Out of the Comfort Zone

Send us Fan MailAll of us pack an enormous amount into our daily lives – at work, outside of work, with family, friends, charities, hobbies, exercise and the list goes on. Too many of us have not two but three and four jobs – or what used to be the jobs of multiple people. There is never enough time. So how can you organize yourself, not just manage time but fold time and conquer the world? Listen to Neen James’s, an expert on productivity and performance, advice.⬇️ Connect with me!► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-wallace-publicspeaker-author-podcasthost/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wandatwallace/► Main YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wandawallace/► X: https://x.com/AskWanda► Website: https://www.wandawallace.com/💡 About the show:There is no growth in comfort and no comfort in growth. Business today typically values and promotes leaders for their subject expertise. Leaders who have command of the details and execute based on knowledge and experience are highly respected. However, to grow as a leader you have to get out of your comfort zone – that means learning to lead without just being the expert. Learn to gain the trust and respect of a team that might know more than you do. Get comfortable with ambiguity and with not having all the information. Develop the skills and confidence to lead in a different way.For female leaders, subject expertise is usually the source of their confidence. Learning to lead outside your comfort zone is one step for breaking through the glass ceiling. The show’s purpose is to give you tips on how can you develop the capability to lead – to get out of your comfort zone.#WandaWallace #OutoftheComfortZone #Podcast

Send us Fan MailLet’s face it, regardless where you work, inevitably you end up working with, or for, someone whom is just not easy to get along with ... recognizing that what is difficult for one person, may well be relatively easy for someone else. Sometimes the challenge occurs because of a difference in style or personality. Sometimes it’s a difference in values. Regardless the reason, you have to find a way to manage the situation. That is the focus of the show... how to cope with challenging personalities.⬇️ Connect with me!► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-wallace-publicspeaker-author-podcasthost/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wandatwallace/► Main YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wandawallace/► X: https://x.com/AskWanda► Website: https://www.wandawallace.com/💡 About the show:There is no growth in comfort and no comfort in growth. Business today typically values and promotes leaders for their subject expertise. Leaders who have command of the details and execute based on knowledge and experience are highly respected. However, to grow as a leader you have to get out of your comfort zone – that means learning to lead without just being the expert. Learn to gain the trust and respect of a team that might know more than you do. Get comfortable with ambiguity and with not having all the information. Develop the skills and confidence to lead in a different way.For female leaders, subject expertise is usually the source of their confidence. Learning to lead outside your comfort zone is one step for breaking through the glass ceiling. The show’s purpose is to give you tips on how can you develop the capability to lead – to get out of your comfort zone.#WandaWallace #OutoftheComfortZone #Podcast

Send us Fan MailIn our continuing series on emotional intelligence, we are turning to perhaps one of the most challenging aspects – that is, being able to stay calm in times of chaos, managing your own levels of stress particularly when things are going awry, and more importantly, regulating your own emotions. Dena Michelli, this week’s guest, focuses on developing and deploying top talent. In particular, she sees leadership as managing a series of paradoxes – being vulnerable but not too vulnerable, managing emotions but not being too emotional, handling stress and using stress effectively. Listen to her perspective on how to manage your emotions to get the best from people around you.⬇️ Connect with me!► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-wallace-publicspeaker-author-podcasthost/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wandatwallace/► Main YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wandawallace/► X: https://x.com/AskWanda► Website: https://www.wandawallace.com/💡 About the show:There is no growth in comfort and no comfort in growth. Business today typically values and promotes leaders for their subject expertise. Leaders who have command of the details and execute based on knowledge and experience are highly respected. However, to grow as a leader you have to get out of your comfort zone – that means learning to lead without just being the expert. Learn to gain the trust and respect of a team that might know more than you do. Get comfortable with ambiguity and with not having all the information. Develop the skills and confidence to lead in a different way.For female leaders, subject expertise is usually the source of their confidence. Learning to lead outside your comfort zone is one step for breaking through the glass ceiling. The show’s purpose is to give you tips on how can you develop the capability to lead – to get out of your comfort zone.#WandaWallace #OutoftheComfortZone #Podcast

Send us Fan MailMy guest, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, an expert on emotional intelligence and personality assessment, has a distinct view on how emotional intelligence contributes to success in the current economy and to your reputation as a leader. Hear his views on whether it is possible to have too much EQ or to over use it as well as his advice on developing EQ.⬇️ Connect with me!► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-wallace-publicspeaker-author-podcasthost/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wandatwallace/► Main YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wandawallace/► X: https://x.com/AskWanda► Website: https://www.wandawallace.com/💡 About the show:There is no growth in comfort and no comfort in growth. Business today typically values and promotes leaders for their subject expertise. Leaders who have command of the details and execute based on knowledge and experience are highly respected. However, to grow as a leader you have to get out of your comfort zone – that means learning to lead without just being the expert. Learn to gain the trust and respect of a team that might know more than you do. Get comfortable with ambiguity and with not having all the information. Develop the skills and confidence to lead in a different way.For female leaders, subject expertise is usually the source of their confidence. Learning to lead outside your comfort zone is one step for breaking through the glass ceiling. The show’s purpose is to give you tips on how can you develop the capability to lead – to get out of your comfort zone.#WandaWallace #OutoftheComfortZone #Podcast

Send us Fan MailWhat does emotional intelligence look like in action – over the course of a career? That’s our focus. Heidi Diamond, as well respected, senior executive who has been in a variety of industries will talk about how using emotional intelligence helped inspire a team through a crisis at Martha Stewart Living, how use used emotion to build the team to drive performance and finally how emotional intelligence allowed her to integrate into a corporate culture that was very different then her typical style.⬇️ Connect with me!► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-wallace-publicspeaker-author-podcasthost/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wandatwallace/► Main YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wandawallace/► X: https://x.com/AskWanda► Website: https://www.wandawallace.com/💡 About the show:There is no growth in comfort and no comfort in growth. Business today typically values and promotes leaders for their subject expertise. Leaders who have command of the details and execute based on knowledge and experience are highly respected. However, to grow as a leader you have to get out of your comfort zone – that means learning to lead without just being the expert. Learn to gain the trust and respect of a team that might know more than you do. Get comfortable with ambiguity and with not having all the information. Develop the skills and confidence to lead in a different way.For female leaders, subject expertise is usually the source of their confidence. Learning to lead outside your comfort zone is one step for breaking through the glass ceiling. The show’s purpose is to give you tips on how can you develop the capability to lead – to get out of your comfort zone.#WandaWallace #OutoftheComfortZone #Podcast

Send us Fan MailContinuing in the series on emotional intelligence, we are joined by a leader and a builder of businesses to focus on how emotional intelligence is used to make a difference to team performance. Hear how Janine developed her own emotional intelligence and how it helps her drive performance in her teams.⬇️ Connect with me!► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-wallace-publicspeaker-author-podcasthost/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wandatwallace/► Main YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wandawallace/► X: https://x.com/AskWanda► Website: https://www.wandawallace.com/💡 About the show:There is no growth in comfort and no comfort in growth. Business today typically values and promotes leaders for their subject expertise. Leaders who have command of the details and execute based on knowledge and experience are highly respected. However, to grow as a leader you have to get out of your comfort zone – that means learning to lead without just being the expert. Learn to gain the trust and respect of a team that might know more than you do. Get comfortable with ambiguity and with not having all the information. Develop the skills and confidence to lead in a different way.For female leaders, subject expertise is usually the source of their confidence. Learning to lead outside your comfort zone is one step for breaking through the glass ceiling. The show’s purpose is to give you tips on how can you develop the capability to lead – to get out of your comfort zone.#WandaWallace #OutoftheComfortZone #Podcast

Send us Fan MailThe first in a series on developing emotional intelligence for the purpose of improving leadership effectiveness, we will be focusing on what emotional intelligence (EQ) means, why it matters and how to improve your own EQ. To lead as a non-expert, EQ becomes more of a critical skill than IQ. We will talk how EQ can be used, how to improve your EQ and discuss a case.⬇️ Connect with me!► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-wallace-publicspeaker-author-podcasthost/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wandatwallace/► Main YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wandawallace/► X: https://x.com/AskWanda► Website: https://www.wandawallace.com/💡 About the show:There is no growth in comfort and no comfort in growth. Business today typically values and promotes leaders for their subject expertise. Leaders who have command of the details and execute based on knowledge and experience are highly respected. However, to grow as a leader you have to get out of your comfort zone – that means learning to lead without just being the expert. Learn to gain the trust and respect of a team that might know more than you do. Get comfortable with ambiguity and with not having all the information. Develop the skills and confidence to lead in a different way.For female leaders, subject expertise is usually the source of their confidence. Learning to lead outside your comfort zone is one step for breaking through the glass ceiling. The show’s purpose is to give you tips on how can you develop the capability to lead – to get out of your comfort zone.#WandaWallace #OutoftheComfortZone #Podcast

Send us Fan MailCommunicating with direct reports is a special case. Typically this involves communicating about performance and development – which means it ultimately involves coaching, delegating and giving feedback. All three are part of this week’s discussion.⬇️ Connect with me!► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-wallace-publicspeaker-author-podcasthost/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wandatwallace/► Main YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wandawallace/► X: https://x.com/AskWanda► Website: https://www.wandawallace.com/💡 About the show:There is no growth in comfort and no comfort in growth. Business today typically values and promotes leaders for their subject expertise. Leaders who have command of the details and execute based on knowledge and experience are highly respected. However, to grow as a leader you have to get out of your comfort zone – that means learning to lead without just being the expert. Learn to gain the trust and respect of a team that might know more than you do. Get comfortable with ambiguity and with not having all the information. Develop the skills and confidence to lead in a different way.For female leaders, subject expertise is usually the source of their confidence. Learning to lead outside your comfort zone is one step for breaking through the glass ceiling. The show’s purpose is to give you tips on how can you develop the capability to lead – to get out of your comfort zone.#WandaWallace #OutoftheComfortZone #Podcast

Send us Fan MailThe most admired leaders are admired because of their skill in communicating. What do these leaders do and not do that sets them apart? The answer to that question is what the show is all about. We will be talking about how leaders inspire, how they convey authority and what they do when things go wrong.⬇️ Connect with me!► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-wallace-publicspeaker-author-podcasthost/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wandatwallace/► Main YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wandawallace/► X: https://x.com/AskWanda► Website: https://www.wandawallace.com/💡 About the show:There is no growth in comfort and no comfort in growth. Business today typically values and promotes leaders for their subject expertise. Leaders who have command of the details and execute based on knowledge and experience are highly respected. However, to grow as a leader you have to get out of your comfort zone – that means learning to lead without just being the expert. Learn to gain the trust and respect of a team that might know more than you do. Get comfortable with ambiguity and with not having all the information. Develop the skills and confidence to lead in a different way.For female leaders, subject expertise is usually the source of their confidence. Learning to lead outside your comfort zone is one step for breaking through the glass ceiling. The show’s purpose is to give you tips on how can you develop the capability to lead – to get out of your comfort zone.#WandaWallace #OutoftheComfortZone #Podcast

Send us Fan MailHow a leader communicates makes all the difference in levels of trust, understanding of the strategy, coaching employees, engaging people. The show is focused on what the best communicators do to prepare, to craft the message and ultimately to deliver it. The tactics are the same regardless whether the audience is one person, ten people or thousands. My guest, Joel Wald, has been training and coaching business leaders to be effective communicators for decades. His advice is will put you on the right track.⬇️ Connect with me!► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-wallace-publicspeaker-author-podcasthost/► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wandatwallace/► Main YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wandawallace/► X: https://x.com/AskWanda► Website: https://www.wandawallace.com/💡 About the show:There is no growth in comfort and no comfort in growth. Business today typically values and promotes leaders for their subject expertise. Leaders who have command of the details and execute based on knowledge and experience are highly respected. However, to grow as a leader you have to get out of your comfort zone – that means learning to lead without just being the expert. Learn to gain the trust and respect of a team that might know more than you do. Get comfortable with ambiguity and with not having all the information. Develop the skills and confidence to lead in a different way.For female leaders, subject expertise is usually the source of their confidence. Learning to lead outside your comfort zone is one step for breaking through the glass ceiling. The show’s purpose is to give you tips on how can you develop the capability to lead – to get out of your comfort zone.#WandaWallace #OutoftheComfortZone #Podcast