The Building Champions Podcast
If you enjoy The Building Champions Podcast, we think you’ll really like Daniel Harkavy’s new interview-style podcast. He interviews leaders from organizations like Home Depot, Meijer stores, JP Morgan, Chick-fil-A and many more! Learn what shaped them as a leader. Join Daniel as he questions what makes a leader truly great. Subscribe to the Questioning Leadership podcast.
info_outline Balancing HumilityThe Building Champions Podcast
How do you find the balance between thinking enough of yourself to leverage your talents and abilities, but not too much that you become arrogant? In leadership, finding the balance in humility is key.
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We so often view stress as bad, the negative thing in our life that disrupts our desire for comfort and ease. But what if stress actually serves as a motivator—inciting us toward health and growth? If we strive to avoid stress, are we choosing comfort at the expense of progress?
info_outline Strong Link vs. Weak Link TeamsThe Building Champions Podcast
Basketball is a strong link game—teams can be built around the star player. Soccer is a weak link game—teams need qualified players in all positions in order to be successful. So what does this concept teach us about building our own teams and cultures?
info_outline Fellowship of SufferingThe Building Champions Podcast
As strange as it may be, research has shown that shared painful experiences actually promote stronger relationships, increased trust and willing cooperation. Can shared experiences then—both good and bad—bond teams together to create an environment for success?
info_outline Multiplicative SystemsThe Building Champions Podcast
In today's modern world, we hear lots of talk about focusing on strengths—and for good reason. But what if our weaknesses are so big they actually cancel out our strengths? In those cases, the weaknesses can severely limit our leadership effectiveness—they can’t be ignored.
info_outline Feedback PhobiaThe Building Champions Podcast
Feedback can be both scary to give and get, but when delivered in a healthy way and received with an open mind, it can be key to growth. Fight the fear of feedback so you can be the best version of yourself and coach your teammates to be their best—accelerating development and moving the organization forward.
info_outline Beliefs Before BehaviorsThe Building Champions Podcast
Beliefs come before behaviors. Our inner thinking drives our outer actions—both in business and life. Just as healthy thinking can help you make disciplined and positive choices, faulty thinking can cause an emotional and physical response that differs from how you really want to be living.
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info_outline Coaching Through UncertaintyThe Building Champions Podcast
Right now our people are experiencing unprecedented amounts of change and uncertainty. Rather than shying away from these conversations, great leaders press in to help their people navigate these challenging times. In this bonus episode, we’ll provide you with practical tips and insights to help you coach your people more effectively during this season.
info_outlineHealthy teams function at their best when every member of the team is supporting one another and working together to make sure the best ideas and solutions are brought to the table. But whether you’re a leader or a team member, we’ve all had experiences where just the opposite occurs. A teammate dominates the conversation with their own ideas, or we become defensive when our own ideas are called into question. In these instances, our fears and insecurities create an unhealthy environment, one where the team stops working together to get things right and instead, we focus on being right and protecting our own egos.
Join us as we learn from Adal Rifai—improviser, coach and teacher at Chicago’s acclaimed iO Theater—about what the practices of successful improv teams can teach us about how to focus less on being right and start focusing more on what you and your team can do to get it right and achieve better creativity, cohesion and results.
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