079 Ivan Wanis Ruiz Shares Tactics, Not Rules

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 79, Ivan Wanis Ruiz explains how someone persuaded Ivan to change a course design. He then shares three stories which the third is about how managers can tap into the team’s creativity. Finally, Ivan advises us on how to get to know someone.

Prologue

Ivan is a top-rated instructor on Coursera with more than 100,000 learners and Udemy with more than 50,000 students. He was the official host for the Invictus Games in 2017 and the PanAm Games in 2015. He is an author, Senior Consultant and owner of the Public Speaking Lab, Founder and Facilitator of The Actors Place (TAP), and Instructor at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies.

01:46 Part 1: Changing the Outline

In this story, Ivan explains how someone empathized with a course design and then persuaded Ivan to make changes.

08:48 Part 2: Give People a Voice

Ivan shares three stories. In the third, he describes how managers can tap into the brilliance and creativity of their teams by enabling them to contribute to meetings.

17:11 Part 3: Getting to Know Someone

Ivan advises how we can get to know a stranger and how to affirm a positive experience. He explains what to do when the experience isn’t as positive.

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Episode links

Ivan’s LinkedIn Profile, website, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest

Ivan’s book: End Boring: A Tactical Approach to Public Speaking and Communication

Gary DePaul’s website 

Gary's books:

  What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?

  Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership 

Background Music

You can find all the musical tracks at Envato Elements.

00:00 Theme music: Uplift Corporate Inspire by OlexandrIgnatov

01:27 Happy Story by Lubarsky

08:30 What Is An Angel by vizion-studios

16:53 Light Positive Spanish Guitar by Dredstudio

22:50 Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia

Lead on!