Tanya Lauer and Renita Alexander on Leading Yourself First and Loving Your People

Renita Alexander spent 26 years in the Air Force and retired as a colonel, and she carries one axiom with her into every coaching conversation: take care of the people and the people will take care of the mission. Tanya Lauer left a 20 year corporate career because she saw how often businesses ignore the people side of the work, and she now runs a CEO peer group for Vistage in the Denver area. In this conversation with Greg Aden, they talk about self awareness as a strategic advantage, listening with the intent to understand instead of the intent to respond, and why curiosity keeps a leader agile. They also get practical about time, from prioritization exercises that clear a plate to Renita's Sunday night habit of putting the big rocks on the calendar first, including her daughter, while serving as a single parent and a commander.

Tanya Lauer, Executive Coach, Vistage. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-l-lauer and https://www.riseabovethetreeline.com

Renita Alexander, 26 year officer of the United States Air Force. https://linkedin.com/in/renita-alexander

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