The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
Five Principles that Propel Leaders Forward
Leadership growth is a journey. In this episode, we discuss five principles to help propel leaders forward and unravel why leaders must keep persevering, the benefits of lateral career moves, and how intuition and emotion could be your best compass. We also share practical resources, reflection questions, and individual and team challenges to help you get started. By adopting these unconventional approaches, leaders can not only enhance their skills but also foster an environment that nurtures leadership growth. Enjoy!
Exploring the Unconventional Power of Gratitude: Joy, Sorrow & Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Leadership Vision! In this episode, we’re flipping the script and delving into how embracing all human experiences – the ecstasy and the agony – leads to a life of heightened compassion and understanding. We illuminate the paradoxical concept that our most challenging experiences, when seasoned with a pinch of gratitude, can shape us positively. Moreover, we explore how acknowledging our own trials can arm us better to comfort others in their times of need. Join us on this journey and discover a fresh, stimulating perspective on gratitude just in time for Thanksgiving. Enjoy!
Revolutionizing Team Culture: Unpacking the KICK Model
Are you ready to revolutionize your team culture? In this episode, we shed light on our groundbreaking leadership model, KICK. This model is a game-changer for CEOs, team leaders, and anyone eager to keenly comprehend the dynamics of a vibrant team environment. The heart of our discussion centers around fostering genuine connections with your team members and creating a personal and emotional bond crucial for trust-building.
Join us for this lively discussion, as we touch on how to keep your team engaged, invigorated, and encouraged, and how to maintain their loyalty to the organization long after their tenure. Enjoy!
Building a Strong Team Culture: The 4C Model of Team Health
In today’s fast-paced, increasingly interconnected world, effective teamwork and strong leadership are more crucial than ever. Building a robust team culture is no easy task, but it is fundamental to the success of any organization. In this episode, we delve into the unique 4C model of team culture—collaboration, communication, conflict, and change. We also provide valuable insights into the dynamics of teamwork and the crucial role of leadership in fostering a productive and positive team environment. Enjoy!
Four Common Issues that Erode Trust on a Team
What if I told you that the secret to a high-performing team lies in its level of trust? In this episode, we do a deep dive into the nuances of trust issues on a team, and how they trickle down to create tension and mistrust among team members. In our conversation, we discuss how special behavior can detract from productivity, why going rogue is damaging, how splinter cells can create instability, and the impact of underlying team tension. We’ll also explore the significance of investing in team leaders and the steps necessary to build a thriving team culture.
Whether you’re a team leader seeking to create a positive and high-performing culture, or an individual wanting to better navigate your professional relationships, this episode is packed with insights you don’t want to miss. Enjoy!
What is Leadership Vision?
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we release our very first videocast of a conversation with Leadership Vision CEO, Brian Schubring, from 2017. We discuss what Leadership Vision is, how we got started, a little bit of our history, some of our foundational beliefs, what were we trying to achieve as an organization, and how our work can help all types of teams thrive. Enjoy!
Embracing StrengthsFinder Theme Names 2.0
In this episode of the Leadership Vision podcast, Nathan and Brian revisit the topic of embracing StrengthsFinder theme names and focus on five N’s: Name, Narrative, Needs, Notice, and Neuroscience.
The Domains of Strength
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, Nathan and Brian discuss the domains of Strength in-depth, describing what each of them means, how to use them in a team setting, and what to do if you have too many or not enough of a certain domain represented on your team.
What are Your Stories of Joy from 2020?
2020 has been challenging for all of us, but it’s important to remember there have been a lot of good things, too. At Leadership Vision, we have experienced a whole lot of small, positive things and we have a hunch that perhaps you may have some small positives as well. We’d love to hear your stories of joy from 2020! Send us a voice memo to share one small, positive experience or a source of joy from 2020 for an upcoming episode!
What are Your Values?
We’re taking a short holiday break from new episodes of the Leadership Vision podcast but we want to hear from YOU! What are your values? Where do they come from and how do you apply them to your relationships, work, and daily life? Share your values with us, or ask us a question about how personal or team values can help guide your team, and we’ll include them in an upcoming episode.
Exploring Our Value of Fun
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we explore our value of fun. We discuss the meaning of fun and why we believe having fun is so important for building strong teams. We share examples of how we cultivate fun on the Leadership Vision team, and how the value of fun shows up in experiences with our clients. At the end of the episode, we share key takeaways for cultivating fun and building emotional safety on your team.
Exploring Our Value of Team
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we explore our value of team. We discuss the meaning of team, why it’s such a core value to us, what makes strong teams, and how the value of team shows up in our Strengths and in experiences with our clients, peers, and loved ones. We also share key takeaways to help you start exploring the importance of teams in your life.
What We’re Grateful for at Leadership Vision in 2020
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, our team members reflect on the things that we’re most thankful for in 2020 and how those things are informing us going forward. Our themes of gratitude unsurprisingly revolve a lot around the pandemic and what all of us are thankful for in spite of the many, many things we’ve lost this year, both the trivial things and the profound. Thanksgiving allows us an opportunity to pause and reflect on our hectic and hurried lives, to think about the things we are most thankful for in life, and appreciate the ways our lives are blessed. Enjoy!
Exploring Our Value of Wisdom
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we explore the team value of wisdom. Nathan, Brian, and Linda discuss the meaning of wisdom, the importance of sharing wisdom with others, and how wisdom shows up in Strengths, on the Leadership Vision team, and in experiences with clients, peers, and loved ones. We also share reflection questions to help you start exploring the wisdom in your own life.
Exploring Our Value of Courage
On this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, we explore the team value of courage. Nathan, Brian, and Linda share their experiences of acting courageously through their individual Strengths, and share examples of how they’ve experienced courage with clients, teammates, and loved ones.
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