Love in Action

• Heather Younger: How to Master Self-Leadership

  Episode recap:Marcel and Heather Younger explored the crucial role of self-leadership in leading others effectively. Younger discussed her new book, The Art of Self-Leadership, emphasizing that self-leadership is the foundation of effective leadership and highlighting the importance of self-awareness, emotional resilience, and personal growth. Heather shared her journey from corporate challenges to entrepreneurship, underscoring the need to reframe setbacks as learning opportunities and prioritize self-care. They discussed the connection between mental health and leadership, drawing from personal experiences and high-profile examples like Simone Biles and Kevin Love. Recognizing fear-driven actions, setting clear expectations in relationships, and embracing self-love were key takeaways, reinforcing that strong leadership starts with mastering oneself. BioHeather R Younger, J.D, CSP, is a former practicing lawyer who demonstrates how to put empathy into action through the power of Caring Leadership®.She is the visionary Founder and CEO of Employee Fanatix, a preeminent employee engagement and workplace culture consulting firm to Fortune 100 companies. Heather has been named to the Thinkers50 Radar 25, is an award-winning leader in the area of Employee Engagement as recognized by Inspiring Workplaces, is a LinkedIn Learning course partner, 3-time best-selling author, TEDx speaker, and the host of the popular Leadership With Heart podcast.Quotes:"If we don't get ourselves right, I don't care how big your team is. You're never going to be as effective as you want to be.""Our behaviors and our intentional choices determine how we show up for others and for ourselves.""We can't spill out into the world with all the love we really have inside of us unless we develop the love inside of us for ourselves."Takeaways:Conduct a self-audit on your personal values - identify the ones you truly believe in and assess how well you are living up to them on a daily basis.Establish clear expectations and communication with your manager or team - don't wait for them to set the agenda, take initiative to drive your own progress.Prioritize self-care practices that nurture your mental, physical, and emotional well-being - find activities that recharge and fortify you.Approach feedback with an open mindset - view it as a gift, even if it's difficult to hear, and look for opportunities to grow.Stop waiting for the "green lights" - take ownership of your personal journey and create the change you seek, rather than relying on others.Timestamps:[00:04] Introduction[03:54] How a tough layoff led Heather to a new purpose[06:24] Why self-leadership is the key to real success[11:36] The link between self-awareness, fear, and confidence[21:51] Small wins, self-care, and treating yourself like a brand[44:01] How to stop fear from holding you back in work and life[45:42] The secret to better communication and stronger influence[51:21] Why self-advocacy matters and how to take control nowLinks/Resources:Buy The Art of Self-Leadership - https://www.caringleadershiplearning.com/selfleadershipbookHeather Younger website - https://heatheryounger.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherryounger/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heatherryoungerofficial/ Send Marcel a text message!

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• Marcel Schwantes Reveals the Power of Servant Leadership in Transforming Teams and Culture

  Episode recap:Sam Caster, a previous guest on episode 237, graciously offers to interview show host Marcel Schhwantes about his journey to becoming a go-to authority on Servant Leadership, highlighting the twists and turns, trials and tribulations of his professional path that led him to where he is today.Guest Bio:Marcel Schwantes helps organizations create high-performing cultures where employees thrive and businesses grow. He is an international speaker, executive coach, and author who has been recognized by Inspiring Workplaces as a Top 101 Global Employee Engagement Influencer. His thought leadership reaches millions monthly through outlets like Inc., Time, Fast Company, and Forbes. For the past seven years, Marcel has hosted the Love in Action podcast, which is now heard in 160 countries. He is the author of the soon-to-be-released book Humane Leadership: Lead with Radical Love, Be a Kick-Ass Boss.Marcel Schwantes revisiting a conversation with entrepreneur Sam Caster, founder of ALOVÉA, who shares his journey of building a successful company and the challenges of maintaining its culture after going public. As the company grew, the culture Sam cultivated began to erode due to silos, financial pressures, and a loss of connection—a common issue for leaders when rapid growth threatens core values.Key Quotes:"It doesn't start with serving shareholders first. It starts with implementing a vision, carrying it out, and differentiating yourself from competitors.""Culture won't happen at the flip of a switch. It takes time and starts with leaders championing the call for that culture."Takeaways:Prioritize Values: Embed organizational values into daily operations, decision-making, and hiring. Consistently demonstrate how these values are lived out.Align Leadership: Ensure your leadership team is committed to a people-first, servant leadership approach. Address resistance proactively to avoid undermining cultural transformation.Expand Diversity: Go beyond race, gender, and ethnicity to build a workforce with diverse ages, backgrounds, and perspectives to drive innovation.Conclusion:Organizations that embrace servant leadership principles can achieve lasting success, even in tough times. By prioritizing the well-being and growth of their people over short-term profits, they build resilient, trust-based teams with a shared sense of purpose. True leadership lies in uplifting others and creating a foundation for individual and collective success. Marcel Schwantes emphasizes that servant leadership, though challenging, is a transformative approach that fosters loyalty, innovation, and long-term impact.Links/Resources:Join the “From Boss to Leader” workshop here: https://www.marcelschwantes.com/frombosstoleader/Website: www.marcelschwantes.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelschwantes/Send Marcel a text message!

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• Sam Caster: Solving the World’s Nutritional Problems Through Social Entrepreneurship

  Episode recap:Marcel introduces Sam Caster, a renowned social entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of ALOVÉA, which provides nutritional technologies to tackle global health issues. He shared the challenges of being a social entrepreneur and the significance of social entrepreneurship in addressing pressing health challenges, such as diseases and malnutrition. Caster is recognized for discovering a powerful immune-optimizing molecule extracted from the aloe vera plant, and he describes how he faced extreme resistance from Big Pharma and the FDA. Additionally, Sam discussed his struggle to balance running a for-profit company with providing the same technology through a non-profit organization. He speaks about his passion for social entrepreneurship and how he has dedicated his life to this cause.Sam Caster is a social entrepreneur who has leveraged his business skills and experiences in order to fund a sustainable contribution of advanced immune support to the world’s most vulnerable children through the Not-For-Profit organization he funded called MannaRelief. To date MannaRelief has donated over 250 million daily servings to children in over 90 countries of the world. He’s also the founder and CEO of ALOVÉA, which provides nutritional technologies that address the growing problems of poor health and diseases worldwide. Sam shares his journey of leveraging advanced nutritional technologies to combat global health crises while navigating the complexities of regulatory systems. His resilience, purpose, and ability to make tough decisions—like starting over to pursue a greater mission—highlight the profound challenges and rewards of social entrepreneurship. He emphasizes the importance of combining business skills with social impact, creating a model that delivers value to consumers while addressing pressing societal needs.Key takeaways from the episode include:Purpose-Driven Business: Build products or services that enhance quality of life and align with personal passion.Resilience in Challenges: Embrace resistance when challenging the status quo, using purpose to overcome obstacles.Innovative Impact: Use unique technologies to drive consumer satisfaction while addressing societal needs.Authentic Leadership: Inspire trust through authenticity, purpose, and alignment of vision, fostering loyalty from teams and consumers.Global Change through Simple Models: Initiatives like “buy one, give one” demonstrate how sustainable business models can create significant global impact, especially in health-focused industries.Sam’s story underscores the potential of social entrepreneurship to unite profitability with meaningful action, turning personal convictions into transformative change. Whether tackling systemic health crises or building purpose-driven businesses, his insights provide a powerful roadmap for aspiring entrepreneurs seeking to make a difference.Links/Resources:Join the “From Boss to Leader” workshop here: https://www.marcelschwantes.com/frombosstoleader/Alovéa: https://alovea.com/ MannaRelief: https://www.mannarelief.org/ Send Marcel a text message!

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• Hans-Werner Kass: McKinsey & Company’s Step-by-step Approach to Transforming Leaders

  In this episode, Hans-Werner Kaas, senior partner emeritus at McKinsey & Company and co-author of The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out, discusses how empathy, vulnerability, and purpose define successful leadership. Drawing from his decades of coaching global CEOs and his role in McKinsey's Bower Forum, Hans-Werner emphasizes that true leadership starts with self-awareness and the ability to form meaningful connections.Hans-Werner challenges the outdated notion that leaders must always be the smartest or most authoritative. Instead, he argues that vulnerability is a strength, fostering trust and openness in teams. By sharing personal struggles, embracing feedback, and admitting mistakes, leaders build bonds that enhance collaboration and innovation. He also highlights the importance of empathy, noting that immersing oneself in others’ perspectives creates trust and inspires purpose-driven cultures.The Bower Forum’s model is presented as a practical framework for leadership development. It encourages leaders to create personal “commitment plans” focused on self-growth, team leadership, and organizational impact. Hans-Werner shares stories of CEOs who transformed their leadership styles by adopting empathy and a willingness to learn from failures. He advocates for “fearless learning,” which involves questioning assumptions, adapting to new realities, and using setbacks as growth opportunities.Key takeaways include:Reflect on Leadership Style: Examine how you respond to mistakes and feedback. Identify one behavior to improve trust with your team.Build Genuine Connections: Engage in meaningful conversations to understand team members’ perspectives and challenges.Challenge Long-Held Beliefs: Reevaluate assumptions and explore how adapting them can lead to better decisions.Practice Fearless Learning: Analyze setbacks without assigning blame and outline actionable steps to improve.Create a Commitment Plan: Define goals for leading yourself, your team, and your organization, and revisit them regularly.Hans-Werner’s insights demonstrate that leadership success today hinges on authenticity and emotional intelligence. By fostering a culture of care, trust, and adaptability, leaders can create resilient and high-performing organizations. Vulnerability, self-awareness, and empathy are not just traits of effective leaders—they are essential for building thriving teams and achieving sustainable success.Links/Resources:Website: https://www.mckinsey.com/Bower Forum: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/how-we-help-clients/mckinsey-academy/executive-programs/bower-forumBook: https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Leadership-CEOs-Learn-Inside/dp/0593714210/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanswernerkaas/Send Marcel a text message!

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• The New Science of Developing Work Cultures of Growth

  Why do some organizations thrive in collaboration, innovation, and resilience while others struggle with stagnation and silos? How can leaders build a culture that inspires risk-taking, fosters diversity, and drives ethical success?In this episode, we have invited Dr. Mary Murphy, a social psychologist, Stanford graduate, and protégé of mindset pioneer Carol Dweck. Dr. Murphy's groundbreaking research builds on Dweck's work to explore how organizations, not just individuals, adopt mindsets that profoundly influence performance, motivation, and inclusion. She introduces the concept of "Cultures of Growth" versus "Cultures of Genius" and unpacks the transformative power of creating a learning-focused organizational culture. If you're ready to revolutionize your team's dynamics and embrace a sustainable path to growth, this episode is your blueprint.Summary:Dr. Mary Murphy explains that fixed mindset cultures focus on "star performers" and collecting top talent, while growth mindset cultures believe everyone can develop and contribute with the proper support. She discusses the negative consequences of a fixed mindset or "culture of genius" environments, such as risk aversion, lack of collaboration, and ethical issues. In contrast, growth mindset cultures are more inclusive, innovative, and supportive of employee development.Dr. Murphy provides practical advice for leaders to foster a growth mindset culture. This includes understanding your and your team's mindset triggers, strategically using feedback and praise to encourage growth, and creating an environment where mistakes are seen as learning opportunities. She emphasizes the importance of equity, not just equality, in supporting the unique needs of each team member. Dr. Murphy also shares examples of strong growth mindset cultures, like Patagonia, that focus on sustainable and regenerative organizational practices. The key is continuous attention to culture to prevent regression to a fixed mindset environment.Quotes:●     "Mindset isn't just located in our mind. As I said, it is influenced by the people in the situations around us. And so the solution changes to not just get people to change their minds, but to change the culture around them so that everyone is naturally moved more to their growth mindset most of the time."●     "In the culture of growth, we see that you can put in some learning structures so that we can understand the measured risks we want to take. We can create sort of small experiments along the way."●     "An equity lens means that we might be giving different things to different people. It's not equality, giving everyone the same thing. It's understanding where people are in the moment and what different individuals need to be successful to grow and develop maximally."Takeaway:●     Identify your mindset triggers - the situations that tend to push you towards a fixed mindset. Be aware of these triggers so you can proactively manage them.●     Provide "wise feedback" to your team members - start by expressing your high standards and belief in their ability to meet those standards before providing specific, actionable feedback.●     Implement a "favorite mistakes" practice in your team meetings - have everyone share a mistake they made that led to valuable learning.●     Solicit critical feedback from your direct reports and model how to receive it with a growth mindset. Show them how you plan to use the feedback to improve.●     Focus on equity, not just equality, when developing your team. Provide different resources and support based on each person's unique needs and goals.Timestamps:[03:49] Dr. Murphy's story: How her multicultural upbringing shaped her research[06:27] CulturesSend Marcel a text message!

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