Strategy – thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World

New Ideas of Executive Presence

March 25, 2020/0 Comments/in Business Toolkit, Communications, Leadership, Strategy /by Ryan Shaw

Rob Salafia, thoughtLEADERS Principal, sat down with Jim and Jan of The Leadership Podcast to discuss his personal philosophy on executive presence.

In continuation of our new collaboration with The Leadership Podcast, Rob explains his personal thoughts on executive presence in this short form “chalk talk.” These chalk talk series are bitesize sessions on a common (but challenging) leadership issue.

Rob dives into his explanation about what executive presence is, further explaining that it comes down to layers of experience, not your personal experience, but rather how others experience you or your impact on others.

The group then discusses whether there are ways to assess progress in development of your executive presence and Rob dives into his personal philosophy on executive presence and how he utilizes different factors to define and frame out the different components of executive presence so people can build upon them and improve.

Stay tuned for more of these brief Chalk Talks featuring Rob, as well as many more members of the thoughtLEADERS team.

Structured Thought Problem Solving, The Nitty Gritty

March 11, 2020/0 Comments/in Business Toolkit, Communications, Leadership, Strategy /by Ryan Shaw

Mike Lynn, thoughtLEADERS Principal, sat down with Jim and Jan of The Leadership Podcast to discuss structured thought problem solving, on a micro level.

In continuation of our new collaboration with The Leadership Podcast, Mike goes into his explanation on structured thought problem solving, on a micro level, in this short form “chalk talk.” These chalk talk series are bitesize sessions on a common (but challenging) leadership issue.

Mike explains the difference between structured thought problem solving at a macro level compared to micro level, and utilizing this practice to save time and be more efficient.

Jim and Jan ask Mike to delve further into identifying the need for this type of practice and how to notice in yourself whether you are “good” or “bad” at problem solving, plus how do “facts” fit into it all.

Stay tuned for more of these brief Chalk Talks featuring Mike, as well as many more members of the thoughtLEADERS team.

Structured Thought Problem Solving

February 26, 2020/0 Comments/in Business Toolkit, Communications, Leadership, Strategy /by Ryan Shaw

Mike Lynn, thoughtLEADERS Principal, sat down with Jim and Jan of The Leadership Podcast to discuss structured thought problem solving, on a macro level.

In continuation of our new collaboration with The Leadership Podcast, Mike goes into his explanation on structured thought problem solving in this short form “chalk talk.” These chalk talk series are bitesize sessions on a common (but challenging) leadership issue.

Mike breaks down exactly what structured thought problem solving is exactly, and what it means for organizations and the impact it can have.

The group furthers the discussion about where the gap lies with current leadership and organizations, and how this structured thought problem solving is directly correlated to a businesses proclivity for risk. And Mike explains how this idea is both a methodology and a mindset necessary for organization growth.

Stay tuned for more of these brief Chalk Talks featuring Mike, as well as many more members of the thoughtLEADERS team.

Breaking Down Structured Thought and Communication

February 19, 2020/0 Comments/in Business Toolkit, Communications, Leadership, Strategy /by Ryan Shaw

Victor Prince, thoughtLEADERS Principal, sat down with Jim and Jan of The Leadership Podcast to discuss structured thought and communication.

In continuation of our new collaboration with The Leadership Podcast, Victor dives into his explanation on structured thought and communication in this short form “chalk talk.” These chalk talk series are bitesize sessions on a common (but challenging) leadership issue.

Victor utilizes a few real-world examples to better define structured thought and communication, or rather to point out situations where we can identify a lack thereof.

Jim and Jan ask a few key questions, particularly around why clear communication and structure is so difficult and Victor explains the need most of us feel to really showcase our hard work and the time we’ve spent doing something, instead of focusing on the clear outcome and what we are really looking to communicate.

Stay tuned for more of these brief Chalk Talks featuring Victor, as well as many more members of the thoughtLEADERS team.

Leading Inside The Box

February 12, 2020/0 Comments/in Business Toolkit, Communications, Leadership, Strategy /by Ryan Shaw

Victor Prince, thoughtLEADERS Principal, sat down with Jim and Jan of The Leadership Podcast to discuss leading inside the box.

In continuation of our new collaboration with The Leadership Podcast, Victor explains what exactly it means to lead inside the box in this short form “chalk talk.” These chalk talk series are bitesize sessions on a common (but challenging) leadership issue.

Jim and Jan kick things off asking Victor to explain what it means to lead inside the box, to which Victor explains the need for leaders to adjust and shift their leadership style and format to address the needs of the individuals on the team they are working; that leadership cannot be a one-size-fits-all.

Victor goes further to discuss that the “box” analogy is not meant as a limiting factor, but rather, the boxes are positions that everyone finds themselves in over the course of time and how each of those stages/positions requires something different from the leader involved.

Stay tuned for more of these brief Chalk Talks featuring Victor, as well as many more members of the thoughtLEADERS team.

Knowing When You’re In the Middle of Negotiation

February 5, 2020/2 Comments/in Business Toolkit, Communications, Leadership, Strategy /by Ryan Shaw

John Fisher, thoughtLEADERS Principal, sat down with Jim and Jan of The Leadership Podcast to discuss identifying when you are in the midst of a negotiation.

In continuation of our new collaboration with The Leadership Podcast, John is back discussing how to know when you are in the middle of a negotiation in this short form “chalk talk.” These chalk talk series are bitesize sessions on a common (but challenging) leadership issue.

John begins by pointing out a very important piece of negotiation, which is to say, that it starts well before any of us would normally identify being in the “middle” of negotiation, but that it truly starts the minute you introduce yourself. Teams will begin asking small but knowledgable questions to try and understand your level of interest, what exactly your interested in, how much money you have, etc.

Jim and Jan further ask John to dive into the importance of understanding negotiation in relation to being a leader and working with/on a team.

Stay tuned for more of these brief Chalk Talks featuring John, as well as many more members of the thoughtLEADERS team.