Recruits for the U.S. Marines must memorize the following mnemonic that defines the corps’s 14 essential leadership traits: JJ DID TIE BUCKLE.
Justice
Judgment
Dependability
Initiative
Decisiveness
Tact
Integrity
Endurance
Bearing
Unselfishness
Courage
Knowledge
Loyalty
Enthusiasm
How many of these 14 leadership traits do you have?
Dr. Richard B. Greene: Keynote Speaker, Trainer, Coach, Ironman Triathlete
Dr. Greene’s experience spans more than 30 years as a corporate sales executive across many different industries. He’s an author, a business coach, and entrepreneur, a 7-time Ironman triathlete, and an ultra-distance competitive ocean swimmer. His sales acceleration training system has been highlighted on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and many other outlets.
Dr. Greene has been a featured speaker and worked with companies like Oracle, JP Morgan Chase, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, Coca-Cola, Nestle Foods, The Mayo Clinic, and has coached 1:1 with many of their executives.
Visit www.ironmindsuccess.com
Marcy Westcott is a Certified Meditation & Mindfulness Instructor with advanced certification in MMI Mindfulness@Work through the McLean Meditation Institute of Sedona, Arizona and Santa Barbara, California.
Related link:
www.thestillstatemeditation.com
Matt Rosenthal is a technology and business strategist as well as the President/CEO of Mindcore, the leading IT solutions provider in New Jersey. Mindcore offers a broad portfolio of IT services and solutions tailored to help businesses take back control of their technology, streamline their business, and outperform their competition. Matt describes his commitment to providing customers with IT services and shares invaluable insights from a proven track record of business turnarounds and consulting.
Related link:
www.mind-core.com
Scott McCarthy is a speaker and coach for his company, Moving Forward Leadership. In today’s episode, he shares amazing stories of leadership from his 20+ years of serving in the Canadian Army.
Related link:
www.movingforwardleadership.com
It’s time to get naked! Today’s guest, Lora Cheadle, teaches us to learn the value of our naked self-worth. Her book, Flaunt! Drop Your Cover and Reveal Your Smart, Sexy and Spiritual Self, will help you release self-judgment, shame and overwhelm and uncover the power, beauty and joy within. In these challenging times, Lora Cheadle is a lifeline to a new, powerful self we secretly aspire to become.
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Podcast Notes:
Her story: corporate lawyer to burlesque dancer
We all wear masks and play different roles
6:00 We’re not inherently connected with our true worth
We must unconditionally accept the negative
Take the lead in the dance of life
GPS analogy of goals: we must know where you’re starting from and our destination
11:00 Naked self-worth
Self-worth comes from inside not the outside factors
When we’re in an authentic state we don’t have negative people in our lives as much because they know they can’t get anything from us
Book: Flaunt! Drop Your Cover and Reveal Your Smart, Sexy, and Spiritual Self
FLAUNT acronym:
Find your fetish
Laugh out loud
Accept
Unconditionally
Navigate the negative
Trust in your truth
19:40 Men can benefit from Lora’s book, too
Our power lies at the edge of judgment
Step into your authentic self a little more each day
24:00 Hats that Lora wears
If your dream came true today, would you be ready?
Have you done the work needed to receive the goals you say you want?
You must feel you deserve the goals you seek
Alain Hunkins has a gift for translating complex concepts from psychology, neuroscience and organizational behavior into simple, practical tools that can be applied on the job. You’ll want to listen to this episode multiple times. Alain gives us plenty of rich leadership skills to add to our own business and brand.
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Here are links for shownotes:
www.crackingtheleadershipcode.com
www.linkedin.com/in/alainhunkins
https://www.ted.com/talks/alain_hunkins_the_basic_truth_most_leaders_neglect
https://www.alainhunkins.com/30-day-leadership-challenge
We learn how to lead from the generation that preceded us
Leadership challenge: the more power we feel, the less empathy we have
4:40 People do more for leaders that care about them
5:20 You can’t have a relationship with others until you have one with yourself
Exercise: clarify your values
People are notoriously bad at self-awareness
“Shakespeare said that art is a mirror held up to nature” - Shakespeare
11:00 Leaders should apply the skills learned through the arts
Executive Technique Consulting
Creatives must learn to translate their strengths into a language they understand in corporate culture.
Examples: increase quality, increase profitability, improve employee engagement, decrease rework, bottom line
Learn about your audience so you can engage with them in a way that makes sense to them
Translate your value into a language that your customer and client already understands!
3 pillars: content, network, social proof
Book: Influence - Robert Chialdini
Jeff Bezos story: leaving an empty chair in key meetings for the customer
Customer avator - your ideal customer
Book: Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders
Leadership is made up of skills and they can be taught
Leadership is a performing art
20:00 Work life balance approach
We need renewal
Make breaks habitual
Book: Tiny Habits - BJ Fogg
Cultivate gratitude
When you feel grateful, you can’t feel lack
Learn the trends of leadership development from Ken Banta. He shares twenty years of experience facilitating executives to align with their purpose and transform their companies. He outlines the full range of skills needed by today's leaders - including situational leadership, humility, reflection, and the ability to catalyze change for the organization. Ken is able to explain complex subjects related to corporate leadership in a way that we can understand. You'll glean many useful concepts to expand the tools in your tool belt, regardless of the level of leadership in your position.
Related link:
www.thevanguardgroupforleadership.com
Podcast Notes:
Leaders must change their behavior before their team’s behavior will change
Importance of a leader’s why
JFK story about top to bottom purpose in an organization
You can hang a lot of great concepts on purpose including values and behaviors
10:30 CEO’s have very few people they can talk to and this is why consultants are so key
The best leaders have humility
12:40 Situational leadership
Today’s leaders need multiple leadership styles
Darrin Schenk is an inspiration. In this episode, he’ll share his incredible story of nearly dying in a head-on collision and how it shaped his destiny. Darrin talks about getting into a flow state of peak performance and has some powerful advice for separating career and passion.
Related link:
www.darrinchatter.com
Podcast notes:
Fly fishing and flow state
Book: River Runs Through it - Norman Maclean
Book: Never Eat Alone - Keith Ferrazzi
9:50 Near-death experience story
Separating passion and career: Don’t take something you love and turn it into a job
Being persuasive
Sales advice
Social media is a highlight reel not real life
Donna Peters shares her groundbreaking idea for leading a life of purpose: applying the C-Suite mentality to our own lives. Prepare to take a deep dive into self-development with a recognized executive coach, speaker, and workshop leader with 20+ years advising senior executives and next generation leaders at the world's most admired companies. Donna challenges us to explore the following questions: Why should we identify and embody our core values? What should we know about work life balance? How do we build our own board of directors? What are ways we can use improv in business and life? What's a process for giving ourselves more options no matter how challenging the situation? What are the benefits of adopting the Me-Suite Mindset?
For more information about Donna Peters,
visit https://www.the-me-suite.com/