The Navigating Leadership Podcast

Episode 105: Your Employees Are Not Your Greatest Assets

In this week’s post, David shocked his readers with this title; Your Employees Are Not Your Greatest Assets. In this podcast, Marisa and David clarify the meaning behind his post and discuss how we find the “Right” employees and the danger of settling for a warm body to fill a spot. This episode is filled with tips you can use when you recruit new employees.

 

Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.

 

David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Episode 104: Are you a lifter, a leaner, or just watching?

In this week’s post, David wrote about three kinds of people; Lifters, Leaners, and Watchers. In this episode, Marisa and David look into ways we can all become lifters and make a difference in the world around us.

 

Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.

 

David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

 

Episode 103: Pathways and the Twists and Turns

In this week’s post, David shares the pathway he took throughout his career in manufacturing. Marisa is on vacation and, David is joined in this episode by four guests who share pathways that are available to young people today. Joe Vargo from Partners for Education & Business discusses the first Job Signing Day taking place next Wednesday at Le Moyne College. Alex Budwey from TTL/Anaren discusses the benefits of the P-Tech program for recruiting talent. Alexander Kidd shares his experience as a winner of the STEM Scholarship and how it paved the way for his pathway to an engineering career with SRC. Sydney Chalifoux, of SRC, discusses the benefits of offering the STEM Scholarships.

 

For more information on P-Tech, PEB or the STEM Scholars program, contact Joe Vargo as joev@macny.org.

 

David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Episode 102: Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver

Author James Humes wrote, “The art of communication is the language of leadership.” As leaders, we need to hone our communication skills so that our words are like Apples of Gold in Pictures of silver. It this episode Marisa and David discuss the keys to successful communication. Another great podcast that you will not want to miss. 

Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY. 

David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team

Episode 101: Can Introverts Be Great Leaders?

When we think of leaders, we often have visions of outgoing people who are larger than life, but what about introverts? Can they be great leaders?  In this episode of the Next Page, Marisa and David answer this question and several others sent in by listeners.  You won’t want to miss this episode.

 

Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.

 

David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Episode 100: The Next Page: Past, Present, and Future

To celebrate episode #100 of the Next Page, David’s weekly post gave a brief description of how the Next Page got started and the reach it has achieved in its first 100 episodes. This episode of the Next Page is dedicated to answering questions sent in by the listeners. Marisa and David give us unscripted answers related to a variety of topics. You won’t want to miss this episode.

 

Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.

 

David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Episode 99: What Does it Take to be a Great Leader – Part 4

 

In the last part of this series Marisa and David discuss his final installment in what it takes to be a great leader, adding value. They look into the many ways great leaders add value to others. They also give practical examples of how we all can add value to others. What a great way to cap off this series. Remember leadership is never about you. It’s always about others.

 

Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.

 

David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Episode 98: What Does it Take to be a Great Leader – Part 3

In part three of this series Marisa and David add two more qualities of a great leader, teachability and humility. David shared that at times in his life he wasn’t teachable and because of that, he missed learning opportunities.

 

Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.

 

David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Episode 97: What Does it Take to be a Great Leader – Part 2

In part two of this series Marisa and David add two more qualities of a great leader, Courage and Vision. David also reminds us of episode #44 where they discussed passion.

Here is a link to that episode  macny.org/episode-44-is-your-passion-gone/

 

Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.

 

David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Episode 96: What Does it Take to be a Great Leader – Part 1

You aren’t born a great leader. Even if you have a bias toward leading, you need to grow and develop into a great leader. Marisa and David start a series of podcasts on the qualities transformational leaders possess. If you desire to be a great leader, you won’t want to miss this series. 

Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY. 

David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.