We’re excited to welcome Suzie Bishop, Vice President of Product Development at the Center for Leadership Studies and member of the Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches community. In this episode, Suzie shares how the timeless model of Situational Leadership is being reimagined for today’s workplace—and why trust, adaptability, and honest feedback loops are essential for thriving teams. From her early mentors to her current work co-authoring two major leadership books (yes, two!), Suzie brings clarity, humility, and real-world wisdom to the conversation. What You’ll Learn: Why flexible leadership beats fixed style The four performance readiness levels and how to spot them What over-leading and under-leading actually look like How the model helps navigate change, build culture, and drive results How feedback and dialogue power effective leadership Resources & Links: Connect with Suzie on LinkedIn: / suzie-bishop Learn more about Situational Leadership®: https://situational.com Follow the Center for Leadership Studies for updates on Suzie’s upcoming books
Change feels constant these days and that can quickly lead to anxiety, stress and burnout, causing a decline in engagement and performance. In this video, Chris McLean explains how leaders can help their teams avoid burnout through open communication.
Starting a new job can feel a lot like the first day of school, but leaders can help ease that transition for new team members. In this video, Sharon Andrews reveals tips that will help leaders support new team members, set them up for success and put them on the path to autonomy.
Effective communication in the workplace sounds simple—until you’re leading a team. Between time zones, tech hiccups, endless emails, and message overload, even the best leaders can struggle to get it right. In this video, Chris McLean breaks down ways effective strategies to help leaders be more intentional in their communication.
Trust is the key ingredient to any good relationship, but giving and receiving trust openly doesn’t happen overnight. In this video, Suzie Bishop explains how leaders can lean into their Referent Power to build trust and preserve it.
Everyone has a leadership brand, whether it’s positive or negative. It’s based on how others interpret your behaviors and intentions. In this video, Suzie Bishop shares tips to help you begin crafting a compelling leadership brand.
Stay interviews are often used as an employee retention tool as they allow leaders to proactively to engage with employees, identify their needs and motivations, and address any concerns or difficulties before it’s too late. In this video, Sharon Andrews reveals five steps you can take to conduct stay interviews that build trust and get ahead of disengagement.
Team meetings provide valuable opportunities for connection, collaboration, planning and innovation. But multitaskers and talkers can make it difficult to keep your team meetings on track and make the most of your time together. In this video, Suzie Bishop shares strategies for paying attention to and refocusing these common derailers.
We all have a leadership brand that reflects how others interpret our behaviors and intentions. A leader’s ability to effectively influence through an impactful leadership brand is vital for a thriving workplace. In this video, Sharon Andrews shares some insightful prompts to help your get started on a compelling leadership brand.
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