In today's episode, we look at the importance of continual learning as a means of facilitating growth as a leader.  Specifically, think about the following question: When is the last time you learned something new?  There are many benefits to continuously learning and improving your leadership skills, including the ability to:Inspire and motivate your team: As a leader, it is important to be able to communicate your vision and goals effectively to your team. By continuously learning and improving your leadership skills, you can become a more effective communicator and better able to inspire and motivate your team to achieve success.Foster a positive work culture: A positive work culture can increase employee satisfaction and retention, and a strong leader plays a crucial role in fostering this culture. By continuously learning and growing as a leader, you can create a positive and supportive environment for your team.Make better decisions: Good leaders are able to make informed and effective decisions. By continuously learning and growing as a leader, you can develop your problem-solving skills and become more adept at making difficult decisions.Adapt to change: The business world is constantly changing, and effective leaders are able to adapt and lead their teams through these changes. By continuously learning and growing as a leader, you can become more flexible and better able to navigate change.Enhance your credibility: Continuously learning and growing as a leader demonstrates to your team and colleagues that you are dedicated to improving and becoming the best leader you can be. This can enhance your credibility and increase respect for your leadership.Overall, growing as a leader is crucial for both personal and professional success. It allows you to become a more effective and respected leader, and helps you to inspire and motivate your team to achieve success. Take the What's Your Leadership Genius Quiz HERE Join the Leading by Type Facebook Community HERE Connect with Deanna on Instagram HERE Like the Show? Subscribe on iTunes and leave a 5-star, positive review!

It's that time of year where we are all thinking toward a new year and planning out our goals for the next 365 days.  The problem with this is that many times we try to use a system that just doesn't work with what motivates us or aligns with our values and strengths.  For planning to work, it must be tailored for your unique talents and way of getting things done. In this episode, we look at planning strategies that can be used for each Enneagram Type. When you're choosing a planning style, it's really important that you choose one that works for you individually  because it can help you be more effective and efficient in achieving your goals. A planning style that works for you is going to take into account your personal strengths, your preferences, your limitations, and it's going to help you stay organized, focused, and motivated in a way that may not work for someone else. Planning in this way will  enable you to set clearer, more achievable goals and stay on track and improve your productivity and performance.  However, what this looks like for each person is going to look different, and that's perfectly ok! What we're going to focus on in this episode is how you can lean into your particular Enneagram type too plan and the way that's most effective for you.  Take the What's Your Leadership Genius Quiz HERE Join the Leading by Type Facebook Community HERE Connect with Deanna on Instagram HERE Like the Show? Subscribe on iTunes and leave a 5-star, positive review!

TRIGGER WARNING:  This episode discusses issues surrounding mental health and suicide.  Please note, I am not a mental health professional and do not offer any professional health or medical advice.  If you are suffering with any psychological or medical conditions, please seek help from a qualified health professional.  In this episode, I touch on a very sensitive and personal topic: mental health awareness and issues surrounding suicide and suicidal ideation. In the past week, many have been shocked by the untimely passing of Stephen "tWitch" Boss, leaving many to ask questions.  It was important for me to share my thoughts and check in with you all.  Having lost people I know to mental health challenges, it has been a hard week to process.  And, I want to acknowledge just how triggering news like this can be for all of us. I think it's really important that we have open discussions about mental health and the facts regarding suicide in the United States.  It is an issue that ultimately does affect us all.  I believe that one of the most important things that we can do to help address this challenge is to speak about it openly and normalize the importance of seeking help for mental health issues.  As leaders, we must be willing to both challenge negative assumptions around these issues and approach them with empathy vs. judgement.  If you or someone you know needs help, pick up the phone. You deserve support.Trained volunteers are standing by to help you. Call the National Suicide Hotline, which is 988 in the US., or, text HOME to 741-741 for the Crisis Text Line.Thank you for reading this and listening to this episode. I just want you to know that I love you, and I'm glad you're here.   Take the What's Your Leadership Genius Quiz HERE Join the Leading by Type Facebook Community HERE Connect with Deanna on Instagram HERE Like the Show? Subscribe on iTunes and leave a 5-star, positive review!

In this episode, I interviewed Abby Skinner, owner of The Iron Studio.  We had a great conversation about how Abby has embraced change throughout her career from choosing to leave her role as a physical therapist to being forced into making an unexpected, yet ultimately rewarding, change.  In this episode, Abby shares: Her journey from a physical therapist to gym ownerWhy it's ok to walk away from something, even if you've worked really hard to get thereHow different parts of her journey show themselves in her current role How being forced into her new role has been more rewarding than she could have imagined Ways to embrace change, even when it's scaryHow she's dealing with the challenges of running her own business The importance of having a mentorWhat her long-term vision looks likeSpecific mindset tips for managing unexpected change Connect with Abby: The Iron StudioInstagram Take the What's Your Leadership Genius Quiz HERE Join the Leading by Type Facebook Community HERE Connect with Deanna on Instagram HERE Like the Show? Subscribe on iTunes and leave a 5-star, positive review!

Today I am excited to share with you an interview that I did with Jarrod Haning. He's a master coach and owner of a company called Mindset Performance, and what he does is he works with people on how to double their income and double their time off by learning how to stop doing all of the things and start causing things to happen.If you are a purpose driven professional, I can assume a few things about you.  First of all, you are committed to your personal growth. You also feel like maybe you're being called to do something greater. You want to step into a bigger leadership role. Or, you want to start your own company, but you feel like there's something more that you're meant to do.But at the same time, you also feel like you have more on your to-do list than you have time to get things done. You're wanting to figure out how to be able to break a pattern of stuckness where you feel like you're doing the same things over and over and over. The problem is things like to-do lists and working harder or faster and working smarter, they don't really seem to help because even though you're doing all of the right things, you still feel stuck.And this can be really frustrating. This is where Jared's work can help. He provides an assessment called The Mindscan, and it's based on the Nobel nominated work of Robert S. Hartman, which focuses on our personal value structures and helps identify our individual blind spots and opportunities for breakthroughs.The Mindscan is different from something like the DISC or the Enneagram in that it doesn't address personality traits and it doesn't compare you to other people. It doesn't give you a label. It provides you a scientific measurement of only. And your thinking patterns. So by mapping out your thinking patterns, you can discover your hidden blind spots that have been holding you back and also identify what your key strengths are so that you can grow faster.Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode:- The Mindset Performance Website- The Mindset Performance Podcast- Connect on LinkedIn- Follow on Twitter Take the What's Your Leadership Genius Quiz HERE Join the Leading by Type Facebook Community HERE Connect with Deanna on Instagram HERE Like the Show? Subscribe on iTunes and leave a 5-star, positive review!

In this episode, I interviewed Brittany Norman, Lead School Counselor, Onslow County Schools.  This is a VERY special episode for me because I was Brittany's 7th grade language arts teacher.  It has been a joy to watch her grow into the leader she has become.  We had a great conversation about how Brittany has embraced a new role as the Lead School Counselor and the lessons she's learned along the way. In this episode, Brittany shares: Her journey from a communications major to school counselorThe importance of being present and holding space for othersHow self-care allows her to serve others at a higher levelThe power of the question, "What is it that you need right now?"Why as leaders we need to understand and embrace team cultureHow relationships and valuing others builds high-performing teamsHow self-awareness impacts leadershipHow the power of belief helps bring out leadership skills in othersWhen you know your why, your what becomes even more importantA tactical strategy to help you make informed decisions Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode:- If You Don't Feed the Teachers They Eat the Students- The Four Agreements- The Five Levels of Leadership Take the What's Your Leadership Genius Quiz HERE Join the Leading by Type Facebook Community HERE Connect with Deanna on Instagram HERE Like the Show? Subscribe on iTunes and leave a 5-star, positive review!

In this episode, Deanna provides provides insight into how to best communicate with someone who has a high C profile on the DISC assessment.  Specifically, she shares how you can identify if you’re interacting with an C,  what their qualities are, what value they bring to the team, and how to best communicate for results. Episode Highlights: Understand how to identify C behaviorsLearn what strengths and weaknesses C’s bring to a teamUnderstand how the C’s may show up in conflictLearn tangible ideas of  how to communicate with a C  Take the What's Your Leadership Genius Quiz HERE Join the Leading by Type Facebook Community HERE Connect with Deanna on Instagram HERE Like the Show? Subscribe on iTunes and leave a 5-star, positive review!

In this episode, Deanna provides provides insight into how to best communicate with someone who has a high S profile on the DISC assessment.  Specifically, she shares how you can identify if you’re interacting with an S,  what their qualities are, what value they bring to the team, and how to best communicate for results. Episode Highlights: Understand how to identify S behaviorsLearn what strengths and weaknesses S’s bring to a teamUnderstand how the S’s may show up in conflictLearn tangible ideas of  how to communicate with an S  Take the What's Your Leadership Genius Quiz HERE Join the Leading by Type Facebook Community HERE Connect with Deanna on Instagram HERE Like the Show? Subscribe on iTunes and leave a 5-star, positive review!

In this episode, Deanna provides provides insight into how to best communicate with someone who has a high I profile on the DISC assessment.  Specifically, she shares how you can identify if you’re interacting with an I,  what their qualities are, what value they bring to the team, and how to best communicate for results. Episode Highlights: Understand how to identify I behaviorsLearn what strengths and weaknesses I’s bring to a teamUnderstand how the I’s may show up in conflictLearn tangible ideas of  how to communicate with an I Take the What's Your Leadership Genius Quiz HERE Join the Leading by Type Facebook Community HERE Connect with Deanna on Instagram HERE Like the Show? Subscribe on iTunes and leave a 5-star, positive review!

In this episode, Deanna provides provides insight into how to best communicate with someone who has a high D profile on the DISC assessment.  Specifically, she shares how you can identify if you're interacting with a D,  what their qualities are, what value they bring to the team, and how to best communicate for results. Episode Highlights: Understand how to identify D behaviorsLearn what strengths and weaknesses D's bring to a teamUnderstand how the D may show up in conflictLearn tangible ideas of  how to communicate with a DLinks & Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Take the What's Your Leadership Genius Quiz HERE Join the Leading by Type Facebook Community HERE Connect with Deanna on Instagram HERE Like the Show? Subscribe on iTunes and leave a 5-star, positive review!