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Uncensored CMOScott Galloway vs Rory Sutherland - is the era of brand over?In a world first, Scott Galloway and Rory Sutherland go head to head to talk about some of the biggest topics in marketing. They lock horns on Scott's controversial statement "the era of brand is dead" and why most successful companies don't advertise. You'll also hear the two disagreeing on the Jaguar rebrand, at which point Scott may or may not have called Rory sexy...Timestamps00:00 - Intro02:15 - Be in an industry you get better at as you get older05:41 - Does wealth redistribution need to change?16:22 - Why the most...2025-04-3044 min
All The Way AliveScott Robson Talks about AdaptotypesMy guest this week is Scott Robson, an experienced and compassionate coach who supports mindful, wholehearted entrepreneurs and small business owners on their journeys. He helps them develop aligned confidence, self-belief and sustainable momentum.Scott and I both trained at the Self-Belief Coaching Academy, and we talk about the work Scott has done jumping off from themes of self-doubt into overwhelm. Scott has developed a model of how we respond to overwhelm, dubbing his six response types “adaptotypes” as key, useful responses to feelings of overwhelm. You can hear about them, and explore your own adaptotype at the...2024-08-0141 min
Lead For ClarityMastering Your Time: Finding Balance Through Self-AwarenessWelcome to another episode of Lead for Clarity! Today Shandel Sutherland and Melanie Montgomery continue their discussion on mastering your time through a leadership approach to balance. They dive deeper into understanding personal work styles and strengths using tools like the Working Genius model and DISC assessments. Shandel and Melanie share insights into their own styles and how they maximize productivity. Practical tips are provided for avoiding distractions and staying focused, like using timers and scheduling focused work periods.Melanie and Shandel emphasize the importance of self-awareness. Only by understanding your energy levels, strengths, and w...2024-05-1021 min
The Alley Church PodcastThe One Thing - WOW ladies event!!! - Shandel SutherlandThe One Thing: One Thing You Need, One Thing You Lack, One Thing I DoEXERCISE…Take out the lyrics in front of youHOW SATISFIED / HAPPY? On the piece of paper write down on a scale of 1-10 10 being can’t name one thing that would make me more satisfied than I am today. 1 - being I have really nothing satisfying about my life. Quickly just name a few things that would make it a ten or your score hgher2024-03-1738 minThe Alley Church Podcasti John RecapScott does a recap of what it means thus far to read the book of 1 John with the heart of true teaching, true loving, and true living. 2024-02-2422 minLead For ClarityFrom Fear to Fulfillment: Overcoming Obstacles to Reach Your PotentialThis episode features a conversation with Scott Sutherland about his experience going through Shandel Group's 12-week coaching program and achieving success in the "profit" stage of the Process of Sustainable Growth. Scott shares how he overcame his lifelong fear of failure by setting clear goals with Melanie and challenging himself to step outside his comfort zone. Through the accountability of the program, Scott was able to accomplish his goals of improving his leadership skills.As a result of facing his challenges, Scott has found fulfillment in his daily work running a bowling business. He enjoys embracing new...2024-02-1523 min
Réalités LGBTQ+L'authenticité de Madonna: Une discussion éclairante avec son fervent admirateur, Scott SutherlandAujourd'hui, nous avons l'honneur d'accueillir Scott Sutherland, qui partagera avec nous son parcours personnel en tant que membre de la communauté LGBTQ+. Scott nous parlera de son cheminement, des défis qu'il a rencontrés en tant que personne LGBTQ+ et de son expérience de recherche de soutien au sein de la communauté. De plus, nous aurons une émission spéciale sur l'icône pop Madonna, avec Scott comme invité spécial, et nous explorerons son impact sur la communauté LGBTQ+. Nous aborderons également des thèmes tels que la pression sociale, l'acceptation de soi, la santé mentale et l'importance d...2024-01-2135 minLead For ClarityClarity, Confidence and Opportunity: What Happens When You Focus on Your ValuesShandel Sutherland and Melanie Montgomery welcome back guest Lydia Faitalia. Lydia shares how centering her values helped bring balance and opportunities in her life as a working mom. She shared her story of centering her life around her values, having hard conversations, digging deep within herself, and building a fulfilling career. Having the courage to confront difficult issues and go through hard situations, even if it meant disappointing others, allowed her to thrive.Focusing on and centering your life and decisions around your core values can lead to positive growth, shifts, and opportunities. It's important to take...2023-12-0519 min
Hacker Valley StudioRansomware: How to Use AI to Create a Readiness Kit with Scott SutherlandThe adversary is using Artificial Intelligence. Why aren’t you?
In this episode, Host Chris Cochran talks with Scott Sutherland, VP of Research at NetSPI, about everyone’s favorite hot topics; ransomware and AI. Scott will detail his experience with simulating ransomware attack scenarios, as well as discussing the difficulties businesses face when dealing with ransomware threats and prevention mechanisms and how AI can be leveraged to help.
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00:00 - Welcome
01:10 - Introducing guest, Scott Sunderland
03:24 - Interactions with Generative AI Chatbots
04:14 - Use of AI and Readiness
15:16 - A wo...2023-12-0528 minLead For ClarityTruth, Trust, and Humility: Keys to Escaping the Cycle of Misery and Reconnecting to Values-Based GrowthIn this episode, Shandel Sutherland and Melanie Montgomery discuss the dangers of "off ramping" from sustainable growth and entering an "unhealthy cycle of misery." They provide frameworks to identify unhealthy vs. healthy leadership cycles and steps to get back on track.Off ramping occurs when leaders stop investing in growth and instead focus only on short-term wins and survival. This leads to an "unhealthy cycle of misery" characterized by negative mindsets, culture, and lack of positive change. The cycle of misery centers around having a "victor" mindset of only caring about winning rather than values. B...2023-11-2820 minThe Alley Church PodcastJames 5: 9-11 - Stop It!"Suffering is like a sheep dog snapping at my heels, driving me down the road to Calvary where otherwise I might not naturally be inclined to go." - Joni Erickson Tada (Theology of Suffering)James has been talking to us about what it looks like when you are living a life dependent on Jesus. We have talked about worry, asking for wisdom, resisting sin, the self-indulgence of money, and a host of other things… last week we started on the subject of patience by discussing the end times and the patience of waiting for the co...2023-11-1343 minLead For ClarityLeading Through the Plant Stage: Investing in Training and Development for Lasting ChangeIn this episode, Shandel and Melanie discuss the third stage of the Process for Sustainable Growth - the Plant Stage. This stage is all about doing the hard work of implementing changes after an initial period of excitement. Lasting change requires continuing the hard work of implementation even after the initial excitement fades. Sticking with training, accountability practices and skill-building leads to profound results.It's important to have patience during the Plant Stage as new habits and behaviors take hold over time. Sticking with the process of implementation and not giving up prematurely is critical for success...2023-10-2419 minThe Alley Church PodcastJames 4: 13-17 Knowing, Wanting and Living the will of GodPsalms 139:16 - You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. NLTWill (GREEK word: thello) Desire, Intend, Wish WantWE ALL WANT IT - we might not have words for it… we want to know what am I supposed to do with my life, should I date this guy, should I go to this college, what should I do with this bonus I got, what should I do to pay th...2023-10-2245 minLead For ClarityLiving Your Values: Commit to It & Do ItShandel shares the "Commit to It and Do It" framework she presented in Germany for living according to one's core values. She outlines the six steps using the acronym COMMIT: Clarify values, Organize life around them, acknowledge Misery as a sign you've strayed, Make hard decisions, Invest in your values, Trust yourself by not compromising.The COMMIT Framework: C - Clarify your top 5 values. Getting crystal clear on the values that are most important to you is essential for the next steps. Clarity provides focus.O - Organize your life around those values. O...2023-10-1719 minThe Alley Church PodcastA Love To Die For - Cindy RoperOur beloved Cindy Roper shares her love story.2023-10-1642 minLead For ClarityNavigating the "Purposely Connect" Stage of Growth through Effective Alignment, Communication and Trust-BuildingShandel and Melanie discuss the "Purposely Connect" stage of the business growth process. They explore how teams can effectively align around purpose, mission and values through communication. They share tools like DISC assessments, Enneagram and Lencioni's working genius that provide insights into communication styles and working preferences. They emphasize the importance of developing trust within the team and resolving conflicts in a healthy manner. The discussion also covers mindset shifts, accountability and understanding different perspectives. The team shares guidance for teams on navigating the "Purposely Connect" stage through alignment, communication and trust-building.Introduction:- Overview of...2023-10-1019 minThe Alley Church PodcastI Left it the Water - Amber Britt shares her StoryWhat Jesus can do with one woman's story!2023-10-0931 minLead For ClarityEmbracing Discomfort, Assessing Pain & Uncovering Opportunities for GrowthEmbracing discomfort and assessing pain points is necessary for growth as an individual, team and organization. In this episode, Shandel and Melanie discuss the first stage in the Process for Sustainable Growth, which is Pain. The ACTion steps in this stage is: Assess the Gaps, Character, Competencies & Capacity and Trailblaze through the pain.It’s important to dig into root causes rather than just symptoms is important to create effective and sustainable change. Character, competencies, and capacities should be assessed to understand where development is needed. Tools like 360 reviews, SWOT analysis and feedback surveys can hel...2023-10-0319 minLead For ClarityDiscovering Your Values: The Key to Sustainable GrowthShandel and Melanie dig into what's at the center of the Process for Sustainable Growth - Values. Living our values (even when it's hard) keeps us in the healthy cycle of growth and moving in the right direction. Values evolve when we do hard work on ourselves and lean into personal growth. As we grow, we start to uncover parts of ourselves that we weren’t able to lean into before, or find things that we didn’t realize were so important to us. Finding our values is so important and digging into what really drives us? W...2023-09-2819 minThe Alley Church PodcastWhy Do We Tolerate This Sin? James 4: 11-12Sins We TolerateJames 4: 11-12(11) Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you. (12) God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor? NLTWe have talked quite a bit about our words and how difficult it is to cont...2023-09-2640 minLead For ClarityThe Process for Sustainable GrowthThe Shandel Group team is back for Season 5 to discuss the Process for Sustainable Growth, a framework developed to support sustainable growth of organizations, teams and individuals. It's important to remember that growth is uncomfortable and we have to push ourselves into that discomfort, otherwise we will end up moving forward in an unhealthy way. The Process guides us to consciously think through how we grow to make sure we are growing in the right direction. The Process outlines the 6 stages you can anticipate going through any time you grow. The stages are - Pain, Purposefully C...2023-09-1919 minThe Alley Church PodcastJames 4: 4-10 - Submit yourself to God - Part 2Submit yourself to God Part 2James 4: 4-10 - PART 2The solution - We must HUMBLE ourselves - Draw near to God, and resist the devil by RESISTing the World.READ: 4 You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that th...2023-09-1743 minThe Alley Church PodcastJames 4: 4-10 Submit yourself to God - pt 1This morning is part 1 of 2 on You Are the Bride of ChristThere are 3 things we are going to talk about today:The RebukeThe ProblemThe Solution(4) You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. (5) Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to...2023-09-1148 minThe Alley Church PodcastJames 4:1-3 - War, Pleasure, and JesusJames 4:1-3(1) What cuses fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? (2) You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. (3) When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.Recap: The “good life” is life with Jesus. This is the Jesus...2023-09-0442 minThe Alley Church PodcastThe Good Life James 3:13-18(13) Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. (14) But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. (15) Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. (16) For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.(17) But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and...2023-08-2346 min
The Alley Church PodcastCan we control the tongue? - James 3:2-12James 3:2-12 (2) We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.(3) When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. (4) Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. (5) Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts...2023-08-1937 minThe Alley Church PodcastWords - James 3: 1-2James 3: 1-2Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. (2) We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.NLT (2) If we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. Why do you think James has returned to this topic about the t...2023-08-1936 minLead For ClarityHarness Your Meetings to Increase Efficiency and EffectivenessIn this season's final episode, Shandel and Melanie describe meetings that bring efficiency and effectiveness, instead of wasted time and frustration. The team discusses the difference between strategic meetings and tactical meetings and the importance of keeping them separate. They also dig into successful 1-on-1 meetings, which create a space for relationship building as well as a place for coaching and teaching. As we prepare for Season 5, we would love your feedback, questions & topics to help us create content that helps YOU! Thanks for joining us - don't forget to subscribe, rate (or...2023-08-0119 minLead For ClaritySustainable Practices to Avoid BurnoutShandel and Melanie answer a listener's question about sustainable practices to prevent burnout. The team digs into this question from a business standpoint, personal growth and leadership tools. It's important to build strong relationships so you can recognize when someone is struggling as well as taking ownership of the things that we can control, such as sleep and eating healthy. We need to think about how to build sustainable growth within our organizations, our teams and ourselves. Shandel and Melanie discuss their own experiences and how they have invested in things that help them avoid burnout. ...2023-07-2519 minThe Alley Church Podcast12 Proof of Faith - Part 2 - James 2: 18-26Proof of FaithJames 2: 18-26(18) But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” (19) Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that —and shudder.(20) You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? (21) Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? (22) You see that his faith and his action...2023-07-2447 minLead For ClaritySetting & Communicating Healthy Boundaries, Part 2Shandel and Melanie dig deeper into communicating boundaries in Part 2 of this segment. The team talks through tips and advice of how to say no to someone as well as how to share that you don't appreciate someone's behavior. Learning how to effectively manage up helps keep a reasonable workload while also saying yes as much as possible and maintaining positive relationships. One way to do this is by asking your boss what to prioritize when they ask you to add something new to your plate and communicating timelines for getting things accomplished...2023-07-1819 minThe Alley Church Podcast11. Proof of Faith - Part 1 - James 2:14-17Today we are talking about Whether you’ve ever thought about it or not there’s Proof of our Faith. There is a way to know for sure you are a believer in Jesus and have faith in Him?James 2:14-17(14) What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? (15) Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. (16) If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does not...2023-07-1842 minThe Alley Church Podcast10. Freedom in Jesus James 2: 12-13James 2:12-1312 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, 13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.Today we will dig deep into the Law that gives freedom. We are building upon the differentiations of LAW that James is helping us understand now that we are followers of Jesus. James 1:21 the perfect law, 2:8 the Royal law and now 2:12 the law that gives Freedom 2023-07-1641 minThe Alley Church Podcast7. Distinguishing Evidence - James 1: 26-27James 1: 26-2726 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.2023-07-1645 minThe Alley Church Podcast8. Favoritism and Prejudice - James 2: 1-4James 2: 1-4My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?2023-07-1644 minThe Alley Church Podcast9. Love your neighbor as yourself - James 2: 5-11James 2: 5-11 Love your neighbor as yourself(5) Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? (6) But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? (7) Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?2023-07-1644 minLead For ClaritySetting & Communicating Healthy Boundaries, Part 1Shandel & Melanie tackle another listener question about setting and communicating healthy boundaries in the workplace. Boundaries and values go hand-in-hand, so understanding your needs and the values you are protecting is key. The team shares their own experiences with setting boundaries and different approaches in communicating them to others. More to come, there will be a Part 2 as Shandel and Melanie dig deeper into this important topic!Thanks for joining us - don't forget to subscribe, rate (or like), comment & share!Visit our website2023-07-1115 minLead For ClarityCommunication Tips & Tools for Healthy ConflictA lot of stress comes from poor conflict management and not being able to have hard conversations in effective and respectful way. Shandel and Melanie answer a listener's question about how to better engage in difficult conversations and turn them into positive experiences. Listen for lots of tools and tips to help you lean into conflict!Shandel and Melanie covered A LOT of different things. Let us know if you'd like us to go more in depth into any of these. Hard conversations can be scary, so a good place to start is shifting your m...2023-06-2719 minLead For ClarityPromoting High Performers & How to Help Them ThriveShandel & Melanie talk through a listener's question of how to help new leaders thrive after being promoted from within the organization. It's great to promote high performers but it's really common to see them struggle in their new roles. Setting new leaders up for success often requires a mindset shift – just because someone is amazing at doing their job, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re going to be amazing at supervising others (at first). They don’t always have the tools and skillset to lead others, and we need to invest time, money and energy into training them! ...2023-06-2019 minLead For ClarityDevelop & Train for Long-Term SuccessShandel and Melanie dig into training and development of team members, a conversation sparked by a listener's question about struggles to effectively teach customer service. So often, we move quickly through training and in doing so, don't set our team up for success...and create future obstacles for ourselves. When training others, it can be easy to assume what's easy for you will be easy for others. In doing this, we can leave gaps in teaching which lead to confusion, frustration and unmet expectations. The Shandel Group team talks through the importance of creating detailed scripts (or S...2023-06-1319 minThe Alley Church Podcast1. Triggered by Temptation - James 1:13-15D2023-06-1348 minThe Alley Church Podcast2. His Gifts Our Good - James 1:16-182023-06-1339 minThe Alley Church Podcast3. Listen Fast, Speak Slow James 1:19-212023-06-1342 minThe Alley Church Podcast6. Religion vs. Relationship - James 1:26-27This section of the bible we learned to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. Then we learned that listening isn’t enough, we must do the bible. Today we learn that doing isn’t enough if our hearts aren’t pure. Our words (what we say), our hands (what we do), and our hearts (what we believe) must be aligned and work together as a demonstration of our faith. First we must know the difference between RELIGION and RELATIONSHIPJames 1...2023-06-1340 minThe Alley Church Podcast4. The Role of Anger - James 1:20-222023-06-1346 minThe Alley Church Podcast5. Do What It Says! James 1:22-252023-06-1341 minLead For ClarityExploring Your Unmet NeedsShandel and Melanie explore a common barrier to effectively achieving goals - unmet needs. All goals should be focused on values, which means that we need to understand our values BEFORE setting goals. And digging into values is a great time to start distinguishing between needs and values. Try asking yourself, what charges me up versus what drains me? This is a good place to start in discovering your needs and looking for needs that are getting met in unhealthy ways. Unmet needs will always get met, and they can get in the way of living your v...2023-06-0620 minLead For ClarityTirelessly Growing in LeadershipCody Coles joins Shandel and Melanie this week to talk about his journey of leadership development. Cody shares his experience transitioning from a more tactical role to leading, coaching and teaching others and the challenges along the way. He learned the importance of modeling the vulnerability and behaviors that he wanted to develop within his team and showing them the impact that these changes can have. Leadership development and Emotional Intelligence are like exercise - you need to continuously build the muscle in order to build long-lasting success. Investing in your up-and-coming leaders creates an ROI for t...2023-05-3119 minLead For ClarityDialogue vs. DiscussionShandel and Melanie sit down to talk about the distinction between dialogue and discussion, a communication tool to help deepen understanding of others. Leaders that are intentional with their conversations create an environment where everyone has a voice and everyone feels heard, valued and respected. They see things more objectively and make better decisions. They listen to understand instead of listening to reply. Join us to dig into dialogue and how to intentionally create these kinds of conversations! Thanks for joining us - don't forget to subscribe, rate (or like), comment &2023-05-2319 minLead For ClarityThe Key is Asking Better QuestionsShandel and Melanie sit down with special guest, Shelley Newham and talk about her journey in mentoring, coaching and personal growth. Shelley shares the power she's found in asking better questions of her team, her family and herself. Leaning into vulnerability and finding others to learn and grow from is instrumental in growth! The team digs into the importance of finding a balance between showing up authentically while also adapting to meet others where they are, recognizing that they are not mutually exclusive. Thanks for joining us - don't forget to subscribe, ra...2023-05-1618 minLead For ClarityA Journey of Exploring Our Wants, Needs and EmotionsShandel and Melanie speak with Sabeth about her journey towards self-awareness and embracing her wants and needs. After growing up in a more reactive household, Sabeth spent much of her life in a reactive state until realizing that she has a choice in her reaction if she understands the impacts of her emotions. She reflected on her struggle of taking things personally that have nothing to do with her and learning to be courageous enough to break the silence and ask for clarity when she's making assumptions. Shandel, Melanie and Sabeth dig into self-awareness and discuss their o...2023-05-0219 minLead For ClarityLeader Making LeadersAlan Andersen returns to the podcast to talk leadership development with Shandel and Melanie. In today's world, success as a leader is being defined differently. You're not only expected to perform your job well, you're also expected to elevate those around you - being a leader making leader is an important component of leadership success today and in the future. Being a leader making leader starts with looking inward and leaning into growth and development of yourself. Leadership is not a position, it's a reflection of people wanting to follow you, and that takes a desire to c...2023-04-2520 minLead For ClarityThe Freedom in Being Allowed to Make MistakesShandel and Melanie sit down with Shandel Group team member Ericka Slaten to discuss her journey of growth and development. Ericka shares her experience combating perfectionism by giving herself the freedom to ask for help and make mistakes. When we feel like we have to be perfect, any mistake hurts our confidence and when we step away from our perfectionism, we actually become more confident, happier and more authentic people. Ericka shares how her growth has impacted her role as a mother and a wife and how she is able to empower her daughters by leaning into a...2023-04-1818 minLead For ClarityMotivation in Tough TimesWhen you encounter an obstacle within a task that you don't particularly enjoy, how motivated are you to push through and keep going? At what point do you give up? Shandel and Melanie discuss an often misunderstood aspect of Emotional Intelligence - Motivation. This dimension indicates how able we are to move through barriers, even when we are not intrinsically or extrinsically motivated to do so and when our emotions are high. Some may call this grit. The team digs into motivation and provides some tools and ideas to develop this aspect of our EQ. Ou...2023-04-1119 minLead For ClarityA Behind The Scenes Look at Conflict & CommunicationOn this behind the scenes episode, Melanie and Alan discuss their journey together building effective communication and teamwork. Developing strong relationships requires self-awareness, communicating differences, showing up authentically, awareness of others and feedback! Alan and Melanie give an inside look of how they navigated these areas and worked through Shandel Group teachings to strengthen their communication, as they learned how to adapt to one another to best listen and be heard. As a team, we believe in the importance of practicing what you preach! Leaning into vulnerability, conflict and accountability are keys to our success as a team. 2023-04-0427 minLead For ClarityAlways GrowingSo often we sacrifice creativity, patience, connection and joy to busyness and trying to keep up with everything. Shandel and Melanie reflect on their own growth and discuss how they've overcome some of their biggest hurdles - including, understanding our own needs, shifting our mindset to embrace vulnerability and slowing down to intentionally be present. As leaders, its important to remember that we are always growing and always learning! Sharing our challenges and paths forward help us all move forward in positive ways. What tools & tips have you implemented to help yourself develop your leadership skills? ...2023-03-3021 minLead For ClarityThe Path to Leadership is Through Serving OthersMelanie and Shandel sit down with special guest, Lydia Faitalia, and discuss self-awareness and self-regulation. Lydia opens up about her growth in these areas and its impact on her communication, setting boundaries, connecting with others and much more. Lydia shares that the path to leadership is through service - but that doesn't mean we need to say yes to everything. Great leaders understand the importance of pouring into themselves so they can effectively pour into the next generation. Listen in for some powerful insights! Thanks for joining us - don't forget to subscribe, r...2023-03-2119 minLead For ClarityWhy Does EQ Matter in the Workplace?Life is moving fast and we have to make fast decisions. Change is everywhere, which makes Emotional Intelligence more important in today's world. Can you tell when someone is upset? Do you pick up on changes in behavior in others? And do you understand your own emotions and harness them to make better decisions? Shandel and Melanie discuss why EQ matters in the workplace and why leaders NEED to develop (or continue developing) in this area. Thanks for joining us - don't forget to subscribe, rate (or like), com...2023-03-1415 min
Real Estate NerdsSeason 3 Episode 4: Bad Beat Lessons in Due Diligence with Scott SutherlandROYAL LEGAL SOLUTIONS Learn how to free your time, protect your assets, and create lasting wealth with asset protection attorney and long-time real estate investor, Scott Royal Smith. When a close friend lost over $3 million in a single lawsuit, Scott decided to leave his litigation practice to help people protect themselves from frivolous lawsuits. His law firm, Royal Legal Solutions, now helps thousands of real estate investors and entrepreneurs protect more than $1.2 billion in assets. Join Scott as he deconstructs the lawsuit game and shows you how to protect yourself and your hard-earned wealth.*********************************************************************************2023-03-0823 minLead For ClarityIntro to Emotional IntelligenceDig into Emotional Intelligence with Shandel Group this season on the Lead For Clarity podcast!Shandel and Melanie introduce and discuss the 5 dimensions of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self regulation, motivation, social awareness and social regulation.Do you want to actively develop your emotional intelligence? Let's grow together! Thanks for joining us - don't forget to subscribe, rate (or like), comment & share!Visit our website and follow us on social media - Facebook, Instagram & LinkedInW...2023-03-0717 minLead For ClarityWhat Will People Crave For 2023?Shandel and Scott talk about "What will people crave for 2023? Simply connection!There is nothing more fundamental and essential than connection.What are you most proud of as you look back on 2022?What do you desire for 2023?Many people desire for the new year to spend more time with their family. That's great, but are you desiring that goal because you feel guilty, or is it because you WANT it? When you want something you usually do it. If you, like so many of us, crave, yearn...2023-01-0313 min