

Leadership Voyage
Jason Wick
Welcome to the podcast dedicated to your pursuit of becoming a great leader.
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Jul 6, 2023 • 25min
S2E17: 18% of the Workforce is "Loud Quitting" But Maybe We Can Do Something About It
Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageSarah Jackson had a Business Insider story called "Nearly 1 in 5 workers are 'loud quitting' their jobs, a new Gallup poll says — and it's way more extreme than 'quiet quitting'."What is loud quitting?What's the difference between quiet quitting and loud quitting?Which is better?What could we do about it?Leadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group, specializing in the training of new managers. Leadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group's 6-Week New Manager Boot Camp, an accelerated program for training new managers.Leadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagemusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Jun 26, 2023 • 43min
S2E16: Research, Questions, Bias, and Decisions with Carol Rossi
Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageCarol Rossi has led research teams at NerdWallet, Kelley Blue Book, and Edmunds, where she started the research function from scratch. Carol has more than 25 years of experience in user experience, including a stint as the sole researcher at GeoCities in the late 90s. After 14 years leading teams in-house, Carol returned to consulting in 2022, this time focused on research leadership for orgs that have or want a research function but have no internal research leadership. Carol holds Master's degrees in both Human Factors and Dance Ethnology. She has deep experience as an educator and loves to give back by regularly mentoring people interested in UX careers. She has taught both UX Research and yoga at community colleges and universities across Los Angeles.www.carolrossi.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/crossiux/=====Impactful researchprovides insights that change business outcomesserves the needs of a customerleads organizational culture changeadds operational efficiency Value of researchscrappy not crappyrigorous but smart and situationally aware researchers need business acumenhelp make the business successful by giving customers what they needin tech, researchers have faced a disproportionate number of layoffsresearchers perhaps haven’t done a great job of highlighting its valueresearch is meant to inform good decisionsin academia we’re looking for ultimate truth and in industry we’re trying to get to good decisionsDecision makingwhat’s usually missing is measuring the impact of decisionsevaluating decisions informs future decisionswhat’s the thing we need to know?what do we already know about that?identify the different sources of information you havebiasHiPPO (highest paid person’s opinion)high value client’s needask question to mitigate it’s hard to see if insights are tainted and biasedpeople unintentionally introduce biasasking leading questions, carrying assumptions, talking to wrong peopledecisions are often based on biased informationCrafting good questionsgo in with learning mindset and sense of curiosityLeadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group, specializing in the training of new managers. Leadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group's 6-Week New Manager Boot Camp, an accelerated program for training new managers.Leadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagemusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Jun 15, 2023 • 38min
S2E15: Using AI to Upgrade Yourself with Don Schmincke
Don Schmincke, a management renegade, uses AI to humanize personal development in a humorous and fascinating way. ChatGPT helps create a book on self-improvement, emphasizing mental health and relationships. AI provides insights on improving oneself and offers unique ideas to upgrade mentally and build strong connections.

Jun 6, 2023 • 49min
S2E14: The Great Revitalization with Alise Cortez
Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageAlise Cortez and Associates is founded and led by Dr. Alise Cortez, Chief Purpose Officer. She is also an inspirational speaker, social scientist, author, and host of the Working on Purpose radio show. Having developed her expertise within the human capital / organizational excellence industry over the last 25 years, she is focused on enabling organizations to lead from purpose and create cultures of meaning that inspire impassioned performance, meaningful engagement and fulfillment, while encouraging a devoted stay within the organization. She has helped develop and transform thousands of managers and executives in their leadership along the way. Alise's latest book "The Great Revitalization" can be found on Amazon here.==========The Great Revitalization Alise wrote the book after talking to clients and authors over the past few yearseveryone was trying to explore and understand the changes in employees' thoughts on workWhy have people's opinions on work evolved?with COVID, people stopped and took stock of their livesthe Great Resignation occurred because people realized their commutes, work environments, and lack of meaning in their work wasn't worth their one precious lifelives revolved around work but they want work to fit into their livesMeaning from workdifferent people need different things from their workbut overall they do want meaning and purpose in what they doGUSTO NOW frameworkPART 1: What?G – gumption (what)U – urgency (when and where)S – sustainability (why)T – therapy (how)O – ownership (who)PART 2: How?N – nurture (IQ)O – open (EQ)W – wake (SQ)Leadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group, specializing in the training of new managers. Leadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group's 6-Week New Manager Boot Camp, an accelerated program for training new managers.Leadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagemusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

May 25, 2023 • 18min
S2E13: Psychosocial Hazards at Work
Text Jason @ Leadership Voyage"Are You Addressing Psychosocial Risks at Your Workplace?" was a recent Gallup article by Camilla Frumar, Patricia Hubbard, and Mansi Sachdeva.The story talks about 3 psychosocial hazards in the workplace:lack of role clarityinadequate reward and recognitionpoor supportThe article states, "As part of this new regulation, Australian businesses will soon have a more explicit duty to manage psychosocial hazards in the workplace and be required to implement control measures to proactively reduce these risks."Leadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group, specializing in the training of new managers.Leadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagemusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

May 18, 2023 • 30min
S2E12: 5 Big Ideas from 25 Episodes
Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageAfter 25 episodes of Leadership Voyage, Jason picks five big ideas from the past year and a half!Teams that reflect are 30% more productiveDiscover your core valuesMatteringImpact playersSTARS FrameworkThese ideas come from past guests Maria Åkerlund, Erika Chestnut, Zach Mercurio, Liz Wiseman, and Michael Watkins.Leadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group, specializing in the training of new managers. Leadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group's 6-Week New Manager Boot Camp, an accelerated program for training new managers.Leadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagemusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Apr 11, 2023 • 17min
S2E11: Pay Transparency Can Improve Performance
Discover how pay transparency can increase employee motivation and performance. Learn about the impact of revealing salary information on workers' productivity. Find out how conversations about pay can lead to discussions around fair compensation and performance improvement.

Apr 4, 2023 • 56min
S2E10: The First 90 Days of Transition with Michael Watkins
Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageMichael Watkins came on the show to talk about a variety of topics related to transitioning into a new role. You can find Michael at:www.genesisadvisers.com (Website)https://news.genesisadvisers.com/ (News Page)https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldwatkins/ (LinkedIn)==========The Importance of Transitions we go through so many of themthey're times when there's a lot at stakeoftentimes there's an overlay of multiple transitions at onceClean Break During Transitiontwo roles in parallel is too toughthe point of transitioning at all is to move to the new roleusually the difficulties are the result of poor planningwrap thing up in your old job quicklyPromotionsdelegation looks different after a promotionyou're now communicating from a distanceyou might be leading former peersOnboarding at a New Companyusually this is a lateral moveculture and politics are usually the reason for failure here, not competenceSTARS FrameworkStartup, Turnaround, Accelerated growth, Realignment, Sustained successunderstanding which context is importantCulturelayers of values, behaviors, and languagereal values don't necessarily match what's written on the walls Learninggain actionable insight asap in your new rolehave a living learning agendaidentify sources of actionable insightbe systematic in asking questionsactive listening is a critical skill==========Michael Watkins has spent the past two decades working with leaders, both corporate and public, as they transition to new roles, negotiate the future of their organizations, and craft their legacy as leaders. A recognized expert in his field, he ranked among Thinkers50’s top fifty management influencers globally in 2019. He is the best-selling author of The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, the globally acknowledged handbook for leadership and career transitions, which recently earned the accolade of Amazon’s Top 100 Leadership Books. He is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change at the ILeadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group, specializing in the training of new managers. Leadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group's 6-Week New Manager Boot Camp, an accelerated program for training new managers.Leadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagemusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Mar 28, 2023 • 1h 6min
S2E9: Growing From Trauma with Brian Slade
Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageBrian Slade is a Combat Rescue Helicopter Evaluator Pilot in the United States Air Force with 25 years of military service. He is also a real estate professional and recently minted author. His debut book "Cleared Hot" is a compelling, non-fiction account of what it takes to face your fears and overcome potential PTSD. When it comes to war and life, there are a lot of things that can happen. And while you can't always control what happens to you, you can control how you react to it. With wit and humor, he recounts his experiences in the military and how he overcame the challenges he faced both during and after his service. His story is inspirational and educational, and it's sure to help anyone dealing with PTSD or any other kind of trauma. "Cleared Hot" is available as a book and audiobook. https://www.linkedin.com/in/clearedhot/https://www.instagram.com/brian.slade_/For the Trauma to Triumph program, email brian@clearedhot.info==========In this episode, we talk about:LearningYou have to look for it, pay attention to itStop and analyze what happenedStuff doesn't happen TO you, it happens FOR youIt's like building a muscleObstacles are cleverly disguised opportunitiesCompartmentalizationA certain level is necessary so we don't derail our livesBut we have to go back to deal with those compartmentalized things in a healthy wayChair FlyingIt's a combination of meditation + visualization + role-playing to prepareThe added benefit is stress inoculationPerspectiveGunfights & mountainsGunfights are finite, while the beauty of the mountains is infiniteIt's important to keep the gunfights in perspective==========Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com==========Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free deliveLeadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group, specializing in the training of new managers. Leadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group's 6-Week New Manager Boot Camp, an accelerated program for training new managers.Leadership Voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comlinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonallenwick/youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipVoyagemusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna Gallantwww.ayannagallantVO.com========== Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Mar 21, 2023 • 18min
S2E8: Managers' Impact on Mental Health
Managers have a major impact on mental health, even more than therapists or doctors. Tips for managers include managing themselves, recognizing their impact, giving people a reason to care, connecting team members, providing challenge, and giving people choice. The podcast discusses the importance of supportive leadership in promoting employee well-being and creating a positive workplace culture.


