Management Development Unlocked - Management & Leadership Training Eric Girard

Eric welcomes Lisa Alvarez on today’s Management Development Unlocked. Lisa is a leadership development manager, guide, facilitator, and teacher. She helps leaders develop their skills, EQ, and feedback conflict management. She helps leaders engage feelings and emotions and bring them back into the work environment.
Lisa is the founder of The EMOTIVE lab and helps businesses achieve results by creating an environment where their employees can thrive and perform at their highest potential.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
How Lisa Alvarez says leaders can improve their EQ and empathy’s role in influencing others.Defining self-awareness, learning to be with how you’re feeling, and why it’s the first step toward empathizing with others.What managers can do to become more self-aware.The importance of centering yourself to relax and focus to handle a situation in a responsive rather than reactive manner.The biggest challenges new managers face when it comes to empathy.Why exposure to people who are different from you can help you develop empathy.Lisa’s EQ workshops for leaders and what you can learn from The EMOTIVE Lab.Her final thoughts on developing empathy.
Connect with Lisa Alvarez:
LinkedIn
The EMOTIVE Lab
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On today’s episode of Management Development Unlocked, Eric is speaking with Eric Stone, a business consultant who helps organizations build a unique, high-performing culture. He is also a speaker and a coach who helps newly promoted managers get their bearings. Eric’s new book is Jumpstart Your Workplace Culture: A Road Map for Igniting High Performance.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
The five key factors of employee engagement, according to Eric Stone, including trust, clear communication, tools, encouragement, and rewards.What new managers can do to hone their time management skills and implement scheduling with precision.The four Ds of emails: delete, defer, do, and delegate.Eric’s tips for effectively communicating with your team.How you can create a high-performance culture in your organization using Eric Stone’s framework.The biggest myth about workplace culture.His new book and what makes it stand out.
Connect with Eric Stone:
LinkedIn
Website
Clear Path Ventures
Instagram
YouTube
Facebook
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On today’s Management Development Unlocked, Eric interviews Paul Teasdale. Paul is a father of two, a husband, and a friend to many, but ultimately, he loves to connect people. In his day-to-day job, he helps people accelerate their performance, primarily using lessons from the high-performance world of Formula One, where Paul had the privilege of working for seven years.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
Paul’s background in manufacturing and consulting, how that eventually led to a position at a dairy company’s headquarters in New Zealand, his transition into banking, and how he ultimately landed in the Formula One racing industry.What it was like to work at the McLaren Technology Centre, why it’s built to inspire, and how Paul kept high performers engaged.The key leadership lessons he learned from working at McLaren and how to identify the leaders on your team.The pitfalls to be aware of and avoid as a new manager, along with the role of influence in a leadership role.Paul’s online course that teaches you to determine what you want to achieve, the actions that impact results, who the team is, what insights your team needs to make the best decisions, and the data you need to drive those insights.RAPID Performance = Results, Actions, People Insights + DataPaul’s responses to Eric’s lightning round and his surprising answer to the person he’d most like to interview.
Connect with Paul Teasdale:
LinkedIn
Website
paul@paulteasdale.co.uk
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Today’s episode of Management Development Unlocked features Colby Morris. Colby has spent the last several years developing leaders and leadership teams. He is also a consultant, a dad, and a husband--not necessarily in that order.
Colby Morris is an experienced Chief Operating Officer with a proven track record of driving revenue growth and operational excellence. He is a strong leader passionate about developing highly engaged, high-performing teams. A strategic thinker, he has a proven ability to execute complex plans. Colby is the founder and president of NXT Step Advisors, a consulting firm based in Austin, Texas.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
Why developing yourself is one of the most important first steps of leadership development for a new manager, and recognizing that leadership is about the people.The aspects of leadership development that new managers should avoid.Colby’s take on the fallacy that a new manager can’t develop leadership skills.Where new managers can discover resources to develop their leadership skills and why it’s well worth making the budget and time investment.Colby’s consulting business with his wife, their roles as a fractional CFO and fractional COO, and his podcast.Eric’s lightning round questions for Colby.
Connect with Colby Morris:
LinkedIn
NXT Step Advisors
Things Leaders Do podcast
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Did you know that one in four managers were promoted to leadership positions with no formal training? Unsurprisingly, this trend negatively impacts employee performance. Research proves that “accidental managers” make team members feel less satisfied, valued, and motivated in their jobs.
If you don’t know how to support your new managers in their transition to their new position, my upcoming FREE Masterclass: Lead Like a Pro, is for you! In this special session, I will give you an executive overview of a new course I have developed to help new managers thrive in their new leadership roles.
Save the date: November 8, 2023, at 10 am PT.
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This episode of Management Development Unlocked features Vidal Graupera. Vidal is an entrepreneur who is currently building an AI coaching platform. Initially, his AI platform is focused on job interviewing. He also runs a website and a podcast called ManagersClub and served as an engineering manager in the past. Vidal is also an author.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
What makes one-on-ones a manager’s superpower, and why they can help build trust and connection as well as offer valuable feedback to team members.The purpose of a one-on-one and the opportunities they provide your team members.The three-step structure of a great one-on-one and how to ensure you’re getting the information you need while the team member is receiving value from the meeting.Vidal’s suggestions for questions you can ask to make sure your one-on-ones aren’t rote or boring and where you can find his entire list of questions.What the outcome should be after a good one-on-one session.Why you should be taking notes in your one-on-ones as a manager and Vidal’s advice for creating a successful one-on-one meeting.Eric’s lightning round for Vidal.
Connect with Vidal Graupera:
LinkedIn
ManagersClub
Interview Igniter
Website
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Did you know that one in four managers were promoted to leadership positions with no formal training? Unsurprisingly, this trend negatively impacts employee performance. Research proves that “accidental managers” make team members feel less satisfied, valued, and motivated in their jobs.
If you don’t know how to support your new managers in their transition to their new position, my upcoming FREE Masterclass: Lead Like a Pro, is for you! In this special session, I will give you an executive overview of a new course I have developed to help new managers thrive in their new leadership roles.
Save the date: November 8, 2023, at 10 am PT.
Register here
Head over to girardtrainingsolutions.com to get a free copy of my eBook, "Advice for a New Manager."
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Please subscribe and comment!

On this episode of Management Development Unlocked, Eric interviews Wayne Mullins. Wayne is a husband, father, entrepreneur, leader, and manager who always tries to learn and grow. He is the founder of Ugly Mug Marketing, where most of his management and leadership takes place today. He is passionate about helping others develop and become better versions of themselves.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
How Wayne manages self-accountable, high-performing teams and what being self-accountable means.Self-accountability’s role in leadership and management, why leaders have to create a clear vision for where they want to go for their teams, and the three components of a clear vision.The most important person you need to manage (hint: yourself!), how to do that gracefully, and what the concept of “when furious, get curious” means.Wayne Mullins’ recommendations for dealing with team members who don’t fit the company culture and why cultures are self-selecting.How you can fix a company culture that isn’t in line with company offerings and an example of that concept in play.The value in having mentors, coaches, therapists, etc., in your corner as a leader.The story behind  Ugly Mug Marketing’s name.
Connect with Wayne Mullins:
LinkedIn
Ugly Mug Marketing
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Did you know that one in four managers were promoted to leadership positions with no formal training? Unsurprisingly, this trend negatively impacts employee performance. Research proves that “accidental managers” make team members feel less satisfied, valued, and motivated in their jobs.
If you don’t know how to support your new managers in their transition to their new position, my upcoming FREE Masterclass: Lead Like a Pro, is for you! In this special session, I will give you an executive overview of a new course I have developed to help new managers thrive in their new leadership roles.
Save the date: November 8, 2023, at 10 am PT.
Register here
Head over to girardtrainingsolutions.com to get a free copy of my eBook, "Advice for a New Manager."
Connect with me on LinkedIn.
Please subscribe and comment!