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Carlos is a speaker, author, and consultant with over 30 years of experience supporting global corporations, including Mars, Inc., and IBM. He has written two books on teamwork: "Lessons from Mars: How One Global Company Cracked the Code on High-Performance Collaboration and Teamwork" and “Virtual Teams: Holding the Center When You Can’t Meet Face-to-Face.” Both books are based on original research Carlos conducted during his 17 years as an internal consultant at Mars, Inc.In this episode, Dean Newlund and Carlos Valdes-Dapena discuss:Negotiation skills are used in collaboration.How to build an effective team.Mindful and conscious interaction.Creating value through collaborative work and non-collaborative work. Key Takeaways:Make the workplace a location where we can truly be ourselves and still have great, productive relationships with others.Get to know your co-workers through meaningful work that requires you all to commit to the outcome you want to create.Build teams virtually with meaningful motivation and a way to feed the soul.Practice mindfulness through the use of individual and group intuition. "Trust is a valuable component of team effectiveness, but it is not the foundation." —  Carlos Valdes-Dapena.  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7IConnect with Carlos Valdes-Dapena:  Website: www.carlosvdapena.comEmail: carlos@corporatecollaboration.comTwitter:https://twitter.com/Carlos_CCollabInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlosvdapena/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crvdapenaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-valdes-dapena/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46hrmqVfQEvdXELtsPSoFvjlZIXMDoK0Podcast: https://www.carlosvdapena.com/podcast  Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Kait LeDonne is the founder of LeDonne Brands, a personal brand consultancy based in New York, New York, which builds personal executive brands using content marketing strategies through social media. Kait has authored the book "The Attraction Magnet: “The 7 Insider Secrets The World's Biggest Brands Use to Attract Customers Who Can’t-Wait to Buy From Them," regularly featured in national and international publications as a commentator on celebrity and corporate brands. LeDonne Brands also developed one of the first online courses centered around LinkedIn, The Influence Academy, to teach executives how to position themselves as thought leaders in their respective spaces. To date, over 100 executives have completed the program. Given LeDonne Brands CEO Kait LeDonne’s specific influence on the platform, we have access to LinkedIn employees and new platform features, the benefits of which we pass along to our clients.In this episode, Dean Newlund and Kait LeDonne discuss:Building executive, personal, and author brands.Strategy and maneuvering, building a better brand through Covid.Understanding and supporting missions and movements in branding.Leading from both the front and back and utilizing the attraction magnet. Key Takeaways:Branding well is about making a client feel a specific way about themselves. Focus on adopting the role of a teacher, not a personal brand.Imposter syndrome is focusing too much on yourself.Attracting people to a brand through authenticity brings clients with shared values and increases your business with like-minded individuals. "A great brand is creating safety love and belonging to a consumer about themselves." —  Kate LeDonne.  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7IConnect with Kate LeDonne:  Website: www.ledonnebrands.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/kaitledonneInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaitledonne/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kait.ledonneLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitledonne/Email: kait@ledonnebrands.com  Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Providing second chances to individuals with a criminal past through entrepreneurial, educational, and vocational programs.In this episode, Dean Newlund and James Monahan discuss:Forging a small business incubator.Creation and branding of the prison theme. Giving back to nonprofits that help the incarcerated or the families of the incarcerated.The legal barriers that felons face after prison. Key Takeaways:Helping people to push past the fear of interacting with people that have been in prison by making use of stats and success stories.Working to build revenue and help the community.Most felons just made a mistake or a wrong choice and need that second chance to prove themselves.“Change the way you look at things, and things will change.” "We don’t want to create jobs; we want to create careers." —  James Monahan Mentioned: Unit 2 Creations https://www.unit2creations.com/False Confessions Book https://www.unit2creations.com/new-products/edainpm8lpt6vjz2mhw9wt9f09331zPrison Break Brewery https://www.prisonbreakbrewery.com/  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7IConnect with James Monahan:  Website: https://obnfoundation.org/Email: jim@outofboundsnation.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/obnfoundation/                  https://www.instagram.com/unit2creations/                  https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakbrewery/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OBNFoundation1                  https://www.facebook.com/PrisonBBreweryTwitter: https://twitter.com/OBNFoundation             https://twitter.com/unit2creations             https://twitter.com/PrisonBBrewery          YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRFQTG6Wz-lRKd5WvegSNZQConnect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370   See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Erica is the Founder & CEO of Claxon, a marketing firm that helps mission-driven clients unleash the power of words. She hosts the Marketing for Good podcast and teaches at the University of Washington, where she co-directs the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy. In this episode, Dean Newlund and Erica Mills Barnhart discuss:Searching for and centering on signature words.Brain processing speeds of images vs. words.Set the company voice and tone to engage clarity, confidence, and values.Marketing that arouses intuition and feeling. Key Takeaways:Engage the energetics and physics of language, helping people to feel the words being spoken.The cause and effect of your words, what do you want people to feel, know, and do?Focus your writing on the verbs to create your action. Take out the extraneous language and get to the point. "Our brains don’t like cognitive dissonance; it does everything it can to make everything come to one truth." —  Erica Mills Barnhart  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Erica Mills Barnhart:  Website: www.claxonmarketing.com               https://evans.uw.edu/profile/erica-barnhart/Email: erica@claxonmarketing.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/EricaMillsBarnLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericamillsbarnhart/   Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-for-good/id1510085905  Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

As owner and managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, Domenic helps clients buy and sell businesses across various industries. Since 2005 he’s been personally involved in over 300 transactions for companies with enterprise values of $2 million to $50 million. Recognizing many business owners didn’t understand the full requirements of a successful exit, acquisition, and scaling processes, he founded K2Adviser. The mission – educate business owners and buyers so they can maximize transaction benefits and minimize transaction risks. Domenic’s an industry-recognized expert who frequently shares his hard-earned knowledge from the stage, in print, and over the airwaves – including as host of the popular M&A Unplugged podcast.In this episode, Dean Newlund and Domenic Rinaldi discuss:The four types of business buyers.Buying and selling businesses during the pandemic.The remorse that comes with selling your business. Investments into purchasing a business in the expectation of a financial return. Key Takeaways:Pivoting and adapting your business to fit the current community needs.When selling a business, are you financially ready to leave your business, is your business ready, are you emotionally prepared?Be prepared every day to sell your business, so if the worst case happens, you are ready.Your business is more buyer-friendly and profitable if it is not reliant on you being a daily part of it. "The number one thing that buyers and sellers fail to do is prepare for their sale or acquisition." —  Domenic Rinaldi  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7IConnect with Domenic Rinaldi:  Website: www.K2Adviser.com                www.SunAcquisitions.comEmail: domenic@k2adviser.comTwitter: htps://twitter.com/K_2_AdviserInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/k2_adviser/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/K2Adviser/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/domenicrinaldi/                https://www.linkedin.com/company/k2-adviser/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKGOjZagPzUrIcWjtM7aeKw?view_as=subscriberShow: M & A Unplugged https://sunacquisitions.com/podcasts/  Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Akhtar Badshah is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of international development experience, managing a corporate philanthropic program and co-founding a global nonprofit for social enterprise. Dr. Badshah is Chief Catalyst at Catalytic Innovators Group, advising individuals and organizations to catalyze their social and philanthropic investments.   Dr. Badshah is the Distinguished Practitioner at the University of Washington at the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance and the Business School, Bothell campus. He is the founder and curator of  Accelerating Social Transformation, a mid-career professional development certificate course on social impact. Dr. Badshah led Microsoft’s philanthropic efforts for ten years, where he administered community investment and employee contributions.   He was instrumental in launching both Unlimited Potential and Youth Spark – the company’s focus to bring digital technology to the underserved communities and youth worldwide.  His forthcoming book is titled Purpose Mindset: How Microsoft Inspires its Employees and Alumni to Change the World, Harper Collins Leadership Series, Nov 2020.  Dr. Badshah is a doctoral graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  In this episode, Dean Newlund and Dr. Akhtar Badshah discuss:Rethinking what work looks like as we work remotely. Using this opportunity to reassess and build our sense of purpose. Focusing on the right things, not doing things the right way.Scarcity mindset vs. abundance mindset. Key Takeaways:What are your driving factors, purpose, wealth, or status?A growth mindset is in service of yourself or your company, while a purpose mindset moves you from the service of yourself and the company to the community’s service and the common good.Purpose centered leadership: work from abundance, discover and focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Embrace empathy and compassion. "Doing work out in the community nourishes my soul that in turn enables me to serve the company." —  Dr. Akhtar Badshah  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7IConnect with Dr. Akhtar Badshah:  Website: http://www.catalyticinnovatorsgroup.com/Email: akhtarb@uw.eduInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/akhtarbad/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/akhtar.badshahLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhtar-badshah-6250105/Book: Purpose Mindset: How Microsoft Inspires its Employees and Alumni to Change the World  Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Kevin started his career in the accounting software industry and transferred into e-commerce in 2000.  His first startup reached 20M in sales in the online tool industry, and with his experience, he then became the director of eCommerce at Harbor Freight tools, driving business from 30M a year to 100M a year in 2 short years.  Looking for a new challenge, he joined a Safety Supply company and quickly turned the online business unit from 1/4M dollar a year loss to over 1/2M a year in profit. After his experiences there, Kevin left to start his own company, Ecommerce Clarity and successfully partnered with businesses to analyze their data to provide actionable recommendations with measurable expectations.  After several years of running this business, Kevin partnered up and formed Enceiba, a world-class Amazon.com agency supporting online companies such as Cardinal Health, Owens Corning, and more.  In this episode, Dean Newlund and Kevin Hill discuss:Learning from your successes and failures.Accessing your subconscious through sleep and meditation.The elephant in the room syndrome.The definition of success surrounding the wow moment.  Key Takeaways:Intuition gives you a gut feeling; data supports that intuitive feeling.Your history of experiences builds up your intuition, both conscious and subconscious.Don’t be afraid to stand up and be heard. It’s about being persistent in business. Don’t just listen to the so-called experts; take the time to listen to people from all aspects of the company.  "Persistence is the recipe for success." —  Kevin Hill.  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Kevin Hill:  Website: www.enceiba.comFacebook:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinehill/Email: kevin@enceiba.com  Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Jason Abell is a dad and husband who also happens to write and speak from time to time while serving as the President of Rewire Coaching. Nationally recognized for his sales and leadership skills, Jason coaches and presents to thousands of professionals monthly on topics ranging from growth-minded leadership to top salespeople’s mindset, all leading to authentic and sustainable growth.  Rewire powers in-house coaching programs for America’s growth-minded companies and was recently ranked #73 by Entrepreneur Magazine on their list of Best Entrepreneur Companies In America. Rewire's brand of Mindset Coaching is taking the business world by storm. Today’s professionals do not need more information to succeed but can unlock exponential growth with a better way of thinking.In this episode, Dean Newlund and Jason Abell discuss:Making changes in the brain by changing your mindset.Being authentic in building your business and clientele.The coaching business ultimately is all about helping people.Key Takeaways:Coaching people into a better mindset and giving them an idea of knowing what they should be doing to navigate obstacles.Be open to change; be coachable with a free and improving mindset.“The difficult we do immediately, and the impossible will take a little longer.”Trust the importance of intuition during your process of change.  "We want to help people think differently to then act differently and get the results they are looking for.” —  Jason Abell.  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7IConnect with Jason Abell:  Website: www.rewireinc.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/rewirejasonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewirejason/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rewirejasonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rewirejason/Podcast: https://www.rewireinc.com/the-insight-interviewsEmail: jason@rewireinc.comBook: Start Now - The Young Adult's Passport To Success And Well Being:Rewire's 30 Day Sprint: https://www.rewireinc.com/30-day-sprint- Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Laura A. Davis is the CEO and Founder of Laura A. Davis & Associates, Inc., an Atlanta-based transformational executive coaching, leadership and team development, and DiSC assessment training firm.  Since 1998, Laura has been coaching leaders at all levels of Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies to become more emotionally intelligent, agile, and aware of their role in creating a healthy, engaged corporate culture.  Organizations must become agile in today’s world of disruption, and agile organizations are made up of agile, emotionally intelligent people.   Laura and her associates also focus on assisting teams within organizations to become more cohesive by building cultures of high trust, productivity, accountability, and collective results.  Laura and her team offer leading-edge mindsets, skillsets, and toolsets needed to create high performance and inspiring success.  Before starting her business, Laura held both line and staff marketing management positions at Exxon, Equifax, and UPS.  She was an Adjunct Professor of Business Studies at Mercer University and had an MBA in Marketing from Emory University.  Laura earned the coveted Master Certified Coaching designation through the ICF in 1998 and maintained that credential through her ongoing study and dedication to the profession.Her ongoing thought leadership is demonstrated in the talks she gives at professional industry conferences around the country.  She is a contributing author to “A Guide to Getting It: Self-Esteem” and has published articles in leading industry publications such as Choice magazine, ATD newsletters, and more.  She has appeared on “Good Day Atlanta,” and numerous internet radio shows talk about emerging organizational leadership best practices. Laura A. Davis and Associates, Inc. is also a certified woman-owned business through WBENC.In this episode, Dean Newlund and Laura discuss:Emotional intelligence and building self-awareness.How do we relate to one another, professionally and personally?Communicating and collaborating in brand new ways.Thinking agility and utilizing the Agile EQ Mindset Assessment.Key Takeaways:Be authentic to have genuine human connections.Realize that fear impacts our mindsets and transition.Intuition is something that the best leaders use but not necessarily teach.The connection and coming together with like-minded people while building relationships through a virtual environment.  "Is intuition the next emotional intelligence wave?" —  Laura DavisMentioned: The Web of Inclusion See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Laura Davis:  Website: lauraadavis.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachladFacebook: www.facebook.com/LauraADavisAndAssociatesIncLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraadavis/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/coachlauraadavis/videosEmail: Laura@lauraadavis.com  Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Vince Molinaro, Ph.D., is a global leadership adviser, speaker, and researcher on leadership accountability. As the founder and CEO of Leadership Contract Inc., Dr. Molinaro travels the world, helping organizations build vibrant leadership cultures with genuinely accountable leaders.Vince experienced a defining moment early in his career when he saw a respected colleague and mentor succumb to cancer that she believed was the byproduct of a stressful, toxic work environment. As a result, he has made it his life’s work to confront mediocre and unaccountable leadership boldly. Today Vince calls out the global leadership crisis and thoughtfully lays out the strategy to address it head-on. His unique combination of provocative storytelling, evidence-based principles, and grounded practicality has leaders at all levels stepping up to fulfill their obligations to drive the success of their organizations.  He is a New York Times best-selling author and has published several books, including Accountable Leaders (Wiley, 2020), The Leadership Contract (3rd ed., Wiley, 2018), and The Leadership Contract Field Guide (Wiley, 2018). He has also co-authored two other books:  Leadership Solutions (Jossey-Bass, 2007) and The Leadership Gap (Wiley, 2005).Vince lives leadership accountability every day as an entrepreneur and global executive. His research and writing on leadership accountability are featured in some of the world’s leading business publications. He also shares his insights in his Gut Check for Leaders blog and through the Accountable Leaders App available from the Apple and Google App Stores. Vince and his family live near Toronto, Canada.In this episode, Dean Newlund and Vince discuss:The relationship between accountability aversion to or fear of conflict.Mangers setting the expectation and their relationship to employee engagement.Build a community through the individual, the team, and the culture.Building trust through dependability and accountability.Key Takeaways:In a leadership role, expect hard work, candid conversation, constructive feedback, and to be managing poor performers.Create a culture that perpetuates the solving of problems, resolve conflicts, and moving forward. Set clear expectations of your leadership team’s actions and behaviors.Behavior leads to culture, perpetuate the culture to impact the environment. "Accountability begins with you!" —  Vince Molinaro  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7IConnect with Vince Molinaro: Website: www.theleaderhipcontractinc.comEmail: vince.molinaro@leadershipcontractinc.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/drvincemolinaroLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincemolinaro/Book: The Leadership ContractAccountable Leaders  Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370  See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.