Keywords - Resilience - Leadership - Self-awareness - Engagement - Emotional Intelligence - Bad Bosses

In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Rob Kalwarowsky, a TEDx speaker and the co-host of the Leadership Launchpad Project, discusses his experience with bad bosses and the impact it had on his mental health. Rob shares how he overcame depression and launched a career in leadership coaching.

Before transitioning into leadership coaching and speaking, Rob spent over 10 years as an engineer within mining, oil pipelines, and consulting in heavy industry. He was also a 3-time Academic All-American in NCAA Water Polo and played on the U18 Canadian National Water Polo team. Now he uses a combination of high-performance coaching, technology, and analytics to build winning teams and help leaders achieve their goals.

Main topics

The negative effects of toxic bosses on company performance and employee well-being
The qualities a manager needs to build engagement
Employee engagement as a measure of good leadership
How work can provide meaning and purpose
Mindset, self-awareness, and the importance of self-management
Internal and external awareness
The need for emotional intelligence in leadership
Resources for dealing with bad bosses
Internal family systems and how it breaks down the internal world into parts or masks.

Timestamps

1: Introductions - 00:02 - 02:29

2: The Importance of Deep Work - 02.30 - 05:19

3: Self-Awareness as the Key Leadership Skill - 05.20 - 07:22

4: The Link Between Leadership and Engagement - 7.23 - 09:10

5: The Role of Managers in Building Engagement - 09.11 - 12:51

6: Leveraging Strengths and Purpose in Leadership - 12.53 - 18:01

7: Emotional Intelligence and Relational Intelligence - 18.02 - 23.02

8: Conclusion and Further Resources - 23.03 - 26.43

Action items

Listen to Rob's "Leadership Launchpad Project" podcast.
Visit the website howtodealboss.com to access a free eBook on dealing with a bad boss. Use the code "resilience" to get $50 off the program offered on the website.
Check out the Rob's Elite Performance site

Rob Kalwarowsky - Self-awareness. The number one leadership skill?

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