About Christian Muntean:

Christian Muntean is an advisor to owners, executives, and boards. As the founder of Vantage Consulting, Christian has empowered owners and executives of small and medium-sized businesses to boost their top-line revenues by over $500 million. Even more valuable, they’ve achieved this while expanding their bottom-line margins and reclaiming precious time for their loved ones and passions. He is also an author. His most recent book, “Train to Lead,” is a tested and proven 90-day leadership development guide built on athletic training principles.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Christian Muntean discuss:

• Structured approaches to leadership development
• Applying athletic training principles to leadership
• Effective conflict management in leadership
• Building sustainable leadership habits and preventing burnout
• Measuring leadership success through stakeholder perception

Key Takeaways:

• Leadership development should follow a structured and sequenced approach, similar to athletic training, rather than a random collection of skills and concepts.
• Conflict resolution is not just about interpersonal skills but often stems from organizational culture and structural issues, which must be addressed first.
• Leaders should focus on managing their energy rather than just time, incorporating recovery and pacing to avoid burnout and maximize performance.
• Leadership success should be measured by stakeholder perception and ongoing feedback rather than just business results or internal self-assessment.

“Leadership is not so much a skill, it’s who you are, and if you want to be an effective leader, you have to really build yourself as a person.” — Christian Muntean

Connect with Christian Muntean:  

Website: https://www.christianmuntean.com/

Email: christian@christianmuntean.com

Book: Train to Lead: https://www.christianmuntean.com/exclusive-sneak-peek-train-to-lead-where-fitness-meets-leadership/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianmuntean/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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