Is Everyone an Expert?
The Thoughtful Leader
This episode explores the challenges of standing out in a crowded market where everyone seems to be an expert. It suggests that instead of trying to be the "best" or most "expert," individuals should focus on presenting their authentic selves and embracing their unique strengths. This approach, the hosts argue, allows for stronger personal branding, fosters genuine connections with potential clients, and ultimately creates a "niche of one" that distinguishes individuals from the competition.
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Your Ideal Client is Waiting
The Thoughtful Leader
Are your ideal clients aware of you and what you have to offer? Have a listen to this discussion about an article I wrote, outlining this exact issue and some tips to get onto your ideal clients' radar.
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Are You a Thoughtful Leader? Let's Find Out!
The Thoughtful Leader
Becoming a thoguhtful leader is a journey. This episode covers what's involved. Maybe yoiu will discover that you are actually more thoughtful than you thought! :)
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You Are an Authority
The Thoughtful Leader
This episode summarizes one of the most important elements of the REAL Thoughtn Leaders methodology and video series: Authority. You will discover that everyone is an authority in their own right; they just need to find the best way to put that across to the market.
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The 4 Attributes of REAL Thought Leaders
The Thoughtful Leader
Based on a keynote speech delivered in Noordwijk, Holland in 2011, this episode summarizes the 4 key attributes of REAL thought leaders.
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Flying in the Face of the Great Resignation
The Thoughtful Leader
First published as a LinkedIn article in April 2022, this discussion revolves around employee retention and some techniques to ensure you keep hold of your best employees by investing in them as thought leaders.
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Why We All Need Thoughtful Leaders
The Thoughtful Leader
Based on an article I published in Red Onine in September 2015, this episode talks about how thoughtful leadership is necessary in today's world, where information is (too?) readily available.
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7 Ways to Become a Brilliant Thought Leader
The Thoughtful Leader
Based on an article I wrote for Irish Tech News in 2020, this episode highlights some of the methods I shared. I wish you the best for your thought leadership journey!
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Winning by Thinking: How to Create a Culture of Thought Leadership in Your Organization
The Thoughtful Leader
A summary of the executive report I wrote for Emerals Publishing back in 2011. Still very relevant today! Hope it helps you and your team.
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The New Rules of Influence
The Thoughtful Leader
This episode is the result of a clever partnership between me and Google NotebookLM. It's the summary of one of my LinkedIn articles but it also expands on my insights. I'm blown away by this and I hope you like it. Let me know if you do and I will get more of my articles turned into podcast episodes for you! Love... Mindy
info_outlineBob Eckert is CEO at New & Improved. His focus is on helping organizations harness and develop the innovative brain power of their people to deliver new and improved results.
A sought-after facilitator, trainer and speaker, Bob uses his organizational design experience to make change efforts stick. Fast Company calls him an “Innovation thought leader” and he has been quoted in publications such as Forbes and Inc.com. He has written extensively about innovation leadership in both Demystifying Innovation Culture Efforts and More Lightning, Less Thunder: How to Energize Innovation Teams (co-authored with Jonathan Vehar).
He has been globally impacting the creativity/innovation world for more than 30 years.
A Scoutmaster and avid outdoorsman who’s as comfortable driving a tractor as he is driving meetings in corporate boardrooms, Bob lives with his wife on their active tree farm in the Adirondack Park, where they also operate Adirondack Adventure Base together.
Listen to this inspirational The Thoughtful Leader episode with Bob Eckert about creativity.
Here is what to expect on this week’s show:
- How much the average person uses their creative potential.
- The importance of being humble and curious in your work.
- Bob has three businesses and what are they?
- You can bring creativity to anything you do.
- Mental clutter and how it controls us.
- Bob’s most challenging thing in his career.
- How do you overcome the feeling of low impact?
- How do you know if you’re making an impact?
- There’s no such thing as a “grown-up”.
Connect with Bob:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/innovationspecialist/
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Twitter @MindyGK https://twitter.com/mindygk
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LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindygibbinsklein/
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