Lifting Leaders Podcast

It’s More Than Just Fluff: How Hope Drives Life and Leadership

We dig deeper into our 2023 focus for the podcast, “hope.” We explore its definition, why it matters, how it has shown up in our lives and how it is a critical component of a good life and effective leadership. We “hope” you’ll enjoy this episode and come away informed AND inspired.

Our Passion, Purpose and Plans for 2023

In this episode Kristal and Tricia share their personal stories about the beginning of the new year, plans for 2023 and why this year’s focus for the podcast is personal. They also explore a few of their key takeaways from our amazing guests in January who all helped us launch the year so strongly.

Nicole Bianchi on Transforming Your Business and Leadership through Small Brave Moves

In this episode, Nicole Bianchi, author of Small Brave Moves - learn why little acts of bravery are the key to life-changing leadership, talks with us about her book and how showing up authentically is not only a courageous act but the key to unlocking our growth and sustainable success as a human and a leader. Nicole shares with us how “Bravership”(the intersection between bravery and leadership) has the power to drive your business and transform your leadership.

Phyllis H. Sarkaria on Courageous Clarity

Phyllis talks with us about her book, Courageous Clarity, and how to step out as a leader beyond the everyday and create a clear path forward to inspire, influence and engage their teams for greater results.

Dr. Marilyn Gist on the Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility

In our first episode of the new year, Dr. Marily Gist talks with us about how to be a great leader and the extraordinary power of leadership humility. We discuss how her research, and book, help leaders not only be successful in the present, but be a great leader sustainably over time. She also gives us a sneak peek into what she is working on now, which might surprise you - we think it is a game changer.

What a Year!

In this last episode of 2022, we review our year and celebrate amazing stories, new learning and insights, and treasured connections and friendship. We hope you take time to listen to past favorite episodes over the next few weeks as we take a short break from the podcast. We will be back on January 9th, 2023, with another outstanding guest - you won’t want to miss it! Thanks for listening.

Leaders’ Accountability for Sustaining Our Teams

Are you and your team feeling exhausted? In this episode we explore the role of leaders in holding our teams up and creating cultures that sustain us over time. Through reviewing an important article released recently and our own experiences from working with leaders around the world, we share practical steps to re-energize you and your team.

Exploring What Makes A Good Leader

We explore a topic that is prevalent in the news today and critical to understanding our own leadership value we bring to our organizations - what makes a good leader? In this episode we unpack an HBR article and share our own experience working with charismatic leaders and explore if charisma is all it takes to be a good leader.

Gems: How to Pause to Thrive

In the episode, we explore a method for pausing that Anika Klix and Mark Coates referred to in our interview with them in our last episode. We review the 4 steps to STOP and how implementing this practice can help us thrive as leaders in our work and life.

An Abundance of Gratitude and Mindfulness!

What are you grateful for? In this season of gratitude, we are thankful that, in this 30th episode, we visit with two accomplished leaders, Anika Klix and Mark Coates, about gratitude and mindfulness in leadership. These two, loyal, Lifting Leaders listeners (say that fast, three times!) share their views about the impact of gratitude. Listen in and you will hear about a mindfulness tool that has strong ties to emotional intelligence. Of course, we do our fair share of expressing gratitude, not only to Anika and Mark, but to all of you who listen to this podcast. So, the question remains…what are you grateful for?