The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
5 Ways to Solve Leadership Challenges
Over the years, Leadership Vision has helped countless teams work through various challenges, and hundreds of team leaders get unstuck. But sometimes, the leaders we help already know at least part of the answers to the questions they ask us.
In this episode, our founder and CEO, Brian Schubring, shares five pieces of advice he gives team leaders when encountering challenges. As you listen, think about some challenges you’re facing on your team and use one or all of these pieces of advice to think through your situation.

What our Participants Say about Strengths Communicator Training
We recently asked two past cohort attendees to share how the Strengths Communicator Training impacted their lives and work. Brian Peters and Sarah Simon shared some of their biggest takeaways, how they overcame their apprehensions, and why others might be interested in completing this Certification process.
Have Your Strengths Been Misunderstood?
Have your Strengths ever been misunderstood? In this episode, the experts, Brian and Dr. Linda Schubring give a brief answer to this question. Have your Strengths ever been misunderstood? In this episode, the experts, Brian and Dr. Linda Schubring give a brief answer to this question. As you listen, put yourself in the mind of the person asking the question. Think about how you can connect with any of their thoughts around this idea of Strength shaming or Strengths envy.
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.

A Practical Activity to Build a Strengths-Based Team
We have a special guest on the Leadership Vision Podcast today! Zack, the connections pastor at a church in Arizona, is the first to share his story. Today on the podcast, we get to hear how he is working to build a strengths-based team. Listen now!

How to Manage your Strengths when Things Aren’t going Well
Today on the Podcast, Sara Schlipp-Reidel and Nathan Freeburg will be talking about how to manage your Strengths when life circumstances aren’t the way we prefer them to be. When we are stressed, tired, hungry, angry, or experience any other triggers that don’t enable us to be the best versions of ourselves, how do we cultivate awareness, presence of mind, and emotional maturity to show up as the best versions of ourselves? Listen now!

What We’ve Learned after 100 Podcast Episodes
Today on the podcast, our team is reflecting on our first 100 episodes. We share what we’ve learned, some of our favorites, and what we’re hoping to do with the show in the next 100 episodes. LISTEN NOW!

Why you should integrate personal development with professional practice
Today on the podcast, we’re talking with Steph Wahlund about the importance of practicing the language and philosophy of Strengths and elements from our Team Engagement Series in all contexts of life.

Extending the Language of Strengths through Purpose, Place, Peace, and People
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, learn about a new approach to implement purpose, place, peace and people in our work with Strengths. Brian and Nathan recorded this episode right after he introduced the four P words at recent client engagements. In this episode, we’ll share how those words extend the language and philosophy of Strengths beyond 34 definitions. We also share what we’re learning to help individuals on their journey, teams trying to apply Strengths, and entire organizations focused on building a Strengths-Based Culture. Listen now!

Three things Anybody can apply to their Strengths Journey (podcast)
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, hear our president and founder Brian Schubring recap our most recent Strengths Communicator Training by sharing a few of his personal leanings and three things anybody can apply to their own Strengths-Based work. These things are critical for developing your own Strengths mindset. Listen now!

What are you Reading? (podcast)
Today’s podcast episode is part of our monthly series of Strengths reflection questions. We present a question we hope will lead you to a deeper understanding of how your Strengths work personally, on a team, and within any other context in which you exist. Today’s question is all about what you’re reading and how it’s influencing you. Listen now!
A Summer Reflection: Part 3 of 3 (podcast)
Today on the Leadership Vision Podcast, Sara Schlipp-Riedel and Nathan Freeburg reflect on what they have learned over the summer months. Today’s episode is the third and final in a three-part series where Nathan interviews members of our team about their summer insights in the hopes of implementing these new learnings for the remainder of the year. On this episode, Nathan and Sara talk about slowing down and being present in the moment. Listen now!
A Summer Reflection: Part 2 of 3 (podcast)
Today on the Leadership Vision Podcast, Carrie Jones and Nathan Freeburg reflect on what they have learned over the summer months. Today’s episode is the second in a three-part series where Nathan interviews members of our team about their summer insights in the hopes of implementing these new learnings for the remainder of the year. On this episode, Nathan and Carrie talk about endings, new beginnings, and understanding our Strengths in new ways. Listen now!
A Summer Reflection: Part 1 of 3 (podcast)
Today on the Leadership Vision Podcast, Steph Wahlund and Nathan Freeburg reflect on what they have learned over the summer months. This episode is the first in a three-part series where Nathan interviews members of our team about their summer insights in the hopes of implementing these new learnings for the remainder of the year. On this episode, Nathan and Steph talk about rest, change, and spreading positivity in all areas of life. Listen now!
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