The Compassionate Leader School Podcast

How many of you have important dreams that you keep to yourself either because your self-talk means you don't have the confidence to share them with anyone or because history has taught you that they'll just get squashed? If that's you, you need to listen to this episode of The Compassionate Leader School Podcast. Learn why it's important to give your dreams a voice and how to go out building an abundant circle of support so that they can finally be shared with the world!

Given that our economy is on the path of re-opening, so many of us are struggling with making the right decisions for what is now being referred to as our “next normal”, especially in the face of not having full information, being overwhelmed with the sheer amount of information, wading through hearsay, trying to interpret poorly articulated guidelines, and so on. This episode is all about the importance of doing the work to gather  facts coupled with nurturing your self-talk to give you courage and help you make high quality, soul-satisfying choices that make your heart sing!

Do you suffer from having weak boundaries? In this week's episode, I'm talking about the emergence of compassion fatigue in light of the impact of Covid-19 and the importance of building our resilience muscles to be able to respond in a healthy way. In particular, I'm exploring one of the foundational strategies for building resilience, which is establishing, clearly communicating, and honouring our boundaries. With step-by-step guidelines, you'll know exactly what to do when it comes to setting your boundaries so that others can give you what you need.

If you've been wanting to figure out how to plan your work schedule in a way that optimizes your productivity, efficiency and creativity, this episode is for you! Learn how choosing themes and time blocking, batching and mega-batching around them can help you capture free time that I lovingly coin as "white space".

At the best of times, clearly and concisely communicating with others is challenging. Enter self-isolation and working remotely in the midst of the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and these challenges become heightened. In this episode, I offer insight into what makes for effective communication and six specific strategies to help you be less defensive, especially when the other person is offering something that sounds like criticism.

In light of the COVID-19 global pandemic and the "new normal" of working remotely from home for so many of us, this episode offers guidance and 10 practical strategies you can implement right away to set you - and your family - up for success as you aim to be productive as you transition to working from your makeshift home office.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve been talking a lot  about being the bison and focusing on your circle of control. To support you in doing that, in this week’s podcast I’m offering six specific strategies you can focus on to help you show up as an open, fierce and compassionate leader in your work life as well as in your personal life in these really tough times.

In business, while creating a mission statement and a vision statement, identifying core values, and developing guiding principles are all important, the most fundamental piece you need to have in place is a clear understanding of your WHY – that answer to what really drives you to do what you do. And this WHY is a magnet for your loyal customers as well as for the those employees who want to work in your business (and will stay) when what you stand for aligns with what they believe in. 

Here are some links mentioned throughout the episode:

Simon Sinek's workbook "Find Your Why"

Episode #002: How Stay Interviews Help You Keep The Best Employees 

The Complete Guide to Stay Employees: https://debbie-lawrence.mykajabi.com/pl/145837

If you're someone who struggles with delegating tasks and responsibilities to your staff because either it hasn't always gone well in the past or there's too much at risk, this episode is exactly what you need. I'll walk you through the six levels of delegation and explain what to delegate, to whom, when to do so, and how to make your request so that the end result is exactly what you need. Sound impossible? Just click play:)

When you're ready, go to https://debbie-lawrence.mykajabi.com/pl/146059 to get your free copy of the Six Levels of Delegation quick reference guide. Print it. Even laminate it! And place it somewhere in your workspace where you can quickly use it to help you delegate with ease!

If you're feeling the pressure of finding and keeping great employees, you'll want to listen to today's episode. I'll teach you about a retention strategy that's known as the "stay interview" and give you step-by-step guidance on exactly what to do to effectively use this tool with your team.

Then go to https://debbie-lawrence.mykajabi.com/pl/145837 to download your copy of the freebie resource "The Complete Guide to Stay Interviews"!

In this introductory episode, I talk about why I created The Compassionate Leader School podcast. You'll learn about what it means to be an armoured leader and what it will take to begin to make the shift to showing up more compassionately!

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