Q&A on Breakthrough Leadership

In this episode of Q & A on Breakthrough Leadership Lou and Craig discuss "mentoring." Learn the difference between a coach and a mentor. Find out if you need one, and why you should have one - or two. And then, look at how do you find one.

Congratulations! You are a remote employee, now! Up until this pandemic-imposed work situation you may have thought working from home, meant sleeping in late, lounging around in your pajamas and long leisurely lunches. But what people need to realize is that even though working from home offers a great amount of flexibility, it is still a professional job and it needs to be treated as suchIn this episode, Lou and Craig share some work at home practices, like setting office hours, having a dedicated office space, avoiding home-bound distractions, and actually dressing as if you were going to an office. This will help keep your mindset sharp and focused. it’s sometimes difficult to stay focused with so many distractions and temptations around me. It’s not for everyone, though, and some do it more successfully than others. If you are finding yourself working remotely and struggling this episode is for you!

A key role of every leader or manager is to coach their team to success. Unfortunately, leaders rarely get the training they need to help them be an effective coach to their team. In this episode of Q&A on Breakthrough Leadership, Lou Quinto and Craig P. Anderson give you what you need to be an effective coach for your team. They clarify what effective coaching is, by defining what it is not. They explain how to have a coaching conversation with your employees. And, they share that in a coaching conversation, you should control the flow of the discussion, not the outcome.

Executives are looking for ways to be more successful, faster. And when they hit a plateau, they look for help. Executive coaches are an important resource, helping you to look at issues and opportunities in a different light. They can help you clarify your thinking, set more aggressive goals and are an accountability partner throughout the process.In this episode, Louis Quinto and Craig P. Anderson help you understand what a coach is, how you find one and what you should expect as you enter a coaching relationship.

How do you create a business culture that fosters creativity and innovation? And how can you leverage them to achieve more success, faster? In this episode of Q & A on Breakthrough Leadership Lou and Craig discuss the difference between creativity and innovation and how to implement them into your business.

In this episode, Lou Quinto and Craig P Anderson discuss critical thinking and why it's so important for business owners, executives and other leaders. As always we break it down into three key areas:1) What is Critical Thinking?2) Why it is a much-needed competency in business3) What are the benefits of critical thinking? We will also provide key takeaways you can use to grow your business faster and more effectively.

It's not business meetings that make employees crazy, it's poorly planned and facilitated meetings. In this episode, Craig and Lou discuss how being intentional about facilitation will make meetings better. As always, they cover three topics in the video: Why you need a FacilitatorHow to design a good agenda The importance of using a variety of facilitation tools If you want to improve your meetings, quit wasting employees' time, and have better outcomes watch this video. If you have questions, leave comments here. If you'd like help implementing them, reach out to Lou ([email protected]) or Craig ([email protected]) to discuss how they can work with your team to have better meetings through better facilitation.

What's the best way to communicate at work? In this episode, Lou and Craig break down critical strategies for getting your ideas across the organization effectively. The three areas we cover are: 1) Keep your communications brief; 2) Use messaging applications other than email, and 3) incorporate media into your communications. This episode will help business leaders and teams improve efficiency, streamline workplace communication, and increase organizational effectiveness.

In the next decade, the Millennial Generation will account for 75% of the workforce. Despite that fact, employers complain that individuals in this generation approach their jobs differently than past generations. Many report this makes it difficult to create the best fit for both the individual and the organization, resulting in the Millennial worker leaving, or even worse, being asked to leave. In this episode, Craig and Lou take on the myths circling the Millennial Generation and offer insights on how to adjust traditional business models to get the most out of this "next generation of leaders."

In this episode, Craig and Lou discuss ways to make Brainstorming sessions relevant again. A critical thinking tool, most often misused can get you back on track to spur creativity and push your organization towards true innovation.

Nobody loves meetings. Studies show that they represent a significant amount of unproductive time in most people's workday. In this episode, Lou and Craig discuss tips on how to make meetings better use of your time. These tips will help both the "meeting organizer" as well as the "meeting participant."

In this episode, Lou and Craig discuss the communication issues that confront managers who supervise a remote workforce and provide some solutions to those problems.

As the millennial workforce grows, remote work has increasingly become the norm in business. How can CEOs and Business Owners communicate more effectively with their remote workforce? In this episode, Craig Anderson and Lou Quinto identify three critical tips for engaging a remote workforce.

Business leaders and CEOs say they want more collaboration in the workforce. How do you achieve it? Business teams that collaborate will drive better, more inclusive results. In today's episode, we cover three keys to collaboration: communication, visualize and acknowledge.

Collaboration takes intention and effort. Business owners and CEOs want to know that effort has a payoff. In this episode, we talk about the benefits of collaboration, which include better problem solving, improved communications, and increased employee proficiencies.

In this episode of "Q&A on Breakthrough Leadership" Lou and Craid discuss "Employee Engagement." The three areas on which they focus include:1. What is employee engagement?2. How do you measure employee engagement?3. Does it only matter to the Millennial generation?