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In today's modern and fast-paced world we need all the help that we can get. Frankly, keeping our heads above water is often a difficult task, let alone driving our organizations forward and creating real-lasting change. Only if there was something which could help us exponentially. Something which would take our efforts right now and turn them into something even more powerful. This is where leadership force multipliers come into play. First off, what the heck is a force multiplier and even more what the heck how does it relate to leadership? Well today, I go through those questions plus give you 5 force multipliers which you can implement RIGHT NOW to help you and you organization move forward further and faster than before. Leadership Force Multipliers Topics During this solo podcast episode I cover the following topics: What a force multiplier isVisionDelegationTrainingVacation timeHealth For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website: https://leaddontboss.com/62

It's the beginning of 2019 and there is a sense of new beginnings in the air. People across the world have made goals to make themselves better in some form or another. Whether they are looking for personal or professional growth goal setting is crucial process to develop oneself. However, within the next few weeks most people will begin to slowly fail on their goals to the point of complete catastrophic failure. In fact, only 8% of all people who set new goals for themselves at the beginning of the year will reach them! Only 8%! Why do so many people fail? Is it their motivation, sense of purpose, or capabilities? In reality, everyone is different, but a significant issue is that people generally do not have a plan for achieving their goals. Ditch the SMART Goals for POWER Goals Topics Today I discuss the following topics in order to help you set better goals and most importantly achieve them: What SMART Goals areThe limitations of SMART GoalsThe POWER GoalPurposeObserveWeekly PlanExecuteReflect Weekly For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website: https://leaddontboss.com/61

All organizations will go through this during their life cycle at some point... misalignment. Organizations go through misalignment because of many factors - size, age, poor leadership, etc - but all have one thing in common a transformation is required. Alex Vorobieff has helped countless businesses eliminate the source of their frustration and stunted growth by selecting the proper Business Alignment Tools for their specific needs. Alex started his financial clean-up firm in 2003 and evolved into a business turnaround firm to remove common issues that cause financial challenges across many industries. He has served as a clean-up CFO and president of companies in telecommunications, aviation and aerospace, hospitality, healthcare, and outsource staffing, leading successful turnarounds in a little as three months. His latest book, Transform Your Company: Escape Frustration, Align Your Business, and Get Your Life Back, details for executives the critical steps and business alignment tools to transform their dysfunctional company while also eliminating the reason why many business concepts fail to produce results Company Transformation Through Alignment Topics During my interview with Alex, we cover the following topics: Why do organizations get misaligned in the first placeHow leaders can identify that their organization is misalignedWhat steps leaders need to do to realign their organization For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website: https://leaddontboss.com/60

Conflict is ever present. Even reading these podcast show notes could be causing you conflict this very instant. As leaders, we need to know the good, the bad, and the ugly revolving around conflict. Additionally, whilst conflict can be a catalyst for good change, unresolved conflict can cause long-lasting damage to an organization. As a leader, you need to know how to use conflict for good, and then ultimately resolve it. This is where my guest, Nate Reiger comes to play. Nate Regier, Ph.D., is CEO and co-founding owner of Next Element, a global leadership training and certification rm specializing in communication and conflict skills. He’s an expert in social-emotional intelligence and leadership, positive conflict, neuropsychology, group dynamics, interpersonal and leadership communication, executive assessment, and coaching. Regier is a co-developer of Next Element’s Leading Out of Drama® training and coaching system, an LOD® master trainer, and Process Communication Model® certifying master trainer. He is the co-author of Beyond Drama: Transcending Energy Vampires. He’s an enthusiastic dad and husband. Using Conflict for Good Topics During the interview between Nate and I we cover the following topics:  His backgroundWhat is his perspective on conflict?Where do leaders struggle most when it comes to conflict?What are some tips for leaders who have conflict directly with them and a co-worker/subordinate What are some practical ways for leaders to resolve conflict between two subordinatesWhat are some coaching techniques for leaders dealing with subordinate conflictWhat are some practical tips leaders can apply to turn conflict from a distraction into a resource? For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website: https://leaddontboss.com/59

Servant leadership is a hot topic as of late but the ideology is not truly new. Essentially, servant leaders place their people and organizations first and themselves last. In the Canadian Army, we have the ideology of - Mission, Troops, Self. Which is essentially servant leadership. But still, when I learned about today's guest I knew I had to have him on to talk about this absolutely crucial topic.  Art Barter is CEO and cultural architect of Datron World Communications Inc., an organization he transformed from a $10 million company to a $200 million company in just six years by putting into practice the behaviors of servant leadership. He also founded the Servant Leadership Institute (SLI) as a vehicle to share his knowledge and to teach others how to inspire and equip those they influence. Barter is the author of Farmer Able: A Fable About Servant Leadership Transforming Organizations and People From the Inside Out. In his newest work, The Servant Leadership Journal, Barter teaches the nine behaviors necessary to grow into a servant leader. For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website: https://leaddontboss.com/58

Leader burnout is a real and dangerous problem. As more is expected of us leaders the greater the risk of it occurring. Frankly, everyone is susceptible to burnout. In fact, I have experienced burnout myself on a number of occasions. However, I was able to rebound, collect myself, and get back to business. Burnout can come at a number of different levels, from simply needing a break to complete and utter breakdown. Don't let yourself fall to the latter and hence why I have my guest on this episode! Michael Levitt brings people back to life. Focused on helping individuals and leaders within corporations (Re)Learn BOUNDARIES in their work and personal lives – So that they can accomplish more, by doing less, which will save their careers and possibly their lives. Michael lost his health, his job, his car, and his home all in 369 days. Michael teaches people on how that happened to him, so that they can make the crucial changes in their lives to prevent those losses from happening to them. Surviving Leader Burnout Topics During this episode we discuss the following topics: What leads to Leader burnoutHow leaders can avoid burnoutHow leaders can recover from burnout For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website: https://leaddontboss.com/57

Hey all, A little late I know but nonetheless here’s my July recap and leadership thoughts. During this episode I go over: July’s released episodesAugust’s planned episodesMy thoughts on transitioning out of a leadership role. For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website: https://leaddontboss.com/56

Decision making is a cornerstone of leadership. Decisions are why leaders exist... decisions day in day out. To be an effective leader, your decision-making skills must be top-tier. Decisions, however, are tied to your mind and how you think. If you are able to maximize your mental strength through the use of your unconscious mind then decisions will come quicker, clearer, and more effective. Hence my guest Silke Celia. As a Rapid Transformation Coach based in Dubai, Silke Glaab (aka SilkCelia) has worked with innumerable accomplished professionals who are struggling with four particular areas of their lives — purpose, success, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal communication. Before coming to Dubai, she worked with T-Online, German International Cooperation (GIZ) in Kenya, and International Schools. She was a research assistant for Prof. Dr. Spitzer, one of Germany's leading neuroscientist. She was personally trained by Prof. Dr. James Kennedy on neuroscience coaching Silke Glaab holds a master’s degree in psychology and is a Master Practitioner NLP, Systemic Coach, Theta Healer and Rapid Transformational Therapy™ Practitioner (Marisa Peer), elevating her sessions to an intersection of therapy, coaching, and healing. Leading with your Mind Topics During this interview, Silke and I cover the following topics: What Neuroscience isHow it helps leadersWhat decisions areHow thinking speed affects our decision makingHow to make better decisions under stressHow leaders can improve their thinking and decision-making skillsThe myth of multitasking For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website: https://leaddontboss.com/55

Mindset is everything. It's a common expression which can be heard in fitness gyms, sports teams, and even sales teams. But mindset is crucial for everyone. To be a leader, you have to have the mindset that you are a leader. You are worthy of leading, you have a vision which will take your organization into the future, and that you are capable of doing it. So in order to achieve this, I went looking no further than a former US Navy SEAL to find out how we can be more mindful as leaders. Mark spent 20 years as a Navy SEAL officer, retiring as a Commander in 2011. He then founded and leads several highly successful enterprises including SEALFIT (Physical and mental training), Unbeatable Mind, LLC (Executive Mastery Development), NavySEALs.com and USCrossFit. Mark Divine is an expert in human performance as it is displayed in mental toughness, leadership and physical readiness. His work is based on an integral warrior-leader model that he developed and tested on over a thousand special operations candidates worldwide. The integrated training, which involves physical, mental, emotional, intuitional and spiritual training, has resulted in over a 90% success rate for the Spec Ops candidates. It is now taught to executives and corporate teams, tops sports teams, top athletes, professionals, first responders and warriors from all walks of life. Develop the Mindset of a Navy SEAL Topics During this interview we cover the following topics: His backgroundWhat was the draw to bring him to US MilitaryHow he used meditation and mindfulness in his leadership experiencesMarks 5 Mountains philosophyHow leaders can use 5 Mountains in the decision making.Tips for leaders to begin meditation and being more mindfulness For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website: https://leaddontboss.com/54

It's one of the most important things which leaders and organizations must achieve yet it is one of the most difficult things to achieve. To have fully engaged employees takes more than finding the right employees with the right attitude to have engagement. This must start from the top, as a leader you need to be driving the organizational culture so that employee engagement is at the forefront of all people in the organization. With a background in HR and Digital and Social Media, Jo Dodds works with business owners and leaders to improve their personal productivity and, as a result, their wellbeing, as well as helping them to improve employee engagement in their organizations. Enabling Employee Engagement Topics During our conversation, Jo and I discuss the following topics: What does it truly mean to have employee engagementHow employers and leaders can get their employees engagedThe four enablers of employee engagement For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website: https://leaddontboss.com/53