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Meredith Bell is widely recognized as The Heart-Centered Connector. She is the President and Founder of Grow Strong Leaders, the host of the popular podcast by the same name, and the author of multiple books, including Peer Coaching Made Simple and Connect with Your Team. With over 40 years of experience as an entrepreneur, consultant, and trainer, Meredith has worked with thousands of leaders, entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, and their teams to help them communicate and work together more effectively. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. During her free time, Meredith enjoys spending time with her husband and grandchildren and exploring nature, especially the world of birds. Meredith joins me today to discuss what it means to create a culture of coaching within your organization. We discuss the importance of building interpersonal relationships with your team, how the dynamic of your work environment changes when these relationships are built, and how it can help leaders better understand and connect with their company’s younger generation of employees. We discuss the foundational elements that help build a culture of coaching and why creating this culture begins with the executive team. We also discuss the importance of being self-aware of your words and actions impact on others and why we need to recognize that coaching is something that everyone, at every level of the organization, can do. “The foundation is trust.” - Meredith Bell This week on The Rising Leader Podcast: ●     How to create a culture of coaching in your organization●     The importance of interpersonal relationships and how it impacts a team’s overall performance●     How to become a good coach to your team●     Why corporate leaders often misunderstand the younger generation’s views on work ethic and company culture●     Why curiosity is a key attribute for successful leaders●     The ingredients to create a culture of coaching mindset within your organization●     The value of assuming the best of the people in your team instead of judging their actions based on insufficient information.●     Why creating a culture of coaching starts with the executive team●     Understanding the perception of your team members●     Recognizing that coaching is something that everyone, at every level, can do●     The importance of being willing to let go of past grievances●     Making mistakes, apologizing, and being comfortable with being wrong or not knowing all of the answers●     Being self-aware of your actions and their impact on others Resources Mentioned: ●     Podcast: Grow Strong Leaders Podcast Episode 124: WD-40’s Remarkable Tribe Culture●     Podcast: Mastering Overwhelm Podcast Episode 6: The Heart of a Servant-Leader with Garry Ridge Connect with Meredith Bell: ●     Grow Strong Leaders●     Podcast: Grow Strong Leaders●     Book: Connect with Your Team: Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills●     Book: Peer Coaching Made Simple: How to Do the 6 Things That Matter Most When Helping Someone Improve a Skill●     Grow Strong Leaders on LinkedIn●     Grow Strong Leaders on YouTube●     Grow Strong Leaders on Twitter●     Meredith Bell on LinkedIn●     Meredith Bell on Facebook Grab Your FREE Copy: Only 10s Book Are you a busy executive or organizational leader? Do you regularly feel overwhelmed by your to-do list or constantly feel like you’re putting out fires instead of getting the right things done? Then, friend, you need to grab a free copy of my bestselling book, Only 10s: Using Distraction to Get the Right Things Done. This free copy is currently available to all U.S. residents. It’s time to get things off your to-do list and focus on the things that are important to you each day. To grab your free copy of Only 10s, visit www.markjsilverman.com/books 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.

Do you feel stuck in a soul-crushing job? Maybe you work in a corporate office or are an entrepreneur trying to build a business, but you no longer have that drive and passion that once drove you to push forward. In the corporate world, there is a stigma that all corporate jobs are – or eventually become – soul-crushing. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this episode, I discuss the stigma often associated with corporate work and explain why I don’t believe anything has to be considered soul-crushing. I discuss how shifting your perspective on your current situation enables you to feel more free and joyful and the importance of living in the moment to set yourself free of these negative feelings. I explain how speaking your truth, asking for what you want, and setting boundaries can help you feel alive and help you reconnect with your true self. I also explain the difference between those ‘soul-crushing’ feelings and the desire to do something different, as well as how you can begin to live in the moment and start ‘skydiving in the office.’ “Everything’s an opportunity to grow. Everything’s an opportunity to be alive. And everything’s an opportunity to connect.” - Mark Silverman This week on The Rising Leader Podcast: ●     The soul-crushing feelings and stigma often associated with working in Corporate America●     Why I don’t believe anything has to be soul-crushing●     How being present in the moment enables you to feel the immediacy of life●     How shifting your views and perspectives in situations helps turn those mundane, soul-crushing notions into feelings of joy●     The difference between soul-crushing feelings and having the desire to do something different●     What it truly means to ‘skydive in the office.’ Resources Mentioned: ●     Book: The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life by Boyd Varty Grab Your FREE Copy: Only 10s Book Are you a busy executive or organizational leader? Do you regularly feel overwhelmed by your to-do list or constantly feel like you’re putting out fires instead of getting the right things done? Then, friend, you need to grab a free copy of my bestselling book, Only 10s: Using Distraction to Get the Right Things Done. This free copy is currently available to all U.S. residents. It’s time to get things off your to-do list and focus on the things that are important to you each day. To grab your free copy of Only 10s, visit www.markjsilverman.com/books 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. 

As leaders, I know you’re trying to juggle a lot. From learning how to balance the needs of your significant other, your children, your friends, your family, and – most importantly – yourself, as well as the demands of your job, your team, your boss, and your organization, it can be rather easy to feel overwhelmed. And while you’re probably pretty ambitious and are quickly climbing the corporate ladder, you’ve probably noticed that your skills need to grow and evolve as quickly as your responsibilities do. But once you have that title and authority, how do you continue to lead a team who all have their own ideas, ambitions, and perspectives, as well as their own challenges to deal with? How are you supposed to lead up, across, and down – all while leading yourself? That’s exactly what the Rising Leader Podcast is all about. In this episode, I explain what inspired me to launch the Rising Leader Podcast. I discuss how many entrepreneurs and corporate leaders rising through the ranks of their organization often struggle to find a balance between their personal and professional life and how our skillsets typically change as we move up the ladder of responsibility. I discuss how leading people who work for you differ from leading a team of other leaders. I also explain how there’s a common denominator in the skillsets we need to lead ourselves, our teams, our peers, and our boss and what you can expect each week from the Rising Leader Podcast episodes. “In order to be an effective leader, you have to learn those people skills.” - Mark Silverman This week on Mastering Overwhelm: ●     Realizing that your skills need to change as quickly as your responsibilities do●     How many ambitious leaders put their professional responsibilities ahead of their wellbeing●     How to lead a team of other leaders●     The common denominator between the skills you need to lead yourself, your team, your peers, and your boss●     What you can expect from each episode Resources Mentioned: ●     The Rising Leader 12-Week Program   Grab Your FREE Copy: Only 10s Book Are you a busy executive or organizational leader? Do you regularly feel overwhelmed by your to-do list or constantly feel like you’re putting out fires instead of getting the right things done? Then, friend, you need to grab a free copy of my bestselling book, Only 10s: Using Distraction to Get the Right Things Done. This free copy is currently available to all U.S. residents. It’s time to get things off your to-do list and focus on the things that are important to you each day. To grab your free copy of Only 10s, visit www.markjsilverman.com/books 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.

Welcome to the Rising Leader Podcast.THERE ARE FEW NATURAL-BORN LEADERS Leadership is a learned skill and learning is never-ending. “What got you here won’t get you where you want to go,” is an uncomfortable truth Fast Rising High Achievers run into at every level of their career. In fact, what got you here won’t even help you do your new job effectively. Every step up the ladder requires a new level of leadership and “people skills.” Because “people” are now your job. This podcast is here to help you master skills on four fronts on your way to the senior leadership team. LEADING UP – You are now a trusted advisor. That means you are a sounding board, speak truth to power, and help your CEO get their job done, all while getting your job done. LEADING ACROSS – You are peers are the power players in the organization. This is the team you are on. Your job is to lead from within that team while being a part of it. You are now a student of the Art of Co-opetition. LEADING YOUR TEAM – You’ve spent a career honing your leadership skills and now have even less direct impact on how things get done. Your success will only come from your team’s success. LEADING YOURSELF – Relentless pressure, ambition, burnout, sleepless nights, and resentments, are the price you may be paying for your lofty position. Mastering your emotions, perspective, health, and relationships are essential to make this fun and sustainable. The conversations, resources, and subject matter experts we will have is designed to help you “level up” in all four of these focus areas. Each week we will tackle a topic that will move you forward in your relationships with your boss, your peers, your team, and yourself. You will be armed with tools and insights you will use throughout your career and in your personal life. For more visit Mark J. Silverman's website.