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341: How to Leverage Your 360

Tom Henschel: The Look & Sound of Leadership

Tom Henschel (web) (podcast) grooms senior leaders and executive teams. An internationally recognized expert in the field of workplace communications and self-presentation, he has helped thousands of leaders achieve excellence through coaching and his top-rated podcast, The Look & Sound of Leadership.

Key Points

  • A 360 gives you feedback from people above you, your peers, and people below you.
  • 360s can be career transformative.
  • A 360 almost always goes alongside coaching.
  • 360s are not a performance management tool.
  • If 360s are not done well, they can become dangerous and people are very cautious giving real feedback.
  • Don’t try to figure out who said what. Instead, focus on the overall themes.
  • The results of a 360 generally should not be totally new information for receivers. They’ve probably already heard the feedback before.

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How to Reduce Drama With Kids

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310: How to Reduce Drama With Kids

Shortly after Barack Obama became President, I saw an interview he gave about his early days in the job.

Most of us will remember that American was in the midst of the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression — first among countless, immediate issues on the President’s desk at the time.

The interviewer asked him where he entertained the most doubt. He didn’t hesitate in his answer: parenting.

I thought the comment rather flippant at the time. After all, how could someone navigating such complexity say that being a parent was honestly where he entertained the most doubt?

That was before we had children.

Five years into parenting, the comment makes strikes me as more authentic than ever — and almost always the area of life where I also entertain the most doubts about my leadership abilities.

When I came across No Drama Discipline* for the first time, it changed my view of how to handle discipline with our kids. Tina Payne Bryson joined me on the podcast this week to teach us how we can be better leaders and teachers for our children.

In the spirit of leading kids well, the resources in this week’s guide will help you gain more confidence (and heart) with all our children.Read More

226: How to Lead Training, Attitude, and Energy

How to Lead Training, Attitude, and Energy

Bonni Stachowiak
Teaching in Higher Ed

Question from Maurice

Are there any resources out there on energy and leadership? With that I don’t mean the energy which seeps out you as you struggle through the day, but rather the energy which you project in any given situation.

I volunteered at a dog shelter for a year. During that year I devoured any and all episode of ‘The Dog Whisperer’. I discovered that being aware of one’s energy before entering a scene had impact. In this case on dogs, their reaction to me and their attitude in general. I strongly believe this awareness of one’s energetical state impacts humans as well.

So, in February of this year I became a dad. Being aware of how sensitive small children are, I tried to be conscious of my energy around him as well. It worked! Usually in the way, that he tends to fall asleep in my arms. I’ve found a way to create a pool of calm energy around me. Some might call it: centered, or grounded.

I’m confident that the purposeful use of our inner energy has a deep impact on our environment. This sub conscious communication fascinates me hugely. Do you, or does Bonni, know of any resources on this topic?

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Question from Lisa

Thank you for the coaching for leader’s podcasts, they helped me to get my first manager role which I will start in January 2016! I have a question which I hope you might be able to assist with. The team leader (who I will be reporting to) was speaking at our team Christmas party about how the work we do just isn’t really a worthwhile job, and while you are on your deathbed you aren’t going to be thinking about it (for background, we deal with legal claims against a government agency). The fact that he holds that view isn’t great, but I think sharing it with your team is plain wrong! I want team members to know that they do important work which is worth being passionate about. How do you recommend dealing with this attitude in the most professional way?

Question from Ian

Six months ago I started a new position and have implemented a fair number of changes to the team to improve performance, metrics, and customer services. Most initiatives have been well received, we are definitively making progress and everyone is now seeing the benefits. To capitalize on the credibility that this has afforded me, I have begun the next phase of revitalizing the department by conducting monthly goals/coaching sessions with each individual. The point here is to keep them on task with their professional goals, encourage them to develop personal goals, and to continually work with them on time management, team building, and to continually refine their “Why” (a topic I was very interested in on CFL Episode 223).

As part of this process I want to provide them with some good reading, podcasts, or other resources for honing these skills, but I have been coming up short. There are no shortage of leadership/management books and podcasts but I am looking specifically for resources that are geared towards promoting personal and professional development for staff. My normal go-to’s for staff reading have been, Raving Fans and Gung Ho by Ken Blanchard, but I was looking for more resources to offer my team for professional development.

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219: How to Steal the Show With Michael Port

Michael Port

Michael Port
Author, Steal the Show*

www.michaelport.com

Reporter: “How can an actor run for president?”
Ronald Reagan: “How can a president not be an actor?”

Michael Port is a NY Times bestselling author of six books including Book Yourself Solid*, The Think Big Manifesto*, and his hot new release, Steal the Show*. He has also been a successful professional actor, guest starring on shows like Sex & The City, Law & Order, Third Watch, All My Children, and in films like The Pelican Brief and Down to Earth. These days, Michael can be seen regularly on MSNBC, CNBC, and PBS as an expert in communication and business development.

A good performance is authentic behavior in a manufactured environment.
–Michael Port

The better prepared you are, the easier it is to be authentic.
–Michael Port

If you have a high stakes situation, and you need your Powerpoint slides to know what’s coming next, you’re not prepared enough.
–Michael Port

Three questions people ask when listening to a speech:

  1. Will this thing work?
  2. Is this something worth my time?
  3. Is this person able to champion this idea?

The five components of great speeches:

  1. A big idea that is relevant to the listeners 
  2. Be very clear on what is being promised in the presentation
  3. Make sure you can demonstrate that you understand the way the world looks to them
  4. Be able to demonstrate the consequences of not adopting the big idea
  5. Work hard to serve the audience

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Share Like Gershwin

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It turns out that beginning as early as age four, we start losing our carefree inner child and begin the process of becoming skeptical and fearful of the world around us.

Perhaps this is why we become more cautious about sharing, a skill virtually all of us learned as children. Today, the case for why sharing in a leadership context sets you apart from so many others.Read More