In this episode, my guest co-host Lisa Dempsey and I discuss Leadership as a never-ending practice. This means it's a continuous growth curve and we never get it fully right, but the more we mindfully practice the better we get at it. In today's VUCA world, seeing leadership as a practice rather than a destination is especially important to help us have more compassion for ourselves when we struggle as leaders, while also remaining dedicated to continuous improvement to our leadership capabilities. 

With guest co-host Lisa Dempsey, Daniel discusses the leadership, organizational, and personal lessons that can be drawn from Simone Biles' leadership during the Olympics.  The discussion includes the following: 

• The importance of holistic health for maximum performance and fulfillment in life
• The pressures Olympic athletes face, and how that maps to pressures that leaders sometimes face
• The money part of competing in the Olympics creates a severe power imbalance that is ripe with opportunity for poor treatment or even abuse
• Simone staying in the sport at great sacrifice to use the platform to raise awareness about sexual abuse in the world, and within US Gymnastics – a clear leadership choice
• Simone is an excellent example of being willing to take a risky and unpopular stance in service to her own well-being and the greater good
• Simone is also an excellent example of achieving excellence in spite of very challenging circumstances where the odds were stacked against her in so many ways
• What we organizational leaders can learn from Simone Biles about leadership and achieving excellence under pressure, while knowing how to practice proper self-care

Daniel discusses return to office strategies with guest co-host Lisa Dempsey.

The landscape of work will be forever changed by Coronavirus. Working from home will be much more of the new normal. Virtual is becoming the new face to face. In the next six months, we have an opportunity to undo ten years worth of bad habits. How to practice letting go of your never-ending cycle of reactivity.

By slowing down, you can learn to go even faster. Daniel analyzes turn 11 at Sonoma Raceway from the perspective of leaders slowing down so they can really thrive. Your glory moments only become possible when you do the right things beforehand to be prepared. Whether you're going full throttle in your work right now, or slower than usual, you can benefit from slowing down and being more strategic. We also touch on working through our fears and into our best selves, and Daniel shares some stories about his podcast and speaking career, and how he's continually honing his craft and confidence. 

What does the path to re-opening look like? What are some of the risks? What are the positives and opportunities? How can we learn to choose what is most important to us? What does the future of learning and development look like? And how to navigate your own comfort zone, learning zone, and overwhelm zone during COVID-19. 

Had a great conversation with Jen Roberts, CEO and founder of Difference consulting about life, leadership, and what the "next normal" might look like for HUMANS in business after this experience.

In this fun episode we discuss: Nic's experience as a renowned TED speaker on the Happy Planet Index and the Friday Pulse a leading survey used to measure and drive a happier and more productive workplace. We also discuss some of the pitfalls of traditional employee engagement surveys, and how the Friday Pulse is different.

Special preview of episode two of Coaches on Zoom Getting Coffee, featuring Corey Stanford, the CEO and founder of Scaling Leaders. 

Special episode featuring a candid conversation with Daniel's friend and executive coaching colleague Marlena DeCarion. This episode is a preview of the soon to be launched Coaches on Zoom Getting Coffee podcast. The new podcast will be published both as a video and audio podcast. Stay tuned!