The Smart Thinking Podcast

Episode 354: Beyond the Label: A Conversation with Author and Leader Rainey Briggs

Join us for a conversation with author and leader Rainey Briggs as we explore the impact of others in our formation and leadership evolution. Learn how tenacity rules the day as we move forward through our lives and discover some great tactics for life and leadership.
Book: Beyond the Label: A Leaders journey from IEP to EdD
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Episode 353: Organizational Minefields (Leadership and Tool)

When you are new to an organization or team, it is critical to understand the landscape. Too often leaders forget to employ a process to help them create a map and end up stepping on system or individual landmines. Take a listen as Ted shares a process to help you collect the things that trigger organizational frustration and individual frustration so that you can create a proactive map and find success. 

Episode 352: Positivity is a Habit - A Conversation with Author Aaron Sadoff

The new book MindCraft, by Aaron Sadoff is a wonderful text that describes all of the positive ways in which you can approach your daily leadership. Join Ted and Aaron as they discuss the highlights of his new book and also reflect upon the ways in which they have both grown as leaders. Aaron shares many ways to grow your leadership, mindset, and strengths. 
 
Purchase Book Here: MindCraft, The Art of Positive Thinking RIGHT NOW

Episode 351: See It To Believe It! (Process)

Why do most initiatives in schools and the workplace fail after only a few months? Answer: We ignore the needs of the people or students. People are not going to adopt new ideas unless they can grow together through shared experiences. Take a listen as Ted explores the impact and importance of taking a field trip and seeing, hearing, and feeling the world around you.
Experiences shared together create lasting change. 

Episode 350: Reflect Like A Leader (Reflection, Process and Surprise!)

For 350 episodes Ted has suggested reflection in your daily practices. On this milestone episode, he describes a process and shares tools to help you increase your well-being through intentional reflective practices. Why? If you don't fill your brain, it'll fill itself with all the wonderful weirdness it is capable of creating. 
Tools can be found here

Episode 349: The Story In Your Head: A conversation with Bob Vajgrt: Architect, Pilot & Author

In this conversation Bob and Ted (not a morning radio show) have a great discussion around leadership, life, and Bob's two new books. Bob is a creative, humble and gifted architect who describes his process for getting the most out of other people with inspirational ideas and mindsets. This conversation will help you learn, grow, and go into the storm! 
 
Books:
The Story in Your Head & Along for the Ride can be found here

Episode 348: There Is No Scorecard in Leadership (Leadership & Process)

Too often we get stuck because of the culture and we need to find ways to support ourselves and others so that we can collect wisdom from the amazing people around us. Join Ted as he shares a great teaming tool to help you build a stronger and safer classroom, teaming environment, meeting or board room. Less judgment and more investment! 
 
If you could share one piece of advice with your past self or in your first year of your career -- what would you tell yourself.
What was the the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
When you struggle with balance, what works to get you aligned again?
What is one thing you hope your future self figures out?
Where did you waste time in the past that you’ve learned to approach differently?

Episode: 347 Prepare The Start Like A Hiker (Leadership and Process)

The energy at the beginning of a journey is critical. Take a listen to for a strategy and a mindset to help you launch this year! The ABC's of hiking is applicable and fun!
 
Here we go season 9!

Episode 346: Vacation: Take Me Away. (Reflection, Books, and Mindset)

We need to redefine what a vacation is and make certain it is something more than just a trip or time off. Let's get serious about supporting our well-being and creating the conditions so that we can grow our mind, body, spirit and soul. Join us as we reframe taking a vacation and create moments that just "take you away" from the things in life that don't add to who you are.
 
Books:
Careless People, Sarah Wynn Williams
On Character, Gen. Stanley McCrystal
Casting Forward, Steve Ramirez
Super Agers, Eric Topol
 

Episode 345: Pause and Applause (Reflection and Engagement Tactic)

During the summer and in between projects we need to create opportunities for people to understand how they make a difference and matter. Join Ted for a conversation and tactic to allow for you to pause and applaud the way in which others make a difference in the world in which we live.