(un)leaderly—atypical leadership

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Welcome to (un)leaderly, the podcast that looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. In this episode, host Barbara Iverson continues the series on non-canonical leadership types by looking at what she calls Decider Leaders. She tells the story of Mark, an imaginary leader who gets in way over his head and tries to lead through the strength of his decisions. Tune in to see if the results are good or bad.

Barbara tells stories from her life and looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. Every week she offers a challenge or task for listeners, to prompt reflection or growth. This podcast is the perfect listen for someone who feels like they don't quite fit to the typical leadership profile. 

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Welcome to (un)leaderly, the podcast that looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. In this episode, host Barbara Iverson continues the series on non-canonical leadership types by looking at what she calls Equipping Leaders, and especially comparing them to Visionary types. She tells the story of a company she helped get started and the two different men leading the project, one a Barney, one a Fred. Tune in to hear which is which.

Barbara tells stories from her life and looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. Every week she offers a challenge or task for listeners, to prompt reflection or growth. This podcast is the perfect listen for someone who feels like they don't quite fit to the typical leadership profile. 

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Welcome to (un)leaderly, the podcast that looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. In this episode, host Barbara Iverson talks with her friend Nathan Higdon, who is a professor of marketing, among other things. They talk about how they tend to lead, the differences between transactional leaders and relational leaders, as well as the trap of the adage "Fake it til you make it."

Barbara tells stories from her life and looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. This podcast is the perfect listen for someone who feels like they don't quite fit to the typical leadership profile. 

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This is (un)leaderly extras, which doesn't quite follow the format of the podcast. In this extra: what I've been loving in June...hint: it's all about the ice, baby! Each month I'll share what I've been enjoying, whether it's a product I like or some piece of media I want to talk about, anything. And no, it's not an ad; I'm not getting paid for any of this. 

Welcome to (un)leaderly, the podcast that looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. Host Barbara Iverson tells stories from her life and looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. Every week she offers a challenge or task for listeners, to prompt reflection or growth. This podcast is the perfect listen for someone who feels like they don't quite fit to the typical leadership profile. 

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Welcome to (un)leaderly, the podcast that looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. In this episode, host Barbara Iverson talks with her friend Nathan Higdon, who is a professor of marketing, among other things. They talk about their own young years and markers of leadership often pegged to children and young adults. This is a fun, informal conversation about their lives and the ways that they have seen leadership play out.

Barbara tells stories from her life and looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. This podcast is the perfect listen for someone who feels like they don't quite fit to the typical leadership profile. 

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Welcome to (un)leaderly, the podcast that looks at the world through a leadership perspective. In this episode, host Barbara Iverson talks about leaders who are so concerned that they are liked or seen as one of the cool kids by those they should be leading that they make poor decisions. She talks about how the decisions by those Buddy Leaders can come back around in painful, unwanted ways. 

Barbara tells stories from her life and looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. Every week she offers a challenge or task for listeners, to prompt reflection or growth. This podcast is the perfect listen for someone who feels like they don't quite fit to the typical leadership profile. 

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Welcome to (un)leaderly, the podcast that looks at the world through a leadership perspective. In this episode, host Barbara Iverson talks about leaders being vulnerable with their teams, companies, and even peers. She tells stories of her experiences with leaders who refused to be vulnerable and how that hindered their relationships with their team members. She also links vulnerability to delegation, one of the trickiest parts of managing a team. 

Barbara tells stories from her life and looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. Every week she offers a challenge or task for listeners, to prompt reflection or growth. This podcast is the perfect listen for someone who feels like they don't quite fit to the typical leadership profile. 

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Welcome to (un)leaderly, the podcast that looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. In this episode, host Barbara Iverson talks about scarcity and abundance mindsets. When we can identify the mindset we're in, we can be aware of the decisions we're making and how they will affect ourselves and our team or organizational culture.

Barbara tells stories from her life and looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. Every week she offers a challenge or task for listeners, to prompt reflection or growth. This podcast is the perfect listen for someone who feels like they don't quite fit to the typical leadership profile. 

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Welcome to (un)leaderly, the podcast that looks at the world through a leadership perspective. In this episode, host Barbara Iverson talks about the differences between Matriarchal and Patriarchal systems (spoiler: they're not the same system just led by different genders). She tells stories of her experiences with people who misunderstand the goals and who deliberately try to hold others back. 

Barbara tells stories from her life and looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. Every week she offers a challenge or task for listeners, to prompt reflection or growth. This podcast is the perfect listen for someone who feels like they don't quite fit to the typical leadership profile. 

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This is (un)leaderly extras, where something from a previous episode sparks a few more thoughts but not a full episode. In this extra: how Team Development Stages apply to Personal Relationships as well. 

Welcome to (un)leaderly, the podcast that looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. Host Barbara Iverson tells stories from her life and looks at the world through an atypical leadership perspective. Every week she offers a challenge or task for listeners, to prompt reflection or growth. This podcast is the perfect listen for someone who feels like they don't quite fit to the typical leadership profile.