How Michael Neuendorff Thinks About Leading as a Coach for Organizational Growth
What does it take to move from being a high performer to becoming a leader who develops others? In this episode of How Leaders Think, Kenny Lange sits down with Michael Neuendorff, President of Bay Area Executive Coach, to discuss why today's leaders must move beyond command-and-control leadership and embrace a coaching mindset. They explore leadership blind spots, the dangers of the advice trap, reverse mentoring, earning influence, and practical ways to build stronger teams. If you're a business leader, entrepreneur, manager, or nonprofit executive looking to develop people more effectively, this conversation will challenge how you think about leadership. Listen on Other Platforms Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2wKtzb6... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b13... YouTube: / @kennylange Website: https://howleadersthink.kennylange.com/ Michael Neuendorff Resources Website: https://www.bayareaexecutivecoach.com/ LinkedIn: / michaelneuendorff YouTube: / @bayareaexecutivecoach LinkedIn Company Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bay-... Books Mentioned The Coaching Habit — Michael Bungay Stanier The Advice Trap — Michael Bungay Stanier The Founder's Evolution — Scott Ritzheimer (upcoming) Chapters 00:00 - Reverse Mentoring Explained 01:00 - Meet Michael Neuendorff 02:14 - Why Leaders Must Adapt 03:14 - Escaping the Advice Trap 05:15 - From Performer to Leader 07:12 - Developing Leaders at Work 08:14 - Coaching Without Slowing Down 11:15 - Why Mindset Must Change 12:30 - The Addiction to Being Right 16:28 - Leadership Blind Spots 21:45 - Bringing Your Whole Self 25:25 - Both/And Leadership Thinking 27:00 - Building Future Leaders 31:00 - The Power of Reverse Mentoring 40:40 - One Leadership Challenge Hashtags #HowLeadersThink #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipSkills

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