The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
Building Unshakeable Confidence and Momentum with Paul Epstein
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we welcome Paul Epstein, keynote speaker, author of the new book Better Decisions Faster, and consultant. He shares his transformative journey from a sports executive in the NBA and NFL to a leadership speaker driven by authenticity and impact. Paul discusses powerful, actionable steps to build unshakeable confidence and maintain momentum, using values as a guiding principle. Highlights include his life-changing retreat experience, the concept of a ‘Monday win,’ and effective strategies for fostering positive team cultures. The episode emphasizes aligning with core values and consistently taking actionable steps to create a fulfilling and impactful life. Enjoy!
Using the Language of Strengths to Enhance Leadership Influence
How can understanding your own strengths transform your leadership style and create a thriving team environment? In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we dive into the nuanced use of the language of Strengths to articulate the influence of leaders on their teams. Rather than allowing Strengths definitions to rigidly frame perceptions, we advocate understanding the ‘how’ and ‘why’ behind leadership actions first.
We discuss three core themes—relationships, results, and responsibilities—and explore how leaders across various industries navigate these areas using their unique strengths. Detailed examples of different leadership styles, such as benevolent disruptors and steady Eddies, illustrate how Strengths can drive relationship-building, results achievement, and responsibility-taking.
The episode emphasizes the importance of leaders and team members understanding and leveraging their strengths for effective team dynamics and positive work culture.
Enjoy!
Embracing Leadership Shock with Pete Steinberg
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we engage in an insightful conversation with Pete Steinberg, President of Innovative Thought and author of ‘Leadership Shock: Using Authenticity to Navigate the Hidden Dangers of Career Success.’ They discuss the challenges leaders face during transitions, the importance of intentionality, the value of feedback, and how understanding one’s purpose is crucial. Pete shares his experiences coaching the U.S. Olympic women’s rugby team and offers valuable guidelines for developing authentic leadership. Enjoy!
Five Questions to Foster Courage and Clarity in Leadership
In this episode, which originally aired back in 2021, we share a conversation with founder Brian Schubring and former consultant Melissa Hiatt about five essential questions leaders can use to foster courage and gain clarity in their leadership. Through stories and practical advice, we reveal how understanding the broader context of one’s journey can unlock multiple choices and strategies for overcoming challenges.
You’ll hear how these questions prompt leaders to recount their stories, uncover hidden concerns, and expand their perspectives, ultimately leading to greater success and emotional health. This conversation is a treasure trove for leaders looking to understand their fears, define success, seek necessary support, and set effective boundaries to build a positive team culture. Enjoy!
Transforming Team Culture Through People with Martin Gonzalez
In this episode, we sit down with Martin Gonzalez, creator of Google’s effectiveness founders project and author of ‘The Bonfire Moment.’ With a background in organizational psychology, Martin highlights real-world challenges and solutions, drawing from his extensive experience with global leaders. This conversation is a rich resource for anyone aiming to create a positive team culture and build mentally engaged, emotionally healthy teams. Whether you’re a startup founder or a leader in any organization, you’ll find practical advice to enhance your leadership skills. Enjoy!
Mid-Year Reflections: Looking Back to Look Forward
Happy Memorial Day! It’s nearly the halfway point of the year and it’s a really great time to reflect and have a mid-year check-in. In this episode, we share questions, and some of our own reflections, that you can use to reflect on how the first six months of the year have gone, and perhaps how you hope that the next six months will go. These questions are pretty simple, but they’re great to answer both on your own and with your team. Enjoy!
5 Questions for Team Building
In this episode, we discuss five questions we use at Leadership Vision to frame constructive conversation and build awareness and relational rapport. These five questions for team building have been really effective, and in this episode we share a little bit about what they are and why they have become so effective for us. We hope that you can take these questions with you and share them with your team!
Two FREE Resources for Understanding Strengths
Whether you are learning about your Strengths or helping others on their Strengths journey, our two FREE resources are time-tested and effective for the interpretation and application of Strengths. In addition, our guiding principles and accompanying reflection questions will help you dive deeper.
Why Relationships Matter Now More than Ever
In this episode of the leadership vision podcast, we discuss team building, strengthening relationships, and how you can set up your business, organization, and even family for success.
Join our FREE Live Webinar on April 21, 2022
In this episode, we share a highlight from the next FREE webinar we’re hosting on Thursday, April 21, 2022. The webinar will give you a high level overview about the training to help you better understand if it’s right for you.
Learn about the Flourishing in Strengths Conference
Join us on Saturday, June 11th for the Flourishing in Strengths Conference and refresh your connection to your talents through an interactive day steeped in growth and encouragement.
Three Ways Strengths Can Help You Deal with Setbacks
In this episode, Melissa Hiatt and I explore the idea of setbacks and what, if anything, our Strengths can do to help us get through them. Setbacks are part of life; how can we lean into them and perhaps get something out of the experience? How can we use everything that happens to us as an opportunity to practice using our Strengths, to practice being resilient, or to even practice self-compassion?
Understanding Behavior-Based Strengths
In this episode, we talk about our behavior-based approach to Clifton Strengths. We discuss why we’ve taken this approach, define what a behavior-based approach is, and also share some examples and provide insight for how you might be able to take your own behavior-based approach in understanding your Strengths. Whether you’re learning about your Strengths or helping others on their Strengths journey, this approach is effective for the interpretation and application of Strengths. Enjoy!
Watch the Strengths Communicator Training Webinar
In this episode, we share a replay of our Strengths Communicator Training Webinar. Brian and Linda go over some of the basics of the training, Strengths, and Leadership Vision. It’s a very brief snapshot into our larger training and a great way to dip in your toes to see if you want to take the next step on your Strengths journey. Enjoy!
Take a Deep Dive into Strengths with the Strengths Communicator Training
In this episode, you get to hear a conversation with Brian Peters about his experience going through our Strengths Communicator Training. We talk about how he got into the training, how he’s using the information he learned, and a little bit about what might be interesting to you as you consider enrolling in our next training.
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