The Blueprint for Leadership Success: Delegation, Coaching, and Influence with Julie Menden

By Andy Storch | February 27, 2024

97% of people, leaders and organizations believe that resiliency is important, but only about 46% believe that their organization is resilient

In the Talent Development Think Tank episode featuring Julie Menden, we uncovered several strategies that can pave the way to leadership success.
Here's a blueprint:

Embrace Delegation

Leadership is not about doing all the work yourself; it's about channeling the strengths of your team. During the episode, Julie and Andy underscore the importance of delegating tasks. Effective leaders entrust tasks and responsibilities, enabling team members to grow their skills and contributing to the overall success.

Invest in Coaching

Julie's journey from talent development in a Fortune 500 company to running her coaching business demonstrates the transformative power of coaching. Menden recommends incorporating coaching into leadership, which involves enhancing your team's problem-solving abilities, questioning skills and fostering an environment that acknowledges achievements.

Build Your Influence

Mindset and personal brand are integral to influence. Just as Julie shared her experience of the transformative nature of the firewalk at a Tony Robbins event, leaders should seek experiences that challenge and grow their mindset. Cultivating a strong personal brand, clear communication, and the ability of acknowledgment fosters trust and influence within the team.

Focus on Mindset

Mindset is pivotal for personal and professional growth. Julie applies mindset strategies in her coaching and emphasizes the importance of strengthening one's mental fitness to overcome challenges and inspire growth.

Prioritize Self-Awareness

Leaders should be introspective and aware of their own behavior. As Julie outlined in her career path, self-awareness and understanding of interpersonal dynamics can lead to stellar career growth. Intrapersonal development can be as crucial as mastering strategy and frameworks.

Develop Presence

Lastly, the concept of presence in leadership was highlighted. Presence isn't just about physical energy; it's about non-verbal cues, word choice, and how you show up in every interaction. Even with remote work, efforts to engage and convey presence are key.
Julie Menden's career progression and the insights she shares offer a comprehensive framework for leadership success. Implementing this blueprint can facilitate a journey of impactful leadership, improved team dynamics, and professional growth.

Be sure to listen to the full episode on the Talent Development Think Tank Podcast!

Julie Menden is the CEO & Founder of Julie Menden, LLC. a boutique coaching and training company offering Executive & High performance coaching, leadership development, Speaking mentorship, and Keynote speaking. As a Speaker, author, facilitator, and life-long learner, Julie is on a mission to help others to realize what they are fully capable of by stepping into their high-impact leadership and powerfully owning and using their voice to achieve the results they want. Julie was a contributing author in the book “Peak Performance: Mindset Tools For Leaders”, is the host of the “It Starts With You” Podcast, and is featured in a variety of publications such as Forbes, Authority Magazine, Thrive Global, and more. After doing the “fire walk” at a Tony Robbins event, Julie realized just how much we are capable of when we put our minds to it, and wants to help others realize what is possible.

Julie Menden
Julie Menden

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About Andy Storch

Andy Storch is an author, consultant, coach, speaker and facilitator on a mission to get the most out of life and inspire others to do the same. He is the author of the book, Own Your Career Own Your Life, which is designed to help professionals stop drifting and take control of their futures. Andy is also the host of three podcasts, including The Talent Development Hot Seat; Own Your Career; and My NFT Journey. He is the co-founder and host of The Talent Development Think Tank Conference and Community as well as the host of the Talent Development Virtual Summit. Andy has consulted and taught strategy, sales, leadership, finance, and innovation to business leaders all over the world including companies like Salesforce.com, Oracle, Google, Toyota, State Farm, Red Bull, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, HP, Sony, Cisco, Tiffany & Co and others. Andy holds an MBA from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business where he served as President of the MBA program and a BS from the University of Florida (Go Gators!) His purpose is to love and support his family and to impact the world by inspiring people to stop drifting, take control and live life with Intention. He is a husband and father of two kids and lives in Orlando, Florida, USA.