Engaging Leader: Leadership communication principles with Jesse Lahey
144 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 118 ratingsEngaging Leader is a show that shares principles to communicate, engage, and lead with greater impact. This podcast helps you inspire trust, passion, and action.
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WHE33: Engaging Wellness Solutions for an On-Demand World | with Lorna Borenstein, CEO of Grokker
April 19, 2018 15:00 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBGrokker is an on-demand wellness solution that engages employees with better health through video, experts, and community. Loved by users in 172 countries around the world and used by top employers like eBay, Aetna, and Pinterest, Grokker was named to the 2017 CNBC Upstart 25 list for successful startups. With over 4,000 exercise, mindfulness, nutrition […]
174: Managing Willpower for What Matters Most
March 27, 2018 15:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBWillpower is the ability to control yourself to determine your actions. It allows you (and your team) to accomplish what matters most to you — solving a business problem, losing weight, cornering the market, getting out of debt, etc. To control many of your actions, you can use selected disciplines to build a powerful habit. […]
173: Clarity First ― Improve Performance by Eliminating Ambiguity | with Karen Martin
March 20, 2018 15:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBAmbiguity — in the form of uncertainty or conflicting priorities — has become the default state for organizations of all types. It lurks in the background when leaders can’t explain what success looks like, or what aspects of performance matter most for achieving it. It saps energy from talented team members operating in the dark […]
172: Build One Powerful Habit at a Time
March 06, 2018 16:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBSuccess is about doing the right thing, not about doing everything right. Achieving extraordinary results doesn’t require you to be a full-time disciplined person or team, where your every action is trained and where control is the solution to every situation. Instead, the trick is to choose the right habit and bring just enough discipline […]
171: Stop Trying to Multitask — It’s Making You Dumb and Ineffective
February 27, 2018 16:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBMultitasking doesn’t save time — it wastes time. When you try to do two things at once, you either can’t or won’t do either well. If you think multitasking is an effective way to get more done, you’ve got it backward. It’s an effective way to get less done. Every time we try to do […]
170: Transforming Resistance to Change | with Christine Comaford
February 20, 2018 16:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBHow do great leaders overcome resistance to change ― and the stress that accompanies it? Navigating change is hard, and people often get emotionally hijacked in the process. Leaders need potent, easy to learn, highly effective brain-based tools to navigate the emotions connected with growth and change ― and get their team on track. In […]
169: Use a Success List (Instead of a To-do List)
February 13, 2018 16:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBInstead of a to-do list, you need a success list — a list that is purposefully created around extraordinary results. A to-do list becomes a success list when you apply Pareto’s Principle to it. Does it seem like every day you and your team have more and more that “simply must get done”? Do you […]
168: Singleness of Purpose
February 06, 2018 16:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBSuccess demands singleness of purpose. ~ Vince Lombardi, arguably the greatest football coach of all time Extraordinarily successful people, companies, and teams always have one product/service/idea they’re most known for or that makes them the most money. They may have other important things too, but only one of them is the most important. Having clarity […]
167: How Top Performers Work Less and Achieve More | with Morten Hansen
January 30, 2018 16:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBWhy do some people perform better at work than others? This deceptively simple question continues to confound leaders, as well as all professionals who want to advance and succeed while maintaining balance and wellbeing. We often equate working longer hours with success, but the fact is that type of work leads to stress, burnout, and […]
166: Herding Tigers — Leading a Creative Team | with Todd Henry
January 23, 2018 16:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBLeading talented people in creative fields requires a different skill set than what many management books teach. How do you ensure your team consistently delivers a brilliant work product from an inherently unpredictable creative process? How do you manage pushback from your team of super-smart, headstrong creatives? As a consultant to creative companies, Todd Henry […]
165: Using the Domino Effect for Extraordinary Results
January 16, 2018 16:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBWhen one thing (the right ONE Thing) is set in motion, it can topple many things. Even more significant, a single domino can bring down another domino that is 50% larger. That provides that opportunity not only for linear progress, but exponential progress. Getting extraordinary results is all about creating a domino effect for you […]
164: The ONE Thing to Do This Week for Extraordinary Results
January 09, 2018 16:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBWhat’s the ONE Thing you (or your team) can do this week such that by doing it, everything else would be easier or unnecessary? Behind every successful person is their ONE Thing. No matter how success is measured, personal or professional, only the ability to dismiss distractions and concentrate on your ONE Thing stands between […]
163: Elephant in the Room: A Leader’s Guide to Tough Conversations | with Mike Bechtle
November 15, 2017 16:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBAll of us have at least one person or group of people that we work with who has an issue that we really need to address — a performance problem, a behavioral issue, a piece of spinach stuck in their teeth — but for some reason, we avoid bringing up the topic with them. We’ve […]
162: Competitive Advantage — 4 Ways to Leverage Relationships at Work | with Todd Davis, FranklinCovey Chief People Officer
November 01, 2017 15:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBHow many times have you heard a leader say, “Our people are our greatest asset”? You’ve probably even uttered it a few times yourself. It’s a nice sentiment, but really doesn’t tell the full story. Simply having an organization full of stellar individuals is ultimately less important than how they function together. In his new […]
161: Becoming a Stress-Resilient Leader | with Andrew Shatté
October 15, 2017 15:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBChronic stress takes a toll on the quality of work and life, for both leaders and the people they lead. Stress muddies our thinking, impairs judgment, damages health and relationships, and causes people to burn out and quit their job. The solution, according to Dr. Andrew Shatté, is for leaders to become stress-relient and to […]
160: Building a High-Performing and Health-Driven Culture | with John Burke, CEO of Trek Bikes
September 15, 2017 15:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBTrek Bikes grew out of one man’s belief that he could build a different kind of company. In a barn in southern Wisconsin, Dick Burke instilled the simple principles that continue to guide the company as it has grown into a worldwide brand: build things that last and leave a legacy of positive change. Dick’s […]
159: Leading a Startup | with Josh Kent, CEO of SunFrog Shirts
August 15, 2017 15:00 - 49 minutes - 46 MBWhat does it take to lead a team that builds a startup into a nationally recognized company in less than three years, with an annual growth rate of more than 1,000%? Josh Kent is the CEO and founder of over a dozen startups, including SunFrog Shirts, which launched in 2013 and is currently the largest […]
WHE32: Boosting Stress Resilience for Employees | with Andrew Shatté
July 18, 2017 15:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB“Stress is the new fat. It makes us sick, depletes us emotionally, and diminishes our quality of life.” ~ Jan Bruce, co-author of meQuilibrium Just like managing weight, managing stress is about becoming aware of personal choices and making better ones, and rewiring thought patterns so that an individual’s habits sustain well-being rather than sabotage […]
158: Multipliers — How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter | with Liz Wiseman
July 15, 2017 15:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBAre you a genius or a genius-maker? We’ve all had experience with two dramatically different types of leaders. The first type drains intelligence, energy, and capability from the people around them and always needs to be the smartest person in the room. These are the idea killers, the energy sappers, the diminishers of talent and […]
157: The Aspiring Leader — Successfully Step into a New Leadership Role | with John Lawler
June 15, 2017 15:00 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBIs your sight set on a new leadership role? Perhaps you’re the Director of Finance, and you’ve just been tapped to become the new CFO. What do you need to change now that your former peers will be reporting to you? Or maybe you’re not yet in a position with formal authority, but you know […]
WHE31: Building a High-Performance and Health-Driven Culture at Trek Bikes | with John Burke, CEO
June 05, 2017 15:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBThe organizations that are most successful in building a culture of health begin at the top, with key leaders championing a vision that includes the wellbeing of every employee. In this episode, Jesse interviews John Burke, CEO of Trek Bikes, who took a stand 13 years ago that launched a culture that has produced improvements […]
156: The Leadership Gap — 7 Ways to Move Beyond It | with Lolly Daskal
May 15, 2017 15:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBWhen successful people begin to feel uncertain or challenged at work, the one thing they want to know most is why things are going wrong after they have gone right for so long. Leaders tend to rise to their positions relying on a specific set of values and traits. But in time, every executive reaches […]
155: How to Inspire Lifetime Loyalty | with Lee Caraher
April 15, 2017 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBAs millions of millennials and the even younger GenZers come into the workforce with very different expectations and definitions of loyalty, companies need to shift to make the most of those workers’ energy, skill sets, and incredible potential. Those companies that shift now for the long game of allegiance will have a strategic talent and […]
154: Is Your Personality Helping (or Hurting) Your Leadership? | with Ron Warren, PhD
April 01, 2017 15:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBYour personality at work determines your success and impact as a leader. Is yours helping or hurting your effectiveness and your team’s engagement? Contrary to what most people think, you can change aspects of your personality and become a more engaging leader. A new book analyzing the behaviors of business leaders explains concrete ways that […]
153: How to Find Your Authentic Voice | with Joshua Spodek
March 17, 2017 17:42 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MBTo lead and influence others, whether as a workplace leader or as a thought leader, you need to develop an authentic voice. For example, let’s say you are a CEO delivering a speech to your employees, or a functional VP writing an email to your staff, or a department head presenting recommendations to the C-Suite. […]
152: Don’t Just Lead — 3 Ways to ENGAGE
March 01, 2017 16:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBIn the 21st century, those who are changing the world aren’t just leaders; they’re engagers. Managers and leaders try to get others to do what is needed. Engagers create conditions and cultivate a team that is fully energized to achieve the organization’s purpose. Managers and leaders see themselves as the magic. Engagers see the team […]
151: Work Smarter, Not Harder – Productivity Hacks to Get More & Better Work Done in Less Time | with David Burkus
February 15, 2017 16:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBDavid Burkus is the organizer of the upcoming Work Smarter Summit, an online video-based virtual conference where world-class experts share their proven tactics for getting more done, earning more money, and living a life of purpose and productivity. Based on interviews with those experts, David has compiled a free ebook called Work Smarter, Not Harder, […]
150: The Data-Driven Leader | with John Johnson
January 15, 2017 16:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBLeaders need data for at least two reasons: 1) so they and their team can make better decisions, and 2) to influence their employees, customers, or others to take action. In this episode, we discuss how to achieve both objectives better. We learn how to overcome some pitfalls in how we interpret data, so we […]
149: The Power of Beliefs in Business | with Ari Weinzweig, Zingerman’s Co-Founding Partner
December 15, 2016 16:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBIn 1982, Ari Weinzweig, along with his partner Paul Saginaw, founded Zingerman’s Delicatessen with a $20,000 bank loan. They opened the doors with two employees and a small selection of specialty foods and exceptional sandwiches. Today, Zingerman’s Delicatessen is a nationally renowned food icon, and the Zingerman’s Community of Businesses has grown to 10 businesses […]
148: 9 Ways to Thank Your Employees
November 15, 2016 16:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB“Employees who report receiving recognition and praise within the last seven days show increased productivity, get higher scores from customers, and have better safety records. They’re just more engaged at work.” – Tom Rath Recently, one of my team members communicated heartfelt gratitude to another team member named Jenny for her consistently outstanding performance. And […]
147: 8 Tips for Communicating Bad News to Your Workforce
November 01, 2016 15:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBCommunicating bad news — we all hate to do it, wish we never have to do it again, and yet recognize that there will inevitably be times when we need to do it. Whether it is announcing a reduction in force, a negative change in employee benefits or compensation, a discontinued strategy or product line, […]
146: 3 Ways to Optimize Your Energy and Culture in the Moment of Truth | with Anese Cavanaugh
October 15, 2016 15:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBCulture eats strategy for breakfast. -Peter Drucker Many leaders and aspiring leaders think their skills and strategies are what create impact, and that perks and parties are what create culture. But in reality a much larger part is created by the leader’s energy in every moment of truth. When you kick off a meeting or […]
145: Rethinking Accountability — How to Use It to Help Your People Unlock Their Strengths | with Jonathan Raymond
October 01, 2016 15:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBLeaders everywhere talk about accountability, but nobody is defining what it really means — and more importantly, breaking it down into a set of skills that people could learn and apply. Accountability is about helping people unlock their strengths. In this podcast, Jonathan and Jesse discuss how you can have far more powerful conversations with […]
144: Best Communication Tools for Teamwork
September 15, 2016 15:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBOn Engaging Leader, we share a lot of principles about leadership communication, but what about collaboration communication? In other words, what’s the most effective and efficient way to talk to the colleagues and clients you work with most closely in order to do great work together? That’s a trick question, because there isn’t (yet) a […]
143: Lessons from Starbucks on Leading with Values First | with Howard Behar
September 01, 2016 15:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB“We’re in the people business serving coffee, not the coffee business serving people.” ~ Howard Behar As the president of Starbucks North America and Starbucks International, Howard Behar spent over 20 years helping grow the company into a worldwide phenomenon. During those years, he was integral in establishing and nurturing the Starbucks culture. Since the beginning, […]
WHE30: Millennials and Healthcare: How They Experience the System | with Hector De La Torre
August 22, 2016 15:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBThey’re supposedly young and healthy, but a new study shows that more than half of Millennials report having a chronic health condition. In addition, Millennials struggle how to navigate the health care system, starting with choosing an appropriate health plan in the first place. These and other surprising findings are from a new study on […]
142: That’s Not How We Do It Here! — How to Stay Agile and Innovative as a Mature Company | with John Kotter
August 15, 2016 15:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBIncreasingly, large organizations are finding their competitive landscape changing so quickly that they’re unable to respond fast enough to survive and thrive. Most mature organizations have a built-in tendency to kill off anything agile, innovative, and entrepreneurial — which often is exactly what’s needed to stay ahead of today’s ever-increasing pace of change in the […]
141: Hire, Develop, and Keep Great Employees | with Paul Falcone
August 01, 2016 15:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBPeople power your business — and success can hinge on your hiring, inspiring, and keeping the right ones. As a leader, are you cultivating this vital resource? Is there more you could be doing? Are you just winging it? Every HR executive has a laundry list of things they wish managers knew: best practices that […]
140: Cross-Generational Communications — How to Bridge the Gap to Engage Multiple Generations
July 15, 2016 15:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBWe are in the early years of a fundamental demographic shift. What worked in the past will no longer be enough. In order to attract and keep top talent — and to influence their actions — you will need to change how you engage people. Today’s workforce is made up primarily of three generations: Baby […]
139: How to Speak the Truth to Your Boss and Team (Even When It’s Hard) | with Mindy Mackenzie
July 01, 2016 13:30 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB“Learn what is true to do what is right.” ~ Thomas Huxley The thing that companies and individuals need most they often get least. What is this thing? The truth. Why? Because people don’t have the courage to say what they’re really thinking. But no company or individual can survive, let alone thrive, without the […]
138: Nudgy — How to Influence People to Make an Optimal Choice in the ‘Moment of Truth’
June 15, 2016 15:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBIn episode 136, I shared how there are three secrets to effective content as part of a leadership or workforce communication strategy: visual, sticky, and “nudgy.” We discussed the first secret in episode 127, Let’s Get Visual: 6 Engaging Ways to Use Images. We discussed the second secret in episode 136, Sticky — 7 Keys […]
137: The Unplugged Leader — How to Take a Worry-Free Vacation | with Mindy Mackenzie
June 01, 2016 15:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBWith warm, summer weather arriving in the northern hemisphere, many of us have vacation plans. But what type of vacation will you take? Will it actually refresh you, helping you come back to work with new energy, fresh ideas, and a better perspective to help you deliver results that matter? If you’re like most business […]
136: Sticky – 7 Keys to Making People Notice, Care, and Act
May 16, 2016 19:28 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBIn a typical communication strategy, part of the plan involves leadership actions, but also involves communication content — words, images, videos, and so forth. You’ve probably heard the phrase Content Is King. You can do a great job with other aspects of your strategy, but if the content isn’t effective, you’ll fail to meet your […]
GC35: Enhancing Millennial Performance at Work | with Aaren Terrett
May 09, 2016 15:00 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBWe are in the early years of a fundamental demographic shift. The Millennial generation — which is even larger than the massive Baby Boom generation — now makes up a third of the workforce. As younger millennials continue to graduate from college, their powerful mix of values, communication style, and work perspective is driving a […]
135: How to Lead Meetings That Get Results (and That People Want to Attend) | with Karin Hurt
May 01, 2016 15:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBHorrible meetings are a cliché of the business world, and with good reason. Most meetings are a waste of time and don’t accomplish much, if anything. Everyone leaves frustrated that they could be doing something more productive with their time — and not only do your results suffer, so does your credibility as a leader. […]
WHE29: Behavioral Economics for Business Leaders: Turn Good Intentions into Positive Results | with Bob Nease
April 26, 2016 15:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBThe new book, The Power of Fifty Bits: The New Science of Turning Good Intentions into Positive Results, by Bob Nease, PhD, is the first practical guide for business leaders to apply behavioral economics to activate the good intentions of people in their workforce. Behavioral economics has shown that people’s choices and actions often are […]
134: Under New Management: Upending Business As Usual | with David Burkus
April 15, 2016 15:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBGreat leaders don’t innovate products, they innovate the factory. Through most of the 20th century, great leaders focused on reinventing the factory. From Frederick Taylor to Henry Ford, the industrial age was made by people who could envision the best way to design the organization around the product. Today, much of the world has moved […]
133: No Joke: Using Humor for Effective Communications | with David Nihill
April 01, 2016 15:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBIn honor of April Fool’s Day, a funny guest joins Jesse to discuss a seriously important topic … how to use humor to drive engagement in all of your communication opportunities. David Nihill went from being deathly afraid of public speaking to hosting a business conference, regularly performing stand-up comedy, and winning storytelling competitions in […]
WHE28: Avoiding Workplace Burnout | with Bill Holston
March 22, 2016 13:50 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBOne of the surprising things about workplace burnout is that no one is immune. Even the most engaged, productive, and passionate people can experience burnout — in fact, their dedication may cause them to be even more susceptible than others. In Engaging Leader episode 019, How to Help Your Team Have More Great Days at […]
132: The Coaching Habit – Say Less, Ask More | with Michael Bungay Stanier
March 15, 2016 14:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBWhat if coaching could become a regular, informal part of your day so you and your team could work less hard and have more impact? That’s the promise Michael Bungay Stanier makes in his latest book, The Coaching Habit. He has trained more than 10,000 busy managers from around the globe in practical, everyday coaching […]