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Grounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Play with Tara GronhovdWelcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! We’re wrapping up our Strengths at Play series with a special episode featuring the other half of the podcast, Tara! You hear Tara’s voice every week as she shares leadership insights and Strengths wisdom, but this time, we’re turning the spotlight on her. In this episode, Tara dives into what fun and play look like in her life and how her Strengths, especially Ideation, help her embrace and prioritize play. She shares how she defines play, why it comes naturally to her, and how she intenti...
2025-08-1820 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Play with Ty LewisWelcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! We’re continuing our Strengths at Play series with one of ALIGN’s newest coaches, Ty Lewis! Ty has joined us on the pod before to share his insights on Strengths and finances, but today he’s here to talk all about play. In this episode, Ty opens up about the strengths he leans on when having fun and what embracing play looks like in this current season of his life. Join Tara, Pamela, and Ty as they explore how his Strength of WOO helps him bring energy, joy, an...
2025-08-1123 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Play with Dr. Ashley LangWelcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! We’re continuing our Strengths at Play Series with ALIGN’s very own, Dr. Ashley Lang! You may recognize Ashley from her past appearances on the podcast, where she’s shared her insights and research on generational differences. Today, she’s joining us for a more personal conversation about how she defines fun—and what incorporating play looks like in both her work and home life. Join Pamela, Tara, and Ashley as they explore how certain strengths can sometimes get in the way of having fun, and how a simple mi...
2025-08-0421 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Play Series: Olivia LaRoseWelcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! We’re continuing our Strengths at Play Series with ALIGN’s very own, Olivia LaRose! You’ve heard Olivia on the podcast before sharing her insights on Strengths at work but this time, it’s all about her. In this Olivia-centric episode, she shares her personal definition of fun and how she intentionally brings play and joy into both her workday and everyday life. Tara, Pamela, and Olivia explore the Strengths Olivia taps into when she’s having fun, the role laughter and levity play in her relationships, and how she...
2025-07-2820 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Play Series: Pamela NelsonWelcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! We’re continuing our Strengths at Play Series with our very own Pamela Nelson! You know Pamela as the calm, thoughtful co-host of this podcast, but today, we’re turning the spotlight on her. In this fun and insightful episode, we explore how Pamela defines fun and how she weaves play into her everyday life. Tara and Pamela dive into the Strengths Pamela leans on when she’s having fun, the broken Soundtracks she’s had to reframe around play, and what she’s most excited for this summer. You...
2025-07-2123 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Play Series: Doug SvendsenWelcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! We’re kicking off our Strengths at Play Series with a fantastic guest, one of our newest ALIGN coaches, Doug Svendsen! Doug wears many hats: he’s a father, husband, leadership coach, entrepreneur, and corporate professional in the IT world. He specializes in developing high-performing teams and knows firsthand how powerful play can be, in both life and leadership. Join Pamela and Tara as they sit down with Doug to explore what fun looks like at work and at home, and why weaving play into your everyday routine might...
2025-07-1427 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastA Successful SHIFT: What We Learned Doing a Big EventWelcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! This week, we’re giving you an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at our recent SHIFT Leadership Event! Join Pamela and Tara as they reflect on what made SHIFT such a powerful and meaningful experience, from the vision and planning to the incredible team and generous sponsors who helped bring it all to life. They also dive into the joy of in-person connection, the power of laughter, and the intentional SHIFT that happened to everyone in the room. You won’t want to miss this celebration of community, leadership, and the m...
2025-06-3029 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastJon Acuff Live Q & A at SHIFT 2025Welcome back to the Grounding and Growing Leadership Podcast! This week, we’re bringing you a truly special episode- a LIVE Q&A from the SHIFT Leadership Event featuring the one and only Jon Acuff! Jon is a New York Times bestselling author, widely recognized for his humor, impactful insights and relatable writing. In this live session, Jon joins Tara and Pamela to answer powerful questions around Strengths, Soundtracks, and leadership. You won’t want to miss this hilarious, yet insightful conversation! At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leade...
2025-06-2333 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: IncluderThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Includer Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Includer talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in joining the *FREE* ALIGN Leaders Circle Community? Click HERE! You won’t want to miss all the exciting things ALIGN has in store for our circle community members! You can also access all of the Strengths at Work Resources in one place when you join our community. At the Grounding and Growing Leader...
2025-06-1613 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: DeliberativeThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Deliberative Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Deliberative talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in joining the *FREE* ALIGN Leaders Circle Community? Click HERE! You won’t want to miss all the exciting things ALIGN has in store for our circle community members! You can also access all of the Strengths at Work Resources in one place when you join our community. At the Grounding and Growing Leader...
2025-06-0914 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: CommandThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Command Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Command talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in joining the *FREE* ALIGN Leaders Circle Community? Click HERE! You won’t want to miss all the exciting things ALIGN has in store for our circle community members! You can also access all of the Strengths at Work Resources in one place when you join our community. At the Grounding and Growing Leader...
2025-06-0216 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: ContextThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Context Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Context talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gallup Certified Clifton Strengths Coach and e2Grow High Performing Team Coach, and Pamela Nelson, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, Certified Leadership Coach, Counselor, and Spiritual Director, as we navigate conversations to grow you and you...
2025-05-1911 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: AdaptabilityThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Adaptability Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Adaptability talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-05-1213 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: FocusThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Focus Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Focus talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-05-0514 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: Self-AssuranceThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Self-Assurance Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Self-Assurance talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-04-2819 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: AnalyticalThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Analytical Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Analytical talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-04-2115 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths At Work: ConnectednessThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Connectedness Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Connectedness talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-04-1416 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: DisciplineThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Discipline Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Discipline talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-04-0714 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: CompetitionThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Competition Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Competition talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gallup Certified...
2025-04-0213 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: CompetitionThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Competition Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Competition talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-03-3113 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: IdeationThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Ideation Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Ideation talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-03-2419 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastThe Impact of Soundtracks with Jacklyn Klaphake and Mackenzie NovakWelcome back to the podcast, friends! In this episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by two inspiring leaders, Jacklyn Klaphake and Mackenzie Novak, who share their unique perspectives on personal growth, leadership, and the powerful impact of soundtracks on our lives. They explore how these mental soundtracks shape our lives and how we can rewrite them to create a more positive, empowering future. Jacklyn Klaphake and Mackenzie Novak are dynamic leaders at Consumer Directions, Inc. Jacklyn, Executive Director of Cultural and Leadership Development, has over 10 years of experience and is a certified Gallup Strengths Coach and e2gr...
2025-03-2035 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: HarmonyThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Harmony Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Harmony talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-03-1714 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: ConsistencyThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Consistency Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Consistency talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-03-1017 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths At Work: SignificanceThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Significance Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Significance talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-03-0316 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths At Work: IntellectionThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Intellection Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Intellection talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-02-2421 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths At Work: IndividualizationThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Individualization Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Individualization talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team. Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE. At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-02-1722 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: RestorativeThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Restorative Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Restorative talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-02-1019 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths At Work: MaximizerThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Maximizer Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Maximizer talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gall...
2025-02-0316 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: FuturisticThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Futuristic Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Futuristic talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a...
2025-01-2718 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastCelebrating our 100th Episode!Welcome to our one-hundredth episode, friends! We’re so excited to celebrate this incredible milestone with you. For this special occasion, we’re thrilled to welcome two special guests: Dr. Ashley Lang and Olivia LaRose! In this episode, the entire ALIGN team comes together to discuss strengths, explore soundtracks, and reflect on our journey and growth as a team since episode one. It’s a conversation filled with insights, memories, and a shared passion for what we do.
From our very first episode to now, it’s been an amazing journey. Pamela and Tara want to extend their dee...
2025-01-2340 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: EmpathyThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Empathy Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Empathy talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a...
2025-01-2026 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths At Work: BeliefThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Belief Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Belief talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a...
2025-01-1327 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths At Work: ActivatorThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Activator Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Activator talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a...
2025-01-0623 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastNew YEAR New WORD with Maria Surma Manka and Claudia RevermannHappy New Year, friends! We’re kicking off the year with a very special episode! This week, Pamela and Tara are joined by not just one incredible guest, but two. Returning guest Claudia Revermann is back, and she’s brought along Maria Surma Manka, a senior internal communications business partner at Blattner Construction. Maria specializes in turning complex ideas into meaningful stories, and together, they’re here to share their Word of the Year with all of you.
Claudia, Maria, Pamela, and Tara take a moment to reflect on their past Words of the Year and discuss how rev...
2025-01-0231 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: InputThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Input Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Input talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a...
2024-12-3022 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths At Work: PositivityThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Positivity Strength! Join Tara and Pamela along with our new Align teammate, Olivia LaRose, as they explore what it means to have a strong Positivity talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
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At the Groun...
2024-12-1622 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastPrepared to Pivot: The Power of Evergreen & Somatic Intelligence with Lisa CummingsIn this week’s special guest episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by the incredible Lisa Cummings! Lisa is an international speaker and coach specializing in CliftonStrengths and building independent coaching practices. She's featured in Harvard Business Publishing, Training Magazine, and Forbes and is the CEO of Lead Through Strengths. Outside of her work, she enjoys playing drums, hiking, and hosting the Lead Through Strengths podcast.
Lisa joins us to share her insights on creating "timeless" content that empowers entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. She emphasizes that crafting "evergreen" content keeps topics relevant and is essential for maxi...
2024-12-1234 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths At Work: ArrangerThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Arranger Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Arranger talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a...
2024-12-0921 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: WooThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Woo Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Woo talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a...
2024-12-0221 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths At Work: StrategicThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Strategic Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Strategic talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a...
2024-11-2520 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastLife After the Jersey with Kelsey WiechmanIn this week’s special guest episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by the amazing Kelsey Wiechman! Kelsey is a certified life coach, and former athlete, who now helps other former athletes redefine their identity and build fulfilling lives post-sports. Kelsey also is a co-author of the book, Soul of an Athlete. She currently lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two daughters, balancing family, activities, and her new venture into entrepreneurship.
Kelsey joins us today to share her journey from athlete to coach, and to shed light on the challenges and identity struggles athletes ofte...
2024-11-1833 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: DeveloperThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Developer Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Developer talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a...
2024-11-1126 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: AchieverThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Achiever Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Achiever talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a...
2024-11-0423 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: CommunicationThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Communication Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Communication talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a...
2024-10-2822 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths and Financial Acumen with Ty LewisIn this week’s special guest episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by the amazing Ty Lewis! Ty Lewis is a dynamic leader, speaker, and real estate investor with a background in coaching and philanthropy. Formerly the Director of Emerging Leaders at United Way Quad Cities, Ty has launched impactful programs and in 2023 was honored as Quad Cities' Outstanding Young Philanthropist.
Ty is here with us today to share his journey to becoming a certified strengths-based leadership coach, the significance of recognizing the unique contributions that you bring to a team, the power of mentorship, and how lev...
2024-10-2443 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths At Work: LearnerThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Learner Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Learner talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a...
2024-10-2118 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: RelatorThis week’s episode is a deep dive on the Relator Strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Relator talent, both on a personal level and the impact it carries on a team.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Click HERE.
At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe everyone is a...
2024-10-1427 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths at Work: ResponsibilityWelcome to our Strengths Series! This week, we're kicking off the first of many episodes, each focusing on a different CliftonStrength. Today, we're diving deep into the Responsibility strength! Join Tara and Pamela as they explore what it means to have a strong Responsibility talent, both on a personal level and how it influences teamwork.
Registration for our next Grounded Leadership cohort is now open!
Interested in becoming a sponsor for SHIFT? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about the SHIFT event? Click HERE. Interested in learning more about our special guest speaker, Jon Acuff? Cl...
2024-10-0723 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastIntegrating Strengths into Our Interpersonal Relationships with Dr. Monica HolmesIn this week's episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by Dr. Monica Holmes, an incredible Gallup-certified Strengths coach and educator. Together, they explore the benefits of integrating "Strengths" into schools, education, and our interpersonal relationships.
Understanding our "Strengths" can help us feel seen and heard, allowing us to view ourselves more positively and gain deeper insights into our natural wiring. When used intentionally, "Strengths" can transform how we view and collaborate with others, as well as how we show up in our relationships. Utilizing this tool with students, couples, teams, and leaders opens the door to deeper u...
2024-09-3032 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastGiving Feedback to Gen Z with Dr. Ashley LangIn this week's episode, Tara and Pamela welcome back Dr. Ashley Lang, another exceptional coach from our ALIGN team! In addition to her work as a leadership coach specializing in emerging leaders, Ashley also serves as a Professor of Leadership at both UNI and Wartburg College. Ashley is here to join us for an insightful discussion on providing effective feedback to Gen Z!
We explore the unique approaches needed to effectively communicate and inspire growth in Gen Z, highlighting the shift in expectations and how leaders can adapt their strategies for more meaningful connections and impactful outcomes. T...
2024-09-2324 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastIntentional Growth with Claudia RevermannIn this week's episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by the multifaceted Claudia Revermann! Claudia is the founder of Revermann Law, a law firm whose primary focus is to educate and serve clients with confidence and humbleness, so no one feels less than. Claudia is also a Certified Public Accountant, one of St. Cloud Times Media’s 5 under 40, is actively involved in multiple community organizations, serves on various boards, and frequently speaks at educational events. She is here to share her journey of intentional growth with us!
Intentional growth is the deliberate process of personal and professional exp...
2024-09-1635 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastAre You Ready to Make SHIFT Happen?!Welcome back friends! In this week's episode, Tara and Pamela are joined by the amazing Stephanie Theisen to share a very special announcement! Stephanie is the COO of Leighton Media, a local family- and employee-owned media company. While leading teams, Stephanie’s superpower is her ability to command a room while inspiring teams to find their strengths and develop their own superpowers.
Stephanie is here with us today to kickstart the launch of SHIFT, hosted by ALIGN. SHIFT Happens will be an immersive, all-day leadership event featuring workshops and keynote speakers, including New York Times bestselling author and...
2024-09-0934 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastGreatest Hits #5: Playing Our Strengths!The Labor Day Weekend often means end-of-summer gatherings with family and friends! Well, we are replaying the last of our "Greatest Hits" as we transition into Quarter 4 and what could be better than to end the summer with a game called, "Playing Our Strengths?"
Have you ever witnessed someone’s behavior and thought “what motivated that person to respond like that?”
We often look at others’ behaviors through our own lenses of experiences and motivations and then project those viewpoints onto what just happened. But as a good leader, it’s important to understand that individual...
2024-09-0323 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastGreatest Hits #3 - Leadership Practice: Giving and Receiving FeedbackLeadership Practice: Receiving Feedback was our 12th episode and one of our most popular with listeners!
While the adage “it’s better to give than receive” is true in many areas of life, in one area, we’re thinking you might need to start receiving it to give it better. That area is feedback. As a grounded and growing leader, you need to be able to receive and provide feedback in a healthy way that promotes growth.
The best way to learn how to give constructive feedback is to practice receiving it with grace. But if you’r...
2024-08-2030 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastGreatest Hits: #1 Natural Born LeaderAre you a natural-born leader? You’re not alone if you feel like you’re not. In fact, we are here to say, the idea of a natural-born leader is a myth and that anyone can be a leader. And yes, that includes you!
We’re excited to replay one of our "greatest hits," our first podcast talking about what makes a good leader (and big surprise, it may not be what you think!). Just as flight attendants tell us to put on our own oxygen masks before helping those around us, to be an effective leader, you ne...
2024-08-0622 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastAccountability is NOT a Four-Letter WordThis week, Tara and Pamela dive into the concept of developing “Inspiring Accountability” in the workplace. What is the first thought that comes to mind when you hear the word “accountability”?
Accountability is often linked to negative feelings such as shame, but if we reframe it as progress, we can see it as a steppingstone toward improvement rather than a personal attack. When we ask ourselves two simple questions, “what is in the way?” and given what’s in the way, “what is possible?” it removes any blaming or shaming aspects from accountability. Join us today as Tara and Pamela exp...
2024-07-2334 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastHoliday Replay: Shifting Out of Survival ModeHappy Independence Day Week!
It’s a holiday week which means we’re doing a Holiday Replay where we take a popular episode from the past and replay it for you now. And we selected one of our highest feedback episodes from last year, Shifting Out of Survival Mode because we want everyone listening to experience the FREEDOM of shifting from survival exhaustion to thriving. Thanks for listening and we’ll be back next week with an important conversation about Grieving in the workplace. and now, here’s our episode!
Are you living in survival mode? You’r...
2024-07-0233 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastDeveloping Tenacity to Follow Our Passions with Andy TollefsonHe’s one of our favorite human beings and we are so excited to introduce him to you! Tara’s son Andy Tollefson is joining our podcast today. Today’s episode is a bit longer than normal, but trust us, you’re going to enjoy listening along and will be amazed at how much you might learn from his life story.
Andy is a second-year student of physical therapy at the University of Utah, and he's class president. He also has owned and operated Andy Tollefson Coaching since 2018. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his partner...
2024-06-1155 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastStrengths Series Strengths TrainingWe are thrilled to announce our next series, and today’s podcast kicks it off.
Pamela is a newly certified CliftonStrengths coach and Tara has been a coach for more than a decade, so today we’re starting a series of podcasts where we get to share the insights and guidance that knowing your Strengths can offer you in your leadership (and life)!
We hope you’ll join us on this journey. We are so excited to discover more about both the positive and raw aspects of our Strengths and how that knowledge can lead us to new...
2024-02-1338 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastLeadership Lessons From The Wild with Anthony Nelson, Part 2This week we’re welcoming back Anthony Nelson. As a quick reminder, Anthony is the director of the Glacier Institute, a national non-profit organization that strives to connect people to the natural world at Glacier National Park.
Becoming director of the Glacier Institute was a terrifying thought when Anthony started and he admits, he made a lot of mistakes along the way. But one thing that saved him was having the right people on speed dial on his phone to help him through this brand-new experience. Spending time with those other leaders and asking them difficult questions, has...
2024-02-0632 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastLeadership Lessons From The Wild - with Anthony Nelson, Part 1We have a special guest today! Anthony Nelson is the Director of The Glacier Institute and is here to share his leadership experience working with Glacier National Park. The Glacier Institute's mission is to "Strengthen Connections to the Natural World Through Guided Hikes and Education Programs in Glacier National Park."
Anthony shares his tips for the long and sometimes tiring work of changing a mission or vision for an organization. It’s not an immediate change that takes place as quickly as you’d like. But getting everyone on board takes time and consistency with your team. Persi...
2024-01-3026 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastHoliday Replay: Braving Boundaries Happy Holidays! It is the week between Christmas and New Year's, and that means we don't know what day it is, we're not sure where we're supposed to be, and we're full of sugar and cheese. Instead of a new episode this week, we're doing something a little bit different.
We're going to replay one of our favorite episodes from 2023 called Braving Boundaries. It's one of our favorite episodes and we hope you enjoy it!
We don’t really know how to set healthy boundaries in our culture and it shows. It can be even more...
2023-12-2626 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastOur Favorite Things - Holiday Episode!“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things.”
Happy Holidays! Now that we have you humming along to that classic holiday song, we invite you to join us today as we share some of our favorite things with our favorite people - you!
From tips to get you through the holidays to apps that will make your life easier, these are just a few of our favorite things and w...
2023-12-1936 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastChanging Gossip Culture with Kathy Wulf Tays, Part 1Gossip–we’ve all done it and we’ve all seen the damage it can do to culture. Today we’re joined by business consultant and our friend, Kathy Wulf Tays. Kathy helps us define what gossip is, who suffers from it in the workplace, and how you can work on eliminating it before it destroys your team.
While developing a culture that doesn’t tolerate gossip is paramount to a healthy team, your first step is not to eliminate all gossip (because that’s impossible) but to minimize it by starting with yourself. So, yes go ahead and fo...
2023-12-0731 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastMindset Shift #2: Shifting from Fixed to Growth MindsetWhere are you learning and growing right now that is making you uncomfortable? Growth can be super uncomfortable . . .and we are uncomfortable with discomfort. How long are you willing to stay in that discomfort in order to learn and grow? There is a great quote we learned from our friend Melissa Shanahan by Brooke Costello that says “Discomfort is the currency of your dreams.” Our fixed mindset, focused on comfort and things we already know and are great at, keeps us stuck. Today Pamela and I are exploring the shift from Fixed to Growth Mindset as part of our Minds...
2023-11-2834 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastMindset Shift #1: Shifting Out of Survival ModeAre you living in survival mode? You’re not alone AND it’s unhealthy to stay in survival mode; our bodies need rest to thrive. But how do you get off the treadmill that’s built solely on emergencies and crises?
Coming out of survival mode can seem scary because that’s what got you through the tough times (whether individually or as a business). We hope you’ll listen along today and discover some techniques to help step off the survival mode treadmill and land on better ground with solid footing.
At the Grounding and Growing...
2023-11-0735 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastMental Health and Leadership with Tracy Schreifels, Part 2Today we return to the podcast with Tracy Scheifels from the Ellison Center. Tracy is a champion of helping families heal and we know you’re going to enjoy today’s podcast as we dig deeper into infant mental health and how the work she does is directly applicable to the work we do as leaders.
Listen along to learn about how the attachment styles we develop as children play an important part in who we are and how we relate to others as adults. Understanding these adult attachment styles (especially your own style) can help you coac...
2023-10-3128 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastMental Health and Leadership with Tracy Schreifels, Part 1October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month so we’re having a special guest today - Tracy Schreifels. She is an Infant Mental Health Clinical Mentor and Executive Director at Ellison Center, where she provides outpatient services to families. Tracy’s journey toward this role of leading a non-profit organization can inspire you wherever you are leading today.
Through her studies with children, Tracy has studied how children develop attachment styles by the time they’re two. Those attachment styles then continue to affect our current adulthood relationships at home and work. Learning how you’re wired...
2023-10-2437 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastThe Skills You Need in Sales and Relationships with Anna Krueger, Part 2We know if you listened to Part 1 of our podcasts with Anna Krueger, you’ve been anxiously awaiting this one to publish. Today is the day so get ready for more great wisdom to come your way!
Anna is a seasoned sales leader who has been making waves in the industry since 2006. With an impressive track record spanning over 28,000 hours of sales experience, she understands the importance of building solid and meaningful connections.
Those connections, and the ability to see, hear, and feel for those around you can help you through whatever role you have, wh...
2023-10-1727 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastThe Skills You Need in Sales AND Relationships with Anna Krueger, Part 1We love having experts on our podcast who not only know their field but understand the importance of relationship-building. Anna Krueger is that expert. She has mentored almost 40,000 people! You are not going to want to miss this podcast as she shares some of her incredible wisdom.
No matter who Anna is coaching, the first thing she teaches revolves around creating “digging” questions and going deep into a topic that is important to the person you’re having a conversation with. Don’t just ask a half-dozen unrelated, quick-answer questions. Start digging in with one open-ended question, then bui...
2023-10-1032 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastDo You Know Where You’re Growing?You need to be grounded to know where you’ll grow. Pause for a moment and ponder that thought.
If you’re a leader who desires to grow, your growth mindset needs to be intentional. Once you’ve paused to consider the progress you have already made (because you have made progress and that’s worth celebrating!), then you can begin to consider the question “What is the story I want to tell in the future about my leadership?” Does how you’re showing up as a leader today align with that vision?
In today’s podcast, Pamela...
2023-10-0330 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastExcellence vs. Perfectionism with Sarah Noble, Part 2Sarah Noble joins us today for Part 2 on Perfectionism and how to shift it toward excellence through authenticity. Sarah is a self-proclaimed recovering perfectionist who has immense wisdom to share with us about her journey.
In today’s podcast, Sarah talks about how leaders can strive for excellence without demanding perfection. As a leader, your role is to cast a vision. You can be clear and lead toward excellence without falling into the perfection trap. Setting specifics while also allowing the team to use their Strengths to reach the goals will build an environment of trust and gr...
2023-09-2625 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastExcellence vs. Perfectionism with Sarah Noble, Part 1We’re thrilled that today’s episode is a listener-requested topic – what is the difference between perfectionism and pursuing excellence? To help us through this conversation, we have an incredible guest joining us. Sarah Noble, a financial advisor, gifted speaker, and “recovering perfectionist” will talk about the pains and fears that stem from perfectionism.
Sarah has traveled her own journey through perfection and was terrified about what she would find if she didn’t present a perfect image to those around her. Being “perfect” was core to who she was. Recovery took a process of rewiring and reframing how she...
2023-09-1927 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastCulture Eats Strategy for BreakfastFall is the season of strategic planning. But we’re here today to say that in addition to strategic planning, you should also consider how you’re prioritizing and investing in culture. Strategic plans are just interesting ideas until you have people who will execute them.
Today’s employees want a culture that promotes collaboration, high communication, and passion to go along with the strategy. They want a culture they can trust while also providing them with the ability to thrive and develop their talents. But culture is squishy. It’s hard to nail it down and measure...
2023-09-1230 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastThe Legacy of Leadership with Michelle Pape, Part 2Today’s episode welcomes back Michelle Pape, the founder of Next Monday and 2023 recipient of the Athena Award.
Today we talk about Michelle’s Superpower of being able to risk a relationship to help someone grow into the person they can be. She is the epitome of speaking truth in love. It is frightening to some, but the growth can be amazing to both the coach and the mentee. Michelle urges you to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
We hope you’ll join us today and learn from this incredible leader’s legacy. For Michelle, it’s been...
2023-09-0531 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastThe Legacy of Leadership with Michelle Pape, Part 1In this episode, we’re graced with the presence of Michelle Pape, a long-time mentor and friend of ours! Michelle is the founder of Next Monday and has won the 2023 Athena Award – an award for professional women who have achieved excellence in their careers and who inspire others in the community. She has recently (semi) retired and today we celebrate the incredible legacy she has created.
Michelle has an incredible gift of seeing beyond titles and circumstances. She intentionally sees people and believes that in leadership, we have the responsibility to call out the potential in those we le...
2023-08-2927 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastThe Work of Leadership with Melissa ShanahanMelissa Shanahan from Velocity Work is back! We enjoyed our last podcast with her so much (“Intentionality: Lessons in Leadership”) that we had to have her share more of her leadership knowledge with us. Today we’re diving into the work that goes into Leadership. You can’t just have a plan: you need to take action.
Melissa shares that sometimes enlisting a third party who can come in and guide your leadership as well as the team dynamics is a good step forward in your growing process. A third party can help you find your blind spots. F...
2023-08-2128 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastBuilding TRUST on Your TeamThe most essential element of any thriving team is trust. Trust is essential because without it, connection and creativity will both get shut down.
In today’s episode, we dive into Charle’s Feltman’s book, The Thin Book of Trust to explore the importance of trust within your team. According to Feltman, there are four distinctions or quadrants of trust. The first is reliability – do you follow through and do what you say you’re going to do?
To learn about the other three quadrants, and to hear us unpack all four for you, listen along...
2023-08-1523 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastCareer Transitions with Laura HammondAfter last week’s podcast asking you to consider if you belong where you are working, we knew this week would be a great time to have our team member, Laura Hammond, a career and transition coach for us here at ALIGN, chat with us about career transitions.
It’s not all about writing the perfect resume. In this podcast, Laura shares the need to first pause and determine what brings you joy and how you might be able to bring those experiences into your new role (or perhaps simply reconsider your current role and making changes to i...
2023-08-0836 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastYou DO Belong, Just Not ThereIt’s not you, it’s me. Or maybe it’s here. Sometimes you find yourself in a role that just doesn’t fit, and it feels like a failure. But you do belong, it might just be somewhere else.
Knowing your Strengths is paramount to learning where you belong. There’s a difference between belonging and fitting in. Fitting in is being accepted if you’re meeting the expected norm. Belonging allows you to be yourself authentically, knowing that you are seen, heard, and valued. Belonging allows you to use your Strengths to make a positive impact.
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2023-08-0126 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastDefining the Win with Josh Hoaby (Part 2)We’re back this week with Josh Hoaby. Josh is a young leader and executive director of creative arts at a church who helps his team of more than 70 individuals become their best selves. His leadership wisdom is valuable no matter where you are leading. You don’t need to be leading in a church to learn a lot from this episode.
As a leader, Josh strives for his team to feel seen, heard, and appreciated. That takes a lot of one-on-one time for a leader, and it may feel daunting if you’re already feeling time-poor. But rel...
2023-07-2523 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastDefining the Win with Josh Hoaby (Part 1)Join us this week as we welcome Josh Hoaby, an executive director of creative arts at a church. Josh is a young leader who helps his team of more than 70 individuals become their best selves. In this episode, Josh walks us through the importance for all leaders and teams to Define the Win.
How many teams are lost and tugging in different directions? Keeping your team aligned starts by defining success. What does a win look like? Why is it important? How does it relate to each and every person on a team? And how do we c...
2023-07-1828 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastQuiet Quitting and Quiet FiringQuiet enemies are sometimes the most dangerous. Quiet quitting and quiet firing are both enemies of a healthy team. Quiet quitting is the refusal to go above and beyond the basic realm of their job responsibilities and is usually caused by dissatisfaction or burnout.
Quiet firing occurs when managers do the opposite of good management practices in the hope that an employee will quit or move on. It may seem like an easier, non-confrontational way to manage a toxic employee, but the repercussions can be disastrous to the whole team.
As a leader, you need to...
2023-07-1120 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastIntentionality: Lesson's in Leadership with Melissa ShanahanIn today’s episode, we are thrilled to have an incredible guest – Melissa Shanahan, Founder of Velocity Work and host of The Law Firm Owner Podcast. Her resume is beyond impressive in helping businesses thrive and her story of how she got where she is today is so inspiring.
With her unique career journey and life experiences, she now helps owners go further faster through a framework for intentionality. Melissa shares how important planning is to gain clarity and make real progress. (Spoiler alert: We cannot make progress if we aren’t willing to do the work.)
Wh...
2023-06-2731 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastAre Emotions Derailing Your Team?All this talk about honoring people’s feelings seems risky. We understand that emotions are a part of the discussion in the workplace now, but are we going to just let them take over? Because we haven’t learned as leaders or teams how to handle emotions with maturity, they are more likely to derail our progress, whether we acknowledge them or not.
Emotional maturity is a spectrum that can show up in various responses. So, how do we know if we are emotionally mature? Pamela shares a few traits this week that help show how well devel...
2023-06-2023 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastBe A Leader Worth Following - Part 2We’re back today with Tim Spiker, the author of “Only Leaders Worth Following.” If you haven’t listened to part 1 yet, feel free to go give it a listen before you join us.
Today we continue to explore the two key principles of effective leadership: Inwardly Sound and Others Focused. And while you may think it’s about learning the right steps and checking the right boxes, it’s really about the forming of your heart and who you are becoming as a leader.
It begins with being aware of who you are and then realizin...
2023-06-1334 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastBe A Leader Worth Following - Part 1In today’s podcast, we excitedly welcome our guest, Tim Spiker, the author of “The Only Leaders Worth Following.” Tim takes us through how his research landed on two key competencies that are paramount in being a good leader.
You might think you have a good guess or two but like Tim, you’ll be surprised at where the research landed. It doesn’t matter so much about what you do, it’s about who you are. If your team finds you trustworthy, their engagement increases tremendously. And engagement impacts results.
So, what makes you trustworthy a...
2023-06-0634 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastLeadership Practice: Giving and Receiving FeedbackWhile the adage “it’s better to give than receive” is true in many areas of life, in one area, we’re thinking you might need to start receiving it to give it better. That area is feedback. As a grounded and growing leader, you need to be able to receive and provide feedback in a healthy way that promotes growth.
The best way to learn how to give constructive feedback is to practice receiving it with grace. But if you’re the leader of a small business, who gives you feedback? You may need to find some lovin...
2023-05-3031 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastMulti-Generational Leadership - Part 2We’re back this week with our incredible guest Dr. Ashley Lang as we continue our chat about leading and mentoring the different generations (if you haven’t caught part one of this series yet, make sure you start there!).
Dr. Lang shares her knowledge on how to integrate the values and needs of different generations. Pamela and Ashley both share their perspectives on how to approach cross-generational mentoring. And we explore what to do when younger generations expect something that the older generations had to earn (promotion, authority, respect).
Knowing a team member's Strengths can gu...
2023-05-2329 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastMulti-Generational Leadership, Part 1This week we have a special guest joining us (our first podcast guest!) as we chat about being a leader in a multi-generational workplace. Her qualifications are out of this world, and you won’t want to miss this podcast as she provides insights on the intergenerational dynamics of the workplace.
Dr. Ashley Lang shares how the four different generations currently in the workforce have all had different major world events that have shaped how they react to and manage events that occur around them. These differences will affect how you coach them into successful members of yo...
2023-05-1630 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastGrowing Through Conflict, Part 2We’re back and talking about conflict again. We know it can be a hard topic, but we also want to help you grow through it. How you define success will determine how you react to conflict. For example, if you want everyone to be happy, you might sacrifice your own needs so everyone else is happy. But your needs are important as well. Your voice matters, especially as a leader. And honoring your voice in conflict, lets others know their voices matter as well, building trust and respect among the team.
In this podcast, we dive in...
2023-05-0928 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastGrowing Through Conflict, Part 1Today we dive into the super comfortable topic of CONFLICT! Excited? Probably not, most of us avoid conflict. We don’t love it either AND it’s a part of life, especially the life of a leader. As a leader, you’re managing multiple perspectives as well as your own so a conflict of opinions is not only likely, it’s inevitable. How you handle it is critical to your ability to communicate well within your team while maintaining trust.
While avoidance may seem simpler at the onset, finding respectful ways to deal with the confli...
2023-05-0226 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastSetting IntentionsTravel back in time with us. Did you set a word for a year? Do you even remember what it was? It’s April and it’s not uncommon for many of our early New Year resolutions and intentions to be forgotten. Don’t beat yourself up about it. According to some statistics, only 8% of people continue to focus on their word of the year (or their resolution) all year.
Instead, what is your INTENTION for this year? What motivations and priorities do you want to focus on? Focusing on an intention can ground you and help you grow...
2023-04-2524 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastPeak ExperiencesYou are uniquely created to make an impact on the world. You were made for peak experiences. What is a peak experience? A peak experience is when you’re in the zone, leveraging your strengths, doing what you love and happy with the outcomes.
We hope that as a leader you will have many peak experiences. Peak experiences most often occur for leaders when we lead through our Strengths. But we don’t have to wait for happenstance to happen, we can be intentional to create more peak experiences. You need to dream about them...
2023-04-1823 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastGrounding & Growing: Leadership For NowIf the pandemic shone a light on anything, it was that healthy leadership matters more than we even realized. Embracing the practices of Grounding and Growing helps us take seriously the impact we have on others as leaders. It was through this shedding of the old, and the re-evaluating of many of our past practices, that we developed Grounded Leadership(™) at ALIGN. Grounded Leadership is formed from four key practices of leadership that don’t have an endpoint but create a consistent practice that builds a natural rhythm for your leadership and team members. The four core practices of Grou...
2023-04-1125 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastBraving BoundariesWe don’t really know how to set healthy boundaries in our culture and it shows. It can be even more difficult to set healthy boundaries at work in an effective way because of the team and power dynamics involved. And even if you do set a healthy boundary, what happens if the other person doesn’t honor it?
While your reactive response might be to build a wall, if you care for the person and your relationship, a more caring approach is to build boundaries. In our podcast, we’ll talk about how walls are reactive and fear...
2023-04-0426 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastDefining SuccessEvery leader alive does it at some point in their career . . . and some of us do it daily. We begin measuring our success by the way others define theirs. This unconscious comparison causes us to look at someone else and think “I’ll never be able to do that as well as them.” We may feel this way while watching a cooking show, listening to a concert, or with how we lead others. How we define leadership success is often built on how we see others lead.
Sometimes this mindset can inspire you, but oftentimes, it inhibits you fro...
2023-03-2820 min
Grounding and Growing Leadership PodcastPlaying Our StrengthsHave you ever witnessed someone’s behavior and thought “what motivated that person to respond like that?”
We often look at others’ behaviors through our own lenses of experiences and motivations and then project those viewpoints onto what just happened. But as a good leader, it’s important to understand that individuals have different motivators that can show up in all types of behaviors. And these motivators are linked to our Strengths.
In today’s podcast, we invite you to grab your top ten strengths and play along with us as we explore how our Strengths co...
2023-03-2124 minGrounding and Growing Leadership PodcastNatural Born LeaderAre you a natural-born leader? You’re not alone if you feel like you’re not. In fact, we are here to say, the idea of a natural-born leader is a myth and that anyone can be a leader. And yes, that includes you!
We’re excited to kick off our first podcast talking about what makes a good leader (and big surprise, it may not be what you think!). Just as flight attendants tell us to put on our own oxygen masks before helping those around us, to be an effective leader, you need to know your S...
2023-03-1423 min