Keys for New Leaders

Keys for New Leaders

A podcast Serving Leaders Serving Others, your guide alongside especially for new leaders. Your host and guests share valuable insights, experiences, practical tips and friendly advice so that you can lead by serving others better.

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June 16, 2025 14 mins

#42 - YOUR DISCOMFORT ZONE is that large area outside your comfort zone where you may feel awkward, challenged, or just plain uncomfortable.  As a new leader, you"ll have to get comfortable with discomfort and learn to live in your DIS-comfort Zone in a mindful way.  Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

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#41 - Be the Coffee Bean.  Life is full of times when you are in hot water.  You can choose to be like a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean.  Your power is on the inside.  Be the Coffee Bean.

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February 24, 2025 12 mins

#40 - What happens WHEN LEADERS DON'T LEAD?  Nothing demoralizes a team more than a leader who won't lead, or one who doesn't know how to lead.  You must model good leadership within your area and with the team you lead.

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January 16, 2025 13 mins

#039 - Your To Don't List.  We all know about a To Do list.  Your To Don't List is a list of your habits or activities that tend to get in your way rather than help you get things done.  All of your To Don'ts add up to a lot of time wasted doing things you really don't need to be doing.  

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June 26, 2024 14 mins

#038 - SURVEY MADNESS.  You know how it goes - you buy a tube of toothpaste and when you get home, there's an email from the drugstore wanting to know about your experience purchasing toothpaste at their store.  Well, maybe it's not quite that bad, but chances are you get more than your share of invitations to participate in some survey or another.  Aren't there better ways to get the feedback you need without anothe...

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February 19, 2024 14 mins

#037 - THE FEAR FACTOR.  This episode is about the fears we face as leaders, fears that can stop you in your tracks and be a limiting or sometimes debilitating factor in your effectiveness as a new leader who serves others. Join Dr. Charles Boyer as he discusses five of the most common fears that many of us face. 

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October 31, 2023 15 mins

#036 - ARE YOU LISTENING?  Listening, really good, intensive, focused listening is powerful.  One of the reasons why developing good listening skills is so difficult is that we don't listen to understand one another.  We tune out others when we should be listening to them.  How well do YOU listen to others?  Join Dr. Charles Boyer for a special episode on developing good listening skills.

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September 23, 2023 14 mins

#035- People Who Need People - that's YOU, my friend.  Leadership  is not about YOU.  It's all about PEOPLE.  The people you work with.  The people who look to you as their leader.  The people you serve.  Join Dr. Charles Boyer for a look at what serving as a leader to other people is all about.

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July 11, 2023 16 mins

#034 - CHALLENGES of CHANGE.  There are many challenges to any change.  One of the greatest tests of your leadership abilities will be how you, as a leader serving others, will help manage change.  Join Dr. Charles Boyer for a discussion and helpful hints to navigate change.

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May 17, 2023 16 mins

#033 - BEATING BURNOUT.  Burnout isn't a medical diagnosis, but it has been linked to a range of health problems.  It's more than job-related - it's a people-oriented thing.  Burnout affects people who work with other people in all types of situations, both personal and professional.  Join Dr. Charles Boyer for some ways you can Beat Burnout before it beats YOU. 

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April 24, 2023 14 mins

#032 - Welcome to OUR NOISY WORLD, the noise pollution in our daily lives and some of the effects noise has on our lives and on our health.  Noise takes a toll on our well-being -- yours, mine, your family and friends, your pets and your house plants.  

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March 9, 2023 14 mins

#031 - MEETING MANIA is rampant these days.  Some people swear by meetings.  Others swear at them.  You, in your role as leader, are sure to have your share of meetings throughout your career.  Join host Dr. Charles Boyer for some ways to help tame that Meeting Mania Monster.

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January 30, 2023 16 mins

#030 - Everybody is Somebody, and Nobody is Nobody.  Everyone is unique.  Everyone is special.  Everyone deserves to receive your best efforts to make them feel valued and happy because of you.  Join Dr. Charles Boyer for an episode about treating Everybody as Somebody.  It's what leaders serving others is all about.

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November 14, 2022 14 mins

#029 - BORED IS GOOD, and it's actually good for you.  Being bored can stimulate your creativity, your flexibility and help you solve problems.  Join your host, Dr. Charles Boyer, to hear some of the benefits.  You won't be bored!

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October 10, 2022 16 mins

#028 - Words have power.  Words can hurt, words can heal, words can inspire and empower.  And sometimes you have to eat your words.  Join your host Dr. Charles Boyer for some ways to WATCH YOUR WORDS. 

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September 14, 2022 16 mins

#027 - There are THREE BONES you need to succeed as a leader:  a wishbone, a backbone, and a funnybone.   A good leader needs creative imagination, courage and determination, and a well-honed sense of humor.  Join Dr. Charles Boyer for some helpful hints, insights and encouragement for your leadership journey. 

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August 3, 2022 16 mins

#026 - THREE Rs that everybody needs these days:  Rest, Recharge, and Restart.  We aren't machines.  Even machines need some downtime now and then - for maintenance, for repairs, for refueling.  And so do we!  Join your host, Dr. Charles Boyer, for some ways to make Rest, Recharge, and Restart an important part of your leadership journey.

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July 7, 2022 15 mins

#025 - BE YOURSELF.  Why is that so difficult?  The words are easy to say.  The actions you must take to get there are a bit more of a challenge.  Join Dr. Charles Boyer for a discussion of some ways just to be yourself, because everyone else is already taken.

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June 7, 2022 16 mins

#024 - What do you want on your tombstone?  The most important thing is not your date of birth or death, it's the DASH-IN-BETWEEN.  What will that dash say about you?  Join Dr. Charles Boyer for some thoughts about that Dash-in-Between.

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May 5, 2022 14 mins

#023 - If you find that there are too few laughs in your day, then you need to practice laughter.  You don't get better all by yourself without practice.  Join Dr. Charles Boyer for a session on adding more laughter to your day.

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