Ep9 Todd Cherches - Visualize Your Way to Leadership Success

In this fascinating episode of Unlock Your Way, host Suzanne Taylor-King interviews Todd Cherches, an executive coach and author of Visual Leadership. Suzanne sets the stage by sharing how she's been a longtime fan of Todd's work in visual thinking and leadership.

The conversation then dives into Todd's origin story of discovering visual communication while working overseas, which led him to develop his signature Visual Leadership approach. He explains his framework of four ways to think and communicate more visually, including pictures/imagery, mental models/frameworks, metaphor/analogy, and storytelling.

Suzanne artfully guides the discussion to explore real-world applications of Visual Leadership, such as improving company culture, team dynamics, public speaking, and vision casting. She asks thoughtful questions to uncover potential resistance to adopting more visual methods and how leaders can overcome that.

Later in the show, Suzanne spotlights Todd's "passion and skills matrix" model for achieving fulfillment and avoiding burnout. They have an insightful dialogue about the nuances of that framework and how to cycle between the different boxes over time.

Towards the end, Suzanne inquires about Todd's successful LinkedIn strategy and personal leadership philosophy of "be genuine, be generous, be grateful, and be gracious." She closes by providing Todd's website and resources for the audience to continue learning from him.