Life As Leadership

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Download a year’s worth of https://www.leadershipactionlist.com/ (weekly action steps to improve your leadership) for FREE! Dan Macklin is the CEO of Salary Finance Inc, partnering with over 600 of the world's leading employers to offer financial wellness solutions to their employees. Salary Finance is driven by an ambitious mission of helping 10 million Americans out of debt and into savings. Previously, Dan was a Co-founder and VP Business Development at SoFi, valued at more than $12 billion after going public in June 2021. He has been interviewed by publications including Bloomberg, CNBC, Forbes and Wall Street Journal. Dan was named as one of the 25 Inspiring Entrepreneurs to Watch by Inc and, much to the amusement of his kids, was selected as one of the 40 Coolest People Under 40 in Silicon Valley by Business Insider. CONNECT WITH DAN: Website: https://www.salaryfinance.com (https://www.salaryfinance.com) Twitter: https://twitter.com/macklindan (https://twitter.com/macklindan) CONNECT WITH JOS

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Download a year’s worth of https://www.leadershipactionlist.com/ (weekly action steps to improve your leadership) for FREE! Nora Herting is a pioneer of visual strategy. She is passionate about expanding peoples’ definition of creativity and believes the best way to meet the demands of business today is to take a visual approach that blends strategic thinking and creative expression. She leads a compelling conversation around the power of visual thinking as a catalyst for personal and organizational change. As a sought-after speaker and thought leader, Nora has inspired global audiences with her creative keynotes at Cannes Lions, SXSW Interactive, WBENC (the women’s business enterprise national council). CONNECT WITH NORA: Website: https://www.imagethink.net/ (https://www.imagethink.net/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/ImageThink (https://twitter.com/ImageThink) CONNECT WITH JOSH LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/joshuafriedeman (https://linkedin.com/in/joshuafriedeman) Twitter: https://twi

Download a year’s worth of https://www.leadershipactionlist.com/ (weekly action steps to improve your leadership) for FREE! Mike Smerklo is an entrepreneur, investor, and business leader driven by the desire to turn ideas into reality. He is the co-founder and managing director of Next Coast Ventures, which has backed more than 40 companies across two funds, where he champions a new generation of entrepreneurs building disruptive companies in big markets. He is the author of Mr. Monkey and Me: A Real Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs CONNECT WITH MIKE: Website: https://www.mikesmerklo.com (https://www.mikesmerklo.com) Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikesmerklo (https://twitter.com/mikesmerklo) CONNECT WITH JOSH LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/joshuafriedeman (https://linkedin.com/in/joshuafriedeman) Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshuafriedeman (https://twitter.com/joshuafriedeman) Email: josh@friedemanleadership.com Want a FREE list of weekly action steps to improve your leadership?

Download a year’s worth of https://www.leadershipactionlist.com/ (weekly action steps to improve your leadership) for FREE! Rob Shallenberger is one of the world’s leading authorities on planning and productivity. He’s trained and spoken for hundreds of organizations around the world. He served as an F-16 Pilot in the United States Air Force for 11 years, was an Advance Agent for Air Force One, and traveled the world working with foreign embassies and the Secret Service. He's the CEO of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership and is the bestselling author of five different books focused on leadership, planning, and high-performance including his newest, Do What Matters Most: Lead With a Vision, Manage With a Plan, Prioritize Your Time. CONNECT WITH ROB: Website: https://www.bybassessment.com (https://www.bybassessment.com) Website: https://www.becomingyourbest.com/ (https://www.becomingyourbest.com/) CONNECT WITH JOSH LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/joshuafriedeman (https://linkedin.com/in/josh

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Download a year’s worth of https://www.leadershipactionlist.com/ (weekly action steps to improve your leadership) for FREE! Jeffrey Magee is the “Thought Leader’s Leader.” He is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Professional Performance Magazine, editor of the LEADERSHIP MASTERY and SALES MASTERY blogs, a former nationally syndicated Radio Talk Show Host, as well as a published author of 31 books, including 4-Best Sellers and 4 graduate management textbooks. He is a leadership columnist and highly sought global professional speaker on performance psychology.   LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS Three steps to create engagement: 1. Awareness (what/why), 2. Engagement (how), 3. Commitment (when) Unleash innovation by inviting critical thought. Make it safe for someone to challenge. Provide financial incentives for quantitative benefit to the business that come through innovation.   QUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day?

Download a year’s worth of https://www.leadershipactionlist.com/ (weekly action steps to improve your leadership) for FREE!   Paula Caligiuri is a Distinguished Professor of International Business and Strategy at Northeastern University. Paula has authored award-winning articles and books – including her most recent book Build Your Cultural Agility: The Nine Competencies of Successful Global Professionals. She has been a frequent expert guest on CNN and is an instructor for a LinkedIn Learning course entitled Managing Globally. Paula co-founded a public benefit corporation, Skiilify, to help foster cultural understanding, and she holds a Ph.D. from Penn State University in Organizational Psychology.   LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS A multicultural environment is any environment that is demographically different (not just ethnic/national). Getting in an extreme cultural situation does more harm than good for cultural agility. Americans tend to smile a lot. This can look a little strange or un-credible. Be aware

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Download a year’s worth of https://www.leadershipactionlist.com/ (weekly action steps to improve your leadership) for FREE!   Dr. Angela Lauria is the founder of The Author Incubator™ and creator of the Difference Process™ for writing a book that matters. She has been helping people free their inner author since 1994, helping over 1,000 authors-in-transformation write, publish, and promote their books. Angela is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best-selling author of 5 books. She has a B.A. and an M.A. in Journalism and Media Affairs from The George Washington University and a PhD in Communications from The European Graduate School and lives in Washington DC.   LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS Your job description should be a love letter to one person. You will attract fewer people but will attract people who are more willing to invest in you. In a job description, describe the candidate: Who the perfect person is for the role, and what the job would do for the person beyond a paycheck. Your business must sta

Download a year’s worth of https://www.leadershipactionlist.com/ (weekly action steps to improve your leadership) for FREE! Mehak Vohra started her career as a Computer Science student at Purdue University. She dropped out of college at 19 years old and moved to San Francisco. Her goal was to build the most scalable marketing agency in world. She ran Jamocha Media for 4 years, and in her peak she was generating 1-2M views per month on LinkedIn for herself and her clients. In 2019, Mehak decided to start SkillBank, a marketing bootcamp that's completely free upfront. If someone is motivated to land a job in marketing, SkillBank is there to help.   LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS Align your business incentives with your stakeholders’ success. Brainstorm the marketing levers you have access to and test them immediately. Identify where your competitors are having success in their marketing. In addition to marketing, constantly test and iterate in your own life. Work through the GAILs that hold you back – Gremlins,

Download a year’s worth of https://www.leadershipactionlist.com/ (weekly action steps to improve your leadership) for FREE!   Heather Younger is a best-selling author, international speaker, consultant, and facilitator who has earned her reputation as “The Employee Whisperer.” She is the CEO and Founder of Employee Fanatix, a leading employee engagement, leadership development, and DEI consulting firm. She firmly believes that employees aren’t just numbers on the payroll but human beings with ideas that matter. She is the host of Leadership with Heart podcast and has been featured in Forbes and Huffpost. Her newest book is called The Art of Caring Leadership: How Leading with Heart Uplifts Teams and Organizations.   LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS Employees should be at the center of what we do in our businesses. You are a byproduct of your past, but you are not defined by it. Evaluate your current success rate in business. Where there is a lack of success, it likely is because of a person. You will likely also