Episode 34: Acknowledgement & Championing - Two Leadership Skills We All Need More Of
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In this episode of the Everyday Leader Podcast, Shannon and Conrad explore two leadership skills that are often overlooked — yet deeply transformative: acknowledgement and championing. Building on last week’s conversation about feedback, they widen the lens beyond constructive critique to focus on feedback that strengthens, restores, and mobilizes. Acknowledgement is about naming the qualities and essence you see in another person — courage, resilience, steadiness — especially in moments that are hard, not just when things are going well. Championing goes one step further: it’s the...
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Episode 33: Feedback as a Leadership Practice
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In this episode, Shannon and Conrad explore what it really takes to give and receive feedback in a fast-paced, often chaotic world. Drawing from real-time experiences with 360 feedback processes, they unpack why feedback is both a powerful gift and a delicate leadership responsibility. Together, they highlight three essential elements of skillful feedback: clarity about impact, responsibility for the energy and delivery, and timeliness. This conversation invites leaders to slow down, ground themselves, and approach feedback as a relational practice — one that serves growth, trust, and shared...
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Episode 32: Focus - Reclaiming Energy in a Distracting World
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In this episode, Shannon and Conrad explore the leadership skill of focus — and why it feels harder than ever to sustain. Building on earlier conversations about orientation, they get practical and honest about how distraction diffuses our energy, exhausts us, and pulls us away from what actually matters. Through real-life examples and simple practices, they unpack how leaders can reclaim focus by naming priorities, making conscious choices, and committing — even when distraction is loud. This conversation offers grounded tools for coming back to yourself, your energy, and the work...
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Episode 31: Starting the New Year - Leading with Theme, Values, and Intention
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A new year. A new season. A new cycle. In this episode of Everyday Leader, Shannon and Conrad explore what it really means to start a new year as a leader — beyond resolutions, goals, and checklists. They share a more spacious, intentional approach rooted in values, purpose, and energy. Conrad introduces his practice of choosing a theme for the year — an umbrella that captures both being and doing — and walks through how that theme becomes the foundation for action, habits, and meaningful progress. Shannon reflects on how themes create alignment and clarity even when the specifics are...
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Episode 30: How to Orient in a Disorienting World
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It’s 2026, and the world feels more disorienting than ever. In this episode of Everyday Leader, Shannon and Conrad explore what it means to orient ourselves—and others—when the world, our teams, our relationships, or even a single conversation feels confusing or overwhelming. They reflect on our human need for direction, safety, and clarity, and why leaders are being called right now to name what’s happening, ground people in the present, and paint a clear picture of where we’re headed. From everyday moments at home to leading organizations through uncertainty, this conversation...
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Episode 29: Holiday Relationships - Leading with Intention Through the Season
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In this special episode, Shannon and Conrad share a re-release from What’s in Your Leadership Backpack focused on navigating relationships during the holiday season. As family gatherings, traditions, and expectations collide, they offer three simple leadership practices to help you show up with more presence, clarity, and ease. Whether you’re heading into celebrations, reunions, or complicated dynamics, this episode offers grounded tools to help you lead yourself — and your relationships — with intention. The Everyday Leader Podcast is for leaders at every level who want to grow their...
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Episode 28: The Power of Containers - Creating Presence, Intention, and Boundaries as a Leader
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In this episode, Shannon and Conrad explore the leadership practice of creating a “container” — a simple but powerful way to show up with presence, clarity, and intention in any environment. Using everyday examples like family gatherings, work meetings, and life transitions, they walk through how containers help leaders regulate energy, hold boundaries, stay flexible, and make conscious choices in complex spaces. This episode offers a practical leadership tool you can use immediately to lead yourself and others with more awareness, steadiness, and ease. The Everyday Leader Podcast is for...
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Episode 27: Zooming Out - Developing Situational Awareness as a Leader
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In Episode 27 of Everyday Leader, Shannon and Conrad continue their exploration of energy in leadership—this time zooming out to the bigger picture. After looking at personal energy and co-creating energy with others in previous episodes, they now step into the realm of situational awareness—also known as reading the room, sensing the vibe, or tuning in to the meta-energy of a space. Shannon shares a real-world example from a recent local government meeting, where shifting her attention from the “particles” of the conversation to the broader dynamics opened up a whole new understanding...
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Episode 26: Leadership, Energy & Creating on the Edge
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In this episode of Everyday Leader, Shannon and Conrad continue their conversation on energy in leadership—this time focusing on what it means to create on the edge. They explore how emotions show up as “energy in motion,” what happens when others’ intensity spills into our space, and how leaders can use energetic boundaries to stay centered, observant, and in choice. You’ll hear a practical framework for distinguishing what’s yours from what’s theirs, staying grounded in the present, and leading cleanly even in moments of tension. 🔗 🔗 🔗 Follow Shannon: Follow...
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Episode 25: Leadership and Energy — A River Runs Through It
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In this episode of Everyday Leader, Shannon and Conrad build on last week’s conversation about energy — exploring it this time through the imagery of a river. They use the natural flow of water as a metaphor for how leaders source, sustain, and share energy: 💧 The spring as your inner source — your “leader within.” 🌊 The river as the merging and movement of energy from others. 🌅 The watershed as the greater ecosystem that influences and sustains your leadership. Through this reflection, Shannon and Conrad invite listeners to think about their own sources of energy — where...
info_outlineContext shapes everything — how we communicate, collaborate, and lead. In this episode, Shannon and Conrad unpack what context really means in a leadership and team setting, why it's often overlooked, and how understanding it can transform your impact.
Whether you're stepping into a new role, navigating change, or trying to lead more effectively — tuning into context is a skill worth sharpening.
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