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#67 - What does it cost you to be kind? No, really. There is a cost associated with kindness that often we aren’t willing to pay. Why? That’s the focus of this episode. Shane first breaks down the defining components of kindness. Then, we explore why kindness is important, how it is viewed in both neuroscience and psychology, and common misconceptions leaders have about kindness. Shane explains why kindness needs to go both ways in the workplace (it is not only the responsibility of the leader) and how our actions can be perceived so differently from our intentions. We close the episode with a discussion around kindness in the home and a teaser on how this all relates to our next episode: Cruelty. 

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Show Notes:

1. [00:35] Thoughts on the cold weather in Calgary and catching up on how January is going. 
2. [03:30] Shane’s question about email marketing. 
3. [08:30] Getting into today’s topic: Kindness. 
4. [10:30] A simple, tactical definition of kindness. 
5. [13:30] Self vs social rewards. 
6. [16:10] How does each Cognitive Colour experience kindness?
7. [23:10] How kindness is viewed from neuroscience and psychology. 
8. [26:00] The biggest misconception leaders have about kindness. 
9. [32:00] Examples of how our actions are perceived so differently. 
10. [37:45] Comparing a team where kindness is optimized vs not. 
11. [40:30] Barriers individuals face with kindness. 
12. [50:30] Kindness at the home vs the workplace. 
13. [52:30] Misconceptions about kindness from a parenting perspective. 
14. [56:20] Key takeaways from this episode and the show overall. 
15. [60:20] How this ties to next week’s episode: cruelty. 

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• Book: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
• CultureSmith Inc.: https://www.culturesmithinc.com/
• Shane Wallace on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanewallaceculturesmith/ 
• Morgan Berna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-berna/ 

Want to become a High-Performing CEO? Are you a service-based business owner trying grow your businesses faster?

In this episode of The Business Ownership Podcast I interviewed Maggie Perotin. Maggie is a Business High-Performance & Leadership Coach. Through her DREAM-PLAN-DO coaching model, she helps her clients become high-performing CEOs who simplify and streamline how they run their businesses and thus make a greater impact. 

Learn how strategic leadership can accelerate business growth without overwhelm or overworking. 

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In this episode, Kevin Wayne Johnson, founder and CEO of the Johnson Leadership Group, talks about turning your team into self-motivated individuals in order to grow your organization. Kevin’s mission is to train, coach, and mentor the current and next generation of leaders. Through workshops and seminars, he teaches leaders to visualize, create, and execute a customized leadership strategy to best fit their organizations’ needs. To learn more about Kevin Wayne Johnson, go to https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinwaynejohnson. To get in touch with him, visit https://thejohnsonleadershipgroup.com/. 


Mitchell Levy is the Global Credibility Expert at AHAthat, the first AHA leadership (Thought Leadership) platform on the market for thought leaders, experts and companies to unleash their genius to the world. His passion is helping entrepreneurs, business owners and C-Suite Executives get known as thought leaders & become best-selling authors with the AHA platform. He is an accomplished entrepreneur who has created 20 businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. Mitchell is an international best-selling author with 60 business books, has provided strategic consulting to over 100 companies, has advised over 500 CEOs on critical business issues, and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company.


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In this episode, Ted Riter talks about navigating transition and disruptions with trust and exceptional leadership. He is a leadership strategist, rabbi, storyteller, trainer, coach, and founder of Empowered Leadership Training. He is also the host of the podcast called “starTEDover” with inspiring stories of falling and standing back up, getting knocked over and rebuilding, healing, growing, and persevering. His unique gift is the ability to blend modern thinking with ancient wisdom, to meet people where they are in life without judgment and to light a path for others to see their own greatness. To learn more about leadership through transitions, changes, and crisis management, consider reaching out to Ted Riter by visiting his websites https://www.tedriter.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-riter/. 


Mitchell Levy is the Global Credibility Expert at AHAthat, the first AHA leadership (Thought Leadership) platform on the market for thought leaders, experts and companies to unleash their genius to the world. His passion is helping entrepreneurs, business owners and C-Suite Executives get known as thought leaders & become best-selling authors with the AHA platform. He is an accomplished entrepreneur who has created 20 businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. Mitchell is an international best-selling author with 60 business books, has provided strategic consulting to over 100 companies, has advised over 500 CEOs on critical business issues, and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company.


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With the emergence of the pandemic, boundaries are broken, norms are non-existent, and so, rules are being rewritten.  But something stands in the way – attachment. Because change is never easy, it's far too tempting to refer to old rules and norms – overly attached – and resist embracing the necessary changes that will make businesses and lives better.

In episode 16 of Agile Leaders Conversations, I speak with Vinesh Sukumaran, fellow Forbes Coaches Council Member, Organizational Development Consultant, and author of From Behaviour to Well-Being. Vinesh shares insights on how businesses can use the agile mindset to address the multiple paradoxes in their lives and build better businesses post-pandemic. This episode is not to be missed.

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Creating a vision for the easy part – getting people on board is trickier than most think. The key is to have the right conversations that communicate the vision in a crystal-clear manner that increases commitment and devotion to the bigger picture. Only when people and goals align then will businesses achieve results.

In Episode 15 of Agile Leaders Conversations, hear Kiran Mann, Founder of M2M Business Solutions, a people-centric business advisory company. Located in Canada, Kiran's futuristic approach and the ability to use unconventional tools and techniques that drive results enabled her to play a critical role in enhancing the overall value created by several organizations and making them highly profitable and efficient.

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Most people are trained to think analytically, which has vast benefits—but it can also disconnect us from our inner wisdom. For leaders leading in today's rapidly-changing workplaces, intuition has a large part to play. Being connected internally, we begin to lead with integrity – where our minds, hearts, and actions align. This is a more sustainable and liberating way to lead, work and live. 

In episode 12 of Agile Leaders Conversations, join May Tuck Wong and me as we discuss the importance of knowing oneself in a leader's pursuit of agility. Personal mastery is now more critical than ever. In this video, May shares the ELSP model from the Leadership Coefficient and how it can work hand-in-hand with 8 Paradoxes of Leadership Agility and the Five Inner Voices.

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In business transformations and optimizations, a common problem we see is the misalignment between people and systems. When this happens, the organization's agility is compromised. The solution then is to increase the alignment between the people and systems of an organization so that they both can function together in synergy. This promotes organizational agility.

In episode 9 of Agile Leaders Conversations, Andrew Shuttleworth, Head of Business Development, joins us and shares his favorite paradoxes. He also urges all leaders to step up early and grasp opportunities to step out of their comfort zone. 

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In the fast-changing business world, keeping up with your field is vital. That's when the power of continuous learning comes in. By seizing opportunities to stretch your perspectives and widen your horizons, you will stay ahead and constantly innovate.

In episode 8 of Agile Leaders Conversations, hear Ronnie Lee, General Country Manager of Lenovo Singapore, share his insights on leadership agility. He gives many leadership golden insights that will benefit aspiring and veteran leaders, so this episode is not to be missed.

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We all want to grow; and there’s a MILLION “secret sauce” hacks out there that promise results for your life & organization. But what happens when even THAT doesn’t work?

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Two words can make all the difference in being the best leader possible and maximizing your team's productivity. The two words are listening and motivation. When you practice active listening and know the motivation behind every team member, you can catapult your business to growth potential you didn't even think was possible.

Pulling from Amazon's Leadership Principles, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and McClelland's Human Motivation Theory, I break down how you can triangulate the most effective path to evolving yourself into the best leader you can be while developing your team to be more productive, driven, motivated, accountable, and successful while simultaneously creating a dynamic culture that retains your employees and accelerates your business success sustainably.

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Welcome back to Focus in Five with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. 

Leaders can't make great decisions if they're busy making every decision. This week, Curt shares one essential question leaders can ask their team that can eliminate 50% of decision overload. 

Links from today's episode:

• Email info@focuswise.com for the roles and responsibilities template mentioned by Curt. 

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As a leader do you make sure your team members are on the same page and believe in your vision? In this Inspired Action For Imperfect Humans podcast episode Host Kyle Kalloo and President of Shane Homes Group of Companies, Shane Wenzel discuss Buy-in, and how it must be included in your leadership strategy.

“What leadership really is, is making those hard decisions and having a vision that people really want to follow.

Summary:

• Shane and Kyle discuss being tech junkies.
• Leadership and why it’s important to have a vision.
• How to grow through failure as a leader.
• Getting buy-in from your team members.
• What is the silver lining of getting buy-in and making changes.
• Shane shares how he created a corporate culture of coaching.
• Leading with vulnerability
• Advice for leaders

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Even before the remote workforce evolution, office culture was inherently fragile. After all, it’s made up of imperfect humans interacting with other imperfect humans. And while perfection isn’t the goal, we all secretly wish for a workplace where people find ways to bring out the best in each other. Unfortunately, that’s not always an intuitive skill. It takes guidance, practice, and then more guidance and practice... but with the right leadership, it’s definitely achievable. How do you enhance your workforce’s ability to engage, collaborate, and adapt in this volatile and uncertain reality? Get the answers to your culture questions when you setup a complimentary Discovery Session with Kyle Kalloo at https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14623413

Kyle Kalloo, ICF - PCC (Professional Certified Coach) and certified Master Coach (CTMC), to learn more on how he can help your organization create an engaged, collaborative, and adaptive culture.

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In the military, a field manual provides instructions in simple, clear, step-by-step language to help soldiers complete their mission. In the civilian sector, books offer information on everything from fixing a leaky faucet to developing an effective workout program to cooking a good steak.

These are all questions about leadership―the most complex of all human endeavors. And while there are books out there that provide solid leadership principles, books like Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership, there is no leadership field manual that provides a direct, situational, pragmatic how-to guide that anyone can instantly put to use.

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Welcome back to another Focus Break with the #1 expert on focus and attention in the workplace, Curt Steinhorst. 

Drama. If you're a leader, you have to deal with it on your team. And if you're like most leaders, you don't want anything to do with it. Curt recently had a conversation with Kris Gaerlan, President of Dallas Lease Returns, about how he leads his team — and Kris shared a radically different approach for handling workplace friction adapted from the Karpman Triangle. Listen in to learn how to stay out of the fray.

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Rosa Ponce De Leon talks to us about leadership but we go deep quickly!  

Listen in as you hear practical examples, big aha moments, and useful solutions.

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-What truly makes you a leader (and it’s not what you think)

-The most important thing to do when delivering bad news.

-The biggest mistakes most leaders make regularly and how to avoid them!  

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Awareness in leadership, people, and in sales is highlighted with Patrick Johnson, who is a brilliant individual when it comes to people and business. After having been raised on a farm in Kentucky and getting his degree, he found himself in the office technology space. His product was a color print system that cost over 100,000 dollars. Whereas many people did not pay that for their homes, Patrick was selling these devices to businesses along with his diverse sales team.

Additionally Patrick was involved with helping beauty pageant contestents to be better at interviewing which led to other business ventures.

Today Patrick is helping businesses align their strategies with results with his company, Motivation Check, DNA of the Workforce. https://www.motivationcheck.com/

Patrick and his team use the Predictive Index and believes that the 6 minute test will provide a very accurate description of the person you are interviewing. That can be found here:

https://assessment.predictiveindex.com/06e3e1fa-f20c-4706-8f6b-5e0dc4dbdc21#page0

Within a few hours Patrick can get an executive team and an HR department up to speed where they then can have the tools to make much better hiring decisions going forward. 

Additionally in light of the broader awareness of diversity, there is conversation as to what that can look like for your company.

For more on Patrick, and he will help your team, you can find him on Linkedin linkedin.com/in/biasforaction-sales-leadership-strategic-crm-training-coaching-startup-teams-talent-culture

Many leaders grow discontent if their organization or personal development is not growing at the pace they want. Why aren't you growing? And why aren't you ok with it? Is that discontentment coming from a willingness to change, or an unhealthy place? These are important questions to ask to avoid falling into the two traps of complacency or self-accomplishment.

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