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Welcome to
The Gracious Leader Podcast
Conversations with Doris Young Boyer

The mission of this podcast is for you to hear from experts on the power of graciousness to help you create the life you want and lead others to do the same.

You will learn techniques and solutions to transform awkward situations, insights to create and sustain relationships, solutions that develop collaborative cultures, and proven methods to lead with grace, poise and power.

The benefit of this knowledge is improved relationships at work, at home and in communities.

In the episode, “Lessons Learned from Drinking the CEO’s wine”, I share my story of the impact of my encounter with a gracious leader. Over time, this encounter influenced my leadership style.

Join the conversation. I look forward to spending time with you.

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Episodes

Networking with Intention and Grace with Patti DeNucci

Dec 5, 2021

Patti DeNucci specializes in teaching smart professionals how to attract and enjoy more meaningful and rewarding conversations, connections and relationships. She is an author, speaker, facilitator and consultant. Her tagline is “Live, Work and Connect at a higher level™". Patti’s current book is titled” THE INTENTIONAL NETWORKER”. Her new book, “IT’S MORE THAN JUST TALK”, will be published in the Spring of 2022.

www.PattiDenucci.com

34 mins

How to Offer Support During Grief and Loss with Grace and Skill

Nov 14 2021

Grief and Loss affect all of us, in our own lives, through the lives of family and close friends as well as through our colleagues in the workplace. As leaders, we want to be gracious and prepared for the bereaved employee as well as our team. This podcast will give strategies to help overcome the awkwardness and offer support with grace and skill.

19 mins

Ethics or Etiquette: Which Is More Important? - Part 2

Oct 17 2021

This is part two of my interview with Dr. Bruce Weinstein, The Ethics Guy®, who inspires leaders ‘to do the right thing every time”. Bruce says “High Character Leadership is the key to success”. Bruce writes a regular column on ethical leadership for Forbes magazine online. His books include “Ethical Intelligence” and “The Good Ones: Ten Crucial Qualities of High Character Employees”. His book for kids is titled “Is it still Cheating if I Don’t Get Caught?”. You can receive a free ebook “How to Reclaim the Lost Art of Thank You Notes” by going to Bruce’s website TheEthicsGuy.com.

13 mins

Ethics or Etiquette: Which Is More Important?

Oct 10 2021

The guest today is Dr. Bruce Weinstein, The Ethics Guy®, who inspires leaders ‘to do the right thing every time”. Bruce says “High Character Leadership is the key to success”. Bruce writes a regular column on ethical leadership for Forbes magazine online. His books include “Ethical Intelligence” and “The Good Ones: Ten Crucial Qualities of High Character Employees”. His book for kids is titled “Is it still Cheating if I Don’t Get Caught?”. You can receive a free ebook “How to Reclaim the Lost Art of Thank You Notes” by going to Bruce’s website TheEthicsGuy.com.

27 mins

Leading by Personal Influence instead of Power of Position - Part 2

Oct 3 2021

Our guest today is Hugh Ballou, Founder and President of Synervision Leadership Foundation. Hugh was an orchestra conductor for more than 40 years. He teaches lessons from conducting an orchestra that can be applied to leading teams in organizations. Hugh states that an organization’s culture is a reflection of the leader and responds like an orchestra to the subtle nuances of the conductor. Hugh will talk about myths we tell ourselves about power, how to think like a conductor and four top leadership principles.

Website: www.HughBallou.com
LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/hballou
Forbes.com: What a music conductor knows about leadership- Hugh Ballou

29 mins

Leading by Personal Influence instead of Power of Position

Sep 24 2021

Our guest today is Hugh Ballou, Founder and President of Synervision Leadership Foundation. Hugh was an orchestra conductor for more than 40 years. He teaches lessons from conducting an orchestra that can be applied to leading teams in organizations. Hugh states that an organization’s culture is a reflection of the leader and responds like an orchestra to the subtle nuances of the conductor. Hugh talks about myths we tell ourselves about power, how to think like a conductor and four top leadership principles.

Website: www.HughBallou.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hballou
Forbes.com: What a music conductor knows about leadership- Hugh Ballou
28 mins