We at The Introspective Leader Podcast know that there have been times in our lives when we have desired something big, something well beyond our current realities, but were hesitant to push beyond our self-imposed limitations to achieve it. Can you relate? We bet you can, because staying within our comfort zones, and avoiding pushing through the internal barriers we have created for ourselves, is a common feature of human existence. Mr. Art Turock, however, has developed an...
Nov 7, 2023
55 min
Have you ever worked for a leader who had a high need for control? You know, the type of leader who holds all the power and is reluctant to share it? Perhaps even, you are that type of leader. Well, whether it be your style or the style of someone you worked for, it is what Kurt Lewin identified in the 1930’s as the autocratic style of leadership; and what it is exactly, and what is its strengths and weaknesses is what Rachel and I discuss today on The Introspective Leader P...
Oct 31, 2023
39 min
Having been diagnosed with ADHD, Dez Rock is a neurodivergent leader who knows that having ADHD has been anything but a detriment to her career because her ability to see the world as a puzzle—and manage all of the pieces to that puzzle—has made her an exceptional leader. To help support our show, visit:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2017272/supportFor additional management resources and information, please visit us at: https://managementworksmedia.com Support the Show.
Oct 24, 2023
37 min
At the risk of sounding like a brag, I have to say that by now there are few management and leadership concepts about which I don’t have at least a cursory knowledge. However, an exception is the Agile methodology of project management. Agile began in the IT field, but the success it has helped create through the years has propelled it beyond IT and to fields and industries of all types, and today’s guest, Mr. Daniel Gagnon, is here to educate us on Agile and how it can help you, ...
Oct 17, 2023
48 min
We suspect that most of you are familiar with some version of the phrase, “As an employee, it is important to be able to separate home from work.” But just how accurate is that statement? Is it truly the standard for company professionalism that we think it is? And what if we told you that there is now a strong contingent of organizational and leadership experts that think this maxim has been taken to the extreme, and that, in fact, believe allowing the totality of an employ...
Oct 10, 2023
55 min
One of the more intriguing and relevant motivation theories we have come across is Deci and Ryan's Self-Determination Theory. We can very much relate to its wholistic approach and its emphasis on an individual's fundamental need for autonomy and I suspect that you will too.LINKSManagement Works ArticleProfessor Deci VideoManagement Courses VideoTo help support our show, visit:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2017272/supportFor additional management resources and information, please visit us a...
Oct 3, 2023
39 min
To motivate our teams, we as leaders sometimes employ numerous and highly involved schemes. However, lack of motivation can often come down to something as fundamental to human existence as a sense of fairness. Luckily for us, we have the equity theory of motivation, which, as today's topic, Rachel and Stuart delve into to discover why employees can develop this sense of fairness and how we as leaders can help rectify it. LINKSManagement Works ArticleManagement Courses Video...
Sep 26, 2023
46 min
One of the most sure and organic means by which an organizational leader can motivate their team is through the setting and achievement of goals. And through goal-setting theory--our topic for the day--we can learn the best practices associated with setting and achieving those goals.LINKSManagement Works ArticleManagement Courses VideoEPM VIDEOMSG ArticleTo help support our show, visit:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2017272/supportFor additional management resources and information, please visit ...
Sep 19, 2023
42 min
While a multitude of employee incentives are by now well entrenched within the U.S. workplace, not all incentives are created equal. Sometimes they do help increase performance and sometimes they do not. And through today's discussion of the incentive theory of motivation, Rachel and I--and you--uncover the reasons for such variability. LINKS:Management Works ArticleManagement Courses VideoIndeed ArticleTo help support our show, visit:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2017272/supportFor additi...
Sep 12, 2023
35 min
While I suspect most of you are familiar with Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory, I am willing to bet that less of you are familiar with ERG theory, which, as a model built off of Maslow’s theory, is, we think, an even more accurate representation of how motivation works for most of us. However, fortunate for you, ERG is our topic for today. LINKS:Management Works Article“Your Coach” Article“Management Study Guide” Article“Management Courses” VideoTo help support our show,...
Sep 5, 2023
38 min
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