Gary DePaul’s website⁠

Gary’s books:

   ⁠What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?⁠

   ⁠Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership⁠

   ⁠⁠The 2022 HRBP Report⁠

Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 108, Kelly Beattie explains advice that she received from a company's president where she used to work. She then describes how feedback changed the performance of an employee. Next, Kelly advises us to use a simple technique that can substantially and positively affect the recipients.

Prologue

Kelly helps organizations have difficult conversations in the workplace. She is the President at FistStart Consulting Group and has expertise in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Emotional Intelligence.

01:09 Part 1: Build Your Home and Work Bench

04:17 Part 2: What Could Happen When You Give Feedback with Kindness

14:02 Part 3: High Impact

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Episode links

Kelly’s LinkedIn Profile, podcast guest page, Twitter

More about Nine Boxes

   Succession Planning: What is a 9-box grid? (SHRM)

   The Case For Junking 9 Box Assessments (TLNT)

   Behind the scenes: How a 9-box talent review model may hurt you professionally (Deb Calvert)

Gary DePaul’s website⁠⁠

Gary’s books:

   ⁠⁠What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?⁠⁠

   ⁠Nine Practices of 21st⁠ ⁠Century Leadership⁠

   ⁠⁠⁠The 2022 HRBP Report⁠⁠

Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 107, Dr. Jean Kanokogi shares three quotations that have helped guide how she lives her life. She then talks about specific leadership behaviors. Next, Dr. Jean advises us on how we can strengthen our leadership capabilities.

Prologue

With 23 years of law enforcement experience, Dr. Jean is a Senior Special Agent for the U.S. Government with extensive experience conducting criminal investigations. She is a 5th-degree black belt in judo and a highly respected sensei. She was on the U.S. national judo team, now known as USA Judo, and won several medals in international tournaments. Jean co-authored Get Up & Fight: the memoir of Rusty Kanokogi, The Mother of Women’s Judo. She also has authored numerous mental health and law enforcement-related articles in various professional publications.

01:35 Part 1: Hammer, Nails, Morsels, and Dante

06:32 Part 2: What Does the World Need?

17:54 Part 3: Live Life with Gratitude

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Episode links

Dr. Jean’s LinkedIn Profile, website, Facebook, Instagram

Jean’s book, Get Up and Fight, The Memoir of Rusty Kanokogi (endorsed by Billie Jean King)

About Rena “Rusty” Kanokogi

Image of Jean honoring her mother by wearing Rusty’s 1988 judo gi

Ikigai

Kintsugi

Gambatte

⁠Gary DePaul’s website⁠⁠⁠

Gary’s books:

   ⁠⁠⁠What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?⁠⁠⁠

   ⁠Nine Practices of 21st⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Century Leadership⁠

   ⁠⁠⁠⁠The 2022 HRBP Report⁠⁠⁠

Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 106, Joynicole Martinez describes what Eva Clayton said about being afraid to take risks. She then describes how her father led others by modeling how he lived his life. Joynicole then advises us on how we can more effectively connect with other people.

Prologue

Most executive coaches and keynote speakers whose expertise is in leadership, social justice, and performance management (to name but a few) are not award-winning epidemiologists! The Founder of The Alchemist Agency, Joynicole travels globally helping organizations and their executives with policy, board training, strategic planning, leadership (again, to name a few). She is a SheSource Expert in the areas of Business and the Economy, Health, and Social Justice.

01:47 Part 1: Afraid and Courageous

07:44 Part 2: Rowing A Boat Together

15:09 Part 3: Maximize the Voice of Others

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Episode links

Joynicole’s LinkedIn Profile, website, Twitter, Instagram

Joynicole on The Alex Tremble Show, How to Be Authentic without Being Vulnerable

About Eva M. Clayton

Gary DePaul’s website⁠⁠⁠⁠

Gary’s books:

   ⁠⁠⁠⁠What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?⁠⁠⁠⁠

   ⁠⁠Nine Practices of 21st⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Century Leadership⁠⁠

   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The 2022 HRBP Report⁠⁠⁠⁠

Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 105, Todd Cherches describes what someone said to change how he instructs and facilitates. He then talks about a chance meeting with Grant Tinker and explains the implications of that meeting. Todd also advises us to enhance seven characteristics to help us strengthen how we lead.

Prologue

Do you need leadership development or executive coaching? The BigBlueGumball has you covered! Todd is the CEO and co-founder. He authored VisuaLeadership. Marshall Goldsmith has designated Todd as one of the MG 100 Coaches, and Todd has received awards for his work as an Adjunct Professor at NYU and Columbia University.

Note that Todd did not make any Seinfeld or baseball references during the recording of this episode.

01:31 Part 1: The Glass Wall

05:57 Part 2: Capes and Toolbelts

15:11 Part 3: The 3Vs and 4Gs

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Episode links

Todd’s LinkedIn Profile, website (with embedded TEDx video), Twitter

Todd’s book, VisuaLeadership (free chapter on his website)

Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches

Article, Bill Nye Says, “Everyone You Will Ever Meet Knows Something You Don’t.”

LinkedIn article, I never lose. I either win or learn. “Nelson Mandela"

Daniel Pink, When

Grant Tinker

Marshall Goldsmith’s Feedforward

John Baldoni, Grace

Shirley Chisholm

Gary DePaul’s website⁠

Gary’s books:

   ⁠What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?⁠

   ⁠Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership⁠

   ⁠⁠The 2022 HRBP Report⁠

Lead on!

For Episode 104, I share how Randy, a senior Vice President at a Fortune 100 company, connected with the 90 employees that he inherited. He started the connection by sharing personal stories with the employees during Randy’s first meeting with them. I then describe the effect his story had on employees.

01:43 Part 1: The new Senior Vice President

03:42 Part 2: The Rest of the Story

05:03 Part 3: The Connect with Others Leadership Principle

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Episode links

YouTube playlist: Your MAP (Monday Action Plan)

Video: Your Sixth MAP

Episode 99: Mark McNally Has the Courage to Embrace Transparency

Gary DePaul’s website⁠

Gary’s books:

   ⁠What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?⁠

   ⁠Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership⁠

   ⁠⁠The 2022 HRBP Report⁠

Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 103, Annemarie Shrouder explains what Lisa Marie Platske said that affected how she works. In the following story, Annemarie then illustrates listening to learn. She then advises how we can strengthen our leadership.

Prologue

Annemarie Shrouder (she, her) works in the field of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She is Canadian and biracial, which she explains informs her work. While lovingly calling herself the can opener, Annemarie helps organizations create healthy workplace communities using her ABCs of inclusion, her signature methodology. She has written diversity strategies for several organizations and an LGBTQ engagement strategy for CAMH. Annemarie authored Being Brown in a Black and White World. She facilitates workshops, speaks, and consults. Annemarie is the Founder of ASI.

02:11 Part 1: The World Needs Your Brilliance!

06:41 Part 2: We Often Think We Know Best

12:20 Part 3: As Long as You Have A Brain, You Have Biases

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How You Can Support the Show

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Episode links

Annemarie's LinkedIn Profile, website, Instagram, blog

The Association of Change Agents for Inclusion and Belonging (ACAIB)

Annemarie's book, Being Brown in A Black and White World

Lisa Marie Platske and Upside Thinking

Gary DePaul’s website⁠

Gary’s books:

   ⁠What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?⁠

   ⁠Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership⁠

   ⁠⁠The 2022 HRBP Report⁠

Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 102, Gareth Shaw explains how quotations by Gary Player and Peter Drucker have helped him with his career. He then shares a story about when he transitioned from being an individual contributor to being a manager. Next, Gareth advises how we can strengthen our leadership capabilities.

Prologue

Gareth Shaw is passionate about building and optimizing performance, whether with businesses, teams, processes, or bicycles. He is the President, UK & Europe of Doceree, an organization that enables programmatic marketing to physicians. Gareth has worked at PulsePoint, Yahoo, and Experian. He lives in Buckinghamshire, England, which is about fifty miles outside of London.

01:21 Part 1: Work, Luck, and Truths about Organizations

07:57 Part 2: Leadership Lifelines

22:12 Part 3: Embrace Growth

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Episode links

Gareth’s LinkedIn Profile

Company’s website, LinkedIn company page, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

My Shot: Gary Player

Article, A Short Explanation about Fixed and Growth Mindsets

Jim Collins, Good to Great

Episode 22: Lisa Wicker Meets You Where You Are

Episode 87: Ed Gash on Gratitude for Feedback

Episode 93: Ty Bennett Distinguishes Motivation from Removing Inhibitors

Gary DePaul’s website⁠

Gary’s books:

   ⁠What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?⁠

   ⁠Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership⁠

   ⁠⁠The 2022 HRBP Report⁠

Lead on!