Leadership is a learned skill and that learning is never ending. “What got you here won’t get you where you want to go,” an uncomfortable truth Fast Rising High Achievers run into at every level of their career. In fact, what got you here won’t even help you do your new job effectively.
Every step up the ladder requires a new level of leadership and “people skills.” Because “people” are now your job.
On your way to the senior leadership team, you will need to master skills on four fronts:
LEADING UP - You are now a trusted advisor. That means you are a sounding board, speak truth to power, help your CEO get their job done, all while getting your job done.
LEADING ACROSS - You are peers are the power players in the organization. This is the team you are on. Your job is to lead from within that team while being a part of it. You are now a student of the Art of Co-opetition.
LEADING YOUR TEAM - You’ve spent a career honing your leadership skills and now have even less direct impact on how things get done. Your success will only come from your team’s success.
LEADING YOURSELF - Relentless pressure, ambition, burnout, sleepless nights, and resentments, are the price you may be paying for your lofty position. Mastering your emotions, perspective, health and relationships are essential to make this fun and sustainable.
Join us each week as we bring you experts, skills and insights that will help you thrive as you climb the ladder of success.
Dr. Mandy Lehto joins me today to share her journey to achieve sustainable success as an ambitious woman. She shares the challenges she overcame in her personal and professional life and the pivotal turning point she reached to redefine her idea of success. She also explains why she now believes things don’t need to be hard in order to be considered worthwhile or successful and what it means to incorporate joy and ease into your personal and professional life.
Read MoreAlcoholic’s in recovery have figured out that it is harder and more painful to keep doing what they are doing than to try a new path.
Midlifers also realize something has to change, and at some point, they muster the motivation to do so.
Read MoreDallas joins me today to discuss the four key pillars to move forward after experiencing an unexpected change, such as the loss of a job. He explains why change can begin only when you’ve become clear on what you truly want and what you’re comfortably willing to do to achieve it. He explains why clarity is often so elusive for many people, especially midlifers. He demystifies common misconceptions people have on what boundaries truly are and how the process of discovery and developing self-awareness impacts your ability to achieve clarity. He also explains what a “living visual” is and why it’s okay for your wants and desires to evolve as you reach midlife.
Read MoreDr. Marta joins me today to share the four key questions middle-aged people should ask themselves and how it can help them determine their future health.
She explains why the death rates for middle-aged people are on the rise, despite the life expectancy rates continuing to climb and why it’s critical for us to pay closer attention and take better control over our health.
Nobody has a lock on "the truth."
Read MoreGoing from tactical to strategic.
Read MorePart 2/2. Before 40 our body takes care of us. After 40, we need to return the favor. What we ingest (food, liquid, supplements, media, relationships) inform our quality of life more than any other factor. Titus Kahoutek doesn’t stop at “eliminating sugar.” He has us commit to a deep partnership with our own well-being. And it’s amazing.
Read MorePart 1/2 | Before 40 our body takes care of us. After 40, we need to return the favor. What we ingest (food, liquid, supplements, media, relationships) inform our quality of life more than any other factor. Titus Kahoutek doesn’t stop at “eliminating sugar.” He has us commit to a deep partnership with our own well-being. And it’s amazing.
Read MoreWhat do you do when you are in the last few innings of an outstanding career but you are not quite ready to retire? How do you use all that experience and knowledge to stay in the game, but on your terms?
What do you do with an experienced team member who begins to “age out” of his role, but is still immensely valuable to the organization?
Read MoreHow many times have you picked up a habit to distract you from what you know you “should” be doing? What if that habit doesn’t provide the relief it did before? And what if you pick it up anyway, over and over? How do you break the cycle of going back to that empty well?
Read MorePaul is a force of nature when it comes to influencing us all to take a look at our state of mind. He uses his powerful experiences, having his father committing suicide at a young age, to get us and all of society to bring Mental Health conversations out of the shadows. In this episode, we talk about the signs to look for, the tools to avail yourself of and the dangers of “social perfectionism.” You will not want to miss this one for yourself or a loved one. We are all effected.
Read MoreMidlife brings grief in all flavors. Yes, death and loss of loved ones, but also in job loss, fading youth and vitality, heck – even losing your phone. Diana helps us understand how grief presents itself (it’s not always how we think), how to process and ultimately move through to find the gifts and deeper experiences.
Read MoreIn part 2 more on... Great sex in midlife (and beyond), knowing ourselves, the changes in our bodies and in our needs enjoyment, intimacy, sensuality and relationships!
Read MoreYou can have great sex in midlife (and beyond), but first you need to know some things. Monica takes us on a journey to knowing ourselves, the changes in our bodies and in our needs so we can learn to enjoy “this most passionate and powerful time in our lives.” If you want to bring intimacy and sensuality into your life and your relationship, I promise this two part conversation will deliver.
Read MoreWe all get it confused.
We are searching for our reason for being here.
I believe it is easier if we understand the difference between understanding “purpose” for being here, and creating our “mission”, while we are here.
Helen brings her years of experience managing a billion-dollar business, raising a family and juggling the responsibility that comes with having it all. Our conversation explores the unique journey being a woman climbing the corporate ladder, the constant pull of being a working mother and how to win this marathon (hint, don’t sprint it).
Read MoreYes, all the “Self Help” books, videos, podcasts (including this one) are helpful on this journey through Midlife.
Yes, the prescriptions we all offer and consume serve a purpose on the road to “aliveness, freedom, peace and love” as Tripp Lanier talks about…
In part two of this interview, I continue to talk with The New Man Podcast's Tripp Lanier about the challenge of keeping your edge while growing up and becoming a responsible family man.
Read MoreIn part one of this two part interview, we talk with The New Man Podcast's Tripp Lanier about the challenge of keeping your edge while growing up and becoming a responsible family man.
Read MoreWelcome to the Mastering Midlife Podcast where we explore life at it’s most stressful, and most productive.
We will be featuring conversations with experts in the field of Mental Health, Executive Leadership, Business, Health, Exercise, Nutrition, Sex and Relationship.
