Leadership Without
Losing Your Soul

Podcast with David Dye

Take Care of Yourself As A Leader

by | Dec 8, 2023 | Podcast

Episode 240: In this episode, we are replaying the most popular episode from 2020, which focuses on the importance of taking care of yourself as a leader. Host, David Dye, confesses to not practicing what he preaches and shares his struggles with mental health. He emphasizes the need for leaders to prioritize their emotional, mental, and physical well-being to be effective. David encourages listeners to reflect on their own needs and find ways to invest in their health. Also shared, is a listening technique called “reflect to connect” for leaders to use when supporting their team members who may be struggling. David invites everyone on a journey towards becoming the leader one wants their boss to be.

Sound Advice To Take Care of Yourself As A Leader

00:00: Discussing the episode’s popularity and its focus on maintaining humanity and sanity in leadership.

00:39: Describing the breathtaking winter scene in the Rocky Mountains, emphasizing the beauty and tranquility of nature.

02:08: Expressing the personal joy and soul-filling experience of hiking in winter, despite the cold temperatures.

03:01: Admitting to not practicing self-care as advocated, and the impact of pandemic stress on personal health.

04:25: Emphasizing the importance of various aspects of health for leaders, including the often-neglected emotional and mental health.

05:54: Confessing struggles with melancholy and the importance of managing mental health issues, similar to physical health.

06:20: Encouraging listeners to seek help for serious mental health challenges and the value of talking about feelings.

07:44: Introducing the ‘reflect to connect’ listening technique, helping leaders to understand and empathize with their team’s emotions.

08:48: Inviting listeners to take a moment for introspection, assessing their own health needs, and emphasizing the concept of recreation as self-care.

Closing Remarks: Urging listeners to take small, consistent steps towards self-care and joining the journey towards effective leadership.Workplace conflict

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David Dye helps human-centered leaders find clarity in uncertainty, drive innovation, and achieve breakthrough results.  He’s the President of Let’s Grow Leaders, an international leadership development and training firm known for practical tools and leadership development programs that stick. He’s the award-winning author of four books including Courageous Cultures: How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates and Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict, and hosts the popular Leadership without Losing Your Soul podcast. David is a former executive and elected official. David and his wife and business partner, Karin Hurt, are committed to their philanthropic initiative, Winning Wells – building clean water wells for the people of Cambodia.

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