Episodes

As the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side of the septic tank. You get frustrated in your career and other places seem so much better. The fact is all jobs will have things you won’t like. You need to look a little deeper into you. Just changing your mindset changes how you perform, regardless of your job role. When you can get to the right type of work for you and the right mindset????? Well….jackpot! One this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, learn how ...

When you become a Leader, there is one distinct difference that you’ll notice about your energy. Being physically tired is easier to deal with compared to being mentally tired. Everything about your leadership will revolve around your ability to stay mentally strong. The problem is, every challenge will be competing for your mental capacity. On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, learn how you can maintain good mental health so you can perform at the mental level that propel...

Sounds strange but moving on is the same for winning and losing. Yes, I know, it’s much more glorious to win but you can’t stay there. You can’t be that person that peaked in high school or did an amazing thing, but yet never expand from that. Losing also DOES NOT DEFINE you. It was a moment in time. That’s it. On this week’s episode on the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we’ll show you that you should always move on to what’s next. It’s as simple as 2, two word questions. Answer those, and you’re...

Facts are facts. If you are going to achieve something, you’ll have to join a “club” meaning, whatever group of people you are going to lead. There is a price to be paid for it. Also, there is a process to not only getting into the club but moving up in the club. For many of us, this isn’t a fun process. On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we’ll show you that even if you don’t want to, it’s necessary to get into the club and more importantly, show you that it’s just a pro...

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.

We’ve all heard the expression, short term gain-long term pain. That’s what happens when teams are managed through fear like, hit these numbers or else. It’s also an incredibly lazy way to lead people. In fact, I wouldn’t consider you a leader if this is what you do. On this week’s episode on the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, I’ll explain that your Culture level will determine your level of Execution. Don’t think that wow, I don’t have the time or energy to create a strong Culture. The reality i...

Probably the most frustrating thing for leaders regarding team performance, other than incompetence, is your team’s behaviors. Why do they behave the way they do? Why don’t they display other, more helpful behaviors? What about you? Yes, you……the Leader?? What about your behaviors? More importantly, what’s driving those behaviors? On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we’ll give you the permission to take a time out and ask these questions to yourself. If you want to help y...

Sounds strange but moving on is the same for winning and losing. Yes, I know, it’s much more glorious to win but you can’t stay there. You can’t be that person that peaked in high school or did an amazing thing, but yet never expand from that. Losing also DOES NOT DEFINE you. It was a moment in time. That’s it. On this week’s episode on the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we’ll show you that you should always move on to what’s next. It’s as simple as 2, two word questions. Answer those, and you’re...

If you haven’t failed at anything, you haven’t been trying to accomplish enough. Many of us can’t just stop leading because something has gone wrong. The big thing is recognizing when you’re failing. It’s not always noticeable when you’re failing and sometimes it’s painfully obvious. To really get your leadership chops if you will, you have to know how to lead through colossal failures to know what to do to lead through it. On this week’s episode on the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, hear about s...

Sounds time consuming to build the team Culture when there is “real work” to be done. But….what if you don’t? You know as a leader that building your team Culture is the way to maximize performance and grow people so how do you fit it all in? On this episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we give you 4 ways to build your team Culture right now! You’ll be glad you did!!!!

One of the most debilitating feelings you can have is feeling like you’re never enough. That mindset changes everything you do. You feel like you’re the only person that feels that way. Interestingly enough, you’re actually in the majority of how people view themselves. On this episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we’ll show you what’s really behind that feeling and that YOU can understand it, change it and own it! Let’s connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-charest-a083...

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...