Reflections on Leadership

Karl Bimshas
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Leadership advisor, writer, and candid accountability partner, Karl Bimshas, shares quick reflections on leadership, and interviews other busy professionals, to challenge your perspective, provide inspiration, and give insights to help you manage better and lead well.

  1. 1d ago

    408. Strengthening Leadership Without Becoming a Jerk

    In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, Karl Bimshas discusses how you can become a stronger leader without becoming a more difficult person to work for. Effective leadership includes being able to say, "I got that wrong." Then do something about it. Acknowledge it. Understand it. Repair what needs repairing. Change what needs changing. Then keep going. Strengthening Your Leadership Without Becoming a Jerk: https://www.amazon.com/Strengthen-Your-Leadership-Without-Becoming/dp/B09978T124 *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/

  2. Sep 22

    407. When Your Values Cost You Something

    In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas discuss your courage and moral leadership. Most leaders can tell you what they believe. They can point to their values on a wall, in an employee handbook, or in a speech to the organization. But if you don’t responsibly stand up for those values when things get difficult, do you really have them? *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/

  3. Sep 17

    406. The Question Is Good. The Rule Is Not.

    In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas urge leaders to resist grading employees. Instead, explore three questions. Are they performing at the level this role requires? If they aren't, do I believe they can get there? Am I willing to do what leadership reasonably should do to find out? *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/

  4. Sep 15

    405. Don’t Bring Me Problems Without Solutions

    In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas discuss “Don’t Bring Me Problems Without Solutions,” the phrase leaders should stop saying. Identifying a problem and resolving it are two different skill sets.  *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/

  5. Aug 31

    404. Who Says You’re Ready to Lead?

    In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas on the five basic commitments to effective leadership. 1. Take responsibility for your impact. 2. Tell yourself the truth. 3. Make decisions. 4. Tell people what they need to hear. 5. Take initiative. *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/

  6. Aug 25

    403. When Feelings Start Making Leadership Decisions

    In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas on the seven places leaders often get stuck. 1. Indifference → Make Contact 2. Indecision → Decide 3. Doubt → Use Evidence 4. Worry → Convert 5. Over-caution → Ship 6. Pessimism → Get Data 7. Complaining → Convert or Stop These tendencies are different, but they have something in common: they can make inaction feel reasonable. That's what makes them dangerous. *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/

  7. Aug 18

    402. Accountability Isn’t a Threat

    In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas on effective accountability and how it works best as a positive practice that lets people confidently own their commitments, actions, and results. *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/

  8. Aug 11

    401. Leadership Shouldn't Require People to Guess

    In this episode of the Reflections on Leadership podcast, listen to Karl Bimshas discuss the value of a Leadership User Guide. What do you consistently value? How do you actually make decisions? What behaviors earn your trust? What behaviors create unnecessary friction? What strengths can others depend on? Where are you still growing? What might people misunderstand about you? What kind of leader are you trying to become? *** For a free Leadership Drift Check™: https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/leadership-drift/ Leadership Resources Subscribe to the Newsletter Here: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/reflections-on-leadership-6882027877588717568/ GIVE A DAMN: https://www.amazon.com/Give-Damn-How-Lead-Better/dp/1716414555 Free 3-Part Mini-Course: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/adaptability-and-resilience-mini-course/ Leadership Workbooks: LeadershipWorkbooks.com Download “Navigating Chaos: Principled Defiance and a Call to Lead Better” https://karlbimshas.kit.com/products/navigating-chaos Order the Latest Book, “How to Stay When You Want to Quit”: https://www.amazon.com/Stay-When-Want-Quit-professionals/dp/1312485426 Other Leadership Books by Karl Bimshas: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/bimshas-books/ The Reflections on Leadership blog: bimshasconsulting.com/blog  Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ *** Be Social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karlbimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/links/ *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership Strategist and Author Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership to challenge your perspective and offer insights to help you manage better and lead well.   About Karl Bimshas Consulting: We solve leadership-created problems.  https://www.karlbimshasconsulting.com/join/

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Leadership advisor, writer, and candid accountability partner, Karl Bimshas, shares quick reflections on leadership, and interviews other busy professionals, to challenge your perspective, provide inspiration, and give insights to help you manage better and lead well.

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  • Creator
    Karl Bimshas
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    407
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Karl Bimshas
  • Show Website
    Reflections on Leadership