Unlabeled Leadership

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 51, Chip Baker shares six traits and then a story about his mother, who helped define one of his guiding principles. He then advises us about making better choices that can help us live healthier and more productive life. 00:00 Prologue Chip Baker is a fourth-generation educator. He is a best-selling author, Youtuber and podcaster, motivational speaker, and life coach with more than twenty-two years of teaching experience. Chip created the YouTube channel/podcast Chip Baker - The Success Chronicles, where he interviews people of all walks of life and shares their stories for positive inspiration and motivation. He’s known for these words: Live. Learn. Serve. Inspire. Go get it! 01:59 Part 1: A Mother’s IMPACT Chip describes his life and shares with us six traits. 05:17 Part 2: Transactional or Transformational Through his story about his superhero mother, Chip shares one of his guiding principles and then expands to a broader discussion. 12:43 Part 3: What Gratitude and Attitude Get You Chip advises us about how we can make specific choices to live a healthier and more productive life. _________________________________ How You Can Support the Show Unlabeled Leadership is a free service for people to learn about leadership. If you want to support the show, you can make a $0.99 donation. Your support reduces production expenses. https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support No transcript available (future enhancement) Episode links Chip’s LinkedIn Profile, website, and YouTube channel Chip’s books   The Impact of Influence   Effective Conversation to Ignite Relationships Chip Baker -The Success Chronicles podcast on Spotify Sample of Chip’s videos:   3 P’s for Greatness[02:37]   What’s On Your Heart? Belief[02:36]   Transactional vs Transformational [03:34] Gary DePaul’s website  Background Music You can find all the musical tracks at Envato Elements. 00:00 Theme music: Uplift Corporate Inspire by OlexandrIgnatov 01:35 Latin Classic Guitar by Dredstudio 05:00 Easy Classical Breaks by sonicscope 12:25 Sentimental Piano and Classical Guitar by pinkzebra 16:07 Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 50, Virginie Lemay shares a powerful story about choices and attitudes. She then describes a situation in which an employee’s opinion changes because of how she led. Virginie also advises us on how we can frame our leadership practices in practical terms. 00:00 Prologue In addition to being an excellent salsa dancer (see acronym below), Virginie is a leadership trainer, consultant, and coach who speaks (and can train in) 5 languages: English, French, German, Dutch, and Italian. If that isn’t enough, Virginie is also the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Prospective Force in Luxembourg. 01:32 Part 1: Attitude and Health Linkage We make several choices in our lives, and our attitude is one of them. Virginie shares a powerful story about attitude and how you choose to handle life-changing events. 09:58 Part 2: Gratitude from Leading Effectively When we lead teams effectively – rather than just manage them – your team not only develops but can express gratitude for how you practice leadership. In this story, Virginie illustrates how one employee’s judgment about Virginie changed because of how she led her direct reports. 18:36 Part 3: Who Would You Follow? Virginie shares practical advice about how we choose to lead. _________________________________ How You Can Support the Show Unlabeled Leadership is a free service for people to learn about leadership. If you want to support the show, you can make a $0.99 donation. Your support reduces production expenses. https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support No transcript available (future enhancement) Episode links Virginie’s LinkedIn Profile and website (with links to several blogs and videos) Virginie’s book: My Revenge on Life Blogs located at BIZCATALYST 360 Salsa: Succeed in the Adventures of Leadership and Self Assurance About Darren Hardy Gary DePaul’s website  Gary’s books:   What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?   Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership  Background Music You can find all the musical tracks at Envato Elements. 00:00 Theme music: Uplift Corporate Inspire by OlexandrIgnatov 01:13 Spanish Classic Guitar by Dredstudio 09:40 Jazz Classic by 331Music 18:17 Classic Corporate by Enrize 20:29 Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 49, Johnette Karpeh explains what Purpose means to her and illustrates the concept through her stories. Next, Johnette describes her first fundraising event and how volunteering to help her community. Lastly, she advises us to be intentional with how we live our lives. 00:00 Prologue While I know her from her days at Lowe’s and later Wells Fargo, Johnette’s passion is with her work in the community. It is through contributing to her community that Johnette leads, serves, and thrives! 01:13 Part 1: Reflections About Purpose One from her childhood and another more recent, Johnette shares a couple of stories about purpose. She explains how intention is an element of purpose. 09 :42 Part 2: Lady, No Disrespect Johnette describes her first fundraiser event. She reflects on how she has developed since then. 16:40 Part 3: Lift as You Climb Johnette advises us to be intentional and shares a road metaphor to illustrate her message. _________________________________ How You Can Support the Show Unlabeled Leadership is a free service for people to learn about leadership. If you want to support the show, you can make a $0.99 donation. Your support reduces production expenses. https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support No transcript available (future enhancement) Episode links Johnette’s LinkedIn Profile Girl Talk Foundation, Inc Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast Dharius Daniels (Daniel’s Den) Podcast Gary DePaul’s website  Gary's books:   What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?   Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership  Background Music You can find all the musical tracks at Envato Elements. 00:00 Theme music: Uplift Corporate Inspire by OlexandrIgnatov 00:58 Classic Inspiring Morning by sonicscope 09:22 Classic Funk Groove by Tonydrumer 16:22 Guitar by PhilLarson 20:19 Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 48, Anthony Vaughan shares how his upbringing contributed to his professional career. He describes how he retained the COO at his company and, at the same time, met the COO’s unique needs. Lastly, Anthony advises us on how we can improve our adaptability. 00:00 Prologue Anthony is the quintessential entrepreneur who has created companies and brands. His passion is in HR, where he has several expertise areas such as compensation, talent development, leadership development, and employee experience design (to name a few). He is the host of The Project 2030 podcast and co-founder of E1B2 Collective. 01:46 Part 1: A Chameleon’s Complex and Interconnected Network In this story, Anthony describes his diverse upbringing. He then shares what his mother said about how she was raising Anthony. 10:17 Part 2: Executive Realignment Anthony describes how he helped a COO transition partially out of his role to doing work that he loves. Anthony describes the situation and how he managed to retain a crucial talent for his company. 22:12 Part 3: It’s About Context Anthony advises us on how we can adapt to our circumstances and discover opportunities. The key is context. _________________________________ How You Can Support the Show Unlabeled Leadership is a free service for people to learn about leadership. If you want to support the show, you can make a $0.99 donation. Your support reduces production expenses. https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support No transcript available (future enhancement) Episode links Anthony’s LinkedIn Profile and Twitter Anthony’s company, The E1B2 Collective Project 2030 podcast Blog about Daryl Davis and his TEDxNaperville video Gary DePaul website  Gary’s books:   What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?   Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership  Background Music You can find all the musical tracks at Envato Elements. 00:00 Theme music: Inspiring Uplifting Corporate by mixer_drummer 00:00 Guitar Acoustic by MrClaps 10:00 Guitar Breeze by Neoclassic 21:54 Guitars by SilverHoof 24:38 Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 47, Dino Ferrari explains how our words reflect upon our character, how a president valued him, and how his being a lifelong learner evolved. 00:00 Prologue: To be an effective project manager, you need patience, calmness, influence, systemic thinking, healthy relationships with your peers and colleagues. Dino is all that and more. At Tampa General Hospital, Dino manages projects and leverages his broad range of expertise. If I had a complex and technical implementation or a merger, Dino is who I would call for help. 01:48 Part 1: A Building Block for Character Our accountability for our words reflects favorably or poorly on our character. Dino shares a quotation that reflects this. 08:07 Part 2: Valuing People Dino shares a story about how the president of a company modeled how he respected and valued Dino and another employee. 16:03 Part 3: Lifelong Learning Dino explains how his value of learning developed throughout his life and shares how his learning is a model for others. _________________________________ How You Can Support the Show Unlabeled Leadership is a free service for people to learn about leadership. If you want to support the show, you can make a $0.99 donation. Your support reduces production expenses. https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support No transcript available (future enhancement) Episode links Dino’s LinkedIn Profile Stephen Covey, author Gary DePaul’s website  Gary’s books:   What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?   Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership  Background Music You can find all the musical tracks at Envato Elements. 00:00 Theme music: Inspiring Uplifting Corporate by mixer_drummer 01:27 Acoustic Guitar by SilverHoof 07:49 Guitar Happy by SilverHoof 15:45 Gypsy Guitar by simming 22:16 Fun and Flirtyby BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 46, Mary Raddant describes two moments that have helped her become more effective at leadership. She then describes what she did to develop one of her high-performing teams. Finally, Mary advises us on what we can do in our roles to lead more effectively. 00:00 Prologue If you are going to lead a support function like HR effectively, you need you and your team to focus on results, think systemically, add value, and build meaningful partnerships with the departments that you support. In her Chief HR Officer role, Mary does this. Through her own professional development while at Target, Lowe’s, The Fresh Market, David’s Bridal, and now ALG Senior, Mary has effectively developed high-performing teams with solid levels of trust and support. 02:49 Part 1: Fish Market Foundations Mary shares two stories, the first from Target and the second from Lowe’s, that exemplify moments of her own professional growth and helped shape how she develops and leads high-performing teams. 11:38 Part 2: The Secret for Building Trust Trust isn’t something left to chance or to organic growth. In this story, Mary explains what she did to build the team that she led at Lowe’s. 18:20 Part 3: Be Resourceful and Curious Mary advises us on some guiding principles that can make a difference in how you present yourself in your professional role and how you interact with teammates, other teams, and customers (both internal to the organization and external). _________________________________ How You Can Support the Show Unlabeled Leadership is a free service for people to learn about leadership. If you want to support the show, you can make a $0.99 donation. Your support reduces production expenses. https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support No transcript available (future enhancement) Episode links Mary’s LinkedIn Profile Fish Philosophy Museum of African American History (Boston | Nantucket) Video: ‘Be curious, not judgmental’ Walt Whitman. Ted Lesso S01E08 Gary DePaul website  Gary’s books:   What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?   Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership  Background Music You can find all the musical tracks at Envato Elements. 00:00 Theme music: Inspiring Uplifting Corporate by mixer_drummer 02:33 Uplifting Spanish Guitar by Dredstudio 11:20 Acoustic Guitars by SilverHoof 18:02 The Acoustic Guitar by SilverHoof 21:39 Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 45, Randy McNeely uses storytelling to illustrate the power of words spoken in the right way and at the right time, to convey a guiding principle, and to advise us in how we act. 00:00 Prologue These titles understate what Randy contributes to our society: Chief Kindness Officer, Licensed Culturewise Consultant, Speaker, Author, Podcast Host, Passionate Kindness Advocate, and Kindness Leadership Coach. What is closer to who Randy is can be found in a testimonial: “I have been drawn to Randy because of his kind spirit. He is always positive and shares kindness daily. I consider him a great friend and mentor.” 01:25 Part 1: When “Pretty Neat” Can Change Everything Many of us are hard on ourselves. David enlightens us with a story how a peer said the right thing at the right time and in the right way to cause a “ripple through time for years.” His powerful story illustrates how one person can make a difference in someone’s life and in just seconds. 10:29 Part 2: Conversations that Leave You Uplifted A dairy farmer shared a story with Randy that affected his outlook on life. Through storytelling, Randy conveys the principle, treat people like human beings, bring out the best in others. 18:47 Part 3: From Priorities to Action Through two colleagues, Randy advises us with some quotations that can inspire us in how we act. _________________________________ How You Can Support the Show Unlabeled Leadership is a free service for people to learn about leadership. If you want to support the show, you can make a $0.99 donation. Your support reduces production expenses. https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support No transcript available (future enhancement) Episode links Randy’s LinkedIn Profile, bio, and Twitter PEPOK Institute About CulturewiseTM The Kindness & Happiness Connection podcast Randy’s book: The Kindness Givers’ Formula Charles Duhigg’ book: The Power of Habit David Friedman’s book: Culture by Design Gary DePaul’s website  Gary's books:   What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?   Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership  Background Music You can find all the musical tracks at Envato Elements. 00:00 Theme music: Inspiring Uplifting Corporate by mixer_drummer 01:06 Light Positive Spanish Guitar by Dredstudio 10:11 Sentimental Spanish Guitar by Dredstudio 18:29 Acoustic Guitar Inspiring by Stereo_Color 21:00 Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 44, Bob Mosher’s storytelling helps us deliver the truth to executives, hiring smart professionals, and encourages us to remove barriers that limit capabilities. 00:00 Prologue From public school teaching to consulting with McDonald’s, Bank of America, Herman Miller, Hitachi, Disney University, and Progressive Insurance (to name only a few), Bob has helped executives rethink how they develop talent and provided a countless number of training solutions. Not only does Bob help clients, but he also gives back to the talent-development profession through his stewardship. 01:40 Part 1: Delivering the Truth As professionals advance to a senior role in an organization, they become more removed from customer-facing interactions. They often rely on other employees to understand what is happening within the organization. Bob shares a story about an executive who makes it safe to deliver messages, even when messages aren’t positive. 07:41 Part 2: Accepting Honest Feedback During a business meeting in Europe, Bob describes how a subordinate expressed a controversial opinion and what didn’t happen afterward. 14:34 Part 3: Hiring and Enabling Employees While advising us, Bob shares two stories to explain his advice. _________________________________ How You Can Support the Show Unlabeled Leadership is a free service for people to learn about leadership. If you want to support the show, you can make a $0.99 donation. Your support reduces production expenses. https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support No transcript available (future enhancement) Episode links Bob’s LinkedIn profile, bio, and Twitter Bob’s websites   The 5 Moments of Need®   APPLY Synergies Bob’s books   Innovative Performance Support   Training for Results Bob’s Slideshare: 70-20-10 - Driving Business results through Performance Support Bob’s HPT Video 2019 HPT Treasures: HPT Practitioner Videos About Albert Bandura and Vicarious Learning Grenny et al.’s book, Influencer Lance Secretan’s book: Reclaiming Higher Ground Gary DePaul’s website  Background Music You can find all the musical tracks at Envato Elements. 01:25 Theme music: Inspiring Uplifting Corporate by mixer_drummer 07:24 Old Box by _Blacksmith_ 00:00 Reflective by SilverHoof 14:20 Guitar by SilverHoof 20:33 Fun and Flirtyby BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 43, David Koster describes one of his guiding principles, shares a personal story about how a small business owner provided some career opportunities, and advises us to be more open about our challenges that we struggle with during uncertain times. 00:00 Prologue From being a mechanic, teaching, owning his own business (twice), to working at a corporate headquarters, David has accumulated a wealth of professional experiences. In his current role, David operates a consulting business that focuses on employee experience and performance management for small companies and start-ups. Through his business, he has provided talent development services for companies such as Lowe’s Home Improvement and Charter Spectrum. If you need help with effective onboarding or process design, consider contacting David. 01:24 Part 1: Do It Right David shares one of his guiding principles and a personal story that reminded him of its importance. 07:03 Part 2: Discovering Unexpected Opportunities In this story, David exemplifies how crucial opening opportunities is for other people. By giving people a nudge in the right direction can lead them to a new career. 13:32 Part 3: It Is Okay to Ask Living through a pandemic illustrates our challenging times. With uncertainty comes struggles. David provides perspective and advises us to become more comfortable with being open about our needs. _________________________________ How You Can Support the Show Unlabeled Leadership is a free service for people to learn about leadership. If you want to support the show, you can make a $0.99 donation. Your support reduces production expenses. https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support No transcript available (future enhancement) Episode links David’s LinkedIn Profile Team Learning Services, LLC website, Facebook, LinkedIn Sample videos:   Do you have a hiring strategy?   Four behaviors that can derail productivity David’ meeting scheduler Gary DePaul’s website  Gary's books:   What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?   Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership  Background Music You can find all the musical tracks at Envato Elements. 00:00 Theme music: Inspiring Uplifting Corporate by mixer_drummer 01:08 Chilean House Flute by StudioMonkey 06:45 Joyful Day by jhunger 13:14 Acoustic Loop - 40 by jhunger 18:07 Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 31, Matt Crump shares a story about how a U.S. Army soldier influenced him to radically change his life – without ever asking him to change. Matt also talks about how he was affected when someone believed in him. Matt then advises us to FLIP, which is an acronym of four guiding principles. 00:00 Prologue Matt is an extraordinary professional who lives a full life! In the links below, I highly recommend watching his video, “I choose life, not cancer!” Not only has Matt served in the U.S. Army, owned a record store, and served as a Christian pastor, he is an author, Founder & CEO of MCM Inc, a podcast host, owner of S&W Design Studios, and owner of Sandhills Music Center. He is a business coach and consultant who helps executives, entrepreneurs, and individuals to align their beliefs and actions. 01:15 Part 1: The Influence that Led Matt to a Mountaintop We can influence in lifechanging ways. Matt shares a story about how a brother U.S. Army soldier influenced him to give up alcohol and drugs but without trying to change Matt. 06:55 Part 2: When Someone Believes in You, Your Perspective Changes Because of his battle with stage four cancer, Matt gave up his music store and being a full-time pastor. Matt shares how a publishing house and one of their writers believed in him and his story about cancer. 15:45 Part 3: If You FLIP, You Become More than a Role Too often, we link our identity to our business role. With most of our time dedicated to a role, I can understand why a role becomes your purpose. Matt challenges us to FLIP, which is an acronym that can lead you to overcome life obstacles and change how you perceive your work and your roles. _________________________________ How You Can Support the Show Unlabeled Leadership is a free service for people to learn about leadership. If you want to support the show, you can make a $0.99 donation. Your support reduces production expenses. https://anchor.fm/unlabeled-leadership/support No transcript available (future enhancement) Episode links Matt’s LinkedIn Profileand Bio Matt’s website Matt’s Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube Matt’s book, #GODSGOTTHIS Matt’s powerful video, I chose life, not cancer! A message about the power of words: Proverbs 18:21 Gary DePaul's website  Background Music You can find all the musical tracks at Envato Elements. 00:00 Theme music: Inspiring Uplifting Corporate by mixer_drummer 00:57 Be Thoughtful by SilverHoof 06:37 Upbeat Guitar by Neoclassic 15:27 Uplifting Spanish Guitar by Dredstudio 24:45Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia Lead on!