Enlightened Executive Podcast

One secret to resiliency as a leader is self-compassion. The more readily you can forgive yourself for mistakes, the faster you can bounce back. Some leaders may believe this leads to laziness and a lack of ambition. However, this punitive mindset only leads to exhaustion.

Pay attention to people who annoy you or whom you wish you could be more like. They are mirrors for the parts of yourself you may have rejected. Erica believes that better negotiation starts not with learning classic negotiating tactics, but with learning to negotiate better with yourself.

John Rampton says his team would describe him as “overly relaxed.” But for him, it’s his >secret to leading through chaotic periods (such as post-pandemic). As things rapidly change this year with back-to-the-office plans, there’s pressure for companies to adjust faster and faster.

Launching a company without a clear mission statement is a recipe for disaster. Yet, so many of us walk around as individuals without a clear “mission statement” for our lives… and then wonder why we don’t feel fulfilled or motivated. Rabbi Simon Jacobson discusses the consequences.

Often the best companies to do business with are also likely the best companies to work for. There is a direct connection between employee experience (EX) and customer experience (CX). Studies show that happy employees make loyal customers.

You can run and you can hide, but AI is coming to our workplaces whether we like it or not. Although AI has already been implemented into the workforce in factory or repetitive work, it hasn’t previously been capable of completing more complex tasks. That is, until now. David Shrier discusses.

If you are in contract negotiations with a Chinese-owned business, and there are more than three people on the other side of the room, chances are one of them is a face reader, says my guest, Eric Standop, who is a facial diagnostics expert. So, what is face reading?

You have a business plan. You have a marketing plan. But do you have a relationship plan? Most leaders would agree that success depends heavily on relationships — with team members, with suppliers, with partners, with clients and customers. And yet they neglect this vital aspect.

Would you be brave enough to deliver a video training to hundreds of people for Tony Robbins…. with bandages all over your nose? You might think that delivering a presentation at this magnitude with a bandaged face would be, at best, distracting. At worst, it could ruin your impact entirely.

Maybe you recognize yourself or another leader you know in this ineffective leadership pattern: A leader wants to scale their organization, so they start working even harder, adding more hours to their workday and everyone else’s, pursuing results at the expense of people.

Have you ever considered how your nutrition and exercise habits impact your abilities as a leader? Many leaders are extremely organized and plan each aspect of their day, but don’t consider planning time to devote to their health. It is imperative to schedule meetings for your well-being.

If you’ve ever been told to “just relax!” during a high-stress situation, you know exactly how unhelpful that advice is. Where we are right now — on the cusp of post-pandemic life — is the definition of a high-stress situation for many leaders, as we navigate the challenges of reopening offices safely.

Here’s a question you may not have asked yourself, but should: How do your past wounds impact your leadership today? Most leaders, if they haven’t done the work to heal them, are carrying core wounds from childhood into their professional life and not realizing their impact.

Do you know your EQ score and what to do to improve it? Developing your EQ profile is the most important leadership skill to develop to survive past 2021 and beyond. The one thing AI can’t replace is leadership. AI is going to take the place of IQ, but it can’t replace EQ or emotional intelligence.

What’s your current process for making complex, high-stakes decisions as a leader? Research? Intuition? Advice from trusted parties? Most decision-making models include some version of each of these components. But few actually guide you through a specific, logical research process.

Who would you be without the ambition that drives you onward to attain success? Is your ambition driven by the need to create financial stability or make your mark on the world? Many leaders would candidly cite those motivators as the reason for their success.

There are countless fitness training programs to optimize your physical health. But what about training programs to optimize your emotional health? The truly gifted leaders are incorporating emotional and mental activities as a core part of their wellness routines, too.

In the male-dominated world of tech, Dina Kaplan felt she had to mold herself into the type of leader she saw modeled around her by other founders: working all the time, exceedingly tough on herself and her team members, and never showing a moment of weakness.

Ever feel like there’s some annoying thing holding you back? Something that’s inhibiting your success in business or your personal life? Maybe it’s related to mental health, such as depression, anxiety, or panic attacks. Or maybe you have no idea what’s preventing you from being your best.

Are you or your employees feeling “so over it” and overwhelmed? After a year of change, isolation and upheaval from the impacts of COVID, I’m hearing from almost every CEO that I coach the deep concern that they have about the overbearing stress employees are experiencing.

Most likely, like any other senior executive or entrepreneur, at a certain point of your growth you were told you had to learn how to speak in an effective way to be a successful leader — to make sure your team could understand you, crystal clear. Did you ever have a listening class?