On this week’s episode of the Leadership Habit Podcast, Jenn DeWall chats with Robin Daniels about  how to create a workplace culture where employees thrive. Creating an environment where employees thrive is more challenging than ever. Whether your organization is trying to get employees back in the office, or trying to build a sense of community in a virtual or hybrid workplace, you don’t want to miss this episode! Meet Robin Daniels, Chief Business & Product Officer at Zensai Robin Daniels is the Chief Business and Product Officer at Zensai, (formerly LMS365), the only AI-powered hu ..read more

In this week’s episode of The Leadership Habit podcast, Jenn DeWall welcomes Gerardo Segat, an international leadership coach, to discuss the pressing issue of overcoming the common fears that hold us back as leaders. Gerardo is on a mission to humanize leaders and organizations. As leaders, we tend to put on certain masks and try to hide our insecurities.  However, fear-based leadership can result in harmful behavior like judging, blaming, ignoring, destroying, and attacking, which can significantly impact our leadership effectiveness. Gerardo calls this “destructive leadership” and has ..read more

On this week’s episode of The Leadership Habit podcast, host Jenn DeWall welcomes leadership expert and author Ashley Goodall to discuss the problem with change! For decades, “disruption” and “change” have been regarded as crucial to business growth and success. In his latest book, The Problem with Change: And the Essential Nature of Human Performance, Ashley Goodall argues that what has become the accepted norm is actually quite harmful. Whether it’s a merger, new software or a new office layout, change has become the central goal for many leaders, who pursue it with abandon. Goodall believes ..read more

In this week’s episode of The Leadership Habit Podcast, Jenn DeWall talks to Projjal “JJ” Ghatak, founder and CEO, about performance management. It’s fair to say that most employees and managers dread performance reviews. Too many organizations rely heavily on the traditional annual review.  We’ve all been through it, right? Employees and supervisors fill out a generic form, have a stiff conversation about the form, and then don’t think about it again for another year.  Learning how to manage performance effectively is essential to achieving strategic goals and engaging employees. Do ..read more

In this week’s episode of the Leadership Habit Podcast, host Jenn DeWall, and professional coach Susan Ireland delve into the practical aspects of showing up as the leader you want to be. As leaders, we often have a vision of how everything should work, who we should be, and how to succeed. However, those visions rarely work out as planned!  When the going gets tough, sometimes we are our own biggest obstacle to success. With her wealth of experience, Susan shares practical insights on how to overcome these challenges and show up as the best version of yourself! Meet Susan Ireland, PCC, M ..read more

On this week’s episode of The Leadership Habit Podcast, Jenn DeWall sits down with Dr. Caprice Hollins to learn how to have difficult conversations about race. Leaders at all levels are learning to lean into this topic because it impacts our lives, our workplaces, and the world around us. How can we, as leaders, learn to move through discomfort and have challenging conversations that lead to a more equitable world?  Meet Dr. Caprice Hollins, Co-founder of Cultures Connecting Caprice D. Hollins was born and raised in Seattle, WA. She received a doctorate in Clinical Psychology with an emph ..read more

How Reading Fiction Can Make You A More Effective Leader On this week’s episode of The Leadership Habit podcast, we explore a unique perspective on leadership with Melanie Bell, the founder of Leaders Who Fiction. Melanie shares how reading fiction can make you a better leader, offering a compelling reason to pick up a good book. Don’t miss this episode if you’re ready to explore a new dimension of leadership development! Meet Melanie Bell, Co-Founder of Strategic Piece Melanie Bell earned a BA in international development from McGill University in Montreal and an MBA from Rice University in H ..read more

In this week’s episode, Jenn Dewall talks to workplace conflict expert Carol Bowser about how leaders can get comfortable handling conflict. Most people would rather avoid conflict than manage it! However,  part of leadership is learning to have difficult conversations, drive collaboration and get better results.  Meet Carol Bowser, JD – Workplace Conflict Expert Carol Bowser, J.D. is a workplace conflict expert. After practicing Employment Law for several years, she realized that people gain more from working together to resolve workplace conflict than from going through a lawsuit ..read more

On this week’s episode of the Leadership Habit Podcast, Jenn has a conversation with Dominic George about overcoming your fears to build a growth mindset. Dominic will share four common fears that hold us back and share five strategies for overcoming them to find success.  Meet Dominic George, Leadership Coach and Founder of Vision Leadership for Life Dominic George is a seasoned leadership coach with a Master’s from Columbia University. His coaching style blends mentorship and empowerment, focusing on equipping his clients with the tools and insights they need to navigate challenges and ..read more

Everyday Mentorship with Leadership Strategist Ted Ma On this week’s episode of the Leadership Habit Podcast, Jenn DeWall welcomes Mentorship Mindset expert Ted Ma to discuss how to be an everyday mentor. Mentorship is the key to creating a better, more empowered, confident and effective workforce. Tune in to find out how to make mentorship a routine part of your work day! Meet Ted Ma, Leadership Strategist, Author and International Keynote Speaker Ted Ma has been coaching leaders for over 20 years. In his previous career, he built and led a sales team of over 6,000 independent agents. His wor ..read more