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Lead From Here
by Lead From Here
Helping people lead from where they are with tactical leadership snippets three days a week!
Episodes
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Stop Training Prompts. Start Training Judgment. - Episode #130
Everyone's learning prompt engineering. Almost nobody's learning the skill that actually matters: judgment. In this episode, I break down why prompt skills have a short shelf life, why the best prompt won't save you if you don't know what good looks like, and how to develop the thinking that AI...
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Building Trust Through Skip Levels (Not Just Gathering Intel) - Episode #129
Skip levels aren't about gathering intel. They're about building trust two levels down - and that trust compounds over time. If your only goal is information extraction, people will figure it out fast. In this episode, I break down how to run skip levels that build relationships instead of…
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Hard Isn't Inherently Bad - Episode #128
Hard isn't the problem. Avoiding it is. Here's how leaders get this wrong - in both directions. Somewhere along the way, we started treating discomfort like a warning sign instead of evidence that we're doing something that matters. In this episode, I break down why hard is part of the job, how…
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The 1:1 That Made Them Stay (And the One That Made Them Leave) - Episode 127
Your 1:1s are either keeping people or pushing them out the door. Here's how to make those 30 minutes actually count. Most managers treat 1:1s like status updates. Meanwhile, their direct reports are deciding whether to stay or start job searching. In this episode, I break down what separates the...
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The Trap of Transparency - Episode 126
Transparency can backfire. Here's how to know when honesty helps - and when it makes everything worse.Everyone tells leaders to be transparent. But there's a line between building trust and creating anxiety, and most leaders don't know where it is.In this episode, I break down the transparency…
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The Human Skills AI Can't Replace - Episode 125
Everyone's chasing AI fluency. The leaders who'll win are the ones doubling down on what AI can't do.AI can generate answers faster than you ever will, but it can't tell you if that answer is right for this moment, this team, this context. The more AI handles routine work, the more your value...
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Your High Performers Don't Want to Be Managed - Episode 124
Your high performers don't want to be managed. They want autonomy, flexibility, and to be left alone. But you still need to develop them, give feedback, and keep them engaged. Here's the new playbook.In this episode, I break down why high performers resist management, what they actually need from...
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Say Less, Be Heard More - Episode 123
Your team is drowning in Slack messages, all-hands recordings, and update emails. They're more informed than ever and somehow still confused. Here's why more communication is making things worse - and what actually creates clarity.In this episode, I break down why over-communicating backfires…
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Leading Through the Pivot (Again) - Episode 122
Your company pivoted again. Your team is exhausted from whiplash. The problem isn't change. It's constant change without recovery time. And when you try to rally the troops, they see through it. They know this is the fourth pivot this year. Your enthusiasm feels dishonest. Here's what I learned:...
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Why Your Job Search Feels So Heavy - Episode 121
You're not just looking for a job. You're mourning an identity, a team, a future you thought you had.I don't see enough people talking about this.Everyone gives you tactics. Update your resume. Optimize LinkedIn. Network harder. But nobody acknowledges you're grieving while doing all of it.And…
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Avoid the DOOM LOOP as a Leader - Episode 120
To maintain a clear mind and make the best decisions daily, it's essential to avoid the doom loop. This involves recognizing negative thought patterns and breaking free from them to foster a more positive and productive mindset.
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Leadership Has Change - Episode #119
I haven't posted in a while.Not because I had nothing to say, but because I felt like I was missing the plot.Leadership content (including mine) was teaching the same 2015 playbook. But the world of work has fundamentally changed.So I took a step back to rethink what actually matters in 2025.Then…
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When Difficult Conversations Go Bad | Lead From Here #118
Difficult conversations are the worst part of leadership, but they are also the most important conversations you will have in your career. It's imperative that you do your best to make the conversation as effective and helpful as possible to the person on the receiving end. That sounds pretty...
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Be Vulnerable with Your People | Lead From Here #117
I received an email from a leader that was asking how he could "fix his team". They are struggling with missing deadlines, complaining/fighting, poor quality and just generally not running as efficiently as he would like. In that email he also let me know how he approaches the team and it…
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Why is Integrity So Important in Leadership? | Lead From Here #116
Integrity is a word people throw around a great deal. A good number of those people that utilize don't live the definition which is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. The foundation of the channel's thesis is to have healthy, effective teams over a long period of…
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When You Fall Short as a Leader | Lead From Here #115
Every single person on this planet fails at some point in their life, most of us, at many points. I personally fell short last week and missed a video upload on Friday. My lack of preparedness allowed life to get in the way. I have switched up my game plan to adjust for it going forward and will…
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Leadership is NOT a Solo Venture | Lead From Here #114
I am sure you have heard the saying "It takes a village". Most people use it in reference to raising kids, but the concept applies in countless other scenarios, like, leadership. Leadership is not a solo venture. In the last few weeks I have noticed how much I rely on my peers in leadership,...
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Remembering Your Why in Your Daily Interactions | Lead From Here #113
Start with Understanding Your Why as a Leader: https://youtu.be/ehqKBdENcDI Your why isn't just something you write down in a notebook or hang on a wall. It's to be used, every single day in your interactions. No one is perfect, you will have bad days and say things you wish you could take back.…
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Start with Understanding Your Why as a Leader | Lead From Here #112
Money isn't the key to happiness, once you have hit a certain level of security. So if you chase money, without a strong why, then you can put yourself in a bad spot. In this video, I talk about my own why, why it's important to have a why and how you can evaluate your why, year over year. I hope...
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Leaders, Don't Chase the Money! | Lead From Here #111
Too often I hear people say the reason they want to get into leadership is the money. You will always be paid your worth to the company you work for, even if it's your own. The key is to understand that regardless of your title, finding something you are good at and can find passion in, will...
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Collecting Data Manually VS Automatically | Lead From Here #110
In previous videos we have talked about the importance of using data to Lead. Whether that is to make the case for more resources, for someone to get promoted/fired or to make a case for a pivot in strategy...Data is the key to unlocking the things you need. What I see happen a lot with Leaders…
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Rest & Recovery Are Important Practices | Lead From Here #109
Always remember to push yourself, but never forget to take care of yourself. The best way to do that is to make sure that you take time to rest and recover. These two things aren't talked about enough in today's culture (although it's getting better), they are an afterthought more often than not.…
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Your Life, Career & Success Are Not a Straight Line | Lead From Here #108
After 7 episodes in a row of Time Management and talking through all the ways to build the perfect plan and schedule, all while being super effective. The reality is, that these are all incredible things to strive for and I would highly recommend pushing yourself to embrace these things as often…
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How I Manage My Time as a Leader | Essential Time Management Toolkit - Part 7 | Lead From Here #107
Now that we have covered the top 5 time management techniques, I wanted to wrap up this series by talking you through how I manage my own time on a daily basis. This will be as detailed as I can make it without giving away information I am not allowed to. As I worked my way through those 5 time...
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The Pareto Principle | Essential Time Management Toolkit - Part 6 | Lead From Here #106
The last concept we are going to cover is the Pareto Principle (AKA the 80/20 rule). I don't remember when I first heard about it, but I do remember not quiet understanding the rule the first time I did. After listening to Ali Abdaal (https://www.youtube.com/@aliabdaal) and Jim Kwik...
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Parkinson's Law | Essential Time Management Toolkit - Part 5 | Lead From Here #105
I came across Parkinson's Law fairly recently as I was diving into how to manage my own time on bigger picture passion projects for myself. I was finding myself continually putting off things that I was super passionate about. As I was exploring what might be happening or how I might be...
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The Time Management Matrix | Essential Time Management Toolkit - Part 4 | Lead From Here #104
The Time Management Matrix (AKA Eisenhower Matrix) is a time management method that uses a 4 quadrant matrix to help you understand the importance and urgency of a task. I remember reading about Stephen Covey's Time Management Matrix for the first time and thinking to myself, this doesn't make…
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Time Blocking | Essential Time Management Toolkit - Part 3 | Lead From Here #103
Time Blocking is the next step in my Time Management/Productivity Journey and while I don't remember specifically where I first heard about it, it's hard not to find great content about it on YouTube. After experimenting with Pomodoro, I knew I wanted to create very specific windows of time to do...
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Pomodoro Technique | Essential Time Management Toolkit - Part 2 | Lead From Here #102
The Pomodoro Technique was my first foray into the Time Management/Productivity space. I remember watching it on Thomas Frank's Channel (https://www.youtube.com/@Thomasfrank) many, many years ago. The concept seemed so simple, I knew it had to be effective and as someone who was struggling to get...
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Essential Time Management Toolkit for Leaders - Part 1 | Lead From Here #101
Time Management is a core fundamental of being an effective person, employee and most especially a leader. Leaders have a unique position in the company where they have to balance a lot of different things from their people to the business all the way to the customers. Effectively managing your...
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100th Episode! Leadership Has Room to Improve | Lead From Here #100
Today marks our 100th Episode! I cannot put into words how much it means to me that so many of you have decided to join the Leadership Journey. More content is coming, series with tools to help you on your journey, monthly newsletter (link below), a book club and so much more! Leadership…
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How to Lead Effective Meetings: Strategies for Productive Collaboration | Lead From Here #99
Leading effective meetings is a super power for people that want to lead. Meetings that go off track, rabbit hole or don't have a clear goal all drive wasting time. That is the last thing you want as a leader! With that, the MOST important question to ask yourself is...is this meeting needed? If...
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Emotional Intelligence in Leadership: Cultivating EQ for Success | Lead From Here #98
We have covered the importance of emotional intelligence on this channel before, check out that video here: https://youtu.be/kqIjcF3IjjY So today, we are going to talk about how your cultivate your emotional intelligence. It starts with a focus on improving the 5 pillars of Emotional…
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How to Lead with Influence, Not Authority: Persuasion Techniques for Leaders | Lead From Here #97
Leading with influence instead of authority is the main foundation of this channel, it's not about title, it's about taking care of the people around you and helping get things accomplished, regardless of title! How do you influence people? It starts with establishing your credibility. This isn't...
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The Leader's Role in Employee Well-being: Creating a Healthy Workplace Culture | Lead From Here #96
As a Leader you aren't directly responsible for your employee's well-being, but you absolutely have a role in supporting their well-being. How do you go about supporting their well-being? First off, make sure you are leading by example. Show them what a wellness focused leader looks like, take…
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Leading with Humility: The Power of Authentic Leadership | Lead From Here #95
Humility is a trait that is often mischaracterized as weak or submissive, but the reality it's takes massive courage and confidence to be humble or act with humility. The key is to lean into your strengths and be open about your weaknesses. Ask for help, don't be afraid to not know the answer…
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When Leadership Demands Decisiveness | Lead From Here #94
When it comes to Leadership, there will come a time...maybe more often then you would like...you have to just make the call. You may not have all the information you want to have, there not be consensus, there maybe disagreement, from your people, your peers or your leaders. You still have to…
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Putting Collaboration Above Authority as a Leader | Lead From Here #93
Too often, I hear leaders speak about "the team" or "my people" or "they" or "them". You are part of that team, your authority doesn't create separation, it requires deeper engagement with more responsibility to your teammates! Using terms like they or them when referring to your teams, makes you...
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Don't Chase Pain as a Leader | Lead From Here #92
Customer pain is an inevitability if you own a business. Pain isn't the problem, it's how your manage and respond to pain that can help your business flourish or fail. When you are a start up, your life is chasing pain, you need to support your customers to build solid relationships and have...
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Understanding Toughness Versus Callousness | Lead From Here #91
There is an old school view of toughness and a new school view of toughness, the old thinks the new is "softer" but the results don't lie. The old school view of toughness is built on callousness and is NOT a way to build toughness. Pushing people with control, fear and power will not lead to…
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Contractor Integration Strategies for Successful Projects | Lead From Here #90
Contractors is a very interesting topic from a leaders perspective. They can very quickly support one of your initiatives when utilized correctly, but they can also be the downfall of a project when utilized incorrectly. The biggest mistake companies make is over inflate the impact contractors…
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Navigating Ambition and Team Needs | Lead From Here #89
Ambition at it's core isn't a bad thing and you need a bunch of it to become a leader and thrive as a leader...the key is to understand when to utilize it and when to focus on others. A leader that put their own careers in front of their teams or the business are doomed to fail. The strongest...
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Consensus Building 101: Techniques for Effective Leadership | Lead From Here #88
As a leader, consensus is one of the keys to being an effective leader. When you have effective teams full of people that are great at their job, they will inevitably disagree on the path forward. The same goes for your group of peers, whether that is in your department, cross functionally, or...
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The Endless Journey: Understanding Leadership Beyond Achievements | Lead From Here #87
Leadership isn't an Achievement...it's a way of life. Viewing Leadership as an achievement makes leaders let their guard down and fall short. Leadership is a journey and if you recently moved into it, you just jumped on that path at the beginning of the journey. From here it continues to bend and...
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Unlocking Peak Performance: The Secrets of Deep Work | Lead From Here #86
Deep Work is exactly what is sounds like...it means doing cognitively demanding tasks that require intense focus. Deep work is becoming increasing rare, yet invaluable. Shallow work is the other side of that coin, emails, texts, instant messenger, etc are all things that CAN take up the majority…
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What is the Three Bars Framework? | Lead From Here #85
The 3 Bars Framework is something I read about in Steven Bartlett's book, "The Diary of a CEO, The 33 Laws of Business and Life". It's a fantastic book, definitely give it a read (https://www.amazon.com/Diary-CEO-Laws-Business-Life/dp/0593715837)! The 3 Bars For Building Great Teams as it's...
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Utilizing Resilience in Your Daily Leadership | Lead From Here #84
Resilience is the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties. In my opinion, there isn't a better definition of a leaders job than this. Some will say your ability to plan or strategize or coach makes you the best leader possible. I think those things are very important in...
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How to Deal with Conflict in a Team? | Lead From Here #83
Teams are made up of humans, so conflict is a very normal and natural part of highly effective teams. The key for leaders is to make sure that you harness it, manage it and most importantly don't let it fester. How do you harness conflict? Well, conflict is usually a disagreement about something....
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How to Effectively Delegate as a Leader | Lead From Here #82
This topic is a fun one. People are notoriously terrible at this. I am one of those people. Delegation is the single best way to create opportunities for your people! If you aren't delegating, you are actively holding your people back. This statement is contrary to what most people, myself...
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Top 5 Leadership Habits That Lead to Success | Lead From Here #81
I wanted to give you my top 5 Leadership Habits to help set a foundation of strong and healthy leadership. Each item in the top 5 list is VERY important to finding success as a leader. Top 5 Habits: Be the Last to Speak - This is one of the most important things for leaders to do...if you speak...
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