HOST

Matt Poepsel, PhD

Vice President & Godfather of Talent Optimization

GUEST

Daphne B. Latimore

Author, The Leadership Trilogy

In this episode, Matt Poepsel sits down with Daphne to discuss The Leadership Trilogy, a three-book collection designed to help leaders at every level lead with clarity and confidence. They explore the critical shift from “tasking” to “coaching,” empowering a stressed team through simple changes in conversation, and commanding executive presence regardless of one’s official title. 

 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • The Coaching Mindset: How to move beyond task-checking & spark real growth
  • Getting employees to buy-in by connecting daily work to the big picture
  • Commanding a room and building credibility, title or no title
  • Helping everyone understand the way the business actually works

 

Highlights:
(00:00) What Coaching Really Means

(00:49) Meet Daphne B. Latimore

(02:01) The employee journey as an ecosystem

(07:16) Relate and equate

(12:46) Behavior as the driver of culture

(16:03) Coaching mindset for managers

(23:13) Demystifying executive presence

(23:26) Leading without a title

 

Resources:

Follow Daphne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daphneblatimore/

Daphne’s website: https://dblatimore.com/

 

Follow Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattpoepsel/

 

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