Lifting Leaders Podcast

Nicole Bianchi Returns – Fun with Five Tough Talks!

How does it feel to be one of the stops on a bestselling author’s latest book tour? In a word, AMAZING! Join us as we welcome the return of Nicole Bianchi, bestselling author of Small Brave Moves, consultant, master coach and global transformational speaker. Listen in as Nicole introduces her latest bestseller, Five Tough Talks – a playbook for every tough talk you need to have in your professional and personal life. Learn Nicole’s views around which talks are the toughest and how they can become easier by doing some up-front preparation. Just a hint…while the talks do not show up in a required sequence, there is some logic behind the order. Nicole shares what led her to write this beautifully foundational playbook and offers a challenge for leaders who are looking for guidance around what may seem like difficult conversations. We finished our time with Nicole feeling energized, engaged, and determined to put her playbook to use in our own practices. We think you’ll feel the same!

Coaching Coaches? An impromptu Team Coaching Session with Erica Goos

What might happen, when two, professional coaches (who happen to be Lifting Leaders Podcast cohosts) engage in a team coaching session with another, highly-skilled professional coach? Join us as we team up with our friend and colleague, Erica Goos, MA, PCC, Mentor Coach, Coach Supervisor, and get “unstuck,” during an impromptu team coaching session. Listen in and learn how, what sounds like a normal conversation, can result in new insights and commitments. Have you taken the opportunity to complete our HOPE survey yet? We Need Your Voice!

Tapping into Some Gems from Geoff Bellman

We gained a wealth of knowledge from our interview with Geoff Bellman (Episode 66), renowned Organizational Development leader, best-selling author, and lifetime achievement award winner (OD Network). Join us as we unearth some of the gems from Extraordinary Groups, a bestselling book by Geoff Bellman and Kathleen Ryan. Are you ready to lead your group through a major change? What does it take to lead a group through transformational change? Why is this shift in approach so important for success? Why is setting expectation critical toward moving groups in the right direction? Listen in, as we explore what is truly at the heart of transformation. This episode is short and sweet, and we believe you’ll find it transformational!

Reflections from a Humble Legend – Tapping into the Wisdom of Geoff Bellman

The best day in the life of an Organizational Development (OD) Practitioner, is when she/they have the privilege of spending quality time with a leader committed to advancing the profession. Enter Geoff Bellman, renowned leader in the field of OD (since 1977!), six-time, best-selling author, and lifetime achievement award winner (OD Network). Join us as we spend a delightful hour with this highly engaged and humble legend. Learn a few of the truths Geoff discovered, over years of working with leaders, around the World, in relation to transformational experiences with teams. There is so much richness in this episode that you won’t want to miss a minute of this hour-plus-long session. We believe you will agree that your time was well spent!

We’re BACK – Welcome to Season Three!

We are THRILLED to be back, after our annual August break. We kick off Season THREE with an account of what we did during our time off, the actions we took to make a better world, and the insights we gained, particularly around the importance of taking time off. We would love to hear about what you did this Summer and how you worked to make a better World. Listen in as we share some of the risks and consequences of overworking, referencing our latest favorite article from HBR, via LinkedIn, as well as our own personal accounts on the topic. Finally, we tap into words of wisdom from Brene Brown’s Gifts of Imperfection. Ready to dive into Season Three? Join us and find out about just one of our upcoming interviews. Want a hint? She just launched her latest, soon-to-be bestseller!!

What IS the Color of Emotional Intelligence? Gems from Our Interview with Farah Harris

In this episode, we unearth a few of the many gems we discovered, during our interview with Belonging and Workplace Well-being expert, licensed psychotherapist, and author of the #1 International Bestseller, The Color of Emotional Intelligence: Elevating Our Self and Social Awareness to Address Inequities, Farah (FAR-ah) Harris. We look at the importance of self-awareness in emotional intelligence and unpack the Gallup article, “Leadership Authenticity Starts with Knowing Yourself. Listen in and learn about the leader’s role in promoting self-awareness and authenticity, as a strength and hear some compelling statistics associated with people applying their strengths. It is just a moment before August and, before we take a break, for one month, we are sharing everything that is going on…and they involve you! Check out our Spectacular Summer Challenge, where you get to choose what you want to do to make the World a better place, during August. Enroll in the Leading-Edge Collective, group coaching initiative; sign up for a 45-minute spot coaching session; and take our HOPE research project survey.

What IS the Color of Emotional Intelligence? A Delightful Discussion with Farah Harris

Whether the name Farah Harris is new to you, or you are a faithful follower of hers, you’re in for a treat! In this episode of Lifting Leaders Podcast, we spend a truly delightful hour with Belonging and Workplace Well-being expert, licensed psychotherapist, and author of the #1 International Bestseller, The Color of Emotional Intelligence: Elevating Our Self and Social Awareness to Address Inequities. Listen in and learn the question that Farah recommends beginning every day with and how that question can have a great impact on building our emotional intelligence (EQ). Do you know the skills that can enhance our EQ, when dealing with others who may have underutilized or underdeveloped EQ? Check out this episode and you will learn this and so much more. We HOPE you’ll join us, for an hour of warmth, insightful moments and so much fun. Listen to the end for information and reminders around The Sensational Summer Challenge, Leading Edge Collaborative, Spot Coaching opportunities and our Hope Survey.

Coaches Corner – Confidence vs Arrogance…It’s a Fine Line!

With confidence comes a wealth of benefits, not only for the leader who possesses it but for their followers, their organization, and those they serve. And, like any other strength, confidence can be overdone and underdone. In this episode, we unpack confidence – what it is, how it presents, and its impact. Listen in and learn what it looks like when it’s overdone and how to check in on your own level of confidence. Interested in a single coaching session with us? Ready for this year’s Spectacular Summer Challenge? Ready to grow your professional network and work through some of your challenges with other leaders? Have you taken the opportunity to complete our HOPE survey yet? We Need Your Voice!

Taking Stock – Our Mid-Year Check-In!

Wow! Halfway through 2023 and we have so much to look back on! In this episode we unpack just some of the many gems we collected over this first half of this year. Check out the two models we use to reflect on our recent past and get ready for what’s to come. We share some personal experiences, from this year, using The Life Wheel and The Human Flourishing Assessment, and…we have an opportunity for you as well, using parts of these resources, and more. Here’s a brain teaser for you…how many times did we use the word “amazing” during this episode? We think we may be close to a Guinness record!! Don’t miss our update and appeal about our HOPE research project. We Need Your Voice!

It’s a Wrap! – Our Healthcare Series Roundtable Discussion

How appropriate that we celebrate our 60th episode of Lifting Leaders Podcast by wrapping up our series on some of the critical challenges in healthcare. In this episode, we are joined by our friends and former LLP guests, Jack Schlosser, and Melanie Vargas, who engage with us, in a robust roundtable discussion on what we learned and discovered from the four healthcare professionals who gifted their time and wisdom, over the past month. Learn what action we believe healthcare leaders should act on, to gain the biggest impact, what bigger, bold steps they could take, and much more! If you haven’t had a chance to hear their episodes, you can find them, wherever you listen. The episodes are:#56: Dane Fukumoto, Education Program Director at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health,#57: Marcel Loh, Retired Healthcare Executive and Board Member,#58: Dr. Pam Honsberger, Medical Doctor, and Physician Leadership Development professional, and #59: Dr. Bailey Vail, new Resident in the field of Psychiatry