Transformational Energy Leadership

The Music Paradigm is an engaging and unforgettable learning experience for any type of organization. Your people ? who are participants, not just audience members ? are seated within a live professional orchestra where they can observe highly trained musicians as they perform. The participants? attention is drawn to fascinating and unexpected organizational dynamics within the orchestra. People soon realize, however, that The Music Paradigm is much more than a riveting demonstration.

This show will present LEAP’s (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics) leadership framework based on LEAP’s leadership philosophy that encourages participants to retain their authentic identity while maximizing their effectiveness. We’ll discuss the characteristics of effective 21st century leaders with a special focus on understanding and leveraging our identity and values framed by this question: What are my core values that most strongly influence me?

50% of newly appointed executives fail. Our research says this is largely due to a lack of intentional preparation from both organizations and those they promote. The opportunity ahead of you is to be the courageous minority who thoughtfully designs your ascension, lifting you and your organization to new heights.

Play is the core of our being. Before we could even communicate, we could play, and that playfulness is part of our evolutionary progress. Dr. Stuart Brown, in his incredible work, “Play, xxx” explores how playfulness led us to larger brain size, evolutionary status and social growth. Play is also at the core of improvisation. Improv is an art form where actors arrive onstage without a script, props or costumes, and they must create a show onstage out of thin air. Playfulness makes it possible for improvisers to accomplish such a seemingly impossible task. The intersection between play and improvisation is one of the most compelling ways to consider how to be better at everything. When we play, we relax, laugh, make mistakes and let down our guard. When we improvise, we freely make up ideas, say Yes to any possibility, and collaborate to build on the ideas of others. Those two activities, when combined, make for a powerful combination of authenticity and innovation.

This show is about the Crucible’s Gift and the struggles leaders have with embracing their adversity moments. Adversity moments are those moments that create a fundamental shift in one’s identity. We all have them, but how we react is what matters most.

The perceived value of sales management and the nature of the role have morphed over the years. From the 'top closer' to 'product expert' to 'administrator', the role is being redefined as there has never been a more dire mandate for new client acquisition. Investing in sales leadership can yield top line revenue gains of up to 29 percent - Wilson Learning. To get there, help sales leaders adopt these 4 roles that are helping firms grow their topline- Role 1- Enabler of Success - Acts in the role of mentor-using communication, negotiation, and development skills to lead their people. Role 2- Technical Expert - Pulls from their own in-depth knowledge, experience, and credentials to make the tough decisions and adapt to changing market-client demands. Role 3- Business Manager - Uses business management skills to operate the team like a business. Role 4- Visionary - Pulls people out of tunnel vision to see the interrelation of things

Leaders need to seriously consider “Standardizing the Real Workplace Taboo: Conflict is not a Dirty Word!” Reality is that pro-active confrontations are vital to the health of every relationship. And when managed well, it can lead to increased employee retention, engagement, wellness and increased revenue. When you shift from negative thinking about conflict to the positive benefits of solutions, you can improve both organizational harmony and bottom line profits. Dave’s thought-provoking approach to conflict will inspire you to transform your ideas about internal disputes, and move you from conflict avoidance to courageous actions that are now required for high performance.

The paradigm of perception, persuasion, and self-awareness as leaders are areas of great importance. Leadership styles are just as diverse as our own experiences. By acknowledging our own diversity and bringing our most authentic leadership persona to the table, we elevate leadership to a unique level. Can we create a practice in suspending judgment about ourselves and others? Let’s have a discussion around how we can succeed and flourish in environments where high expectations, stress, and politics seem to take priority. How do we create those culturally inclusive support systems.

As organizations constantly change in today’s complex world of business and cultural communities, learning to adapt and thrive during transitions is essential to creating meaningful impact on people and organizations. Through the challenges of change and transitions, how do we navigate our careers, lead with intention and emerge as valued leaders? Embracing change boldly and fearlessly presents us with an abundance of opportunities during our career lifecycle. Making good decisions propel us to success. Through Janice’s career experience and transitions, learn how The WON Principles strengthen leadership styles and optimize results, and transform organizations to gain full advantage from the talent they possess.

Do you know which type of transformational leader you are? Based on the nine Enneagram personality and core motivation types we will explore how the different types impact how you lead. We will also learn how to use the foundation of the Enneagram to grow into a more effective leader. Each type represents a worldview and archetype that resonates with the way in which people think, act, and feel and how they stand in relation to the world, others, and themselves. The most powerful aspect of the Enneagram is that it not only identifies the typical thinking and behavior patterns of each type; it also explores the underlying motivations behind those patterns. This allows people to grow into stronger leaders when they have a better understanding of why they act and react in a certain way. We will explore some of the strengths, weaknesses, blind spots, and “centers of expression” of each type in order for you to increase your awareness of which type you may be.

Happiness is a choice - we make the decisions that lead to increased happiness or more frustration and dissatisfaction based on what we think, perceive, do, say, and practice. There are 5 key decisions that we make each day and in our life journey that either bring us to a healthier, happier and more successful life or the reverse. It is what is inside of ourselves that will help us identify our life purpose and enable us to attain our dreams. No need to wait for whatever we think we need from outside for us to proceed on our path to the life of our dreams.

Leaders MUST be AWARE of organizational culture to effectively achieve strategic goals. Leaders need to do the emotional hard work to protect the culture as they are the regulators of organizational culture. AND, for those in professional services, empathy is just one thing among many dimensions that leaders have to embrace, live, and be for an organization to thrive. Just imagine what you can do with your organization as we explore this very important topic relatable to every leader working with others to cause positive transformation.

What is it that causes great talents to strike out on their own? Is it something they’re born with, is it forged from dreams and aspirations, or torn from the burning embers of setbacks and street scars? When accomplishment is not enough, leading through your true calling is the only answer. This week we share a dialog between two management consultants who have been on the inside, side-by-side and outside the lines of business. Their motivators are similar: doing good work, making a difference and persisting in the effort until others emulate them. Along their journeys, they’ve recognized certain truths: Sometimes it’s not enough to keep saying the same things as everyone else; oftentimes it doesn’t pay to be pure contrarian. The only way to live is ‘living your truth’. Dr. Matt Woolsey, and his colleague, Lorna Donovan, speak candidly about how difficult yet rewarding it is to be the same leader that looks back at you in the mirror...hear their advice to boost your core energy!

Just like Japanese management perspectives revolutionized Manufacturing and Quality movements in 1980s and 1990s, time is ripe for Indian management perspectives to do the same for leadership, corporate governance and innovation ideas. Especially transformational leadership and conscious leadership (thanks to the book popular book Conscious capitalism) can be benefitted significantly by adding perspectives on purpose, energy, motivation models, engagement frameworks, agency and wise leadership. I have used Bhagavad Gita concepts integrated with interviews with business leaders in my best selling book From Smart to Wise (translated into French, Portuguese recently) and continue to compare and contrast established western models of leadership and innovation with brain models and spirituality models.

How does a leaders influence lead to transformation at an individual and group level? How is it that some leaders can seamlessly move from one arena to the next and experience consistent success? The Center for Creative Leadership says that the best leaders have four key influencing skills - 1. Political Savvy: They embrace organizational politics to move teams and important initiatives forward. 2. Self-promotion: Leaders cut through the noise with authentic, credible self-promotion that helps others as well as themselves. 3. Building and maintaining trust: Because leadership so often involves guiding people through risk and change, trust is essential. 4. Leveraging networks: No leader is an island. They are empowered by their connections with others. This show will uncover tips for moving your personal influence to high impact.

This show is about pushing yourself to life a life fully by going the extra mile. Topics will include: • Nothing Changes Unless Something Changes • Getting Up When Life Knocks You Down • Should I Break Up With My Job? • How Going The Extra Mile Can Change Everything About Your Life • Stopping Fear From Stopping Our Greatest Adventures • Your Best Days Don’t Have To Be In The Rearview Mirror

What does it take for people to repeatedly scale mountains and deliver phenomenal performance? What happens inside of people that makes them fully committed to doing extraordinary work?” This show draws on Mark's profound conclusion supported by new scientific research which shows that the human heart is a source of remarkable intelligence: What people feel in their hearts has tremendous influence over their motivation and performance in the workplace.

Leading with pure presence and courage can be transformative for both your leadership effective and the quality of your life! How do you truly do this when you are running on autopilot? Active listening is one part, but how do you really do it? And, much much more will be covered by this two-time author and Presence expert. Tune in for practical ways to transform your daily routine into a world of less stress, strong sense of well-being, and becoming much more effective throughout your life!

What does someone, especially a person with a diverse background – need to do to create the career they want. It requires a great deal of personal leadership, self-awareness, knowledge, and persistent intentionality. I talk about what everyone needs to do, and what women, people of color and others who are different from their leadership need to pay special attention to.

Some people believe you are born with what you got and those are the cards you have to work with as you go about your life. Others say we all have the potential to develop new skills and new methods for leading others. These two points of view are often termed either you have a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. Chris Pritchard, Founder and Managing Partner of Meta-Lucid, will join us in an in-depth discussion about what it means to live with a growth mindset. This discussion will be based on the best-selling book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, to illuminate how growth mindset can transform organizations and move them into a more productive, positive, and powerful force for good.