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Dave Stachowiak

Leaders aren’t born, they’re made. This Monday show helps you discover leadership wisdom through insightful conversations. Independently produced weekly since 2011, Dr. Dave Stachowiak brings perspective from a thriving, global leadership academy, plus more than 15 years of leadership at Dale Carnegie. Bestselling authors, expert researchers, deep conversation, and regular dialogue with listeners have attracted 40 million downloads and over 250K followers on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Activate your FREE membership to access the entire leadership and management library at CoachingforLeaders.com

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Margaret Andrews: Manage Yourself to Lead Others
Margaret Andrews is a seasoned executive, academic leader, speaker, and instructor. Her course MYLO (Manage Yourself to Lead Others) has become the most popular professional development program at Harvard. She is the author of Manage Yourself to Lead Others: Why Great Leadership Begins with Self-Understanding (Amazon, Bookshop)*.

Virtually every book, course, and program on leadership begins with self-understanding. That’s no accident; it’s because managing ourselves helps us lead others more effectively. In this episode, Margaret and I explore the six key questions that will help you manage yourself better.
Key Points

 When people are asked to describe the attributes of their best bosses, 85% of the responses highlight interpersonal skills.
 Our differences are our features, not our flaws. Knowing yourself well helps you lead others better.

Six Questions for Self-Understanding:

 Who, and whose thinking, has shaped you as an individual?
 What situations and events have helped shape your perspective?
 What does success look like for you?
 What are your core values, and how have these values changed throughout your life?
 To what extent are you aware of—and allow yourself to feel—your emotions?
 What feedback have you received over the years about how your actions and behaviors impact others?

Resources Mentioned

 Manage Yourself to Lead Others: Why Great Leadership Begins with Self-Understanding by Margaret Andrews (Amazon, Bookshop)*

Interview Notes
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Related Episodes

 Enhance Your Self-Awareness, with Daniel Goleman (episode 353)
 The Way to Be More Self-Aware, with Tasha Eurich (episode 442)
 Discover Who You Are, with Hortense le Gentil (episode 459)

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750: Six Questions Every Leader Should Ask Themselves, with Margaret Andrews

Mark Crowley: The Power of Employee Well-Being
Mark Crowley is a pioneer in workplace leadership, a speaker, and the bestselling author of Lead from the Heart. He is the host of the Lead from the Heart podcast. His new book is The Power of Employee Well-Being: Move Beyond Engagement to Build Flourishing Teams (Amazon, Bookshop)*.

When I talk with leaders, many of them tell me that it’s really hard to decide on how much recognition to give people vs. constructive or critical feedback. In this conversation, Mark and I highlight the ideal ratio to calibrate our communications so that we support people’s well-being while also helping them grow.
Key Points

 Despite the focus on employee engagement, actual engagement scores are the same or worse than a decade ago.
 Post-COVID, there’s a massive move towards employee well-being. This is good for both the organization and the employee.
 An ideal positivity ratio is 4:1 in many relationships. That’s four positive interactions for every constructive or critical interaction.
 We react more strongly to negative influence than positive influence, thus the need for a ratio favoring the positive.
 Positive interactions include optimism, enthusiasm, solutions orientation, encouragement, kindness, thoughtfulness, approachability, interest, and appreciation.
 Leaders still must make unpopular decisions, set expectations, and give critical feedback. Positive interactions are in addition to these, not instead of them.

Resources Mentioned

 The Power of Employee Well-Being: Move Beyond Engagement to Build Flourishing Teams (Amazon, Bookshop)* by Mark Crowley

Interview Notes
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Related Episodes

 How to Build Psychological Safety, with Amy Edmondson (episode 404)
 Gallup Findings on the Changing Nature of Work, with Jim Harter (episode 409)
 The Way to Notice People Better, with Zach Mercurio (episode 733)

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749: How to Balance Positive and Constructive Feedback, with Mark Crowley

Dave speaks with Tracey Gardner, an alum of the Coaching for Leaders Academy, on the critical nature of making space in order to adapt to change.

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Making Space to Move Forward, with Tracey Gardner

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In this episode, Dave shares five ways to help leaders thrive through inflection points, including:

 Redirect vs. respond
 Set team norms
 Ask a second question
 Picture tomorrow’s commitment today
 Hold a funeral

Five Ways to Thrive Through Inflection Points

Colin Fisher: The Collective Edge
Since his days as a professional jazz trumpet player, Colin Fisher has been fascinated by group dynamics. Today, he is an Associate Professor of Organizations and Innovation at University College London's School of Management, researching the hidden processes of helping groups and teams in situations requiring creativity, improvisation, and complex decision-making. He is the author of The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups (Amazon, Bookshop).

Most of us assume that the best thing we can do for our teams is to be a great coach as they’re working together. That absolutely helps, but the research says that only 10% of group effectiveness is what we do once the team is underway. In this conversation, Colin and I explore how to get a lot better at the other 90%.
Key Points

 The house always wins. If the structure isn’t right for the team to succeed, little else matters in the long run.
 Leaders tend to put a majority of their attention on coaching teams in progress instead of the more significant work at the start of structuring and launching teams.
 Work on fixing structural problems before you focus on fixing the process.
 60% of group effectiveness is determined by structure, 30% by the launch, and 10% by expert coaching.
 Critical for structure is the team goal being clear, important, and challenging. Be sure to document it.
 Negotiate roles, tasks, and jobs to support structure. Determine early how to articulate progress and highlight small wins.
 Ask yourself if the group has the right people to achieve the objective. Deep diversity that supports the goal is essential.
 Surface discussions about norms at the start, especially related to communication and storage of information.
 At a team launch, articulate why everyone is there, discuss key norms, and schedule a midpoint to reflect and align.

Resources Mentioned

 The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups (Amazon, Bookshop) by Colin Fisher

Interview Notes
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Related Episodes

 How to Create Team Guidelines, with Susan Gerke (episode 192)
 How to Generate Quick Wins, with Andy Kaufman (episode 496)
 How to Increase Team Performance Through Clarity, with David Burkus (episode 657)

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748: What Really Matters for Team Success, with Colin Fisher

Dave speaks with Elham Bidar, an alum of the Coaching for Leaders Academy, on the importance of balancing both technology and people in leadership.

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Embracing Both Technology and People, with Elham Bidar

Anne-Laure Le Cunff: Tiny Experiments
Anne-Laure Le Cunff is an award-winning neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and writer. She is the founder of Ness Labs and author of its widely read newsletter, a researcher at the ADHD Research Lab, and an advisor for the Applied Neuroscience Association. She is the author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World*.

We all get into a rut sometimes. Once we notice we’re in one, our tendency is to work really hard to get out of it. In this conversation, Anne-Laure and I explore how starting with something tiny is often the better bet.
Key Points

 SMART goals assume we know exactly where we’re heading. Most of the time, that’s not clear.
 A tiny experiment focuses on outputs instead of outcomes.
 To build more comfort with uncertainty, find one small place to experiment.
 Our brain uses growth loops to constantly adjust our trajectory. We don’t go in circles; we grow in circles.
 Improving growth isn’t about knowledge or skill; it’s thinking about your thinking, questioning your responses, and knowing your mind.
 A simple, 5-minute tool is Plus Minus Next. It surfaces what’s working, what’s not, and your next steps.

Resources Mentioned

 Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World* by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Interview Notes
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Related Episodes

 How to Become the Person You Want to Be, with James Clear (episode 376)
 How to Change Your Behavior, with BJ Fogg (episode 507)
 How to Create Space, with Juliet Funt (episode 540)

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747: How to Get Out of a Rut, with Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Dave speaks with Anna Bellini, an alum of the Coaching for Leaders Academy, on how to stop a behavior in order to move forward.

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Stop What’s Holding You Back, with Anna Bellini

Lorraine K. Lee: Unforgettable Presence
Lorraine K. Lee is passionate about helping ambitious professionals go from invisible to unforgettable in the modern workplace. She is recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in workplace communication and presence and spent over a decade as a founding editor at top tech firms like LinkedIn and Prezi, where she worked on core products including the LinkedIn Daily News module and LinkedIn Newsletters. She is the author of Unforgettable Presence: Get Seen, Gain Influence, and Catapult Your Career.

Small talk. We all love to hate it – and we also know that most of us will end up in small talk with someone who’s got a lot of influence. It may be an executive or an external stakeholder. Either way, handling it well can open up doors. In this conversation, Lorraine and I detail how to make small talk go better.
Key Points

 Small talk is the starting point before a deeper relationship.
 Most opportunities for executive small talk are predictable. Preparation will help you speak well.
 Set the tone with positive energy. Rather than dominating the interaction or passively reacting to it, thread your conversations so each party shares equally.
 At the office, be ready with a sentence or two about who you work with and what you’re working on. Relationships and outcomes are more memorable than titles.
 At social events, share a hobby or interest and ask about theirs. Keep questions open-ended as you would with a friend.
 Have a topic ready to go for quick interactions. Sharing a thought about a book or podcast that relates to your organization is a useful resource to have at the ready.
 Review your go-to topics regularly so that you always have a relevant conversation topic.

Resources Mentioned

 Unforgettable Presence: Get Seen, Gain Influence, and Catapult Your Career by Lorraine K. Lee
 Lorraine's weekly newsletter
 Lorraine's career tips on LinkedIn Learning

Interview Notes
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Related Episodes

 Executive Presence with Your Elevator Speech, with Tom Henschel (episode 316)
 How to Talk to People Who Intimidate You, with Shandy Welch (episode 706)
 A Key Tactic for Way Better Conversations, with Alison Wood Brooks (episode 717)

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746: How to Make Small Talk with Executives, with Lorraine K. Lee

Dave speaks with Mel Rivera, an alum of the Coaching for Leaders Academy, on how she built visibility for her team.

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Five Ways to Thrive Through Inflection Points

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