The 13 Things Great Leaders Give Their Teams
The modern workplace got great at performance and quietly stopped meeting basic human needs at work. This is a full season on those needs, and the leadership that brings them back. Dr. Mira Brancu closes out Season 11 of The Hard Skills by walking through 13 human needs organizations have learned to ignore. Across eleven guests and two solo episodes, each need comes with a short, powerful clip and a practical way to rebuild it on your team. You will hear why self-deprecating humor makes leaders more human, why 85% of what makes a great boss has nothing to do with intelligence, and what a meaningful life actually asks of you. If you lead people, or you feel like something at work has quietly gone missing, this one is for you. Subscribe for weekly conversations on leadership, burnout, and workplace mental health. Find our guests here: Dr. Daniel Cruz Lattimore: / omiyoconsultingllc / daniellattimore Dr. Paul Damiano: www.creategoodworks.com www.linkedin.com/in/pauldamiano Ira Chaleff: www.irachaleffauthor.com Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham: / valeriezolezziwyndham https://promotinggoodllc.com/ Dr. Mehul Mankad: / drmankad https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... https://www.novumhealth.com/ Dra. CarolLaine Garcia: https://www.drcarollainemgarcia.com / drcarollainemgarcia / drcarollainemgarcia Duygu Alptekin Gursu: / duygualptekingursu / duygualptekingursu Candice Schutter: https://thedeeperpulse.com/ / candiceschutter / candice.schutter / candiceschutter Margaret Andrews: https://www.margaretandrews.com / margaretcandrews Dr. David W. Robinson-Morris: www.reimaginelution.com www.centerforthehumanspirit.org www.drmphd.com / davidrm Dr. Mark L. Vincent: / @marklvincent www.marklvincent.com www.maestrolevelleaders.com To find more of my work: Subscribe to this channel Subscribe to my free newsletter at: mailchi.mp/2079c04f4d44/subscribe Work with me one-on-one: calendly.com/mira-brancu/30-minute-initial-consultation Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/MiraBrancu Learn more about my services: www.gotowerscope.com Get practical workplace politics tips from my books: gotowerscope.com/books Get my free Strategic Clarity and Leadership Resilience assessment: https://mailchi.mp/e1ebf8505764/slr-a... Get my Free Burnout Root Cause Assessment: https://mailchi.mp/29d7d18fae4a/burno... Get my Workplace Grief Guide: https://mailchi.mp/46873b910380/workp... Find other free resources to support your leadership growth: https://gotowerscope.com/other-free-s... Join the next Towerscope leadership workshop or fellowship: https://gotowerscope.com/fellowship Episodes and other resources referenced: Watch this next: #thehardskills #mirabrancu #selfawareness #leadershipdevelopment #emotionalintelligence #executivecoaching 0:00 - The Tattoo That Explains This Whole Season 3:00 - Need 01 - Safety: Why Great Leaders Poke Fun at Themselves (Dr. Daniel Cruz Lattimore) 8:00 - Need 02 - Connection: Humor vs Comedy, and Why It Matters (Dr. Paul Damiano) 14:30 - Need 03 - To Grieve: The Leadership Move Nobody Teaches (Dr. Mira Brancu) 18:30 - Need 04 - Integrity & Voice: How to Disagree Without Torching Your Career (Ira Chaleff) 26:11 - Need 05 - Empathy: The Trust Sequence Most Leaders Get Backwards (Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham) 31:55 - Need 06 - Autonomy: Build Something That Outlives You (Dr. Mehul Mankad) 39:35 - Need 07 - Wholeness: The Quiet Cost of Climbing the Ladder (Dra. CarolLaine Garcia) 47:20 - Need 08 - A Full Life: Why Strong Women Burn Out at the Top (Duygu Alptekin Gursu) 1:00:43 - Need 09 - Care, Not Control: When Wellness Becomes a Weapon (Candice Schutter) 1:09:22 - Need 10 - To Be Human: 85% of a Great Boss Has Nothing to Do With Smarts (Margaret Andrews) (GOLDEN NUGGET) 1:15:50 - Need 11 - To Imagine Better: The Hidden Trap of Scarcity Thinking (Dr. David W. Robinson-Morris) 1:23:42 - Need 12 - Trust Your Growth: It Was Never Impostor Syndrome (Mira Brancu) 1:26:37 - Need 13 - Meaning: You Get About 4,000 Weeks. Here's What to Do With Them (Dr. Mark L. Vincent)

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