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Servant Leadership Interview Series - Nick Hart, CEO, IBSA Pharma Inc

(12-minute video)

In this video, David Spungin, Founder & Principal at The Leader Growth Group, interviews Nick Hart, CEO of IBSA Pharma Inc., the largest privately owned pharmaceutical company in Switzerland. Both David and Nick are graduates of the United States Military Academy, and they share notes on Servant Leadership. 

Emotions Are Contagious!

(2-minute video)

Leaders must understand that emotions are contagious!

➖ Be mindful of expressing negative emotions as they can spread to others and decrease performance.

➕ Excude positive emotions to use emotional contagion advantageously and elevate team performance

Unlocking the ROI in Leadership Coaching: A Game Changer for Your Business

Have you ever wondered what the return on investment is for a leadership coaching engagement? It can be difficult to attribute outcomes to coaching, so "pricey" coaching fees can seem unreasonable to some businesses. In this video, I'll show you how to determine leadership coaching ROI, and you may be surprised by the result!

Common Technical Manager Leadership Skills Gaps

(3-minute video)

Having coached technical managers in technology and engineering companies for a decade, I've noticed several consistent leadership skill gaps that can limit their team's performance. Yet, there are also two main personality types/leadership styles that tend to show up in these industries. If the leader is unaware of how their personality/style impacts others, the leadership gaps can be magnified, impacting their promotion potential.

The Language of Praise, Gratitude, and Appreciation

(5-minute video)

Praise, gratitude, and appreciation are the most important motivational tools a leader has at their disposal. Yet, many managers know they are not using it enough in the workplace. Why are they holding back? Servant Leaders understand that language is creative, and they mindfully choose their words and frequency of usage to maximize impact.

Expanding Your "Choice Gap"

(4-minute video)

Leaders understand reactivity causes them to lose influence. By acknowledging their inner dialogue and emotions, the best leaders create space for more mindful and effective actions.

Self-Management Through Reappraisals

(4-minute video)

Leaders understand reactivity causes them to lose influence. Here are five reappraisal strategies you can use to increase perspective and make better choices when facing adversity.

Articles & Blog Posts

Is Leadership Your Company's LIMFAC to Success?

Google's Surprising Insights on Team Effectiveness

Google's Surprising Insights on Team Effectiveness

 (2-minute read) 

Some might say it’s hours in the day, access to capital, or the ability to innovate. Yet, if people are every company’s greatest resource (which most everyone espouses), then LEADERSHIP is every company’s limiting factor to success.

Google's Surprising Insights on Team Effectiveness

Google's Surprising Insights on Team Effectiveness

Google's Surprising Insights on Team Effectiveness

(3-minute read)

After two plus years of rigorous research leveraging over 200 interviews focused on 250 attributes of 180 active teams, Google’s People Operations determined there is one question that every leader should be asking themselves if they are seeking to create an effective team...How's our psychological safety coming along? 

3 Coaching Mistakes Managers Make

Google's Surprising Insights on Team Effectiveness

3 Coaching Mistakes Managers Make

(3-minute read)

Managers who are skilled coaches help their people to grow and develop beyond their current capacity, execute self-directed plans, and bring their unique gifts to the world in a purposeful way. Conversely, managers who do not coach well set their reports up for stagnation, mediocrity, and disengagement.

The Leadership Equation

8 Beliefs That Limit Your Leadership Potential

3 Coaching Mistakes Managers Make

(2-minute read)

A well-proven equation really is a thing of beauty. For example, Einstein’s mass-energy equivalence equation (E=mc^2) is considered pure genius because it unlocked one of the greatest mysteries of the universe in just five simple characters. I share this with you because equations can similarly help us to explain the inner workings of organizational life and help develop us as leaders.

Can a Llama Teach You Leadership?

8 Beliefs That Limit Your Leadership Potential

8 Beliefs That Limit Your Leadership Potential

(6-minute read)

Having finished cinching down the buckles of our llama’s saddle, my tent mates and I took turns loading our gear on the animal for the first time. I am part of a National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) expedition where a group of thirteen senior executives are practicing the art of leadership by exploring the Wyoming backcountry together.

8 Beliefs That Limit Your Leadership Potential

8 Beliefs That Limit Your Leadership Potential

8 Beliefs That Limit Your Leadership Potential

(2-minute read)

A follower, a manager, and a leader walk into a bar. They are all thirsty for a beer, but the place is very crowded, and it may be a while before they are served. Sure enough, many minutes pass and no one helps them. Feeling annoyed but unsure of what he can do, the follower continues to sit patiently for the waiter to arrive...

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