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Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
From Distraction to Action: Unleashing Neurodiversity’s Potential in Workplaces
What is neurodiversity, and why is it so critical for fostering inclusive workplaces and educational environments? In this milestone 200th episode, I sit down with Grischa Liebel, an expert in computer science, diversity, and neurodiversity, who also happens to be my husband. We dive deep into his research on ADHD, discussing its impact on both education and the workplace, and how leaders can foster a more inclusive environment. We focus on the challenges and opportunities for neurodivergent individuals, specifically those with ADHD, and explore practical ways to build inclusive workplaces that allow people to thrive. Grischa shares...
2024-10-30
50 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Genius Leadership Is Going On Vacation
Hey Genius Leader! In this short episode, I am sharing the podcast plan for July and the reasons behind it, along with giving you a sneak peek for what's to come in August. Follow me on LinkedIn to get hand-picked suggestions of episodes for July: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-liebel/ Learn more about Mindkicker in 2025: https://www.mindkicker.se/iceland25/ Join me for Mindshifting Year with the surfcamp kickoff: https://mailchi.mp/01c8c7d79080/mindshifting-surfcamp Join the free yoga classes I teach every Monday and Thursday: https://annaliebel.as...
2024-07-03
06 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Birthday Giveaway
This show turns 2 years today, and I want to celebrate that with you! Let's sum-up the previous 24 months and 109 episodes with some birthday presents! Before January 30th, share your favorite episodes and takeaways for your network, subscribe to the show, leave us a review, and take part in a draw of three prizes: two packages of a book plus a sweet treat by our guests, and an invitation to a private event with the podcast guests. Thank you for being a part of this community. I'm committed to helping you become a happier and healthier...
2023-01-13
08 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Looking at the New Year from a Rock Bottom
How do you handle tough feelings and dark thoughts in the festive times when everyone is supposed to be joyous and happy? If you feel worried, depressed, stressed, or anxious around the holidays, I see you, I feel you! Listen to this honest sharing of how it is to sit on rock bottom and observe the life happening up there, over the water's surface. Let's normalise not feeling well when all you're supposed to be is excited. Let's talk about the duality of life and how we can both feel joy in some moments *and...
2023-01-04
15 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Memento Mori - with Mathias Garhed
Every entrepreneur has that day when everything feels like it's over. A hack of your systems, the most important employee leaving, a customer failing to pay on time when you need money for the payroll... What do you do when shit hits the fan? My guest Mathias Garhed, coach at MindExpand, shares his insights as a behavioural scientist and policeman, to help you get through those toughest moments in your professional life. In this episode, you will learn about: your stress reactions and their effects on your body the 3D approach to handling stress - distance...
2022-11-23
30 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Mindshifting Moment 8. Your Second Chance in Life - with Mathias Garhed
If you have ever wished to start over, get a second chance in life, this Mindshifting Moment is for you. Mathias Garhed got that second chance, after experiencing death a decade ago while on duty as a police officer. He shares his experiences and insights from that event, to make your choices in life easier. Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Connect with Mathias: https://www.instagram.com/mathiasgarhed/ Check his webpage out: https://www.mindexpand.se/ Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Support Ukraine th...
2022-11-18
09 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
How Living in Your Zone of Genius Will Bring You More Happy Money
Developing the topic of the Mindshifting Moment 7 episode about the energy budget, I am explaining what your zone of genius has to do with your financial situation and perceived quality of life. In this episode, you will learn about: a downward spiral my client has been going through this year how we turned it 180 degrees why you should follow his example and how Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Support Ukraine through the fundraiser by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy: h...
2022-11-16
12 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Mindshifting Moment 7. What the Hell Is Energy Budget?
In this quick episode, you will learn about a practice that I came up with for one of my early clients - the energy budget. Since then, it has changed the world views of many clients and community members, I explain why it's important to budget your energy, how you can do it, and which steps will help you realign your current expenses to a desired state of energy. Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Support Ukraine through the fundraiser by the President o...
2022-11-11
09 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
A Pause for a CEO - with Gardar Stefansson
"You need to slow down", founders often hear. But what does it mean, to slow down, when you are building a company from scratch? And how does this slowing down look like depending on where you as a leader and your company as a business are? I discuss that with my guest Gardar Stefansson, CEO of Good Good. This Icelandic startup is the fastest-growing jam brand in the US and Gardar's third venture. In this episode, you will learn about: the journey of a (recovering) workaholic the value, pros and cons of checking out as an...
2022-11-09
22 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Mindshifting Moment 6. Choosing Your Co-founders Wisely - with Gardar Stefansson
As we discussed on the show, co-founders are crucial for the business's success and the founder's mental and physical health. But is any co-founder a good solution? My guest Gardar Stefansson, CEO of Good Good, shares his thoughts on what you should look for in a co-founder and how you can set yourself up for a successful collaboration. We discuss his mistakes and learnings from the previous experiences as a co-founder. Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Connect with Gardar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gardar-stefansson/ Explore Good Good: https...
2022-11-04
13 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
It’s OK to Not Be OK - with Janos Barberis
Building a successful business is hard. But do founders need to be superhumans to achieve that? And what price is it OK to pay personally for the success of the company? My guest today is Janos Barberis, co-founder of SuperCharger Ventures and founder of Founders Taboo. Janos shares his story of building the most successful FinTech accelerator of its time and how an unconditional focus on the business made him lose focus on himself. That led to serious health issues, a long inability to work and ultimately, the closure of the accelerator. In this episode...
2022-11-02
43 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Mindshifting Moment 5. The Power You Don’t Exist Without [GUIDED PRACTICE]
Take a couple of minutes for yourself and follow this guided practice to slow down, breathe, and refocus yourself. This episode is a meditation that can help you find the power within you anytime. Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Support Ukraine through the fundraiser by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy: https://u24.gov.ua/
2022-10-28
09 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
The Right Thing Always Wins - with Markiyan Matsekh
"This war must stop", exploded my inbox with after heavy bombings of Ukrainian territories by russia on October 10th. I agree, this war has to stop. And you, dear Genius Leader, is a part of the problem or a contributor to the solution. You have the power, whether you contribute as an individual, a company employee, a business leader, or a community representative. Markiyan Matsekh, senior director of product at Vimeo and an activist at Boycott russia, shares tips, minshifts, and ideas on how you can help us stop this war. Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
2022-10-26
20 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Mindshifting Moment 4. Blessing in Complexity - with Markiyan Matsekh
What to do when you are scared of doing the right thing? Especially if that involves hard conversations with people you care about. My guest Markiyan Matsekh, senior director of product at Vimeo and an activist at Boycott russia, shares about his recent leadership experience of having that hard conversation, and a mindshift that led to its success. Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Check out Boycott russia: https://boycottrussia.info Connect with Markiyan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markiyanmatsekh/ Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall
2022-10-21
06 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
It’s Never The Perfect Time to Start a Business - with Ivan Kosyuk
I bet you've met that person in your life who is dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur. But years pass and they never get going, just keep dreaming. Often, they wait for that perfect idea. Or perfect timing. Or simply to be ready. But what makes you ready? What does it mean to have the right timing? And how does one get the perfect idea to implement? I discussed these fascinating questions with Ivan Kosyuk, co-founder and CEO of UA IT HUB. In this episode, you will learn about: why do we wait with starting a...
2022-10-19
39 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Mindshifting Moment 3. How to Avoid the Loneliness of a Founder’s Journey - with Ivan Kosyuk
Being a startup founder is often called a lonely journey. But not only is that the only way to build a company, it is also unnecessary suffering. Together with Ivan Kosyuk, the CEO of UA IT HUB, we discuss his struggles as a solo founder in his first startup, the lessons he learned and implemented in the second, and how his decisions affected his performance and life overall. Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Check out UA IT HUB: https://uaithub.com/ Connect with Ivan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-kosyuk-82a05...
2022-10-14
07 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
A Simple Planning Tool to End Your Overwhelm Forever
It's painful for me to see so much (avoidable) overwhelm among the amazing, smart, ambitious people around me. A common mistake out there is the wrong relationship with the to-do lists people have. So I am giving you a small mindshift and several actionable steps to deal with that mistake. In this episode, you will learn about: what a to-do list is why it's OK (and desired!) to never be done with your to-do list working with priorities for a day the common mistake of calendar and priorities clashes how to stick to your priorities ...
2022-10-12
16 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Mindshifting Moment 2. 3 Questions to Help You Work on Your Well-being
Set 10 minutes aside, grab a pen and paper, and give yourself the luxury of being honest and truthful with yourself. These three questions give you a good framework to improve the way you operate as a human. They help you connect your intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual self. I share how I am using these questions and the very recent insight I got thanks to this tool. Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Support Ukraine through the fundraiser by t...
2022-10-07
07 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
From Theatre Production to EdTech CEO - with Jón Gunnar Thordarson
When you make a turn in your career, your previous experiences are never a waste. I sat down with Jón Gunnar Thordarson, CEO of Mussila to talk about his experience of applying knowledge from directing 40 theatre productions to leading an EdTech startup. In this episode, you will learn about: why a successful theatre producer and director went into the startup world can you build a successful startup where everyone works 9-4? the balance of celebrating your progress and keeping the eyes on the horizon tips and hacks for your fundraising Stay safe and #standwithukraine,
2022-10-05
19 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Mindshifting Moment 1. About Teachers and Leadership - with Jón Gunnar Thordarson
To celebrate International Podcast Day, we are launching a bonus episode, the first one of our new Mindshifting Moment series. A quick, insightful bit to add reflection and intention to your weekend. In this episode, Jón Gunnar Thordarson, CEO of Mussila, shares his big learning about leadership from one of his high school teachers. It is a story about seeing others as they are and showing up fully. Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Check out Mussila: https://mussila.com/ Connect with Jón Gunnar: https://www.li...
2022-09-30
08 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
4 Things You Want to Get From Your Coach
This solo episode covers some fundamentals in a coaching relationship I have found crucial for the coachee's success. Most of the tips I share here are valuable in your other relationships as well - at home, at work etc. Yet, some should be kept in the professional container between the coach and coachee. In this episode, you will learn about: the antidote to judgement and simple shift that will help you prevent it my "sadistic" love of tough conversations on particular topics with my clients what to look for when you are choosing a coach why...
2022-09-28
19 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Don’t Fill Your Own Cup FIRST - with Lies Helsloot
In the new episode of the podcast, my guest is my friend Lies Helsloot, CEO of Take YOU Time Health Coaching, Serial Entrepreneur, and Keynote Speaker. This summer, Lies became my coach for some time. I came to her for help with my eating habits and found support in a completely different area. In this episode, you will learn about: that even if you’re doing a lot already, there will always be a place for development how this development can be in very unexpected for your areas numbers and measurements that can hurt you tough co...
2022-09-21
46 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
3 Microshifts to Quantum Leap
Inspired by a conversation with one of my past clients and her huge transformation, I am sharing three shifts we have been working on to make the change in her life happen. In this episode, you will learn about: - what the three shifts are - questions you can ask yourself daily to make the shifts - why these shifts are frustrating yet much healthier than changes many strive to achieve Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Book a Mindshifting Intensive: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall
2022-09-14
13 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
About discipline, being a bitch, postponing life, and knowing the answers - solo
Back from a month-long vacation, I am sharing some of my reflections and insights about life, relationships, and personal development. This piece felt like reading my diary out loud, so I hope you will enjoy joining me in this cherished moment of sharing. In this episode, you will learn about: - what 4 weeks off social media did to me - the secret sauce to successful discipline - my mom's wise words about relationships - which insights I got from therapy - the new era of my personal...
2022-09-07
23 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Taking a Break vs Breaking Down
In this new solo episode of the podcast, I share with you some changes and plans I have not only for the podcast itself but for the company and me personally. You will hear about a huge step I’m taking in August and also about even more changes to come in autumn. In this episode, you will learn about: how I spent my vacations for the last 2 years and what changes this time what I’m taking this break for my social media presence during August what awaits you in September after the break from me a...
2022-07-27
13 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Diary from the Camino, part 2
This new episode is the second part of my story about Portugal and the Camino path. You’ll hear some stories about me feeling unsafe at one point in my journey and how it turned out. I will also share some thoughts about being a mother, my marriage, and the balance I have in it with my husband. In this episode you will learn about: how little does a woman need to feel unsafe what makes you a bad mother? how sometimes metrics can replace your real goals and become a problem the balance of my re...
2022-07-20
22 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Diary from the Camino, part 1
In the new episode of the podcast, I’m doing a small break from the Voices of Ukraine series and going solo again. This time, you’ll hear about my Portugal trip and specifically Camino de Santiago route I’ve taken. In this episode you will learn about: my thoughts about the journey before I went there how everything could go differently (as often it does in life with making plans and not being able to perform them) preparing for the Camino my reflections about going to Portugal while there is still russia-led war in my country...
2022-07-13
21 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Entrepreneurs Are Like Cockroaches =) - with Aleksandr Solovei
In the new episode, I talk to Aleksandr Solovei, co-founder of Finmap.online, Ukrainian cash flow management service for modern business. He describes what his company is about, and when you should think of using such tools in your business. Aleksandr doesn’t have any financial background or education and he describes how this influenced the idea of creating Finmap.online as a convenient tool for small or medium business owners. We also discuss the full-scale war in Ukraine and Aleksandr shares his story about the last 3 months and how it impacted him and the business. In th...
2022-07-06
56 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
The Myth of a Hero CEO - with Andreas Flodström
In the new episode, my guest is a friend Andreas Flodström, the co-founder and CEO of Beetroot - a Swedish-Ukrainian tech company that helps clients solve their software and staffing needs. Andreas shares the story of founding Beetroot, his thoughts about choosing Ukraine to start the business, and how important it is to have a decentralized and self-managed culture in the company. In this episode you will learn about: the basic idea behind founding Beetroot how the company was dealing with everything in the first weeks and months of the full-scale invasion what is Beetroot A...
2022-06-29
1h 04
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Don’t Give Us Donations - Give Us Work - with Liubov Mochalova
In this new episode, I have potentially a very disruptive conversation on unpopular topics with the CEO of the European Association of Software Engineering - Liubov Mochalova. She talks about how Ukrainians are a digitized nation who continue working from the basements accompanied by the sounds of the air raid sirens since the 24th of February. We touch on the topic of self-leadership and how understanding and accepting your own responsibility can transform your views towards the war in Ukraine and its allies. In this episode you will learn about: we didn’t need this war to...
2022-06-22
1h 09
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Building Teams of Leaders, Launching Businesses in Crisis, and Cryptocurrencies at War - with Vladyslav Savchenko
In this episode, I talk to one of the serial entrepreneurs in Ukraine - Vladyslav Savchenko, a CEO and owner at Powercode, and founder of the European Association of Software Engineering. He shares stories about the work of the food delivery service he launched during COVID, the role of humor, and about the cryptocurrency community in Ukraine and abroad, and how this sector was very helpful during the war. In this episode you will learn about: launching a startup during the crisis Ukraine as a home of successful startups and world-famous businesses how Vladyslav’s team wa...
2022-06-15
59 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Philosopher in FinTech - with Hlib Kozak
In this episode, my guest is a Ukrainian FinTech entrepreneur Hlib Kozak - CEO and co-founder at Fondexx. He shares how his company was ready for the full-scale invasion and wasn’t influenced by it, what he as a CEO learned from the wartime, what it’s like to be an entrepreneur in Ukraine, and what challenges it brings. Hlib also talks about the duality of enjoying life while living in wartime. In this episode you will learn about: Fondexx and FinTech industry in Ukraine war protocol of the company main lesson Hlib learned from the war t...
2022-06-08
52 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Tough Conversations and Charged Topics - with Anna Listunova
This is the second part of our talk with one of the members of my team - Anna Listunova. If the episode before was more about personal things and experiences, this one is more about the role of modern technologies, social media, the change in her perception of russians, and the different opinions we both have about that. Even though it was difficult for us, we both agree on how important it is to speak about these topics in a respectful way. It’s crucial to have these conversations to understand each other’s choices and actions better, and to f...
2022-06-01
39 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Being on the Edge of Changing Your Life - with Anna Listunova
In this episode, I talk with one of my team members, Anna Listunova, about her perspective on war, work, and other related topics. Anna is an editor, content manager, and copywriter who’s been working in my team for half a year now. She shares her story about having big plans right before the full-scale invasion, where she was on the 24th of February, and why it was important for her to continue working during the first weeks of March. This is the first of two parts of our discussion. In this episode you will learn about: ...
2022-05-25
39 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Rest Yourself to Productivity
In this solo episode, I’m sharing an example of walking my talk when it comes to discipline, self-leadership and productivity. While the tools and techniques I mention are by no means a complete guide, they are a suggestion on how to explore your way to staying focused and productive. In this episode you will learn about: how to stay focused on your tasks my way of managing things I need to do from day to day the importance of actions and things that generate energy for everything you need to do tools I use that he...
2022-05-18
26 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
What You Should Remember From This War
This is a third personal solo episode about the war in Ukraine. I temporarily moved to Portugal with my family and you will hear a bit of information about our stay here. This time, I continue sharing with you the lessons and reflections from these 2 and a half months. One of the most noticeable things for me was how people were spending their energy on volunteering, just like the runners on marathons or sprints. I understood what is the best way for me to be helpful in this situation without hurting myself by doing things the way others did...
2022-05-11
32 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Personal Episode II: Lessons Learned from 2 Months of War in Ukraine
This is another solo episode, where I share the lessons and observations I had over the last two months. To understand the context better, I encourage you to listen to the previous episode. This time you’ll hear about how I felt about the decision my parents made about staying in Ukraine despite the war and why they choose to stay. Another topic is how important it is for many Ukrainians to be able to continue working and supporting the economy, volunteers, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In this episode you will learn about: applying th...
2022-05-04
23 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Personal Episode: War, My Perspective, and Plans
In this episode, I share with you some updates about myself and my team, my perspective on the war in Ukraine, and the experiences I had during these last two months. You’ll hear about some important points in the political life of modern Ukraine that showed the world how Ukrainians are a part of the European family despite the attempts of the neighbor to change this course through all years of independence with an infusion of money into local pro-Russian parties, politicians, etc. In this episode you will learn about: why I went to Sweden in...
2022-04-27
23 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Becoming a Principal with Dr. Jeff Prickett
In this episode, we had a discussion with Dr. Jeff Prickett, Principal at McHenry High School, Author, and the Co-host of The Principal Leadership Lab Podcast. He shares his story of becoming a principal and his journey of getting to the traditional leadership role within the tough environment of a public school. You will hear us coming back again and again to valuing people and spending your time and effort on them. In this episode you will learn about: what staying and working in one place over a length of time can change in a community ...
2022-04-20
1h 08
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
The Marriage Between Productivity and Creativity with Tuomo Vauhkonen
In this episode, I spoke with Tuomo Vauhkonen, a High-Performance Coach and Trainer, Host of "Lifestyle Mastery Podcast", TEDx Speaker. We discussed how important it is to be solid on your own feet and know where you stand and what you stand for. Tuomo shared his thoughts about how people should start being successful leaders in their own lives to be good leaders for others. In this episode you will learn about: why adaptability is as important as sustainability the more one knows oneself, the better one’s able to then lead others it takes time to...
2022-04-13
56 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
There Is No Such Thing as Free Lunch - with Tessy Antony de Nassau and Frank K. Floessel
In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation from the summer 2021, my guests were Tessy Antony de Nassau and Frank K. Floessel. The intention was to have a whole new theme with this episode as a part of it. But in light of the war in Ukraine, all my time goes to supporting refugees here in Iceland, and we are releasing this episode without its “theme siblings”.The main topics of this episode are: finding the balance between work, volunteering and family hybrid work environment: what is it, why it’s a new normal for many people since COVID be...
2022-04-06
54 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Rethinking Your Leadership - with Alexander Richter
In this episode, we had a different kind of conversation than we’ve had before. My guest is also one of my clients - Alexander Richter, CEO of ThinkGeoEnergy, a leading news platform for the geothermal energy sector. He shares the story of how he became an entrepreneur and we’re discussing his journey from being a one-man-show to truly stepping into a leadership role. Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Alexander Richter’s LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lxrichter/ ThinkGeoEnergy website https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/ and LinkedIn https://www.linke...
2022-04-01
37 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Pillars of a Leader’s Health - Panel Discussion
In this episode, you will hear a panel discussion with the guests of our previous three episodes. We discuss the challenges of the term "mental health", the need to filter and prioritize, and why resilience can be bad, especially for entrepreneurs. Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Support Ukraine through one or many of these causes and actions: https://linktr.ee/help_ukraine_global Join daily support calls I'm holding: shorturl.at/pCLN7
2022-03-23
53 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Take YOU Time - with Lies Helsloot
In this episode, we discuss with Lies Helsloot some practical tips of what can you do to have the bare minimum of taking some time for yourself to recuperate. Lies also shares how you can create peace yourself day by day with your daily actions. Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Lies Helsloot’s Instagram https://instagram.com/lieshelsloot?utm_medium=copy_link Support Ukraine through one or many of these causes and actions: https://linktr.ee/help_ukraine_global Join daily support calls I'm holding: shorturl.at/pCLN7
2022-03-16
25 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Changing a Cornerstone Habit - with Henrik Fabrin
In this episode, we discuss how Henrik's choice to double down on his sleep has affected him as the CEO and in his private life. Henrik also shares his tips on what to do when you slip with your habits. Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Support Ukraine through one or many of these causes and actions: https://linktr.ee/help_ukraine_global Join daily support calls I'm holding: shorturl.at/pCLN7
2022-03-09
21 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Self-care vs self-enjoyment - with Roelof Vuurboom
In this episode, we discuss the concept of self-enjoyment, reframing and recontextualizing, and what is common between passion and being passive. Stay safe and #standwithukraine, Anna Support Ukraine through one or many of these causes and actions: https://linktr.ee/help_ukraine_global Join daily support calls I'm holding: shorturl.at/pCLN7
2022-03-02
19 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Using Your Brain to Feel - with Jonas Fröjd
This new episode marks the last one from our theme of February - Mindkicking and Mindshifting with Jonas Fröjd. We discussed emotions and feelings, how we don’t understand the range of them because of our intellect-obsessed society which teaches to suppress them. You’ll also hear about exercises that can help you understand yourself better and improve your life. In this episode you will learn about: how defining and labeling feelings is important for our brain to process them the impact of our environment in childhood on us as adults how you can start chang...
2022-02-23
26 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Back to the Core - with Jonas Fröjd
In this new episode, we discussed Mindkicker Iceland Edition - a leadership camp with Jonas Fröjd, the co-creator of Mindkicker, and a former pro athlete with a martial arts background. You will hear about our journey, both physical and inner, which led our group of five people to profound conclusions and curious discussions. In this episode you will learn about: how Mindkicker Iceland Edition is different from the Castle in Sweden the details of our hiking how to get out from your Groundhog Day patterns what is “chosen truth” and how can you identify it in you...
2022-02-16
25 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Mindkicking for a Better Life - with Jonas Fröjd
We have a new theme for the Genius Leadership podcast in February - Mindkicking and Mindshifting. I will be having one guest for the whole month - Jonas Fröjd, the co-creator of Mindkicker, and a former pro athlete with a martial arts background. In this new episode, we talked about the importance of martial arts in Jonas’s life, and how his mental training through his sports career changed the lives of others. In this episode you will learn about: how sports background can impact the vision of the corporate world how the concept of Mind...
2022-02-09
25 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Miserable Millionaire - with Dr. Suresh Devnani
In this new episode, we discussed a lot of interesting topics with Suresh Devnani, an award-winning speaker, author, researcher, internationally recognized expert, and thought leader on workplace wellness, well-being equity, and inclusion. Suresh shares stories from his life, from being a self-destructive miserable millionaire to becoming a mindful person that can help others on their journey. In this episode you will learn about: how you can feel miserable despite having all the money in the world a long journey of finding yourself the importance of meditation, gratitude, acceptance, and empathy Enjoy and stay genius,
2022-02-02
59 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
[BONUS] Finding Joy - with Lorenzo Flores
This bonus episode is a collaboration with the Hacking Your Leadership Podcast. Listen in to hear our thoughts on: What is joy and how do you find it in work? Can you be joyful in the moments that are tough, painful, and uncomfortable? Enjoy and stay genius, Anna Schedule your free 30-minute strategy session to customize your learning here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Join the Sustainable Leadership Masterclass here: https://annaliebel.com/masterclass/ Connect with Lorenzo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/visionclaritysupport/ L...
2022-01-29
23 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Burning Out Won’t Get You There - with Davida Ginter
In this episode we talked about burnout with Davida Ginter, a CEO of Enkindle Global, author of "Burning Out Won't Get You There", a speaker and a social change catalyzer. She shares her path to understanding the major causes of burnout and what we as individuals and organizations can do to prevent it. In this episode you will learn about: individual and public level of the burnout why developing our inner compass is an important part of preventing it what can a person and a company do to prevent burnout Enjoy an...
2022-01-26
58 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Depression and Burnout. No Pain No Gain - with Daniel Färnstrand
In this episode, I’ll talk about depression and burnout with my guest Daniel Färnstrand - an executive coach in communications and a keynote speaker. He has been through clinical depressions twice and lived with anxiety for over a decade. Daniel shares how it is to be a high performer with this baggage. You will hear about: the importance of sharing personal experiences of depression and anxiety as a leader what can lead to burnout and how you can change the view of it what can you do and what you shouldn’t do for someo...
2022-01-19
52 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Firefighters and Burnouts - with Dawn Reeby
In this episode you will hear about: learning to desensitize ourselves at work and how that affects our whole selves how spinning the wheels makes it easy to get into self-imposed loneliness when we believe no one gets us and no one wants to support us how can we optimize our lives even when it's unfair towards us? Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Join the Sustainable Leadership Masterclass here: https://mailchi.mp/11a2349d5780/masterclassdefine Get in...
2022-01-12
1h 10
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
From Burning Out to Reigniting - solo
In this episode you will hear about: The good, the bad, and the ugly of the habit of reflecting on the year and setting goals for the coming one. Factors that will make it or break it with your success with the New Year resolutions. What is common between yearly goals and your career path and burnouts. Why leaders are like frogs that are being boiled. What to do when you as a driver want to beat up other drivers around. Schedule your strategy call with Anna here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Register f...
2022-01-05
26 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
[BEST OF BEST] Aligning your biz strategy with your values - with Caitlin Strempel
In this episode you will hear about: Aligning your personal values to the brand that you're building Personal story of change from the corporate to building own business after a dramatic event in life Building a team that is on the same page as you Finding clients that sync with your values Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Join the Sustainable Leadership Masterclass here: https://mailchi.mp/11a2349d5780/masterclassdefine Caitlin’s websi...
2021-12-29
40 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
[BEST OF BEST] Soft Skills in the Hard Military Environment - with Julius Davidson
In this episode you will hear about: How can knowledge and skills gained in the military be used in business and academia Importance of conscious learning Developing a team as an organism How a leader can avoid the pitfall of giving orders without listening Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Join the Sustainable Leadership Masterclass here: https://mailchi.mp/11a2349d5780/masterclassdefine Get in touch with Julius here: https://www.linkedin.com/in...
2021-12-22
59 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
[BEST OF BEST] Fixing People Problems with People Solutions - with Hjalmar Gislason
In this episode, you will hear about: - Hjalmar's transition from a product focus to people focus - Thoughts on how to balance being an equal part of the team and being the decision-maker - Suggestions to build a culture where “what is right” is more important than “who is right” - Hjalmar's way to create and nurture a thriving company culture at GRID - His prediction about the future office - will it be co-located or virtual? - A decision to hire a coach, the value GRID get...
2021-12-16
55 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
[BEST OF BEST] Life Sucks on a Regular Basis, So Be Prepared - with Mia Törnblom
In this episode, you will hear about: - The power of self-leadership as a tool for successfully leading others - Can everyone be a good leader? - How can we be fine with leading people who are better than us? - How being weak and vulnerable is a sign of strength? - What does being uncomfortable about tough conversations have to do with your being selfish? - The most powerful feedback conversation Mia's had with one of her employees and how tough love can help us grow...
2021-12-08
58 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Behind the Scenes of Genius Leadership - with Nastya Kovalenko
In this episode you will hear about: The inside world of working on the Genius Leadership team Why Nastya is leaving the team Growing as a team and individual Ways to stop bottling things inside yourself In this conversation, you will hear a much more casual side of me and get to know me on a more personal level. Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Join the Sustainable Leadership Masterclass here: https://mailchi.mp/11a2349d5...
2021-12-01
1h 09
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
The Ups and Downs of Being a Young Leader - with Martin Navne
In this episode you will hear about: Why it might be more useful to focus on expertise and not on the personality of your potential hires Hiring a lot of people without diluting the culture of the company Step by step decentralization What does it mean to be a young leader Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Get in touch with Martin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-navne/ Check out the app he and his partner created: custimy.i...
2021-11-24
1h 00
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Leading Gen Z to Success - with Rob Napoli
In this episode you will hear about: Who is taking the biggest share of workforce in the 21st century How to attract people from different generations so that they are interested in working with you Turning your business from accessory to a necessity Tips and tricks on how to work with people from different generations ont the same playfield Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Get in touch with Rob here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robnap/
2021-11-17
56 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Soft Skills in the Hard Military Environment - with Julius Davidson
In this episode you will hear about: How can knowledge and skills gained in the military be used in business and academia Importance of conscious learning Developing a team as an organism How a leader can avoid the pitfall of giving orders without listening Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Get in touch with Julius here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliusdavidson/
2021-11-10
1h 02
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Connecting Eastern values and Western professionalism - with Preeti Chaudhary
In this episode you will hear about: Connecting the best of the worlds of the different cultures How cultural differences can be used as a leverage to bring up your business Creating a proper context for people to learn from each other The importance of knowing one’s own culture Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Get in touch with Preeti here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/preetichaudhary/
2021-11-03
57 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Leading across personality borders - Kathy Kasten
In this episode you will hear about: The journey of leading across the personality borders. Managing to lead everyone independently of their personality types. How to assess the personality types of your team and prepare yourself to work with them. Examples of questions to ask yourself when preparing to work with the person. Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Check out Kathy’s website here: https://lioncrestleadership.com/ DISC Assessments: http...
2021-10-27
1h 01
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Leading Across the Borders - solo
In this episode you will hear about: How much clashing personalities and poor leadership influence your performance Getting rid of the habit of looking for one size fits all solutions Importance of soft skills of your employees Who will be our guests sharing on the topic of working across borders and what we will talk about Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Register for the Sustainable performance Masterclass: https://mailchi.mp/470993f86590/masterclassnovember So...
2021-10-20
19 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Creating a New Product Category - with Johan Strömberg
In this episode, you will hear about: Trust-based leadership and how to set it up without overwhelming people who are not ready for it What it takes to create a brand and a new category Influence of employee and company behaviors on the productivity and efficiency of a brand Building relationships and understanding with customers Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Get in touch with Johan here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanstromberg/
2021-10-13
53 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Communication Leadership - with Mike Klein
In this episode you will hear about: What is communication leadership, what it requires and how is it different from the term “leadership communication” Why sustainable leadership and performance require awareness of things both inside and outside of your organization How career growing might be the opposite of your zone of genius Kinds of engagements needed in the organization (teaser: disengagement does not exist, and it’s up to you as a leader to make sure the right forms of engagement are present in your organization) Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna S...
2021-10-06
57 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
It takes a village to build a brand and a chief to birth it - with David Gluckman
In this episode, you will hear about: David’s secret for 50-year-long sustainable performance How to keep growing your confidence if you don’t have huge success at the beginning of your career Getting on the same wavelength with the person across the table The fine line between arrogance and confidence Tips on developing your brand Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Get in touch with David here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-gluckman-7a7bb29...
2021-09-29
1h 01
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Aligning your biz strategy with your values - with Caitlin Strempel
In this episode you will hear about: Aligning your personal values to the brand that you're building Personal story of change from the corporate to building own business after a dramatic event in life Building a team which is on the same page as you Finding clients that sync with your values Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall Caitlin’s website: https://www.risingranksdigital.com/ Get in touch with Caitlin here: Linke...
2021-09-22
39 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Why Build a Brand as a Leader? - solo
In this episode you will hear about: the role of the leader in building and sustaining the brand Which factors in creating the brand are crucial for getting customer’s loyalty Which challenges leader and his team face when creating a brand Who will be our guests sharing on the topic of brand team and what we will talk about Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Schedule your strategy call here: https://annaliebel.as.me/strategycall
2021-09-15
11 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Stop Robbing Others of the Joy of Helping You - with Maxwell Ivey
Maxwell Ivey is known as the Blind Blogger, the host of the podcast called “What's Your Excuse”, and an online publicist. Maxwell is helping other businesses and creators to be more visible online through podcast appearances and media connections. This conversation is the last one in the series about hyper-growth, and it will focus on the importance of asking for help. Maxwell’s family taught him this lesson a long time ago because the world is not fully accommodated for people without sight, and even the most simple tasks would take him longer. And now Maxwell shares this c...
2021-09-08
1h 10
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Getting Your Business "Household" in Order - with Pauline Malubay
Pauline Malubay is a digital strategist and director of operations, the founder and CEO of Pauline Malubay Consulting. She and her team are helping visionary female leaders with strategy, coaching, and implementation support so that they can be unstoppable. Pauline also hosts a “How She Owns It?” podcast where she interviews female leaders and has very honest conversations about their journeys. In today’s conversation, Pauline and I talk about how to get your business “household” in order. This conversation is evolving around the topic of hypergrowth, which was the red thread for the previous several weeks. We are foc...
2021-09-01
52 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Building a Culture of Well-Being - with Jill Kane
Jill Kane is a workplace wellbeing consultant and business mentor for health and wellness coaches. Jill helps organizational leaders to create and implement a focused multidimensional wellbeing strategy that drives business results and cultivates a winning culture. She also helps her clients to track engagement and retain top talents, which is one of the top goals for any organization. Jill is following her mission to help corporations integrate wellbeing into work design while empowering employees to be healthier, happier, and more engaged and fulfilled. This conversation revolved around the wellness and well-being within co...
2021-08-25
59 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Preventing the "Us and Them" Company Culture - with Katie Keich
Katie Keich is a Senior Credit & Collections Executive with over 17 years of experience and a proven track record working in the logistics and supply chain industry. Currently, she holds the role of Chief Operating Officer at Statewide Tax Recovery and Central Credit Audit! In addition, Katie is the CEO of her own company Full Advantage, LLC. It is an outsourced solution for billing, first-party credit, and collections. Full Advantage can look, sound, and feel like an extension of your company without the hassle of hiring, training, and managing. Previously, Katie held the...
2021-08-18
52 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Leading Sustainably Through Hypergrowth - Solo podcast
The topic of hypergrowth is a quite new one, but it very quickly gained popularity because of the challenges that companies have to go through when facing this stage of their development. This solo episode is the first one in a five-episode series, which will focus on ways of successfully going through the phase of hypergrowth of your business. This topic is fairly new for me as well, so I had a lot of fun researching it, and listening to our guests’ tips. Genius leadership podcast is a growing project, so I found it very useful getting to know ho...
2021-08-11
18 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Reclaim Your Zone of Genius Masterclass, part 2
This episode is part two of a two-part series dedicated to your reclaiming your Zone of Genius. You will hear a recording of an interactive masterclass I have done on the topic, including comments from some of the participants. Last week’s episode focused on the definition of the zone of genius and its characteristics, as well as introduced two practices that will help you find your Zone. The second part provides the third practice and suggests 10 strategies for you to stay in your Zone as much as possible. For this episode, I would like you...
2021-07-07
31 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Reclaim Your Zone of Genius Masterclass, part 1 - with Anna Liebel
This episode is part one of a two-part series dedicated to your reclaiming your Zone of Genius. You will hear a recording of an interactive masterclass I have done on the topic, including comments from some of the participants. This first part focuses on the definition of the zone of genius and its characteristics and introduces you to two practices that will help you find your Zone. The second part will come out next week, providing the third practice and suggesting 10 strategies for you to stay in your Zone as much as possible. During this podcast, I...
2021-06-30
33 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Are Introverted Leaders Like Unicorns? - with Tad Lusk
Ted Lusk is a licensed professional counselor, personal transformation coach, musician, and entrepreneur. He has over 10 years of experience in mental health, personal growth, and development. He also has many years of experience in musical performance and coaching. Those interests are a quite fun and unique mix that helps Ted have a deep love for inspiring and empowering people to break free from internal limitations, share their gifts and live their best lives. The Genius Leadership podcast is still looking at the topic of knowing yourself, and Ted has an unusual focus in working with leaders: introverted e...
2021-06-23
51 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Unconscious Biases in Tech - with Mandy Sanghera
The series of the podcast about learning yourself continues, and the guest of this podcast is a great woman Mandy Sanghera. Mandy is an award-winning philanthropist who has been working on human rights for over three decades. She has a generous amount of world TV appearances, and public speaking engagements, and last year she participated in the US House of Representatives for the third year in a row. She's well known and very acknowledged in the area among global leaders and has helped hundreds of individuals in person. This help is now reaching thousands of people through social media...
2021-06-16
1h 06
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Motion Is Not Progress - with Petri Kajander
Petri Kajander is the definition of a business artist, a person who makes the magic happen in business. Although Petri would prefer to not put labels on people, it's inevitable to explain who the person is without some of them. Petri’s mission is to empower individuals to create an inspiring global humane society. He is passionate about building the future with cross-growth companies, and he's usually helping founders to make better decisions in a fast, efficient, and fun way. And that work brings new ideas, new customers, partners, funding, and higher valuation, and a burning successful grant growth of...
2021-06-09
56 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Unleashing the Inner CEO - with Jeremy Blain
Jeremy Blain is an award-winning Business Leader, Futurist, New Era Learning Professional, Author & Conference Speaker. Jeremy is the founder and CEO of Performance Works International (PWI). He has created PWI because he knows that his experience, knowledge, and passion can help organizations and individuals face the changing workplace and help them be fit and ready for the future. Recently he released a book called “The Inner CEO – Unleashing Leaders at All Levels”. In this book, he talks about people who can be the CEOs of their own life and their role within the organization, independently of which level they're on.
2021-06-02
53 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Knowing Thyself - Solo
This week’s episode is quite different from the typical podcast that you are used to listening to every week. Part of my job as a coach is to help people get out of their comfort zone and explore what new horizons might wait for them out there. The same thing concerns me and my show. I love working with people and taking interviews, but this week I decided to step out of my comfort zone and create a solo podcast, in which I will express my own opinion on the topic. It’s quite different and a bit scar...
2021-05-26
24 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
The Helix of Success - with Roelof Vuurboom
Roelof Vuurboom has been actively involved in the IT industry for the past 40 years, working with large and small companies, product development and business development, business management, and sales. Roelof always liked to share his knowledge and experience with others, and recently he decided that he wants to do so through mentoring startup founders. When we connected with Roelof, I found his content very valuable and when we started talking, we realized very soon that we have similar goals and values in our mentoring, but vastly different approaches for it. So Roelof and I started a...
2021-05-19
35 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Homework for Entrepreneurs - with Fredrik Grahn
Fredrik Grahn is a serial entrepreneur, and now he's working on his third company Pyzzle it. This company was started by Fredrik’s wife and now he took over it to keep the great idea growing when Therese went on for other career challenges. Fredrik is my client, and this conversation is interesting since it doesn’t fall under the typical format that my show takes. I started working with Fredrik because I really liked his approach to life and to entrepreneurship, and one of his main concentrations in work with me is self-care since he's...
2021-05-12
31 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Navigating Uncommon Sense in Unusual Times - with Csaba Toth
Csaba Toth is Hungarian and he has been living in the UK for quite a long time now. Csaba’s journey to a deeper understanding of what leaders need started when he lost his first business. Back then he thought that speaking the same language, common sense, lots of qualifications and good intention were enough to lead people and to serve them, but despite all that there were misunderstandings with his co-founder, which resulted in Csaba losing his business. This led to his realization that most leaders and entrepreneurs were struggling with the same problems. So he com...
2021-05-05
59 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Enjoying the Entrepreneurial Ride - with Carl-Johan Hamilton
Carl-Johan Hamilton is a co-founder of an IT recruitment company in Sweden called Ants, which was founded in 2004. Today, the company has grown into a small group where Carl-Johan mainly works with recruitment business Code at Heart, which specializes in finding the best IT skills. I invited Carl-Johan because he is very open about his journey as a co-founder and a leader, and I knew he had wisdom and experience to share with you, Genius Leader. Ants have survived the economic crisis of 2008 and are going strong through the pandemic time. This interview was one of...
2021-04-28
1h 06
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Leading Through Creating Followership - with Alex Gordon
Alex Gordon is the founder and CEO of sign Salad, which uses semiotics (study of signs and symbols) to help brands and companies understand how culture affects the way people respond to their brand and products. Sign Salad was founded in 2007 and became an award-winning company by helping brands all around the world build their presence and adjust to the cultures, so that they can actually succeed in what they're doing. Alex knows how to connect work and fun, so in the description of him as a CEO he writes: “In his past life...
2021-04-21
59 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Reclaiming Your Zone of Genius - with Daniel Karlsson
Daniel Karlsson is a very special guest for me, since he is one of my current clients. It’s special to have a client on the show because most of my clients have very personal things about their path to leadership that we work on, thus, it's not everyone who is ready to be put in the spotlight and discuss very openly like Daniel. Currently, Daniel co-owns a project management consulting firm in Sweden called UNIK Partner. UNIK Partner’s main goal is to add value to companies that need engaged and knowledgeable resources by providing business development services with...
2021-04-14
57 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Handling Toxic Work Environment - with Jennifer Takagi
Jennifer Takagi is an executive leadership and communication coach who works with leaders teaching them how to play well at work. As a result,they can get better performance from people they lead, increase profitability and create a purposeful workplace where people want to come and play productively. During Jennifer’s training trips around the US for the past 30 years, she's seen a lot of frustrated people. There seemed to be some disconnect between the leaders and the people whom they were leading, and she set herself on a mission of changing that and turning cubicle cells in...
2021-04-07
38 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Be Audaciously Aspirational - with Brian Williamsson
Brian Williamson is an incredible man whose life is so full of events and achievements that it’s hard to find a place to begin telling about him. Brian has been running companies at Board level for the last 39 years. You would imagine there would be wisdom and knowledge to challenge the best business brain, but besides it there’s something else. As a professional businessman and award-winning entrepreneur Brian is always on a learning journey, learning about himself and learning from others. His philosophy is grounded on stakeholder engagement. Making any company with which he is involved part of t...
2021-03-31
1h 04
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
You as an Ecosystem - with Emma Goldie
Emma Goldie is a fellow coach from the business accelerator program that I’m involved in called Unstoppable Entrepreneur. She is a mindset mentor who developed a unique methodology called polarity navigatio,n to overcome belief and behavioral patterns and our own limitations. She uses a powerful, systematic and specific tool, customized for leaders to navigate the balance between professional and personal lives, leaning into self-care and passion to bring about change and peace. Emma and I have many passions in common, for instance focus on self-care and balance between you as a professional, as a l...
2021-03-24
47 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Letting Yourself Play- with Hedinn Sveinbjörnsson
Hedinn Sveinbjörnsson is Iceland's chief happiness officer. He runs a company called 2happiness where he is working and dedicating all his time and energy to help other people feel happiness at work, at home and in life in general. He also has a podcast Tribute2Happiness, where he talks to other people, passionate about happiness. I invited Hedinn first of all because he's a funny guy and he can bring joy to every conversation he's having. And secondly, because especially in time of pandemic it often seems like all of the joy was sucked out by a Dementor, a...
2021-03-17
1h 05
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Expanding Your Normal - with Sofia Appelgren
Sofia Appelgren is the founder of Mitt Liv company, which in translation from Swedish means “my life”. Since 2008, Mitt Liv has worked on the vision of creating an inclusive society and a labor market that values diversity. Today, their primary two target groups are companies and organizations that through concrete solutions want to develop their diversity and inclusion work, as well as academics with a foreign background who have difficulty finding jobs corresponding to their skills in Sweden. I found out about Mitt Liv through a common friend, and I've been following their work for almost eig...
2021-03-10
53 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Exclusive Solutions to Reach True Inclusion - with Gunnar Risting
Gunnar Risting is the engagement manager at the IT consultancy in Sweden, called Netlight. I learned about him through a blog post that he has written called “26% of the company shall not do a 100% of the equality work”. And in that article, he is talking about their initiative called “Purple Pill” - men-only events about gender equality. Netlight is an IT-consulting firm, which pays attention to talented people who, in cooperation, create valuable results for their clients. Their goal is to deliver independent solutions and tangible results based on their clients’ conditions and business objectives.
2021-03-03
52 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Human Challenges of Digital Transformations - with Sesselia Birgisdottir
Sesselia Birgisdottir is the director of innovation and marketing of Hagar, which is the leading retail company in Iceland within food specialty and fuel markets. Sesselia has started at Hagar very recently, taking on the role of executive director for service and marketing at Icelandic Post prior. Before that, she's been the director of digital media and marketing at an IT consultancy. In all these roles, she has been leading digital transformation projects. Sesselia puts much effort into the people affected by and driving the transformations, thus I invited her to talk about the human challenges of digital transformations.
2021-02-24
1h 01
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Trust Your People to Play - with Joachim Samuelsson
Joachim Samuelsson is the CEO of Сrunchfish, a Sweden-based tech company with patent-pending solutions for a digital cash that can be integrated with both the payment rail and in mobile wallets. The solutions are globally scalable and make digital payments more robust as the risks of disruptions and downtime are eliminated. Crunchfish are also playing around with many use cases for their technology to address the challenges we as a society meet these days, like eliminating food waste. To me, Crunchfish sounds like a playground for tech-interested people who are willing to contribute to solutions for our co...
2021-02-17
57 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
The F-word: Turning Feedback from Foe to Friend - with Alena Ipanova
Alena Ipanova is a global leadership and team development consultant, intercultural competence trainer, and an executive and team coach on a mission to help teams, individuals and organizations become more resourceful, successful and deliver sustainable results while truly enjoying what they do and being who they are. Alena is also a close friend of mine - that kind of friend who can listen, wipe off your tears, but also gently call you out on your BS. I've experienced on my own skin her amazing skills to give and receive feedback. The word “feedback” is a very loaded one in many workpl...
2021-02-10
1h 00
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Interviewing the Interviewer - with Anna Liebel
In this episode, I am joined by a dear friend Doreen who always asks deep questions and uses her own experiences and observations to create mindshifting conversations. You will hear about: - My background - Some of my experiences of leading and being lead - Why did I start Genius Leadership - What’s common between shopping at a supermarket and working with other people? - Setting boundaries as a leader - Coaching leadership style Enjoy and stay Genius, Anna Learn more ab...
2021-01-13
43 min
Genius Leadership: Overcoming Everything Podcast
Welcome to Genius Leadership
Genius Leadership Podcast and its host Anna Liebel are inviting you on a rollercoaster ride of leading yourself and others. A leadership journey is often misunderstood and undervalued, appearing to be a tough one. Yet, with the right mindset, tools, and techniques, you can find your zone of genius and start enjoying your leadership ride, meanwhile contributing to healthier and happier workplaces, homes, and communities. Join Anna and her guests to become a Genius Leader. Subscribe now, enjoy and stay genius! Learn more about Anna Liebel here. Soundtrack copyright: «Там, куди я йду» (Tam, kudy ya yd...
2020-12-30
02 min