The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
Four Common Issues that Erode Trust on a Team
What if I told you that the secret to a high-performing team lies in its level of trust? In this episode, we do a deep dive into the nuances of trust issues on a team, and how they trickle down to create tension and mistrust among team members. In our conversation, we discuss how special behavior can detract from productivity, why going rogue is damaging, how splinter cells can create instability, and the impact of underlying team tension. We’ll also explore the significance of investing in team leaders and the steps necessary to build a thriving team culture.
Whether you’re a team leader seeking to create a positive and high-performing culture, or an individual wanting to better navigate your professional relationships, this episode is packed with insights you don’t want to miss. Enjoy!
Why You Should Embrace Change to Grow and Learn: A Conversation with David Orbuch
In this episode, we share an insightful conversation with David Orbuch, a leader who thrives on change. David details his unique perspectives on leadership, the importance of passion, and the role of resilience in the face of adversity. Enjoy!
David Orbuch’s story offers valuable insights on leading through change, the importance of attitude, adjustment, and action, and the power of resilience in overcoming adversity. His experiences remind us that change, while often challenging, can also open doors to personal growth and new opportunities. Enjoy!
Four Common Characteristics that Build Trust on Teams
Building trust is not just about external factors, but also about introspection and personal contributions. To establish trust, we need to recognize our positive and negative behaviors. Four key characteristics foster trust: boundaries, reliability, integrity, and generosity. It’s important to reflect on our Strengths and areas for growth in these areas, as trust is a personal and ongoing journey.
Inside the Mind of a Leader: A Talk with Former US Bank VP Bob Erickson
Leadership Development often takes a one-size-fits-all approach, overlooking individual nuances. Merely being skilled doesn’t equate to effective leadership. Traditional training, like conferences and generic courses, misses the mark. Bob Erickson, retired EVP of US Bank, highlights the importance of a tailored, human-centric leadership model, emphasizing key traits to foster empowered, cohesive teams.
How The Best Leaders Master The Art Of Authentic Care
Our latest podcast episode explores how the best leaders express authentic care to those on their team. We delve into genuine care beyond obligations, share stories of everyday heroes embodying this virtue, and discuss the impact of receiving care on a leader’s ability. Curious about bridging the intention-perception gap in caring? We also share examples and give practical strategies on cultivating and effectively communicating authentic care. This episode will be helpful for anyone eager to enhance their leadership skills and help their team succeed!
Three Keys to Hosting a Strengths Conversation
The Strengths conversation is at the heart of what we do at Leadership Vision. It is both art and science. It’s structured yet organic. There are rules, there are suggestions, and there’s a whole lot of room to go with your gut, but it is a proven process for helping people to understand what makes them unique. If we had to synthesize all the things that we’ve learned about Strengths conversations over the past 20 years, working with Strengths in the past 10 years of training others, it comes down to three things. In this episode, we share three keys to hosting a successful and generative Strengths conversation. Even if you haven’t been trained in Strengths, they’re great reminders for all of us as we converse with anyone.
Do Strengths Change Over Time?
Do Strengths change over time? Today on the podcast, we begin to answer this question and provide some additional insights that may help you answer this question for yourself.
The Importance of Context and Strengths
Do you think that your Strengths change depending on the context? In this episode, you’ll hear a few minutes of an old interview with Brian Schubring, our president and founder of Leadership Vision. We discuss the role of context in Strengths and he goes into some detail that really gets at the heart of what our Strengths Communicator Training is all about. Join our next Strengths Communicator Training cohort in September 2022!
A Tool to Help you Understand the Strength of WOO®
Do you have the Strengths of WOO®? At Leadership Vision, we have created a tool called a ThemePrint to help you process and understand your Strengths. Since WOO® is one of the most searched-for terms on our website, we thought we would make this ThemePrint available to download for just $4.99. Learn more here!
Understanding your Personal Leadership Story
In this episode, we talk about leadership narrative and the importance of using your life’s collective experiences and story to shape and inform who you are as a leader today. We hope you enjoy this episode as you reflect on how your own leadership history has shaped you!
Four Things All Leaders Need to Hear
In this episode, Brian Schubring reflects on running the Boston marathon and shares four lessons for leaders that he took away from his experience. There’s something here for us, regardless of your level of leadership. Enjoy!
Mid-Year Reflections: Looking Back to Look Forward
Happy Memorial Day! It’s nearly the halfway point of the year and it’s a really great time to reflect and have a mid-year check-in. In this episode, we share questions, and some of our own reflections, that you can use to reflect on how the first six months of the year have gone, and perhaps how you hope that the next six months will go. These questions are pretty simple, but they’re great to answer both on your own and with your team. Enjoy!
5 Questions for Team Building
In this episode, we discuss five questions we use at Leadership Vision to frame constructive conversation and build awareness and relational rapport. These five questions for team building have been really effective, and in this episode we share a little bit about what they are and why they have become so effective for us. We hope that you can take these questions with you and share them with your team!
Two FREE Resources for Understanding Strengths
Whether you are learning about your Strengths or helping others on their Strengths journey, our two FREE resources are time-tested and effective for the interpretation and application of Strengths. In addition, our guiding principles and accompanying reflection questions will help you dive deeper.
Why Relationships Matter Now More than Ever
In this episode of the leadership vision podcast, we discuss team building, strengthening relationships, and how you can set up your business, organization, and even family for success.
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