The Rising Leader Podcast

Your AQ - Adversity Quotient is more important than your IQ and even your Emotional Intelligence - EQ when it comes to your life and work satisfaction. Dr. Paul Stoltz shares with us his 25+ years of research on what it takes to be truly resilient and not fear adversity. Dr. Stoltz talks about how you can actually harness adversity to create personal and career success. Links: www.peaklearning.com Interlude Music: Stars by Raya  

Leadership is not management. People often get confused between the roles of a manager and a leader. According to Warren Bennis, management is about doing things right, while leadership is about doing the right things. Being in a management role before serving as a leader can easily bias your leadership so it's important that emerging leaders understand the distinction between the two roles. Another key distinction is that management roles are often appointed, while leadership roles are chosen. The reason for this is because you can choose to lead without a title. You can lead people at your level of management, your peers, and people above you also in leadership roles. In short, leadership is about social influence and not about managing processes and procedures. Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner share their "Leadership Practices" in their book The Leadership Challenge. These practices exemplify social influences. 1. Model the Way 2. Inspire a Share Vision 3. Enable Others to Act 4. Challenge the Status Quo 5. Encourage the Heart Key Links: Leave a review on iTunes  

There are 5 habits that you can put into place daily to maximize your motivation. The key is to make each of these behaviors a habit that becomes a part of your day. Motivation is not something someone gives you. It is not something that is instilled within you from someone else. Instead, motivation is something you already have within you at a high capacity. But you have to activate it within yourself. You can't just wait sit back and hope you get motivated. Or worse, wait for someone to motivate you. You have to cultivate motivation daily to keep high.  

Dr. Nathan Mellor, CEO of Strata Leadership, shares his insights on how to grow your career and your leadership the right way. Nathan talks about his drive to create a great culture for people to do great things. He shares his insights on how to develop partnerships with other effective leaders to benefit your career and leadership. Nathan's Keys to Success include: 1. Partner with other Great People 2. Work Hard 3. Be Grateful 4. Be a Continual Learner Resources: Strataleadership.com Audible.com The Rising Leader Home  

There are many ways to develop your leadership skills, but in this episode I will share with you 5 unconventional and unique ways to develop yourself as a leader. This podcast goes far beyond the typical advice to read a book, take class, or find a mentor. The 5 unconventional ways include 1) Start a business on the side 2) Visit another country and observe business strengths. 3) Ask to solve a business problem within your company; 4) Become an agent and leader of change; 5) become and expert or thought leader in your organization.      

Aaron McDaniel was one of the youngest to achieve a Regional VP position in a Fortune 20 company. He is the author of two books focused on millennials and how they can be successful in their careers and as a new manager. Aaron talks about the two things millennials must watch out for, impatience and entitlement. He shares the attributes of successful young professionals and several productivity resources. Recommended Resources: YPedge .com  Evernote App Moleskine Notebooks Mint  Aaron's Books: The Young Professional's Guide to the Working World: Savvy Strategies to Get In, Get Ahead, and Rise to the Top Young Professionals Guide to Managing  Contact Aaron: Twitter: @MrBiz LinkedIn: Linked.com/MrBiz Jason's Motivation and Leadership Blog Interlude Music: Stars by Raya  

In this episode I take a deeper look at the Stephen R. Covey Quote "Most people spend their entire life climbing the ladder of success, only to realize when they get to the top, that the ladder has been leaning against the wrong wall ." As a leader, your career and your influence will move in lock-step. There are some things we have to avoid as we grow and progress. 1) Climbing the wrong wall, 2) Climbing with the wrong ladder, 3) Climbing the ladder poorly. This metaphor can be used to identify 4 ways to climb your career ladder successfully. First, you must examine your wall. Secondly, you must examine your ladder. Third, examine how you are climbing. Finally, commit to climbing well. Resources: Dr. Jason Jones' Blog on Motivation & Leadership Interlude Music: Stars by Raya

In this first episode of The Rising Leader Podcast you will learn about the purpose of the podcast and what you can expect to get from it. I tell you about myself so you know who this guy Jason Jones is and I share with you my top 5 favorite leadership quotes. Show Notes: My Favorite Quotes include the following: Where there is no vision, the people perish. —Proverbs 29:1 Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. —Warren Bennis People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. —John Maxwell Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths. —John Zenger Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. —Jack Welch Visit my blog on Motivation at DrJasonJones.com Interlude Music: Stars by Raya