118: Take the Swiss Army Knife of Management from Tania Luna

Tania Luna is the co-founder and chair of LifeLabs Learning and the best-selling author of The Leader Lab: Core Skills to Become a Great Manager Faster. We talk about the making of a great leader, coaching as the most important skill in leadership, and how too much entrepreneurship can be a bad thing.

 

Timestamps

[00:42] Tania's entrepreneurial journey

[02:31] Tania's journey from science to running a business

[03:47] The difference between working in science and running a business

[06:09] Tania's CAMPS management blueprint

[09:07] The making of a great manager

[13:12] The Swiss Army knife of great managers

[16:35] Good leadership is about asking good questions

[17:37] Deblurring: How to turn ambiguous words into clear information

[19:17] The #1 step to leading with impact

[21:07] Why coaching is the most important skill in leadership

[23:58] Coaching is helping people extract wisdom from their own experience

[24:52] Are people born leaders, or can leadership be taught?

[26:55] The surprising truth about leadership

[29:12] Is too much entrepreneurship a bad thing?

[31:35] Parting thoughts 

 

Links and Resources

Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain

Tania's LinkedIn

Lifelabslearning.com

Tanialuna.com

The Leader Lab: Core Skills to Become a Great Manager, Faster by Tania Luna