026: The 5 Things I Learned At My Own Conference *systems podcast priorities Feb 25, 2020

On the heels of CourageToLead’s first conference, CourageToLead LIVE, Shawn shares some of what he took away from the experience.

The conference was a sellout, a success, and a help to...

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025: CEO vs CLO podcast priorities Feb 18, 2020

Are you the leader of the organization?

If you answer, “Yes,” by title you may also qualify as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). However, being in charge doesn’t necessarily...

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024: Why You Should Take Your Next Leap of Faith passion podcast Feb 11, 2020

Change is hard because we often overestimate the value of what we have and underestimate what we might gain by giving that up.

Living a life of impact requires taking some steps of faith.

Fear of...

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023: You Are Not A Victim podcast progress Feb 04, 2020

When things aren’t going as we want, it’s easy to take a victim mentality and begin to think that we are solely a product of our circumstances. 

Successful leaders don’t...

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022: Predicting Your Success with Les McKeown *systems podcast Jan 27, 2020

What if there were a roadmap that showed you all the major milestones your organization was going to hit as it grows?

Wouldn’t it be great to know what’s coming next and how to...

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021: Fundamental Requirement for a Healthy Team = a Leader Who Owns His / Her Mistakes *culture *team podcast Jan 20, 2020

No leader is perfect. 

I'm not. You're not.

We are going to make some mistakes and mess some things up.

That's why two of the most powerful, credibility building words a leader can say are......

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020: Running the Race of Comparison podcast purpose Jan 13, 2020

In life and leadership, we all have temptations to compare ourselves to others.

There is an infinite number of categories upon which we can compare ourselves and an almost infinite number of...

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019: Leveraging Your Superpower passion podcast Jan 06, 2020

You have influence!

That makes you a leader!

That also makes you a HERO...

...and your influence is your superpower.

But just like any "hero", you face some adversaries...

>> Your team...

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018: What’s Your One Word for 2020? podcast priorities Dec 30, 2019

If you’re like most people, January goal setting looks a little like this: You choose a problematic behavior or some undesirable habits that have plagued you for years and vow to reverse it....

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017: Setting Goals That Stick podcast priorities Dec 23, 2019

Goals are like a magnet— they pull us onward and upward. 

The stronger they are, the more purposeful they are, the more focused they are, the stronger they pull. 

Everyone sets...

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