• The Courage of a Leader

  • By: Amy Riley
  • Podcast

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The Courage of a Leader

By: Amy Riley
  • Summary

  • This is where top leaders tell real stories about achieving extraordinary results and share practical advice and techniques you can immediately apply for your own success. This is where you will get inspired and take bold, courageous action. Host of The Courage of a Leader™, Amy Riley is a renowned keynote speaker, #1 international best-selling author and sought-after leadership consultant who has been transforming leaders – at all levels – for more than 2 decades. Guests on The Courage of a Leader™ are powerful, successful leaders who are passionate about authentic, engaging, difference-making leadership. Amy gets beyond the theory and dives deep with her guests about how things really work, so you walk away with tangible ideas to grow your influence, inspire your team, and get extraordinary results. Join us to step into the full power of your leadership and achieve what you care about most. Here’s where you’ll ignite The Courage of a Leader! To apply for the show or to book Amy Riley as a guest or keynote speaker, visit The Courage of a Leader website at www.courageofaleader.com.
    Copyright 2024 Amy Riley
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Episodes
  • Discovering the Hidden Gems of Productivity for Yourself and Your Team | Gerald J Leonard
    Jul 30 2024

    How can we be more productive? How can we operate at a higher level?

    Gerald J Leonard is here to tell us how; and as a certified project management professional, a certified portfolio management, professional, a certified IQ coach, and a highly accomplished professional he is very qualified to do so!

    About the Guest:

    Gerald J Leonard offers a unique productivity approach to accomplishing more every day.

    Gerald J. Leonard PMP, PfMP, and a C-IQ Coach; he's the Publishing Editor, CEO,and Founder of the Leonard Productivity Intelligence Institute, as well as the CEO of Turnberry Premiere, a strategic project portfolio management and IT governance firm based in Washington, DC. Gerald is also an Author, TEDx Speaker, Management guru, and, importantly, a Bass player. He brings all these traits and skills into his presentations and interviews. Gerald is the author of A Symphony of Choices (A Business Parable), Culture Is The Bass, and Workplace Jazz.

    About the Host:

    Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.

    As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results.

    Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

    · The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy

    · The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration

    · The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community

    · The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

    Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

    www.courageofaleader.com

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyshoopriley/

    Resources mentioned in the podcast

    The Inspire Your Team to Greatness assessment (the courage assessment).

    How can you inspire our team to be more proactive, take ownership and get more done?

    You demonstrate and empower The Courage of a Leader. In my nearly 3 decades of work with leaders, I’ve discovered the 11 things that leaders do – even very well-intentioned leaders do – that kill productivity.

    In less than 10 minutes, find out where you’re empowering and inadvertently kills productivity, and get a custom report that will tell you step by step what you need to have your team get more done.

    https://courageofaleader.com/inspireyourteam/

    Gerald Leonard Resources for The Courage of a Leader listeners

    https://geraldjleonard.com/courage/

    Thanks for listening!

    Thanks so much for listening to The Courage of a Leader podcast! If you got inspired and/or got valuable leadership techniques you can use from this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share using the social media buttons on this page.

    Do you have questions or feedback about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!

    Subscribe to the podcast

    If you would like to get automatic updates of new The Courage of a Leader...

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    30 mins
  • The Power of Perspective and Innovation to Lead More Boldly and Brilliantly | Richard Walker
    Jul 16 2024

    How do you get out of the swirl of busyness and cynicism that it’s so easy to get into these days? How do you set aside doubts and imposter syndrome?

    Rich Walker, CEO and cofounder of Quik!, joins us on The Courage of a Leader podcast to give us profound and practical ways to think about ourselves and our work that will have us being bold and creating the extraordinary.

    You’ll love hearing from Rich!

    About the Guest:

    Richard Walker is the CEO and co-founder of Quik!.

    Having started over 10 companies since age 12, host of The Customer Wins podcast, author of two books, and father to three boys, Richard empowers people to do their best work. Prior to starting Quik!, Richard was a financial advisor with Financial Network (currently known as Cetera) and a business consultant with Arthur Andersen. He started Quik! in 2002 to help people spend less time processing paperwork and more time on what they do best.

    The best way to reach Richard is by email, rwalker@quikforms.com

    About the Host:

    Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.

    As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results.

    Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

    • The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy
    • The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration
    • The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community
    • The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

    Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

    www.courageofaleader.com

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyshoopriley/

    Resources mentioned in the podcast

    The Inspire Your Team to Greatness assessment (the courage assessment).

    How can you inspire our team to be more proactive, take ownership and get more done?

    You demonstrate and empower The Courage of a Leader. In my nearly 3 decades of work with leaders, I’ve discovered the 11 things that leaders do – even very well-intentioned leaders do – that kill productivity.

    In less than 10 minutes, find out where you’re empowering and inadvertently kills productivity, and get a custom report that will tell you step by step what you need to have your team get more done.

    https://courageofaleader.com/inspireyourteam/

    Richard Walker’s first book

    It’s My Life I Can Change If I Want To

    https://www.amazon.com/Its-Life-Can-Change-Want/dp/0578074214

    Thanks for listening!

    Thanks so much for listening to The Courage of a Leader podcast! If you got inspired and/or got valuable leadership techniques you can use from this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share using the social media buttons on this page.

    Do you have questions or feedback about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!

    Subscribe to the...

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    40 mins
  • Practical Secrets to More Energy, Mental Toughness, and Consistent Achievement | Sue Firth
    Jul 2 2024

    How can you sustain a high level of performance over time?

    My guest today on The Courage of a Leader podcast is Sue Firth, a business psychologist, performance, coach, and a leading authority on stress, resilience, and wellbeing; and Sue is here to tell us that healthy habits are at the core of the answer!Sue brings us very practical and effective ways of shifting our habits to lower stress and the stress chemicals in the body and to truly be able to refuel and continue to perform well.

    You’ll love her thinking and her practical guidance that you can truly implement right away.

    About the Guest:

    Sue Firth is a Business Psychologist, Performance Coach and a leading authority on stress, resilience, and well-being. She is also an author and helps CEOs and senior executives manage their work, life and become more resilient. She works both with groups and individuals.

    Sue is an international speaker and presenter and holds both a Batchelor of Science and a master’s degree. She is a member of the British Psychological Society and The Health Professions Council. Sue regularly appears in the media and press, has an established social media following and has been a guest/expert on ITV and the BBC.

    She runs a private practice in Cambridge, and 58 South Molton Street, London. Sue aims to make a difference to the way people think and to teach them how to moderate their own habits to reduce any difficulties they have, whilst still maintaining their effectiveness. With extensive experience in consulting at strategic level for both the management of change and the implementation of stress programmes to support employees, she is well placed to offer insight to guide people. Used to professional speaking, she regularly travels abroad as well as frequently working with medium to large corporates in the U.K. She is an expert in Leadership Resilience and Sustainable Performance as she has recognized the need to enhance a person’s attitude and approach when working in high pressure situations.

    She has worked with many high-profile corporate clients including National Grid plc, Lloyds Bank, Curry’s, and Seddon Construction. She’s also worked with Sun Microsystems, and British Aerospace in the past. She has written several books including ‘More Life, Less Stress’, ‘Taking the Stress out of Leadership which are available on Amazon, and ‘Understanding Relationships’ available from her site. She regularly appears on the Radio and television and runs her own podcast, The Executive Edge.

    The best way to reach Sue is by email, sue@suefirthltd.com

    About the Host:

    Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.

    As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results.

    Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

    • The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy
    • The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration
    • The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community
    • The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

    Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

    www.courageofaleader.com

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    34 mins

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