Growing As Grown-Ups

This week, Dr. Sara Musgrove sits down with Theresa Ward to unpack the question...Theresa loves to find the balance between creative concepts and diligent details – it is encoded in her DNA! She has dedicated her career to bridging gaps from brainstorms to finish lines. She embraces work that involves both big-picture strategies and rigorous roll-up-the-sleeves tasks. Don't miss out on this great episode! Connect with Theresa on LinkedIn, Instagram, and at The Fiery Feather. Did you know we also post videos of our podcast conversations on YouTube for those who prefer to watch rather than listen?

Have you ever taken the time to consider what your life’s legacy will be? Have you put down on paper the values that are important to you and been honest with yourself about how well you are living into them?  In this episode, the fourth and final in our ‘Fuel for Growth’ summer series, Keith & Sara continue the conversation about unpacking the power and importance of being intentional in naming your values and using them as the True North on your journey toward growing into the person you want to be.   We would love to hear your feedback on any ways we can improve! If there is anything that “you like…”, “you wish…”, or “you wonder…” about our content, our guests, our hosts(!), please reach out via grownups@leaderslyceum.com

In this episode, the third in our ‘Fuel for Growth’ summer series, Keith & Sara continue the conversation and focus on moving from a position of blame to a position of responsibility. When we allow others to define who we are, we lose sight of the things that matter to us and we aren’t able to make the difference we want to make. Moving from an outside-in definition of who we are to an inside-out understanding is challenging, but the reward is living into your authentic self. Stay with us over the summer as we continue to focus on what we believe are the foundational elements of growth and what it really looks like to keep on growing as grown-ups! We would love to hear your feedback on any ways we can improve! If there is anything that “you like…”, “you wish…”, or “you wonder…” about our content, our guests, our hosts(!), please reach out via grownups@leaderslyceum.com.

In today's episode, the second in our ‘Fuel for Growth’ summer series, Keith & Sara focus on how we can introduce challenge and contradiction into our development equation by actively seeking out and embracing...*cue scary music*...Feedback! No one likes to receive criticism, or be told what their perceived weaknesses are, but if your goal is to keep growing, why would you not want to learn how you can continue to improve? The value of embracing (and encouraging!) feedback can’t be overstated. To help you engage in what can often be difficult conversations, we are offering three GREAT resources! 1.  Download our Self on the Shelf guide for FREE! Get your copy at www.growinggrownups.com/selfonshelf. 2.  Register for a FREE webinar to walk you through the Shelf on the Shelf process on August 20. 3.  Enroll in our new mini-course, Listening to Lead, designed to help you become a better leader by becoming a better listener. Listeners of the podcast can sign up for an introductory price of $49 (that’s almost 50% off!) now through September 30. https://www.growinggrownups.com/courses/listeningtolead?coupon=SHELF50 Stay with us over the summer as we continue to focus on the foundational elements of growth and what it really looks like to keep on growing as grown-ups! We would love to hear your feedback on any ways we can improve! If there is anything that “you like…”, “you wish…”, or “you wonder…” about our content, our guests, our hosts(!), please reach out via grownups@leaderslyceum.com

In this episode, Keith & Sara pick up where we left off with Dr. John Golden to dig deeper into understanding our own personality and explore utilizing personality assessments can fuel our growth. Keith & Sara have been helping people become better versions of themselves for over 50 years (combined) and have found the impact of understanding both how you are like other people and how you are different to be a powerful element of continued growth.

Have you ever wondered why you did something? Or why someone else is the way they are? Does your personality change as you grow? These are all questions we discuss with this week’s guest, Dr. John Golden. If you have had any interaction with The Leaders Lyceum and have taken the Golden Personality Profiler – John is the man behind it!  Hear his take on personality and the role it plays in our growth. John is the President & Founder of Golden LLC, a psychological assessment publishing company with a legacy spanning more than 50 years. A central theme among his assessments is their positive and developmental focus designed to help people and the organizations in which they work improve, grow and succeed through a special focus on the practical and beneficial application of accurate self-knowledge and exploration. We’d love to hear from you. Email us at grownups@leaderslyceum.com with questions or suggestions for topics or guests!

If we are not careful, we can easily become victims of drift- the unintentional disconnect between who you are and how you live. Many leaders find themselves sacrificing physical and relational health in order to achieve the highest levels of professional success, waking up one day to realize that this is not who they want to be. In today’s episode, executive coach and marriage and family therapist, Todd Sandel, joins us to share how to defy drift. Todd is the Founder and CEO of The SouthCity Group, a small boutique executive coaching and leadership consultancy firm that addresses leadership change and development from both the clinical and leadership sides of psychology.

In Pt 2 of our Leadership & Design Thinking series, Dr. Keith Eigel interviews our own Dr. Sara Musgrove, to discuss Innovation and Design Thinking, and further unpack the idea that leadership isn't just about having the right answer, but knowing how to get to the right answer. Sara received her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology at the University of Georgia. In addition to her studies in I-O Psychology, Sara also has a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Her experience listening to clients and taking into consideration surrounding factors has uniquely prepared her to collaboratively help clients find the best solution to their problems.

What does innovation have to do with leadership? In this episode, Dr. Sara Musgrove and our guest, Scott Sanchez, unpack how the key methods and mindsets of innovation can transform your leadership. The secret - keep people at the center. If you're a leader, spouse, parent, human - this episode is for you! Scott is a human-driven product innovation leader, with expertise in innovation, product management and design, and a history of turning deep human insights into simple, yet impactful, products and experiences that delight customers.

If a follower replicates what they have experienced from their leader, are you creating an experience worth replicating? In this episode, our guest, Jason Young shares wisdom on how to influence people to not just to do what you want them to do, but to help them see the more they can become. While Jason’s expertise is in leading volunteers and hospitality, the leadership truths he shares are extremely relevant to anyone leading anyone. Jason is an author, speaker, and volunteer expert with a focus on maximizing your leadership, and reclaiming the art of hospitality in your organization. For more on Jason and his work, visit his website at https://www.jasonyounglive.com/.