Krister Ungerböck is a leadership keynote speaker, CEO Coach, and global expert in The Language of Leadership. Prior to retiring at age 42, Krister was the award-winning CEO of one of the largest family-owned software companies in the world. His expertise in the Language of Leadership is based upon his unique experience as a global CEO leading teams in three languages while observing and doing business with executives in over 40 countries, building businesses in six and living in three.
As a corporate keynote speaker, Krister is passionate about sharing the secrets that his team used to win 5 consecutive Top Workplace awards and achieve remarkable employee engagement levels of 99.3%. His brand new book is, The Language of Leadership: Words to Transform How We Lead, Live and Love.
Top Takeaways: The Language of Leadership with Krister Ungerbock
- Stop reading HBR and tons of business books and figure what Are YOU Missing as a leader
- Balancing professional success with personal success
- Leadership in relationships – taking the best practices in business and personal relationships to create a lasting business
- Many successful businesses are made up of people who have worked successfully together for a long time
- Practical fill-in the blank phrases to speak the language of leadership differently than what we have previously learned
- The Language of Leadership drives increased commitment, emotional connection and growth both personally and professional
- Perspective shift occurs in learning a new language of leadership
- Drop the “should” just tell people what you want from them –
- Applying the same tactics, you would in learning a new language when you “learn the language of leadership”
- Heart in the right place but the words are not –
- Difference between the Language of Leadership and the Language of Management
- Lead with Expertise – lead with solutions (Ego boost but also becomes addictive to having the answer)
- Good for those employees who are not progressive and engaged
- The one’s who do not like this style are pushed away or repelled because they want to be a contributor
- Questions lead and answers follow – Are you leading with questions or are you following with answers?
- The difference between leading questions and leading WITH questions
- Asking questions is not about leading people to my solutions it is about leading people to THEIR solutions
- Ask questions you don’t know the answer to
- Make sure all your questions start with WHAT or HOW
- Check your ego and allow yourself to be taught
- Surround yourself with people who are smarter to help us grow as leaders
- Let go of your need to be right
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Learning From Leaders:
Current Book: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, 3rd Edition: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Leadership Superpower: Language
Motivational Mantra:
[shareable cite=”Marshall Rosenberg”]Listen not for people’s words; listen for their needs[/shareable]
Book Most Often Gifted: 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire by Paul Falcone
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