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By: April Qureshi
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  • Bridging the leadership gap between people and performance.
    April Qureshi
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Episodes
  • 10 Joanna Piros: Communicating During A Crisis
    Nov 24 2022

    Communicating In A Crisis

    In today’s episode with communications consultant and trainer, Joanna Piros, we’ll explore how a leader’s desire for perfection creates missed opportunities for authentic and timely communication. Joanna shares 3 critical steps for leaders who want to lead with heart during a crisis. Plus, Joanna shares a pivotal personal story of speaking up for her family at a young age.

    00:14 – Introduction

    01:05 – How business leaders can endear themselves to others with open and honest communication in a crisis

    02:19 – Communicate frequently

    05:04 – Make it about your audience

    07:09 – Give yourself permission to show up with vulnerability

    08:16 – You can’t persuade people without trust

    10:54 – How to speak on camera 12:08 – Joanna’s personal evolution

    12:51 – Curating stories to connect with audiences

    13:46 – Thrive or survive depends on your strategy

    15:24 – Connect with Joanna Piros

    About Joanna Piros

    Joanna Piros has coached and trained over five-thousand, nine-hundred and forty-three people to light up a room, inspire teams or get that job or promotion. Joanna is a trainer, coach and consultant passionate about your success.

    After many years as a journalist in radio and television, Joanna teaches public speaking, communication skills and media relations, in a variety of settings. She work with individuals and with groups to create customized workshops. Her client list includes every industry and profession from senior executives, cabinet ministers, mayors, celebrities and NHL draft picks to scientists, lawyers and exotic dancers.

    Perhaps you’ve been passed over for plum projects, tanked in the interview or received performance reviews that question your presentation and communication skills.

    Joanna can be all yours through her online coaching platform that makes it quick, easy and inexpensive to get professional feedback on your next important conversation.

    Joanna believes great speakers aren’t born; they are made by coaches that turn real people into TED talkers. No matter how anxious you are in the spotlight, or good you are in front of an audience, Joanna Piros can help you go bigger and get better. Be a compelling leader. Get the dream job. Inspire action. (Source: https://www.joannapiros.com/about/)

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    Links To Additional Resources

    Joanna Piros’s website: https://www.joannapiros.com/

    Joanna’s free course: ACE Q&A Preparation Game will help you dominate your next interview

    Joanna Piros Free Consultation: unbouncepages.com/joanna-piros

    Joanna Piros LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannapiros/

    Joanna Piros on YouTube

    Joanna Piros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/joannapiros

    Joanna Piros on Facebook: /https://www.facebook.com/PirosPresentationCoach/

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    April Qureshi’s leadership website: https://aprilqureshi.com

    April Qureshi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-qureshi/

    Read April’s books on Amazon: http://booksbyapril.ca

    Book April to speak at your event: http://aprilspeaks.ca

    April Qureshi’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aprilqureshi

    Transcript available at: LeaderLounge.Community

    Originally broadcast in May 2020 at the Lead From Within Summit

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    17 mins
  • 09 Alan Stevens: The Science and Art of Reading People
    Oct 20 2022

    In today’s episode with Alan Stevens, we’ll explore the science and art of reading faces and the benefits of building communication skills and trust in your relationships, even if you’ve just met someone for the first time.


    00:13 – Introduction

    00:47 – How face reading helps us engage with people on their level thinking and processing information

    05:23 – Alan demonstrates how it works

    04:09 – Assessing traits if you’re starting out

    06:55 – Knowing yourself first

    08:16 – Improve your influence and engagement

    11:32 – How micro expressions would have saved Julius Caesar

    12:42 – People follow people not companies

    14:31 – Building bridges in challenging relationships

    19:05 – The importance of watercooler conversations

    25:02 – Campfire Project

    27:15 – Building bridges with the Men Too movement


    About Alan Stevens


    Alan Stevens is an International Profile and Communications Specialist. He is regularly featured on National TV, Radio and in the World’s Press, profiling the likes of our leading politicians, TV and sports stars as well as Britain’s Royalty.


    The Newcastle Herald describes Alan Stevens as “The Mentalist meets Dr. Phil “ and as "The leading authority in reading faces, globally" by the UK Guardian. He is an authority in reading people; what they are not saying, what they are attempting to conceal and how they are likely to behave in given situations. All of this through recognising the unconsciously leaked indicators of concealment and deceit as well as the indicators of a person’s conscious preferred behaviours and personality.


    He has been a founding board member of a number of charities, Zone Supervisor for the Surf Life Saving Association and Club Captain of Nobbys SLSC. Teaching his skills in the US, Europe and Asia, he has been a guest speaker for the Australian Technical Analysts Association, the National University Singapore and the Option Traders Club of Singapore. He has taught FOREX trading and The Psychology of Trading here and overseas. He also introduced sound & colour therapies in Singapore Schools for students with ADHD. Alan is also a Free Mason, a member of the Hunter Youth Mentoring Collaborative and a past Rotarian.

    Thank you for tuning in to the Leader Lounge Community podcast. If you enjoyed this episode today, be sure to hit follow and share with your friends and community.


    Links to additional resources

    Alan Stevens’s website: https://www.alanstevens.com.au/

    Alan’s free course: How to Persuade and Influence Behaviours of Others

    https://alanstevens.thinkific.com/courses/Free-Course

    Alan Stevens’s podcast: https://www.alanstevens.com.au/media/

    Alan Stevens Speaker Pack: https://www.alanstevens.com.au/speaker-pack/

    Alan Stevens LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/readingfaces/

    FaceProfiler on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FaceProfiler

    FaceProfiler on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/face_profiler/

    FaceProfiler on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingFaces/

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    April Qureshi’s leadership website: https://aprilqureshi.com

    April Qureshi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-qureshi/

    Read April’s books on Amazon: http://booksbyapril.ca

    Book April to speak at your event: http://aprilspeaks.ca

    April Qureshi’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aprilqureshi


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    34 mins
  • 08 Deborah Connors: 5 Ways To Disrupt Your Team And Build Resilience
    Sep 30 2022

    In this episode, we’ll learn from Deborah Connors of Well-Advised Consulting how teams can intentionally disrupt themselves to innovate and reinvent how they work together to change the workplace conversation. and talk with where Deborah helps teams and organizations.

    00:13 – Introduction
    01:09 – Deborah’s personal journey with Parkinson’s disease
    02:49 – Importance of disrupting yourself many times in your life

    04:09 – Complacency is not good for business
    05:20 – Questions to help your team reinvent itself
    06:10 – Social connections at work
    09:14 – 3 things to help people flourish at work
    10:21 – Increasing positivity for creativity and innovation
    12:36 – Practising mindfulness in teams
    14:07 – Hidden powers of personal and professional growth
    15:34 – Prevalence of wellness in organizations
    18:46 – Dr. Barbara Fredrickson and loving kindness research
    19:56 – Guidelines for taking breaks and working from home
    22:27 – Research on the 52-minute work hour

    About Deborah Connors

    Deborah Connors speaks internationally in the workplace and at conferences, both in-person and online. She is a captivating speaker, storyteller and workplace coach. From starting Canada’s first annual conference (The Better Workplace Conference) to authoring “A Better Place to Work: Daily Practices That Transform Culture”, she has distilled the knowledge of hundreds of thought-leaders, combining it with her own leadership experience to provide practical advice on organizational and team practices to create environments that allow for more creativity, innovation, engagement and fun. Deborah teaches leaders to radically shift workplace culture so that people can flourish.

    Thank you for tuning in to the Leader Lounge Community podcast. If you enjoyed this episode today, be sure to hit follow and share with your friends and community.

    Links to additional resources

    Deborah Connors’s website: https://deborahconnors.com

    Read Deborah Connors’s book A Better Place to Work: Daily Practices That Transform Culturehttps://deborahconnors.com/books-news/

    Deborah Connors’s blog: https://deborahconnors.com/blog/

    Deborah Connors’s keynote: https://deborahconnors.com/speaking/

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    April Qureshi’s leadership website: https://aprilqureshi.com

    April Qureshi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-qureshi/

    Read April’s books on Amazon: http://booksbyapril.ca

    Book April to speak at your event: http://aprilspeaks.ca

    April Qureshi’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aprilqureshi

    Originally broadcast in May 2020 during the Lead From Within Global Leadership Summit at the onset of the global pandemic. My purpose for republishing is that the value of the conversations with leading experts from around the globe is still relevant and will continue to be a touchstone for empowering business and community leaders with innovation and compassion during challenging times.


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    25 mins

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