SELF-LEADERSHIP & SOFT SKILLS - INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Episode 230 of the Walking Leader Podcast with your host David G. Guerra.

In this episode, David introduces his new podcast initiative for 2022. While still focusing on the individual's self-development when it comes to personal or self-leadership, David takes a deeper dive into the highly coveted and sought after soft skills.

As a current and future leader, you have no choice but to acquire, learn, and work with a wide variety of soft skills. The wide variety refers to the "cluster of productive personality traits that characterize one's relationships in a social environment. These skills can include social graces, communication abilities, language skills, personal habits, cognitive or emotional empathy, time management, teamwork and leadership traits. A definition based on review literature explains soft skills as an umbrella term for skills under three key functional elements: people skills, social skills, and personal career attributes." 

This year we are going to tackle one soft skill at a time, one episode at a time. New for 2022, we are going to school with the Walking Leader podcast in that it will not only be voice/audio based but incorporating other content (audio, video, downloadables, etc.) on my website. 

So, buckle up because it is going to be a great ride.

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Don't forget to CREATE WIN-WIN situations in all that you do. Start Strong! Stay Strong! Finish Strong! Be Strong!

And as always, I remind you to GO BEYOND THE GRIND & GO BEYOND THE HUSTLE BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO BE THE WALKING LEADER AND A LEADER THAT IS GREAT TO FOLLOW.

I invite you to take about XX minutes and listen to the Episode 230 of the Walking Leader Podcast. Enjoy!

Music in this episode:
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

SELF-LEADERSHIP & SELF-EVALUATION by David Guerra - Walking Leader Podcast #229

Welcome to Episode 229 of the Walking Leader Podcast with your host David G. Guerra.
In this episode, I talk about SELF-LEADERSHIP and SELF-EVALUATION.

Happy New Year! Did you make a resolution? Did you set a new goal or want to accomplish a new mission? Or did you take time to self-evaluate?

As a current or future leader, taking and making time to self-evaluate is an essential function of a leader that not only cares about the people that follow that leader but the future leaders that leader will help create. 

By taking the time to evaluate where that individual has been and where they are going will help make any changes that need to be made that much easier to happen. Staying on course comes easy when individuals are keeping an eye on the compass, the horizon and what’s behind them. It is when people put focus too much on one or the other that the journey goes off-course. 

Through intentional self-evaluation the current or future leader will find themselves always adjusting course and ultimately achieving their goals or realizing their vision or accomplishing their mission.

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Don't forget to CREATE WIN-WIN situations in all that you do. Start Strong! Stay Strong! Finish Strong! Be Strong!

And as always, I remind you to GO BEYOND THE GRIND & GO BEYOND THE HUSTLE BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO BE THE WALKING LEADER AND A LEADER THAT IS GREAT TO FOLLOW.

I invite you to take about 18 minutes and listen to the Episode 229 of the Walking Leader Podcast. Enjoy!

Music in this episode:
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

SELF-LEADERSHIP & INFLUENCE - The Walking Leader Podcast #228

Welcome to Episode 228 of the Walking Leader Podcast with your host David G. Guerra.

In this episode, I talk about Self-Leadership and Influence.

As being a Self-Leader is all encompassing, influencing yourself must happen long before you can start to influence others. 

The influence you exert on yourself to achieve your goals and or objectives must always take precedence. That is because those you want to influence to achieve a common goal or objective will be quick to pick up on whether you believe in what you are attempting to make happen or not.

Therefore, when it comes to influencing the actions of others, either be 100% all in or do not attempt to do so until you are 100%. There is no "fake it till you make it" when it comes to influencing as leader. You know what that means? Yeah, you have to put in the work. 

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Don't forget to CREATE WIN-WIN situations in all that you do. Start Strong! Stay Strong! Finish Strong! Be Strong!

And as always, I remind you to GO BEYOND THE GRIND & GO BEYOND THE HUSTLE BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO BE THE WALKING LEADER AND A LEADER THAT IS GREAT TO FOLLOW.

I invite you to take about 21 minutes and listen to the Episode 228 of the Walking Leader Podcast. Enjoy!

Music in this episode:
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

SELF-LEADERSHIP & RELATIONSHIP BUILDING #227

Welcome to Episode 227 of the Walking Leader Podcast with your host David G. Guerra.
In this episode, I talk about RELATIONSHIP BUILDING.

There is no secret sauce, no secret formula, no secrets to relationship building. It must be done, all the time without fail. 

The reason to build relationship is simple. So, simple that while many may believe they are actively building relationships, they are actually just stumbling and fumbling along. To create better and smoother running workplaces and to be successful and engaged leaders, leaders that people wnat to follow, have no choice but to build and maintain relationships with those they follow and lead. True Leaders in order to attract followers do not resort to fancy tricks, deception, or any form of trickery. Leaders build relationships through true, authentic communication in the form of dialogue. In this episode we will break it all down and hopefully get your started or back on the right track. It can be done.

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Don't forget to CREATE WIN-WIN situations in all that you do. Start Strong! Stay Strong! Finish Strong! Be Strong!

And as always, I remind you to GO BEYOND THE GRIND & GO BEYOND THE HUSTLE BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO BE THE WALKING LEADER AND A LEADER THAT IS GREAT TO FOLLOW.

I invite you to take about 21 minutes and listen to the Episode 227 of the Walking Leader Podcast. Enjoy!

Music in this episode:
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

SELF-LEADERSHIP & ACCOUNTABILITY - The Walking Leader Podcast #226

Welcome to Episode 226 of the Walking Leader Podcast with your host David G. Guerra, MBA

In episode 226, David continues his 2021 Self-Leadership Series talking about: SELF-LEADERSHIP & ACCOUNTABILITY

As a current and future leader, at any level, in any field it is not only important to hold others accountable but as a SELF-LEADER to hold yourself accountable first and foremost. Seriously, think about the following: How would you feel when a manager is all about the "DO AS I SAY AND NOT AS I DO" mindset and way of doing things?

Personally, I would start to wonder as to who was the "Brainiac" that thought it was a great idea to give this individual a management position let alone attempt at leading others. I know I am not alone in this. Any one that has ever worked in any position in any capacity and for any length of time has most certainly encountered at least one of these “do as I say, not as I do” individuals.

That is why it behooves all of us to constantly hold ourselves accountable long before we think about holding others accountable and that is the sign of a TRUE LEADER. Be that kind of a leader!.
Don't forget to CREATE WIN-WIN situations in all that you do. Start Strong! Stay Strong! Finish Strong! Be Strong!

And as always, I remind you to GO BEYOND THE GRIND & GO BEYOND THE HUSTLE BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO BE THE WALKING LEADER AND A LEADER THAT IS GREAT TO FOLLOW.

I invite you to take about 16 minutes and listen to the Episode 226 of the Walking Leader Podcast. Enjoy!

Music in this episode:
Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Sweeter Vermouth" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)