Explore every episode of the podcast Help For Leaders Podcast
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| Time Wasters: C Style | 27 Jul 2022 | 00:09:21 | |
This week we wrap up our series on DISC Time Wasters with the final behavioral style, C. We discuss all the things that could slow down or stop a High C from completing tasks! Listen now! | |||
| Time Wasters: S Style | 20 Jul 2022 | 00:11:03 | |
This week on Help For Leaders we continue our series on DISC Time Wasters! In this episode we dive into the High S style's time wasters and what could slow down or stop them from completing tasks. Listen now! | |||
| Communicating with people OUTSIDE of the office | 18 May 2022 | 00:12:53 | |
In this episode, I am joing by Ali Soard, who works with IncreaseU, the company I work with externally to produce all of my media! We discuss the importance of communication skills with poeple who aren't in the same office as you. Listen now! | |||
| How the DISC assessment can benefit your family | 11 May 2022 | 00:21:50 | |
In this episode we are going personal! I am joined by my son, John Harris, and we talk about our family dynamic and our different communication styles. Our content isn't just helpful for the workplace, you can use these skills to benefit your home life as well! Listen now! | |||
| How to survive during transition at work | 04 May 2022 | 00:17:33 | |
Whether you are back in the office or still working from home, there is hope for your team to get throught all of the change we have experienced over the past 2 years! Join my guest, Carolyn Grant and I as we discuss the prcess of managing change in the workplace. | |||
| The Power of Emotional Intelligence | 27 Apr 2022 | 00:06:15 | |
Did you know your emotions impact productivity and can impact your decision making? Learning about Emotional Intelligence can be done at any stage of your life and I do training on Emotional Intelligence for individuals and for teams. Listen now to learn how I can help you and your team effectively manage your emotions! | |||
| 28 Habits to Reduce Stress | 20 Apr 2022 | 00:06:44 | |
Stress is at an all time high! 30 billion dollars is how much we spend anually on lost productivity and medical costs in the U.S. because of stress! Join us in this epiosode as we share tips on how each behavioral style can process and reduce stress in the best way as we all face so many life changes! Listen now. | |||
| You are VALUABLE to your workplace team! | 13 Apr 2022 | 00:07:41 | |
This week I am talking to YOU team members! Are you putting in the hours and all the work? Maybe you're not quite in a leadership position yet, but we want you to know that you are so VALUABLE! Join us in this episode as we talk about how you as a team member can show up day by day and do you best for your team! | |||
| Episode 65 - How to ACTUALY Change Your Company Culture | 06 Apr 2022 | 00:12:16 | |
Do you want to see big changes in your company but you keep sliding back to what is most comfortable? In this episode, I share some insight into why that may be happening, share some tips on how to actually change your company culture, and how you can stick to the changes you desire to see! | |||
| Episode 64 - Do you STRUGGLE to Communicate With Others? | 30 Mar 2022 | 00:09:22 | |
Do you struggle to communicate with others? It is one thing to understand your own DISC style, it's another to use all of that knowledge and apply it to other areas of your life. Join us in this episode as we share tips on how to flex and adapt your communication style while you are communicating with others. Listen now! | |||
| Episode 63 - How to Approach Conflict | 23 Mar 2022 | 00:11:04 | |
CONFLICT! Does the very word itself bring you anxiety, or are you someone who just goes after it? Join us on this episode as we talk all about conflict and how it is a very normal thing in all relationships and communication. We discuss each DISC style and how each style communicates differently in times of conflict. Listen now! | |||
| Episode 62 - The Importance of Communication in Leadership feat. Monique Maley | 16 Mar 2022 | 00:26:37 | |
This week I am joined by special guest, Monique Maley, founder and president of Articulate Persuasion. In this episode we discuss the various aspects of leadership from stories of good and bad leadership, to DISC styles and how they may change, to the importance of communication as someone leading people. Listen now! | |||
| Time Wasters: I Style | 13 Jul 2022 | 00:14:25 | |
This week's episode we continue our new DISC series about time wasters for each style. We take a look at the High I and what could slow down or stop them from completing tasks! Listen now! | |||
| Episode 61 - Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking | 09 Mar 2022 | 00:10:05 | |
We all know that feeling; sweaty palms, pit in your stomach, your mind goes blank, and you're about to speak in front of a group of people. In this week's episode I share my personal journey on learning how to use my feelings and emotions for my benefit, as well as some tips and tricks when it comes to public speaking. Listen now! | |||
| Episode 60 - How to Handle Promotion in 2022 feat. Dawn Delaney | 02 Mar 2022 | 00:19:53 | |
Are you moving into a new leadership rolde durning a pandemic? In this episode, we want to help you by sharing some tips from our guest, Dawn Delaney, who is walking in those exact shoes! Join us as Dawn shares some wisdom and personal experience as she has recently stepped into a new leadership position. Listen now! | |||
| Episode 59 - Mental Health in the Workplace feat. Dawn Delaney | 23 Feb 2022 | 00:18:50 | |
Are you stressed at work? Fatigued? Or maybe you're working from home and you find yourself exhausted? Join my special guest, Dawn Delaney and I, as we talk about mental health in the workplace. Dawn Delaney is an Executive Director and Licensed Professional Counselor in Austin Texas, and in today's episode we share tips with you on how you can care for yourself during these transitional times and how we can actually normalize mental health in the workplace! Listen now. | |||
| Episode 58 - Juggling Work & Parenthood feat. Dawn Delaney | 16 Feb 2022 | 00:19:35 | |
Parents, this one is for YOU! In this episode I am joined again by special guest Dawn Delaney and we dive into the balance of worklife and partenhood. I share 27 years of experience and Dawn provides incredible research and resrouces! We hope this brings light, hope, and awarness to all you AMAZING parents who are doing a great job raising kids while working! Listen now! | |||
| Episode 57 - Celebrating 30 Years! | 09 Feb 2022 | 00:11:02 | |
Are you following your passions at work? In this episode, we're celebrating 30 years of working with Leadership Resources and Consulting! We walk down memory lane and share stories of the many life struggles and lessons learned along the way. So take a seat and enjoy learning a little bit about the history of how we came to be. Listen now! | |||
| Episode 56 - Recognizing Blindspots feat. Juan Kingsbury | 02 Feb 2022 | 00:14:40 | |
I am joined again with speical guest Juan Kingsbury. In this episode we talk about Juan's newly released book, "A New Work Mindset" and dive into discussing the importance of recognizing the blindspots in the workplace and how recongnizing these blindspots is when growth happens! We take some time to discuss how it's so important to not only take these assessments we offer, but apply all of the knowledge you are learning, especially now when life is constantly changing. Listen now! Juan Kingsbury: @careerblindspot | |||
| Episode 55 - The Foundation: Self Awareness | 26 Jan 2022 | 00:06:33 | |
In this week's episode we discuss one of the foundations of Emotional Intelligence: Self Awareness. Being aware of your feelings is so important! We discuss how our feelings and emotions can effect so many different areas of our life and the importance of always learning to become more Self Aware. Take our free EQ assessment now, link below! Free EQ Assessment: https://www.ttisurvey.com/415502TEX | |||
| Episode 54 - Emotions & Connecting with Others feat. Dawn Delaney | 19 Jan 2022 | 00:21:30 | |
This week I am joined again by Dawn Delaney and we discuss the importance of emotional attunement and taking the time to really connect with others. We share practical ways to enhance the quality of our connection with people who may open up to us. Dawn also leads us through an exercise that helps us pause and reconnect with ourselves. Listen now! | |||
| Episode 53 - Mental Health & Relationships feat. Dawn Delaney | 12 Jan 2022 | 00:12:24 | |
This week, my good friend Dawn Delaney is joining me! In this episode we discuss mental health, emotions, and how can be more intentional in our conversations and relationships, including the relationship we have with ourselves! Listen now! | |||
| Episode 52 - Happy New Year! | 05 Jan 2022 | 00:04:32 | |
It's the New Year and our one year anniversary of The Help For Leaders Podcast! In this week's episode we reflect on last year and how we can continue to lean into improving our communication, emotional intelligence and more! | |||
| Time Wasters: D Style | 06 Jul 2022 | 00:12:59 | |
This week's episode we are kicking off a new series about time wasters for each DISC style, beginning with the high D style. Join us as we uncover the truth behind what slows down or stops each DISC type from accomplishing tasks! Listen now! | |||
| Episode 51 - How to De-stress During the Holidays | 22 Dec 2021 | 00:06:15 | |
Are you feeling stressed and trying to run around getting last-minute Christmas shopping and everything else done? Today on the Help For Leaders podcast I give you tips on how to de-stress and what that may look like based on your behavioral style! Listen now! | |||
| Episode 50 - Rolling With The Punches feat. Juan Kingsbury | 15 Dec 2021 | 00:20:20 | |
In this week's episode my special guest Juan Kingsbury and I continue our discussion about assessments and share stories from our own experiences. Sometimes no matter how much preparation there is, life can throw you a curve ball. Understanding assessments for Drivers and DISC allows us to pivot to life's unforeseeable circumstances Listen now! Juan Kingsbury: @careerblindspot | |||
| Episode 49 - Working With Difficult Co-Workers feat. Juan Kingsbury | 08 Dec 2021 | 00:15:35 | |
This week my special guest Juan Kingsbury and I continue our talk on utilizing assessments and what to do when your team or co-workers have taken the assessments but stop "flexing" and trying to implement their understanding of everyone's behavioral style. Juan Kingsbury: @careerblindspot | |||
| Episode 48 - Using Assessments Makes A Difference In Your Company feat. Juan Kingsbury | 01 Dec 2021 | 00:16:43 | |
This week I'm joined again by Juan Kingsbury! We discuss the power of DISC and other assessments and how they all can make a difference in your company's communication. Enjoy! Juan Kingsbury: @careerblindspot | |||
| Episode 47 - Communication During The Holidays feat. Juan Kingsbury | 24 Nov 2021 | 00:10:02 | |
The holiday season is upon us! We are all traveling and visiting family and with those wonderful times of connection comes conflict. Possibly miscommunication with relatives that you haven't seen in a long time. My special guest Juan Kingsbury, host of the podcast Career Blindspot, and I share tips on how to effectively communicate during Thanksgiving with your Driving Forces, EQ, and your Behavioral Style. You can take our FREE EQ and DISC assessment. Listen Now! Happy Thanksgiving! Juan Kingsbury: @careerblindspot | |||
| Episode 46 - How To Communicate With The High C | 17 Nov 2021 | 00:06:54 | |
We are finishing up our Behavioral Perception series with none other than the High C! Cs can be perceived as cold and condescending. But they are really conscientious, compliant, and corresponding. Join us as we give you tips on how to communicate with the precise behavioral style! Listen now! | |||
| Episode 45 - How To Communicate With The High S | 10 Nov 2021 | 00:06:23 | |
We continue our series on behavioral perception! This week we discuss the High S style. They are slow to process, sensitive, and slow to speak. We give you tips on how to communicate and what we appreciate about the loyal and dependable behavioral style! Listen now! | |||
| Episode 44 - How To Communicate With The High I | 03 Nov 2021 | 00:08:50 | |
Do you know how to communicate with an individual who is impulsive, over the top, and hard to keep up with? | |||
| Episode 43 - How To Communicate With The High D | 27 Oct 2021 | 00:08:02 | |
We all walk around with our behavioral style (DISC) stamped on us for all to see and observe. Being able to read others and understand them will help you with communication. So how can we communicate with the High D? High D behavioral style is usually perceived as bossy, moody, and assertive. | |||
| Episode 42 - Opposites Attract feat. Shane Harris | 20 Oct 2021 | 00:20:18 | |
This week on the Help For Leaders Podcast I have a very special guest, my husband Shane Harris! We discuss our differences as a high I and high C and how we've had to navigate conflict and learn to communicate in healthy ways over the last 30 years of our marriage. Listen now! | |||
| DISC Assessment 101 | 29 Jun 2022 | 00:12:42 | |
This week we look into our DISC assessment! We discuss how it can change your work environment, and give you some solutions for everyday problems! Listen now! | |||
| Episode 41 - How To Deal With Change feat. Carolyn Grant | 13 Oct 2021 | 00:09:32 | |
In today's final episode of our series, Navigating Transitions, my special guest Carolyn Grant and I talk about our own transitions. We share some tips and advice from our own experiences! Make sure you check out Carolyn's website and resources as well as my own for more information! Enjoy!
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| Episode 40 - Navigating New Beginnings feat. Carolyn Grant | 06 Oct 2021 | 00:11:50 | |
In this week's episode my special guest Carolyn Grant and I continue our series on navigating transitions! We talk about maintaining hope when finishing a season and beginning a new one and how to embrace it head on! We apply it to behavioral styles and how you might react to new beginnings as well as tips to help you emotionally process the transition. Join us! | |||
| Episode 39 - Why You Feel "Stuck" feat. Carolyn Grant | 29 Sep 2021 | 00:12:58 | |
The Neutral Zone is the “in between.” Right as you're letting go of one thing and grabbing hold of another. It can be the scariest place to be within transition! My special guest Carolyn and I give you steps that can help you through this season and how your behavioral style might react and need help during that time as well! Listen Now! | |||
| Episode 38 - How To Handle Change (William Bridges Model) feat. Carolyn Grant | 22 Sep 2021 | 00:13:35 | |
This week we are continuing our five part series on Navigating Transitions! My special guest Carolyn Grant and I talk about the William Bridges model along with the ending stage of a transition and the emotions that are involved. We discuss some strategies on how to approach the beginning of a new season as you exit an old one. We hope this gives you clarity and encouragement! | |||
| Episode 37 - Navigating Transitions feat. Carolyn Grant | 15 Sep 2021 | 00:13:30 | |
We are beginning a brand new series and I am joined by special guest Carolyn Grant a transition coach. We talk all about managing change and transitions. How we can communicate during crisis and how our emotions impact communication. Join us on this five part series! | |||
| Episode 36 - Social Regulation | EQ | 08 Sep 2021 | 00:06:33 | |
EQ social regulation skills are what separate a good leader from a great one! Social regulation skills, which include influence, conflict management, teamwork, and the ability to inspire others, make it possible to build and maintain healthy relationships in all parts of your life. People with strong social regulation skills can make an enormous difference on a team and in organizations because they understand others and act on this knowledge to move people toward a common goal. Listen Now! | |||
| Episode 35 - Social Awareness| EQ | 01 Sep 2021 | 00:08:53 | |
Social Awareness is the ability to understand the emotional makeup of other people and how your words and actions affect others. It's the ability to observe body language, facial expressions, and even posture in an effort to respond appropriately. Social awareness requires you to live in the moment – avoiding the clutter in your mind – to practice active listening and observing. Learn more about Social Awareness, listen now! | |||
| Episode 34 - Motivation | EQ | 25 Aug 2021 | 00:06:56 | |
Emotional Intelligence also includes Motivation which is a personal drive to improve and achieve, commitment to our goals, initiative, or readiness to act on opportunities, as well as optimism and resilience. Motivation is what pushes us to achieve our goals, feel more fulfilled and improve overall quality of life! I share tips on how to dig deep and what we can do to motivate ourselves! Listen Now! | |||
| Episode 33 - Self Regulation | EQ | 18 Aug 2021 | 00:07:44 | |
Self-Regulation is the ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods and the capacity to suspend judgment and think before acting. It is your ability to influence your emotional clarity. Have you ever said something out of anger that you later regretted? Do you let fear talk you out of taking risks that could really benefit you? If so, you're not alone. | |||
| Episode 32 - Self Awareness | EQ | 11 Aug 2021 | 00:11:05 | |
Emotional Self-Awareness is the ability to understand your own emotions and their effects on your performance, your productivity and your ability to collaborate with others. Basically, self-awareness is knowing what you are feeling and why.
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| Understanding Emotional Intelligence: Motivation | 22 Jun 2022 | 00:10:21 | |
Today we wrap up our five part series on emotional intelligence with last, but definitely not least, motivation! Finding motivation can be tough sometimes if you're not sure where to start. Tune in to learn how! | |||
| Episode 31 - Appreciating & Flexing Toward The High C | 04 Aug 2021 | 00:09:45 | |
Do you know someone who is very precise, cautious, factual, and basically a perfectionist? Are they all about the details, tasks, rules and procedures? If you are someone who is not very precise, it can be difficult to appreciate someone who is a Monica from “F.R.I.E.N.D.S.” But when we lean in and learn to communicate effectively with that individual as well as appreciate our differences it can help so much! We give tips on how to communicate and we talk about the wonderful things that only Precise C Styles can bring to your team! Listen to this week’s episode now! | |||
| Episode 30 - Appreciating & Flexing Toward The High S | 28 Jul 2021 | 00:09:56 | |
Our series continues with the Steady S DISC Style! They are steady, stable, relaxed, laid-back, predictable, less assertive, want more time to process information, accommodating, and team players. Have someone in mind? Is it frustrating communicating with this individual? Do you feel they take too long to process information? You can learn about how to communicate with this individual and also learn all the things they bring to your team or organization in this podcast! | |||
| Episode 29 - Appreciating & Flexing Towards the High I | 21 Jul 2021 | 00:09:18 | |
Think of a friend, co-worker, or team member who is magnetic, assertive, optimistic, trusting, ambitious, all about people, and fun. Maybe you feel like this individual constantly gets off topic, talks too much, or they dream and lack follow through? If you struggle with communicating with this individual you need to listen to this episode. We continue our series with tips on how to communicate and also the wonderful things that only the Outgoing I Styles can bring to your team! | |||
| Episode 28 - Appreciating & Flexing Towards the High D | 14 Jul 2021 | 00:08:35 | |
Do you know someone who is very direct, competitive, adventuresome, driven by results, assertive, and loves a challenge? If you are someone who is not very direct, it can be difficult to appreciate what feels like, “a bull in a china shop,” but leaning in and learning to communicate effectively with that individual as well as appreciating your differences can help you so much! We give tips on how to communicate and we talk about wonderful things that only Direct D Styles can bring to your team! | |||