The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
Mastering Compassionate Leadership: Enhancing Emotional Capacity and Connection
Ever wondered how the best leaders seem to have an uncanny ability to connect with their team? In this episode, we delve into the profound significance of emotional agility and vocabulary in shaping the dynamics and culture within a team. With real-world anecdotes and practical tools, our conversation will arm you with strategies to enhance your leadership style and cultivate deeper team connections. This episode isn’t just a lesson; it’s a masterclass in compassionate leadership, inspired by the most forward-thinking minds in the field. Get ready to explore these insights and strategies that will not only transform your own leadership style, but also deepen the connections between those you lead. Enjoy!
Unveiling Strengths and Building Team Culture: Insights from The Learning Community
Have you ever imagined your personal Strengths as a vivid image, telling the captivating story of who you are as a professional? In this episode, we delve into a unique aspect of how we build positive team culture within organizations – the Learning Community (or Picture Day as it has become know as to some of our long standing clients). This process involves creating visual narratives to help individuals and teams understand their unique Strengths results. The episode provides a fascinating insight into how visual storytelling can enhance team dynamics and personal growth. Enjoy!
Mastering Communication and Relationship Dynamics in Leadership
Have you ever considered the profound influence of language, tone, and style in connecting with your team? In this episode, we share the second of a two-part series (originally aired as one episode) where we were guests on the Access Ideas podcast with Janna Stam.
In our conversation, we illuminate the the nuances of leadership, the dynamics of communication, the intricate nature of trust, some great reflections on Strengths and a plethora of other things. It was a little bit wide ranging, but it was a lot of fun.
Join us for an episode brimming with transformative ideas that will empower you to lead with empathy, adaptability, and a deep understanding of your team’s dynamics. Enjoy!
Unveiling the Essentials of Leadership: Cultivating Trust and Influence in Team Dynamics
In this episode, we deliver the first of a two-part series (originally aired as one episode) where we were guests on the Access Ideas podcast with Janna Stam. We dive deep into the nuances of leadership influence, communication dynamics, and trust’s intricate nature.
Janna led us through an introspective journey, questioning what these terms mean in our lives and work today and how they have evolved. Linda shared that her views on trust are like a sense of belonging and reliability, while Brian discussed the ongoing process of becoming a student of leadership. We also challenge listeners with questions about building trust in ourselves and our teams. How do we balance self-trust with instilling trust in others?
Join us for this enlightening discussion about leadership, communication, and trust, and discover how these elements intertwine to shape our professional and personal lives.
Please tune in next week for part two of this conversation, where we dive a little bit deeper into some ideas about communication, listening, and building a healthy team culture.
Embracing Perspective: How Leaders Can Innovate and Empathize for Better Decision Making
In the ever-evolving world of leadership, adaptability and embracing perspective stand as pivotal skills that distinguish good leaders from great ones. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the transformative power of perspective in leadership and decision-making. We reveal why a shift in outlook is not just beneficial, but critical for innovation and empathy in our decision-making processes, and discuss the necessity for leaders to evolve their perspectives in the face of complex challenges. Enjoy!
How Good Leaders Lay People Off
Transition on a team is never an easy process. In this episode, we share how good leaders lay people off. We discuss three high-level tips and talk about some of the things we’ve learned from helping lots of leaders lay people off the right way.
3 Things Great Leaders Do When They Get Laid Off
In this episode, we talk about three things the best leaders do when they get laid off or experience a work transition. We share how good leaders lean into self-compassion, self-care, and reach out to their networks to get back on that proverbial employment horse. Enjoy!
Three Powerful Lessons About Strengths
Brian has been immersed in the world of Strengths since almost day one and learned from one of the masters. Recently he was cleaning out his desk and came across notes from his learnings over 20+ years ago. In this episode, we share a conversation about three powerful lessons he has learned about Strengths and how we can still apply them today. Enjoy!
How to Create Your Own Manifesto
In this episode, we talk about the Leadership Vision manifesto. We discuss how and why we created our manifesto and how you can create your own manifesto or statement of purpose. We hope this episode inspires you to think more deeply about your work and your ‘why’. Enjoy!
Become a Stronger Woman of Influence
We are excited to announce our new course designed to inspire female leaders to ponder their stories, influence, and role in writing a positive narrative with others. It’s about storytelling, becoming a stronger woman of influence, and understanding the power that lies within our own narratives. In this episode, we talk about what inspired our new course and how you can harness the power of your story. Enjoy!
How to Create Belonging, Significance, and Meaning on your Team
In this episode, we talk about how to create opportunities for a team to feel a greater sense of belonging, significance, and meaning. Brian details a recent experience with Serve the City and his thoughts on the importance of belonging and meaning in the workplace. Then, we dive into actionable steps you can take to create more belonging, significance, and meaning on your team. Enjoy!
Announcing Dr. Linda Schubring as President of Leadership Vision
In this episode, we announce Linda’s new role as President of Leadership Vision. We discuss why this change matters and how it will impact our listeners, viewers, readers, and clients.
3 Key Elements to Build Positive Team Culture
In this episode, we share a conversation about team composition, positive team culture, and steps leaders can take to implement positive team culture on their teams. We have a lot more coming in 2023 about team culture, creating team culture, curriculum and courses, and communities that can help you build a strong, positive team culture. Stay tuned!
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Three Big Changes at Leadership Vision
In this episode, we discuss three big changes that we’re going through at Leadership Vision. We talk about why and how these changes have an effect on you, our listeners, readers, and watchers, and then share a little bit about our change process and how we arrived here.
Inevitably you will face some changes this year. Maybe you’re going through one right now. Our hope is that this episode can be not only a resource, but also a source of motivation and encouragement when you inevitably feel stuck or lost. So get out a notepad and listen up because this is gonna be a good one!
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