

Leadership Voyage
Jason Wick
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Mar 10, 2023 • 14min
S2E7: Emotional Crumbling of Leaders from Forbes.com
Text Jason @ Leadership Voyage"The Emotional Crumbling of Leaders" by Dan Pontefract was a Forbes story last week that's worth discussing.Gallup, Asana, and Deloitte have studies showing the difficulties senior leaders are facing while supporting employees and their own health69% are thinking of quitting because of their well-being70% believe burnout affects their decision-makingBetween 2020-2022 the number of employees that believe their employer cared about their wellness was cut in halfIn addition to surveys and studies, there are three poignant anecdotes in the article==========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 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.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.

Mar 3, 2023 • 45min
S2E6: Talking Teams with Tricia Broderick
Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageTricia Broderick, co-author of Lead without Blame, is a leadership and organizational advisor. With over twenty-five years of experience, her transformational leadership ignites the growth of leaders and resilient high-performing teams to deliver quality outcomes. Tricia boldly role models putting people first. Her aim is to create inclusive connections and collaborations that challenge and support people in an authentic, vulnerable, and engaging way. She is a highly-rated trainer, coach, facilitator, and motivational keynote speaker. In 2020, she founded Ignite Insight + Innovation.When not traveling to experience the world, Tricia lives in Denver with her family.==========In this episode, we talk about:Groups v. TeamsGroups and teams are differentGroups are cooperative, willing to work together, and reactively supportiveTeams are collaborative, feel a sense of shared ownership, and are proactively supportiveGroups are good for task-based workTeams are better when we need to discover value amidst complexityMost organizations are structured for group-based workLeaders Shouldn’t Have All The AnswersYou’re promoted for your last job’s skillsYou can’t scale yourselfLeaders can be the bottleneck to high performanceOrganizations likely look at the leader as the expertEfficiency v. EffectivenessEfficiency is doing something fast, but what if it’s fast and wrong?Effectiveness is doing something wellCollaboration is not efficientYou have to take the time for the team, take time for learningResilient Learning TeamsPeople don’t come to work trying to blameBut there’s blame all over in organizationsThe momentum in organizations looks for a false sense of controlPut effort into what you can learn rather than what you falsely believe you can avoidThere’s no checklist to create that safe environment, but to promote learning focus on essential motivators and resilience factors==========Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.commusic: by Napoleon (napbak)https://www.fiverr.com/napbakvoice: by Ayanna GallantLeadership 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.

Feb 24, 2023 • 59min
S2E5: Peter Hayashida on Interviews, Culture, Remote Work, and More!
Text Jason @ Leadership VoyagePeter Hayashida is a nonprofit consultant and coach based in Honolulu. He most recently served for more than 12 years as president of the UC Riverside Foundation and vice chancellor for advancement at the University of California, Riverside. He oversaw development, alumni engagement, university communications, and advancement services and led planning, execution, and completion of UCR’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign. The effort surpassed its $300 million goal, doubled annual production of private support, and tripled the endowment.Peter previously worked for more than 19 years at UCLA, mainly in advancement leadership. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies from UCLA and an M.B.A. from California State University, Northridge.Peter served on the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Board of Trustees and has chaired and presented at CASE educational programs for 25 years. He served for a decade on the board of directors of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the world’s largest and most comprehensive provider of healthcare and human services to the LGBT community He speaks and writes on issues of fundraising, leadership, diversity, talent management, and succession planning.==========In this episode, we talk about the following:InterviewsWhen interviewing, look for a place aligned with your values, that will challenge you, and where you'll report to someone invested in your growth.Have a healthy objectivity about your job opportunities.Behavioral interviews are the norm.Be prepared with questions about the organization.Search committees are valuable when they bring a diversity of perspectives, members are present and engaged, and aligned on job definition. Bad ManagersMaybe they've not been coached?Anyone can become an effective manager.They might be missing organizational training.CultureIt's the set of values, practices, norms, and rituals that makeup where we work.Toxic cultures tend to have a lack of trust, lack of transparency, and/or inconsistent accountability.Leaders can help culture by modeling behaviors, creating incentives for others to come along, operationalizing values, and confronting bad actors.Practice respect and show compassion.Hybrid v. Remote v. In-PersonRemote/HybridLeadership 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.

Feb 14, 2023 • 13min
S2E4: Recent Article About "Status Intelligence," a Key Personality Trait in an Effective Team
Text Jason @ Leadership Voyagehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/personality-managers-effective-teams-11675879509 ("The One Personality Trait Crucial to Creating Effective Teams") was in the Wall Street Journal a couple of days ago. It discusses a study led by Siyu Yu at Rice University that suggests "status intelligence," or the ability for someone to understand who has influence within a team, is the key individual skill for an effective team dynamic.According to the article:Managers and employees spend 75% of their time collaboratingThe key skill for individuals is "status intelligence"Status intelligence is different from emotional intelligenceOne's status intelligence is predictive of how effectively they'll work with others3 recommendations:Be explicit with status conversationsAcknowledge the existence of statusGet involved when teams conflict about status==========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 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.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.

Feb 3, 2023 • 51min
S2E3: Liz Wiseman on Rookie Mode and Impact Players
Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageLiz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Multipliers, The Multiplier Effect, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players. She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Some of her recent clients include: Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and Twitter. Liz has received the top achievement award for leadership from Thinkers50 and has been consistently named one of the world’s top 50 management thinkers in its bi-annual ranking.She has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and talent development and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other business and leadership journals. She is a frequent guest lecturer at Brigham Young University and Stanford University and is a former executive at Oracle Corporation, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and as the global leader for Human Resource Development. Liz holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and a master’s degree in organizational behavior, each from Brigham Young University.==========In this episode, we talk about:Rookie Mode outperforms expert modeTo get into Rookie Mode, 1) force yourself to think like a rookie or 2) say yes to things you don't know how to doImpact Players are people who more successfully 1) handle unclear roles 2) handle messy problems without clear owners 3) handle unforeseen obstaclesAs managers, to help contributors get closer to becoming maximally impactful: 1) tell them about the high impact behaviors 2) show them what you appreciate about them 3) give them safety 4) stretch them by giving them right-sized, hard things==========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. 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.

Jan 20, 2023 • 9min
S2E2: Study About The 4-Day Workweek Is Worth Reading
Text Jason @ Leadership Voyagehttps://www.businessinsider.com/4-day-workweek-successful-trial-evidence-productivity-retention-revenue-2023-1 came out a few days ago, and the results of a 6-month trial about the 4-day workweek are fascinating!==========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 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.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.

Jan 10, 2023 • 40min
S2E1: Mattering and Your Authentic Purpose With Zach Mercurio
Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageZach Mercurio is an author, researcher, and consultant specializing in purposeful leadership, meaningful work, and positive organizational psychology. He wrote "The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose” and works with hundreds of companies, schools, and governments around the world to forge purposeful leaders and cultivate positive cultures that enable more meaning, mattering, motivation, well-being, and performance. Some of his clients and partners include J.P. Morgan Chase, The Government of Canada, Marriott International, American Express Global Business Travel, the Food and Drug Administration, Michelin, the National Park Service, and Hewlett-Packard. His writing on purposeful leadership has been featured internationally in outlets such as Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and The Denver Post and his research has been awarded by The Academy of Management, the Association for Talent Development, and The Association for Human Resource Development.==========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 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.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.

Nov 4, 2022 • 36min
S1E15: Workplace Wellness with Lisa Burbage
Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageWellness Five, LLC is a boutique training and consulting firm that delivers research-based well-being solutions that instill healthy habits to help an organization's workforce achieve long-term health and productivity results.To learn more, contact CEO Lisa Burbage, directly at Lisa@WellnessFive.com or 843-718-2981www.wellnessfive.comhello@wellnessfive.com=====Leadership Voyagesite: leadership.voyageemail: StartYourVoyage@gmail.comInstacart - 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.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.

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Sep 27, 2022 • 13min
S1E14: Clear Cloudy Goals
Discover the challenges of defining and achieving goals in team settings, emphasizing collaboration, quantifiable objectives, and adaptive execution. Insights from previous guests underscore the importance of agreement, measurement, and continuous monitoring for successful goal setting. Practical advice on involving others, setting measurable targets, and adapting goals for success are shared, along with strategies for team reflection to enhance productivity.

Sep 20, 2022 • 12min
S1E13: Don't Be Pigeonholed
Text Jason @ Leadership VoyageDon't be pigeonholed!You can be more than one thingGoalposts aren't realhttps://www.leadership.voyageStartYourVoyage@gmail.comLeadership 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.


