The Leverage Point Podcast

Giving feedback does not have to be hard. You just need to find the right words. Joy van Skiver, an executive coach, shares her time-proven methods of using specific formulas to deliver effectively even most challenging feedback. 

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Music credits: Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod

Be your true self or fake it till you make it? The abundance of career advice is only rivalled by its degree of contradiction. But what does science and research say on the topic of authenticity at work. To figure it out, we asked the guru in the field of human performance - Marc Effron. So, should you fake it?

More about Marc and his team: https://talentstrategygroup.com/about/ 

Marc's award-winning books:

• One-Page Talent Management
• 8 Steps to High Performance

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Music credits: Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod

You can’t always be in the job you love … so how do you love the job you're in?  There are a lot of reasons why it may make sense to stay in a role.  But doing something you don’t like 8 hours a day, forty hours a week … can be soul destroying.  This podcast explores who you can turn the experience into something worthwhile, even if it isn’t something ideal. 

Resources:

• Check out the model of job optimizers (autonomy, variety and learning) at https://www.theedgeyouneed.com/tools 

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Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

Do you get to choose your manager? Not always. And not really. But if you did have a choice, which is best? Male or female? Strict or lenient? Ambitious or settled? In this episode, we are talking about bosses: the good, the bad, and the best.

Referenced in this episode:

• Wayne, S. J., Liden, R. C., Kraimer, M. L., & Graf, I. K. (1999). The role of human capital, motivation and supervisor sponsorship in predicting career success. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 20(5), 577–595.
• Gardner, T. M., Munyon, T. P., Hom, P. W., & Griffeth, R. W. (2018). When Territoriality Meets Agency: An Examination of Employee Guarding as a Territorial Strategy. Journal of Management, 44(7), 2580–2610.

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Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

We learn by doing; building a wide range of skills and capabilities is accelerated when we do a lot of different things, and in different environments.  So, the more job roles the better, right?   Yes … but.  This episode explores the benefits of moving roles, learning news skills, increasing your experience base, and growing your network … without the negative effects of moving too fast and missing experiences, or gaining a reputation as someone that “can’t see it through”.  

 

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Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

There are better ways to ask for insight. In this episode … you’ll learn that people who solicit insight into their #performance get #feedback not readily available to others.  This enables them to improve their performance WHILE building their build their #network and their #professional_reputation and #personal brand, that support a great #career.  And that’s a leverage point … 

 

In this episode, we made references to these sources. Be curious to explore!

• Book: FairTalk: Three Steps to Powerful Feedback
• Article: Seeker beware: The interpersonal costs of ignoring advice

 

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Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

The power of mobility in accelerating one's career has always been undeniable. Taking up assignments in different geographies provides the experiences necessary for professional growth. But what is happening and what is likely to happen in the post-Covid world?

 

 

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Music credits: Our Big Adventure by Scott Holmes

Is there such a thing as too much ambition? Ambition and career success are so closely linked: so it’s a good thing, right?  Not necessarily!  In this episode, we discuss the dangers of being over-ambitious and the leverage point available to those that learn how to manage them.

 

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Music credits: Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod