Taking your leadership to the next level
How do you use assessments to improve yourself and your business? In this episode, we dive into the Enneagram and how it can be used to improve yourself and your team. Ben Papa, JD, ACC of Enneagram Solutions, gives Lou Quinto and Craig P. Anderson insights developed from his practice. This is part 1 of our interview, part 2 coming soon!
Read MoreHave you ever wanted to write a book about your experience in business? Your views on leadership, sales, or operations? And then you think, "well, where do I start?" Watch this week's episode where Lou Quinto and Craig P Anderson interview Dr. Shira Bush, The Book Creator. All your questions will be answered, and you will see how you can turn your dream of being an author into reality.
Read MoreThere is a struggle in business to find and position leaders for success. You can take many courses in college to prepare you for your responsibilities and to understand your subject area. But in this episode, Lou and Craig question if colleges are doing a good job of teaching students how to become leaders.
And, since they are such great guys, they provide some recommendations too.
What do you think? Can colleges and universities do a better job at preparing students to become leaders?
Read MoreCorporate America and the Workforce are increasingly at odds over remote work. One of the corporate arguments to get people back to the office is that proximity boosts innovation. But is that true? Lou Quinto and Craig P Anderson debate it in this episode.
Read MoreGetting the right people in the right roles in your company is challenging right now. And The Great Resignation isn’t making it any easier.
So, what do you do to bring quality candidates into your organization?
Maybe you ought to take a look at your job descriptions.
Most descriptions are stale, legal, and, let’s face it, boring. And after six months, the job reality is likely far different from what is on that piece of paper.
In this episode, Lou Quinto and Craig P. Anderson propose a better way. You can decide if it’s modest or not.
Has your company asked you to get back to the office? Are you a leader who has told your people to get back to the office? Flex schedules, hybrid schedules, hoteling, remote office. It's all changing and it's changing fast. Louis Quinto and Craig P. Anderson - Leadership Confidence Coach break down the latest thinking on the state of remote work. Where do you think we're headed with remote work?
Read MoreIn this interview, Lou and Craig ask Traci Miller, Self-Worth Coach and Wealth Strategist, about Imposter Syndrome. How do you overcome the imposter syndrome? What advice do you have for other people who are struggling with it? Everyone has their own journey, and what works for one person might not work for another. But it is important to first understand it, then how it impacts you, so you know how to best manage it and move forward successfully in your career.
Read MoreNew leaders are often expected to learn on the job. There is a lot of pressure for them to perform, so they don't get time to understand their new role and company culture.
Many new leaders fail because they do not have adequate training from their companies. They also try to take on too many tasks at once, leading them to burnout and failure. In this episode, Lou Quinto and Craig P. Anderson will provide you with the information you need to be successful in your new leadership role, including how much time should be spent on each task, who can help you delegate effectively, or what questions should be asked before taking action as a leader.
New leaders struggle and it is costing companies millions of dollars. Nearly 60% of new leaders fail within 18 months, which costs millions per year in lost productivity. It's not just the cost to replace them that hurts, but also the impact their failure has on other employees' performance. Companies can do something about this problem by preparing high-performing employees for leadership roles with coaching and training programs before they are promoted into management positions. We discuss how in this week's episode: "Why New Leaders Struggle".
Read MoreIn this week's episode, you're going to get a glimpse of some of the best leadership development interviews on Q & A on Breakthrough Leadership picked by Louis Quinto and Craig P. Anderson - Leadership Confidence Coach.
We are excited to share some great insights from our interviews with Bonnie Timms Hagemann, Croft Edwards, and Walter Nusbaum. These are people who know what it takes to be successful in business, so take a look at these interviews on leadership development from some of the best experts we know.
Read MoreHow can companies ensure consistent communication when everyone is not in the office at the same time? Many companies have begun to experiment with a hybrid schedule. One challenge that arises from this type of schedule is how teams communicate consistently when they are not all in the office together. Louis Quinto and Craig P. Anderson - Leadership Confidence Coach believe that the key to staying on top of your work is by using focused meetings, reviewing tasks in detail with others who are involved, keeping informed about upcoming deadlines through team messaging apps or project management software as well as following up after a meeting if needed. And this is just one of the questions they tackle in this week’s episode. And some of the questions came from our interviews with Croft Edwards and Lynn Zettler PCC! Thanks for listening and thanks for your questions.
Read MoreIt’s hard to deal with a controversial past while moving forward. You want to clarify that things will be different, but you also don’t want to ignore the past or forget about those who made the organization great in the first place. The most common solution is for new leaders just completely erase everything from their predecessors. This way, they can pretend like he/she never existed and start fresh without any baggage weighing them down.
Read MoreA large number of employees are disengaged at work, and it costs billions in lost productivity.
The traditional leadership style is not working anymore. It's time for a new approach to leadership that focuses on the overall wellbeing of your organization, including its people, culture, and direction. This inclusive style of leadership will help you create an environment where everyone can thrive.
Inclusive Leadership is the topic of this week's episode. Lou Quinto and Craig P. Anderson explain how to lead teams using this new way of thinking about management practices. By applying their ideas, you'll be able to build stronger relationships with your team members and increase employee engagement across your company, as well as improve business results from increased employee performance or reduced turnover rates, among other benefits.
You’ve invested in corporate training. Now what?
Companies spend billions on corporate training programs every year, but most of them don't follow through to maximize their investment. In this week's episode of Q&A on Breakthrough Leadership, hosts Lou Quinto and Craig P. Anderson will show you how to build crucial follow-up activities inside your organization to make training stick.
Read MoreDo you want to be a better leader?
In this week's episode of Q&A on Breakthrough Leadership, Louis Quinto and Craig P. Anderson explore the value of connective leadership.
Connective leadership is the best way to create an engaged workforce. It’s about being respectful, transparent, and giving employees what they want from leadership. Leaders can do things like communicating more openly among themselves and giving employees what they want from leadership-respectfulness in how leaders interact with them on behalf of organizational values like transparency.
Read MoreLouis Quinto and Craig P. Anderson discuss the state of remote work in 2021, a year since so many started to work remotely and just over a year since our first podcast on remote work. You might say we saw it coming, we just didn't know why. Find out just how out of touch Goldman Sachs employees are with reality and how even more out of touch managers are with their workforce on these issues.
Read MoreThis week on the podcast Louis Quinto and Craig P. Anderson interview Kristine Glein about the value of Soul Intelligence in leaders. Kristine is a conscious leadership coach who works with leaders to align their purpose and passion, where Soul Intelligence comes together.
In this episode, Craig P. Anderson and Lou Quinto interview Lynn Zettler on building a culture of accountability. She's an expert in the field--with more than fifteen years of experience working with her clients to help them hold their teams accountable without destroying morale or team dynamics along the way! We cover topics like how to communicate expectations clearly; which behaviors are unacceptable for your company culture; what specific actions you can take when someone isn't meeting those standards (so that meaningfully holding people responsible doesn't come across as threatening); why disciplining is not just about fixing from mistakes but also rewarding success; and so much more!
Good leaders know that the most important part of hiring a candidate is not just their skills and qualifications. In a recent survey by LinkedIn, 67% of HR professionals said that cultural fit was an extremely or very important factor in their hiring process. It is essential to make sure you hire someone who will be happy, successful, and stay with your company for years to come."
Read MoreIn this episode, Louis Quinto and Craig P. Anderson - Executive Coach interview Kevin King. Kevin is an author, speaker, and executive coach with Transformation Point. He’s also an expert on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We talk with him to learn more about the topic and how companies can do better.
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