Leadership Impact Show: Creating Culture on Purpose with Dr. Stephanie Duguid

Dr. Stephanie Duguid

Leadership Impact Show, hosted by Dr. Stephanie Duguid, is a podcast for people who want to build stronger teams, improve communication, increase employee engagement, and create a workplace culture where people feel valued, supported, and motivated to stay. Through solo episodes and conversations with guests, Stephanie explores leadership development, communication skills, team building, trust, employee engagement, organizational culture, difficult conversations, change management, workplace relationships, and the everyday leadership behaviors that shape how employees experience their work. At the center of the podcast is Stephanie’s Conscious Leadership Culture Engine, built around four leadership practices: clarity, communication, connection, and consistency. These principles help leaders strengthen trust, reduce confusion, improve teamwork, create clearer expectations, and build healthier workplace relationships. This podcast will answer questions such as: What are the qualities of a good leader? What does “workplace culture” really mean? What is an ideal workplace culture? Leadership Impact Show goes beyond leadership theory by focusing on practical strategies you can apply in meetings, conversations, emails, feedback, decision-making, and daily interactions with your team. Whether you lead a department, organization, business, classroom, or team, this podcast will help you better understand the culture your leadership is creating and give you practical tools to strengthen communication, employee engagement, trust, team performance, and workplace culture. Culture is being created every day. The question is whether you are creating it accidentally or creating it on purpose.

Episodes

  1. 3d ago

    Stop Reacting! How Great Leaders Respond Under Pressure | 05

    What happens when pressure rises and your leadership is put to the test? Do you react emotionally, or pause long enough to make a thoughtful decision? In this episode of The Leadership Impact Show, Dr. Stephanie Duguid welcomes Doug Babcock, an ICF-certified coach with 32 years of frontline crisis leadership experience, to explore how great leaders respond under pressure. You'll learn why emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and values-based decision-making are essential to effective crisis leadership. Doug shares real-life lessons on managing fear, communicating clearly during uncertainty, and preparing your team before a crisis occurs. You'll also hear why treating people with respect, building trust through everyday interactions, and checking your ego can strengthen workplace culture and team resilience. Are your daily leadership habits preparing you for your next challenge? Listen in and learn how to stop reacting, start responding, and lead with intention. #CrisisLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #EmotionalIntelligence #LeadershipSkills #WorkplaceCulture #EffectiveLeadership #BuildingTrust To Connect with Doug Babcock Website: http://counterpartscoaching.com/ Insight to Impact Network:  https://www.insighttoimpactleaders.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556574782210 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counterparts-coaching-and-consulting/ Resources: https://www.counterpartscoaching.com/resources Doug’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Reacting-Start-Responding-Decisively-ebook/dp/B0HLLRK1X8  To Connect with Dr. Stephanie Duguid Dr. Stephanie Duguid | Leadership Culture Strategist | Do Good LeadershipLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstephanieduguid/   Dr. Duguid’s Community •** The Create Culture on Purpose Skool community** gives leaders a place to participate in ongoing conversations, access practical strategies and resources, and connect with others who are committed to creating positive cultures.  Dr. Duguid’s Pulse Check •** The Culture Pulse Check** is a five-minute, anonymous, emoji-based self-assessment that helps leaders reflect on the culture they are creating. Individual results are not shared.  Dr. Duguid’s FREE leadership courses The Great Discovery offers three of my free, self-paced leadership courses for continued learning and reflection.

  2. Oct 14

    The Leadership Pause: 3 Questions to Ask Before You Respond | 04

    What if a few seconds could change the way your team experiences your leadership? When someone misses a deadline, challenges your decision, or sends a frustrating email, your first instinct may be to react. But that reaction could affect your team's trust and workplace culture. In this episode of The Leadership Impact Show: Creating Culture on Purpose, Dr. Stephanie Duguid introduces the leadership pause, a simple practice that helps you respond with intention rather than emotion. Learn how to separate facts from assumptions, improve workplace communication, and maintain accountability without damaging relationships. You'll also explore how clarity, communication, connection, and consistency influence your leadership effectiveness. Discover three practical questions that can help you make better decisions, strengthen team relationships, and create a more positive workplace culture. Before your next difficult conversation, will you pause or react? #LeadershipDevelopment #IntentionalLeadership #WorkplaceCulture #LeadershipSkills #EffectiveCommunication #TeamLeadership Connect with Dr. Stephanie Duguid https://www.drstephanieduguid.comhttps://www.meetdrstephanie.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/drstephanieduguid/ MasterClass https://www.drstephanieduguid.com/skool-masterclass  Dr. Duguid’s Community The Create Culture on Purpose Skool community gives leaders a place to participate in ongoing conversations, access practical strategies and resources, and connect with others who are committed to creating positive cultures. Dr. Duguid’s Pulse Check The Culture Pulse Check is a five-minute, anonymous, emoji-based self-assessment that helps leaders reflect on the culture they are creating. Individual results are not shared. Dr. Duguid’s FREE leadership courses The Great Discovery offers three of my free, self-paced leadership courses for continued learning and reflection.

  3. Sep 23

    What Your First 7 Seconds Say About Your Leadership | 03

    What does your image communicate about your leadership before you ever say a word? In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Duguid talks with Jackie Wheeler, Style Image and Branding expert, about the connection between personal branding, leadership presence, confidence, and the way people experience you. Jackie explains why first impressions matter and how your clothing, personal style, and nonverbal communication can support, or contradict, the message you want to send. For leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals, this conversation offers a practical look at how image, confidence, communication, and personal branding work together.  You may only have seconds to make a first impression, so what is your image saying about the leader you are becoming? To connect with Dr. Stephanie Duguid • https://www.drstephanieduguid.com • https://www.meetdrstephanie.com • https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstephanieduguid/  Dr. Duguid’s Community • The Create Culture on Purpose Skool community gives leaders a place to participate in ongoing conversations, access practical strategies and resources, and connect with others who are committed to creating positive cultures.  Dr. Duguid’s Pulse Check • The Culture Pulse Check is a five-minute, anonymous, emoji-based self-assessment that helps leaders reflect on the culture they are creating. Individual results are not shared.  Dr. Duguid’s FREE leadership courses The Great Discovery offers three of my free, self-paced leadership courses for continued learning and reflection.  Connect with Jackie Wheeler TheJackieStyle.com  thejackiestyle.com/freegift

  4. Sep 9

    Your Leadership Is Creating a Culture | 01

    What kind of workplace culture is your leadership creating every day?  In this first episode of Season 4 of the Leadership Impact Show, Dr. Stephanie Duguid shares why workplace culture, leadership development, communication, trust, and employee engagement have become central to her work. Drawing from personal experience and her leadership journey, she explains how clarity, communication, connection, and consistency shape organizational culture and influence how employees feel and perform. Stephanie also introduces her Conscious Leadership Culture Engine and challenges leaders to pay closer attention to what employees actually experience through everyday conversations, decisions, expectations, and leadership behaviors.  If you want to strengthen communication, improve team building, build trust, and create a workplace culture where people feel supported and motivated to stay, this episode is a strong place to begin. FULL SHOW NOTES   www.meetdrstephanie.com  Connect with Dr. Duguid www.meetdrstephanie.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstephanieduguid/  Dr. Duguid’s Community • The Create Culture on Purpose Skool community gives leaders a place to participate in ongoing conversations, access practical strategies and resources, and connect with others who are committed to creating positive cultures.  Dr. Duguid’s Pulse Check • The Culture Pulse Check is a five-minute, anonymous, emoji-based self-assessment that helps leaders reflect on the culture they are creating. Individual results are not shared.  Dr. Duguid’s FREE leadership courses The Great Discovery offers three of my free, self-paced leadership courses for continued learning and reflection.

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Leadership Impact Show, hosted by Dr. Stephanie Duguid, is a podcast for people who want to build stronger teams, improve communication, increase employee engagement, and create a workplace culture where people feel valued, supported, and motivated to stay. Through solo episodes and conversations with guests, Stephanie explores leadership development, communication skills, team building, trust, employee engagement, organizational culture, difficult conversations, change management, workplace relationships, and the everyday leadership behaviors that shape how employees experience their work. At the center of the podcast is Stephanie’s Conscious Leadership Culture Engine, built around four leadership practices: clarity, communication, connection, and consistency. These principles help leaders strengthen trust, reduce confusion, improve teamwork, create clearer expectations, and build healthier workplace relationships. This podcast will answer questions such as: What are the qualities of a good leader? What does “workplace culture” really mean? What is an ideal workplace culture? Leadership Impact Show goes beyond leadership theory by focusing on practical strategies you can apply in meetings, conversations, emails, feedback, decision-making, and daily interactions with your team. Whether you lead a department, organization, business, classroom, or team, this podcast will help you better understand the culture your leadership is creating and give you practical tools to strengthen communication, employee engagement, trust, team performance, and workplace culture. Culture is being created every day. The question is whether you are creating it accidentally or creating it on purpose.