EP 37: Positive Performance Management with Michele Haugh

Positive Performance Management Performance management should be about having regular, open and honest conversations. It is an opportunity to learn how someone is doing, assess how they might progress to the next level in the organization and figure out how to improve a specific skillset in order to meet goals. In other words, it doesn’t […]

EP 36: Leadership and Accountability in an Era of Distractions with Cheryl Johnson

Leadership and Accountability in an Era of Distractions Leaders who struggle to hold their employees accountable and improve performance in their organization are generally too harsh, too lenient, or too disconnected. So how do we ensure our leaders are not only holding their staff accountable, but also themselves in this constantly changing, distraction-filled world? To […]

EP 35: Performance, Leadership and Accountability with Traci Scherck

Performance, Leadership and Accountability Leaders within our organizations have the responsibility to hold their employees accountable for their own success. However, it is still up to the employees to decide whether they want to be successful or not. So, how do we motivate our employees to do outstanding work and meet their goals every time? […]

EP 34: Creating Culture and Psychological Safety within Your Organization with Shelley Taylor

Creating Culture and Psychological Safety within Your Organization For organizations wanting to become more productive or successful, culture change is often the most challenging part of the transformation. A leader with authority can demand compliance, but they can’t dictate optimism, trust, or creativity—this must be earned. So how do we create great company culture within […]

EP 33: Building Accountability to Achieve Results with Kelly Renz

Building Accountability to Achieve Results We know that leadership is a process in which an individual influences the behavior and attitudes of other people. Unfortunately, not all influence is positive. So, is there a way to ensure the leaders within our organization are setting up our employees with the right tools to succeed? In this […]

EP 32: Leading a Self-Managing Team with Mike Zani

Leading a Self-Managing Team To grow a business, there’s no way around delegation. If you hold all of the responsibility in your own hands, you can’t scale at the desired rate, and in order to grow your business and see the success you are working toward, you need to help your employees play on their […]

EP 31: Self-Managing Teams

Self-Managing Teams What is a self-managing team? Where are they effective? And where are they not? These are all questions I’ll be exploring in this episode because, to be frank, self-managing teams are phenomenal in the right organization or team—but they don’t work for everyone. However, if you want team leaders to be able to […]

EP 30: Developing Great Talent within Your Organization with Dr. Mandolen Mull

Developing Great Talent within Your Organization What does talent development truly mean for the managers inside of our organizations? And who has the power to change the direction and success of our business? Here to help us answer these questions is Dr. Mandolen Mull, an Organizational Development and Leadership scholar currently working at Rockford University. […]

EP 29: How to Build a Dream Team Using Trust with Tina Hallis

How to Build a Dream Team Using Trust Have you ever looked around your own organization and wondered why some teams work so well together while others seem to struggle with every step? Poor team performance is almost always due to a lack of honest communication, commitment, reliability, or respect. So, in this episode, Tina […]

EP 28: Creating a Productive, Self-Managing Team with Assad Mirza

Creating a Productive, Self-Managing Team When we create self-managing teams, there are generally three key points to consider: purpose, process, and people. But how do we implement this into our organization to ensure the success of our team? Our guest today will be helping to break down the answer to this question and more. Assad […]