Inspirational Leadership for People Managers, Executives & HR Leaders – Details, episodes & analysis

How empowered is your team, and do they feel supported by you and each other as a collective? Leadership is evolving, so shifting from a heroic leadership mindset and fostering collective impact through peer-based support is important. To become a strong leader, you must create space for peer support, collaboration, and growth.

In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Glain Roberts-McCabe about leadership shifts in today’s workplace and managing burnout for leaders. Glain is the Founder and President of The Roundtable, a company that helps leaders navigate change, disruption, and growth by building the mindsets and behaviors that matter most. A sought-after expert in group coaching, Glain works with executive teams and high-potential fast-trackers to move from heroic leadership to making a bigger collective impact. With over 30 years of leadership, business, and coaching experience, Glain combines an evidence-based approach with pragmatism.

Listen in to learn how to avoid impostor syndrome and burnout as an ambitious leader by focusing on the motivation to be your best. You will also learn the difference between Gen X and Gen Z’s workplace challenges and how the latter is shifting leadership dynamics.

Key Takeaways:

• How to manage high-performing leaders and prevent burnout and impostor syndrome in ambitious leaders.
• How to navigate the post-COIVD complexities and uncertainty of hybrid work environments.
• Gen Z’s approach to work and leadership, plus the psychological impact of social media on Gen Z’s.
• The benefits of taking time away from work to boost creativity and leadership quality.
• The importance of being open to recalibrating your methods as an experienced leader to suit changing environments.

Standout Quotes:

• “Sometimes we don’t make the right investments, and we don’t put our money where our mouth is around the importance of investing in people.”– Glain [27:09]
• “If I cannot leave my team for three weeks on vacation, I do not have a great team, and I am not a great leader.”– Glain [34:49]

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/GlainRobertsMcCabe

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗧𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗼𝗻-𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁: www.kristenharcourt.com

What sets exceptional leaders apart in today’s fast-paced work environment? How do they inspire high-performing teams while balancing individual growth with collective success? Unicorn leaders are leaders who prioritize team success over individual achievements.

In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Fahd Alhattab about his early leadership and entrepreneurial experiences and the concept of unicorn leaders. Fahd Alhattab is a millennial workplace expert who teaches new managers how to lead multi-generational teams. He specializes in transformative leadership and team dynamics training for high-growth startups. He has spoken to +70K people across North America on leadership. Through his thirteen years of experience building successful teams, he’s identified the tried and true ingredient that set high-performing teams apart from competitors — they had leaders who prioritized team performance over individual success. He calls them Unicorn Leaders.

Listen in to learn how to create collaborative environments that prioritize psychological safety, empowerment, and effective communication within teams.

Key Takeaways:

• The importance of prioritizing team success over individual achievements.
• The significance of building psychological safety, empowerment, and effective communication within teams.
• How to balance between short-term returns and long-term investments in business growth.
• The impact of psychological safety and healthy conflict on team dynamics.
• How leaders can support self-regulation and emotional intelligence in their teams.
• The importance of dedicating time and resources to innovation within teams.

Standout Quotes:

• “If you’re in a big company, often, leadership is about putting out fires; when you’re an entrepreneur, and you’ve got this entrepreneurial leadership, it’s about starting fires.”– Fahd [08:02]
• “High-performing teams, while they look smooth on the top, is that they’ve dealt with the core tensions on the bottom.”– Fahd [27:44]
• “If you want your leadership teams to innovate, then you’ve got to support them in the day-to-day management so that they can create enough space.”– Fahd [44:16]
• “If you want your leadership teams to get more out of their team, then it’s not about squeezing out pressure and efficiency. It’s about giving them the necessary tools to allow people to raise their standards and raise the performance of the team.”– Fahd [44:16]

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/FahdAlhattab

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗧𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗼𝗻-𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁: www.kristenharcourt.com

Are you ready to let go of the drama and restore sanity in the workplace? Drama in the workplace is a time and emotional waste, but with tools like self-reflection and accountability, it can be eliminated.

In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Cy Wakeman about how the ego works, embracing self-reflection, and diffusing drama in organizations. Cy is a drama researcher, New York Times best-selling author, and 2023 World’s #1 Leadership Guru who is recognized for her Reality-Based approach to leadership. Backed by over 25 years of unparalleled experience partnering with top brands spanning all industries, Cy’s philosophy offers a modern approach to leadership in which employees and managers alike can deliver better results with less drama, higher engagement without entitlement, and more happiness in even the most challenging workplace realities. Cy’s avid fanbase online has surpassed 250,000 followers.

Listen in to learn about drama in the workplace, the five sources of drama, and how to clear up drama in an organization. You will also learn the difference between self-reflection and venting and how to evolve and give opportunities for self-reflection.

Key Takeaways:

• The importance of questioning your thoughts to stop your ego from controlling your life.
• How to clear up drama in an organization by getting out of verbal communication and self-reflecting.
• How to get into a place of neutrality by naming whatever comes your way as an unpreferred reality and changing the story.
• The importance of understanding and articulating your needs as a leader to avoid working on the wrong thing.
• The power of doing profound inner work to be able to lead with love and be a great leader and or team member.

Standout Quotes:

• “Surrendering is as simple as naming whatever came your way as neutrally as possible as an unpreferred reality.”– Cy Wakeman [24:30]
• “I am convinced that very little needs to change in my world for my world to change; all of what needs to change is my thinking.”– Cy Wakeman [29:08]
• “It takes a lot of evolution to move through the world lovingly because you can’t move through the world lovingly if you haven’t done your inner work.”– Cy Wakeman [42:37]

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/PodcastCyWakeman

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗧𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗼𝗻-𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁: www.kristenharcourt.com

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Brittany J. Harris, the Vice President of Learning & Innovation at The Winters Group, Inc. In her role, Brittany is responsible for curating and facilitating learning experiences that shift perspectives, change hearts, and empower action in service of equity, justice, and inclusion. Brittany supports non-profit and for-profit organizations in designing high-impact learning and education programs that focus on competency building around diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural competence and “meeting people where they are” in their journey.

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/04/07/inclusive-leadership-during-times-of-uncertainty-with-brittany-j-harris/

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Jennifer Gillivan, the President and CEO of the IWK Foundation. The Foundation is the primary fundraising and outreach partner of the IWK Health Centre, which provides critical and specialized care to women, children, youth and families throughout the Maritimes. Jennifer is a very passionate supporter and public speaker on the rights of Women and Children in our society.

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/03/24/whole-person-focused-leadership-with-jennifer-gillivan/

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Sesil Pir. Sesil serves as an active HR Functional Thought Leader, Founder and Principal Consultant of SESIL PIR Consulting GmbH, a boutique management consultancy, focusing on changing the status quo of work, and Founder of Whirling Chief, a global digital collaboration & learning platform, championing humanity into the global workplace.

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/03/10/championing-humanity-in-the-global-workplace-with-sesil-pir/

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky. Known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert, Gleb is on a mission to protect leaders from dangerous judgment errors known as cognitive biases by developing the most effective decision-making strategies. He has over two decades of consulting, coaching, and training experience as CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, and over 15 years of experience in academia as a cognitive neuroscientist and behavioral economist.

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/02/27/stop-trusting-your-gut-with-dr-gleb-tsipursky/

For this week’s episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Kimberly Davis. Kimberly is an expert on authentic leadership who shares her inspirational message of personal power, responsibility, and impact with organizations across the country and teaches leadership programs world-wide.

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/02/11/brave-leadership-with-kimberly-davis/

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Mike Vacanti who is a consultant, speaker, founder of the HumansFirst Club and the author of Believership. It was a powerful conversation.

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/01/30/believership-with-mike-vacanti/

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Orlando Bowen who is a Motivational Speaker, Executive Director of One Voice One Team and a former professional football player. Orlando’s mission is to inspire people to be GameChangers in the lives of others.

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/01/16/staying-positive-in-adversity-with-orlando-bowen/