199: The Coaching Habit – How to Say Less, Ask More, and Lead Better through 10 Minute Coaching Conversations with Michael Bungay Stanier [Ep31 Rebroadcast]

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199: The Coaching Habit – How to Say Less, Ask More, and Lead Better through 10 Minute Coaching Conversations with Michael Bungay Stanier [Ep31 Rebroadcast]

This is a fast-moving conversation with a funny, clever, and wise man so hold on to your hat! I just had to rebroadcast my episode with guest and one of my favorite mentors, Michael Bungay Stanier. Michael is an award-winning and sought-after coach, author, and speaker. We talked about his best-selling book, The Coaching Habit. Michael wants us leaders to learn to stay a little more curious a little longer and rush to ideas and advice a little more slowly, which will ultimately let us be more effective and work less hard. He teaches us three of the seven coaching questions from his book that will help you have better coach-like conversations that take 10 minutes or less. We discuss the neuroscience of engagement, ways to help people get more ‘Ahas’ to cement their insights and learning, and the kind of question we should all try to avoid. I loved his concept of the Advice Monster (which is the topic of the latest bestselling book which Michael published after this episode first aired, titled The Advice Trap). Finally, as in every episode of The TalentGrow Show, Michael shares a highly actionable piece of advice to help you upgrade your leadership skills right away – this one in answer to a listener’s question. Listen and please share with others!

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197: How to Be Better at Receiving Feedback with Sheila Heen on The TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [Ep57 Rebroadcast]

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197: How to Be Better at Receiving Feedback with Sheila Heen on The TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [Ep57 Rebroadcast]

Receiving feedback is an important leadership skill that we can all develop, and it’s not just up to managers to give it – it’s something we all can and should do more of (and ask for!) and improve our skills in doing so. In this rebroadcast episode of the TalentGrow show with Halelly Azulay, Sheila Heen, CEO of Triad Consulting and best-selling author of Thanks for the Feedback and Difficult Conversations, shares some of her best insights on the art and science of receiving feedback. She explains what the three different kinds of feedback are (including why we need all three, but different amounts of each at different times), what the three kinds of triggered reactions we can have from feedback are, and the best way to receive vague or negative criticism. She also gives a fantastic (and highly actionable!) tip on how to ask for feedback: she warns of a common pitfall and offers a smarter way of asking that not only makes the other person more comfortable but helps to ensure that the ensuing feedback will be relevant and useful. This is an excellent episode for improving your communications skills as well as your inner-processing and emotional clarity. Listen and please share with others!

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195: Fierce Leadership, Radical Transparency, and Deeper Human Connectivity with Susan Scott [ep36 rebroadcast]

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195: Fierce Leadership, Radical Transparency, and Deeper Human Connectivity with Susan Scott [ep36 rebroadcast]

Do you invite people to be open with you, and to push back on your thoughts and ideas? And when you have “fierce” conversations, do you deepen your connection or push people away as a result?

This week on the TalentGrow Show, we’re rebroadcasting Halelly’s conversation with Susan Scott, best-selling author and leadership development architect, to explain what fierce conversations are and why we NEED to have more of them. Susan shares a common obstacle we all face when having these types of conversations – both at work in our personal lives – and how to overcome it. She also talks about how to be open and more transparent and invite this kind of openness from others (and what some of us might be doing to hinder that). Susan and Halelly explore why she thinks careful conversations are almost always failed conversations and the concept of radical transparency, which Susan advocates, and the difference between fierce leaders and other leaders. And of course, Susan shares one actionable suggestion that will help you upgrade your leadership and will make a HUGE difference in the quality of your conversations and your relationships. You should really begin doing it, today! Listen and don’t forget to share with others.

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194: How to Deal with Difficult People and Difficult Times with Mark Goulston

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194: How to Deal with Difficult People and Difficult Times with Mark Goulston

We all know at least one person who knows just how to push our buttons. Staying poised and not ‘losing it’ in the face of difficult people -- and difficult times -- is an especially important skill for leaders to cultivate. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Halelly chats with author and former FBI and police hostage negotiation trainer Dr. Mark Goulston about how to improve your outcomes dealing with difficult people and what it takes to be a strong leader during difficult times. Mark shares a dramatic courthouse story from when he served as an advisor to the prosecution on the O.J. Simpson trial, and draws valuable lessons from it that you can take with you to the workplace. Plus, discover the one thing people look for from leaders during times of crisis or uncertainty. Tune in and be sure to share this episode with others!

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188: The Leadership Challenge – Master the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership with Jim Kouzes

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188: The Leadership Challenge – Master the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership with Jim Kouzes

The world we live in is changing every day and keeping up with the ever-evolving norms of the workplace can be a daunting task for leaders. Drawing a useful distinction between the content of leadership and the context, co-author of The Leadership Challenge Jim Kouzes joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share five practices of exemplary leadership that remain relevant across all workplace cultures and demographics. Discover what the five practices are and how to leverage them in your own leadership strategy, what it means to apply a growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset to leadership development, and what leaders can do to prepare for increasingly complex workplace situations such as the one we’re facing today amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, find out why it’s especially important to be mindful of learning opportunities in a fast-paced, changing environment! Tune in and be sure to share this episode with others.

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186: Cognitive Diversity — How to Build Whole Brain® Teams with Ann Herrmann-Nehdi

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186: Cognitive Diversity — How to Build Whole Brain® Teams with Ann Herrmann-Nehdi

Everyone on your team works differently because they think differently. As a leader, it is important that you boost communication, innovation, and creativity in a way that plays to the strengths of each individual on your team. Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, Chief Thought Leader and Chair of the Board at Herrmann, returns to The TalentGrow Show to explain how The Whole Brain® Model, a time-tested framework, can be used to decode and harness the cognitive diversity of individuals, teams, and organizations. Discover how to hack your natural biases and blindspots by becoming an agile thinker and get actionable tips and stories that will help you leverage cognitive diversity in your team. Plus, find out how Ann’s ideas apply to the workplace of the future! Tune in and be sure to share this episode with others in your network.

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185: Resonate -- How to Use Vocal Intelligence and Body Language as a Leader with Dr. Louise Mahler [ep103 rebroadcast]

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185: Resonate -- How to Use Vocal Intelligence and Body Language as a Leader with Dr. Louise Mahler [ep103 rebroadcast]

It’s not just what we say as leaders: it’s how we say it, vocally and physically. Especially now that so much of our communication has shifted to remote communication during the time of the Coronavirus outbreak. So we’re republishing a great episode to help you succeed. An expert in body language, voice, and emotion, Dr. Louise Mahler explains that the ‘missing ingredient’ in corporate leadership is something called vocal intelligence and that how we use our voice has a far greater impact on our success as leaders than we know. In this fascinating episode of The TalentGrow Show, Louise shares unique insights on vocal psychology, body-language, and non-verbal communication that any leader should study and practice. Learn how to inspire trust with your voice and identify inner blockages that manifest in your voice and posture that may hinder your ability to lead. There are seven key blockages according to Louise, who walks us through a few of them here. Plus, learn why vocal intelligence is especially critical for leaders in our evolving digital age! Listen and don’t forget to share with others.

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184: Grow Your Influence Through Executive Presence with Greg Owen-Boger

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184: Grow Your Influence Through Executive Presence with Greg Owen-Boger

Influential leaders tend to possess something called executive presence. It can seem like an elusive sort of charisma that is near-impossible to emulate, but it has been broken down by Susan Bates into three dimensions and fifteen aspects. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, leadership coach, author, and speaker Greg Owen-Boger of Turpin Communication joins Halelly to discuss how leaders can leverage Bates’ framework to cultivate their own executive presence and grow their influence. Listen to demystify executive presence by learning about the dimensions and aspects that comprise it and discover the steps you can take to develop it in yourself. Greg also shares many concrete examples from his own career to help you grasp executive presence and its applications. Tune in and don’t forget to share this episode with others!

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183: [Solo] Happy 5th Anniversary to the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay – Here are 5 Episodes to (re)Listen to from the First 55

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183: [Solo] Happy 5th Anniversary to the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay – Here are 5 Episodes to (re)Listen to from the First 55

The TalentGrow Show is 5 today! Happy Anniversary to us! To celebrate this momentous achievement, I thought it would be fun to walk down memory lane and pull out some gems that are potentially hiding in the first 55 episodes that I published. While I love all my episodes and guests, and am very proud of them all, I thought these were particularly good treasures to dust off and offer up for your (re)listening pleasure. So in this solo episode of The TalentGrow Show, I recap 5 episodes from the first 55 of the TalentGrow Show, plus a bonus one – the most downloaded. They cover the topics of overwhelm, engaging communication, coaching, fierce leadership, decision making, and negotiations. Enjoy!

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182: Grow Your Relationships through Active Constructive Responding with Prof. Shelly Gable

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182: Grow Your Relationships through Active Constructive Responding with Prof. Shelly Gable

When something positive happens, we instinctively tend to want to share our good news with others. From a relationship-building perspective, research is plentiful when it comes to supporting others in times of distress, but there is very little out there about responding constructively to someone else’s good news. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, psychologist and professor at UC Santa Barbara Shelly Gable, Ph.D. joins Halelly to discuss her theoretical and practical framework for nurturing our relationships and generating positive outcomes with our responses. Drawing from many years of research, Shelly explains why our responses to positive news make up such a key aspect of our relationships, why Active and Constructive Responding (ACR) is the most effective and authentic way to respond, and how leaders can leverage ACR to build better relationships at work and at home. Listen and remember to share this episode with others!

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173: Extreme Trust – How to Build Unstoppable Cultures and Teams with Jason Treu

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173: Extreme Trust – How to Build Unstoppable Cultures and Teams with Jason Treu

The level of trust, safety, and connection among colleagues in the top-performing 1% of teams is over the roof according to leadership expert and author Jason Treu. Jason advocates for what he calls ‘extreme trust’ in the workplace, and on this episode of The TalentGrow Show he’ll share how leaders can cultivate it to build unstoppable cultures and teams. Listen to discover how trust and connection transform culture, what you can do to promote a culture of safety in your team that allows for true vulnerability, and how to take the guesswork out of working relationships. Plus, learn about “Cards Against Mundanity,” the #1 team-building game Jason developed to skyrocket teamwork, communication and performance! Tune in and be sure to share this episode with others.

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172: [Solo] The Top Five Most Downloaded Episodes of 2019 on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

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172: [Solo] The Top Five Most Downloaded Episodes of 2019 on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

It’s the end of a year, so on this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, let’s take a look at the top five most downloaded episodes of the TalentGrow Show in 2019. Plus, Halelly shares a bonus – the most downloaded episode of all times.

What was your favorite episode this year?

Take a listen, weigh in with your own opinion, and share with others!

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170: How to Leverage Neuroscience to Be a More Compelling Leader with Christine Comaford

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170: How to Leverage Neuroscience to Be a More Compelling Leader with Christine Comaford

As a leader, understanding the mechanisms and motivations that underlie human behavior is a critical advantage. Businesswoman, author, and serial entrepreneur Christine Comaford joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share what every leader needs to know about neuroscience to become more compelling and effective. She describes the three different parts of your brain and how they influence human behavior, what sends your brain into either a ‘smart state’ or a ‘critter state,’ and how you can leverage an upgraded understanding of neuroscience to optimize goal-setting, accountability, and productivity in yourself, your team, and your organization. Plus, Christine shares a surprising finding about how our brains react to stretch goals! Listen and share with others in your network.
Shownotes: http://www.talentgrow.com/podcast/episode170

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168: Five Leadership Frequencies That Turn Culture Into Competitive Advantage with Lynne Viscio

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168: Five Leadership Frequencies That Turn Culture Into Competitive Advantage with Lynne Viscio

As a leader, you are giving off signals with everything you do (or don’t do) in the workplace. Whether these signals are positive and aligned with your core values can make or break your organization’s culture and your own effectiveness as a leader. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, culture architect and co-author of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage Lynne Viscio joins Halelly to share how you can leverage the Five Frequencies framework to upgrade your leadership success. Discover how your signals could be harming your organization’s culture, the best way to begin implementing the Five Frequencies framework in your daily interactions, and how to use ‘signal boosts’ such as the one Lynne calls lose your excuses to increase your positive influence as a leader. Listen to this episode for inspiring real-life examples and actionable advice, and don’t forget to share with others!

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167: [Solo] How to Create Positive Connection Jolts in Conversations on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

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167: [Solo] How to Create Positive Connection Jolts in Conversations on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

You know how you feel a positive jolt of connection when someone says something in a conversation that you can relate to?
This happens naturally, frequently, and it’s a good thing – it helps us build bonds with others and have more positive interactions that lead to more trusting relationships.
On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly will show you why and how we can authentically create better interactions, better bonds, more trust, and better outcomes by harnessing the power of the oxytocin-charged connection jolts in our conversations.
Plus, learn how to generate more of these feel-good jolts of connection, with more frequency, with team members, colleagues, and anyone with whom we want to build a stronger bond.
Take a listen, weigh in with your own opinion, and share with others!

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151: Leadership Lessons from Poetry with Kirk Barbera

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151: Leadership Lessons from Poetry with Kirk Barbera

Can poetry enhance your leadership skills? Poetry is an art form that can be both beautiful and obscure. But if we approach it in a purposeful way, it can also be a powerful tool to improve our communication skills, critical thinking and even our leadership skills. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, media producer and editor-in-chief of Troubadour Magazine Kirk Barbera discusses how poetry can enrich your mind and help you articulate your vision as a leader. He reads us a compelling poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called “A Psalm of Life,” and guides us step-by-step through unpacking the meaning behind it. You’ll discover the link between poetry and leadership success, and how you can train your mind to look at poetry in a new, purposeful way. Listen and don’t forget to share this episode with others!

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