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Overwhelm to Owning it
by Ally Nitschke
One of the most frequently asked questions i get as an Executive Leadership Coach is ‘how do I have those tough conversations?’ It never fails to amaze me that leaders struggle with communication so much when quality communication is the number one driver for staff engagement.This season of the overwhelm to Owning it show i’ll be sharing my Communication tips for business leaders and people leaders.If you need to scrub up your communication, join me each week as we unpack another Communication technique and strategy to use straight away.
Episodes
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Courageous Conversations Framework
Ever walked away from a tough conversation, then thought of 81 better things you could have said? That is not a character flaw. It is biology. In this episode, Ally explains what happens in your brain during a tough conversation, and takes you through the Made For More Courageous Conversations...
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Mastering Your Stories
Most tough conversations go wrong before a single word is spoken. We tend to rehearse difficult conversations in our own heads first, and that is where a molehill becomes a mountain. In this episode, Ally explores how to master your stories and get ahead of your "head junk", the less than helpful...
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Communication For Leaders: Climbing The Ladder To A Courageous Conversation
"I'll park that conversation until Monday." Then Monday becomes Friday, and Friday becomes Monday again. For more than a decade, the question Ally has been asked most is how to have tough conversations. In this episode, she introduces the Made For More ladder that takes leaders from avoiding...
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Communication for Leaders: What is a Courageous Conversation
You said the same thing to five people. Four understood it. The fifth did not. Communication is the creation and exchange of meaning. It is far more than transmitting information. In this episode, Ally unpacks why the message you send is not always the message your team receives, and lays the...
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Season 5 Kick Off
Kick Off Season 5: Communication for Leaders "How do I deal with difficult people?" is usually code for "how do I talk to someone I clash with?" In this Season 5 kick off, Ally introduces the theme for the season: communication for leaders. From communicating with impact to having the tough...
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Season 4 Wrap Up
Courage might be one of the simplest levers a leader can pull. It is just not always the easiest. In this Season 4 finale, Ally recaps every episode of The Rise of the Courageous Leader, so you can find the ones that matter most to where you are right now. In this episode, Ally revisits: - The...
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Courageous Cultures
Courage is the first of all virtues, because it guarantees all the others. Throughout Season 4, Ally has explored how to become a courageous leader. In this episode, she shifts the focus from the leader to the culture, and how to cultivate courage across your whole business. You will learn: - Why...
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Leading with Influence
Influence is not about being the boss. It is about why people choose to follow you. Influence is the ability to personally affect the actions, decisions, opinions or thinking of others. Historically, leaders relied on their title to get things done. That is no longer enough. In this episode, Ally...
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Organisation-aware Leader
The Organisation-Aware Leader Growing a business means going from wearing all the hats to leading the people who wear them. In this episode, Ally introduces the third and final pillar of courageous leadership: the organisation aware leader. After becoming self-aware and team aware, this is where...
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Leading with Impact
Leading with Impact: Creating a High Performance Culture Culture is simply the way we do things around here. It is not a process or a vision statement on the wall. It is the set of behaviours that determines how things get done in your business. In this episode, Ally explores how to lead with...
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Balancing Empathy and Productivity
Empathy and productivity are not opposites. It is one of the questions leaders ask Ally most: how do I keep showing up for my people and still get the work done? The short answer is that the more empathy you cultivate, the more productive your team is likely to become. In this episode, Ally...
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Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
Every time your team changes, your team starts again. Bruce Tuckman's model of group development is usually used when a brand new team comes together. But as Ally explains, the cycle restarts whenever someone joins, leaves or a new leader steps in. In this episode, you will learn: - The four...
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Team-aware Leader
You cannot push people who are not connected to you. Once you have done the work on yourself, the next pillar of courageous leadership is becoming team aware. There is no one size fits all. Play to your strengths and adapt to the people you lead. In this episode, Ally explains: - Why a people...
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Leadership Blueprint
Do you know what you stand for as a leader? It never fails to surprise Ally how many leaders are unsure of their own values or leadership mission. Company values on the wall are important, but your personal leadership blueprint is your North Star. In this episode, Ally shows you how to create…
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Leading to Inspire
Motivation pushes. Inspiration pulls. We often use these words interchangeably, but they are worlds apart. Motivation comes from an external force, like rewards or deadlines. Inspiration comes from within, and it keeps people moving without needing to be pushed. In this episode, Ally explores: -...
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The 3 Key Pillars to the Self-aware Leader
You cannot lead a team until you can lead yourself. Too often, people are promoted into leadership because they are technically great at their job, then handed a team with no support to lead people. In this episode, Ally introduces the three pillars of courageous leadership: self-aware, team…
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The Leadership Landscape for 2021
Leadership has moved from overseeing compliance to overseeing potential. Drawing on her white paper on the leadership landscape, Ally maps how leadership has evolved and what leaders now need to become. In this episode, Ally explains: - The shift from authoritative leadership, focused on…
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Season 4 Kick Off
You cannot do today's job with yesterday's methods and still be in business tomorrow. What was once a five to ten year shift in leadership has been condensed into weeks. In this Season 4 kick off, Ally introduces the theme for the season: the rise of the courageous leader. In this episode, Ally...
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Season 3 Wrap Up
Before you race into a new year, stop and look at how far you have come. Recorded on New Year's Eve, this Season 3 finale is an invitation to reflect, celebrate and reset. Ally asks the question her own coach asked her: what are you most proud of this year? In this episode, Ally recaps the…
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Your Most Valuable Asset
When a great person leaves, their knowledge, skills and experience walk out the door with them. You have found them, recruited them and trained them. So now what? In this episode, Ally explores why your people are your most valuable asset, and what it takes to hire well and hold on to the right...
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Quality is Everything
The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. Most businesses have a code of conduct. Far fewer have named the next layer: the everyday standards around quality, customer service, presentation and how people show up to meetings. These small things build up quietly until they become big...
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Leaning into Discomfort
The hard thing about hard things is that there is no way around them, only through. Drawing on Brené Brown's research, Ally explores a surprising truth: the people who feel most safe and alive are often the ones who embrace difficult situations. Most people do not hold back because they do not...
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Feedback Loop
Generic feedback gets generic results. Perks like morning teas and team lunches feel good in the moment. But one of the most effective and least expensive ways to keep people engaged and performing is regular, specific feedback that reinforces the behaviour you want to see. In this episode, Ally...
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Staff Engagement
Paying someone more does not make them more engaged. Engagement is not transactional. Engaged people are intrinsically motivated. They care about the work, go the extra mile and think like owners rather than waiting for permission. So how do you know who is engaged, and who is quietly checking…
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Courageous Conversations
Difficult conversations are rarely difficult because of the words. They are difficult because of the story we tell ourselves about them. In a world of texting, tweeting and tagging, we are losing the ability to communicate in a meaningful way. It is estimated we avoid a conversation every seven...
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Leadership Mindset
Leadership is not a title. It is a mindset. So many people go through their careers waiting for permission. A leadership mindset means taking 100% responsibility for yourself and your actions, whether you are leading a business, a team or your own family. In this episode, Ally shows you how to…
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Achievement to Performance
Your best performer is not automatically your next great leader. High achievers are ambitious, goal-focused and self-disciplined. They are gold in any team. But turning a high achiever into a sustained high performer takes intention, and it starts with you. A leader is one who knows the way…
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Open Door Policy
An open door policy can quietly become a revolving door policy. It starts with good intentions: being approachable and building rapport. Then it is 3pm, you have had a steady stream of drop-ins, and none of your own work is done. Over time, constant interruption can lead to burnout, and even...
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Solutions Focus Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers
"Don't come to me with your problems. Come to me with your solutions." Early in her career, Ally was frustrated to hear this from a new leader. It went on to shape how she solves problems to this day. Research from MIT's Hal Gregersen found that exceptional leaders have one thing in common: they...
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Overwhelm To Owning It
This is not the time to take your foot off the accelerator. Recorded as the final quarter of 2020 began, this Season 3 launch is a call to double down rather than ease up. Ally Nitschke introduces the theme for the season, performance: yours, your team's and your business's. In this episode, Ally...
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Season2 Recap
Overwhelm always comes before clarity. Before you race to the next goal, take stock. In this Season 2 wrap up, Ally Nitschke reflects on the people foundations every growing business needs, and invites you to check what you have learned against your own 90 day plan. In this episode, Ally…
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Retaining The Best Talent
Talent is not as replaceable as we like to think. By the time you have recruited, onboarded and trained someone, you have invested money, time and emotion. It can take six months or more for a new person to become fully competent. So when your best people walk out the door, the cost is far bigger...
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Quality Part Of The Job
The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. When quality slips, it is tempting to say "they should have known". But in a growing business, quality is not something you inspect at the end. It is something you build in from the start, and that responsibility sits with the leader. In this...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
One of the most frequently asked questions i get as an Executive Leadership Coach is ‘how do I have those tough conversations?’ It never fails to amaze me that leaders struggle with communication so much when quality communication is the number one driver for staff engagement.This season of the overwhelm to Owning it show i’ll be sharing my Communication tips for business leaders and people leaders.If you need to scrub up your communication, join me each week as we unpack another Communication technique and strategy to use straight away.
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Ally Nitschke
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