Mission First People Always's podcast Dr. Mike Patterson: Leadership Expert

Have you ever wanted to have an intimate conversation with someone who has played in a Rose Ball and coached in the National Football League with the likes of Marv Lewis and Steve Spurrier –and hear what it takes to be successful–as a leader–with some of the most elite athletes and largest humans on the planet? If that’s you, then you’re going to love this episode and my conversation with Dechon Burns.
Of course, it’s fun to hear the stories about the big games and the big names in football, but the real reason I wanted to have Coach Burns on the show is because I thought that some of the lessons he learned on the football field were transferable to the conference room, the shop floor, or wherever you need to accomplish your mission. And I was right. 
Here’s the bottom line: You have to take care of your people off the field if you want to win on the field. In other words, people and performance go hand in hand. But you’re going to want to listen to the entire conversation. It’s just too good to miss.
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About the Guest
DeChon lives football--first as a high school standout, then for the USC Trojans, where he played in the Rose Bowl, and later as a coach at the high school, college, and professional levels–including stints at the University of Florida, the Washington Redskins, where he worked with Marv Lewis and Steve Spurrier. As a high school and college coach, he has had literally helped hundreds of players advance to Division 1 programs and the National Football League. Since 2013, DeChon has been at the helm of Linfield Christian High football program and invests in the lives of young people. 
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What You’ll Learn:
What is the mission of any great coach and leader
How to address losses and setbacks as an individual and team
How do you handle talented people with the wrong attitude
Why taking care of your people is important for winning
What separates great coaches from average coaches
 
Links for This Episode:
 
https://www.instagram.com/dbusc26/
Private Christian School Temecula CA | Linfield Christian School
 
Connect with Dr. Mike: 
 
Website: https://www.drmikepatterson.com
Book: https://www.missionfirstpeoplealwaysbook.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaellpatterson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealdrmikepatterson/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmikepatterson
Buy The Book!: Mission First People Always



Episode Minute By Minute:
 
0:00 An intimate conversation with some from the football inner circle
1:39 An introduction to DeChon Burns
4:53 The mission of any great football coach
7:19 What “All gas, no breaks” means and why it matters to leaders
11:00 How do you teach commitment to team?
16:27 Pushing high level players to perform at their best
22:33 How do you take care of people as a coach?
27:23 How and why you can developing Grit in your players
30:03 The story behind how DeChon Burns’ coaching journey
39:23 What great coaches do that averages coaches don’t
40:38 The legacy of DeChon Burns
41:50 Above all else, why leaders should tell the truth
 

Introduction
If you are stressed out, feel like you always have too much to do and too little time to do it, find yourself to be irritable and tired, and you feel a bit disconnected from your work and the people around you, this episode is for you! Today, we hear from a medical doctor who trains her patients–and organizational leaders–on mindfulness practices and compassion skills. We’re going to talk about being more human and compassionate in the workplace, and introduce the powerful practices of mindfulness. 
This episode could be the wake-up call you need to make some changes–changes that you can learn and practice in as little as 5-minutes per day. 
Listen, learn, calm down, and become a better leader.
Guest Bio
Outi Hilgert is a Finnish Medical Doctor with 25 years of experience in holistic (integrative) medicine and international background working in Finland, Germany, France, and the US. Dr. Hilgert is a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy trainer. She teaches The Mindful Leader course at Workplace Peace Institute Leadership Academy. Her core competence is developing trauma-informed mindfulness and compassion-based interventions in medicine and society. Her particular interest is in promoting mindfulness, meditation, stress management, emotional intelligence, and self-regulation skills in preventing and treating mental and physical diseases. Dr. Hilgert is a pioneer in developing mindfulness-based digital therapeutics for mental and physical health conditions. She believes in a world where everyone has access to unique healing modalities and can find health, balance, and happiness in their life.
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What You’ll Learn
How research suggests that we’re experiencing a global, leadership crisis that is leading to incredibly low employee engagement
The causes of low engagement
Working definitions for mindfulness, compassion, and mindful leadership
How to learn skills of mindfulness
And much more…
Resources
· Daily mindfulness practices in the workplace can support leaders in unlocking their employees' intrinsic motivation, and supporting them in feeling happy, healthier, safer, more cared for, and more connected to their work and to their colleagues.  
Mindfulness at Work: Create Calm & Focus in the Workplace
·  Cultivate Mindfulness in the Workplace
· Wise mindful and compassionate leadership leads to employees’ better job satisfaction, organizational satisfaction, job performance, job engagement, better leader satisfaction, and decreased burnout compared to the more prevalent “uncaring execution” (putting results before people’s wellbeing) leadership style.
Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way
· The Mindful Leader Course Welcome Video
The Mindful Leader Welcome Video
Social Link
https://www.linkedin.com/company/65553248



Connect with Dr. Mike: 
 
Website: https://www.drmikepatterson.com
Book: https://www.missionfirstpeoplealwaysbook.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaellpatterson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealdrmikepatterson/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmikepatterson
Buy The Book!: Mission First People Always



Episode Minute By Minute:
 
0:00 This episode could be the wake up call you need
2:45 An introduction to Dr. Outi Hilgert
5:48 How Outi found herself in her particular area of focus
10:01 What is mindfulness
12:33 What is causing the disconnection in the workplace or lack of mindfulness?
15:01 The Northern European quality of life
17:46 How leaders can bring more humanity to the workplace
24:13 How to go from a stressful state to a more relaxed state
27:02 The impact mindfulness can make on your life
29:46 The Mindful Leader course
34:44 Empathy fatigue
37:12 How mindful listening can help you right now
 

Many people will quickly say that they want to avoid conflict in the workplace. That’s not surprising because anyone who has experienced conflict know that it is usually very unpleasant. It usually throws us off our game, becomes an enormous waste of time, and has the potential to create long-lasting strife if not handled well. In some cases, it causes us to lose sleep, perhaps feel ill, and elevates stress levels far beyond what we normally experience. Needless to say, conflict is no fun.
But guest will make the case for more productive and meaningful conflicts through the creation of conflict competent workplaces. She takes a systems approach to conflict management and offers online training to develop skills that are immediately useful in the workplace. If you want to make conflict more productive, please listen.
About Our Guest Dr. Robyn Short is the founder and CEO of Workplace Peace Institute, a consulting and research firm that brings peace and dignity to the workplace. She works as an organization development consultant, peace-building trainer, mediator, racial equity coach, and restorative justice facilitator. She is also an instructor for the Workplace Peace Institute Leadership Academy. Robyn has served as an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University in the Master of Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution program and Master of Leadership and Negotiation at Bay Path University. She has guest lectured at Pepperdine University Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and Creighton University’s Master of Negotiation and Conflict Resolution program. She has authored four books on peace building.
What You’ll Learn: What conflict teaches us about the human condition
How conflict can help us recognize what’s important to people
How conflict (healthy opposition) benefits teams
How the benefits of conflict can be harnessed
Why understanding conflict from a systems perspective is helpful to drive lasting change
What a conflict competent workplace looks like



Links for This Episode:
 
https://www.linkedin.com/company/65553248 5 Strategies to Resolve Conflict in the Workplace The Cost of Workplace Conflict Managers Need to Manage Workplace Conflict  

Connect with Dr. Mike: 
 
Website: https://www.drmikepatterson.com
Book: https://www.missionfirstpeoplealwaysbook.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaellpatterson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealdrmikepatterson/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmikepatterson
Buy The Book!: Mission First People Always



Episode Minute By Minute:
 
0:00 Let’s talk about conflict in the workspace
3:10 Get to know annd welcome back Dr. Robyn Short
7:29 Inside the Leadership Academy through Workplace Peace Institute
13:03 Why Dr. Robyn is so interested in conflict management
17:14 Embracing conflict management from a “systems perspective”
21:41 Defining toxic ecosystems and cultures
24:21 Why harmony is not the goal in the workplace
29:57 A violation of basic human needs and a violation of dignity needs
34:36 Is success preventing conflict by inspiring success and dignity
37:51 Not just empathy but making sure someone is heard
41:08 The importance of conflict competent leaders
46:41 One thing you can do to become a more effective leader, teammate,and  human in the world
 

Emotional Intelligence could be the reason you’re getting ahead in your career or could explain why you’re stuck. If you have it in abundance, there’s a good chance that you are finding fulfillment in your work and relationships, you’re able to communicate and collaborate with a wide array of people, and you’re getting stuff done. If you find yourself unable to understand or explain what you’re feeling, you find it difficult to connect with coworkers, and your team’s engagement is tanking, then you would almost certainly benefit from boosting your EQ score. But how? That’s what today’s episode is all about.
About the Guest
Dara Rossi, Ph.D. is a Workplace Peace Institute Leadership Academy instructor, facilitator, and ICF-credentialed coach. She holds master’s degrees in business administration and dispute resolution. She is passionate about the personal and professional development of others and helps clients cultivate skills and behaviors that support their success, impact, and fulfillment. She has coached both established and emerging leaders across many industries. She currently serves on the Board for the International Coaching Federation-North Texas. In addition to her coaching and consulting work, Dara teaches graduate leadership university courses and enjoys facilitating training and development programs for a wide range of clients.
What You’ll Learn
Why, according to a 2022 Gallup poll, people are more unhappy and stressed out than ever
How Emotional Intelligence is an “inside out” model and how it can become tool for building human connections
How having a high Emotional Quotient (EQ) can help you develop people and build strong teams
Whether you can raise your EQ
What today’s workforces wants from leaders
How Emotional Intelligence can be developed
 
Helpful Links and Resources Related to this Episode
https://www.linkedin.com/company/65553248
Leadership Intelligences — Why They Matter
Leadership Intelligence Webinar with Presentation Deck
Why Emotional Intelligence Matters in the Workplace



Connect with Dr. Mike: 
 
Website: https://www.drmikepatterson.com
Book: https://www.missionfirstpeoplealwaysbook.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaellpatterson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealdrmikepatterson/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmikepatterson
Buy The Book!: Mission First People Always



Episode Minute By Minute:
 
0:00 Show introduction from Dr. Mike and message from our new sponsor
5:48 Dara shares her background and what got her excited about emotional intelligence
8:29 There’s more unhappiness than ever, especially in the work place
11:47 Emotional intelligence is an inside out model and the meaning of prosocial
14:49 What comes first, empathy or EQ?
19:25 Some skills and practices for EQ
25:25 Consequences of ignoring emotional intelligence within an organizations and a success story
29:18 Need to work on your emotional intelligence, try this course!
33:06 The one thing you can begin doing right now to build your EQ
 

On this Episode
On this special two-part episode, you’ll hear from two seasoned leadership consulting professionals who come from very different backgrounds, but work incredibly well together. One is a retired US Army Infantry Officer who has served in and prepared others to serve in combat zones for a number of years, while his colleague is an expert on the practice of mindfulness techniques; brain-mind-body-optimization, and self-regulation techniques for for greater wellbeing and improved performance. It’s a wide ranging conversation about leadership and teamwork, and how to do both in incredibly challenging situations.
About Our Guests
Colleen Mizuki has a deep passion for helping people be at their best, to engage with the world in a way that fits their values, and strives to always provide the most up-to-date information and research-based techniques to optimize the brain-mind-body system. She has 20-years of experience in coaching and designing/delivering performance-enhancement, learning and development, and resilience programs. Her expertise and passion centers around programs based in the science and practice of mindfulness techniques; brain-mind-body optimization; and self-regulation for greater wellbeing and improved performance. She brings a unique background in psychotherapy and body-based therapy, coaching, training mindfulness/yoga practice and hard science. She has experience working a very diverse client base, including corporate, military, academic, diplomatic, social services, cyber (hackers), information technology R&D, and non-profit organizations with clients from over 25 countries.
Colleen has a B.A. in French/Chinese/Economics, an A.A. in Laser Electro-optics Technology, and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology. Her certifications include the Hudson Institute of Coaching; Cultural Intelligence Center (CQ® and Unconscious Bias); Myers-Briggs (MBTI®); MHS (EQi/EQ360); HeartMath® Institute; Institute for Social and Emotional Intelligence (ISEI®); Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT®); Somatic Experiencing® International (body-based trauma resolution); and, Idea Connection System, Inc. (ISPI®). She speaks fluent French and gets by in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.
Colonel (Retired) George Reynolds has accumulated over 43-years of combined experience within the Department of Defense (DoD) in uniform – U.S. Army – and as a federal employee, both civil service and contractor. During his Army career spanning thirty-one years – 28 as an officer –his key military areas of expertise included leadership development; force management and development; and tactical, operational, and strategic planning and execution in peacetime and combat. Throughout this entire period, George was a change manager, mentor, and developer of leaders.
As a Department of Defense civil servant, George supported the NATO-led military operations in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Resolute Support) as a senior advisor. In this capacity, he provided critical guidance, advice, and mentorship in the areas of good governance and sustainable institutional capacity building to key leaders within the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan security ministries. As with his time in uniform, these missions called on his skills in change management and leadership development, and leveraged his emotional and cultural intelligence.
Since 2015, George has served as program and course manager of the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Ministry of Defense Advisors (MoDA) and Defense Advisors Program (DAP) training endeavors. During this time, he has planned, managed, and executed the training of over 400 career Department of Defense career employees and United States military service members enabling them to effectively serve globally with strategic partner countries at the ministerial/cabinet level.
George Reynolds has a B.A. in Business Management, M.S. in Strategic Studies,

On this special two-part episode, you’ll hear from two seasoned leadership consulting professionals who come from very different backgrounds, but work incredibly well together. One is a retired US Army Infantry Officer who has served in and prepared others to serve in combat zones for a number of years, while his colleague is an expert on the practice of mindfulness techniques; brain-mind-body-optimization, and self-regulation techniques for for greater wellbeing and improved performance. It’s a wide ranging conversation about leadership and teamwork, and how to do both in incredibly challenging situations.
About Our Guests
Colleen Mizuki has a deep passion for helping people be at their best, to engage with the world in a way that fits their values, and strives to always provide the most up-to-date information and research-based techniques to optimize the brain-mind-body system. She has 20-years of experience in coaching and designing/delivering performance-enhancement, learning and development, and resilience programs. Her expertise and passion centers around programs based in the science and practice of mindfulness techniques; brain-mind-body optimization; and self-regulation for greater wellbeing and improved performance. She brings a unique background in psychotherapy and body-based therapy, coaching, training mindfulness/yoga practice and hard science. She has experience working a very diverse client base, including corporate, military, academic, diplomatic, social services, cyber (hackers), information technology R&D, and non-profit organizations with clients from over 25 countries.
Colleen has a B.A. in French/Chinese/Economics, an A.A. in Laser Electro-optics Technology, and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology. Her certifications include the Hudson Institute of Coaching; Cultural Intelligence Center (CQ® and Unconscious Bias); Myers-Briggs (MBTI®); MHS (EQi/EQ360); HeartMath® Institute; Institute for Social and Emotional Intelligence (ISEI®); Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT®); Somatic Experiencing® International (body-based trauma resolution); and, Idea Connection System, Inc. (ISPI®). She speaks fluent French and gets by in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.
Colonel (Retired) George Reynolds has accumulated over 43-years of combined experience within the Department of Defense (DoD) in uniform – U.S. Army – and as a federal employee, both civil service and contractor. During his Army career spanning thirty-one years – 28 as an officer –his key military areas of expertise included leadership development; force management and development; and tactical, operational, and strategic planning and execution in peacetime and combat. Throughout this entire period, George was a change manager, mentor, and developer of leaders.
As a Department of Defense civil servant, George supported the NATO-led military operations in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Resolute Support) as a senior advisor. In this capacity, he provided critical guidance, advice, and mentorship in the areas of good governance and sustainable institutional capacity building to key leaders within the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan security ministries. As with his time in uniform, these missions called on his skills in change management and leadership development, and leveraged his emotional and cultural intelligence.
Since 2015, George has served as program and course manager of the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) Ministry of Defense Advisors (MoDA) and Defense Advisors Program (DAP) training endeavors. During this time, he has planned, managed, and executed the training of over 400 career Department of Defense career employees and United States military service members enabling them to effectively serve globally with strategic partner countries at the ministerial/cabinet level.
George Reynolds has a B.A. in Business Management, M.S. in Strategic Studies, and an M.A. in M