EPIC Library - Ask the Expert Corcast Episodes
Month 1
Communicating with Intention - DISC and Driving Forces
Intentional Communication with DISC
Kicking off the EPIC journey, DISC centers on building self-awareness through the DISC and Driving Forces assessment—a powerful tool for understanding personal communication styles and how they interact with others. You will learn how to recognize and adapt to different DISC styles, reduce friction, and strengthen trust. By applying these insights to real-world conversations, they’ll begin to turn everyday interactions into opportunities for clarity, collaboration, and connection.
Listen to the DISC Corcast Episode:
Refer back to this DISC Clue Sheet throughout the EPIC Program
Month 2
Transitioning from a Problem to a Solutions Mindset
Shifting from Problem to Solution
We all know that great leadership isn't about reacting - it's about responding with clarity and confidence. But how often do you find yourself caught in stress, frustration, or self-doubt? Reactivity to Resilience will help you recognize when you're triggered, understand your DISC-driven stress responses, and apply proven techniques to shift from reactive to resilient.
Listen to the Reactive to Resilient Corcast Episode:
Read through the Many Faces of Victim, Persecutor, and Rescuer:
Month 3
Thinking with Intention - VIPE
A Leader's Guide to Getting More, Fresh, High Qualitry Ideas from Their Teams
Thinking with Intention challenges participants to elevate their strategic thinking by understanding how their natural strengths—and blind spots—impact team innovation. Using the VIPE model (Vision, Inclusion, Process, and Execution), they’ll assess their preferred thinking roles and how those influence decision-making and collaboration. Paired with insights from A Leader’s Guide to Getting More, Fresh, High Quality Ideas, participants will discover practical ways to foster creativity, avoid common thinking traps, and unlock better outcomes through intentional thought leadership.
Listen to the Corcast Episode:
Read the executive summary of A Leader's Guide to Getting More, Fresh, High Quality Ideas:
Month 4 - Managing Priorities with Intention
Time Mastery 2.0
Time Mastery 2.0
Managing Priorities with Intention - you'll take a deep dive into how you use your time—versus how you intend to use it. Grounded in the Time Mastery: 7 Simple Steps for Richer Outcomes framework, and Time Mastery 2.0, you’ll explore how to align daily actions with higher-level priorities. Through reflection and practical tools, this session helps you identify time wasters, clarify outcomes over tasks, and design a rhythm of work that drives meaningful progress—without burning out.
Listen to the Time Mastery 2.0 Corcast Episode:
Read Time Mastery 2.0:
Month 5
Building Trust with Intention - Conversational Intelligence
Conversational Intelligence
In Month 5 of the EPIC Leadership Program- we'll explore how trust is built—or broken—through everyday interactions. You’ll examine the six key elements of trust: time, reliability, sincerity, competency, involvement, and standards—and how each one contributes to credibility and connection. Using the three levels of Conversational Intelligence®—transactional, positional, and transformational—you will learn how to shift conversations from simple exchanges to deeper, trust-building dialogue that strengthens team cohesion and performance.
Listen to the CIQ Corcast Episode:
3 Levels of Conversation: