Unlabeled Leadership
165 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsUnlabeled Leadership is a volunteer-led service that shares stories about leadership. Rather than using labels that mystify and obscure the meaning of leadership, Gary DePaul and guests share personal leadership stories. Listeners are from 90 countries and 1,030 cities (or territories). 32 podcast platforms broadcast Unlabeled Leadership episodes.
About Gary A. DePaul, PhD: https://www.garyadepaul.com
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Episodes
014: Jack Bucalo Explains Leadership Skills that CEOs Desire
February 03, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 14.3 MBOn Wednesday episodes, I share leadership beliefs and unlabel terminology. I invite guests to share their expertise about small or big acts of leadership. In Episode 14, Jack Bucalo, a leadership development expert, continues to discuss what makes a leadership development program useful for meeting the needs of CEOs and line executives. Jack describes specific hard and soft skills that contribute to attendees’ performance. He then explains action plans. 00:00 Prologue: Recap of Episode 011...
013: Guy Wallace and Clarity of Purpose
February 02, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 32.4 MBI invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 13, Guy Wallace encourages us to think about our mission, establishes some firm boundaries to instill inclusiveness, and prefaces what we communicate with declarations. 00:00 Prologue: Preserving Legacies through Video Stewardship While Guy has consulted with several clients about performance improvement, most of his consulting has been performance-based instruction. More substantial,...
012: Tim Brock with Winning Hearts and Clearing Barriers
January 28, 2021 12:00 - 29 minutes - 29.9 MBI invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 12, Tim Brock exemplifies the words of William Penn, turns a school around, reveals a surprising consequence, and encourages us to build a reputation of trustworthiness. 00:00 Prologue: Career of Stewardship Throughout his career, Tim has helped others develop professionally. From the Air Force to serving in faculty roles, Tim has passionately instructed students to develop their lead...
011: Jack Bucalo and The Limitations of Leadership Development Programs
January 27, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBOn Wednesday episodes, I share leadership beliefs and unlabel terminology. I invite guests to share their expertise about small or big acts of leadership. In Episode 11, I invited Jack Bucalo, a leadership development expert, who characterizes traditional leadership development programs and describes their limitations. He explains what these programs need that’s different from the traditional approach. 00:00 Prologue: Evidence-based Leadership Development Jack Bucalo has authored more tha...
010: Dave Best and Integrity without Reward
January 26, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBI invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode Ten, Dave Best talks about ways to connect with one another, what it means to encourage growth, and urges us to practice being genuine. 00:18 Prologue: Givers Put Others First I’ve known Dave for about ten years. We met at Lowe’s. Since then, Dave has worked at Wal-Mart and now is a senior manager at The Home Depot. To learn more about Dave, you can view his LinkedIn profile (link bel...
009: Tanae Wolfman Leverages Collaboration
January 21, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBI invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode Nine, Tanae Wolfman describes how she leads without authority, how she collaborates to build trust, and what she does to keep herself grounded in her guiding principles. 00:21 Prologue: Stewardship through Small Acts I tend to think about stewardship as big acts. Tanae’s stories teach me to reconsider the practice of stewardship. The word means to take care of something, such as a gro...
008: Ronald Graves Differentiates the Coaching Role
January 20, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBOn Wednesday episodes, I share leadership beliefs and unlabel terminology. I invite guests to share their expertise about small or big acts of leadership. In Episode Eight, Ronald Graves, a certified coach, distinguishes the meaning of coaching from the popular notion and from other roles. He explains how professionals can leverage coaching to strengthen in their current positions. Also, Ronald describes his Five Levels of Listening. 00:23 Prologue: Disclaimer: He’s my Coach and Friend Ro...
007: Felix Nater Instills Creativity and Ideation
January 19, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 24.6 MBI invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 7, Felix Nater reveals how one superior influenced him in practicing lifelong stewardship. He scrutinizes the misuse of authority and encourages us to work continuously on our congruency. 00:00 Prologue: The Threat Assessment / Kindness Paradox Felix Nater has consulted hundreds of organizations about preventing workplace violence. He served in the Army and later in the U.S. Postal Se...
006: Peter Popovich and the Pickled Lifelong Journey
January 14, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 26.3 MBI invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode Six, Peter Popovich challenges how we consider our capacity to affect our circumstances. He characterizes what giving up control means, and he recommends that we begin incorporating a simple but powerful habit into our daily lives. If you ask Peter what he does, he might tell you that he’s an executive coach, consultant, franchise owner, and entrepreneur. However, the best way to descr...
005: Believing in Others
January 13, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 18.6 MBOn Wednesday episodes, I share leadership beliefs and unlabel terminology. In Episode Five, I discuss the first of seven leadership principles, Believing in Others (or, believe in others). I explain how a concept can appear simple but isn’t. I describe a baseball analogy to illustrate how managers can behave as if they seem to not follow the principle. Finally, I talk about how learning relates to the principle. 00:00 Prologue: It’s about Principles Rather than focusing on leadership qual...
004: Judy Hale and the Brown Suit
January 12, 2021 12:00 - 29 minutes - 28.4 MBI invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode Four, Judith Hale talks about how her parents’ words and actions contributed to developing guiding principles. Judy consults with organizations across all industries. Much of her current work focuses on assessment for qualifying people. Judy earned her Ph.D. from Purdue University and has various certifications. You can find her full bio on her website at the link below. 00:06 Prologu...
003: Ajay Pangarkar and The Responsibility to Shine
January 07, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBI invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode Three, Ajay Pangarkar models what happens when you lead by example, empathize with the people you work with, and focus more on listening than talking. Ajay does more than consults with organizations about employee performance strategies and balanced scorecards. He teaches talent development courses through LinkedIn and for his clients, and he has co-authored three books. Not to be outd...
002: The Difference Between Management and Leadership
January 06, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 21.2 MBOn Wednesday episodes, I share leadership beliefs and unlabel terminology. For Episode Two, I break down the management and leadership concepts. 00:06 Prologue: What Experts Get Wrong about Management and Leadership When I searched for videos about how management and leadership differ, I found several experts who don’t get these concepts. 02:33 Part 1: What is management? I define and discuss the types of management. Then, I share a definition by Mary Parker Follet. I conclude by making ...
001: Andy Hibel and the Effect of Small Acts
January 05, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 27.3 MBI invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. Andy Hibel helps me launch the first episode by explaining his personal growth perspective, recognizing opportunities to lead, and how leadership is practiced. 00:45 Prologue: Andy encouraged me to start the podcast, and I think it’s appropriate that he is part of the first show. We met at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before shifting his career from being a planned giving offic...
000: Beginning the Journey
December 08, 2020 12:00 - 13 minutes - 16.2 MBWelcome to Episode 0, my first attempt at creating a podcast episode. In it, I describe why I'm doing the show and the two show formats. A transcript is available. 00:16 Prologue: Eugene Power and Finding a Nitch I begin by sharing the story of how Eugene Power founded the company, University Microfilms (now called ProQuest). I link the story to why I'm podcasting about leadership. 05:46 Part 1: Why Unlabeled Leadership I define Unlabeled Leadership and explain the show's intent ...