Seasons Leadership Podcast
Join Debbie Collard and Susan Ireland, co-hosts and co-founders of Seasons Leadership, in making positive leadership the norm rather than the exception. On the Seasons Leadership Podcast, we will bring you practical, actionable advice you can apply now to improve your leadership - and life. Join us on Wednesdays throughout the seasons.
Selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 15 Positive Leadership Podcasts on the web.
Episodes
101 episodes
Fall: Empowering your transition
Join us as we reflect on four years of fall reflections. At Seasons Leadership we use the seasons as a powerful tool for understanding transitions and cycles in leadership, offering you actionable insights to navigate these changes. Fall is a t...
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Season 5
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Episode 70
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20:46
Leadership is a path to pursue a better version of you with Frances Chang
Join us as we talk to Frances Chang, chief operating officer at Andovar, a language services company. Frances opens up about the core values that keep her grounded, the power of searching for your passions and the significance of building a rob...
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Season 5
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Episode 69
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36:46
Leading through values and respect with Barb Wilson
Join me, Debbie Collard, for this inspirational conversation with Barb Wilson, chief financial administrative officer at Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri. Listen to Barb's journey, deeply rooted in family values, which has shaped her extensive c...
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Season 5
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Episode 68
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28:05
Invest in yourself now
This episode of the Seasons Leadership Podcast dives into the importance of investing in yourself for long-term success and growth. We share personal stories that illustrate how minor, everyday choices can accumulate into substantial rewards on...
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Season 5
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Episode 67
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19:08
Co-creating inclusivity for effective leadership with Sile Walsh
Join me, Susan Ireland, for my mind-shifting discussion with Sile Walsh about helping leaders enhance their inclusion practices in the workplace. Sile throws away the blame game when it comes to inclusivity and instead encourages a model of thi...
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Season 5
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Episode 66
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34:09
Listener questions
Join us as we respond to listener questions and recount our unique journeys— how Susan's passion for Program Management and Business Operations catapulted her into executive roles, while Debbie’s early leadership duties in the military set a fo...
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Season 5
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Episode 65
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28:46
Summer fun! Embrace every season of your leadership
Join us for our high energy discussion of the season of summer and get inspired to make the most of the season. We talk about the cyclical nature of the seasons, define summer and encourage you to ride the ebb and flow. We dive into how summer ...
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Season 5
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Episode 64
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13:23
Navigating transitions in leadership with Celeste Ford and Janet Grondin
Join us for part two of our discussion with Celeste Ford, board chair and founder of Stellar Solutions, and Janet Grondin, CEO of Stellar Solutions, where we focus on how to navigate leadership transitions successfully. Together, they reveal a ...
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Season 5
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Episode 63
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22:52
Leading Dream Jobs in Aerospace with Celeste Ford and Janet Grondin
Join us as we talk to Celeste Ford, board chair and founder of Stellar Solutions, and Janet Grondin, CEO of Stellar Solutions, about leadership transitions, aerospace, connecting the dots and creating dream jobs.Show Notes:(7:...
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Season 5
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Episode 62
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35:55
Leading from the Middle
Join us as we talk about our popular blog post “Embrace leading from the middle.” We share more insight into how this idea developed and the challenge we all have to lead from wherever we are.Show Notes:(1:00) What does it mea...
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Season 5
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Episode 61
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17:25
Building educational bridges to leadership with Melissa Johnson
Join us as we talk to Executive Director of the Bellevue College Foundation Melissa Johnson about her unconventional higher education journey and how that led to success and leadership opportunities. Melissa shares her passion for helping other...
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Season 5
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Episode 60
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27:00
Creating inclusive teams by cultivating alignment with Patty Beach
Patty Beach, CEO of Leadership Smarts and author of "The Art of Alignment: A Practical Guide to Inclusive Leadership," joins us for this inspiring episode about inclusive leadership. She gives practical, actionable advice on how you can be more...
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Season 5
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Episode 59
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33:13
Leading with Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with Dr. Jen Self
Join me, Susan Ireland, as I talk with the remarkable Dr. Jen Self, whose life work weaves the threads of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion into their leadership. Dr. Self's journey from the University of Washington's Q Center to the con...
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Season 5
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Episode 58
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32:35
Working Together and Love by Design with Alan Mulally
Join us for an incredible discussion with Alan Mulally, one of the greatest leaders of the 21st century, on the Seasons Leadership Podcast. Our conversation takes you behind the scenes of Alan’s tenure at Boeing and Ford, where his 'Working Tog...
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Season 5
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Episode 57
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1:38:33
Pulsating with Positive Leadership Energy with Nicole Greer
Join us as we talk to Nicole Greer, successful speaker, trainer, facilitator, executive and business coach anchored in transformational change leadership coaching & training programs, on the Seasons Leadership Podcast. Nicole shares her pas...
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Season 5
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Episode 56
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40:01
Live with intention to lead successfully with Stan Gibson
Join us as we talk to Stan Gibson, an author, leadership consultant and sought-after speaker for his passion for well-being, on the Seasons Leadership Podcast. Show Notes:(6:09) The leaders discuss feeling pressure as a ...
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Season 5
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Episode 55
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32:52
How to Lead from a Position of Love
Join us for this special Valentine’s Day edition of the Seasons Leadership Podcast. We share inspiring stories of love and leadership and leave you with actionable advice to help spread the love. Show notes:In t...
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Season 5
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Episode 54
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11:34
Winter: Get Cozy, Settle In and Transform Your Leadership
Join us for the inaugural episode of season 5 of the Seasons Leadership Podcast. We discuss the transformational season of leadership we know metaphorically as winter. The energy of winter is different, things slow down, we are more self-orient...
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Season 5
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Episode 53
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27:02
Preview of Season 5
You are invited to join us in early 2024 for all new episodes of the Seasons Leadership Podcast! We will start Season 5 with reflections on the season of winter followed by a lineup of excellent leaders. We also are committing to sharing more o...
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2:53
Embracing Gratitude: A Pathway to Leadership Excellence
Join us for this special episode all about gratitude. We are profoundly grateful for every single listener, subscriber, patron podcast guest and partner. You have all contributed to our mission to spread leadership excellence to the world. Than...
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Season 4
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Episode 52
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19:15
Designing Healthier Behaviors and Conscious Cultures with Marika Messager
Join us, Seasons Leadership Co-Founder Susan Ireland and Communications and Marketing Leader Lauren Penning, as we talk to Founder of Consciousleadership.org Marika Messager. She's an inspiring leader who transitioned from the world of finance ...
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Season 4
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Episode 51
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28:16
Leading with Intuition and Positivity with Andreea Niculescu and Laura Swapp
Join us - Seasons Leadership Co-Founder Susan Ireland and Communications and Marketing Leader for Seasons Leadership Lauren Penning - for this inspiring discussion with Andreea Niculescu and Laura Swapp of one and three (and our 50th episode!)....
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Season 4
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Episode 50
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45:45
Creating a Culture of Disruption to Foster Innovation with Lisa L. Levy
Join us as we talk to Lisa L. Levy, a disruption and innovation catalyst on the Seasons Leadership Podcast. Show Notes:Lisa shares our mission to make positive leadership the norm rather than the exception by leading by ...
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Season 4
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Episode 49
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33:26
Cultivating Respect and Valuing Time: The Keys to Excellent Customer Service
Join us for this special discussion on customer service and leadership. Show Notes: We talk about how excellent leaders care about their customers. We share examples of exceptional customer service, and not so exceptional...
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Season 4
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Episode 48
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18:27
Navigating the Tides of Anxiety towards Opportunity with Dr. Constance Scharff
What if the chaos and uncertainty of autumn could be harnessed as a metaphor for transformation, providing a fresh perspective on managing anxiety? Constance Scharff, PhD, joins us on the Seasons Leadership podcast to unravel this intriguing id...
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Season 4
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Episode 47
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36:27