Your Best Manager Podcast: Treasure in the Shadows

Your Best Manager, Lolly Daskal, Jamie Newman, The Leadership Gap

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Lolly Daskal is one of the most sought-after leadership coaches in the world. Her extensive cross-cultural expertise spans 14 countries, six languages and hundreds of companies.

As founder and CEO of Lead From Within, her proprietary leadership program is engineered to be a catalyst for leaders who want to enhance performance and make a meaningful difference in their companies, their lives, and the world.

Lolly was designated a Top-50 Leadership and Management Expert by Inc. Magazine, Huffington Post honored Lolly with the title of The Most Inspiring Woman in the World, and her writing has appeared in HBR, Inc.com, Fast Company (Ask The Expert), Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and others.

Lolly’s proprietary insights are the subject of her new book, The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness.

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Lolly Daskal Interview – Key Takeaways:

  • 2:33 Lolly Daskal’s Career Path
  • 9:58 What is a leader?
    • If you are influencing and impacting someone’s life. If people follow you under any circumstances, you are a leader. It’s not about a title.
    • 10:46 Good vs Evil? Nope.
      • We all have greatness, but in order to get to that greatness, we sometimes have to go through dark spots. These dark spots or shadows are the gaps
  • 11:46 The Navigator Archetype and The Fixer
    • The navigator is smart, pragmatic and often trusted because they are good at solving problems and helping people through them.
    • BUT, if you good at solving problems, you can become a Fixer because “I know best”
    • 13:48 How do you know if you are becoming the Navigator or the Fixer?
      • Self-Awareness and WHO are you? The Leadership Gap is about WHO you are being
      • We lean into all 7 archetypes, they are situational. We are able to choose which archetype to be and we can be mindful about the associated gaps.
    • 16:29 Three things you can do when someone tells you that they have a problem
  • 19:50 The 7 Archetypes from The Leadership Gap
    • R – Rebel, someone who wants to make an impact on the world and they need confidence. The leadership gap is the Imposter of self-doubt.
    • E – Explorer, someone who wants to try new things and they need to use intuition. The leadership gap is the Exploiter who manipulates.
    • T – Truth Teller, someone who is about speaking with candor. They have a calling to “tell the truth”. The leadership gap is the Deceiver who creates suspicion.
    • H – Hero, someone who is courageous and faces their fears. The leadership gap is the Bystander who is fearful. Who sees something and does nothing.
    • I – Inventor, someone who is very good at their craft, it’s about how they do it – with integrity and excellence. The leadership gap is the Destroyer who is corrupt.
    • N – Navigator, someone who solves problems. The leadership gap is the Fixer who is arrogant.
    • K – Knight, someone who is loyal, who serves and protects – servant leaders. The leadership gap is the Mercenary who is about serving themselves.
  • 28:12 Who was Lolly Daskal’s Best Manager?
  • 31:42 Lolly Daskal’s Book Recommendations

Additional Info, Links & Resources Mentioned:

TheLeadershipGapBook.com – Preorder the book today and access the Leadership Gap Assessment ($97 Value)

LollyDaskal.com – Leadership Executive Coach, Keynote Speaker

Lolly Daskal on LinkedIn

Lolly Daskal on Twitter

     


Lolly Daskal is one of the most sought-after executive leadership coaches in the world. Her extensive cross-cultural expertise spans 14 countries, six languages and hundreds of companies. As founder and CEO of Lead From Within, her proprietary leadership program is engineered to be a catalyst for leaders who want to enhance performance and make a meaningful difference in their companies, their lives, and the world.

Of Lolly’s many awards and accolades, Lolly was designated a Top-50 Leadership and Management Expert by Inc. magazine. Huffington Post honored Lolly with the title of The Most Inspiring Woman in the World. Her writing has appeared in HBR, Inc.com, Fast Company (Ask The Expert), Huffington Post, and Psychology Today, and others. Her newest book, The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness has become a national bestseller.

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