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Navigating the Human Element: Strategies for Sustainable Leadership
Your team is not an infinite resource. Neither are you.
In this episode of Leadership With a Twist, Heather McGonigal and Barbara Schindler dig into the human element of leadership, the people, the time, and the...
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Breaking the Bottleneck: Empower Your Team to Make Confident Decisions
Is your team holding decisions for you every time you step away? You come back from a day off and find a pile of 97%-done work just waiting on your sign-off. The frustration is real. And it is not a team failure. It...
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Lead With Purpose: Navigating Intention vs. Reaction
Most leaders aren't failing because they lack skill or effort. They're failing to lead themselves first. In this episode of Leadership with a Twist, Heather McGonigal and Barbara Schindler dig into the difference...
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The Leadership Wave: Mastering Change and Transition
Change is the one constant in life — but that doesn't make it easy. In this episode of Leadership With a Twist, hosts Heather McGonigal and Barbara Schindler dig into why change feels so hard, how transitions actually...
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Proactivity in Communication: Building Trust and Efficiency
Proactive communication builds trust by making sure people always know they'll be informed when it matters.
Are you waiting to be asked — or are you leading the conversation? In this episode of Leadership With a...
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Anchored in Intent: How to Lead with Clarity and Purpose
What is your leadership intention right now—and does your team actually experience it?
Heather McGonigal and Barbara Schindler discuss how intention helps entrepreneurial leaders move beyond task-focused “doing” and...
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Navigating Over-Responsibility: Balancing Leadership in Changing Times
What's one responsibility you're currently holding that, if you're honest, probably belongs to someone else?
Are you a high-performing entrepreneur or business leader who always steps in, fills the gaps, and gets it...
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The Whole Person Approach: Beyond Traditional Leadership
What does it actually mean to lead the whole person — and why does it matter more than ever right now? In this episode of Leadership with a Twist, Heather McGonigal and Barbara Schindler dive deep into one of the most...
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Demonstrating Leadership: Actions Beyond Words
What kind of leader are you — really? Not in the vision statement, not in the company all-hands, but in the moment when the pressure is on, the numbers are off, and your team is watching closely. In this episode of...
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Leadership Reputation: Your Calm in the Storm
What keeps great leaders steady when everything around them is in flux? Leadership With a Twist hosts Heather McGonigal and Barbara Schindler dive deep into the concept of leadership reputation — not as something...
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Creative Leadership: Thriving Amidst Chaos
Are external pressures — economic uncertainty, industry disruption, and rapid change — bumping your business around? You are not alone, and more importantly, you are not starting from scratch.
In Episode 12 of...
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Context is King: Finding the Balance in Leadership Communication
How much context is too much? How little is too little?
In this episode of the Leadership With a Twist Podcast, hosts Heather McGonigal and Barbara Schindler tackle one of the most nuanced challenges in leadership...
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