Leveraging Leadership – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode of "Leveraging Leadership," host Emily Sander chats with Dr. Helen Ofosu about creating a resilient work environment and overcoming imposter syndrome. Dr. Helen, author of "How to Be Resilient in Your Career," shares practical tips like being intentional in hiring practices and preparing for big moments to combat feelings of inadequacy. They also tackle the real effects of a toxic workplace, highlighting Helen's point that recovery from bad behavior takes longer than from other workplace issues.

Links Mentioned:

• Dr. Helen Ofosu's Book "How to Be Resilient in Your Career, Facing Up to Barriers at Work"
• Dr. Helen Ofosu's Website
• Clarity Call with Emily

Free Resources:

• Strategic Planning Checklist 
• Chief of Staff Skills Assessment Checklist
• A Day in the Life of a Chief of Staff
• Chief of Staff Toolkit

Get in touch with Emily:

• Connect on LinkedIn
• Follow on YouTube
• Learn more about coaching 
• Sign up for the newsletter
• Clarity Call with Emily

Who Am I?

If we haven’t yet before - Hi👋 I’m Emily, Chief of Staff turned Executive Leadership Coach. After a thrilling ride up the corporate ladder, I’m focusing on what I love - working with people to realize their professional and personal goals. Through my videos here on this channel, books, podcast guest spots, and newsletter, I share new ideas and practical and tactical tools to help you be more productive and build the career and life you want. 

In this episode of Leveraging Leadership, Emily Sander shares how using analogies can improve communication in leadership. She discusses examples like a soccer midfielder needing to "pass the ball" for effective delegation and a swimmer needing to "stay in their lane." Emily also emphasizes the importance of listening to the analogies others use and offering your own to help them explain their thoughts.

Links Mentioned:

• Clarity Call with Emily

Free Resources:

• Strategic Planning Checklist 
• Chief of Staff Skills Assessment Checklist
• A Day in the Life of a Chief of Staff
• Chief of Staff Toolkit

Get in touch with Emily:

• Connect on LinkedIn
• Follow on YouTube
• Learn more about coaching 
• Sign up for the newsletter
• Clarity Call with Emily

Who Am I?

If we haven’t yet before - Hi👋 I’m Emily, Chief of Staff turned Executive Leadership Coach. After a thrilling ride up the corporate ladder, I’m focusing on what I love - working with people to realize their professional and personal goals. Through my videos here on this channel, books, podcast guest spots, and newsletter, I share new ideas and practical and tactical tools to help you be more productive and build the career and life you want. 

Time Stamps:
00:25 The Power of Analogies in Communication
00:36 Delegation Through Soccer Analogies
02:16 Staying in Your Lane: A Swimming Analogy
04:28 From Circles to Spheres: Leadership Growth
06:05 Using Everyday Analogies
06:48 Client Stories and Visual Analogies
10:23 Creative Thinking with Shapes and Colors

In this episode, Revant Gupta, Chief of Staff at Margin, shares his journey of pursuing the Chief of Staff role to gain crucial operational experience. He talks about managing internal operations, designing user experiences, and automating customer onboarding. Revant also provides insights from his time at Home Depot, emphasizing the importance of inventory turnover in the CPG industry. Additionally, he discusses how Margin uses AI to assist small businesses with financial planning and achieving industry benchmarks.

Links Mentioned:

• Margin's Website
• Connect with Revant Gupta on LinkedIn

Free Resources:

• Strategic Planning Checklist 
• Chief of Staff Skills Assessment Checklist
• A Day in the Life of a Chief of Staff
• Chief of Staff Toolkit

Get in touch with Emily:

• Connect on LinkedIn
• Follow on YouTube
• Learn more about coaching 
• Sign up for the newsletter
• Clarity Call with Emily

Who Am I?

If we haven’t yet before - Hi👋 I’m Emily, Chief of Staff turned Executive Leadership Coach. After a thrilling ride up the corporate ladder, I’m focusing on what I love - working with people to realize their professional and personal goals. Through my videos here on this channel, books, podcast guest spots, and newsletter, I share new ideas and practical and tactical tools to help you be more productive and build the career and life you want. 

Timestamps:

00:45 Meet Revant Gupta: Serial Entrepreneur

01:24 Revant’s Involvement in Home Depot Finance Team

05:14 Transition to Margin: Automating Financial Planning

06:44 The Role of AI in Margin's Strategy

08:21 Challenges and Strategies for Small Businesses

11:40 Revant’s Role as Chief of Staff

15:27 Marketing and Growth Strategies

29:34 Leadership Insights and Personal Growth

In this episode of the Leveraging Leadership podcast, Host Emily Sander explores the crucial leadership skill of delegation. Sharing a personal anecdote about her struggle with juggling multiple responsibilities, Emily highlights the need for delegation in a leader's day-to-day life. She then delves into the five common barriers to delegation and presents six actionable steps to improve your own delegation skills.

Tune in to this episode to learn how mastering delegation can transform your leadership style and elevate your team's performance.

Emily mentions an article on delegation by Brian Nordli, How to Get Comfortable with Delegation, which can be found here.

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Importance, Definition, and Benefits of Delegation (00:00)

Five Common Barriers to Delegation (04:20)

Six Steps to Delegate Well (08:40)

Recap and Takeaways (15:20) 

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of Hacking Executive Leadership . Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach. 

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here.

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube

Business leaders make decision after decision all day long, it’s the nature of the position. In this episode of Leveraging Leadership, Emily breaks down a simple yet powerful framework for decision making that can help you consistently produce your desired outcomes and results.

Emily explains the Three Circle Framework before walking you through two examples, the four key elements to remember, and key takeaways such as leading with empathy vs throwing the kitchen sink.

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Introducing the Three Circles Decision Making Framework (00:00)

Reactive Example of Using the Three Circle Framework (01:20)

Four Key Elements (03:00)

Proactive Example of Using the Three Circle Framework (05:45)

Recap and Takeaways (08:00)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of Hacking Executive Leadership . Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach. 

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here. 

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube 

Emily is joined for the first ever Leveraging Leadership interview by Mitch Gray, a business owner, leadership consultant, author, inspirational speaker, and all around wealth of knowledge when it comes to the world of leadership and culture building.

During their conversation Mitch and Emily explore how to culture design within business, how to find alignment between personal and career, the idea of using fear as a teacher, and much more.

To learn more about Mitch and Mitch Gray Media, visit here. 

To purchase Mitch’s book, How to Hire and Keep Great People, click here. 

Follow Mitch: LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube 

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Episode Introduction (00:00)

Mitch’s background and journey (03:10)

Feet planted, eyes forward (05:45)

Culture design in business (10:40)

Bringing your whole self (15:30)

Finding alignment between personal and career (20:45)

When to make a career transition (27:50)

Using fear as a teacher (31:30)

Always be a recruiter (36:21)

Where to connect with Mitch (42:40)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of Hacking Executive Leadership. Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach. 

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here. 

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube 

What got you to where you are most likely will not get you to where you are going next. At least that is the case for leaders looking to move up in role and responsibility within their company. 

In this episode of Leveraging Leadership Emily discusses the concept of adding value in new ways as your role changes. She breaks down different types of upward moves and how your value changes at each of those inflection points, then recaps and gives examples of the skills that you’ll need to use the further up the org chart you move.

Referenced in the episode is Scott Eblin’s book, Next Level, which can be purchased here . 

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Episode Introduction (00:00)

Individual Contributor to First Time Manager (00:55)

Managing a Manager for the First Time (04:15)

Leading a Department Your Not Familiar With (05:40)

Adding Value in the C-Suite (13:15)

Recap and Skills that Matter More as You Move Up (16:53)

Two Key Takeaways and Questions (18:55)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of Hacking Executive Leadership . Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach. 

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here. 

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube 

In this episode of Leveraging Leadership, Emily discusses the leadership style of legendary NBA coach, Phil Jackson. She talks about three key lessons he used to routinely lead his team to championships and how they can be applied to the business world. Viewed first through the lens of basketball, then through the lens of business, Emily breaks down tying day-to-day activities to the overall mission, why you need to get to know your players, and why you need to bench the ego.

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Introducing the Episode (00:00)

Tie Your Day to Day Activity to the Overall Goal (02:10)

Importance of Knowing Your People (04:20)

Benching Your Ego (06:34)

Applying These Principles to the Business World (09:23)

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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of Hacking Executive Leadership . Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach.

To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here. 

Follow Emily on: Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube 

Are you looking to become a better leader? Do you want to learn the ins and outs of business leadership?

If so, you're in the right place! Introducing the Leveraging Leadership Podcast, a show that unpacks the art of business leadership. Hosted by Emily Sander, a C-suite executive turned leadership coach, this podcast gives you access to the best tools and strategies to enhance your leadership skills and become the leader you've always wanted to be.

Don’t miss your opportunity to grow as a leader! Tune in to the show every week on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.

In this episode of "Leveraging Leadership," Emily talks to a Chief of Staff feeling stuck, highlighting the progress made, and encourages listeners to recognize their own progress, no matter how small. Small wins add up faster than you think.

Free Resources:

• Strategic Planning Checklist 
• Chief of Staff Skills Assessment Checklist
• A Day in the Life of a Chief of Staff
• Chief of Staff Toolkit

Get in touch with Emily:

• Connect on LinkedIn
• Follow on YouTube
• Learn more about coaching 
• Sign up for the newsletter
• Clarity Call with Emily

WHO AM I?

If we haven’t yet before - Hi👋 I’m Emily, Chief of Staff turned Executive Leadership Coach. After a thrilling ride up the corporate ladder, I’m focusing on what I love - working with people to realize their professional and personal goals. Through my videos here on this channel, books, podcast guest spots, and newsletter, I share new ideas and practical and tactical tools to help you be more productive and build the career and life you want.