People are the Plan Podcast

 

EP 05: High Performance Leadership through Vulnerability and Trust

Special Guests: Kristin Linklater, Denise Leech, Adam Brayford

Host: Leah Gregg

  

 

 

Welcome!

Welcome to the People Are The Plan™ Podcast! We'll talk about how to grow leaders that inspire, build teams that thrive, and create work cultures that rock. Each episode is like sharing a cup of coffee with some of the smartest people on the planet.

Today, we’re chatting with Simon Fraser University’s Communications and Marketing team members, including:

• Kristin Linklater: Executive Director, Communications & Marketing
• Denise Leech: Senior Director, University Communications
• Adam Brayford: Director, Student Experience Communications

Together, they reflect on their individual and collective experiences working with Smart, Savvy + Associates through The Leader's Journey corporate leadership development program. 

In this episode they share:

• What inspired them to start The Leader's Journey as a team
• How learning about their motivational values and strengths has reshaped how the team connects and solves problems
• How the training has changed their everyday work experience and communication skills
• Their experience implementing critical feedback skills with one another as leaders, and how that's affected their teams 
• Adam, Denise, and Kristin share personal summaries of their experiences with The Leader's Journey 

Connect:

Get in touch with our guests! Connect with the team on LinkedIn and Twitter:

• Kristin Linklater: LinkedIn
• Denise Leech: LinkedIn
• Adam Brayford: Twitter and LinkedIn

Resources:

• Curious about The Leader's Journey? Learn more at Smart Savvy Academy, or download our comprehensive program PDF
  
  
• Ready to equip your team with critical feedback skills? We can help! Check out the Feedback Is My Friend workshop.
  
  
• Want to hear more from Kristin Linklater? She shared part of her coaching leadership journey in this short video: 
  
  
  

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