How have you chosen who you want to work with? Whether you were starting out in your first job or establishing a new business partnership, what indicators did you use to select the team that you wanted to be a part of?

Bill Forsyth and Bolu Johnson share their strategies formaking these decisions in the latest episode of Real Talk: Leadership Lessons from the Field.

We discuss the importance of choosing the right people towork with and the value of a growth mindset to enable you to learn as much as possible from others.

We also consider the balance needed between a leader's role in establishing the vision for an organization and the importance of remaining flexible and including knowledge and input from others on your path to reaching your goals.

Take a listen to hear about these topics and more. Manythanks to Bill and Bolu for their thoughtful insights!

Have you ever wondered how leaders sift through the competing demands on their time and decide where to focus?

Or how they make decisions, even when they don't have asmuch information as they would like?

In the latest episode of Real Talk: Leadership Lessons fromthe Field, we cover these topics plus how to fail with grace, when leaders should trust their instincts (spoiler alert – the answer is always!), and more.

Many thanks to Kent Barnett, CEO of Performativ and serial entrepreneur, and to Chanita Jones, who is a Teacher, Leader and new entrepreneur, for sharing their time and insights in this compelling conversation.

In this episode of Real Talk: Leadership Lessons from the Field, I am pleased to introduce cohost Yadira Estrada, a research fellow in the Psychology department at the University of Pittsburgh, and our special guest Taal Hasak-Lowy, the Executive Director of Friends of the Children.

Yadira is in the process of exploring her career path and choosing her next step, a critical point that so many of us have experienced. Our conversation explored various avenues for achieving her goals and how she can frame her options and consider her next step.

Yadira brought up her quest to balance confidence and humility, and Taal challenged her to be bold and openly share the unique skills she brings to her workplace without selling herself short.

We had a rich discussion about the value of providing honest feedback in the workplace and how to know if you are in a safe setting where counterpoints and new ideas can be shared. Taal and I shared strategies we have used to giveand receive feedback in ways that can enrich organizations.

Watch or listen to learn about the above topics plus Yadira's hopes for her career and Taal’s strategy for countering the negative voice in your head and enhancing the positive voice.