Leadership Lifestyle Podcast

77. Who’s In Charge….You Or Your Amygdala???

First, what on earth is an amygdala?  It's a small piece of your brain that controls your response to things.  As a leader, that is what really tells your team what kind of leader you are.  In this week's episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we talk about how your amygdala can derail who you really want to be.  When you uncharacteristically respond in a bad way, that's called an amygdala hijack and that can be damaging.  We'll give you tangible tips to hijack your amygdala hijacks so ...

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76. Work Life Balance Won’t Be Even.

When most people think of work life balance, they key in on the word balance.  It simply cannot be and exact balance.  Maybe someday you'll get to an income level that doesn't require you to work so much.  That is very rare compared to most people.  Many people will tell you that your job or profession shouldn't be your identity anymore.  That, there is more to who you are.  They are right about that.  On this week's episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, I'll tell you it's just fine to...

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75. Reverse Imposter Syndrome. What Does That Even Mean?

Reverse Imposter Syndrome?  Am I making fun of the Imposter Syndrome people would normally have?  No, but it is real.  Some people are almost embarrassed that they are succeeding more than others. They try to hide it.  Flaunting it will make most people want to avoid you, but you shouldn't hide the fact that you're successful.  On the week's episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we'll show you how to acknowledge your success but still lead with empathy and invest in others. When you h...

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74. You Have To Get Stuff Done……It’s about Execution!

Of all the things you contribute to your team, to your company, you have to get things done.  You must Execute!  Leaders can make the mistake of thinking Execution is the ONLY thing.  I know I'm saying two different things.  Yes, you must execute but it can't be at all costs.  In other words, you really have to dig into what behaviors create execution.  On this week's episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we talk about how to focus execution behaviors so each day you're doing what you ...

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73. Want To Win People Over???? Choose Your Q!

The art of truly being successful with people revolves around the letter Q.  Knowing when and which Q to you need to be can either help you be successful or hurt any progress you could have had.  As they say, IQ gets you in the room and EQ keeps you in the room.  There's also another Q too many people rely on and that's GQ.  Yes, just like the magazine, some people think it's about image or having expensive, shiny things.  On this week's episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we breakdo...

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72. The Hidden Productivity Killer…..Is It You?

Productivity.  Every business and every leader wants high productivity.  Things have to get done, and they have to get done right now.  You know the feeling, the pressure, the need to produce.  Sometimes, leaders do not realize that there is a hidden productivity killer, and it's them.  On this week's episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, understand how behaviors influence not only what gets done, but how it gets done.  As I've always said, the leader's attitude is the thermostat for t...

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71. Why Work Evaluations Are NOT Helping Your Team!

Work evaluations are a standard work practice.  After all, how else can you help your team get better without feedback?  The question really is, is the feedback you're giving current, accurate and effective?  On this week's episode on the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we break down what's wrong with the current evaluation system and how you can fix it.  It may sound like a boring topic, but I think we all have a story of receiving a bad evaluation and how that changed our focus of work. If y...

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70. Imposter Syndrome Is Normal……Here’s How to Beat It!

You're dreaming of doing something big.  You're about to do something big.  Then.....it hits.  Imposter Syndrome.  Who the hell are you to accomplish something?  Are you good enough, talented enough, smart enough....and the list goes on and on.  Well, guess what?  It is actually normal when imposter syndrome hits.  Every successful person you know has had their doubts and challenges.  Many people give up better they break through.  That's exact what it is, a breakthrough. On this week's epis...

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69. Why Everyone Needs 5 DOGS!!

That's a lot of dogs!!!  Well....I'm not talking about real 4-legged dogs.  DOGS stand for Disciplines Of Growth Success.  There are 5 categories you need to not only understand, but focus some of your time in.  You will probably be naturally gifted at some of these Disciplines and others you will not.  However, you will need the Disciplines you are not good at.  You don't have to be great at all 5, but you have to acknowledge their importance, so you aren't held back to what you can actually...

One Minute Leadership Thought of the Day 03.04.22