Lead the People #166: Why Every Manager Should Be A Coach (feat. Daphne B. Latimore)
In this episode, Matt Poepsel sits down with Daphne to discuss The Leadership Trilogy, a three-book collection designed to help leaders at every level lead with clarity and confidence. They explore the critical shift from “tasking” to “coaching,” empowering a stressed team through simple changes in conversation, and commanding executive presence regardless of one’s official title.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- The Coaching Mindset: How to move beyond task-checking & spark real growth
- Getting employees to buy-in by connecting daily work to the big picture
- Commanding a room and building credibility, title or no title
- Helping everyone understand the way the business actually works
Highlights:
(00:00) What Coaching Really Means
(00:49) Meet Daphne B. Latimore
(02:01) The employee journey as an ecosystem
(07:16) Relate and equate
(12:46) Behavior as the driver of culture
(16:03) Coaching mindset for managers
(23:13) Demystifying executive presence
(23:26) Leading without a title
Resources:
Follow Daphne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daphneblatimore/
Daphne’s website: https://dblatimore.com/
Follow Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattpoepsel/
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