Coaching Real Leaders – Details, episodes & analysis

Have you ever wondered why different people work better at different times of the day? Maybe you love to do your most challenging work first thing in the morning or perhaps you’re at your best in the middle of the night. We all experience peaks and troughs over the course of a working day, but knowing how to manage them can make us more productive – and happier.

This episode is a special introduction to Working It, an award-winning podcast from the Financial Times, hosted by Isabel Berwick.

Working It offers expert analysis and key takeaways to help leaders and managers make sense of the big news stories and trends shaping the world of work.

In this episode, bestselling author Daniel Pink explains why we work best at specific times of the day, how to talk about those differences with your manager or your team, and how we can harness these differences to do our best work.

You can listen to Working It at https://www.ft.com/working-it or wherever you get your podcasts.

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She’s experienced burnout in more than one past role. Now, after taking some time away from work, she’s gearing up to start a new position and she wants to avoid making the same mistakes. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her toward uncovering the root of her burnout and realizing how she can change the work habits that have caused it in the past.

Further reading:

• Brené Brown on empathy, compassion and boundaries
• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
• On the Brink of Burnout
• Burnout Immunity: How Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Build Resilience and Heal Your Relationship with Work
• Setting boundaries at your new job will help you avoid burnout. Here’s how to start

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He took a less traditional career path to college and law school. Now he’s successful as a lawyer, despite several job pivots.  But he is still missing meaning and connection in his work. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches this leader through defining his purpose and how that can translate to his work.

Further reading:

• Why Success Doesn’t Lead to Satisfaction
• How to Find Meaning When Your Job Feels Meaningless
• What Makes Work Meaningful?

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He’s a leader with a growing team, and he enjoys people management. But he’s struggling to  influence those outside of his team and build trust with stakeholders. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through developing some of the skills he needs to gain stakeholder alignment while driving for results.

Further reading:

• How to Increase Your Influence at Work
• How to Create a Stakeholder Strategy
• To Build a Top Performing Team, Ask for 85% Effort
• The Eisenhower Matrix

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She’s taken a number of chances in her career and made some big pivots. Now, she’s been assigned to a senior role on an interim basis, but she’s not sure whether she should try to make the role permanent. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches her through the decision-making process to better understand what’s holding her back and the future she envisions for herself.

Further reading:

• How to Turn an Interim Role into a Permanent Job
• Focus on Learning During an Interim Role
• How to Overcome Executive Isolation

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He’s always believed in hard work and is extremely ambitious. But he’s received feedback that sometimes the way he communicates is too direct, and he wants to work on his delivery. Host Muriel Wilkins helps him understand what might be holding him back and coaches him through how he can improve his approach.

Further reading:

• Good Leadership Is About Communicating “Why”
• How Great Leaders Communicate
• How to Give Negative Feedback to Your Peers, Boss, or Direct Reports

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Executive coach Muriel Wilkins is back September 18 with an all new season of the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of real life executive coaching conversations.

This season, first-time managers, mid-level leaders, and executives work through some of their most pressing career challenges. You’ll hear conversations around questions like:

• How do I know if I should make my interim role permanent?
• Have I taken my career as far as it will go?
• How do I build more effective relationships with my peers and those above me?

Muriel helps each leader discover unexpected insights about themselves and actionable steps they can take to move forward. Listen in and learn with them.

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There are infinite ways for you to “show up” at work. So, how can you use that as an opportunity for you, your team, and your organization?

On this special bonus episode, host Muriel Wilkins and Think Fast, Talk Smart host Matt Abrahams discuss strategies for creating a strong physical  . By understanding and controlling your presence, you can communicate more effectively, lead more authentically, and have a greater impact on your organization.

You can follow the Think Fast, Talk Smart podcast on your favorite podcast app. And stay tuned for a new season of Coaching Real Leaders this fall!

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Candor and compassion at work are more important (and more difficult to cultivate) than ever.

On this special bonus episode, host Muriel Wilkins joins the Radical Candor podcast to help answer a listener question: should a manager try to change an employee’s interpersonal behavior? She and Radical Candor’s Amy Sandler and Kim Scott also discuss how to meet the demands of leading in a hybrid environment.

You can find more of Radical Candor at radicalcandor.com or you can subscribe on your favorite podcast app.

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He experienced early success and a fast promotion at his organization, but then things started to shift. Now, there have been leadership changes, and his scope of responsibilities has changed, making him feel like his career is backsliding. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through how he can reframe the situation and prioritize what he wants from his career going forward.

Further reading:

What Great Managers Do

How to Handle a Demotion at Work

15 Warning Signs Your Job Isn’t The Right Fit For You

How to Figure Out What You Want Next in Your Career

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