“With every relationship, we make deposits into that trust account by the actions we take, the things we say, and the interest we show and display,” says Peter.

Are you making good deposits into the trust accounts with your bosses, peers, and team members?

Peter and Daniel get a little bit personal in this episode of The Leadership Growth Podcast with a discussion about the most important tools you need to build strong relationships at work–and in all areas of life.

Tune in to learn:

• The simple exercise that can help build connections on your team
• The most consistent element that science says will boost your personal happiness, wealth, and success
• The three questions you can ask yourself to help manage your reactions as you build a relationship

Plus, some of the milestones in Daniel and Peter’s lives, and a valuable quote about the importance of connecting with other people.

In this episode:

2:42 – Insight of the Week

8:18 – Memory Lane: Milestones

22:21 – Topic: Building Relationships in a Professional Setting

36:17 – Lightning Round

Resources:

Harvard Study of Adult Development

An 85-year Harvard study found the No. 1 thing that makes us happy in life, CNBC

Susan Pinker’s TED Profile

Stewart Leadership Insights and Resources:

• 6 Tips for Improving Your Active Listening Skills
• The 3 Most Important Factors in Building Trust with Others
• Big Ears Are a Must
• Are You an Ideal Boss?
• 7 Ways to Become a People-First Manager
• The 2 Levels in Every Conversation
• Five Keys for Rapidly Developing Trusting Relationships
• 5 Ways to Build Trust Within Your Organization

If you liked this episode, please share it with a friend or colleague, or, better yet, leave a review to help other listeners find our show, and remember to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

For more great content or to learn about how Stewart Leadership can help you grow your ability to lead effectively, please visit stewartleadership.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

“Some of the best goals out there have a 50% or 60% chance of success,” says Daniel.

How effective are your change efforts? If you only have a 20% chance of success, you may be sabotaging yourself. On the other hand, if you set a goal that has an 80% chance of success, are you really making a significant change?

In this episode of The Leadership Growth Podcast, Daniel and Peter offer some guidelines and tips for creating an effective action plan for sustained change.

“The ceiling on strengths is a lot higher than the ceiling on our weaknesses,” says Peter.

Tune in to learn:

• The five elements of an effective action plan
• The right time frame to work on a new behavior
• The role of “micro-experts” in your personal action plan for change

Plus, how full is your tea cup? Peter shares a Zen parable that’s relevant to pursuing change. And Peter and Daniel reflect on hearing Colin Powell speak–and the unique team-building exercise developed by their dad.

In this episode:

2:06 – Insight of the Week

8:30 – Memory Lane: Teaming Through Skiing

14:37 – Topic: Creating an Effective Action Plan for Development

40:40 – Lightning Round

Resources:

Parable of the Tea Cup

The enduring impact of Colin Powell (Washington Post)

Stewart Leadership Insights and Resources:

• Five Behaviors to Help Develop Your Emotional Intelligence
• Eight Skills of Great Coaching Managers
• 10 Questions to Ask to Best Develop Your Individual Action Plan
• The Three Types of Learning You Need to Excel as a Leader
• 7 Ways Leaders Develop Themselves and Others
• Six Secrets to Your Leadership Growth
• 4 Ways to Encourage a Growth Mindset Culture
• Workbook: LEAD NOW! Individual Action Planning Workbook
• Book: LEAD NOW! A Personal Leadership Coaching Guide for Results-Driven Leaders

If you liked this episode, please share it with a friend or colleague, or, better yet, leave a review to help other listeners find our show, and remember to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

For more great content or to learn about how Stewart Leadership can help you grow your ability to lead effectively, please visit stewartleadership.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

We’ve all embarked on personal change efforts with great excitement and motivation–only to lose momentum and fall back on old habits or even crash and burn. Failing in our change efforts can result in frustration, discouragement, and disappointment.

Is there any way to change in a truly sustainable way?

In episode 12 of The Leadership Growth Podcast, Daniel and Peter offer a proven method to create sustainable personal change.

Tune in to learn:

• The five steps of personal change
• How leaders can promote sustainable change for their team members
• How to help support someone who wants to make changes

Join our experts for a conversation about how to change–even when it’s tough! Plus, are you calling your employees by the right name? And remembering 1980s technology...

In this episode:

1:44 – Insight of the Week

7:35 – Memory Lane: Plotting Along…

12:08 – Topic: The Five Steps of Personal Change

38:30 – Lightning Round

Resources:

HP ColorPro Pen Plotter Drawing the Mask of Tutankhamen

Understanding Motivational Interviewing

Stewart Leadership Insights:

• 5 Steps for Sustaining Personal Change
• 4 Ways to Create Personal Change
• 4 Reasons FAST Goals Beat SMART Goals (includes downloadable worksheet)
• You Are Not Perfect! Mistakes Are Part of Life!
• Six Obstacles to Change and How to Overcome Them
• 6 Ways to Become Aware of Your Leadership Blind Spots

If you liked this episode, please share it with a friend or colleague, or, better yet, leave a review to help other listeners find our show, and remember to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

For more great content or to learn about how Stewart Leadership can help you grow your ability to lead effectively, please visit stewartleadership.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.