The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
Four Common Expressions of Leadership
In this episode, we present four common expressions of leadership and ask you to identify which one resonates with you the most. Then, we ask you to look at the “Common Issues” or flip-sides to those expressions and do the same. We hope you do this with a trusted friend or family member and see what happens.
What Do Your Strengths Need to Thrive and Survive?
On this episode of the Leadership Vision podcast, Brian Schubring, our founder and president talks about how to understand what our Strengths need to thrive and what they need to survive. We have found that you’ve reached a deeper level of awareness when you’re able to articulate exactly what your Strengths need in both of these situations. Thriving and surviving may seem like contradictory or even opposite states of being, but actually, we’ve found them to be more similar than different.
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.
Expressing the Identity of your Team Through Image and Metaphor (podcast)
Today on the Leadership Vision podcast, we’re talking about the power of symbol and metaphor as a backdrop to helping you understand the power that can exist in a team setting. As you’ll soon hear, the Leadership Vision logo comes from Notre Dame, so this conversation here was spurred by the recent tragic events of the great cathedral. We’ll get into that a little bit, but our president Brian Schubring and I will mostly be talking here today about the symbol that our company uses to inform the work we do. We’ll also issue a challenge at the end for you to contemplate a symbol or metaphor that best represents your team.
Describe a Person or place that has Shaped you. (podcast)
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we’re asking you to wrestle with this Strengths question: Describe a Person or place that has Shaped you. How? How does this influence your Strengths today? Listen now and join the conversation!
Understanding Diversity and Inclusion part 3: Generations
Today on the podcast, we’re talking with Dr. Linda Schubring, about the important topic of Diversity and Inclusion as it relates to multiple generations working together. With more generations in the workforce than ever before, it’s critical to get these groups on the same page. Listen now!
Understanding Diversity and Inclusion part 2: Gender
Today on the podcast, we’re talking with Dr. Linda Schubring, about the important topic of Diversity and Inclusion as it relates to gender. First, we’ll be sharing some “low-hanging-fruit” things you can do to make an impact in this area, and then, Linda will share specifics around D&I as it has been applied to her role as VP of Employee Experience at Aeritae Consulting, a Tech Consulting company in St. Paul Minnesota. Listen now!
Understanding Diversity and Inclusion part 1
Today on the podcast, welre talking with Dr. Linda Schubring, about the important topic of Diversity and Inclusion. First, we’ll be talking broadly about our view of Diversity and Inclusion, and second, Linda will share specifics around D&I as it has been applied to her role as VP of Employee Experience at Aeritae Consulting, a Tech Consulting company in St. Paul Minnesota. Listen now!
An Invitation to Become a More Vulnerable Leader (podcast)
On this episode of the podcast, Sara Schlipp-Riedel and Nathan talk about vulnerability. We barely scratch the surface of this deep and important topic, but we hope it will give you permission to be a little more vulnerable and embody all of who you are meant to be.
Learning How to Listen: Understanding the 1to1 Conversation (Podcast)
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Brian and Nathan talk about how to have a conversation with someone that helps them better understand how they are wired within the context of their Strengths and their story.
What Drives You? (podcast)
On this episode of the podcast, we feature a new monthly series of Strengths Based questions. They’re designed to help you reflect on how your Strengths have shaped who you are and provide a single action step you can take to better understand your capacity for greatest influence. In this episode we ask: What drives you? This one gets at your motivation.
What We’ve Learned About Implementing Change and Handling Conflict (podcast)
On this episode of the Leadership Vision podcast, Sara and Nathan briefly share the Leadership Vision approach to change and conflict then reflect on things they learned from working with a team in these areas. They’ll share some new insights into the topics of change and conflict, as well as the process of facilitating them. They’ll also offer a few suggestions that we think may help you navigate these two crucial and inevitable aspects of life on any team.
Join Our Summer 2019 Strengths Communicator Training! (Podcast)
On this episode of the podcast, we’re talking all about our Strengths Communicator Training. In this episode, you’ll learn not only about our Strengths Communicator Training but also some of the insights we’ve gained from the hundreds of participants we’ve worked with over the past several years. On the show, I talk with our President, Brian Schubring to unpack not only our methodology for teaching others about what we do but also some common elements and universal takeaways.
Even if you can’t make the trek to Minneapolis for one of our upcoming trainings, there are insights in this show that are applicable to anyone, anywhere with an interest in getting the best out of themselves and those on their team. Listen now and click the links below for more information about our next training.
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