I chat with Terry Monroe, the Executive Director of the Virginia Society of Association Executives (VSAE) and President of Association Management Services with Eisenman and Associates. I'm also excited to announce that I'll be presenting at

123 - An Authentic Interview with Scott Love: Inside the Mind of a Rainmaker

Jan 4th, 2024 42m 21s

I am thrilled to bring you my interview with Scott Love, an award-winning recruiter, speaker, author, and host of The Rainmaking Podcast. After my recent appearance on Scott’s Rainmaking Podcast, we had such a great conversation that I invited

122 - Authentic Interview with Boomer Muth

Nov 16th, 2023 51m 46s

This interview is recorded in front of a live audience who had just finished lunch at the Independence Golf Clubhouse. We had a terrific audience of business leaders who you will hear in the background during the interview. Since the last live

121 - Rethinking Promotion Why Top Performers Aren't Always Top Managers

Oct 19th, 2023 19m 59s

In this podcast episode, we challenge the common practice of promoting top performers into managerial roles and highlight the potential pitfalls of this assumption. We explore five segments that dive into the complexities of transitioning from

120 - Six Essential Skills New Managers Need

Sep 21st, 2023 15m 27s

Welcome to "The Authentic Leader Show." The podcast for Leaders of Managers as they transform their New Managers into Authentic Leaders of Teams. In today's episode, we're tackling a topic that resonates with countless leaders: "Mastering th

119 - Leader a Coach

Aug 17th, 2023 16m 41s

Transforming from a new manager to an authentic leader involves embracing a coaching mindset. Guided by team goals, the leader as coach draws from sources like benchmarks and industry norms. Establishing personalized goals for each team member

118 - Why are managers relevant in todays leader-focused world?

May 25th, 2023 14m 25s

Sometimes the term “manager” can be unfairly vilified as being “bossy”. Boss and manager are not the same things. Managers should lead their teams. The questions are “Can all managers be leaders?” And, “Can leaders also be managers?” In this po

117 - First-Time Managers Guide for Setting Performance Expectations.

Apr 6th, 2023 12m 25s

In today's podcast, I share five reasons first-time managers don't set clear performance expectations. I also share how to help team members to understand what is expected and how they can improve their performance. Watch or listen to today's t

116 - Facilitating Meetings

Mar 23rd, 2023 12m 21s

Should you wait to start a meeting to allow latecomers to arrive or should they start on time? In today’s podcast, I share my thoughts about starting meetings on time along with a list of reasons why. I also share how to best manage latecomers

115 - FOUR Reasons, Since the Pandemic, Leaders are Focusing on First-Time Managers.

Mar 16th, 2023 7m 56s

In today's podcast, I share four reasons I hear leaders say that they are focusing on first-time managers. I share each of these four reasons and why each is so important to the success of first-time managers and their teams.

114 - Signs Your First-Time Manager May Be Failing

Mar 2nd, 2023 7m 30s

You feel like your first-time manager isn’t making it. You aren’t sure why they aren’t more successful leading their team. In today’s podcast are FIVE signs your first-time manager may be failing and what to do. We cover everything from asking

113: Why Your First Time Manager Isn’t Listening to You

Jan 12th, 2023 9m 13s

In my first role as a manager, I couldn’t listen to my manager. I didn’t know it then but I later realized that I didn’t feel qualified to be a manager while at the same time wanted so bad to be a manager. Taking advice/coaching from my boss ma

112: 10 Seminar "Whys" to Set Your First-Time Managers Up For Success

Dec 8th, 2022 12m 45s

A study by Gartner showed that 60% of new managers fail within the first 24 months. In the 10+ years of formally coaching managers (and observation throughout my career), in my professional opinion, that's about right. First-Time managers

111: Double Dog Dare For Emerging Leaders

Dec 1st, 2022 13m 47s

The Two Ds for Emerging Leaders of High-Performing Teams Emerging Leaders know that they need to assign work, but many times don’t have a framework for doing so. Emerging Leaders are both frustrated and surprised that managing their team isn’t

110: 6 Activities That Keep Delegation From Failing

Jun 16th, 2022 16m 37s

Delegation is a skill that most managers and leaders I work with struggle with most. Most assume delegation success and are often confused when delegation fails. Most managers and leaders are so busy that they don’t make time to debrief and und

109: Why Micromanagers Are So Bad at Delegation

Mar 24th, 2022 8m 43s

Most managers who micromanage their team are unknowingly doing so. Most micromanagers would say that they aren’t micromanagers. You may be micromanaging and not realize it. So, what’s so bad about micromanaging anyway? If you are a micromanager

108: 6 Things You Can't Delegate

Mar 3rd, 2022 12m 51s

Leaders who attend my Delegation Master workshops learn about delegation so that they can make room for higher-level thinking. But, sometimes these same leaders have gotten overeager and go beyond what they are actually able to delegate. When o

107: The Dirty Secret About Delegation Nobody Wants to Accept

Feb 17th, 2022 55s

Leaders continue to struggle with their delegation strategy. Some may not realize that they even have a strategy, which ends up being haphazard delegation. Some realize that delegation is necessary, but don’t know how to intentionally and stra

106: Ten Reasons Delegation Fails

Feb 3rd, 2022 14m 41s

Just knowing the top reasons delegation fails can keep your next delegation of work from failing. There is a lot at stake for leaders when delegating work. The ability for leaders to effectively delegate has a direct effect on a leaders ability

105: Knowing Authority or Accountability When Delegating

Jan 27th, 2022 8m 49s

Leaders don’t understand what delegation really is and what it is not. Many leaders are already delegating without realizing it. Every task completed by your team, every function they perform, and every project that they work on is a task that

104: 3 Delegation Strategies for Technology Teams

Jan 20th, 2022 6m 45s

Delegation not only gets work done, but it's also a strategy to be implemented for leading your team. * Without a delegation strategy, you will drift in your delegation methodology and in your leadership. * Without a delegation strategy, you wi

103: One Critical Delegation Step Ignored Most by Technology Leaders and How to Fix It

Jan 13th, 2022 7m 23s

A repeated behavior by technology leaders when delegating work is because they see so many other leaders with this same behavior, feel they don’t have time for this step and have never made time to fix it or they don’t know how to fix it. As a

102 - What's Missing from Your Year-End Planning?

Dec 23rd, 2021 18m 23s

Success-oriented professionals are typically pretty good about annual planning. It feels good to be organized. It can also feel great to think and plan for success. It also creates momentum and energy. But, in January and February, your pers

101: 3 Actions for Senior Leaders; After a Failed Technical Leader Leaves The Team

Nov 18th, 2021 9m 47s

When dealing with a sudden leadership vacancy, many senior leaders will pretend everything is okay "business as usual" or end up having informal conversations with some team members who want to discuss the situation or seclude themselves to avo

100: From Star Performer to Struggling Leader

Nov 4th, 2021 9m 10s

Senior leaders who promote their star performers but end up watching them struggle with leading their technology team are typically doing one of these three things. * They are confused why a star performer is now a low performer as the new lead