The Introspective Leader Podcast

Stuart Chappell & Rachel Dyal

Listen in as Stuart, Rachel, and their varied and frequent guests talk about the most pertinent and critical leadership ideas and practices for TODAY's Organizational Leaders!Through insightful discussions with a variety of organizational leaders and experts, deep and wide-ranging analyses of the most critical leadership and management methods in use, and book and article reviews, hosts Stuart and Rachel take a deep-dive into the ideas and practices that will help you become a more effective and respected organizational leader. Stuart is a regarded leader, manager, teacher, and coach, with almost 30 years of experience managing and leading at virtually all levels of an organization, and over 15 years as a management and leadership instructor. As a former Army Officer, a current medical practitioner, and a budding entrepreneur and leadership coach, Rachel is a talented young leader who brings a fresh and insightful perspective to the show.  

  1. 07/02/2024

    ENCORE: "The First-Time Manager" Review & Riff

    *THIS IS AN ENCORE PRESENTATION FROM 2022* In the first episode of “The Essentials of Management” series, Rachel and Stuart’s discussion builds off of the major themes of the book, The First-Time Manager, 7th Edition, by Loren B. Belker, Jim McCormick, and Gary S. Topchik. Key Moments: •   Stuart explains why he has been recommending The First-Time Manager for 20 years  •   Rachel discusses how she found the book to be a good “one-stop shop” for managers at all levels of experience •   Rachel and Stuart discuss the notion of “choosing one’s management style”    •    They also discuss the fine-line between being transparent and revealing information that a team may not be ready to receive •   The grapevine is real and managers must learn how to tap into it and, prudently, use it •   Stuart once again takes off on a tangent about the importance of empowerment   Click Here to Purchase The First-Time Manager   Full Listing of the Books included in “The Essentials of Management Series”: The First-Time Manager, 7th Edition, by Loren B. Belker, Jim McCormick, and Gary S. Topchik. Welcome to Management: How to Grow from Top Performer to Excellent Leader, by Ryan Hawk What Management is:  How it Works and Why it’s Everyone’s Business, by Joan Magretta Simply Managing:  What Managers do, and can do Better, by Henry Mintzberg.   The Essential Drucker, by Peter F. Drucker   For additional management resources and information, please visit us at:  https://managementworksmedia.com  You can email us at:  managementworks@managementworksmedia.com  As an Amazon affiliate, Management Works earns from qualifying purchases. Support the Show.

    54 min
  2. 06/18/2024

    Profile of a Leader: Dr. Merrylue Martin, People First

    Hello everyone!  This is Rachel and welcome to The Introspective Leader Podcast and to another addition of our Profile of a Leader series, where some of today’s top leaders and leadership experts take us through their personal leadership journeys; highlighting their greatest influences, successes, setbacks, and personal struggles.   As an organizational leader and as someone who is responsible for the performance of others, do you feel you sometimes struggle with finding the line that separates empathy from enablement?  Do you struggle with understanding why some employees seem much more difficult to lead than others?  And, do you at times feel exploited by the same employees to whom you are so consistently nice?  If you do, you are not alone.  Many leaders struggle with these components and at least some of them are driven out of leadership because of them.  However, this does not have to be your fate because today’s featured leader, Dr. Merrylue Martin, happens to be an expert in solving such conundrums and is here to share that expertise with us.      Dr. Martin is a people leadership strategist, business owner, and former Fortune 50 senior executive. She has experience developing and implementing real-world strategies and has worked with global leaders. Dr. Martin is also a graduate of the Wharton School's Women's Leadership program and Pepperdine University, where she conducted research on organizational leadership. Her dissertation from Pepperdine University explores the factors that influence an employee's decision to stay or leave an organization.   She is also the author of The Big Quit Survival Guide, in which she presents tools and tactics to attract and retain the best talent out there in today’s highly competitive job market.   Stuart and I interviewed Dr. Martin last year and had no doubt that her leadership story would make for an excellent Profile of a Leader episode; and we were not wrong.  So, here it is, picking up with Dr. Martin, or Merrylue, as she prefers to be called, discussing her current endeavors and objectives.  And, remember, at the end of Merrylue’s narrative, Stuart and I will take a few moments to discuss some of what we see as the highlights of that narrative. The Big Quit Survival Guide The Job Joy Group Website

    46 min
  3. 06/11/2024

    Profile of a Leader: Roy Osing, the Contrarian Leader

    Welcome to another addition of our Profile of a Leader series, where some of today’s top leaders and leadership experts take us through their personal leadership journeys, highlighting their greatest influences, successes, setbacks, and personal struggles.  There is a minority of people who see our world in a much different way than the rest of us do.  As the saying goes, they are people who march to the beat of their own drum and know deep down in their heart that it is not they who are out of step, but everyone else.  They see and address life’s problems from a different angle than others and, as a result, their solutions often seem, on first blush, bizarre and even scary.  But, often, those are exactly the type of solutions that are needed.   Well, today’s featured leader, Roy Osing, is such an individual.  He proudly wears the contrarian label and, just as proudly, will point you to the successes his contrarian nature has helped him and his various teams and clients manifest.    Roy is a former president, CMO, and entrepreneur with over 40 years of successful executive leadership experience in virtually every aspect of business.  As President of a major data and internet company, Roy’s leadership took the company from its early stages to $1 Billion in annual sales.  Currently, he devotes his time and energy to inspiring leaders, entrepreneurs and organizations to stand apart from the average boring crowd and achieve their true potential.  He is also the author of the no-nonsense book series ‘BE DiFFERENT or be dead,’ and the host of “The Maverick Paradox Podcast.”  We pick up with Roy’s narrative as he relates what he sees as the greatest challenge facing today’s business leaders; and we continue as he takes us through some of the highlights of his 40 years as, what he refers to, an “audacious leader.”.  And after Roy’s story, stay with us as Stuart and Rachel briefly discuss a few of the highlights that stood out to them.  THE "BE DIFFERENT OF BE DEAD" WEBSITE The "Management Works" Website

    55 min

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Listen in as Stuart, Rachel, and their varied and frequent guests talk about the most pertinent and critical leadership ideas and practices for TODAY's Organizational Leaders!Through insightful discussions with a variety of organizational leaders and experts, deep and wide-ranging analyses of the most critical leadership and management methods in use, and book and article reviews, hosts Stuart and Rachel take a deep-dive into the ideas and practices that will help you become a more effective and respected organizational leader. Stuart is a regarded leader, manager, teacher, and coach, with almost 30 years of experience managing and leading at virtually all levels of an organization, and over 15 years as a management and leadership instructor. As a former Army Officer, a current medical practitioner, and a budding entrepreneur and leadership coach, Rachel is a talented young leader who brings a fresh and insightful perspective to the show.