Out of the Comfort Zone
Episodes
Capacity Gaps
26 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe ability to spot and shrink capacity gaps is an urgent responsibility for all leaders. What’s your capacity at work? Can you take ...
How to Receive Feedback Well
19 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt seems that there is no end to the feedback we get – especially at work. While some of it may be constructive and well delivered, a...
Better Conversations, Better Relationships, Better Results
12 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs leaders, most of our time is spent in conversation – some of it highly effective and some of it less so. Yet, the most admired and...
Leading with Questions
05 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPeter Drucker says: 'The leader of the past may have been a person who knew how to tell, but certainly the leader of the future wil...
Superbosses: What Distinguishes the Best from the Rest
29 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you ever wondered why some leaders just manage to consistently out-perform everyone in their field? They out-produce, they transfo...
Getting Comfortable with Discomfort
22 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDiscomfort isn’t always pleasant but it can be a good thing if you know how to manage it. Expert leaders in particular get used to be...
Leading in Turbulent Times
15 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThese are turbulent times – with uncertainty, volatility, instant access to information and chaos just to name a few driving forces fo...
Landing Your Dream Job
08 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat do you need to do to be sure you land that dream job – whether it’s inside your current company or in a different company? The...
Maximizing Your Mentoring Relationships
01 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMentoring, advocacy, sponsorship – so much has been discussed about the importance of these key relationships. How do you build a stro...
Managers Can Coach: The Art of Asking More and Saying Less
24 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textManagers who coach their people get better performance, greater loyalty, higher engagement and stronger brands – to name just a few of...
Encore: Managing Millenials: Myth, Reality and Advice
17 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMillenials, the group of workers just now entering the workplace, are the largest cohort ever in history and they will change by virtue ...
Getting Things Done, Building Trust and Managing Time
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThree very important and connected ideas… How do you get things done when you are not in charge? How do you inspire people to do what...
Managing Millenials: Myth, Reality and Advice
03 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMillenials, the group of workers just now entering the workplace, are the largest cohort ever in history and they will change by virtue ...
Doing What Seems Impossible: Purposeful Discomfort and Courage
27 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIf there is no discomfort you are not growing, not getting out of your comfort zone. Organizations expect leaders to have the right ans...
How to Engage and Inspire through Coaching and Mentoring
20 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCoaches and mentors are the key to an engaged workplace, to retention, to career satisfaction. Find someone who is being coached or men...
Encore: The Art of Self-Promotion
13 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you been told that what is holding you back is your visibility … that you need to promote yourself? Want to know how to self-pro...
Encore: Finding Purpose and Leading with Purpose
06 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you ever wondered how to understand your purpose at work or how to find purpose and meaning in your work? As a leader, do you aspir...
Navigating Uncertainty and Chaos
29 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIs your organization going through massive change? Is the pace of that change difficult to manage? Are you or your team struggling to ...
Living Well When Work Demands 24/7 Attention
22 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest this week says that work-life balance is dead …. But we have to live well anyway. So how can we do just that given all the c...
The Art of Self-Promotion
15 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you been told that what is holding you back is your visibility … that you need to promote yourself? Want to know how to self-pro...
Better Meetings, Better Conversations
08 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEveryone complains about the number of meetings and the ineffectiveness of meetings. What if you had tools and processes that would help...
New Role, New Relationships: How to Build Credibility with Strangers
01 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textBeing a newcomer is daunting – whether it’s a new group, a new team, a new boss or a new company. There are relationships to build ...
Being More Intentional About Your Impact
25 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat impact do you want to have on your organization? What do you want people to say about your leadership? Who do you want to be as a...
Career Transitions: How to Survive the Move to Different Functions and Different Cultures
18 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHow can you go from one discipline or function to a totally different one and still be effective? How can you move from one country cul...
Winning Well: Leading Your Manager and Your Team
11 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat do you need to be doing as a manager to be a fabulous boss? How can you as a manager both get results and inspire the team – what...
Trust: How to Live It, Build It and Restore It
04 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTrust! We know it’s critical, it’s easily broken and societal trust is declining. What does it take to create a culture of trust? ...
Leading Virtual Teams: How to Avoid That Distant Feeling
26 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre you managing people in different locations who have little chance to get together in person? Are you struggling to create a virtual ...
Collaboration, Inclusivity and Authentic Relationships
19 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCollaboration is a hot topic among leaders… so is inclusivity. However, few know what to do to truly build a collaborative and inclusi...
Working with Less Stress and Frustration
12 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre you not managing stress as well as you would like to do? Do you question your leadership and your contribution? Do you need to let g...
Sustaining a Virtual Team
05 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDo you manage people (or clients) who are in different locations from you? Do you end up having most of your conversations via phone or ...
Expert to Manager and Back Again
29 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs an expert, how do you know if you are ready to manage on a larger scale? Are you prepared for the challenges that come with that step...
Open to Influence
22 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHow do you increase someone else’s receptivity to your message about influence? For starters, be clear about the purpose of your effor...
Engaging People When the Stakes Are High: Conversations with Peers and Senior-Most Leaders
15 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHigh stakes mean emotions are high, trust is less than ideal, tension is up, there is controversy and often we feel politics have come i...
Engaging the Team, Changing the Culture
08 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre you looking for better ways to engage your team? Do you need to change the culture within your team? Do you need to find ways to in...
Finding Purpose and Leading with Purpose
18 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you ever wondered how to understand your purpose at work or how to find purpose and meaning in your work? As a leader, do you aspir...
Getting People on Board
11 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe know the importance of getting buy-in, getting people on board with your idea, bringing people around on a change initiative, persuad...
How to Influence through Negotiation
04 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNegotiation is a important tool – one we typically think of as applicable to sales scenarios. But, negotiation is a powerful and effec...
Networking Secrets from a Networking Guru
20 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEver wonder how to walk into a room full of people you don’t know and start a conversation – even if you are an introvert? Have you ...
Making Strategic Connections: Networking and Sponsorship
13 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIf you know you haven’t mastered the art of networking, this interview is for you. We focus on why a network is powerful and then how ...
Cultivating Innovation
06 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMost people (98%) have better ideas when they are not at work. How can you create an environment at work where ideas come forward? It’...
The Art and Science of Influence
23 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe ability to influence is a survival skill in organizations of all sizes. We know it matters but few seem to be very skilled at it. Ri...
Folding Time: How to be More Productive and Conquer the World
16 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAll of us pack an enormous amount into our daily lives – at work, outside of work, with family, friends, charities, hobbies, exercise ...
Working with Difficult Personalities
09 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLet’s face it, regardless where you work, inevitably you end up working with, or for, someone whom is just not easy to get along with ...
Regulating Your Own Emotions and The impact on Stress
02 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn our continuing series on emotional intelligence, we are turning to perhaps one of the most challenging aspects – that is, being abl...
Emotional Intelligence: Developing Skills and Avoiding Pitfalls
25 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy guest, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, an expert on emotional intelligence and personality assessment, has a distinct view on how emotional ...
Emotional Intelligence in Action: Making it Work for You
18 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat does emotional intelligence look like in action – over the course of a career? That’s our focus. Heidi Diamond, as well respect...
Emotional Intelligence: The Wild Card
11 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textContinuing in the series on emotional intelligence, we are joined by a leader and a builder of businesses to focus on how emotional inte...
Leading with Heart
04 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe first in a series on developing emotional intelligence for the purpose of improving leadership effectiveness, we will be focusing on...
Communicating with Direct Reports: Coaching and Giving Feedback
28 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCommunicating with direct reports is a special case. Typically this involves communicating about performance and development – which m...
Communicating with Authority and Compassion in Crisis or Opportunity
21 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe most admired leaders are admired because of their skill in communicating. What do these leaders do and not do that sets them apart?...
Making Your Message Stick
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHow a leader communicates makes all the difference in levels of trust, understanding of the strategy, coaching employees, engaging peopl...
What Do People Want to Hear from Leaders
07 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTyler Durham has a perspective on what people want to hear from the leaders in terms of communication. That perspective is based on a s...
Being Strategic in a World of Communityship
31 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs ‘perhaps the world’s premier management thinker’ according to Tom Peters, Henry Mintzberg, this week’s guest, has clear views...
Goals, Strategies and Tactics
24 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs a highly successful leader and a builder of brands, Kevin Gass has a straightforward perspective of what it takes to be strategic - h...
Understanding the Organization's Fingerprint
17 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPeople frequently receive feedback on needing to be more strategic but have no clue how to develop that capability. This is the second ...
Becoming More Strategic
10 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen people receive feedback about the need to be more strategic, they often ask us as coaches what that means. This is the first in a ...
Managing Your Brand and Your Career
26 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFocusing on progressing your career, Kerrie will share her experiences in holding your own at the table, navigating through conflict, m...
Lessons of Experience: A View from the Tech World
19 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHear the experiences and lessons learned from an entrepreneur and leader in the technology industry. Jim Kinsella, founder of Zettabox,...
Measuring What Matters
12 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTo succeed on a strategic goal, as a leader you need to know more than the financial metrics – you need to track what people are reall...
Being Politically Astute in Building Collaboration
05 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMost of us believe that collaboration is the ideal path forward; however, this is far easier said than done particularly for very comple...
From Expert to Leader: Real Experiences and Advice
29 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week’s show highlights the career, experience and lessons learned of a leader in the biotech industry. Beginning his career as d...
Coaching: Is it Right for You?
22 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMany leaders are talking about coaches – either because they have one or they have been told they should have one. But, when does a c...
Building Capability to Lead
15 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTom Wilson, Chief Risk Officer at Allianz, will be my guest this week. Tom is the ultimate expert leader and he has a valuable perspect...
Navigating Conflict and Contention
08 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAll organizations, regardless of the size, have conflict – meaning one person or group wants to go in one direction, another person or...
Avoiding Big Leadership Mistakes
01 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe will be talking about the things leaders do that stall careers – what goes wrong, the warning signs, how to prevent those mistakes....
Creating Gravitas
24 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textElizabeth Kuhnke, my guest this week, specializes in coaching leaders on improving presence, confidence and gravitas through the way the...
Leadership Under Fire
17 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPeter Wright, my guest this week, has been under lots of fire both literally and figuratively. He was in the British army in active dut...
Leading When You Don't Know Everything
10 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDo think leaders need to know at least as much as their direct reports? Or do you doubt how leaders can make critical decisions without...