We've All Done It: Leadership Development Tips for New & Struggling Leaders
Has a toxic person ever made your life hell at work?! Heck yea! But if we’ve all seen it - we’ve all done it, too! For a fresh and funny take on leadership, fulfillment, and engagement - join workplace toxicity expert and bestselling author, Kimberly J Benoit for the We’ve All Done It™ Podcast: Leadership Development Tips for New & Struggling Leaders.
In this eye-opening series, get real about the role we each play in a toxic workplace and discover how we can kick toxic cultures from the inside out. With a judgment-free, humor-full perspective, Kimberly asks tough yet valuable questions of successful leaders from across industries and around the world. If you’ve ever struggled with an awful manager, dysfunctional situations, or challenging team dynamics, you’ll laugh and learn with each new episode of relatable stories, humbling moments, and actionable advice for better-navigating toxicity both at work and within ourselves.
We've All Done It: Leadership Development Tips for New & Struggling Leaders
The Positivity Pitfall: How to Show Up as an Authentic Leader
In today's episode, The Positivity Pitfall: How to Show Up as an Authentic Leader, featuring Susan Bittner & Jon Rennie, we have a wonderful conversation breaking down where leadership positivity becomes toxic. Where trying to rally the troops turns into inauthentic, mumble jumble of motivational posters.
Take a listen to hear us breakdown:
- What is Toxic Positivity? #toxicpositivity
- What if you fall into the “positivity” trap as a leader?
- The importance of really knowing your team
- How to balance tough emotions, leadership challenges with focusing on the positive?
- How to support your team in an authentic way?
Definitely a NOT MISS!!!
Learn more about my guests here:
Susan Bittner Bio:
Susan Bittner is a respected Executive Coach, Talent Developer, Speaker and Organizational Development expert intensely committed to helping leaders find the spark that will ignite their best self. As an accomplished leader with over two decades in the banking, healthcare, consulting, and publishing sectors, she brings empathy and keen understanding of leadership rewards, risks, and realities, and what
it means to both struggle and succeed in getting, “a seat at the table.” Deeply informed by her own executive journey, her coaching style is candid, compassionate, humorous, inspiring, bold, and authentic.
Connect with her at:
https://www.susanbittner.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-bittner-organizational-development/
Jon Rennie's Bio:
Jon Rennie is the Founder & CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a manufacturer of critical components for electrical utilities. He is a former U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer who made seven deployments during the end of the Cold War. Prior to starting Peak Demand, he led eight manufacturing businesses for three global companies. He is the author of three best-selling leadership books and is the host of the popular Deep Leadership podcast.
Connect with him at:
https://jonsrennie.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@DeepLeadershipPodcast
To learn more about Kimberly J Benoit or how you can work with her, check out her website, kimberlyjbenoit.com, or find her on LinkedIn.
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