The Leadership Lightning Round! - Designing Your Team for Everyone's Success from a distance featuring Wayne Turmel, Eh!

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Welcome to Episode 109!!

In this episode, you’ll hear from Wayne Turmel, a fellow Canadian and podcast host, an author, and consultant for the Kevin Eikenberry Group, who will talk about the challenges of creating teams from long distances. Wayne will offer his insight into how leaders can create robust, diverse, and impactful teams.

But first, let's dive into The Leadership Lightning round! These five quick questions will give you a fun peek into Wayne’s world. 

Let's see how he answers and get to know him a little better!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
It's the lightning round Brought to you by Trench
Leadership, a podcast from thefront.
Guests on Trench Leadership areasked five random
leadership-related questionswith the goal of having a little
fun, being a littleself-reflective and connect with
the listeners on a morepersonal level and without

(00:26):
further ado let's get to thequestions.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
So, with that in mind , I think we're going to move
into the lightning round.

Speaker 3 (00:38):
You ready to go?
All right, bring it.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Let's do this.
Question number one what isyour favorite leadership word?

Speaker 3 (00:44):
My favorite leadership word we.

Speaker 2 (00:47):
Okay, Question two who do you look to for
leadership inspiration?

Speaker 3 (00:54):
This is the most horrible suck up answer.
I hate this.
My boss, kevin Eikenberry, wholiterally wrote the book I mean,
he wrote Remarkable Leadershipand he's written with me these
three books.
I have never met anybody in mylife who walks it the way he
talks it like Kevin does andvisibly makes the effort to do

(01:17):
that.
It's both inspiring,intimidating and occasionally
annoying.

Speaker 2 (01:23):
Question number three cup half full or cup half empty
?

Speaker 3 (01:29):
I am a pessimist by nature.
I think, glass half empty.
I'm one of these people whoreally likes Monday mornings,
mainly because I'm a pessimistand I know it's going to go
downhill and that's as good asit's going to go downhill and
that's as good as it's going toget all day Like nothing's gone

(01:50):
wrong.
Yet I mean, that's my approach.
So I I'm a glass half emptykind of guy, unfortunately.

Speaker 2 (01:56):
Hey, there's no wrong answer.
I appreciate that.
Question number four what wouldyou like to improve about your
leadership style?
Number four what would you?

Speaker 3 (02:06):
like to improve about your leadership style.
I think it's my need to take abreath.
I tend to react rather thanrespond.

Speaker 2 (02:23):
Fantastic.
And the final question what doyou think is your leadership
strength?

Speaker 3 (02:28):
Energy.
I think that I bring energy towhat I do and I try to energize,
and you know, whether it'sthrough humor or whatever it is
that I do, I think I bringenergy to the table.

Speaker 2 (02:48):
Perfect, that's it.
That's the lightning round.
You did fantastic.
How are you feeling about it?
A little sore, but I'm okay, ohno, you did really really great
.

Speaker 1 (03:03):
That's it.
That's all you have beentreated to five
leadership-related questions andthe responses from this week's
guest.
We hope you have enjoyed thisedition of the Lightning Round
brought to you by TrenchLeadership, a podcast from the
front.
Take care and rememberleadership without passion

(03:24):
limits the depth of your vision.