Episodes

First, what on earth is an amygdala? It’s a small piece of your brain that controls your response to things. As a leader, that is what really tells your team what kind of leader you are. In this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we talk about how your amygdala can derail who you really want to be. When you uncharacteristically respond in a bad way, that’s called an amygdala hijack and that can be damaging. We’ll give you tangible tips to hijack your amygdala hijacks so you stay...

The short answer is yes. But…….managers are people too. Most managers do want to help others and do a good job. In this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, I’ll discuss the 5 biggest frustrations with managers and more importantly, how you can implement small changes this week to really grow your leadership and your team. Check out this article about 4 Things Managers Wish They Knew before starting their role. https://mbachic.com/2023/03/13/four-lessons-managers-wish-theyd-learn...

How do you show up? Does it change based on who you’re with? Maybe it changes with the situation? They say IQ gets you in the room and EQ keeps you in the room. Have you thought about your GQ status? In this episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we talk about all 3 Q’s. Why they are important and how you can actually hurt you when you don’t know which Q to use or how to use them.

Seems simple enough. Things aren’t going well? Just change your environment. The question is, what do you need to actually change? Some changes you need to make are obvious and some are not. One this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we’ll break down how you can change your environment either through small changes, or big changes.

Those words may be very hard to hear. No one wants to think they can be replaced. Maybe, you’ve been at the same company for 20 years or more and it’s never happened to you. For many of us, it’s a very possible reality. Even within your job, maybe you’ve been reassigned or didn’t get that promotion you should have. Or…..maybe you were replaced. The feelings of anxiety, feelings of, “am I not good enough?” start to creep in. Maybe it was just a vindictive boss that wanted you out of the way. For ...

Moving forward is easier after a win than it is after a loss. However, the process is still the same. On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we’ll share the process for continuously moving forward. Yes, even after winning or achieving a goal, you can’t just rest on that. As the great Ben Franklin said, “some people die at 25, but aren’t buried until they are 75.” It’s not healthy to be stagnant regardless of winning or losing. You need to understand that failure is a part o...

It sounds completely counterintuitive to not correct your team when things go wrong. This is not about accountability. This is about what happens every day and all day. On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, listen in about what happens when you constantly lead through correction. More importantly, learn how much more productive your team can be when you focus on the behaviors you actually want, not what you don’t want. We all know that is the way forward in our own lives t...

Probably one of the most disruptive leadership issue teams have, is being led by the wrong level. Meaning, what level is the leader on compared to the group of people they are leading? In this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, learn how being at the wrong level hurts the team. It’s certainly not an intentional thing, but when you don’t see the connection, it really creates a drain of energy for your team. There are 3 main focus levels of leadership: The Execution Level, the Br...

Don’t you just wish everyone on your team would just do the things they are supposed to do? I mean, how many times do you have to say it? Didn’t they understand the “clear” instructions you gave the whole team? Pretty frustrating, isn’t it? These are some of the questions we’ll answer on this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast. You have two different objectives as a leader. One, the team must work toward a higher, common result. Second, each member of the team gets there differen...

Every successful person you know or have learned about, wasn’t. No one just arrives and never fails or never makes a mistake. You know what drives most failure? People’s constant behavior of not starting or giving up. On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we ask the question, Why Not You???? Why not? Really! Once you realize that stages come in stages and growth is a process of eliminating what doesn’t work (it’s not actually that you’re not good enough…..no….it’s not that!...

Ken Blanchard had it 100% right. Your leadership isn’t complete until your team doesn’t need you anymore. When you invest so much in your teams and create new leaders, they won’t need you anymore. What that really means is you are ready for a higher leadership level, and most importantly, someone or multiple someone’s are also ready for more. In this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, listen to how your ultimate goal should be to create other leaders. There is no such thing as ...