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Strong Leaders Serve with Teri Schmidt
The leadership podcast for people who are in leadership not for the status and power, but instead to use that status and power to turn potential into performance for positive change.
Hosted by Teri Schmidt, Leadership Coach & CEO of Strong Leaders Serve.
Each week we focus on supporting leaders who are dealing with the overwhelming realities of transitioning into and operating in roles where their success isn't just defined by their performance, but by the performance of their team.
Roles where they are responsible for building trust, promoting psychological safety, conflict management, taking care of their team member's wellbeing, motivating other humans, and managing up, all while trying to GET THINGS DONE.
Through solo episodes with focused and relevant leadership tips and inspirational interviews with seasoned leaders and experts, we help leaders get past their overwhelm to careers of courageous impact.
Listeners hone their skills in making their workplaces more compassionate and just through their leadership.
Strong Leaders Serve with Teri Schmidt
142. Leading Positive Change from Right Where You Are with Alex Budak
In today's rapidly changing world, according to our guest, Alex Budak, we have two choices:
- We can bury our heads in the sand and ignore the changes
- We can use our agency to leverage, shape, and steer that change
In this episode, we dive into the concept of taking the second path and becoming a changemaker, discussing everything from the importance of mindset and leadership to taking action and serving others. We explore the challenges and misconceptions that people face when identifying themselves as leaders and share valuable insights on building relationships, practicing empathy, and embracing both service and strength in leadership, so that you can become a changemaker regardless of your current title.
Resources:
- Follow Alex on LinkedIn
- Alex's website
- Our Leadership Book Club, featuring Alex's book: Becoming a Changemaker
- Show notes and transcript
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Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teri-m-schmidt/
Get 1-on-1 leadership support from Teri here: https://www.strongleadersserve.com/coaching
Set up an intro call with Teri: https://calendly.com/terischmidt/discoverycall