Leadership Without Losing Your Soul
It can feel like a rigged game. Managers face aggressive goals and drive their teams to burnout trying to deliver. Or, employees seek connection and support so managers focus on relationships, and fail to make the numbers. Join international best-selling leadership author David Dye for a conversation about practical leadership tools to help you get results – without losing your soul (or mind) in the process.
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An Easy Way to Check on Your Culture
Culture can be tricky to measure. How can you assess how well people look out for one another and commit to one another’s success? It turns out that there are places you can look to get a sense of your culture. […]
14 min
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What To Do when Your Peer's Team is Struggling
You start to hear concerns from your team. Or your colleague’s team, who you rely on for your own performance, isn’t getting it done. Or maybe you’ve observed the dysfunction firsthand. No matter how you became aware, it’s clear that your […]
11 min
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Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring – Int...
Be ready to take notes as you listen to this powerful interview with Lisa Fain, co-author of Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring. You’ll get practical ways to be a fantastic mentor, a great mentee, and more inclusive leader including: The three...
36 min
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Why 'Just Do Your Job' Doesn't Work
When you’re frustrated with a team member who seems to be doing everything but the work you hired them to do, it can feel tempting to bark “Just do your job.” Or perhaps you’ve got a team member who responds, “I […]
13 min
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The Leadership Problem with Passion
Passion is good. Passion for your customers, passion for excellence, and the team’s passion to support one another all lead to great results. But there’s a dangerous problem with passion that can undermine your culture and ruin your leadership.
10 min
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How to Disagree with Your Boss
You see it differently. You’re concerned about a missed opportunity or a strategic mistake. Stay silent and you miss a chance to build your credibility and reputation. But disagree without tact or grace and you can permanently damage your career. In […]
11 min
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Leading in a Caustic Culture
How do you lead well when the culture around you is negative, apathetic, or abusive? In this episode David discusses how you can lead and create a positive experience for your team – and even have a chance at transforming a […]
12 min
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How to Get the Most Out of Tough Feedback
You’re working hard, but then a team member, customer, or colleague gives you some harsh criticism. Should you take it in? Ignore it? In this episode, you’ll get specific tools you can use to get the most out of tough feedback […]
16 min
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Developing People When You Don't Have the Time
You’ve got 37 tasks that needed to be done yesterday and somewhere in the back of your mind you know that you should be investing in your people and helping them to grow. You’re right, of course – but you don’t […]
13 min
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What to do When the Job Outgrows Your Employee
You’ve got an employee who does great work, but their role is changing. It will ask for new and different skills from them. You’re not sure they’ll be able to succeed. You’re a caring, compassionate leader who’s also committed to achieving […]
14 min
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Holding Your Team Accountable for the First Time
How do you start to hold your team accountable when you’ve been letting things slide? It’s a common question because it can feel like you have no credibility and have lost the chance to build a focused team. But you haven’t. […]
11 min
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How Leaders Manage Their Emotions
You can only lead others as well as you lead yourself – and this includes navigating a range of emotions that sadly ruin many leaders’ influence. In this episode, David shares several ways you can work with your emotions to help […]
16 min
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Leading When Life is Out of Control
Nothing is certain and life is unpredictable. How can you lead effectively when you don’t know what’s going to happen next and everything seems to be spinning out of control? In this episode David discusses how to find a leadership path […]
11 min
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Three Connections Every Leader Needs to Make
Leadership is often lonely – but it doesn’t have to be. You’re not as alone as you might feel. In this episode, David discusses three connections every leader can make that will nourish, energize, and help you grow.
15 min
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Two Talent Development Mistakes
There are two common mistakes leaders make in developing their people. You can make both mistakes easily and they can end your leadership career. In this episode, David discusses both mistakes and how to ensure you help your team members to […]
15 min
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Don’t Treat Your Team Like Family
It’s a mistake that many well-intentioned leaders make. You want to communicate your care, compassion, and commitment, so you tell your team or company that you’re a family. In this episode, David explains why it’s a mistake to treat your team […]
15 min
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The Missing Leadership Skill to Get Results
If your team ever says something like “We can talk about this, but nothing is going to change” (or worse, YOU feel that way), then this episode is for you. In this episode, David shares one critical skill to help you […]
13 min
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10 Stories Great Leaders Tell – Interview with ...
One of the most effective leadership communication tools you’ll ever have is a powerful story. Join David and his guest, Paul Smith – an expert in leadership and business storytelling – for a powerful discussion of how to tell a good […]
30 min
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What to Do When You Feel Like a Fraud
Do you ever feel like you don’t belong in the room – that you’ve somehow fooled everyone into thinking you’re better than you are? Any minute now they’ll find out and then you’re in trouble. Or maybe you have that internal […]
12 min
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Motivating Your Team When You Don’t Set the Goal
For leaders at every level, there are times when you must implement a decision or pursue a goal that you don’t agree with or where you didn’t get input. These are critical moments in your leadership. Handle it poorly and you […]
13 min
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Your Executive Presence – Interview with Hilary...
Do you ever wonder how you can have more executive presence? (And what is exactly is executive presence?) Join David for a conversation with Hilary Blair, Founder of ArticulateRC, an expert in voice and presence who works with leaders around the […]
38 min
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Encouragement that Gets Results
You know you should encourage your team – but how do you encourage people in a way that’s authentic and builds results? In this episode, David shares three ways to guarantee your encouragement builds momentum and helps your team achieve results.
12 min
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Leading from the Roots – Interview with Dr. Kat...
In this wide-ranging interview, David and his guest, Dr. Kathleen Allen, explore how to grow change in ways that make it last, why survival of the fittest is a mistake, and how you can use nature as inspiration to lead in […]
34 min
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Leading Friends and Former Peers
My first formal leadership role where I would lead my friends and former peers didn’t go so well. When we ask a group of new leaders about their biggest problems, leading friends and former peers is always one of the most […]
14 min
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Where to Start When Your Team Won’t Collaborate
You’ve got a clear goal, you’ve made sure everyone knows what matters most, but your team still won’t collaborate. It’s a frustration many leaders face. If this happens to you, it may be because you’ve only got halfway to the clarity […]
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