Leadership Genius

Summary: Welcome to another enriching episode of The Leadership Genius Podcast, your premier destination for leadership insights and transformative ideas. This compelling segment delves into the Golden Age of Leadership with the renowned expert Dr. Drea Zigarmi. As someone who's profoundly influenced the landscape of leadership development, Dr. Zigarmi brings a treasure trove of knowledge and historical perspectives that are pivotal for current and aspiring leaders.

Dr. Zigarmi explained the evolution of leadership theories, emphasizing the revolutionary impact of behavioral scientific methods. These methodologies identify and replicate quality leadership traits, shaping contemporary leadership development strategies.

Key Takeaways from this episode include:

1. An exploration of the era termed the "Golden Age" of leadership theory provides listeners with a robust understanding of its historical significance.

2. Insightful analysis of the transition from innate leadership attributes to behavior-centric models, highlighting the scientific rigor introduced to leadership behavior studies.

3. Practical strategies based on behavioral science that professionals can employ to hone their leadership skills, enhancing team dynamics and organizational success.

Remember to subscribe, share, and leave a review for our podcast. Stay tuned for more thought-provoking discussions on leadership featuring industry luminaries and trailblazers like Dr. Drea Zigarmi. Join host ⁠Jason Diamond Arnold⁠, Director of ⁠Leadership Solutions ⁠at ⁠Inspire Software⁠ , as we continue to uncover the keys to effective leadership in the 21st century and beyond.

Keywords: Leadership Development, Behavioral Science, Dr. Drea Zigarmi, Golden Age of Leadership, Jason Diamond Arnold, Leadership Excellence, Transformational Ideas, Leadership Theories, Leadership Skills.

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Dive deep into the annals of leadership theory in this inaugural episode of our series dedicated to Situational Leadership Theory. Leadership, often considered an art and a science, has captured human imagination and scholarly attention for centuries. From the early emergence of the Contingency Theory of Leadership to the best-selling leadership books in the commercial marketplace, our quest to understand effective leadership has evolved dramatically. As we chart this riveting journey, we're honored to have Dr. Drea Zigarmi, our esteemed guest and coauthor of Situational Leadership 2.0 (SL II), as our special guest. Join us in understanding the foundations of leadership theory that paved the way for one of the world's most recognized leadership models.

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Note: The publication years for “Meditations”, “The Prince”, and “The Republic” are for the Penguin Classics editions, not the original works.

In this episode of The Leadership Genius podcast, we review some resent research we've done around the impact of how connected individuals are with leaders within organizations. It's one of the key indicators of employee engagement, or what we call "Employee Work Passion", and is having a significant (or not in some circumstances) impact on the Retention Crisis in a 21st Century, post pandemic, Work Experience (WX). Join me, your host, Jason Diamond Arnold, Director of Leadership Solutions at Inspire Software, as we discuss the impact of how leaders create connectedness in an a rapidly evolving work flow.  

In this episode of the Leadership Genius, we take a deep dive into Leadership in an Organizational context. There are many misconceptions about how to be an effective "Executive Leader." Too often executive leadership is seen as an high level endeavor for only for an elite few. While leading an organization is not for everyone, there are some basic fundamentals every organizational leader would do well to practice in order to get the most our of their role in influencing an entire company and the culture of people that are (should be) pursuing one common vision. In this episode we interview best-selling business author, Dr. Drea Zigarmi to get a better understanding of what it means to be an effective leader in an organizational context. For more information on how we at Inspire Software help executive leaders execute strategy more effectively and manage the vision, values, and performance of an organization, visit our RESOURCES page at www.inspiresoftware.com. For more information on Dr. Zigarmi's books on leadership, please visit his landing page on Amazon.com.

In the first episode of Season 3 of the Leadership Genius podcast, we honor the leadership legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was a monumental leader in American and Global history. In this episode we analyze three core leadership traits that Dr. King demonstrated as he influenced the world to become a better place during his lifetime and beyond. For more on Leadership Genius, please visit our resources page at Inspire Software.

In this special Leadership Genius podcast, we interview best-selling business author, Susan Fowler, discussing her expertise on Motivation Science and the positive it is having on the world of work and beyond. This is part one of a two part series on the topic of motivation science and its impact on self leadership. You can find out more about Susan Fowler at her personal website www.susanfowler.com. You can also check out her organization, MoJo Moments, and explore her many resources on Motivation Science and other leadership concepts. To request any of the materials Susan referenced in this podcast, email her team: info@mojomoments.com. And to find out more about Leadership Genius and how we apply motivation science through Inspire Software's Continuous Performance process, please visit Inspire Software Resources. We hope you enjoy this special episode of the Leadership Genius podcast. The world needs more effective leaders! Join us in developing a better world through effective leadership practices.

We often promote the importance of developing leadership skills within organizations and communities, but have little to no evidence to quantify the value of leadership development programs or the performance of leaders who have been developed. In this episode of the Leadership Genius podcast we address the challenge of measuring, not only the effectiveness of Leadership Development programs, but leadership performance in general. How do you measure the success of training leadership development programs and the impact they have on leadership performance, as well as the health and vitality of the organization. For more information on how we measure and analyze leadership performance through Inspire Software, check out our resources page and the different ways we address this issue through our continuous performance platform. 

This week's episode of the Leadership Genius podcast addresses one of the key killers of an effective leadership development program--underestimating the mindset of leadership as you know it today. For more resources and information on how to implement an effective leadership development program, in the flow of real work, please check out Inspire Software's resource page HERE! The world needs more effective leaders. 

In this special episode of the Leadership Genius podcast we experience Part Two of our interview Strategic Execution and OKR expert, Paul Niven on the art of leading through setting specific and clear Objectives and Key Results. Paul is the President of OKRstraining.com and is a best-selling business author, OKR coach, management consultant, and noted speaker on the subjects of strategy, OKRs, Balanced Scorecard, and strategy execution. He is also a strategic advisor for Inspire Software, a leading provider of OKR software that is integrated with best practices in leadership and performance management theory. He is joined by this week's special host, Tim Driscoll, Chief Operating Officer of Inspire Software.

Setting effective goals is a foundational leadership skill. This episode explores how to effectively implement OKRs into the DNA of an organization.

Paul is also featured in our upcoming live Webinar, Maximizing Execution while Enhancing Culture in a Hybrid Environment, we he explores ways to be effective in the new norms of work with Chris Wollerman, CoFounder and CEO of Inspire Software. REGISTER HERE!

In this special episode of the Leadership Genius podcast we interview Strategic Execution and OKR expert, Paul Niven on the art of leading through setting specific and clear Objectives and Key Results. He is the President of OKRstraining.com and is a best-selling business author, OKR coach, management consultant, and noted speaker on the subjects of strategy, OKRs, Balanced Scorecard, and strategy execution. He is also a strategic advisor for Inspire Software, a leading provider of OKR software that is integrated with best practices in leadership and performance management theory. He is joined by this week's special host, Tim Driscoll, Chief Operating Officer of Inspire Software. 

Setting effective goals is a foundational leadership skill. This episode explores the benefits and challenges leaders face when implementing and practicing an effective OKR approach to goal setting. 

This week's Leadership Genius podcasts focusing on addressing the problem of developing leaders through stand alone classroom on online learning programs. Episode 3 of a 5 part series on Why Leadership Development Programs Fail, is based on a watershed article published by McKinsey. Learn how we are disrupting traditional approaches to leadership development at Inspire Software, the world's first Leadership as a Service solution for developing more effective leaders. 

Many organizations take a one-size-fits-all approach to developing leaders. But leadership happens in the context of which you are trying to lead others in. This week's episode of the Leadership Podcast explores what it means to lead in context and how you and your organization can develop leaders more effectively when you have a process of helping leaders become more effective within the context of which they are trying to lead. This is part two of a five part podcast series on how to develop leaders more effectively. It is based on a watershed report done by McKinsey, entitled Why Leadership Development Programs Fail. For more resources on how to develop leaders more effectively, within the context they are leading, please visit our resource page at Inspire Software. 

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Feedback shouldn't be delivered only when things go sideways. It also shouldn't be delivered only once a year during a performance review. When leaders effectively give continuous feedback, they build a culture of continual growth and development toward critical business strategy. Leaders can also build skills and optimize motivation when delivering consistent feedback to the people they are influencing toward common goals. In this episode of the Leadership Genius podcast, we take explore the concept of Continuous Feedback, through the recent eBook, The Leaders Formula for Turning Strategy Into Action, we wrote for Inspire Software.