Unlabeled Leadership

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 21, Marc Donelson encourages us to think critically about our circumstances. He explains how his team transformed compliance training to exceed learner expectations. Finally, he challenges us to develop ourselves while in our current role. 00:00 Prologue: Thinking about Performance Marc is a talent development manager who has served at organizations such as Handshaw, Bank of America, Stanly Community College, and Belk. Because of his expertise in science and practice of performance improvement, Marc has a unique perspective and insight into talent development. Currently, Marc manages a team at Spectrum (formerly Time Warner) in Charlotte, North Carolina. 01:47 Part 1: Discovering Your Options Part of personhood involves shifting from thinking that “things happen to me” to “I have options.” Marc describes how a director coached and supported his own transition to management. 10:33 Part 2: Rethinking Compliance Training To protect their organizations, legal departments require employees to complete compliance training. These courses can be about anything from discrimination to intellectual property. Marc shares a story about how he and his team changed the learner experience from being negative to positive. 17:59 Part 3: Keeping Your Perspective Regardless of your situation, Marc challenges us to search for the options that are within your control. Find ways to evolve and grow within your role. _________________________________ 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 Marc’s LinkedIn Profile Mentions: Daniel Pink, Simon Sinek, Mark Cuban, and Gary Vaynerchuk 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 01:34 Inspiring Background Music by Twisterium 10:21 Optimistic Uplifting Background by pinkzebra 17:40 Vintage by MARiAN 22:09 Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

On Wednesday episodes, I share leadership beliefs and unlabel terminology. I invite guests to share their expertise about small or big acts of leadership. In Episode 20, Vivian Johnson talks about executive presence and how others can enable or act as a toxic barrier to developing executive presence. 00:00 Prologue: No Longer A Company Statistic Vivian is a performance consultant, a change strategist, a certified project manager, and a transformation expert. What people will remember about Vivian is that her spirit is uplifting and contagious. 00:56 Part 1: The Story of the Failed Audition Too often, our unconscious biases damage team productivity and people’s self-esteem. Vivian explains how a boss and her peers limited how she performed. 17:24 Part 2: Grace, Humility, and the Four Ps Vivian characterizes what executive presence is and the four Ps that can reveal your “it” factor. 25:27 Part 3: Creating Your Narrative Vivian explains what enables you to have an executive presence. 28:50 Part 4: Developing Executive Presence To build your executive presence, Vivian shares four things that you can do. _________________________________ 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 Vivian’s LinkedIn Profile Vivian’s website, Twitter, and Instagram LinkedIn course: Developing Executive Presence Stacey Abrams, Lead from the Outside Maya Angelou quotation 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 00:44 Boogaloo by Remstunes 17:09 Sentimental Piano and Classical Guitar by pinkzebra 25:13 Like Panorama by StudioEtude 28:35 Gentle Acoustic by pinkzebra 31:18 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 19, Kevin McNulty talks about the importance of attending to culture. Through his stories, we gain some insight into what it means to practice leadership in a way that strengthens cultural growth. Also, Kevin advises us on how we can more effectively lead by the way we treat those around us. 00:00 Prologue: Helping Others Develop When I worked at Ceridian, Kevin did more than report to me: He informally coached me (believe me, I needed it!). As part of his role as the CEO of NetWeave Social Networking, Kevin trains and coaches small businesses to manage their social-media presence. presents to several chambers of commerce members as part of his stewardship. What else? Kevin served in the Army. Thank you, Kevin, for your service! 01:09 Part 1: What’s for Breakfast? Kevin reminds us that we need to attend and influence the cultures within our organizations. Organizations have multiple cultures: team cultures, department cultures, cross-functional cultures, career-level cultures,  and a few others. By the way, Kevin has a nice shout-out to David Marquet about communicating intent. 08:01 Part 2: What Managers Should Do and Not Do Kevin tells a story about Bonnie, a manager, who consistently practiced from the perspective to give employees the space needed to execute their tasks and provide support (such as removing barriers). Kevin also talks about how successful NFL coaches lead their staff. 14:45 Part 3: Lasting Impression As a teenager, Kevin was in a program called the Young Marines. From that experience, Kevin advises taking care of your people. Leadership is not about you but about other people. _________________________________ 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. Episode links Kevin’s LinkedIn Profile NetWeave Social Networking- Turn Customers into Fans NetWeave on Twitter Three NetWeave blogs (examples)    7 Tips to Help Your Social Media Right Now    5 Keys to Visual Storytelling L. David Marquet’s book, Turn the Ship Around! 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 00:51 Acid Funk by cleanmindsounds 03:25 Gangsta Hip-Hop by Praded 07:44 Quirky Party by pinkzebra 14:27 Simple Piano with Acoustic Guitar by pinkzebra 17:10 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 18, Jane Bozarth encourages us to seriously consider opportunities, shares a leadership story about saying the right thing at the right time, and explains what being a practitioner means. 00:00 Prologue: Let’s Get Evidence-based! Author and speaker Dr. Jane Bozarth has had a long career in the North Carolina state government. In Part 1, Jane shares a story about her role as the state's eLearning Coordinator. As the Director of Research for The Learning Guild, Jane shares evidence-based research related to talent development. 00:00 Part 1: The Writing Is on the Wall In a previous episode, Judy Hale encourages us to watch for opportunities that may not be obvious. Likewise, Jane shares an insightful quotation about opportunities that is worth knowing. 00:00 Part 2: Calmness Can be Enlightening As we act, we model what it means to lead and to be in management. We do so with our words, our appearance, our nonverbal gestures, and our emotions. Jane shares a story about how her manager responded to a project meltdown. 00:00 Part 3: Reflections and Defining ourselves as Practitioners Jane heartens us to be reflective with our work and intellectualize their practices. Also, she encourages us to think of ourselves as practitioners and explains what being a practitioner means. _________________________________ 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 Episode links Jane’s LinkedIn Profile Jane’s Twitter Jane’s blog The Learning Guild (with a free membership, you can access the monthly reports)    The Learning Guild’s Research Library    Research report: What Works, and What Doesn’t, in Diversity Training Jane’s Amazon Author Page A Sampling of Jane’s evidence-based books    Better Than Bullet Points: Creating Engaging e-Learning with PowerPoint    Social Media for Trainers    Show Your Work 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 00:00 Backsliding by simming 00:00 Latin by TexasBrother 00:00 Upbeat Fun Piano Blues by pinkzebra 00:00 Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

On Wednesday episodes, I share leadership beliefs and unlabel terminology. I invite guests to share their expertise about small or big acts of leadership. In Episode 17, Matt Donovan talks about how we can rethink conflict. He envisions how we can transform leadership similarly to how we have shifted to being customer-centric or learner-centric. He cautions us to find a balance between checking-in virtually and doing the work. 00:00 Prologue: The Future Looks Bright! Matt’s GP Strategies title is fitting: Chief Learning & Innovation Officer. Whether because of his role or just because of who he is, Matt is thinking decades ahead into the future about talent development. Since I’ve known Matt, I’ve seen him astound listeners with stories of how organizations are transforming how their workforce learns. I also know Matt as a mentor for emerging professionals. Like most guests, his stewardship is extraordinary! 01:32 Part 1: A Lesson from Martial Arts Practicing martial arts requires physical and mental discipline. Like leadership, each martial art has underlying principles. While you can learn a martial art without understanding the principles, you won’t become proficient. Matt explains a lesson he learned from his father about applying Aikido to engaging conflicting viewpoints. 07:17 Part 2: How should Leadership Shift? To rise from good to great in product development, you need to shift from product-centric to customer-centric. In the talent-development field, the equivalent shift is from topic-centric (or content-centric) to learner-centric. With leadership, Matt believes we need to make a similar shift. 16:35 Part 3: Virtual Collaboration Overload Matt talks about interacting and working with people virtually. When meeting, we need to figure out the balance between checking in with people and doing the work with them. Matt introduces us to Rob Cross’ concept, Collaboration Overload. _________________________________ 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 Profile Matt’s bio GP Strategies What is Agile? The Agile Manifesto(this site might be easier to read the manifesto) In HBR, Rob Cross, Reb Rebele, and Adam Grant: Collaborative Overload Gary DePaul website  Background Music You can find all the musical tracks at Envato Elements. 00:00 Theme music: Inspiring Uplifting Corporate by mixer_drummer 01:12 Happy Vlogger by pinkzebra 07:02 Jazz by gilv 09:51 Climbing Higher Up by jhunger 16:17 Upbeat Retro Hipster by pinkzebra 25:36 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 16, Phyllis Millikan explains how our attitude can change how we interrupt intent and how we perceive our current situations. She discusses when self-reflection is needed to evaluate your role in an organization. Phyllis offers advice about checking in with others, giving your team space to lead, and filling your bucket. 00:00 Prologue: It Is Not about You but about the Talent Around You One of the first things I noticed about Phyllis is that she is happy. Sure, she has life challenges, yet her attitude is positive, uplifting, and contagious. From an Arthur Andersen consultant to a SurePeople Executive Vice President, Phyllis’s career continues to evolve. What hasn’t changed is her commitment to mentor and champion the people around her. 02:03 Part 1: Reducing Attribution Errors through Positive Intent When events aren’t going well and the causes are unclear, we become uncomfortable. Our brains work hard to reduce uncertainty by speculating the intentions of others. Phyllis reminds us that we can control how we make assumptions by believing in good intent. 11:57 Part 2: Career Reflections Leadership involves influencing the environment so others can flourish. Unfortunately, your ability to affect change can become limited, and considering other opportunities to lead may become necessary. 21:56 Part 3: Finding Openings to Shine Phyllis advises us to strengthen self-awareness, empowering your team, and balancing between meeting to just work and checking in. _________________________________ 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 Phyllis’ LinkedIn Profile Phyllis’ bio SurePeople.com Phyllis’ PDF entitled Healthcare Leadership Levers for Reducing Burnout and Increasing Resilience 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 01:50 Into The Jazz by Korolkov 08:14 Quirky Accordion by pinkzebra 11:42 Market Day by simming 21:42 Think Happy Thoughts by pinkzebra 28:33 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 15, Marise Kumar discusses insights about the leadership at the c-suite and senior executive level. In her stories, she explains a Montessori value, her experience leading at Whirlpool and Lowe’s, and counsels us to connect and believe in the people we serve. 00:00 Prologue: From Product Development to Customer Experience When I think of customer experience, Marise comes to mind. Through C2B Strategies, a business that she founded, Marise helps global and local organizations, for-profit and nonprofit, create customer-centric business plans by strengthening their value proposition, customer experience, omnichannel marketing, and product development. 01:12 Part 1: Montessori and the Leadership Category Leadership isn’t considered only at the executive and managerial levels. Anyone can practice leadership from the perspective of your role and relationship within a group. Marise tells a story about discovering how a Montessori school values leadership. 05:58 Part 2: Unreasonable Confidence With two examples, Marise illustrates how to behave at the c-suite level to achieve substantial change. 25:42 Part 3: From Believing to the Extraordinary Marise explains how the leadership principles of connecting with others and believing in others are crucial, especially when you are at the c-suite or executive levels. _________________________________ 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 Marise’s LinkedIn Profile Introduction to C2B Strategies, Marise’s company 5 Core Components of Montessori Education 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 01:07 Emotional Solo Piano by pinkzebra 05:40 Hopeful Piano by MARiAN 25:22 Moving Forward by tunestogo 29:52 Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

On Wednesday episodes, I share leadership beliefs and unlabel terminology. I invite guests to share their expertise about small or big acts of leadership. In Episode 14, Jack Bucalo, a leadership development expert, continues to discuss what makes a leadership development program useful for meeting the needs of CEOs and line executives. Jack describes specific hard and soft skills that contribute to attendees’ performance. He then explains action plans. 00:00 Prologue: Recap of Episode 011 In Episode 011, Jack clarified that the CEOs and line executives are the ultimate customers of leadership training. Many executives believe that leadership training repeatedly fails due to the lack of practical business value in helping them run the business. Jack highlighted two highly reputable studies that indicated that middle to upper management leadership training should be more about job-related hard skills than soft skills but instructed together in the appropriate mix and within the practical context of real-world business objectives. 01:18 Part 1: Hard and Soft Skills Jack illustrates what hard and soft skills to use to develop mid-level and upper-level management with two examples. 09:58 Part 2: Action Plans For leadership training to be effective, attendees need to apply what they learn. Jack talks about having the broad parameters of an action plan as a takeaway from the training experience. _________________________________ 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 Jack’s LinkedIn Profile Jack’s articles    Leadership Development Dilemma: Priority on Soft or Hard Skills?    Leadership Development – The Urgent Need for A Major Paradigm Shift    A New Path Forward to Leadership Development Success Article with links to research studies: Leadership development is creating a dilemma HR Exchange Network BIZCATALYST 360° 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 01:00 Acoustic Comedic Hip Hop Loop by Remstunes 09:40 Gentle Acoustic by pinkzebra 15:34 Fun and Flirtyby BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 13, Guy Wallace encourages us to think about our mission, establishes some firm boundaries to instill inclusiveness, and prefaces what we communicate with declarations. 00:00 Prologue: Preserving Legacies through Video Stewardship While Guy has consulted with several clients about performance improvement, most of his consulting has been performance-based instruction. More substantial, Guy has contributed towards curating knowledge about instructional systems design, performance-based instructional analysis, and curriculum architecture design. He has published 135 videos of performance improvement practitioners, researchers, and professors. You can access the recording on the HPT Treasures website (Human Performance Technology). 00:00 Part 1: The Revelation at the Fantail Watch The mission, purpose, or your why (if you prefer) influences how we behave. Guy relates a story that occurred during his service in the Navy. 00:00 Part 2: Inclusiveness Boundaries For inclusiveness to flourish, we need clear boundaries. Crossing the boundaries can invite toxic behaviors, which could trigger disruption within a team, group, or organization. Before diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) became popular, Guy overtly promoted these concepts. 00:00 Part 3: Clarify with Declarations We all could improve how we communicate. As we mature how we build relationships, learning communication techniques help. Guy shares such a technique called declarations. _________________________________ 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 Guy’s website Guy’s 2019 bio and abbreviated version Guy’s LinkedIn Profile Guy’s Twitter Guy’s latest book (2020), Conducting performance-based Instructional Analysis About Dr. Geary A. Rummler The HPT Treasures website About the USS Okinawa(LPH-3) 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 00:00 Happy Upbeat Acoustic with Whistle by pinkzebra 00:00 Cool Orchestral Hip Hop by pinkzebra 00:00 A Cool Jazz by EightBallAudio 00:00 Fun and Flirtyby BrownHouseMedia Lead on!

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 12, Tim Brock exemplifies the words of William Penn, turns a school around, reveals a surprising consequence, and encourages us to build a reputation of trustworthiness. 00:00 Prologue: Career of Stewardship Throughout his career, Tim has helped others develop professionally. From the Air Force to serving in faculty roles, Tim has passionately instructed students to develop their leadership and expertise. Also, he managed a $40 million Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility (thank you, Tim, for your service). You can read more about Tim’s career on his LinkedIn profile (link below). 00:00 Part 1: What Every Wing Commander Should Strive to Achieve Tim exemplifies the principle, Believe in Others. At seventeen, Tim applied a William Penn quotation to practice leadership with his four squad leaders. 00:00 Part 2: Change Your Environment to Enable Others to be at their Best Tim tells the story of his first job as a civilian after his military service. As a principal of a private high school, Tim inspired creativity, collaboration, and accountability. While you can imagine the results, Tim shares an unexpected twist. 00:00 Part 3: Relationships, Reputation of Competence, and Trustworthiness Practicing leadership is not only a way to help others mature their mental and moral qualities but also a way to strengthen your own character continuously. _________________________________ 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 Tim’s LinkedIn Profile William Penn and the quotation Image of a picture that I took of the William Penn statue in Philadelphia (2016) Ohio State Leadership Grid: Leader behavior: Its description and measurement Manual for the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire Edwin A. Locke, The Essence of Leadership 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 00:00 Hopeful Ambient Background by pinkzebra 00:00 Russian Wedding Dance by BrownHouseMedia 00:00 Acoustic Background by pinkzebra 00:00 Fun and Flirtyby BrownHouseMedia Lead on!