Episodes

With so many things competing for your time and attention as a leader, how do you know what to focus on first? How do you build teams for long term success? I’m not saying it’s a simple math problem, but I am saying you can compartmentalize your priorities and learn 2 things. One, you are probably better at doing some things than you think you are and two, if you know what is really driving some frustration, you can make plans to start attacking those frustrations. On this episode of the Leaders...

The stats are startling. The major of people are overthinkers. Stressed out, losing sleep, unable to be productive are all signs of overthinkers. So, if so many of us have this problem, it’s just normal right? It doesn’t have to be. On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, I’ll give you 4 things to implement TODAY to help you stop overthinking so much and get more things done!!!! Let’s Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-charest-a08369a4/

Most training courses don’t work. Not because they don’t want to work, but because how they are used and most importantly, why they are used. You know you need to improve your team and improve yourself, but more often than not, training and development takes a back seat to everything else. So, what can you do to ensure that training is effective AND it works? On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, I’ll give you a 4-Step framework to making your training courses actually turn...

If you really feel like your team is tuned out, there might be one common denominator. You! No manager likes to think that but if you’re feeling like your team never listens to you, here’s a 4-step framework to get your team back on track.

As leadership strategies go, Servant Leadership is definitely the most effective for long-term team growth and achievements. There are definitely pitfalls and problems you’ll want to avoid to not fall into the Servant Leadership Trap. On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, I’ll share 10 major pitfalls of servant leadership, but more importantly, give you 5 things to focus on to make sure your leadership is impactful and gets results!!! Let’s connect on LinkedIn: https://www...

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...

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were about 9 million job openings in December. Yet, there are nowhere near that many applicants available to fill those openings. At the same time, there are endless stories of people applying to 100’s of jobs and never getting even one interview. You’ll also see the same job posted, and reposted and then promoted again with 100’s or even 1000’s applying. So, what gives? Is this job market real? On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifest...

Everyone loves to receive recognition. Then why is it so rare? Do you let the day-to-day grind get in the way? Maybe you’re so used to having the same people around you that you take them for granted? Whatever the case, you need to change. If you want to lead at the highest levels, providing recognition isn’t just something you need to do, it’s needs to help define who you are. On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we’ll talk about some bad ways to provide recognition, but ...

Whether you’re just starting your career or starting a company as an entrepreneur, you need to know your leadership role as you grow your career or your company. Many people struggle by not knowing what their actually leadership role is. As you grow in your career or your company, you need to understand in you’re on the Execution level, the Bridge level, or the Vision level. On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle podcast, I’ll break down the different levels and where you should be o...

Unfortunately, if you run a business, at some point you’re going to have to let someone go. You know, fire them. There are so many crazy stories of how horribly people are fired and it’s sad to see. What’s sadder, is how most managers do not take action on a nonperforming team member. The manager doesn’t want to be the bad guy or affect someone’s life, but yet, the manager will allow that person to destroy their team or even their business. It’s never fun to fire someone, even if they do somethi...

Ok, we all know it. Most meetings are time wasters. You don’t learn anything knew. It could have been an email. However, meetings can be a super valuable tool, if you use them the right way! On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we promise not to waste your time about meetings :). Learn how to make them effective and maybe even share this with your leadership to help them help you.

It might be morbid way to think about it, but you are living your eulogy in life, at home and at work. If you’re leading anyone, then your eulogy will say how you led them. Did you just get stuff done? Did you make them effective at their own role? Or, did you go beyond having followers and actually created Legacy Leaders? On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, I’ll show you why it’s vital to create other leaders and how that makes you the best version of yourself as a leade...