High Impact Leaders
186 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -Welcome to High Impact Leaders! Your shortcut to personal growth and career success. Join Doug Staneart for leadership development training that will bring out your inner entrepreneur and make you a fearless leader in today's chaotic business world.
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Five Steps to Build a Solid Team from the Ground Up (Part 3 of 6)
April 15, 2024 12:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBThis is part three of a six-part series called the Five Steps to Build a Solid Team from the Ground Up. Last week, we covered how important it is to create a shared vision and goals for your team. I explained the difference between a corporate vision statement, a corporate mission statement, and corporate values. Each of these has a specific purpose and, if used properly, will help you and your team make better decisions when growing your business. What we covered in step one is valuable ...
Five Steps to Build a Solid Team from the Ground Up (Part 2 of 6)
April 01, 2024 13:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBThis is part 2 of a six-part series called the Five Steps to Build a Solid Team from the Ground Up. Last week, I gave you an overview of all five steps. If you recall, I mentioned that this five-step process was like building a skyscraper. Everyone wants to visit the Penthouse once the building is completed. But there is a lot of work along the way to make sure the structure is solid. What we covered last week would be similar to the blueprint to building your corporate skyscraper. It's a...
Five Steps to Build a Solid Team from the Ground Up (Part 1 of 6)
March 25, 2024 12:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBToday, we are starting a new six-part series called the Five Characteristics of Highly Effective Teams. Today, I'm going to give an overview of the entire process. Hopefully, as we cover the different steps, you'll see a lot of resemblance to what you are experiencing within your own office. Think of this five-step process like building a skyscraper. Everyone wants to visit the Penthouse once the building is completed. But there is a lot of work along the way to make sure the structure i...
Experience is NOT the Best Teacher (How to Shorten Your Learning Curve.)
October 09, 2023 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBOn today's episode, I'm going to explore the concept of experience being the best teacher. It is true that people learn by doing. We've actually built our coaching practice on that concept. When a good coach helps someone develop a new skill and the person has a success, his or her confidence will grow. But the concept of experience being the best teacher is also absolutely false. And if you don't understand why, you may be inadvertently lengthening your learning curve when you try somethi...
5 Ways that Poor Leadership Skills Can Harm Morale (and How to Fix Them)
October 02, 2023 12:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBPoor leadership skills can ruin team morale. As a manager, you hold more power than you might think. Obviously, you can hire and fire your subordinates. You can also promote them… or not promote them. You may also have the ability to approve a raise. If not, you at least have the ability to conduct the annual review. In essence, your leadership skills and moral compass have a direct impact on their career. Even if you treat everyone fairly, your impact on their lives is unmistakable. This i...
How to Update Your LinkedIn Profile is 2023
September 18, 2023 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBToday I'm covering part two of a two-part series on updating your resume and LinkedIn profile. Last week, I covered how you want to customize your resume for every company (and every interviewer) that you apply to. If you just send out a generic resume to hundreds of people, you'll likely just be disappointed with the results. This week, though, I'll cover how to do better research before you go on the interview and also how to update your LinkedIn profile. Create a Stunning LinkedIn Prof...
How to Update Your Resume in 2023
September 11, 2023 12:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBGovernment reports are saying that unemployment is still very low. However, I'm starting to see more and more layoffs from really big companies. In fact, Business News Daily reported that layoffs are continuing to pile up at a rate that is approaching the way they were in the early days of the pandemic. So, this week, I'm going to cover a few ideas on how to update your resume just in case you are one of these folks who are looking for a new employer. If it is time to dust off the old resu...
The Difference Between Constructive and Destructive Criticism
September 04, 2023 12:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBA couple of weeks ago, I covered a few ways to communicate more effectively to build more teamwork. This week, I'm going to go into more detail about a specific type of communication -- constructive criticism. Just last week, I had one of my team members ask me to give her specific feedback about how she could improve. The moment she asked for this, I had the quote from Somerset Maugham playing in my head. He said, "People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise." So, I thought it...
Prepare for the Upcoming Recession by Making Yourself Indispensable
August 28, 2023 12:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBMake Yourself Indispensable as a Leader in a Crisis Knowledge is vital to getting ahead, but it’s just the ticket to get into the game. What you DO WITH the knowledge is much more important to your success. The most highly sought after skill in business is not accounting, or engineering, or computer skills – it’s public speaking. Folks who reach the highest level of every institution typically know less about the day-to-day operations than the newest employee. However, they tend to exce...
Effective Communication Can Create a Dream Team Dynamic
August 21, 2023 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MB“What is effective communication?” If you’ve ever worked on a team that had a crazy amount of chemistry, you already know the answer. Everything they touched was gold, they produced more than any other team combined, and they had fun doing it. Unfortunately, you know that that is not the norm. Most teams have people you don’t like, that one person that doesn’t do anything, one person who shows up always talking about their personal life, one person who thinks they’re better than everyone el...
Start Organizing Your Christmas Team Building Activities Now
August 14, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBMy topic this week is Christmas Team Building Activities to Build Morale and Fun at Work... And I know what some of you are thinking... Doug, it's August. My kids just went back to school. Football season hasn't even started yet. Why on Earth are you covering Christmas stuff right now? I used to agree with you, by the way. I'm the guy walking around department stores in October saying, "Halloween isn't even over yet, and there are already Christmas decorations out... Why?" However, this ep...
Group Problem Solving Techniques for Meetings
August 07, 2023 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBLast week, I covered a few meeting tips to help you run more efficient and effective meetings. So on this episode, I'm going cover a very cool group problem-solving technique that will help you and your team solve really challenging problems very quickly and with a consensus from the group. What we've found using this process over the years is that once the group comes up with a perfect solution to the problem at hand, the solution is obvious. There is no need to persuade part of your team...
Tips for Effective Team Meetings
July 31, 2023 12:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBFor the next couple of weeks, I will cover a few meeting tips. This week, I'm going to start with a few tips that will make your meetings more interesting (basically less boring,) help you and your team be more productive in your team meetings, and how to make the whole process more efficient. Next week, I will give you a few tips on how to run problem-solving meetings. That specific type of meeting has the highest potential for things to go off the rails. So, make sure to come back next we...
How to Improve Listening Skills in the Workplace
July 24, 2023 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MBIf you are like most people, you probably believe you are a great listener. The problem is that everyone else that you have to deal with needs to improve their listening skills, right? The truth is that this often-used term has two parts — “Listening” and “Skills.” We often overlook the second part. Skills are those strengths that we develop through consistent focus over time. When I was a kid, our little town had a community center with a basketball gym. I wasn’t a member, by my best frien...
How to Improve Impromptu Speaking Skills
July 17, 2023 12:00 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBIn this week's episode, I'm going to re-cover a topic that has become the second most downloaded episode we've ever released. The topic was on impromptu speaking or speaking off the cuff. And this episode has two parts, although I think I'll be able to cover the entire content in one episode. So, for the first half, I'm going to give a few of my best tips on how to reduce nervousness and panic when someone asks you to speak out of the blue. And then, in the latter half, I'll give a simple ...
Empower Your Team without Micromanaging with Amy Maybury
July 10, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBIn this week's episode, I interview Amy Maybury, who is a senior instructor for The Leaders Institute. She has been doing a lot of custom workshops about how to empower your team and keep from falling into the trap where we try to micromanage. So if you manage people or want to someday manage a team of people, she has four really simple steps that will help you help your team to grow. The steps also help you keep morale higher and to implement new ideas in the marketplace more efficiently. ...
Small Business Lead Generation Techniques that Work
July 03, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBSmall business lead generation can be tough, time-consuming, and expensive. But it doesn’t have to be. Once you identify who your top target audience is and what problems they have, you can get potential clients to contact you when they need help. Every small business is the proverbial “Needle in the Haystack,” so small business lead generation is critical to an entrepreneur’s survival. And the better your sales team gets at lead generation, the faster your small business will grow into a b...
Focus on Generating Revenue-Outsource Everything Else with Joe Rare
June 26, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBOn this week's episode, I interview Joe Rare, who is the CEO of Level 9 Virtual. Joe is a fascinating guy who created multiple multimillion-dollar companies during the pandemic. And the focus of the interview is on how business owners need to focus only on the parts of their companies that generate revenue. And they should outsource everything else. Joe tells about how he created his first company before most young people finish getting a degree. Then, how a few years later, he invested ev...
How to Get Customers from Business Networking Events Part 2 of 2
June 12, 2023 12:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBThis week is part 2 of the two-part series on how to find new customers at business networking events. Word-of-mouth advertising is one of the best ways to build customers. And, if nothing else, it is, by far, the cheapest way to find new customers. Last week, I covered a few networking skills to show you how to increase your sphere of influence. We talked about how networking is NOT selling. Instead, it is helping the people you interact with solve problems. And since most of the people yo...
How to Get Customers from Business Networking Events Part 1 of 2
June 05, 2023 12:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBThis week I start a new series on how to find new customers at business networking events. Word-of-mouth advertising is one of the best ways to build customers. And, if nothing else, it is, by far, the cheapest way to find new customers. So in this series, I start with how to network to increase your sphere of influence. I give you a very simple process that works every single time. Then in the next couple of episodes, I'll show you how to find the best places to network to find new busines...
Own Your Job to Get Ahead and Increase Your Income Part 2 of 2
May 29, 2023 18:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBLast week, I started a two-part series on Owning Your Job. And as I mentioned last week, the phrase, Own Your Job, describes making yourself more valuable to either your company or clients so that you improve job security. Last week I covered what Owning Your Job means and started the five things that you can do to advance your career, increase your income, and have more fun at work. The first two ways were taking the initiative and being a problem solver. This week, I cover the remaining t...
Own Your Job to Get Ahead and Increase Your Income Part 1 of 2
May 22, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBThis week, I'm going to cover a topic in which I'm ashamed to say that I almost missed the boat. One of our clients asked us to create a breakout session about "Owning Your Job." And I was a little taken aback because I wasn't sure exactly what he was looking for. After about 10 minutes of research, though, I realized that this term or phrase is an easy way to describe many of the tips I covered a few weeks ago in the How to Build Wealth three-part series. The phrase describes making yours...
Effectively Handle Team Conflict with Kelsey Greenwood
May 15, 2023 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThis week, I interview Kelsey Greenwood who is an expert on teamwork and team building. She just published a paper on how to effectively deal with team conflict as a leader. So, I wanted to have her come in and let us know what she discovered. She basically outlines a very simple four-step process to help make team conflicts more beneficial to the team. We often talk about wanting to avoid or resolve conflicts. But Kelsey shows us that conflicts are actually very helpful if the team leade...
How to Build Wealth in Three Simple Steps - Part 3 of 3
May 08, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBThis week is part 3 of a three-part series on how to build wealth. For the last couple of weeks, I have mentioned in the intro that recessions make more millionaires than economic booms. If you play your cards right in the next year or so, you can build a tremendous amount of wealth. So, on this three-part series, I'm giving you a step-by-step approach to building wealth. In week one, I explained the difference between income and wealth. And I also covered step one in the process which is...
How to Build Wealth in Three Simple Steps - Part 2 of 3
May 01, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 9.57 MBThis week is part two of a three-part series on how to build wealth. Just look at the news, and you will hear over and over about the coming recession and the coming downturn in the economy. What most people don't know, though, is that recessions make more millionaires than economic booms. If you play your cards right in the next year or so, you can build a tremendous amount of wealth. So, on this three-part series, I'll give you a step-by-step approach to building wealth. Last week, I e...
How to Build Wealth in Three Simple Steps - Part 1 of 3
April 24, 2023 15:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBThis week, I start a three-part series on how to build wealth. Just look at the news and you will hear over and over about the coming recession and the coming downturn in the economy. What most people don't know, though, is that recessions make more millionaires than economic booms. If you play your cards right in the next year or so, you can build a tremendous amount of wealth. So, in this three-part series, I'll give you a step-by-step approach to building wealth. In this episode, I ex...
How to Communicate with Different Generations in the Workplace
April 17, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBThis week, I'm going to give an overview of the four generations in the workplace. We often hear terms like Millenials, Gen X (Generation X), Gen Z (Generation Z,) and Babyboomers. But what exactly do these terms mean? How do the different generations like to communicate? And how do we as leaders create more of a team culture when different generations like to communicate differently? In this episode, I break down the four generations -- Babyboomers, Generation X, Millenials, and Gen-Z. I'l...
Highly Effective Teams Have Great Leaders at All Levels
April 10, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBThis is part six of a six-part series on how to build highly effective teams. Last week, we covered step four which was seven ways to build synergy and cooperation from your team. And the week before last, I gave you seven ways to reduce conflict. And the week before that, we gave you seven ways to build trust. Each week, I've given you seven principles so that you focus on just a single one each day each week. This is designed to help you create new habits in the way that we build highly ef...
Highly Effective Teams Are Collaborative Part 5 of 6
April 03, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBThe fourth stage of team development is to build team cooperation and team collaboration. This is part five of a six-part series on how to develop highly effective teams. Just like previous stages of developing teamwork, this stage of leadership development is progressive. So, you will get the best results if you have already spent some time on steps one and two. As a review, the first phase was to focus on your organization’s goals to create a shared vision for your team. When your team fo...
Highly Effective Teams Deal with Conflict in a Positive Way Part 4 of 6
March 27, 2023 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBThis is part four of a six-part series on how to build highly effective teams. Last week, we covered step two which was to get build solid trust among your team members. This is the foundation of a fantastic team culture. If you implement last week's ideas, the remaining steps get much easier. This week, we cover step three, which is to reduce conflict within your team. Actually, that is a little misleading because conflict can be good for a team. We will really be covering ways to reduce ...
Highly Effective Teams Have a High Trust Level Part 3 of 6
March 20, 2023 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBTeam Trust is the most important step in building a highly effective team. Below, we cover 7 expert ways to build trust in your team. This is part three of a six-part series on the Five Characteristics of High-Performing Teams. In each of the sessions, we will cover one of the component steps to creating a team culture. In the first part, we gave an overview of each of the five steps to creating a highly effective team. Then, last week, we covered the value of creating a great vision and mi...
Highly Effective Teams are Mission-Oriented Part 2 of 6
March 13, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBLast week, I started a series on a five-step process to help you build highly effective teams. And step one was to get your team to be mission-oriented. So, this week, we will delve deeper into that subject and show you how to begin with the end in mind, so our team gets to the goal faster and easier. This is part two of a six-part series on how to build a more effective team. And on this episode, we cover how to create a vision and mission for your team and hold them accountable for accompl...
How to Build Highly Effective Teams in 5 Easy Steps
March 06, 2023 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBThis week, I'm going to start a six-part series on the characteristics of highly effective teams. I'll give you an overview of all five steps today. Then, in each of the next five episodes, we'll go into more depth about each of the steps. The goal is to give you practical tips and techniques that you can use each week to help you build a solid team within your organization, family, and community. The power of highly effective teams lies in their capacity to perform at levels that are great...
Don Schmincke Interview-90 percent of Management Strategies Fail
February 27, 2023 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBEver read a leadership or business book that everyone is raving about? The book has the newest, hottest tips for business success. But when you try to implement those new and trendy ideas, the ideas don't really provide the promised results. Well, Don Schmincke knows why. Unlike other business consultants, Schmincke's background is not in being an entrepreneur or Fortune 500 CEO. He was an MIT physicist and researcher. (Yup, if you ever watched The Big Bang Theory sitcom, he is one of thos...
How to Know When Someone Is Manipulating You. Part Three: Create a False Narrative
February 20, 2023 13:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBThis is episode number three of a three-part series called How to Keep People from Manipulating You. In the last couple of weeks, I covered the first two stages of a manipulation. In week one, we talked about the emotional appeal and how when we get angry (or some other highly emotional state,) we stop thinking logically. So, manipulators often start with getting the victim agitated. Last week, we talked about step two, which was creating a fake villain. When someone is manipulating us,...
How to Know When Someone Is Manipulating You. Part Two: The Fake Villain.
February 13, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBThis is episode number two of a three-part series called How to Manipulate People. Last week, I covered the difference between manipulation and persuasion and what manipulators do to make the manipulation easier. I also gave you some examples from politicians trying to get your vote. This week, I'm going to take you through the second step of the manipulation. In this step, the manipulator tries to create a fake villain or, in some cases, tries to make the victim the villain. These are th...
How to Know When Someone Is Manipulating You. Part One: The Emotional Appeal.
February 06, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBThe major difference between persuading someone or manipulating them tends to rely on who benefits from the action. For instance, manipulation occurs if I get you to do something that benefits me but harms you. The person who is manipulating often uses deception in the process. On the other hand, if the manipulated person benefits from the action, the term persuasion is often used. Western law is based on Judeo-Christian principles of right and wrong. So, if you adhere to these principles, ...
Update Your Resume and LinkedIn Profile for 2023 with Amy Maybury
January 30, 2023 13:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBThis week, I interview leadership expert Amy Maybury about how to update your resume and LinkedIn profile in 2023. If you are one of the many people who have recently been downsized and are looking for a way to market yourself better, Amy's advice can be very helpful. Want to show the world your expertise? In this session, Amy Maybury shows you how to update your resume. We also cover how to update your LinkedIn profile to show future employers that you are an expert in your field. Before w...
Hope Is Not a Business Strategy with Chuck Knabusch
January 23, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBIn this episode, I interview Chuck Knabusch, author of the book Hope Is Not a Business Strategy. Chuck is an expert on management skills, and he helps small businesses create processes to grow into big businesses. Chuck's background was as an executive in a huge company. He spent his entire adult life in “operations,” managing everything from supply chains to production floors to systems integrations. His 30+ year career has ultimately revolved around taking charge, fixing systemic problem...
How to Delegate Effectively with Brandon Woodside
January 09, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBThis week, I interview Brandon Woodside of The Leaders Institute to discuss how to delegate effectively in 2023. The more virtual our world gets, the more difficult it is to delegate tasks to team members. Brandon has done a ton of research and has years of practical experience managing team members to increase efficiency and help entrepreneurs and business leaders gain back time. Great leaders know how to delegate effectively and who to assign tasks to. But how did they learn how to do thi...
Best Team Building Ideas 2023 [Especially If We Enter a Recession] - Part 2 of 2
January 02, 2023 13:00 - 14 minutes - 9.99 MBThis is part 2 of a 2 part series on some of the best ways to build a team culture in the 2023 post-pandemic world -- especially since many economists feel like we are headed toward a big recession in 2023 and 2024. Those outside influences can affect your team and the culture of your organization pretty dramatically. Last week I covered a few reasons why doing some type of team activity (especially one that benefits your community) would be important in 2023. This week, I'm going to give ...
Best Team Building Ideas 2023 [Especially If We Enter a Recession] - Part 1 of 2
December 19, 2022 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBThe best charity team-building ideas for 2023 may surprise you. As teams continue to return to the office, we are experiencing never-before-seen team challenges. For instance, let’s say you started a new career during the pandemic. It took a while to get into the swing of things. You were working from home for the first year. But now, you understand your job role. You know some of your coworkers fairly well. You also know who you report to, who is responsible for what, and what you need to ...
Best Team Building Ideas 2023 [Especially If We Enter a Recession]
December 19, 2022 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBThe best charity team-building ideas for 2023 may surprise you. As teams continue to return to the office, we are experiencing never-before-seen team challenges. For instance, let’s say you started a new career during the pandemic. It took a while to get into the swing of things. You were working from home for the first year. But now, you understand your job role. You know some of your coworkers fairly well. You also know who you report to, who is responsible for what, and what you need to ...
Create a Personal Vision Statement for the New Year
December 12, 2022 13:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBSince the new year is coming up in a couple of weeks, I'm going to spend this week helping you create an effective Personal Vision statement. Now before you tune out, let me explain. This short 15-minute exercise is one of the most powerful ways to increase your income, improve your success, lower your stress, and just be happier in life. When you go through this little exercise, it will help you reduce fear when you make big decisions in your life. In fact, it can help you keep from mak...
12 Fun Team Outings to Build Team Morale
December 05, 2022 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBWhat is the best way to keep morale high among team members in between big meetings? We are big believers in fun team outings — especially for smaller teams. The good news is that these team-building activities are fairly easy to organize. They are also fairly inexpensive. In fact, you can receive a fantastic return on your investment by building team spirit and communication skills. Surveys show that the main reason for employee dissatisfaction is the employee’s personal relationship with...
Christmas Team Building Activities to Build Morale in the Workplace
November 28, 2022 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBHappy Thanksgiving week, everyone. I hope you had a fantastic time with your family, and overeating, and watching a lot of football. If you are outside of the United States, welcome, and I hope you had a relaxing regular week. Since we are in the holiday spirit, I wanted to focus this week on a few ways to build morale in the workplace during the holidays. Companies, big and small, will often schedule Christmas parties or annual meetings in December. Others will want to kick off the new ye...
President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation (Oct 3, 1863) [with Commentary]
November 21, 2022 13:00 - 10 minutes - 7.56 MBHappy Thanksgiving. And for those of you outside of the United States, happy third week of November. I wanted to take a break from the normal public speaking tips and share with you this week one of Abraham Lincoln's least quoted speeches but the one that has a significant impact on US citizens every November, his Thanksgiving proclamation that created the holiday. Where did the Thanksgiving Holiday come from? Yes, the pilgrim created the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth. And yes, President G...
Make Strategic Thinking Part of Your Team Culture
November 14, 2022 13:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBStrategic thinking skills are one of the most sought-after skills in the business world. According to Harvard Business Review, “[Because] organizations face unprecedented challenges, fostering the creativity necessary to develop truly breakthrough ideas has become more important than ever.” Anyone can follow a pre-established recipe. It takes expert strategic thinkers, though, to know when that recipe is no longer working. In this post, we are going to cover how great strategic thinkers gi...
Improve Listening Skills in the Workplace
November 07, 2022 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBIn this episode, I'm going to cover a few to improve your listening skills and, specifically, a few ways to help improve the listening and communication among your team members. If you stick around until the end, I will give you a fun way to get your team laughing and thinking more seriously about how they communicate and how they listen. How to Improve Listening Skills in the Workplace If you are like most people, you probably believe you are a great listener. The problem is that everyone...
How to Motivate Your Team Members in Uncertain Times
October 31, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBNeed some Team Motivation? Want a few tips about how to build team spirit when you hear words like “slow down,” recession, and uncertainty? You are not alone. Goldman Sachs published a report recently saying that 93% of small business owners fear a recession in the next year. Uncertainty causes fear. Fear can lead to reduced morale and decreased job satisfaction. If you are a team leader and you do nothing to help, you may be inadvertently pouring fuel on the fire. In this post, we will ...