Inclusive leadership starts with knowing your own biases

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• The gap between intention and impact — not commitment — blocks inclusion
• Free implicit bias tests reveal biases you genuinely didn't know you held
• Upstanding means acting in the moment, not just identifying as an ally

493: Move Coaching from Theory to Practice, with Jason Weeman

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

Breaking the silence habit: why speaking up is a leadership problem

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Silence is learned and rewarded — unlearning it takes excavation, not confidence tips.
• Women who now negotiate pay are penalised more often, not less.
• Leaders must self-educate on systemic silence rather than asking marginalised colleagues.

Understanding organizational culture: what it is and how to shape it

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Posters on the wall are not culture — excavate the real values underneath.
• The gap between what orgs say and do quietly kills performance.
• Culture change takes months of layered conversation, not one offsite.

How organizational culture shapes coaching and leadership

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Most organizations reward behaviors that contradict their stated values.
• Schein's three lenses reveal what culture actually does, not what it claims.
• Some cultures cannot change — knowing which saves coaching time and energy.

How leaders can help people show up as their whole selves at work

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Hiding behind a professional mask cuts off your energy and creativity too.
• Leaders who show vulnerability are the ones everyone wants to work for.
• Equal access to power is not the same as equal ability to claim it.

How to build a curiosity culture: shifting from advice to coach-like leadership

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Advice-giving — not lack of curiosity — is what kills team engagement.
• Curiosity is a state shaped by environment, not a fixed personality trait.
• Four barriers block organisational curiosity: advice monster, complacency, empathy limits, delusion.

How to deal with diminishers and become a multiplier leader

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Most workplace diminishing comes from well-meaning leaders, not tyrants.
• You can out-lead a diminishing boss — leadership is attitude, not position.
• Ignoring diminishing behaviour is the only response that actually works.

How to build workplace belonging using research-backed practices

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Small belonging improvements drive outsized gains in retention and engagement
• Black and Asian women score lowest on belonging — intersectionality compounds exclusion
• Affinity-based connection excludes those without access to majority experiences

How to lead and retain high performers

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• High performers produce 400% more yet get the least leadership attention.
• Fear of not trying beats fear of failing — autonomy is non-negotiable.
• Losing one high performer triggers a domino exit of their network.

How intentional moments create lasting memories and stronger teams

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• 40% of college memories live in the first six weeks.
• John Deere redesigned day one — employees asked to quit and rejoin.
• VF Corp turned one offsite into a $2B product pipeline.

Building team resilience through co-elevation and candor

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Resilient teams own each other's energy, not just shared goals
• Bulletproofing turns vulnerability into a repeatable team practice
• Async-first collaboration cuts meetings 30% and raises psychological safety

How leaders create cultures where people speak up

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Near-miss near space: staying silent almost caused a midair collision
• NASA punished hiding mistakes far more than making them
• Rookies spot what experience has learned to overlook

How to encourage team feedback without undermining trust or performance reviews

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Mixing peer evaluation with salary decisions kills honest feedback
• Nine-box 'potential' ratings are subjective and discriminate against women
• Feed forward lets teams build feedback muscle before raising the stakes

How personal clarity in leadership drives employee engagement

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Knowing your own why makes it possible to genuinely lead others
• Stock interview answers reveal nothing — ask what really motivates people
• Culture is the how behind strategy; slides alone never fix comprehension