In this episode I officially close out the Super Fantastic Leadership Show and make an announcement about the new podcast I will be starting in 2024.

On today’s show we are going to talk about leading remotely. Before we dive in, let’s take a beat here and recognize that this isn’t necessarily new. There are just a LOT more people doing it, of course many who may have never had to lead in this way at the moment. While many of the same rules of leadership apply, this new context will require even more skills of being present, emotionally intelligent and likely, patience. For those leaders out there who have never had to do it, here is some great news; you get to learn some new skills and even enhance some old ones. We covered this topic back in 2017. You can listen to the show here. There are a few things that hold true no matter “where” you are leading from. Those include setting expectations, establishing clear goals, making and keeping clear agreements and also, the other skills that make leading worthwhile like being a decent human being. This past weekend on CBS Sunday Morning, they also talked about what we all need from leaders, especially in a crisis. You can check out the clip right here. It is excellent!

This week’s show we ask a question that is intended to lead us into greater awareness as it pertains to how we relate to the people in our lives and especially in leadership. We are going to explore the idea of unconscious bias, essentially. How do our bias’ lead us to miss the details of what is happening in our leadership? How can we bring greater awareness to these bias’ and what can we do to work with them? The good news in work is that we have several different ways that we can address these when it comes to hiring and interviewing, managing performance and doing our best to avoid making things “personal”. Which means, not being blinded by personality. So join us this week as we explore the question!

What does it mean to be patient?

We’ve all been told to be patient, that patience is a virtue, etc. etc. However, what does it REALLY mean? How do we actually achieve being patient in a way that helps us and helps others?…

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Are you for real or just creating a marketing campaign?

Do your values actually represent who you are and what you value?

Many companies state values that are, well, obvious. It’s essential that your values represent you and what you stand for, not simply what’s already implied.…

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What makes a group, at work, great?

Culture.

Culture creates the success or the failure of a group. Culture comes from the latin word cultus which means “to care.” So when someone asks you about your culture, they are, essentially, asking you about what you care about.…

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We truly are a LOT more resilient than we think. It’s amazing how easy it is to have doubt or fear or some other negative thought that causes us to “believe” that we aren’t as resilient as we wish we were.…

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Today’s topic centers on developing ourselves! We’re all about growing and expanding here on this show, but it’s not JUST about getting better. For example, comparing ourselves to others (we need to be better like them…) is a recipe for disaster.…

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Who doesn’t love a good survey?

But beware the survey… they do have limits.

There are a number of issues with employee surveys, particularly “burnout” surveys and employee engagement surveys. There are a few biases (which we explain in the show) that play a huge factor in employee surveys.…

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We are on the soapbox today! But there is a good reason for it. The overall idea and the way employee engagement is talked about, not the mention the poor definition of it, is just not healthy. This episode was inspired by an article in the Harvard Business Review stating that employees are so engaged that they’re burning out.…

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We have the privilege of chatting, this week, with Sharon Salzberg! We’ll be talking, specifically, about mindfulness business and how you can tackle this to help you immensely in personal and business life.

Sharon is a central figure in the field of meditation, a world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author.…

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Communication is absolutely essential. When we think about communicating with others, how quick are we to think about making sure others understand us versus us understanding them? This is not an easy question, is it? But, let’s be honest: communication is complicated.…

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Humor is extremely important in our lives. It’s wonderful for our bodies, our minds, and our souls. Humor really does have a place in all areas of life. But there are some types of humor that are beneficial and other types that are definitely not.…

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In this week’s show, we give a nod to the age old ideas of flexibility and freedom. Do you want both in your work and your life? And what does it mean to have these as we navigate our work and leadership? We discussed why the idea of a “flexible” work schedule may not mean what we really think it means in episode 210. It always helps to make some distinctions and to really understand what it means when we talk about flexibility or freedom and both. Join us in the conversation this week as we explore the possibilities.

Marta shares an extremely intense story about a murder trial that ties in to her appreciations for this week as well as our topic on Cognitive Biases.

Cognitive bias can be defined as a set of predictable mental errors that arise from our limited ability to process information objectively.…

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Today, we’re talking about moving from peer to boss. The friends and peers you once worked with, you’re now in charge of. This is the biggest jump you’ll make in a work scenario like this and it can be a challenging transition.…

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Marta takes the helm today to discuss a few of our favorite things! We’re pulling an “Oprah!!” Specifically, Marta asks Daphne a series of questions reviewing some of our favorite things from 2017. AND, we’re going to have some FUN on today’s episode!…

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Happy New Year! We’re starting 2018 giving you permission to fail. Yes… failure IS an option! This episode is inspired by Seth Godin, who wrote an article giving advice on failing and succeeding. He had three points illustrated in his article that we’re discussing in today’s episode:

1. Ship often (put your ideas out there and see what happens)
2. Let go of an attachment to an outcome
3. Adapt a growth mindset, not a fixed one

We’ll discuss these points in depth, provide personal examples and stories, and share how you can apply these three aspects to your life to allow yourself to fail… or succeed… depending on how you look at it… to give you more freedom and, ultimately, success in your life and business.…

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Boundaries.

This is a huge topic and such an important factor in our lives for wellbeing and for a healthy, functioning business environment. A boundary is a “thing” that marks a limit. Brene Brown said that boundaries can be summed up with this acronym: B.I.G.…

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This week, we are talking about freelancing and the way that it may impact your career and/or your company! Freelancers are individuals who have engaged in supplemental, temporary, project, or contract-based work within the past 12 months. Statistically, the freelance labor pool is increasing significantly.…

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This week, we are discussing ways to keep our motivation “moving.” We spend too much time trying to control “clock time” versus our energy within that time. Clock time is simply using time as a overlord-type controller. Granted, clocks are helpful, but they are a convention and can limit in supporting us in being productive as they kill productivity based on how we relate to it.…

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It’s that time of the year again! We are talking about end of the year bonuses and how they can affect performance and employee morale. We talked about the pitfalls of performance reviews on episode 170, so today we’re going to combine that content with determining yearly bonuses.…

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It’s The Super Fantastic Leadership Show! This week, we are chatting about your next role at work. Specifically, are you preparing for your next role at work? We have a tendency to focus too much on the formal development, however, the informal development is just as important and it’s our job to incorporate that!…

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One thing Daphne loves is the truth of impermanence. She also enjoys this time of year because of the “do-over” aspect with the new year coming and preparation for winter. This leads to our discussion about when it’s time to necessarily end things.…

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We are taking this week’s episode to honor Clayton Christensen who passed away several weeks ago. Ironically, we just did a podcast on one of my all time favorite articles written just by him. Here is a quote from him that represents what he was really about in his life and leadership: “Don’t worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved, worry about the individuals you have helped become better people.” You can read more about him in this article from the New York Times and we encourage you to do so. We also talk about death this week too and I share a meditation from my book, Waking Up A Leader. You will be glad you listened to this episode.

This week, we are discussing six great questions you should be asking in order to, not only be great yourself, but also to lead you to success. We are only as powerful as the questions we ask and so, therefore, asking powerful questions is a critical part of the self-reflection process.…

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This week’s discussion is about silence.

This is such an important topic that most of us do not give time nor priority to. French philosopher Blaise Pascal said “all of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”…

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This week, we are discussing the way the mind works and why it matters to you. More specifically, comparison and how it will get you nowhere… except tired, worn out, and feeling worse. There are a few functions of the mind that we will discuss: judging, comparing, and fixing.…

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Today, we are discussing the idea of resilience: what it is, what it isn’t, and when it is worthy of our time or not at all. Resilience is the ability to bounce back from less than savory experiences in life. However, while resilience is being able to bounce back, we don’t bounce back by “toughing it out.”…

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We have a basic tenant that is needed for us to thrive and that is our need to be needed. In studies of senior citizens who didn’t feel useful they were nearly three times as likely to die prematurely than those who did feel useful.…

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Today we are talking the lack of a linear relationship between age and job satisfaction…and also happiness in life! If you’re 30 something and miserable, good news, you’re normal!

We are all looking to feel happy and fulfilled in our work and our lives at large, yes?…

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In this week’s show we have our very first podcast guest, Andrea Baumann, COO of ProRehab Physical Therapy in Evansville, Indiana.

As a mother of five (yes, five) and a high-level executive, Andrea has an area of expertise to offer to the conversation about being a mom who also has a professional career and what this means, and has met, to her role as COO and being a woman in leadership.…

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Today begin’s our two-show episode about women in leadership. As a woman who was once a direct employee in a corporate environment and reported directly to the president of the company as a Regional Manager and the Director of Leadership Development, I have much to contribute on the topic.…

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-We are talking about performance reviews and the 3 pitfalls that occur with them that every single leader should know! The biggest issue with any performance review is attempting to distinguish the signal from the noise. Was this performance due to luck or skill?…

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We are talking about being with an upset co-worker; someone who is stuck for a minute. And actually, how to support them. Also, how to do this if they are particularly upset with you?!                                                                                                                                                                

First of all, what do we mean by “upset?”…

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In this week’s show we ask a question that you may have never considered before: what brings you peace and joy at work? THis question can shift everything for us when we realize that we want the same experience at work that we want in our overall life; to feel calm, joyful and at peace no matter what shows up. We think you’ll really love the show this week. And, if you want to know even more, we recommend Sharon Salzberg’s book Real Happiness at Work. Join us in the conversation!

In this week’s show we are talking about how to know when it is time to go and leave our current employer or maybe when it is time to change careers altogether. This can be so tricky at times to make the distinction.…

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We are talking this week about recovering after a long week and we’re really talking about resilience. But, what do we do? How do we go about it when we may still have a mountain of work to be done and our reserves feel like they are on zero?…

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We are talking about today forced fun, forced smiles and the forced “love and passion for your work.” If you don’t love your job, you just can’t be happy. And we also need to force the fun at work too.  We all want to thrive…but do we need to love our jobs?  …

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This week we are talking about being transactional and transformational. Really, the being and the doing. Are we paying attention to both?  This is really about content and context and a bit more than that too. How we are relating to something matters more than the “something”, basically.  …

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This week we are talking about coaching our team. What does it mean to actually “coach” a member of your team and “coaching” as a leadership style versus actually being a coach. This comes a little from a blog post I wrote titled “Why you can’t coach your team”.…

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This episode of the Super Fantastic Leadership Show is a very special one. We recorded it on Facebook Live and are putting the audio right here too. We are talking this week about how getting your team together for those “social outings” may not be the best source of creating great work relationships.…

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Today’s show will blow your mind, we are talking about supporting your team to say “no”. Whoa, this sounds scary but here’s the issue, how often are you and your team experiencing overwhelm? This is somewhat based on an article found in Harvard Business Review on managing overcommitment. …

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This week we are talking all about learning at work. What have we learned and what can we learn? You likely haven’t reflected on this much and more importantly, we often don’t think of structuring work with this in mind. Essentially, it comes down to be more committed to learning and not only success.…

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-We are discussing what to do when what works no longer works. Also, how our emotions really matter when recognizing it. So, what to do when what worked no longer works. Sometimes it feels like outside forces are taking over.                                                           

Here are some examples; you aren’t able to keep up with your requests like you used too at the office.…

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-This week’s show is all about “eating our own cooking” and sharing that with you. Do Marta and I practice what we preach over here at DS Leadership life? Well, let’s find out. I thought it worthy to share our successes and challenges in this week’s show and how we go about managing them.…

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This week Daphne and Marta talk about all of the things they’ve quit lately. Why does it matter? Because choosing what fits and what doesn’t really matters in our lives. Just like a closet full of old shoes we may never wear anymore, if we keep them around too long, all they start to do is stink. As importantly, when we let go of one thing, we are saying yes to something else. They also discuss high firing and how we can also “quit” the way we’ve been doing a certain relationship too. Join us this week!

Today’s we are talking about 4 things that great CEO’s do differently according to an article that comes from Harvard Business Review. This is based on a 10 year study called the CEO Genome project. Who doesn’t want to be great?!…

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-If you listened to last week’s show, you know that we talked about self-compassion and why we need it in leadership. And we also talked about the most commonly reported leadership challenges. Well, this week we are going to offer you some easy solutions to overcome those challenges!…

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This week’s episode is about a little spoken about topic in leadership; self-compassion. We also include the most common leadership challenges known to every leader and the most commonly made mistakes that every leader makes. This data from the Center for Creative Leadership.…

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