The BossBuilder Podcast

#94: How to Manage Anxiety as Your Employees Return to the Workplace - with Natasha Fletcher

COVID has disrupted most of 2020.  As we transition into the last part of the year, many businesses and schools are making the move back to the office and classroom.  This can cause a great deal of anxiety in your employees.  Our guest today, Natasha Fletcher is a therapist who specializes in helping people through anxiety.  She offer practical tips on getting YOU and your team ready to make this move.

#93: Building and Growing Your EQ - with Margi Bush

It's important to be intelligent.  There's nothing worse though than being "book smart" but having no people skills to speak of.  Our guest today, Margi Bush, makes the case that by understanding your EQ, not just your IQ, you'll be more effective in your role and be a better human to interact with.

#92: How to Improve Connection Through Better Conversations - with Chad Littlefield

COVID-19 has challenged us in every way, but particularly in the way we are forced to now communicate with each other.  To be successful, we have to improve our methods and ways of communication.  Our guest on this episode, Chad Littlefield makes the case that "connection before content" is the key.  He gives us some actionable steps to take if you want to build up your team even in these challenging times.

#91 - Leadership, Change, and Appreciative Inquiry in Times of COVID-19 with Michael Diettrich-Chastain

COVID-19 changed all the rules, norms, and expectations for 2020.  As The Boss, you're probably dealing with individuals who are struggling with this and are looking for comfort and help.  Our guest today, Michael Diettrich-Chastain has some great advice, tips, and techniques for helping you help others through these times of change.

#90: How to Set Up the Perfect Virtual Workspace (and Declutter While You're At It!) - with Kristina Walters

Most of us have transitioned to a virtual environment.  Rather than a long drawn-out process, it probably happened quickly which means right now you might not be operating as well as you could be.  Our guest today, Kristina Walters is a professional organizer that gives us tips on how to set up the ideal home-based workspace AND gives us some strategies on decluttering while we're at it!

#89: How to Lead in Times of CHANGE - with Michael Diettrich-Chastain

It's the halfway point of 2020 and it looks like the second half will be as bumpy as the first!  Our guest today, Michael Diettrich-Chastain has some solutions.  Michael is an author, speaker, and executive coach who works with individuals helping them become more effective personally and professionally.  His CHANGE strategy is a great framework for leaders to use as they help their organizations through this crazy year!  Be sure to stay tuned until the end for a special offer Michael has for you!

#88: How to Negotiate for Personal and Professional Success - with Donna Hughes

As a great Boss, you have valuable knowledge and skills that your employer needs to recognize.  If this isn't happening, you need to negotiate your way into professional success.  This applies to many areas of our personal lives as well.  Our guest today, Donna Hughes of Launch Negotiation is an expert negotiator and makes the case that to be successful, you have to master the techniques of negotiation.  Forget about any stereotypes you have about negotiation because Donna will help you revisualize everything you think you know about this topic! 

#87: How to Lead in Times of Transition - with Dennis Volpe

This has been a year of radical change.  This is causing a ton of pressure and anxiety as all of us have to figure out where to go.  In other words, it's a time of transition.  As a leader, it's your job to get people to a good place so you can get them through it.  Our guest today, executive coach and leadership consultant Dennis Volpe gives us actionable, practical strategies to embrace the uncertainty and lead your team through this challenging year.

#86: Why Virtual Meetings Don't Have to Suck - with Heather Archer

Virtual meetings, conferences, and training sessions are now the norm.  And frankly, as they normally exist, they SUCK!  Our guest on this episode, Heather Archer, disagrees.  She has a proven 5-Step Process that will help you engage your audience, get your points across, and provide a much better experience for your virtual attendees.  

#85: The Power of Positive Leadership - with Mark Stephens

Today, more than ever, we need LEADERSHIP and POSITIVITY.  What if we could put those two concepts together?  Fortunately, my guest today helps leaders do just that!  Mark Stephens is a speaker, teacher, and coach who specializes in helping leaders lead more effectively.  Mark takes us through the concepts of positive leadership and gives us practical tools to become the leader that is most needed today!