Unlabeled Leadership 062: Kevin Jordan Discovers Gifts in Situations
I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 62, Kevin P. Jordan describes two events that had a positive effect on his life. He then explains how an internship helped multiple stakeholders. He ends the episode with some advice about listening and making a small change to generate a cumulative, positive effect.
00:00 Prologue
Kevin is a leadership and career coach who partners with business professionals who are one to two levels below the C-Suite. Kevin provides strategic coaching and consulting to these professionals and their teams. If you are in the San Francisco area, you might meet with Kevin in person. Many clients are international, and Kevin coaches them using Zoom of the phone.
01:33 Part 1: Positivity May be Unclear in the Moment
When life happens, we often are shaken by the experience. However, we may not understand the opportunities that the event offers. In this story, Kevin explains how two events positively affected his life.
09:49 Part 2: A Different Kind of Internship Experience
In this story, Kevin explains how an internship program helped multiple stakeholders.
21:51 Part 3: Becoming More Intentional
Kevin advises us about listening, but he offers some additional advice that is well-worth following!
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Episode links
Kevin’s LinkedIn Profile, website, blog, Twitter
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
01:14 Gypsy Guitar by simming
09:31 The Jazz by Tonydrumer
21:32 Background Saxophone by _Blacksmith_
26:22 Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia
Lead on!