Lead Me On Podcast
Developing Emotional Intelligence specifically Empathy has long been identified as a difference maker for leaders. And now, with so many traditional workers shifting to virtual work, honing the skill as a leader is more vital than ever before.
If you are a leader who wants to increase your capability to lead with greater impact and influence, this podcast will provide you practical solutions for extraordinary leadership.
In this fourth episode of Lead Me On podcast, Lori King-Taylor and Lori Gorrell are giving you real life steps to increase your Empathy as you take on more challenges in a leadership role.
LISTEN TO THE PODCASTMore people these days are getting fewer hours of sleep at night than in the past and ironically leaders especially tend to wear that lack of sleep like a badge of honor, despite being aware of its negative effect.
If you are a leader who wants to increase your capability to lead with greater impact and influence, this podcast will provide you with applicable and practical solutions for extraordinary leadership.
In this fifth episode of Lead Me On podcast, Lori King-Taylor and Lori Gorrell are giving you real-life applicable steps to reduce your sleep deprivation and increase your health as a leader.
LISTEN TO THE PODCASTNow that more leaders can experience the benefit of increased sleeping hours at night, as described in our previous podcast – How Sleep Impacts Your Leadership, they can also enjoy the decrease of hormonal imbalance and its negative effect.
If you are a leader who wants to increase your capability to lead with greater impact and influence, this podcast will provide you with applicable and practical solutions for extraordinary leadership.
In this sixth episode of Lead Me On podcast, Lori King-Taylor and Lori Gorrell are giving you real life applicable steps in utilizing routine to increase your health and clarity as a leader.
LISTEN TO THE PODCASTMeetings can be hard enough on their own if they’re not run properly. And then you add virtual meetings to the mix, it could impede your team’s productivity while trying to deal with the evolving technology.
If you are a leader who wants to increase your capability to lead with greater impact and influence, this podcast will provide you with applicable and practical solutions for extraordinary leadership.
In this fifth episode of Lead Me On podcast, Lori King-Taylor and Lori Gorrell are giving you real life applicable steps to lead a successful virtual meeting.
Some of the topics that we will be covering are:
- Preparing for the meeting
- Having a system in place to support the virtual meeting
- Ending the meeting with actionable tasks
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Have you ever looked at the people you work with and wonder, “why do they do that?” It is so important as leaders to recognize that there are many ways people are motivated and inspired in the workplace. Knowing how to adapt your communication to the individual can be your secret sauce.
If you are a leader who wants to increase your capability to lead with greater impact and influence, this podcast will provide you with applicable and practical solutions for extraordinary leadership.
In this ninth episode of Lead Me On podcast, Lori King-Taylor and Lori Gorrell are giving you real life applicable steps to recognize four primary work styles and the key differences that make each style tick and what can get in their way.
Some of the topics that we will be covering are:
- Four core workstyles
- Specific ways that each workstyle contributes to a team
- Importance of adapting to the different styles on your team
Bonus from Lori Gorrell: ebook Why Do They Do That?
Resources that we referred to: Everything DiSC assessments
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Continuing from the previous episode, with the question of “why do they do that?” Now that you know how to adapt your communication let’s start to recognize these different personalities.
If you are a leader who wants to increase your capability to lead with greater impact and influence, this podcast will provide you with applicable and practical solutions for extraordinary leadership.
In this tenth episode of Lead Me On podcast, Lori King-Taylor and Lori Gorrell are giving you real life applicable steps to recognize four primary work styles and the key differences that make each style tick and what can get in their way.
Some of the topics that we will be covering are:
• How to develop and manage the team
• Describing instead of labeling the personalities
• Recognizing and utilizing the dynamic of the team
Bonus from Lori Gorrell: ebook Why Do They Do That?
Resources that we referred to: Everything DiSC assessments
DiSC Assessments
Everything DiSC
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When you think of being productive, you may picture someone being busy all day. Constantly moving through tasks, pushing deadlines, and working through duties that grow daily. We mistake being busy with being productive, but they aren’t the same thing.
There’s a big difference between movement and achievement.
In this eleventh episode of Lead Me On podcast, Lori King-Taylor and Lori Gorrell are giving you real-life applicable steps to identify the many aspects to productivity and how to better optimize you time.
Some of the topics that we will be covering are:
• List creation
• Task prioritization
• Batching
Conflict is not something that we often consider a positive in our lives, but Productive Conflict is a skill we need to promote in the workplace. Productive Conflict is an open exchange of differing ideas but expressed so that all parties feel heard, respected, and unafraid to voice dissenting opinions to reach a resolution.
Conflict, as we typically think of it, is quite the opposite. Referred to more as an argument without resolutions.
Why should leaders encourage productive Conflict? Because it promotes an exchange of ideas that might be outside the box, making us far more productive and effective.
Productive Conflict moves teams forward. It can catapult organizations in the right direction and create solutions we might never have considered. Productive Conflict will also improve our interpersonal relationships allowing us to confront each other constructively, voicing our opinions without fear of rejection or hard feelings.
Some of the topics that we will be covering are:
- How to prepare for healthy conflict
- Importance of healthy conflict
- How to start with the ending action in mind
Is there a way to manage conflict in your team? Continuing on from our discussion on conflict, there is one tool that you can use to manage your team and that is establishing the ground rules for communication and behavior expectations.
If you are a leader who wants to increase your capability to lead with greater impact and influence, this podcast will provide you with applicable and practical solutions for extraordinary leadership.
In this thirteenth episode of Lead Me On podcast, Lori King-Taylor and Lori Gorrell are sharing real-life examples of creating ground rules and discussing the benefits for leading teams. We would recommend you to listen to our previous episode to get the full picture of this topic.
Some of the topics that we will be covering are:
- Ground rules for communication
- Establishing expectations
- Being accountable – holding others accountable – to following the rules