Rob Kalwarowsky - Self-awareness. The number one leadership skill?
Resilience Unravelled · Russell Thackeray
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Show Notes
Keywords - Resilience - Leadership - Self-awareness - Engagement - Emotional Intelligence - Bad Bosses
In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Rob Kalwarowsky, a TEDx speaker and the co-host of the Leadership Launchpad Project, discusses his experience with bad bosses and the impact it had on his mental health. Rob shares how he overcame depression and launched a career in leadership coaching.
Before transitioning into leadership coaching and speaking, Rob spent over 10 years as an engineer within mining, oil pipelines, and consulting in heavy industry. He was also a 3-time Academic All-American in NCAA Water Polo and played on the U18 Canadian National Water Polo team. Now he uses a combination of high-performance coaching, technology, and analytics to build winning teams and help leaders achieve their goals.
Main topics
- The negative effects of toxic bosses on company performance and employee well-being
- The qualities a manager needs to build engagement
- Employee engagement as a measure of good leadership
- How work can provide meaning and purpose
- Mindset, self-awareness, and the importance of self-management
- Internal and external awareness
- The need for emotional intelligence in leadership
- Resources for dealing with bad bosses
- Internal family systems and how it breaks down the internal world into parts or masks.
Timestamps
1: Introductions - 00:02 - 02:29
2: The Importance of Deep Work - 02.30 - 05:19
3: Self-Awareness as the Key Leadership Skill - 05.20 - 07:22
4: The Link Between Leadership and Engagement - 7.23 - 09:10
5: The Role of Managers in Building Engagement - 09.11 - 12:51
6: Leveraging Strengths and Purpose in Leadership - 12.53 - 18:01
7: Emotional Intelligence and Relational Intelligence - 18.02 - 23.02
8: Conclusion and Further Resources - 23.03 - 26.43
Action items
- Listen to Rob's "Leadership Launchpad Project" podcast.
- Visit the website howtodealboss.com to access a free eBook on dealing with a bad boss. Use the code "resilience" to get $50 off the program offered on the website.
- Check out the Rob's Elite Performance site