The Leader's Toolkit

This episode centers around The Core of a Leader. Rich Webb details the three areas of awareness leaders must focus on: IQ, EQ, and PQ. The question is: do you know what it's like to be on the other side of you? Just like an athlete develops their Core strength, a leader must develop the core of their leadership. Are there areas in you that need strengthened? Because we don't always know what it's like to be on the other side of ourselves, we must get feedback. Of course this takes psychological safety. People must be able to trust that they can be honest without any risk of consequence. So take a look in the mirror, be honest with yourself and get feedback. Now take action and make the changes necessary. 

What about you? Which of these needs work - EQ, IQ or PQ? Take a look at The Core tool and other tools referenced in this episode.

Rich listed a lot of facts and data around the importance of bolstering our Core as a leader. Check that data out here.

You can find Rich Webb at his website: Performance Ninja. Take a look around and feel free to reach out to him on the chat bot in the bottom right corner.

Thoughts drive actions, that drive habits, which result in outcomes.

How you think about yourself impacts your actions. Are you secure, confident and humble as a leader? Do you know what you're good at and the value you can add to your team? And are you passing that mindset onto your people so they can reach their potential too?

How you think about your team determines how you lead your team. Don't limit your ability to lead them by not believing in them. As a leader we need to believe in the best of everyone we're leading and we have to see their potential and call them up in that.

The beauty of thoughts is that they are a choice. Your mindset is a muscle. The more you build it, the stronger it becomes.  So, think about how you think.

If someone on your team continues to have a negative mindset or attitude, a healthy leader must have the difficult conversation of calling them up on that behavior. Listen to this episode in its entirety to see how Kevin handles those conversations.

If you would like to reach out to Kevin DeShazo for questions or to help your organization or team with performance and strategy, check out his LinkedIn profile HERE. If you're in the sports world, you'll want to check out what he has to offer coaches and teams: bebetterleaders.com

Want to order Kevin's book, Keep Chopping Wood, check it out on Amazon.

Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call "Guides"? Here is more information.  

We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

What would have to happen for every person on a team to become relationally intelligent? The Communication Code book and tool will transform the way you communicate with those that you work with and those at home.

Jeremie gives the five "C's" within the Communication Code:
Care
Celebrate
Clarify
Collaborate
Critique

Each personality or Voice tends to use a certain code. Once you know the other person's code, communication becomes much more successful between the two of you. It creates healthy two-way communication. Pro tip: it's okay to ask the other person what they are wanting from a conversation. We can help one another communicate in a way where we can hear them and also feel heard ourselves. 

Many organizations are using this book as a Book Club read or a company-wide learning opportunity. You can get copies at Amazon. (If you're looking to buy in bulk of 25+ copies, reach out to Tracy at the email below and she is happy to help you get a discount).

If your organization is looking for a powerful, transformational keynote speaker, then please reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com. She can check Steve or Jeremie's calendar to find a date where one of them can come deliver a powerful message to your people.  Check out Jeremie's website here. Check out Steve's website here.

We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

 

Imagine a world where you get to work in your natural strengths most of the time. To be energized and fulfilled according to your skillset and your natural strengths would be a dream come true. Chris Ediger introduces us to the 70:30 Principle. This gives leaders insight for understanding  why they are sometimes drained within their job and at other times energized. It gives a practical framework to adjust to be able to have a healthy balance.

Chris gives a great exercise to try. On one side of a piece of paper write down a list of your natural strengths - those things that bring you energy and are your "sweet spots". On the other side of the page, write down those things that are draining - those things that you have to really work at, that are not natural to you. Now take inventory of how much of your work day is spent on each. The goal is to spend about 70% of your time in your strengths and unconscious competencies, with only about 30% in those things that are not natural to you. Now, don't go and quit your job if this is off balance. Instead, start making a plan as to how you can start making adjustments to get in a place where you are working in the areas that most suit you. It may be that if you work on a team, you all will be able to do this exercise together and move around responsibilities to make sure each member's strengths are really being maximized.

Chris Ediger mentioned that he loves working with craft breweries. If you are in that industry and would like to reach out to Chris, you can find him on LinkedIn. 

To find helpful resources in regards to this episode:  Episode 16 Resources

The most powerful way to start to transform your team is to have a GiANT OS  Pro Subscription and start getting access to assessments and course for the low price of $10 per month or $100 per year per user.

Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call a "Guide"? Here is more information.  And feel free to reach out to Tracy at tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

 

On this episode, we continue our conversation and discovery of The 5 Circles of Influence Tool. This is a great self-reflection tool. Are you intentional in every area of influence in your life? From yourself, to your family, your team, your organization as a whole and your community. Leaders can't be compartmentalized. We must be sure to live out our values in every area of impact that we have. 

Our guest, Annree Wogan, shares her perspective on how this tool has opened her eyes to her own areas of growth. She now shares this tool with her many clients in the BioTech industry and other industries she focuses on.

Connect with Annree Wogan through her personal LinkedIn or her LinkedIn Business profile, or feel free to email her at annree@annreewogan.com.

To find helpful resources in regards to this episode:  Episode 15 Resources

Annree mentioned the Altitude Training Course. That course as well as many other courses and assessments are found on the Pro version of GiANT OS. If you're ready to get started on these courses for yourself or your team, then check out the Pro Subscription and get immediate access at the low price of $10 per month  or $100 per year per user.

Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call "Guides"? Here is more information.  And feel free to reach out to Tracy at tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com if you have any questions or would like to set up a demo.

We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

The 5 Circles of Influence are: self, family, team, organization and community. Many of us can be intentional in one or two of these areas when we take the time and effort, but it is very difficult to become intentional in all five. Jon Sakarias Liknes and Johan Haugstad of Norway open up about how they are using this tool in their own lives and to help teams get healthy.

Johan gives a great tip using the acronym HALT. Be sure to listen and learn about what this stands for and how he is better able to take responsibility for himself using this reminder.

If you are in Scandinavia and are ready for a leadership coach for yourself, your team or your entire organization, please feel free to reach out directly to Jon and Johan here.  Also, connect with them on LinkedIn: Jon Sakarias Liknes and Johan Haugstad.

Johan mentioned his Voice order and that of his wife. Here's the link for you to take the assessment: Take the 5 Voices Assessment

To find helpful resources in regards to this episode:  Episode 14 Resources

If you're ready to start getting access to world-class leadership development content for yourself or your team, then check out the Pro Subscription and start getting access to assessments and course for the low price of $10 per month  or $100 per year per user.

Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call "Guides"? Here is more information.  And feel free to reach out to Tracy at tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

 

On this episode, Steve Cockram gives the details of he Guardian, Connector and Pioneer Voices. He highlights each one giving their strengths and things to watch out for. Listen particularly to how he describes the power of relational capital between the different Voices and how important trust is when working with various Voices on a team.

I  mentioned Jeremie and Steve's podcast called The GiANT Leadership Podcast. You can check that out here. Also, Steve Cockram and Jeremie Kubicek have written an entire book around the 5 Voices. You can pick up your copy at Amazon. (If you're looking to buy in bulk of 25+ copies, reach out to Tracy at the email below and she is happy to help you get a discount).

If your organization is looking for a powerful, transformational keynote speaker, then please reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com. She can check Steve or Jeremie's calendar to see if they are available to deliver a powerful message to your people. 

Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call "Guides"? Here is more information.  And feel free to reach out to Tracy at tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

If you've been confused by or abused by a personality training or assessment in the past, Steve Cockram (the co-founder of GiANT) clears the air and gives a fresh perspective through the lens of the 5 Voices. Listen as he describes each of the five and shares the strengths of each one. See if you can identify with at least one. 

Take the free 5 Voices assessment or upgrade to the full Pro results: Take the 5 Voices Assessment 

And did you know that whether you choose the free version or the Pro ($10 per month per user) version, you can add the members of your team or entire organization to the account so you can see the Voice make-up of that group of people. It's easy! Once you establish your account, just go to the bottom left corner and "Add Members". Put in each users email address and they will receve a login with the ability to take the asesssment).

To find helpful resources in regards to this episode: Episode 12 Resources

Check out the Pro Subscription and start getting access to assessments and course for the low price of $10 per month  or $100 per year per user.

Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call "Guides"? Here is more information. 

We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

If you're weary from being put into a "personality" box and want to be released of the stereotypes or others-imposed expectations they have of you, you'll  love this episode. Ed Ampaw-Farr helps to release the pressure of fitting into a mold of who people expect you to be and he gives an introduction to a tool that we will explore over the next couple of episodes. We will start to unpack an assessment and resource that will give you freedom to step into and live out who you were made to be. 

Ed and his wife Jaz Ampaw-Farr work with teams from different industries and they are in front of audiences all over the world with the desire of helping individuals discover who they are and the impact they can have. If you are in Europe and you'd like to have Ed work with your team, feel free to connect via email.

If you've been misguided by a past personality training, give the 5 Voices a chance. You'll be amazing at the freedom you find to explore who you are at your core and what to do with that knowledge from now on. Take the free assessment or upgrade to the full Pro results: Take the 5 Voices Assessment

To find helpful resources in regards to this episode: Episode 11 Resources
Pro Subscription and start getting access to assessments and course for the low price of $10 per month  or $100 per year per user.

Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call "Guides"? Here is more information.  And feel free to reach out to Tracy at tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

The game of golf requires strong habits and consistent mental discipline, and is a great metaphor for leaders. Thane Marcus Ringler, former professional golfer, shares a simple but powerful tool that can help leaders set their mind, their calendar and their priorities in a way to ensure healthy longevity at work and at home. Thane shares this tool as a way to make sure we focus on the right things at the right time. As humans, we tend to chase "shiny objects", but that makes us lose sight of the things and the people that are foundational to what matters long term. Learn the value of tempo, balance and focus.

Use this tool to create a rhythm that is sustainable for your leadership health and for long-term impact.

To find helpful resources in regards to this episode: Episode 10 Resources

Thane works with teams in various industries and would  be happy to get on a call with you to see how he can consult or coach you or your team to higher levels of productivity and performance. He's also an inspirational keynote speaker, so keep him in mind for your next event. Get contact and booking information here.

To get more information about GiANT, check out our website: www.theleaderstoolkitpodcast.com
We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call "Guides"? Here is more information.  And feel free to reach out to Tracy at tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

On this episode, Masi Willis walks us through a "word cloud" of each quadrant of the Support Challenge Matrix in order to see where we land as leaders when it comes to the way our people experience us on the other side of us. 

Listen to the descriptive words she uses to see if you land more in the protector, liberator, abdicator or dominator quadrant. 

One of the most humble things you can do as a leader is to become self-aware and to take a good, hard look in the mirror. 

Do you want to learn how your organization can tap into the expertise of leadership coach and consultant, Masi Willis? Reach out to her on LinkedIn and let her know you heard about her from this podcast: Masi Willis @ The Mason Effect

To find helpful resources in regards to this episode: Episode 9 Resources

To get more information about GiANT, check out our website: www.theleaderstoolkitpodcast.com
We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call "Guides"? Here is more information.  And feel free to reach out to Tracy at tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

As we continue to explore the Support/Challenge Matrix, it's time to plot ourselves on this tool. Print off or copy this tool so you have it in front of you visually. Review each quadrant. Now think of yourself as a leader to your team at work. Where would you place yourself on this tool? If you're a parent, where would you put yourself?

It's very hard to see ourselves clearly, so if you're brave enough (and ready for the truth), print this tool off and let everyone on your team put a dot on the quadrant where they feel you land. How do they experience you as a leader? And do their perspectives match how you saw yourself to them?

If you find that you land in a quadrant other than the liberate quadrant, do the hard work of asking yourself why. "Why do I tend to give challenge but little support?" or "Why do I give support but have a hard time challenging my people? or "Why have I abdicated my role as a leader and I offer little support and little challenge". 

Humble leaders become self-aware and then make the necessary changes of growth. 

To find helpful resources in regards to this episode: Episode 8 Resources

To get more information about GiANT, check out our website: www.theleaderstoolkitpodcast.com
We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call "Guides"? Here is more information.  And feel free to reach out to Tracy at tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

Leaders must learn to hold two components of leadership at the same time: support and challenge. Although it sounds easy, it's not. Most people are either good at support or they are good at challenge, but not usually both. It takes effort and intentionality to calibrate the two in a healthy way so that you can liberate those you lead and create cultures of opportunity and empowerment.

Learn the four quadrants of this tool and then take some time to evaluate where you normally show up. Are you a Protector, Dominator, Abdicator or Liberator? The goal is to fight for the highest possible good of those you lead, which means you must becoming intentional to move to the Liberator quadrant. 

Do you want to try out the Pro subscription for yourself, your team or your entire organization? Check it out here:  theleaderstoolkitpodcast.com/pro

To find helpful resources in regards to this episode: Episode 7 Resources

If you want to partner with GiANT as a leadership development coach or consultant: GiANT Certified Coach/Guide

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

The people you lead know all of your idiosyncrasies, your tendencies, inconsistencies. After all, they are with you most every day. But the question is, do you? Do you know the little things that undermine your impact and influence on those you lead or have you chosen to ignore them or make excuses for them? 

Amy Mast comes back this episode with a part-two to walk us through the Know Yourself to Lead Yourself tool. Take a look at the visual graphic tool in the link below and work your way through the tendency log. You'll be glad you did.

To find helpful resources in regards to this episode: Episode 6 Resources

To get more information about GiANT, check out our website: www.theleaderstoolkitpodcast.com

Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call "Guides"? Here is more information.  And feel free to reach out to Tracy at tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

It's miserable having to follow someone who you have little respect for. They may be in a position of power or a role of leadership, and because of their role, you comply. But isn't it so much more enjoyable to follow someone who you admire, respect and feel they are worthy of being followed. 

A lack of self-awareness is a sure fire way to lose followers. When a leader expects things out of their people but they aren't leading by example, hypocrisy turns everyone sour and they do everything in their power to move on to someone they want to follow instead of have to follow.

In this episode, Amy Mast walks us through a simple yet powerful leadership tool that allows leaders to look in the mirror in order to notice the tendencies and patterns that undermine their influence. 

Check out the Know Yourself To Lead Yourself Tool and let it do it's refining work on you.

Order any of the GiANT books written by Steve Cockram and/or Jeremie Kubicek here:  BOOKS

To get more information about GiANT, check out our website: www.theleaderstoolkitpodcast.com

Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Catalyst? That's someone within a company who becomes certified in the GiANT content so they can teach it to their people. Here's more information.  And feel free to reach out to Tracy at tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website:  CATALYST

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com
 

Show Notes - Episode 4

As team leaders, our level of peace affects the way we interact with those we lead. It affects how we show up everyday.

In this episode Tracy introduces you to GiANT Co-Founder, Jeremie Kubicek. Jeremie shares a  tool that allows team leaders to assess how they are in terms of their level of peace. 

There are five "P" words to use when taking a look at your level of peace: Purpose, Place, People, Provision, and Personal Health.

To find helpful resources in regards to this episode: Episode 4 Resources

The Peace Index Book is available on Amazon.

To get more information about GiANT, check out our website: www.theleaderstoolkitpodcast.com

Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call "Guides"? Here is more information.  And feel free to reach out to Tracy at tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

Show Notes - Episode 3

What if there was a mirror you could look at every morning before you started your work day --- a leader mirror? This mirror would allow you to see what your employees or those on your team see. What would would that mirror tell you? 

In this episode we ask the question, "What's it like to be on the other side of me?" In other words, what's the experience for those you lead? How do they see you? How do they experience your leadership? And what if you look in this mirror when it comes to those you lead at home or in your community? What would your son or daughter say?

In this episode we explore these three questions:
1. Am I reactive or proactive?
2. Am I intentional or accidental?
3. Am Inconsistent or am I consistent?

We can't lead well until we take a good, hard look at ourselves. 

To find helpful resources in regards to this episode: Episode 3 Resources
Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call "Guides"? Here is more information.  And feel free to reach out to Tracy at tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

The Sherpa Metaphor

There are a lot of examples of good leadership: teacher to student, coach to athlete, parent to child, etc. At GiANT, we searched the world over for a metaphor that would accurately describe the healthiest, most impactful type of leader in order to aspire team leaders to become intentional - the type of leader who is not only self-aware and performing at the highest levels, but also who intentionally passes on their expertise to those they lead so they too can become the highest performers.

The exercise from Episode 1 is called The 100X Leader Assessment. If you're serious about becoming a great leader, be honest and open about where you are as a leader, and get ready to start a leadership journey to become an intentional leader worth following.

To learn more about booking GiANT Co-Founder, Jeremie Kubicek for your next event: giantspeakers.com
To order the 100X Leader Book in bulk: Porchlight Books
To order the 100X Leader Book from Amazon: Amazon
To order the 100X Leader book or another book by the GiANT Co-Founders:  Books
To find helpful resources in regards to this episode: Episode 2 Resources

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com

The Leader's Toolkit Podcast

Whatever your profession or trade, you have a skillset or expertise. If you're a carpenter, an accountant, a teacher, a graphic designer, a CFO, etc you have a level of performance within your job. If you could put a number to grade yourself as to how well you are performing in your job, what would you score yourself?  1 (not good at all) to 10 (expert at your job).

Let's say, for example, that you say you are a "7" as a performer within your job/skillset. Now, you've been tasked with leading a team.  If you could put a number to grade yourself as to how well you are a leader to your team, what would be your score? 1 (not good at all) to 10 (expert at your job).

Let's say, for example, that you say you are a "5" as a leader. So in this example, you are  a 7/5. These are two separate skill sets. Just because someone excels at their profession or trade does not necessarily mean they are excelling at leading their team.

Now, do an exercise where you create circles on a sheet of paper representing every team within your organization. You are probably one of many team leaders. If you evaluate each team leader, you can ultimately get an overall "Performing" v. "Leading" score for the entire organization. (Depending on how large your organization is, you may not know every team leader).

The point of this exercise is to determine how you and the other team leaders within your organization are taking seriously the job of leading teams. See a visual graphic of the Performing v. Leading Exercise.

This podcast is for anyone who leads any kind of a team and wants to increase their leadership skillset. Listen episode by episode to gain insights, wisdom, tips, tricks and tools for becoming a leader worth following.

To learn more about the GiANT Pro subscription: theleaderstoolkitpodcast.com/pro
To learn more about the GiANT Catalyst subscription:  theleaderstoolkitpodcast.com/catalyst
To find helpful resources in regards to this episode: Episode 1 Resources

We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
Reach out to tracy.rader@giantworldwide.com