E101 - Communicating is Leadership featuring Stacie Calder
Leadership requires communication, because as famed author and leadership mentor Margaret J. Wheatley once said, “I believe we can change the world if we start listening to one another again. Simple, honest, human conversation.”
The importance of communication is featured in almost every leadership style and principle because leaders have to be able to communicate everything, to everyone, all the time.
And this ability isn’t only about relaying orders and directives, it’s about being able to hear and understandthe needs and desires of your team and the organization.
The challenge for emerging leaders is that they are often unaware of how to adjust their communication style to hear and be heard, creating tension, paranoia, and confusion amongst the group.
Join us as Jason "the Donk" Donkersgoed hijacks this episode and plays host to Stacie Calder, MBA, and Executive Vice-President (North American Distribution & Marketing) for Conquest Planning Incorporated, where we will unlock the secrets of effective communication. Join us as we journey through Stacey's transformation from a small-town dreamer to a leader, where communication has been a cornerstone of her success. Discover how the art of listening extends beyond words to include body language and personal experiences, fostering genuine understanding and alignment in both personal and professional realms.
Explore the transformative power of vulnerability in communication, especially when delivering honest feedback. Stacey reflects on personal experiences and cultural nuances, highlighting the importance of Brene Brown's mantra, "clear is kind." We delve into the challenges of self-communication, discussing how reshaping internal dialogues can empower leadership. Through personal anecdotes, we spotlight how empathetic feedback, and emotional intelligence can lead to more authentic and effective interactions.
Learn how self-talk, balanced living, and accountability play a pivotal role in successful communication. We discuss strategies for maintaining wellness and overcoming mental barriers, including the use of mantras and meditation. Dive into the dynamics of team communication, where humility and empathy foster a collaborative environment. Whether it's handling impulse control or managing sarcasm, this episode is a compelling testament to the profound impact of communication in leadership and life. Join us for an inspiring discussion filled with insights and practical advice that can transform your communication skillset.
Dialogue is the foundation of effective leadership, encompassing understanding, vulnerability, and accountability. Stacey Calder shares practical insights on how to enhance communication, emphasizing the importance of self-talk and fostering teamwork to build trust.
In this special Bonus episode, Scott and I will talk about how we can be the most extraordinary leaders possible.
Bonus Episode - The Power of Trust featuring MGen (ret'd) Scott Clancy
The best part of being a podcast host is meeting extraordinary people with extraordinary ideas with extraordinary methods to help other people be, well, extraordinary.
MGen (Ret’d) Scott Clancy is one of these people. His book, Developing Coaching Leaders: The Fundamentals and Techniques that Make Leaders Extraordinary, guides leaders to help everyone be dynamic.
In this special Bonus episode, Scott and I will talk about how we can be the most extraordinary leaders possible.
Bonus Episode – Pride Amid Prejudice featuring CWO (Ret’d) Necole Belanger
I’m so excited to have a conversation with Necole Belanger, Retired Command Chief Warrant Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Necole’s book, Pride Amid Prejudice, where Necole offers her story.
This is a story about pride, frustration, happiness, anger, shame, joy, prejudice. Necole and I will talk about how her desire to serve her country, to make an institutional difference, led to her sacrificing her values, to allowing herself be silenced, all for the desire to make a difference.
E100 – Who Do We Choose To Be? featuring Margaret Wheatley
Every leader chooses the type of leader they want to be. It’s a decision that will set our leadership journeys on a path of personal and professional discovery. The thing about this path is that it’s one we are constantly changing the direction of the path, hopefully being built in such a way to nourish and embolden ourselves and our team members. But throughout the entire journey, it’s our choice to be who we want to be that points us in our leadership direction.
In this episode, Our 100th Episode!, You’ll hear from Margaret Wheatley, an author and teacher, who will talk about leadership and the kind of leader we can choose to be. Margaret will offer her insight into how emerging leaders can claim their leadership. Margaret will also talk about how we can find our paths, ensuring we can answer our personal and professional questions, because as Margaret says, “Only when we know where we are will we be able to choose a meaningful path forward”.
E99 - The Culture Equation featuring Jessica Kriegel, PhD
In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Jessica Kriegel, the Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture at Culture Partners, who will help emerging leaders understand the intricacies of culture, how to create it, and how to maintain it during the easy and the hard times.
E98 - What is YOUR Speed of Advance? featuring Marty Groover
In this episode, you’ll hear from Marty Groover, author, Chief Technology Officer, and partner for C5MI, who will help us learn how to understand our own speed of advance. Marty will offer insight and advice, providing us with real-world strategies to ensure we are being as productive and efficient as possible, in turn, helping our teams be the very best they can be.
E97 - Purpose and Leadership featuring Eddie L. Johnson
In this episode, you’ll hear from Eddie L. Johnson, a breakthrough expert, developmental coach, speaker, author, and founder and CEO of E4 Inspiring Motivations, who will share his personal story and how he has been able to lead with purpose. Eddie will also offer methods and examples that emerging leaders can use to lead themselves and their teams with purpose and passion.
E96 – Toxic Leadership featuring Marika Messager
In this episode, you’ll hear from Marika Messager, a consciousness researcher, who will define toxic leadership and help us recognize when we are in a toxic team, with a toxic leader. Marika will also offer advice to countering a toxic leader help ensure we don’t become the toxic leader.
Bonus Episode - The Leadership Journey featuring Erin O’Toole
In this episode, you’ll hear from Erin O’Toole, a former Member of Parliament for Durham, ON, former leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and RCAF veteran, who will share his leadership journey, offering what he has seen and experienced during multiple career and leadership pivots. Erin will explain how his experiences have, and continue to, shape the kind of leader he is, and where he hopes his leadership journey will take him next.
E94 – Emotional Intelligence featuring Ashley Valliére
In this episode, you’ll hear from Ashley Valliére, a body specialist and mentor, who will talk about the connection between our physiological and psychological responses.
E93 – Leading Through Transition featuring Andrea Singsaas
In this episode, you’ll hear from Eric Bauberger, a Holistic Life Coach and Songwriter, Certified in the Mastery Method who will share his story, relaying how he answered these questions, and what he did with the answers. Eric will then offer advice to help emerging leaders answer their own questions, allowing them to be the utmost unconditional leaders possible.
E92 – Unconditional Leadership featuring Eric Bauberger
In this episode, you’ll hear from Eric Bauberger, a Holistic Life Coach and Songwriter, Certified in the Mastery Method who will share his story, relaying how he answered these questions, and what he did with the answers. Eric will then offer advice to help emerging leaders answer their own questions, allowing them to be the utmost unconditional leaders possible.
E91 – Your Leadership Learning Journey featuring Corina Walsh, Eh!
In this episode, you’ll hear from Corina Walsh, Certified Leadership Coach and CEO of Shift People Development who will talk about how to follow our leadership journey. Corina will offer a practical method to help emerging leaders follow their leadership learning journey.
E88 - What’s on Your Radar? featuring Mark Bentz, Eh!
In this episode, you’ll hear from Mark Bentz, a fellow Canadian, a business owner, Paralympian athlete and renowned speaker. Mark will offer his story, relating how his personal journey has shaped him both personally and professionally. Mark will also explain how he has learned to use what used to be on his radar to help him understand what’s on the scope right now.
E90 - Be a Happy Leader featuring Simon Kardynal
In this episode, you'll hear from me, Simon Kardynal, your host, where we’ll talk about the power of happy leaders and happy teams. We’ll talk about how to be happy leaders and how we can create happy teams.
E89 - Intuitive Leadership featuring Seth Santoro
Have you ever had a feeling of being absolutely certain of someone’s emotions, or maybe had a sense of what your team was thinking or feeling?
This is your intuition, and it’s a powerful tool to have in your leadership toolbox.
And so, in this episode, you’ll hear from Seth Santoro, an Intuitive Leadership expert, Psychic Medium, Bestseller Coach, and an Intuitive Healer, who will help us discover how to use our natural intuitive skills to help guide us as we lead from the trenches.
E87 – How to Hire Someone featuring Mark Herschberg
In this episode, you’ll hear from Mark Herschberg, chief technology officer, MIT instructor, author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills That No One Taught You, and creator of the Brain Bump app, who will delve into hiring methods to assess potential candidates, identifying their strengths and weaknesses to ensure the strongest team possible.
Bonus Episode - The Power of Teamwork - Examining the EA / C-Suite Team
In this episode of Trench Leadership, we’ll be joined with Desiree McCarthy, the Executive Administrative Assistant to the CEO, and Kevin Ford, my boss, Chief Executive Officer of Calian, and music lover, where Bonnie will have a fun and frank conversation with a real-world Executive partnership, exposing the strengths and methods used to create and maintain a powerful executive partnership.
E86 - How To Think Critically featuring Steve Pearlman, PhD.
Critical thinking is a skill that comes easier to some people more than others. The good news is that critical thinking skills can be taught. And this is great news because a robust critical thinking capacity is essential for leaders.
And so, in this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Steve Pearlman, Founder of The Critical Thinking Institute, author, ad fellow podcast host, will offer his definition of critical thinking while also providing advice and practical tips to help all of us be the best critical thinkers we can be.
E85 - The Value of Teamwork featuring Simon Kardynal
Today we have an important topic to discuss—the significance of teamwork for leaders. In today's fast-paced and interconnected world, effective teamwork is more crucial than ever. It can make or break a leader's success.