Today’s guest helps her clients make wise decisions, prioritize leadership actions, and prepare for higher level responsibilities through customized executive education and coaching. She shows senior corporate, military, government, and nonprofit leaders how to create cultures that grow leaders, build organizations, and deliver dynamic organizational results.
As a clinical psychologist and former active duty Army officer, she brings her unique experiences and perspectives to the leadership conversation. She shares her insights in her book, “Lead Yourself First! The Senior Leaders Guide to Engaging Your People for Greater Performance and Impact.” As she says, “You are the instrument of your leadership, so tune up and play the music only you can play.”
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Karen Wilson-Starks.
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In this episode we discuss:
- her thoughts on leadership: “Leadership is about building influence. It is about influencing people around you to move or act.”
- how her leadership qualities existed from a very young age, beginning with her teaching her younger brother how to break out of his crib as a toddler.
- her deep appreciation for seeing leaders and teams discover their unique gifts and learn to leverage them in their business.
- how her mom’s illness and her husband’s out-of-state work gave her the final push to leave the corporate world and start her own business, and how she has grown since then.
- her method for ensuring she has plenty of self-care and travel, no matter how busy her work-life is.
- how she has worked to always continue learning, growing, and exploring the world and different cultures, and how that desire led her to a living room in Saudi Arabia.
Links
- Dr. Karen Wilson-Starks on LinkedIn and Twitter.
- www.transleadership.com
- Contact Karen through her website, tell her you heard this episode and she’ll offer you a free strategy session.
Books mentioned in this episode:
- “Croissants vs. Bagels: Strategic, Effective, and Inclusive Networking at Conferences” by Robbie Samuels
- “Lead Yourself First!: The Senior Leader’s Guide to Engaging Your People for Greater Performance and Impact” by Dr. Karen Wilson-Starks
Other Resources:
- Learn more about Alan Weiss.
- Learn more about the Million Dollar Consulting Convention in 2019.
- Learn more about the Center for Creative Leadership.
- Learn more about Contactually – this is the CRM Robbie’s recommends.
- Interested in booking Robbie to speak? Learn about his signature Art of the Schmooze session on effective and inclusive networking, and the other sessions he offers.
- Thinking of hosting a podcast? Writing a book? Want to launch an Amazon bestseller? Robbie offered several free Masterclasses on these topics. Each one of these Masterclass replays is over an hour-long and contain valuable takeaways to help you grow your business or in your career. Find all the free Masterclasses at www.robbiesamuels.com/masterclass.
- Looking to get M.O.R.E.? A few times a year Robbie runs The M.O.R.E. Program for Entrepreneurial Women. He meets bi-weekly online with four women who want more Money, Opportunities, Referrals, and Engagement. It’s a mix of mastermind hot seats, content-rich masterclass sessions, and one-on-one sessions scheduled over 90 days. The next cohort begins in the fall of 2018. Learn more and schedule a complimentary strategy session with Robbie at www.robbiesamuels.com/more.
Stay Connected:
- Connect with Robbie on LinkedIn
- @RobbieSamuels on Twitter and Instagram
- New to this website? Start here
- On the Schmooze podcast archive and show notes for recent episodes
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