How Leaders Can Delegate Effectively with Dr. Wanda T. Wallace

06/22/23 • 33 min

In this episode we talked with Dr. Wanda T. Wallace and discussed how leaders can delegate effectively and leverage the expertise of their team.

Dr. Wallace is a speaker as well as the founder and managing partner of Leadership Forum, a business consulting firm that focuses on changing the world by changing the way we communicate at work.

With a Ph.D in Psychology as well as a rich background in education and leadership training, Dr. Wallace maintains a diverse skill set and knowledge base that enables her to expertly coach leaders on how to better understand and communicate with team members.

Dr. Wallace is also the author of the book You Can't Know It All: Leading in the Age of Deep Expertise, which covers the transition from being an expert within a team to being a leader of a team full of individuals with varying expertise.

Join us as we discuss with Dr. Wallace how leaders can delegate effectively and leverage the expertise of their team.. Hear Wanda discuss the importance of setting up boundaries and asking questions as you begin the delegation process. Listen to Dr. Wallace explain why it is important that leaders don’t “ditch and desert.” Learn why the common practice of leaders doing it all themselves is not only inefficient for the leader but demotivating for team members as well.

If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:

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In this episode we talked with Dr. Wanda T. Wallace and discussed how leaders can delegate effectively and leverage the expertise of their team.

Dr. Wallace is a speaker as well as the founder and managing partner of Leadership Forum, a business consulting firm that focuses on changing the world by changing the way we communicate at work.

If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:

https://businessleadershiptoday.com/dr-wanda-t-wallace-on-how-leaders-can-delegate-effectively

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How Leaders Can Help Their Teams Achieve High-Performance and Break Burnout Cycles with Brandi Olson

In this episode we talked with Brandi Olson and discussed how leaders can help their teams achieve high-performance and break burnout cycles.

Brandi is an organizational agility expert and founder of Real Work Done, a consultancy serving leaders through agile transformation, organizational strategy, team design, and executive coaching.

She has spent nearly two decades consulting with organizations across diverse sectors—from nonprofits to universities to global Fortune 500 companies. As an expert in organizational learning and change, she teaches leaders how to solve problems and adapt fast with high-performing teams.

Brandi is also the author of Real Flow: Break the Burnout Cycle and Unlock High Performance in the New World of Work, which covers the exact topic we will be speaking about today.

Join us as we discuss with Brandi how leaders can help their teams achieve high-performance and break burnout cycles. Hear Brandi explain the difference between being busy and being effective. Listen to Brandi share how productivity and well-being work hand-in-hand. Learn how organizations can address burnout and prevent it from happening.

If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:

https://businessleadershiptoday.com/brandi-olson-on-how-leaders-can-help-their-teams-achieve-high-performance-and-break-burnout-cycles/

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How Leaders Can Excel Through the Relationships They Create and Maintain with Rachel Rider

In this episode we talked with Rachel Rider and discussed how leaders can excel through the relationships they create and maintain.

Rachel is a Columbia University certified executive coach with over a decade of coaching experience. She started as an HR Business Partner responsible for developing and coaching leaders and teams at Bloomberg, she then went on to specialize in leadership coaching at AppNexus (since acquired by AT&T) and Digital Ocean, the third-largest hosting company in the world.

Since then, Rachel has founded Mettaworks, an executive coaching firm dedicated to relieving the suffering of all sentient beings.

She is also the author of Who You Are is How You Lead, which shares the exact, step-by-step process she uses to help her clients excel in their professional relationships.

Join us as we discuss with Rachel how leaders can excel through the relationships they create and maintain. Hear Rachel discuss how building relationships with others starts with the relationship you build with yourself. Listen to Rachel discuss that while the mind is a powerful tool it needs to be kept in check. Learn the practice of visualizing thought patterns and how it can help you learn about yourself.

If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:

https://businessleadershiptoday.com/rachel-rider-on-how-leaders-can-excel-through-the-relationships-they-create-and-maintain

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