The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
Building a Resilience Plan with Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier
In this episode, we share a transformative conversation with Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier who brings her rich expertise in both business and psychology. Dr. Pelletier introduces her groundbreaking book, The Resilience Plan and outlines some of the basic ideas for building your resilience and the role teams play. She also offers some of her insights into practical strategies for all professionals aiming to enhance work performance and wellness. Enjoy!
A Personal and Professional Development Exercise
In this episode, we explore self-awareness and growth with Brian Shubring. Together, we delve into the intricacies of personal development, a journey that requires self-awareness and a commitment to growth and intentional living.
Our conversation highlights how our own reflections can set the stage for leadership, parenting, and social successes. We also share some of our own experiences, providing a blueprint for executives and anyone eager to craft their day-to-day life with intention. This candid conversation illustrates the profound impact of nurturing a relationship with oneself and the power of habits. We hope this conversation encourages you to take those small, yet vital steps towards a fulfilling life. Enjoy!
Strategic Leadership and Personal Wellness with Rich Horwath
In this episode, we unlock the secrets of strategic leadership and personal wellness with Rich Horwath, CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute. Rich joins us for an insightful conversation on how leaders can refine their strategic acumen, from the intimate connection between self-care and peak leadership performance to the art of fostering a team culture primed for success. Throughout our conversation, Rich draws on his vast experience and passion for coaching to illuminate the path for outthinking the competition. His personal stories provide a unique lens through which we can understand the nuances of executive development and the symbiotic relationship between strategy and well-being. Join us for this enriching discussion that will bolster your leadership fitness in mental toughness, time management, and self-care. Enjoy!

90 Days to a Stronger Community: Join the Challenge to Stir Goodness!
We’re giving you a challenge: to spark joy and strengthen connections within your teams and communities over the next 90 days. Through intentional acts of celebration and connection, we explore the transformative power of shared experiences in fostering a sense of belonging and support.
As part of this journey, the Leadership Vision team shares their participation in a deeply meaningful 5k race for breast cancer awareness, marking a tradition of resilience and unity. This episode serves as a poignant example of how collective actions can significantly impact our sense of community and belonging.
Join us in embracing this challenge to create lasting, positive change.
Crafting a Culture of Strength in Teams and Beyond
Today’s episode is a re-broadcast from an older episode that came as Brian sifted through the pages of old notes from his mentor, the late Chip Anderson. Brian embarked on an emotional journey that reconnected him with the roots of Strengths-based leadership and culture. Chip’s profound wisdom, like hidden treasures, came alive in this episode, as Brian discussed how the unique tapestry of an individual’s Strengths often reveals its richest colors in solitude. The conversation ventured into the often-overlooked power of personal rhythms and how honoring these can pave the way for a person’s Strengths to thrive, akin to how an artist finds creativity in the quiet hours. ENJOY!
Three Big Changes at Leadership Vision
In this episode, we discuss three big changes that we’re going through at Leadership Vision. We talk about why and how these changes have an effect on you, our listeners, readers, and watchers, and then share a little bit about our change process and how we arrived here.
Inevitably you will face some changes this year. Maybe you’re going through one right now. Our hope is that this episode can be not only a resource, but also a source of motivation and encouragement when you inevitably feel stuck or lost. So get out a notepad and listen up because this is gonna be a good one!
How to Create Vision with Your Values
We want to inspire you to really think differently about the way you’re approaching your job, your parenting or family life, or community activities. And it starts with understanding your values. In this episode, we discuss how our values have shaped the direction of Leadership Vision, plus three steps for creating your own vision for the new year.
Reflections on Growth & Change at Leadership Vision
This episode is a bit of a look back to look forward. In 2023, Leadership Vision will be shifting and getting more clear about what we do, what we offer to our clients, and how we help people understand and express their beauty and brilliance. We had a whole episode mapped out about our new direction when we realized that we should pause and take a moment to reflect on how we got to this point. In doing that, we came up with three questions for you to consider as you think about your contributions to your team. The first question is what stands out about this past year. How have you grown in the past year, and what contributions have you made?
How to Apply Your Strengths to Different Contexts
In this episode, we explore the idea of self-awareness and how it can help you understand and apply your Strengths in different contexts. Self-awareness helps us to know ourselves better, recognize how we show up in the world, and understand how we can contribute to an organization. We also share a brief activity to help you to start thinking about the different contexts of your Strengths. Enjoy!

Ways to Invest in your Leaders in 2023
As 2022 is now over, and all the hope and optimism of 2023 is standing before us, we wanted to take a moment to pause and reflect on three of our favorite podcast episodes from the past 12 months. Today’s episode contains three snippets from longer conversations focusing on helping leaders transform how they express their beauty and brilliance.
As we charge into the new year, we imagine a place where people feel connected and a certainty of purpose emerges. We believe people are the most important focus of attention and investment. As you think about what you want to accomplish this year and maybe what your team wants to accomplish, we’d love to be one of the many resources you engage in making your goals a reality.

The Four L Model of Leadership
On this episode of the podcast, Brian Schubring and I talk about what it takes to reach that next level of leadership fitness. We call it becoming Leadership Lean. During this time of year, January, many people—maybe even you—set goals, especially those involving fitness and other health-related pursuits. This could be exercising, eating better, trying to accomplish a specific achievement or milestone, or perhaps, just trying to incorporate more movement into your daily life. Whatever your goals, they all involve disciplined learning and unlearning of certain behaviors. This is true of anything you want to be better at, be it parenting, podcasting, or the pursuit of your lofty goals. We need to move beyond the space we’re currently in and move into an area that’s a little scary. In this episode, we explore and unpack what it takes to become Leadership Lean. Brian shares his four L model which includes Listening, Leaning, Learning, and Leading.
Reflections on Being Present
It’s the end of the year 2022, and as Brian, Linda, and I were reflecting on what we wanted to discuss for our last episode of the year, we hit record and it led to this wonderful conversation. The theme of this episode is the idea of authentic connection, purposeful connection, and understanding the why behind what we’re doing.
This isn’t a scripted episode about the top three things to do with Strengths on your team. It’s more of a conversation about pausing. So here it is, our final episode of the year. We hope you have a great holiday season and will see you in the new year. Cheers!

How to Expand Your Understanding & Expertise in the Application of Strengths
We connect daily with people who have received their CliftonStrengths report and love what they have learned about themselves. Yet, at the same time, they are hungry for a deeper understanding and application of strengths.
This is why we created our “Seeing Strengths from a New Perspective” online course. This 6-part course is designed to help you understand the ideas and concepts of strengths and productively apply them in your life.
If you are looking for the best resource to guide the development of your strengths in 2023, this course is for you!

The Importance of Living Our Gratitude
It’s Thanksgiving in the United States, and as has become our tradition at Leadership Vision, this episode is all about gratitude.
We’ve been doing this since 2015, and each year after we do these podcasts focused on gratitude, we are stirred to action and encouraged to live more toward the light and the good in the world. We want to express our gratitude and invite you to express your gratitude to your families, tribes, co-workers, and others in your sphere of influence.
But more than that, let’s live our gratitude…
Know, Invest, Keep: Three Challenges Facing Leaders
At Leadership Vision, we want to shine a light on the goodness of humans, the potential of teams, and what it would mean if organizations were thriving and casting light into the world. In this episode, we discuss three urgent challenges that leaders need to focus on. These challenges are to KNOW your people, INVEST in your people, and KEEP your people.
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