The Leadership Vision Blog & Podcast Archive
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!
Why You Should Embrace Change to Grow and Learn: A Conversation with David Orbuch
In this episode, we share an insightful conversation with David Orbuch, a leader who thrives on change. David details his unique perspectives on leadership, the importance of passion, and the role of resilience in the face of adversity. Enjoy!
David Orbuch’s story offers valuable insights on leading through change, the importance of attitude, adjustment, and action, and the power of resilience in overcoming adversity. His experiences remind us that change, while often challenging, can also open doors to personal growth and new opportunities. Enjoy!
Four Common Characteristics that Build Trust on Teams
Building trust is not just about external factors, but also about introspection and personal contributions. To establish trust, we need to recognize our positive and negative behaviors. Four key characteristics foster trust: boundaries, reliability, integrity, and generosity. It’s important to reflect on our Strengths and areas for growth in these areas, as trust is a personal and ongoing journey.
Inside the Mind of a Leader: A Talk with Former US Bank VP Bob Erickson
Leadership Development often takes a one-size-fits-all approach, overlooking individual nuances. Merely being skilled doesn’t equate to effective leadership. Traditional training, like conferences and generic courses, misses the mark. Bob Erickson, retired EVP of US Bank, highlights the importance of a tailored, human-centric leadership model, emphasizing key traits to foster empowered, cohesive teams.
What Leaders Need to Level Up
Leaders obviously need to be at their best in today’s competitive business environment. They must think critically, make sound decisions, and motivate their teams. To do all this and more, leaders need to level up. Leveling up is about more than simply increasing your skills and knowledge. It’s about being more present, more engaged, and more effective. It’s also about being ready.
In this episode, we discuss three components leaders need to level up. We invite you to consider what you must do now to show up, grow up and pro up. Enjoy!
Why Leaders Wake Up Early
In this episode, we introduce our new podcast series, What Leaders Do, small little digestible nuggets of wisdom to help you be a better leader. We’re joined live by members of our community to discuss why the best leaders wake up early. We share insights on how leaders wake up early and stick to the habit. Plus, Brian shares his impressive, long-standing morning routine, including tips on how you can build your own morning practice. You can join the conversation in our next What Leaders Do episode by joining our community!
How the Best Leaders Slow Down When Faced with Challenges
In this episode, Dr. Linda and Brian Schubring and I explore how the best leaders and CEOs leverage action and accountability to face challenges and change head-on. We share a few stories from real leaders that we’ve worked with about our role as consultants and coaches in this process and give a few tips for how to slow down before you make any sort of decision when you’re facing your own challenges or changes. Enjoy.
What We Learned from Talking to 60 Different CEOs
In this episode, we discuss common pain points for CEOs and C-level leaders and what we’ve learned about how to navigate them. Whether you’re a C-level leader or a fresh new hire, we give tools that can help everyone navigate the challenging landscape of today’s work environment.
Three Keys to Doing Hard Things
In this episode, we discuss Steve Magness’s latest book, Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness. We’ll share a brief overview of the book, give a couple of our biggest takeaways, and then share a few tips that we think will help you to better understand toughness and how you can apply that to your leadership and ultimately to doing hard things.
How to Use Strengths with Your Team in 90 Minutes or Less
Team leaders regularly ask us how they can use Strengths in a short team-building meeting or off-site experience. While brevity with Strengths is better than nothing, creating healthy teams takes ongoing, meaningful engagement. Understanding Strengths is an ongoing process, but you gotta start somewhere!
Today on the podcast, we outline how to use Strengths in a 60 – 90 minute team building meeting. It’s meant to give you tools to start the conversation in the Strengths world, create a positive experience, and then hopefully move into more engaging Strengths-based conversation.
How Good Leaders Lay People Off
Transition on a team is never an easy process. In this episode, we share how good leaders lay people off. We discuss three high-level tips and talk about some of the things we’ve learned from helping lots of leaders lay people off the right way.
3 Things Great Leaders Do When They Get Laid Off
In this episode, we talk about three things the best leaders do when they get laid off or experience a work transition. We share how good leaders lean into self-compassion, self-care, and reach out to their networks to get back on that proverbial employment horse. Enjoy!
Three Powerful Lessons About Strengths
Brian has been immersed in the world of Strengths since almost day one and learned from one of the masters. Recently he was cleaning out his desk and came across notes from his learnings over 20+ years ago. In this episode, we share a conversation about three powerful lessons he has learned about Strengths and how we can still apply them today. Enjoy!
How to Create Your Own Manifesto
In this episode, we talk about the Leadership Vision manifesto. We discuss how and why we created our manifesto and how you can create your own manifesto or statement of purpose. We hope this episode inspires you to think more deeply about your work and your ‘why’. Enjoy!
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