TILP #43: Automating Your Business
How do you empower your employees to make decisions without you? Spoiler alert…start small. Think about the decisions you are asked every day. In this episode, Christy and David…
Having Tough Conversations
Are you ready to start having those tough conversations as a leader? Or are you still trying to avoid the conflict that comes with them? As a leader, you…
TILP39: Setting People up for Success
How do you as a leader set your people up for success? In this episode, Christy and David talk about how to make things clear and smoothen out the path…
Leading with Emotional Intelligence
How do you understand emotional intelligence as a leader? Have you embraced it as a critical part of your 4.0 leadership? In this episode, Christy and David talk about the…
TILP38: Vision Casting
What exactly is vision casting and do you need it in your organization? In this episode, Christy and David talk about the meaning of vision casting and how to build…
TILP37: What is Reverse Mentoring?
In this episode, Christy and David talk about reverse mentoring and what it means in a 4.0 organization. They discuss what it means, its difference from traditional mentoring, and why…
TILP 36: Lateral Thinking
In this episode, Christy and David talk about lateral thinking in a 4.0 organizational environment. They discuss how lateral thinking shows up in leadership, why it matters over linear thinking,…
TILP 35: Curiosity Development: Building A Culture of Inquiry
In this episode, Christy and David talk about curiosity development in an organization. They discuss what shuts curiosity down, why being curious as a leader is important, and what cultivates…
TILP #34: Expanding Capacity: Maximize Your Time
How do you maximize your time? How do you get to do more done in less time? We’re living in the technological era where we have more tools and resources…
TILP #33: Three Things You Can Do to Get Yourself Back in The Game When You’re Struggling
How are you handling the unexpected change happening in 2021 as a leader? Exhaustion and overwhelm lead to unproductivity, and as a leader, you want to have the right tools…
TILP 32: Two Critical Skills in Leadership in 2021
How are you as a leader communicating and engaging your team in 2021? Communication and engagement completely transformed in 2020, and you have to be more skillful to effectively do…
TILP 31: Liquid or Structured Leadership
Have you made the transition from a 2.0 leader to a 4.0 leader? We’re evidently living in very rapid times and change is inevitable, especially for organizations and teams. Transitioning…
Goals and Resolutions, when they don’t get resolved
We’re officially in February and you probably still feel overwhelmed from all of 2020’s baggage, right? Have you made plans for your business, what goals do you have to help…
TILP29: 3 Questions to Discover the Next …
In this episode of The Innovative Leader we explore 3 Questions to Discover the Next …. fill in the blank! Pivot. Great idea. Innovation. Activity. Etc. Whatever you are working…
TILP28: Leading Change in Frenetic Times
Are things around you still feeling wild and uncontrollable in 2021? But don’t we all feel that way? It is fair to say that we expected a much positive and…
Leaders Roadmap for the New Year
As we move to new year, Christy and David look at how to put together a roadmap for success in 2021. reflect & assess set goals & mindset design activity…
2021 Possibilities: Things for Leaders to Consider
It would sure be nice to have a crystal ball and know what is coming in 2021! Today, Christy and David take a look at the possibilities that could be…
TILP25: How 4.0 Leaders Work with Others Who Have a 2.0 Mindset
Building on the current era of Industry 4.0 and Web 4.0, we frequently talk about 4.0 Leaders. This is a leader who has the skills to navigate the demands of…
TILP24: Proactive planning for Covid Phase 2
This week moving to the end of November 2020, there are more states in the USA that have announced “shut down” and “closure” of gyms, restaurants, etc. It is difficult…
TILP 23: Growing Intuitive Leadership Skills
During industry 2.0 we relied on information, data and analytics in order to make decisions. However, as we move into this new era, we realize that while there is huge…
Master Dynamic Decision-Making
If you think the world is going to ever saturate at a growth level, your concerns would have to take a permanent backseat to responsibilities. The changing times of today…
The Ability to Lead Strong
2020 has been a really interesting year with a lot of ups and downs and challenges and leaders are really being called to lead to their highest potential. So today…
Leverage the Next 90: Goal, Grit and Grind
How do you leverage the next 90? In the Innovative Leader Podcast today, we are focusing on three keys to get and stay in action. 1) Have Challenging Goals: The…
Leveraging the next 90 days
After an unpredictable and ever changing year (2020), many leaders and business have found themselves adapting for the majority of the year. With the unknown of COVID and other challenges…
Three Leadership Keys for Hiring Great Talent
Often when we have challenges with a underperforming team member, we can quickly feel frustrated at the gap. When team members are struggling in their role it can drain time…
4 Leadership Skills for a VUCA World
VUCA is an acronym that was developed out of the leadership theories by Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus in 1987. The acronym is used to help describe and reflect on…
Lead through the Mess with Less Stress
How does stress show up? Why is it a problem? Ineffective leadership Overwhelm/overloaded Can’t make decisions confusion Sleep · #1 – TAKE CARE OF SELF: SLEEP: Tylenol, melatonin, (sleep tracker)…
What you allow, you promote
There are several versions of this adage: “What you celebrate gets repeat.” Or, “What you reward gets repeated”. Well here’s another to consider: What you allow, you promote! So the…
Embracing uncertainty as the new norm
Covid is pushing organizations to live and function within uncertainty. We don’t know when restrictions will end, when people can congregate again, when it will all be over (if it…
Leading when your team is in survival mode
The Covid pandemic has made life difficult for so many. It’s emotionally and mentally tiring. We have to worry about the health of our family and friends. But there are…
Leading Better with the Healthy Mind Platter (Part 3)
The Healthy Mind Platter is a brain health model developed by David Rock and Dr Dan Siegel. It describes seven daily essential mental activities to optimize brain matter and create…
Leading well using The Healthy Mind Platter (Part 2)
The Healthy Mind Platter is a brain health model developed by David Rock and Dr Dan Siegel. It describes seven daily essential mental activities to optimize brain matter and create…
Leading well using The Healthy Mind Platter (Part 1)
The Healthy Mind Platter is a brain health model developed by David Rock and Dr Dan Siegel. It describes seven daily essential mental activities to optimize brain matter and create…
When Things Go South
What do we do when things go south? In this episode of the Innovative Leader, we talk about leadership awareness and how to navigation of the frontal lobe (sage) vs…
How 4.0 Organizations Get Things Done
Here’s the struggle: How do we get things done? Why do some companies get things done and others struggle? As a leader you can be in a car or on…
Moving Forward when your Team is Stuck
The challenge: How can leaders navigate forward with innovation while followers are still in SCARF mode in the present and not ready to move forward. Leaders can help themselves in…
Leadership 4.0 vs 2.0 in Planning and Decision-Making
Leaders have to deal with planning and decision-making during challenging times. In this episode of The Innovative Leader, we look at the differences between 4.0 leaders and 2.0 leaders in…
Leadership 2.0 vs Leadership 4.0
In this episode of The Innovative Leader, we look at the differences between leaders with a 2.0 framework and leaders in a 4.0 framework in these three areas: How we…
Applying Organizational Change Theory
In this episode of Innovative Leaders, we look at how we can apply Organizational Change Theory to support leaders to innovate and adapt in challenging times. The steps to this…
Innovation in Times of Crisis and Pandemic
During this period where everyone is telling us to be patient, that doesn’t mean we have to hit the pause button on innovation. In fact, in some areas, there has…
What Leaders Need to Focus On Right Now
Make sure you subscribe to our podcast: @ iTunes @ YouTube As April 2020 opens, and the Covid-19/Corona virus pandemic has unleashed its global impact, Christy and David consider the…