Journeys of Inspiration
Amos Balongo: Leadership Expert and Speaker
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Journeys of Inspiration is a podcast for leaders making a difference, I believe the Leadership Journey should be as inspirational as the destination. I break down leadership principles and practices into actionable plans that you can apply and make a difference in your business, organization and personally.
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Jan 5, 2021
Straight Talk: Engagement
Our engagements with each other and the covenants we hold close to our hearts are the only way that we are going to find love and happiness. It is through our engagements that we overcome adversity.
Dec 31, 2020
Straight Talk: Energy
We often hear phrases like the Energy to continue, or the Energy to sustain. Both these phrases are valid and mean that we have the power within ourselves to continue reaching for greater heights.
Dec 23, 2020
Straight Talk: Empathy
Emotions can impact those around us in a variety of ways. Empathy is the synthesis that empowers us to share ideas and make them real.
Dec 9, 2020
Straight Talk: Emotional
Our Emotions are the way we show love and compassion. It is our emotions that paint the landscapes of our experiences and guide our imagination to shape and focus our wildest dreams.
Dec 2, 2020
Straight Talk: Worldview
Anyone who is going to help people has to have a worldview. The ability to look beyond themselves. By getting outside of yourself you will discover a lot of great people and some really amazing things happening out there.
Nov 25, 2020
Straight Talk: Unity
Unity is not about being on the same team, Unity is an inside job that begins with you.
Nov 18, 2020
Straight Talk: Success
The secret ingredient to my success and your success is in what we do every single day.
Nov 11, 2020
Straight Talk: Teamwork
Together Everyone Achieves More. It is impossible to achieve success individually. Great leaders are part of successful teams
Nov 4, 2020
Straight Talk: Education
An education can come to you through daily experiences. No matter where you derive your education, it is the single most important thing you can do for yourself.
Aug 24, 2020
Choose Your Leaders Wisely
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
Where do you invest your leadership development time and energy? This is the question organizations have to face in their search for candidates for their next generation of leaders. Will you develop leaders from the inside or bring in new talent from the outside? Our podcast for the week lays out the pros and cons of hiring from the outside versus developing leaders from within the organization.
EPISODE NOTES:
One challenge many organizations face is not knowing who their candidates for the next generation leadership are. Bringing in someone from the outside may put your organizational culture at risk. On the other hand, developing potential from the inside may have more benefits but require more time and energy. Our recent podcast enumerates guide questions that will be helpful in your assessment and evaluation of next generation leaders for your organization. It is a crucial search that will have long term effects on your organization and hence the need to choose wisely is extremely important.
“One thing that crisis reveals is the current strength or lack of strength of the leadership within your organization. A crisis is also a fantastic time to train and develop the next generation of leaders if you have a leadership development mindset.”
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Aug 17, 2020
Overcoming Resistance in Your Team
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
For growth to happen, there must be change. One of your most important responsibilities as a leader is to initiate the changes necessary to keep your organization growing and moving forward. All progress requires change.
EPISODE NOTES:
Not everyone welcomes change. Some people resist change because it entails deviating from the norm and they feel uncertain how the change will affect their lives. The e…
Aug 10, 2020
Developing The Next Generation of Leaders
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
The only thing that is constant in life is change. Every day, we encounter changes in our schedule, in our physical attributes, in our character and even in our leaders. Nothing is permanent. That is why it is imperative for leaders to train and develop the next generation of leaders. It needs to be an evolving process that needs to be practiced by every leader.
EPISODE NOTES:
At some point a leaders…
Aug 3, 2020
Are you Leading or Taking a Walk ?
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
Change agents look for ways to grow and improve themselves, their teams and their businesses. What if you are leading the change and no one on the team is following you?
EPISODE NOTES:
For leaders, there is a difference between leading and walking. Having people follow you is a great sign of leadership. However, there are leaders who fail to have their people follow their lead. These kinds of leaders…
Jul 27, 2020
What is your Perspective of the Pandemic ?
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE NOTES:
With the Coronavirus pandemic, we are not in control, however, we can be if we want to. How? by focusing on the things that we can control, it starts with you. Stop worrying about what happened or is happening. Instead start thinking about what is now possible because of what has happened. Move from desiring an optimal situation to finding what is possible.
With the right perspective, you can rise above…
Jul 17, 2020
Success is a Choice
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
Jun 16, 2020
A leaders Responsibility To Change
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
The only permanent thing in this world is change. Whether we like it or not, it is bound to happen. An immense responsibility lies on a leader's shoulders when change is happening. This week’s episode focuses on how leaders must respond to change.
EPISODE NOTES:
Life is full of changes. Sometimes change happens by choice, there are times change come as a surprise. When change happens, leaders are ex…
Jun 8, 2020
Leading Through a Crisis
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
Crisis will always be a part of leadership. There will always be a time when one’s leadership will be put to a test. It is in how a leader handles a crisis that can best describe the strength of their leadership. A good leader can see a crisis happen and mitigate it before it impacts them.
EPISODE NOTES:
When a crisis strikes, the first plan of action is to identify the root cause of it. Every leade…
Jun 5, 2020
Straight Talk: Excuses
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
Everyone has the ability to succeed in life. Success is a choice and it offers no excuses. Do not let your if’s and but’s dampen your journey to success. No feat is difficult to achieve to the one who braves the journey and does not let excuses be roadblocks along the way.
EPISODE NOTES:
Successful people succeed because they refuse to make excuses. One of the biggest hindrances of success is peop…
Jun 1, 2020
Are you on a Winning Team ?
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
To win means hard work. Winning makes you alive. It is like a light that ignites the fire within you. Every win is a rebirth. When one experiences victory, it uplifts your spirits and encourages you to push harder and work towards the next level of success.
EPISODE NOTES:
Winning is never accidental. It is intentional. It happens because you desired for it and worked hard to achieve it. To win involve…
May 29, 2020
Straight Talk: Empowerment
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
We all have the innate ability to make a difference in other people’s lives. Using that skill to lift other people up and help them achieve their life goals is what you call empowerment. Empowerment can also come from within. It’s when you feel the adrenalin of enthusiasm that pushes you to reach forward and achieve a goal.
EPISODE NOTES:
One of the secrets to success is empowerment. Empowerment b…
May 25, 2020
Leading Through Change
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
Leaders are the ones with enough influence to make a change. Great skill is required to make change happen. There are two important factors to consider in working towards change - identify what needs to be changed and second are the people that will make the change happen.
EPISODE NOTES:
Most people do not like change. Change involves a lot of adjustments and veering from the usual environment. Howeve…
May 22, 2020
Straight Talk: Dependable
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
The greatest comfort anyone can have is knowing that at any time, there will always be someone or somewhere or something to turn to in times of need. This provides a feeling of peace and comfort knowing that under any circumstance, should the tides turn against you, you have someone or something that will comfort you and help you find peace amidst chaos. This is “dependable.”
EPISODE NOTES:
Peace…
May 18, 2020
Using Time Wisely
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
The episode focuses on the value of time. Oftentimes, people complain that one of their biggest issues is not having enough time to do everything they have on their plates. However, the real problem does not lie on the lack of time but in effectively making use of the time we all have.
EPISODE NOTES:
One of the few things we all equally have is, time. We are all accorded 24 hours a day at our disposal…
May 15, 2020
Straight Talk: Decisions
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
Everyday we make decisions. Some are simple, some are complex. No matter how big or small these decisions are, the important factor is we take a stand and make a choice. The decisions we make will always be part of our life story.
EPISODE NOTES:
In our everyday lives, we make an infinite amount of decisions. What to eat, what to wear, where to go, these all require decision-making. Decisions as we mak…
May 11, 2020
The Advantage of Thinking
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
One of the most important qualities of a leader is being a fast thinker. In any circumstance, an effective leader must immediately come up with a plan of action to be able to address a problem and resolve it at the soonest possible time. The level of thinking must be higher than the particular problem. The key, apart from thinking, is putting action to one’s thoughts. Whatever ideas or plans a leader…
May 8, 2020
Straight Talk: Coaching
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
The most common notion people have when they hear the word “coaching” is always associated with sports. However, coaching may also be referred to as a leadership ability to inspire others to pursue a course of action and bring out the very best of themselves. The idea of coaching comes from the sentiment of try and try and try again. It is an investment in someone or something.
EPISODE NOTES:
Coa…
May 4, 2020
Are you Communicating ?
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
The leadership of a person, can and will never be effective without proper communication. Communication is the key to the fulfillment of an organization’s plans and goals. It is not enough to simply relay the message. There is a fine line between information and communication. For information to be a communication, leaders must act and live out their message - walk the talk.
EPISODE NOTES:
Leaders w…
May 1, 2020
Straight Talk: Character
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
What is your true character? How well do you know yourself? Character is who we really are. Our character is formed from what we do and say. It is foundational to our actions. All our actions and what we say are built around character. It is our character traits that will help us build for a better future.
EPISODE NOTES:
The true test to a person’s character is revealed when he is faced with a crisi…
Apr 27, 2020
The Passion Thermometer
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
We are all passionate about something. However, being passionate about something is not enough. One has to know the intensity of that passion. It is in knowing how much you desire something that can lead us to success, to making the passion a dream, and that dream a reality.
EPISODE NOTES:
Passion is the starting point of all our achievements. We continually pursue what we are doing because in additio…
Apr 24, 2020
Straight Talk: Change
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
The only permanent thing in this world is change. The question is do we desire to change for the better or for worse? The changes that happen in our lives are determined by how we live our lives. Live a positive life and expect positive changes to happen in your life.
EPISODE NOTES:
Life does not allow us to stay the same. The reality of life is we are going to change. We continuously grow and as we g…
Apr 20, 2020
Growing Yourself and Growing Others
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
The key to being an effective leader is growth. Leaders do not grow in a day, they grow every day. People experience growth in different ways. Others grow as a result of being part of a team, others grow based on their personal experiences, while others happen to be at the right place at the right time and thus as a result they experience growth. When leaders grow, they do not just grow as individuals.…
Apr 14, 2020
Leadership is Action
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
A true leader is not a leader of words but a leader of action. Leadership is action. They do not simply talk about what they want to happen, they find a way to make it happen. A leader has to be intentional. You need to have a plan and take steps to turn that plan into reality by acting on it.
EPISODE NOTES:
In this episode, Amos defines the real essence of leadership. A leader must be a person of act…
Apr 14, 2020
Assembling a Dream Team
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
Putting together a dream team can be a daunting task. There are several factors to consider in ensuring that the members of your team are in sync with one another. One of the most important factors is putting together not simply like-minded people but more importantly like-valued people. Apart from the skills, what needs to be similar are the values they share. This is a key element in making the team s…
Apr 14, 2020
Achieving Your Dreams
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with companies, corporations, non profit organizations, and the United States Government equipping them with strategies to develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
If there is one thing every person on this planet has access to, it is “dreams.” To dream is free, but the path to the fulfillment of that dream is the tough act to follow. Most of the time the struggle is real, resulting in a person’s hopes and dreams dying during the journey. Amos Balongo wants us to keep our dreams alive as he journeys with us towards the fulfillment of our field of dreams.
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Apr 10, 2020
The Four Pillars Of Leadership : Simplifying Leadership
Executive Leadership Coach, Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer, Amos Balongo takes you on a leadership journey for leaders making a difference. Amos believes that every individual deserves to be equipped with effective leadership tools as they journey their way to success. He believes that leaders should constantly grow and learn to equip themselves with the skills necessary for leadership. Amos consults with various organizations including the United States Government and helps them develop their leadership potential.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
What makes a good leader? Some are born leaders however many leaders are developed. With the proper equipping of knowledge and skills, anyone can be a leader. Our goal is to bring out the best in you and unleash your full potential to be the leader you never thought you could be.
EPISODE NOTES:
In the first episode of Journeys of Inspiration, Amos tackles what leadership is all about. He explains the four pillars that are a basis for any lead…