Coaching for Leaders

By: Dave Stachowiak
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  • Leaders aren’t born, they’re made. This Monday show helps you discover leadership wisdom through insightful conversations. Independently produced weekly since 2011, Dr. Dave Stachowiak brings perspective from a thriving, global leadership academy, plus more than 15 years of leadership at Dale Carnegie. Bestselling authors, expert researchers, deep conversation, and regular dialogue with listeners have attracted 40 million downloads and the #1 search result for management on Apple Podcasts. Activate your FREE membership to access the entire leadership and management library at CoachingforLeaders.com
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  • 715: How to Stand Up for Yourself, with Sunita Sah

    715: How to Stand Up for Yourself, with Sunita Sah
    Jan 13 2025
    Sunita Sah: Defy Sunita Sah is an award-winning professor at Cornell University and an expert in organizational psychology, leading groundbreaking research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance. A trained physician, her research and analyses have been widely published in leading academic journals and media entities including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Harvard Business Review, and Scientific American. She is the author of Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes*. We often think of defiance as a snap judgement. Yet, it’s so much more nuanced and purposeful than it often appears. In this conversation, Sunita and I explore the common patterns of defiance and how we can all do a better job of standing up for ourselves. Key Points We follow bad advice – even when we know it is obviously bad – to avoid appearing unhelpful. Defiance means acting in accordance with your true values when there is pressure to do otherwise. True defiance is not a snap judgement; it’s a process. Acts of defiance are preceded by many moments of conscious compliance, when defiance is deferred. Five stages of defiance often emerge: (1) Tension, (2) Acknowledgement (to ourselves), (3) Escalation (vocalize to others), (4) Threat of non-compliance, and (5) Act of defiance. Vocalizing our concern to someone else is a key pivot point on the journey to ultimately saying no. Respond explicitly to these questions: (1) Who am I? (2) What type of situation is this? and (3) What does a person like me do in a situation such as this? Resources Mentioned Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes* by Sunita Sah Interview Notes Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes Find Courage to Speak When It Matters Most, with Allan McDonald (episode 229) How to Build Psychological Safety, with Amy Edmondson (episode 404) How to Speak Up, with Connson Locke (episode 546) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.
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    36 mins
  • 714: Team Collaboration and Communication, with Bonni Stachowiak

    714: Team Collaboration and Communication, with Bonni Stachowiak
    Jan 6 2025
    Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed Bonni is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, Dean of Teaching and Learning and Professor of Business and Management at Vanguard University, and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, she was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. Bonni is the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor: A Practical Guide*. Listener Questions Josh asked about helpful practices for setting chat groups in the workplace, especially for remote workers. Lily was curious about the best way to structure a first session of a new innovation group and also how to help people engage. Nicole wondered how she might navigate a situation with a particular donor who is asking for more support than is typical. Resources Mentioned The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters* by Priya Parker The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable* by Patrick Lencioni Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof Related Episodes How to Create Meaningful Gatherings, with Priya Parker (episode 395) Transitioning to Remote Leadership, with Tammy Bjelland (episode 509) Transcend Leadership Struggles Through Your Strengths, with Lisa Cummings (episode 692) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.
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    40 mins
  • 713: How to Grow From Feedback, with Jennifer Garvey Berger

    713: How to Grow From Feedback, with Jennifer Garvey Berger
    Dec 16 2024
    Jennifer Garvey Berger: Changing on the Job Jennifer Garvey Berger is cofounder and CEO of Cultivating Leadership, a consultancy that serves executives and teams in the private, non-profit, and government sectors. Her clients include Google, Microsoft, Novartis, Wikipedia, and Oxfam International. She is the author of four leadership books, including now in it’s second edition, Changing on the Job: How Leaders Become Courageous, Wise, and Steady in an Anxious World*. We often think about feedback as something we give to someone else. What if, in addition to that, feedback is an opportunity for both parties to learn and grow. In this conversation, Jennifer and I explore how this can open a door to some of the best leadership work we do. Key Points If we view feedback as only giving our truth to someone else, we’ve missed a huge opportunity for growth. Start by separating what happened from the interpretation of what happened. Get curious about your own response: what made you react so strongly? Talk it out. You have to welcome someone else into your thinking if you’re going to really learn. Invite in how the other person sees the situation. Consider saying, “I’m really interested in what this looked like from your perspective.” The process of unwinding what you hear is the good work of leadership and some the best work you can do. Build a solution together. Resources Mentioned Changing on the Job: How Leaders Become Courageous, Wise, and Steady in an Anxious World* by Jennifer Garvey Berger Interview Notes Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes Essentials of Adult Development, with Mindy Danna (episode 273) How to Give Feedback, with Russ Laraway (episode 583) How to Lead Better Through Complexity, with Jennifer Garvey Berger (episode 613) Production Credit Coaching for Leaders is edited by Andrew Kroeger. Production support is provided by Sierra Priest. Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.
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    36 mins

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