Leader Lounge Community April Qureshi

Communicating In A Crisis 

In today’s episode with communications consultant and trainer, Joanna Piros, we’ll explore how a leader’s desire for perfection creates missed opportunities for authentic and timely communication. Joanna shares 3 critical steps for leaders who want to lead with heart during a crisis. Plus, Joanna shares a pivotal personal story of speaking up for her family at a young age. 

00:14 – Introduction 

01:05 – How business leaders can endear themselves to others with open and honest communication in a crisis 

02:19 – Communicate frequently 

05:04 – Make it about your audience 

07:09 – Give yourself permission to show up with vulnerability 

08:16 – You can’t persuade people without trust 

10:54 – How to speak on camera 12:08 – Joanna’s personal evolution 

12:51 – Curating stories to connect with audiences 

13:46 – Thrive or survive depends on your strategy 

15:24 – Connect with Joanna Piros 

About Joanna Piros 

Joanna Piros has coached and trained over five-thousand, nine-hundred and forty-three people to light up a room, inspire teams or get that job or promotion. Joanna is a trainer, coach and consultant passionate about your success. 

After many years as a journalist in radio and television, Joanna teaches public speaking, communication skills and media relations, in a variety of settings. She work with individuals and with groups to create customized workshops. Her client list includes every industry and profession from senior executives, cabinet ministers, mayors, celebrities and NHL draft picks to scientists, lawyers and exotic dancers. 

Perhaps you’ve been passed over for plum projects, tanked in the interview or received performance reviews that question your presentation and communication skills. 

Joanna can be all yours through her online coaching platform that makes it quick, easy and inexpensive to get professional feedback on your next important conversation. 

Joanna believes great speakers aren’t born; they are made by coaches that turn real people into TED talkers. No matter how anxious you are in the spotlight, or good you are in front of an audience, Joanna Piros can help you go bigger and get better. Be a compelling leader. Get the dream job. Inspire action. (Source: https://www.joannapiros.com/about/) 

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Links To Additional Resources 

Joanna Piros’s website: https://www.joannapiros.com/ 

Joanna’s free course: ACE Q&A Preparation Game will help you dominate your next interview 

Joanna Piros Free Consultation: unbouncepages.com/joanna-piros 

Joanna Piros LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannapiros/ 

Joanna Piros on YouTube 

Joanna Piros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/joannapiros 

Joanna Piros on Facebook: /https://www.facebook.com/PirosPresentationCoach/ 

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Transcript available at: LeaderLounge.Community 

Originally broadcast in May 2020 at the Lead From Within Summit


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In today’s episode with Alan Stevens, we’ll explore the science and art of reading faces and the benefits of building communication skills and trust in your relationships, even if you’ve just met someone for the first time. 



00:13 – Introduction

00:47 – How face reading helps us engage with people on their level thinking and processing  information

05:23 – Alan demonstrates how it works 

04:09 – Assessing traits if you’re starting out 

06:55 – Knowing yourself first  

08:16 – Improve your influence and engagement   

11:32 – How micro expressions would have saved Julius Caesar

12:42 – People follow people not companies   

14:31 – Building bridges in challenging relationships 

19:05 – The importance of watercooler conversations 

25:02 – Campfire Project 

27:15 – Building bridges with the Men Too movement 



About Alan Stevens



Alan Stevens is an International Profile and Communications Specialist. He is regularly featured on National TV, Radio and in the World’s Press, profiling the likes of our leading politicians, TV and sports stars as well as Britain’s Royalty. 



The Newcastle Herald describes Alan Stevens as “The Mentalist meets Dr. Phil “ and as "The leading authority in reading faces, globally" by the UK Guardian. He is an authority in reading people; what they are not saying, what they are attempting to conceal and how they are likely to behave in given situations.  All of this through recognising the unconsciously leaked indicators of concealment and deceit as well as the indicators of a person’s conscious preferred behaviours and personality.



He has been a founding board member of a number of charities, Zone Supervisor for the Surf Life Saving Association and Club Captain of Nobbys SLSC. Teaching his skills in the US, Europe and Asia, he has been a guest speaker for the Australian Technical Analysts Association, the National University Singapore and the Option Traders Club of Singapore.  He has taught FOREX trading and The Psychology of Trading here and overseas.  He also introduced sound & colour therapies in Singapore Schools for students with ADHD. Alan is also a Free Mason, a member of the Hunter Youth Mentoring Collaborative and a past Rotarian.

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Links to additional resources

Alan Stevens’s website: https://www.alanstevens.com.au/ 

Alan’s free course: How to Persuade and Influence Behaviours of Others

https://alanstevens.thinkific.com/courses/Free-Course 

Alan Stevens’s podcast: https://www.alanstevens.com.au/media/ 

Alan Stevens Speaker Pack: https://www.alanstevens.com.au/speaker-pack/ 

Alan Stevens LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/readingfaces/ 

FaceProfiler on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FaceProfiler 

FaceProfiler on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/face_profiler/ 

FaceProfiler on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingFaces/ 

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In this episode, we’ll learn from Deborah Connors of Well-Advised Consulting how teams can intentionally disrupt themselves to innovate and reinvent how they work together to change the workplace conversation.  and talk with where Deborah helps teams and organizations.

00:13 – Introduction
01:09 – Deborah’s personal journey with Parkinson’s disease
02:49 – Importance of disrupting yourself many times in your life

04:09 – Complacency is not good for business
05:20 – Questions to help your team reinvent itself
06:10 – Social connections at work  
09:14 – 3 things to help people flourish at work
10:21 – Increasing positivity for creativity and innovation  
12:36 – Practising mindfulness in teams
14:07 – Hidden powers of personal and professional growth
15:34 – Prevalence of wellness in organizations
18:46 – Dr. Barbara Fredrickson and loving kindness research
19:56 – Guidelines for taking breaks and working from home
22:27 – Research on the 52-minute work hour

About Deborah Connors
Deborah Connors speaks internationally in the workplace and at conferences, both in-person and online. She is a captivating speaker, storyteller and workplace coach. From starting Canada’s first annual conference (The Better Workplace Conference) to authoring “A Better Place to Work: Daily Practices That Transform Culture”, she has distilled the knowledge of hundreds of thought-leaders, combining it with her own leadership experience to provide practical advice on organizational and team practices to create environments that allow for more creativity, innovation, engagement and fun. Deborah teaches leaders to radically shift workplace culture so that people can flourish.

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Links to additional resources
Deborah Connors’s website: https://deborahconnors.com

Read Deborah Connors’s book A Better Place to Work: Daily Practices That Transform Culturehttps://deborahconnors.com/books-news/

Deborah Connors’s blog: https://deborahconnors.com/blog/

Deborah Connors’s keynote: https://deborahconnors.com/speaking/

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Originally broadcast in May 2020 during the Lead From Within Global Leadership Summit at the onset of the global pandemic. My purpose for republishing is that the value of the conversations with leading experts from around the globe is still relevant and will continue to be a touchstone for empowering business and community leaders with innovation and compassion during challenging times.




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Remote and Virtual Conversations to Revolutionize Working with Your Team
In this episode, we’ll talk with Jennifer Britton and travel around the globe to learn about technological innovation in remote and virtual work conversations and how to translate autonomy in the field into effective leadership. Technology and the environment in which we work have evolved over the past 30 years, but what hasn’t changed is effect leadership and communication practices.

00:12 – Introduction
00:57 – Leading with long-range radio in the 1990’s
02:09 – Jennifer shares her love of canoeing  
03:04 – Problem solving in remote situations pre-internet
04:57 – The paradigm shift to the virtual space
06:45 – Working in a VUCA world
10:10 – How teams can thrive during change and remain effective
14:18 – Using your skills of influence and coaching with teams
16:42 –The power of routine to show up in a big way for others
22:40 – Removing barriers and boxes to tap into our human spirit
26:08 – Mindset shift and innovation
28:35 – How technology can radically transform mental models of the world

About Jennifer Britton
Jennifer Britton, MES, CHRP, CPT, PCC, is passionate about helping professionals, teams and organizations thrive in the areas of performance, teamwork and leadership, especially in the remote and virtual space. Building onto a dynamic global career as a Program Director and Manager with the United Nations and International agencies, Jennifer founded Potentials Realized in 2004, an award-winning performance improvement company, with special emphasis on coaching and mentoring skills, virtual facilitation and online learning. Jennifer is the author of five books and co-host of the Remote Pathways podcast, reflecting her almost three decades of experience in working in, and leading teams and organizations, in the global and remote space. Her company provides specialized support and consulting for programming in Group and Team Coaching, Leadership, Mentoring, and all things virtual and remote.

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Links to additional resources
Jennifer Britton’s website: https://www.potentialsrealized.com

Read Jennifer Britton’s Remote Working Whitepaper: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/lgihiv0

Remote Pathways Podcast: https://www.remotepathways.com

Jennifer Britton’s Effective Virtual Conversations book: https://www.potentialsrealized.com/our-books.html

Jennifer Britton’s PlanDoTrack Workbook and Planner: https://www.plandotrack.com

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3 Phases of Successful Change Management
Navigating change during times of chaos can challenge even the most seasoned leaders. Fortunately, Vicki Shillington at ThinqShift.com has synthesized change curve theory into a simple three phases model that uses an empathic approach to managing people while keeping the business productive and profitable. The three-phase model outlines the characteristics of the chaos, acceptance and new normal stages with thoughts on how to reduce fear and increase physiological safety to remain proactive and open to opportunity. One thing that remains constant in life is change. And, there’s no right answer. But, having the tools and skills as a leader to know when to push the boundaries and when to ease off and meet people where they’re at can be the difference between surviving and thriving. Clear your desk and silence your notifications for this in depth look at the three phases of successful change management during chaotic times podcast.

Main topics
In this episode, we're going to look at ways leadership can effectively help their teams and employees feel safe by reframing their mental models of what compassion and empathy look like at work.

00:22 - Introduction
00:27 - Understanding change and how to respond in a way that makes people feel safe during uncertainty  
01:37 – Remember that we’re human beings, not human doings

03:28 – Chaos phase
05:36 – Showing high empathy at work
07:55 – Acceptance phase
10:24 – Accepting the possibility of possibilities  
13:36 – Staying one step ahead with purpose
14:31 – Binary approach to business success, from the individual to the collective
17:11 - Taking care of yourself as a leader
19:37 - The new normal phase
21:14 - Capitalizing on opportunities
25:57 – Focus on what is in your control
26:45 – Meeting people where they’re at without trying to fix them
28:35 – New normal at the world level

Guest bios
Vicki Shillington, Chief Happiness Officer at ThinqShift. Vicki's expertise is in digital transformation, organization effectiveness and culture shifting. Her sweet-spot is in tackling the underlying culture shifts required for true organizational transformation. She loves to bring the core principles of positive psychology to help shift mindsets and help others learn how to flourish no matter what their circumstances. She orchestrates results and happiness!

Links to additional resources
Vicki Shillington’s ThinqShift website: http://thinqshift.com

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April’s leadership books on Amazon: http://booksbyapril.ca

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05 Liam Gillen: A Mindful Approach To Leadership

“What you do speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying” ~ Liam Gillen

Rapid change in our environment and the business landscape affects our connection with each other. Take a mindful approach to leadership by connecting one-one in our relationships, listening consciously and giving up our expectations of the other. Communicating to people that they are valued partners in your business shows them respect and honour and allows the other to respond in kind. Trust, empathy and a mindful approach encourages engagement and levels the playing field at work.

If you enjoyed this episode today, be sure to hit the follow button on the player (• • •) and share it with your friends and colleagues. ~ Big Love, April

In this episode, we're talking about mindfulness strategies to help you effectively be present in your communication with others.

00:02 – Introduction
01:22 – Understanding that everyone is suffering will level the playing field  
03:22 – The unconscious impact of environment on people 
05:46 – Creating a safe for truth in communication
08:25 – Where is empathy in marketing going? 
10:52 – How to handicap your business with fear
13:52 – Running a marathon is infectious
20:49 – GPD of wellbeing
22:58 – Pain is a great motivator
24:14 – Change the world change the experience of yourself
30:10 – A mindful approach to business planning
33:22 – Jack Canfield failed the first time
34:35 – There’s in-joy in stress
36:23 – What you do speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying

Speaker bio
Liam Gillen has dedicated much of the last fifteen years to being deeply involved in meditation and spirituality, and is passionate about helping people who are seeking a deeper experience of life. He coaches one-on-one and develops and delivers his own workshops and retreats focused on creating and maintaining a mindful approach to living your best life. As CEO of Amrit Yoga Institute, he had the opportunity of bringing his business expertise to the Yoga environment implementing a vision to bring the deep teachings of Yogic philosophy to a broader audience.

Before that, Liam had an accomplished career as a senior-level executive, consultant, and entrepreneur, with extensive experience in real estate, education, and the hospitality industries. He has lived and worked in many countries around the world. Liam holds an MBA and is an E-RYT500/YACEP Instructor certified in Yoga, Yoga Nidra and Yoga Therapy.

Links to additional resources: Liam Gillen’s website: https://www.liamgillen.com 

Liam Gillen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/liamgillen 

Liam Gillen on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogatherapywithLiam/ 

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April’s books on Amazon: http://booksbyapril.ca 

Book April to speak at your event: http://aprilspeaks.ca 

Get the full transcript at: https://aprilqureshi.com/05-liam-gillen-a-mindful-approach-to-leadership/ 

Originally broadcast in May 2020 during the Lead From Within Global Leadership Summit at the onset of the global pandemic. My purpose for republishing is that the value of the conversations with leading experts around the globe is still relevant and will continue to be a touchstone for empowering business and community leaders with innovation and compassion during challenging times. 

Music by UbudPaece


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