Q&A on Breakthrough Leadership – Details, episodes & analysis

It's been a while since we did a mailbag episode to answer questions from our avid listeners. Lou and Craig answer questions about maximizing in-person collaboration, meetings, maintaining productivity, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

This week Lou and Craig explore a new leadership topic - ESG - Environment, Social, and Governance with author and ESG Strategist Dora Lutz. Dora introduces us to how and WHY companies should become more aware of their activities and initiatives in these three areas to be more profitable and attract the next generation of leaders to their ranks.

In this week's episode, Lou and Craig discuss their thoughts on three business strategies that business leaders and owners should consider in 2022.

In this episode of Q & A on Breakthrough Leadership Lou and Craig discuss "mentoring." Learn the difference between a coach and a mentor. Find out if you need one, and why you should have one - or two. And then, look at how do you find one. 

Congratulations! You are a remote employee, now! Up until this pandemic-imposed work situation you may have thought working from home, meant sleeping in late, lounging around in your pajamas and long leisurely lunches. But what people need to realize is that even though working from home offers a great amount of flexibility, it is still a professional job and it needs to be treated as such
In this episode, Lou and Craig share some work at home practices, like setting office hours, having a dedicated office space, avoiding home-bound distractions, and actually dressing as if you were going to an office. This will help keep your mindset sharp and focused. it’s sometimes difficult to stay focused with so many distractions and temptations around me. It’s not for everyone, though, and some do it more successfully than others. If you are finding yourself working remotely and struggling this episode is for you!

A key role of every leader or manager is to coach their team to success. Unfortunately, leaders rarely get the training they need to help them be an effective coach to their team. In this episode of Q&A on Breakthrough Leadership, Lou Quinto and Craig P. Anderson give you what you need to be an effective coach for your team. They clarify what effective coaching is, by defining what it is not. They explain how to have a coaching conversation with your employees. And, they share that in a coaching conversation, you should control the flow of the discussion, not the outcome.

Executives are looking for ways to be more successful, faster. And when they hit a plateau, they look for help. Executive coaches are an important resource, helping you to look at issues and opportunities in a different light. They can help you clarify your thinking, set more aggressive goals and are an accountability partner throughout the process.

In this episode, Louis Quinto and Craig P. Anderson help you understand what a coach is, how you find one and what you should expect as you enter a coaching relationship.

How do you create a business culture that fosters creativity and innovation? And how can you leverage them to achieve more success, faster? In this episode of Q & A on Breakthrough Leadership Lou and Craig discuss the difference between creativity and innovation and how to implement them into your business.

In this episode, Lou Quinto and Craig P Anderson discuss critical thinking and why it's so important for business owners, executives and other leaders. As always we break it down into three key areas:

1) What is Critical Thinking?
2) Why it is a much-needed competency in business
3) What are the benefits of critical thinking? 

We will also provide key takeaways you can use to grow your business faster and more effectively.

It's not business meetings that make employees crazy, it's poorly  planned and facilitated meetings. In this episode, Craig and Lou discuss  how being intentional about facilitation will make meetings better. As  always, they cover three topics in the video: 

1. Why you need a  Facilitator
2. How to design a good agenda 
3. The importance of  using a variety of facilitation tools 

If you want to improve your meetings, quit wasting employees' time, and  have better outcomes watch this video. If you have questions, leave  comments here. If you'd like help implementing them, reach out to Lou  (lou@qaleadership.com) or Craig (craig@qaleadership.com) to discuss how  they can work with your team to have better meetings through better  facilitation.