The Rising Leader

So, we're early in the new season of "The Rising Leader," today, we're diving deep into the themes of grounding, success, and transformational coaching with Michael McDonald. In light of the significant changes expected in 2025, it's vital to understand how to stay grounded and centered amid the chaos. Michael, a transformational coach with clients ranging from CEOs to other coaches globally, shares his evolved coaching philosophy, focusing on subtracting rather than adding to his client's lives to find their inner tranquility and true potential.Michael McDonald is a transformational coach for entrepreneurs and executives, working with CEOs, executives, entrepreneurs, and mentoring other coaches around the world. With a style described as part Mr. Rogers, part Inception, he helps high performers find effortlessness, inspiration, and simplicity in everything they’re up to, great and small.“Something awesome is trying to happen, and your job is to allow it.” - Michael McDonaldToday on The Rising Leader:·     Recognize the difference between overwhelm and overload to manage stress effectively.·     Circumstances aren’t inherently scary; it’s our stories about them that cause fear.·     Grounding and finding inner stability is about subtracting mental clutter, not adding new tasks.·     People often complicate their lives with unnecessary actions and thoughts.·     The deep mind is a wisdom-oriented, intuitive part of our brain that should guide us, with the conceptual mind serving as an advisor.·     Authentic, intuitive impulses come from a place of knowing beyond our conceptual thoughts.·     Most empowerment strategies involve creating stronger concepts, while true peace comes from quieting the mind.·     Trusting yourself and letting go of rigid thoughts can lead to profound peace and effectiveness.Resources Mentioned:·      Book: "Loving What Is" by Byron Katie·      TED Talk: "How to Make Stress Your Friend" by Kelly McGonagall·      Book: "Reinventing Yourself" by Steve Chandler·      Michael Neal's YouTube Video: "Why Aren’t We Awesomer?"·      Heroic Arete +1s by Brian Johnson·      Watch Ian McGilchrist’s talks on YouTubeTo follow Michael McDonald and tap into his daily doses of wisdom, visit his website at authenticintegrity.com or email him at michael@authenticintegrity.com. Instagram: @authentiintegrityGrab Your Copy of The Rising Leader Handbook Do you find yourself rising through your company's ranks so fast that you wish you had a manual to become an effective leader? Then, The Rising Leader Handbook is right for you. In The Rising Leader Handbook, you’ll learn how to shift your perspective and gain the leadership skills you need, regardless of the breadth of your responsibilities, by leveraging the relationships you’ve built with the CEO, the Leadership Team, and the team you lead as well as your relationship with yourself.Visit The Rising Leader Handbook: Turning High Achievers into Effective Leaders to grab your copy and start mastering your skills to become your team leader. Leader, It’s Time to Rise! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Rising Leader Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more listeners like you. Join me on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. For more exclusive content and information, visit our website.   

You’ve probably heard me say a million times that when I feel resentment, it’s a sign of something more profound. Maybe it means I haven’t set a boundary, I haven’t asked for something I want, or maybe, just maybe, I’m jealous. In this episode of The Rising Leader, I dive deep into the goldmine hidden in our feelings of resentment and harsh judgment. By examining our emotions and reactions, we can uncover valuable insights about our unmet needs and desires. Whether dealing with colleagues at work or frustrations on the road, there’s always something to learn from the negative feelings we harbor.This week’s episode features insights from an executive coaching session. The client, a brilliant leader, stayed up until 2:00 AM fixing reports from his team, while another leader in the organization had no such issues. We peel back the layers of jealousy and resentment to reveal lessons in leadership and accountability. Without swinging to extremes, we explore how even the most negative judgments can be turned into self-reflective gold.“Resentment can be a beacon pointing us towards what we truly desire or lack in our lives.” ~Mark SilvermanThis week on The Rising Leader:·     How resentment reveals unmet needs·     The importance of setting boundaries·     Transforming jealousy into self-improvement·     A coaching case study on leadership and report handling·     The power of accountability in leadership·     Using negative judgments as positive learning tools·     Venting frustrations: Road rage as a reflection of inner desires·     Expanding personal and professional range through self-reflectionResources Mentioned:“Lead From the Heart: Transformational Leadership for The 21st Century” by Mark C. Crowley“Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity” by Kim Scott  Grab Your Copy of The Rising Leader Handbook Do you find yourself rising through your company's ranks so fast that you wish you had a manual to become an effective leader? Then, The Rising Leader Handbook is right for you. In The Rising Leader Handbook, you’ll learn how to shift your perspective and gain the leadership skills you need, regardless of the breadth of your responsibilities, by leveraging the relationships you’ve built with the CEO, the Leadership Team, and the team you lead as well as your relationship with yourself.Visit The Rising Leader Handbook: Turning High Achievers into Effective Leaders to grab your copy and start mastering your skills to become your team leader. Leader, It’s Time to Rise! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Rising Leader Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more listeners like you. Join me on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. For more exclusive content and information, visit our website.    

In this episode of The Rising Leader, I explore the profound connection between nature, stress, and leadership with my insightful guest, Sam Morris. We dive into how one can experience nature, from superficial encounters to profound, transformative engagements. We also discuss the cultural endorsement of stress and its impact on decision-making and team coherence, as well as how adopting a vitality-oriented mindset can lead to better outcomes in both personal and professional life. Additionally, I share a personal story about a client struggling with work-life balance and the importance of communication in reducing stress.Sam Morris, the founder of Zen Warrior Training and co-founder of USA Protective Care, joins me to delve into his journey of resilience and renewal following a life-changing car accident in 1999. Sam's leadership philosophy is built on mindfulness, anti-fragility, and the continuous breakdown of identity assumptions to uncover greater self-awareness. He offers a unique perspective on stress, identity, and how leaders can thrive by integrating this wisdom into their lives.“Seeing life as a game makes it less about the outcomes and more about the adventure.” - Sam MorrisThis week on The Rising Leader:·     Differentiating superficial and deep engagement with nature·     The cultural endorsement of stress and its impact on leadership·     How redirecting attention to physical sensations can alleviate stress·     The importance of self-care activities like breath, movement, and good sleep·     The concept of stress addiction and its ties to identity·     Distinguishing control from agency in managing life and work·     Building mindful awareness to reduce reactive emotions·     Understanding the significance of seeing life from a "30,000-foot perspective"Resources Mentioned:Michael Singer's transformational podcastsGrab Your Copy of The Rising Leader Handbook Do you find yourself rising through your company's ranks so fast that you wish you had a manual to become an effective leader? Then, The Rising Leader Handbook is right for you. In The Rising Leader Handbook, you’ll learn how to shift your perspective and gain the leadership skills you need, regardless of the breadth of your responsibilities, by leveraging the relationships you’ve built with the CEO, the Leadership Team, and the team you lead as well as your relationship with yourself.Visit The Rising Leader Handbook: Turning High Achievers into Effective Leaders to grab your copy and start mastering your skills to become your team leader. Leader, It’s Time to Rise! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Rising Leader Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | Stitcher | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more listeners like you. Join me on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. For more exclusive content and information, visit our website.   

 Stepping into 2025 presents unique challenges and stressors unlike any we've faced before. In this first episode of the year, I address how AI, shifting business practices, political upheavals, and other pressures shape our lives and work environments. We'll explore effective strategies for staying grounded and becoming the best versions of ourselves amidst uncertainty. Over the coming months, I'll have insightful conversations with spiritual masters and thought leaders in positive psychology to help you navigate these stormy times with grace and resilience.Our guests in these upcoming episodes will be an array of compelling voices with whom I've had the privilege to connect over the years. These experts have a wealth of wisdom to share. Their teachings have profoundly impacted my life, and I'm honored to bring them into your world as we tackle the pressures of modern life together."I want you to thrive in 2025, 2026, 2027 for the decades to come." ~ Mark SilvermanToday on The Rising Leader:·     Recognize the heightened stressors of 2025 and their implications on personal and professional lives.·     Understand the importance of staying grounded and centered amidst uncertainty.·     Explore the fears surrounding AI and its impact on job security and work practices.·     Learn strategies for adapting to rapid technological and societal changes.·     Gain insights from spiritual masters and mindset experts on managing stress and maintaining well-being.·     Discover methods for showing up as your best self for your family and colleagues despite external chaos.·     Understand the power of positive psychology in building resilience and mental strength.·     Embrace continuous learning and growth through everyday interactions to become a rising leader. Grab Your Copy of The Rising Leader Handbook Do you find yourself rising through your company's ranks so fast that you wish you had a manual to become an effective leader? Then, The Rising Leader Handbook is right for you. In The Rising Leader Handbook, you’ll learn how to shift your perspective and gain the leadership skills you need, regardless of the breadth of your responsibilities, by leveraging the relationships you’ve built with the CEO, the Leadership Team, and the team you lead as well as your relationship with yourself.Visit The Rising Leader Handbook: Turning High Achievers into Effective Leaders to grab your copy and start mastering your skills to become your team leader. Leader, It’s Time to Rise! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Rising Leader Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more listeners like you. Join me on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. For more exclusive content and information, visit our website.

 Kim Scott is an author, speaker, and the Co-founder of Radical Candor, an enterprise dedicated to creating productive organizations where respect and collaboration combine. Before co-founding Radical Candor, Kim served as a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, and other tech companies, as well as a faculty member at Apple University. She also led AdSense, YouTube, and DoubleClick teams at Google. She is the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and Just Work: How to Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to Build a Kick-Ass Culture of Inclusivity. Kim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Slavic Literature from Princeton University. Kim joins us today to discuss the art of radical candor and giving, soliciting, and receiving feedback without losing your humanity. She reveals how she came up with the idea of Radical Candor and how she got out of the conundrum between being kind and giving people direct feedback. She explains why the phrase “Don’t take it personally” should be eliminated from your vocabulary. She describes the “Asshole Quadrant” and explains how radical candor differs from “obnoxious aggression.” Kim also elaborates on creating a healthy culture and environment of feedback and offers her best practices for giving and soliciting feedback with radical candor. “Ensure that your praise is specific and sincere and that your criticisms are kind and clear.” - Kim Scott This week on Mastering Overwhelm: ●     Kim’s background and the struggles she faced when she first became a leader●     Teaching a dog to sit and Kim’s shift to learning about empathy, care, and radical candor●     The “Asshole Quadrant” and how radical candor is different from obnoxious aggression●     What ruinous empathy means●     The CEO’s challenge with giving and receiving feedback●     Making a safe space for feedback and incentivizing it●     The importance of timing when giving radical candor●     Praise as radical candor and how it can challenge people to be their best●     Kim’s recipe for staying grounded and centered●     How knowing yourself helps build radical candor Connect with Kim Scott: ●     Kim Scott Website●     Radical Candor●     Book: Just Work: How to Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to Build a Kick-Ass Culture of Inclusivity●     Book: Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity●     Radical Candor on LinkedIn●     Radical Candor on Instagram●     Radical Candor on Facebook●     Radical Candor on Twitter●     Radical Candor on Medium●     The Radical Candor Podcast●     Kim Scott on LinkedIn●     Kim Scott on Medium●     Kim Scott on Twitter Mastering Overwhelm - Set Yourself Free to Enjoy Your Success Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Mastering Overwhelm Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeart | Deezer Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more listeners, like you. Join me on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. For more exclusive content and information, visit our website.

 Matt Abrahams is a professor, keynote speaker, and martial artist. He is a leading expert in communication and serves as a lecturer in organizational behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he received the school’s Alumni Teaching Award. Matt teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. Additionally, he teaches public speaking and co-teaches improvisational speaking in the Stanford Continuing Studies Program. Matt is also a sought-after communications consultant and coach who has helped numerous presenters prepare for Nobel Prize presentations, TEDx talks, the World Economic Forum, and other high-stakes talks and speeches. He is the author of Freaking Out and hosts the award-winning podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart. Matt joins me today to discuss managing public speaking anxiety and how to effectively navigate spontaneous public talks. He explains why anxiety from public speaking can’t be truly overcome and shares the two-pronged approach to managing the symptoms and sources of public speaking anxiety. He illustrates how we can reframe spontaneous public speaking situations not as threats, but as opportunities for exploration and collaboration. He outlines the “Pace, Space, & Grace” approach to high-impact, high-intensity conversations. He shares a story of serendipity and why he makes it a point to say “yes” to opportunities whenever possible. Matt also outlines the three “Rs” people must consider before asserting their viewpoint and underscores how persuasion involves more than convincing another person to do what you want them to do. “Most communication we do as leaders is spontaneous. We work hard on the presentations and meetings we run but, in reality, a lot of what we do in our everyday lives is spontaneous.” - Matt Abrahams This week on The Rising Leader Podcast: ●     Glossophobia and its roots●     Learning to manage the fear of public speaking●     The “feel/real divide” and how we can shift our mindset about public speaking●     The Spotlight Effect and focusing on the value you bring to your audience●     Quick exercises to relieve the symptoms of public speaking anxiety●     How to speak effectively in impromptu or spontaneous situations●     Showing up as a powerful leader and team member in meetings●     How to make your voice matter in group conversations●     The secret to effective persuasion●     How to properly apologize when you’ve made a mistake Resources Mentioned: ●     Podcast: Business Minds Coffee Chat with Jay Scherr●     Book: Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott●     Speaking Up Without Freaking Out | Matt Abrahams | TEDxPaloAlto Connect with Matt Abrahams: ●     Matt Abrahams Website●     Podcast: Think Fast, Talk Smart The Podcast●     Think Fast, Talk Smart on Instagram●     Think Fast, Talk Smart on YouTube●     Think Fast, Talk Smart on Threads●     Think Fast, Talk Smart on TikTok●     Think Fast, Talk Smart on Twitter●     Matt Abrahams on LinkedIn Grab Your Advanced Copy of The Rising Leader Handbook Do you find yourself rising through the ranks of your company so fast that you wish you had a manual to becoming an effective leader? Then The Rising Leader Handbook is right for you. In The Rising Leader Handbook, you’ll learn how to shift your perspective and gain the leadership skills you need, regardless of the breadth of your responsibilities, by leveraging the relationships you’ve built with the CEO, the Leadership Team, and the team you lead as well as your relationship with yourself. The Rising Leader Handbook officially releases in October 2023, but you don’t have to wait! Visit The Rising Leader Handbook: Turning High Achievers into Effective Leaders to grab your advanced copy and get started on mastering the skills you need to become the leader your team needs you to be. Leader, It’s Time to Rise! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Rising Leader Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more listeners, like you. Join me on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. For more exclusive content and information, visit our website.

 Larry Quinlan is a technology leader, public board director, and strategic advisor to private equity. He is the former Global Chief Information Officer of Deloitte, one of the world’s largest professional services organizations for over 330,000 people in more than 150 countries and territories. As Deloitte’s Global CIO, Larry led 10,000 IT professionals across the world and drove significant revenue as the lead client partner for several of the company’s global clients. In 2021, after more than 30 years in service, Larry retired from Deloitte. Today, Larry serves as a board member and director for several non-profit and for-profit organizations including ServiceNow, UBS, Npower, and United Way Miami. Larry joins me today to share the lessons he learned through becoming the Global Chief Information Officer for the world’s largest professional services firm. He emphasizes the importance of listening to the voices inside you and trusting yourself. He explains how to add value as a leader while surrounding yourself with people who are better than you. Larry also outlines the characteristics that he thinks made people want to help him rise through the ranks and underscores how the support of others was crucial to his professional success. “What really makes the difference is the people who wake up every single day trying to make something better—whether you were there or not.” - Larry Quinlan This week on The Rising Leader Podcast: ●     Larry’s background, origin story, and how his family became his early foundation for success●     His college education and the jobs he took to fund his university studies●     How Larry discovered his love for technology while attending graduate school●     Going against conventional wisdom and trusting the voices inside you●     Leaving on good terms and how Larry became a part of Deloitte●     How the help of other people was key to Larry becoming the Global CIO of Deloitte●     Speaking your truth and becoming a trusted advisor to the CEO●     Letting other people be the smarter person in the room●     Building trust and its role in elevating a colleague●     The importance of creating an environment where people can be their best Related Episode: ●     Leadership, Authenticity, Accountability, and Values with Michael D. Robinson Connect with Larry Quinlan: ●     Larry Quinlan on LinkedIn Grab Your Advanced Copy of The Rising Leader Handbook Do you find yourself rising through the ranks of your company so fast that you wish you had a manual to becoming an effective leader? Then The Rising Leader Handbook is right for you.  In The Rising Leader Handbook, you’ll learn how to shift your perspective and gain the leadership skills you need, regardless of the breadth of your responsibilities, by leveraging the relationships you’ve built with the CEO, the Leadership Team, and the team you lead as well as your relationship with yourself. The Rising Leader Handbook officially releases in October 2023, but you don’t have to wait! Visit The Rising Leader Handbook: Turning High Achievers into Effective Leaders to grab your advanced copy and get started on mastering the skills you need to become the leader your team needs you to be. Leader, It’s Time to Rise! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Rising Leader Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more listeners, like you. Join me on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. For more exclusive content and information, visit our website.

 Garry Ridge is the Chairman and CEO of the WD-40 Company. Garry has been working with the WD-40 Company for nearly 40 years and, as its CEO, is responsible for driving the company’s culture and values. In addition to his role at the WD-40 Company, Garry shares his experience and insights as an executive coach, consultant, and speaker through his platform, the Living Moment. He has been instrumental in re-igniting excitement and cultivating cultures that foster breakthrough innovations in organizations across 62 countries. Garry joins me today to discuss what it takes to be a servant-leader with an open heart. He discusses the importance of vulnerability and leadership and reveals the characteristics of a toxic CEO. He describes the difference between using empathy and ego and shares what inspires him to be the leader that he is today. He also underscores the value of leading your people through a crisis and highlights how an organization’s values protect its people. “Our success as leaders is based on the will of the people and the strategy we want to execute.” - Garry Ridge This week on Mastering Overwhelm: ●     The importance of vulnerability in leadership●     The attributes of a soul-sucking CEO●     How Garry’s helping people navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic●     What it means to pivot around fear●     How Garry helps his leaders manage remote workers●     Using empathy versus ego in redirecting people when they need to be redirected●     Why it’s important to take care of your people amidst a crisis●     How business leaders impact happy families and communities●     The characteristics that differentiate leaders from managers●     How an organization’s values protect its people●     How Garry manages his time and keeps himself from overwhelm●     What inspires Garry to be the leader that he is today●     Why he doesn’t like the word “busy”●     What we can learn from indigenous leaders Resources Mentioned: ●     Grow Strong Leaders Podcast●     From Start-Up to Grown-Up: Grow Your Leadership to Grow Your Business by Alisa Cohn●     Work is Love Made Visible: A Collection of Essays About the Power of Finding Your Purpose From the World’s Greatest Thought Leaders by Marshall Goldsmith, Frances Hesselbein, and Sarah McArthur Connect with Garry Ridge: ●     WD-40 Company●     Careers at WD-40 Company●     WD-40 Company on Facebook●     WD-40 Company on Twitter●     WD-40 Company on Instagram●     WD-40 Company on YouTube●     The Learning Moment●     The Learning Moment on LinkedIn●     The Learning Moment on Twitter●     The Learning Moment on YouTube●     Garry Ridge on LinkedIn  Mastering Overwhelm - Set Yourself Free to Enjoy Your Success Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Mastering Overwhelm Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeart | Deezer Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more listeners, like you. Join me on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. For more exclusive content and information, visit our website.

Have you ever felt unheard or not respected? Perhaps you’ve been in a political conversation where you know with every fiber of your being that what the other person is saying is completely wrong, untrue, or they’re listening to the wrong sources – and it triggers you. Then you begin to get ‘wrapped around the axle’. Perhaps there was an experience you felt could have been avoided that triggered you to react in an emotional way rather than a calm, wise one. It can be hard to stay calm, cool, and collected during a passionate or heated conversation, especially when you wholeheartedly believe that you’re right, and the other person is wrong. But, like Michael Singer said: “You don’t have to be strong, you need to be wise.” So in these moments, is it more important to be right – or to be happy and effective? In this episode, I discuss how we often fall into the trap of spinning our wheels or get ‘wrapped around the axle’ over things people say or events that happen. I discuss how arguing with events or realities often causes us to get distracted and leak energy and power. I discuss how our emotional intelligence determines how much power we leak in the office, in the boardroom, or in life overall and how our ego often plays a problematic role in these settings. I also discuss the power of taking deep breaths when things don’t go the way you think they should and the beauty of saying ‘thank you’ when receiving unwanted or unexpected feedback. “When things happen at work – the person who can get to sane faster, the person who can get to emotional maturity and emotional intelligence faster is the person who has the power in every conversation.” - Mark Silverman This week on The Rising Leader Podcast: ●     How arguing with reality and the things that happen cause us to leak energy, power, and get distracted●     How we often fall into the trap of spinning our wheels●     How having strong emotional intelligence prevents us from leaking power●     The power of calmly asking questions●     How our ego is often the root cause of most problems or arguments ●     Asking yourself: Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy and effective●     Taking deep breaths when things don’t go the way we think they should●     Saying ‘thank you’ when receiving negative feedback My Favorite Cliches on Being Right vs. Being Effective: ●     Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy?●     “When you argue with reality, you only lose 100% of the time.” - Byron Katie●     Acceptance is the key to my serenity.●     “How do we know something should have happened? Because it did.” - Byron Katie●     “You don’t have to be strong. You need to be wise.” - Michael Singer Resources Mentioned: ●     Book: Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament by Michael A. Singer●     Book: Loving What Is by Byron Katie  Grab Your Copy of The Rising Leader Handbook Do you find yourself rising through your company's ranks so fast that you wish you had a manual to become an effective leader? Then, The Rising Leader Handbook is right for you. In The Rising Leader Handbook, you’ll learn how to shift your perspective and gain the leadership skills you need, regardless of the breadth of your responsibilities, by leveraging the relationships you’ve built with the CEO, the Leadership Team, and the team you lead as well as your relationship with yourself.Visit The Rising Leader Handbook: Turning High Achievers into Effective Leaders to grab your copy and start mastering your skills to become your team leader. Leader, It’s Time to Rise! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Rising Leader Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more listeners like you. Join me on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Visit our website for more exclusive content and information.   

 Michael D. Robinson is the Vice President of Healthcare for North America at VMware, a leading provider of multi-cloud services for all apps—enabling digital innovation with enterprise control. A tech industry veteran, Michael has driven hundreds of thousands in revenue, created billion-dollar business divisions, and supported scores of sales careers. He formerly served as the Vice President for US Health and Life Sciences at Microsoft, where he worked for over 14 years before joining Year Up as an Executive Director in 2016. In addition to his work at VMware, Michael is a managing partner at micro ventures, LLC. and works as the Board Director of NovoDynamics, where he serves as a trusted advisor to the CEO. Michael joins me today to offer his ideas on leadership, authenticity, and aligning with your values. He shares leadership principles from his time in the military that he applies in his work today. He describes how he found his knack for developing other people. He explains how authenticity can help people gravitate toward you and be open to your advice and describes how diversity creates momentum and velocity for organizations. Michael also highlights the value of being true to your convictions and underscores navigating systematic oppression as an African American in corporate America. “The hardest thing as a leader is being accountable and making those course corrections when needed. You have to be on the hook and be accountable yourself.” - Michael D. Robinson This week on The Rising Leader Podcast: ●     People capital and the treasure of the relationships I built●     Michael’s background and how he became a leader of organizations●     Managing up and how Michael discovered that he had a knack for developing other people●     Helping other leaders develop a passion for people●     What inspires Michael to create other leaders●     The hardest challenges Michael met in the early stages of his leadership career●     Speaking your mind while moving up through the ranks●     Aligning with your values and being confident in your abilities as a leader●     Michael’s thoughts on navigating “coop-petition”●     Being an intrapreneur and getting a business within a business to follow the culture you want to cultivate●     Staying true to yourself and navigating systematic oppression in organizations Connect with Michael D. Robinson: ●     VMware●     VMware on LinkedIn●     VMware on Facebook●     VMware on Twitter●     Michael D. Robinson on LinkedIn  Grab Your Copy of The Rising Leader Handbook Do you find yourself rising through your company's ranks so fast that you wish you had a manual to become an effective leader? Then, The Rising Leader Handbook is right for you. In The Rising Leader Handbook, you’ll learn how to shift your perspective and gain the leadership skills you need, regardless of the breadth of your responsibilities, by leveraging the relationships you’ve built with the CEO, the Leadership Team, and the team you lead as well as your relationship with yourself.Visit The Rising Leader Handbook: Turning High Achievers into Effective Leaders to grab your copy and start mastering your skills to become your team leader. Leader, It’s Time to Rise! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Rising Leader Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | GooglePlay | Stitcher | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help me reach more listeners like you. Join me on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. For more exclusive content and information, visit our website.