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Ep 440: Separated leadership priorities will never get you the best outcomes.
Engagement Exchange: Repitition is a leadership super power.
Ep 439: The energy you bring to a room is *always* important.
Engagement Exchange: Causes of disengagement that are typically overlooked (Part 8 of 8)
Ep 438: Being an optimistic leader without losing credibility.
Engagement Exchange: Causes of disengagement that are typically overlooked (Part 7 of 8)
Ep 437: You can't change people's perception of you with words, only with behaviors.
Engagement Exchange: Causes of disengagement that are typically overlooked (Part 6 of 8)
Ep 436: Can having the right spouse or partner actually raise job satisfaction?
Engagement Exchange: Causes of disengagement that are typically overlooked (Part 5 of 8)
Ep 435: Common Leadership Problems (Part 4 of 4)
Engagement Exchange: Causes of disengagement that are typically overlooked (Part 4 of 8)
Ep 434: Common Leadership Problems (Part 3 of 4)
Engagement Exchange: Causes of disengagement that are typically overlooked (Part 3 of 8)
Ep 433: Common Leadership Problems (Part 2 of 4)
Engagement Exchange: Causes of disengagement that are typically overlooked (Part 2 of 8)
Ep 432: Common Leadership Problems (Part 1 of 4)
Engagement Exchange: Causes of disengagement that are typically overlooked (Part 1 of 8)
Ep 431: Do others see you in the way you want to be seen?
Two Minute Tip with Eric Laughlin
Engagement Exchange: Aligning the goals of your employees with the goals of your organization.
Ep 430: The Right (and Wrong) Way to Address Issues with your Team
Leadership Author Series - Phil Geldart
Engagement Exchange: Re-engaging an employee who used to perform at a higher level.
Ep 429: More Discussion on Zombie Leadership
Engagement Exchange: How important is a sense of purpose to employee engagement?
Ep 428: Debunking Zombie Leadership
Engagement Exchange: Do you use humor as a leadership tool?
Ep 427: Is there enough of both competition and collaboration on your team?
Engagement Exchange: Is an apathetic boss hurting your development?
Ep 426: Do you know someone who is constantly interrupting others?
Leadership Author Series - Holly Rollo
Engagement Exchange: Finding meaning in your work.
Ep 425: Are daily tasks taking you away from what's really important?
Engagement Exchange: Navigating a boss who doesn't provide much clarity
Ep 424: Do you avoid giving feedback to high-performing employees?
Engagement Exchange: Are you being too selective in the feedback and coaching you give?
Ep 423: Are you able to coach people in the way they need?
Engagement Exchange: Are you actually measuring the right things?
Ep 422: Listener questions about leadership (Part 6)
Engagement Exchange: Identifying toxic culture in your job search.
Ep 421: Listener questions about leadership (Part 5)
Engagement Exchange: Paying compliments goes a long way.
Ep 420: Listener questions about leadership (Part 4)
Leadership Author Series - Mark Mears
Engagement Exchange: Do people actually read your emails?
Ep 419: Listener questions about leadership (Part 3)
Engagement Exchange: Technology isn't just for work. It can raise engagement too.
Ep 418: Listener questions about leadership (Part 2)
Engagement Exchange: Developing employees who want to move up.
Ep 417: Listener questions about leadership (Part 1)
Engagement Exchange: Excuses vs Explanations
Ep 416: Can you show vulnerability without losing composure?
Leadership Author Series - Elizabeth Bieniek
Engagement Exchange: How well do you hide your panic from your people?
Ep 415: Building and maintaining your personal brand
Engagement Exchange: Using behaviors over personality traits, follow-up
Ep 415: For effective performance reviews, use behaviors not personality traits.
Engagement Exchange: You can't have effective accountability without great coaching.
Ep 414: Is there enough accountability on your team?
Leadership Author Series: Keith "Flip" Griffin
Engagement Exchange: What are some real, actual things you can do to increase employee engagement right now?
Ep 413: People need to see their leaders as predictable and level-headed.
Engagement Exchange: When you apologize, is it effective?
Ep 412: Sometimes, leaders cause disengagement while attempting to fix it.
Holiday Hacks 2024: Top HR Trends Going Into 2025 (10 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2024: Top HR Trends Going Into 2025 (9 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2024: Top HR Trends Going Into 2025 (8 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2024: Top HR Trends Going Into 2025 (7 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2024: Top HR Trends Going Into 2025 (6 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2024: Top HR Trends Going Into 2025 (5 of 10)
**Hacking Your Leadership | Lion's Guide Special Episode with Keith "Flip" Griffin
Holiday Hacks 2024: Top HR Trends Going Into 2025 (4 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2024: Top HR Trends Going Into 2025 (3 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2024: Top HR Trends Going Into 2025 (2 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2024: Top HR Trends Going Into 2025 (1 of 10)
Engagement Exchange: Using the Four Elements by Engage for Success
Ep 411: What do you look for when hiring or promoting a leader?
Engagement Exchange: Using the Gallup Engagement Pyramid to increase Employee Engagement
Ep 410: Are you guilty of "fauxductivity?"
Engagement Exchange: Are you a good leader? Ask yourself these questions.
Ep 409: A team of high-performers or a high-performing team?
Engagement Exchange: Changing assumptions about feedback.
Ep 408: It's not just leaders who want to get better at leadership.
Engagement Exchange: Are you going about the job/applicant search the wrong way?
Ep 407: Is your level of emotion appropriate for the moment?
Engagement Exchange: Are your responses aligned with your values?
Ep 406: Do you know how to practice "radical candor?"
Engagement Exchange: Are you asking for (and getting) the time you need with your boss?
Ep 405: What happens when high-performers can't agree?
Engagement Exchange: Are you wary of going "above and beyond" because you don't want to be taken advantage of?
Ep 404: Do you need to soften your feedback delivery?
Engagement Exchange: Are you taking advantage of the "moments that matter" in HR? (Part 7 of 7)
Ep 403: Working together when the goals are different for each person.
Engagement Exchange: Are you taking advantage of the "moments that matter" in HR? (Part 6 of 7)
Ep 402: Advice for being a better coach (Part 12)
Engagement Exchange: Are you taking advantage of the "moments that matter" in HR? (Part 5 of 7)
Ep 401: Advice for being a better coach (Part 11)
Engagement Exchange: Are you taking advantage of the "moments that matter" in HR? (Part 4 of 7)
Ep 400: Advice for being a better coach (Part 10)
Engagement Exchange: Are you taking advantage of the "moments that matter" in HR? (Part 3 of 7)
Ep 399: Advice for being a better coach (Part 9)
Engagement Exchange: Are you taking advantage of the "moments that matter" in HR? (Part 2 of 7)
Ep 398: Advice for being a better coach (Part 8)
Engagement Exchange: Are you taking advantage of the "moments that matter" in HR? (Part 1 of 7)
Ep 397: Advice for being a better coach (Part 7)
Engagement Exchange: Is your boss lowering the morale of your team?
Ep 396: Advice for being a better coach (Part 6)
Engagement Exchange: Do your employees roll their eyes at team events?
Ep 395: Advice for being a better coach (Part 5)
Engagement Exchange: 7th Anniversary Show! - Revisiting the importance of transparency.
Ep 394: Advice for being a better coach (Part 4)
Engagement Exchange: Do you invest in your seasonal hires enough?
Ep 393: Advice for being a better coach (Part 3)
Engagement Exchange: How important is transparency to your people?
Ep 392: Advice for being a better coach (Part 2)
Engagement Exchange: The 'task' of employee engagement.
Ep 391: Advice for being a better coach (Part 1)
Engagement Exchange: The words you use matter.
Ep 390: Breaking down "holistic" leadership.
Engagement Exchange: New Rules (Part 5 of 5)
Ep 389: The little things that actually create culture.
Engagement Exchange: New Rules (Part 4 of 5)
Ep 388: How to speak like a leader (Part 4 of 4)
Engagement Exchange: New Rules (Part 3 of 5)
Ep 387: How to speak like a leader (Part 3 of 4)
Engagement Exchange: New Rules (Part 2 of 5)
Ep 386: How to speak like a leader (Part 2 of 4)
Engagement Exchange: New Rules (Part 1 of 5)
Ep 385: How to speak like a leader (Part 1 of 4)
Engagement Exchange: C.U.L.T.U.R.E. (Part 7 of 7)
Ep 384: Could you be causing problems as a leader even if you're well-intentioned?
Engagement Exchange: C.U.L.T.U.R.E. (Part 6 of 7)
Ep 383: Does the way you treat people at work open you up to potential problems?
Engagement Exchange: C.U.L.T.U.R.E. (Part 5 of 7)
Ep 382: Top Leadership Trends of 2024 (Part 5 of 5)
Engagement Exchange: C.U.L.T.U.R.E. (Part 4 of 7)
Ep 381: Top Leadership Trends of 2024 (Part 4 of 5)
Engagement Exchange: C.U.L.T.U.R.E. (Part 3 of 7)
Ep 380: Top Leadership Trends of 2024 (Part 3 of 5)
Engagement Exchange: C.U.L.T.U.R.E. (Part 2 of 7)
Ep 379: Top Leadership Trends of 2024 (Part 2 of 5)
Engagement Exchange: C.U.L.T.U.R.E. (Part 1 of 7)
Guest Interview: Joe Davis - Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group
Ep 378: Top Leadership Trends of 2024 (Part 1 of 5)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: September 5, 2022
Engagement Exchange: Is a mission statement just words?
Guest Interview: Jill Katz - Founder & CEO, Assemble HR
Ep 377: When to delegate vs when to jump in and help.
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: August 29, 2022
Engagement Exchange: What actually is employee engagement?
Ep 376: The power of networking within your own organization.
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: August 22, 2022
Engagement Exchange: Think like a farmer?
Ep 375: When your boss tells you something, can you read between the lines?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: August 8, 2022
Engagement Exchange: Should employees provide explanations when they're going to be late?
Ep 374: Are you a compassionate leader?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: May 23, 2022
Engagement Exchange: Don't bring me problems, bring me solutions?
Ep 373: How do you temper ambition without killing engagement?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: May 16, 2022
Engagement Exchange: Are you a predictable leader?
Ep 372: The impacts of being disconnected from your employees.
Engagement Exchange: Receiving Feedback
Ep 371: Change requires some specific things. Do you have them?
Engagement Exchange: Recognition
Ep 370: Coaching is the most important part of leadership.
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: May 9, 2022
Engagement Exchange: The importance of feedback.
Ep 369: Making your leadership team absolutely exceptional.
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: April 25, 2022
Engagement Exchange: Are your organizational objectives important to your employees?
Ep 368: There's been a steep rise in the number of teens in the workforce.
Engagement Exchange: Do your employees feel the work they do is important?
Ep 367: Does remote work hurt your career options?
Engagement Exchange: What does it mean to feel happy at work?
Ep 366: The importance of regular one-on-ones.
Engagement Exchange: Give your employees more than just a paycheck.
Ep 365: Are you faking psychological safety?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: February 7, 2022
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (13 of 13)
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (12 of 13)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: January 31, 2022
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (11 of 13)
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (10 of 13)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: January 10, 2022
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (9 of 13)
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (8 of 13)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: November 22, 2021
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (7 of 13)
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (6 of 13)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: November 8, 2021
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (5 of 13)
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (4 of 13)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: October 4, 2021
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (3 of 13)
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (2 of 13)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: September 27, 2021
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (1 of 13)
Ep 364: Leadership lessons from Taylor Swift
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: September 20, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: Should you be hiring faster?
Ep 363: Why do good strategies still sometimes fail?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: September 13, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: The importance of formal leadership learning.
Ep 362: Why do more than 40% of new leaders fail in the first 18 months?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: September 6, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are we putting too much thought into what causes burnout?
Ep 361: It seems there's actually a right way to ask people to return to the office.
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: August 30, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are there interview questions for discovering attributes?
Ep 360: Can you break a policy and not throw it out altogether?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: August 9, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: Ramping up your democratic style of leadership
Guest Roundtable: Stoyan Yankov
Ep 359: Are you always being asked to do more with less?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: July 26, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: Courage and decisiveness.
Ep 358: Do you have a personal Board of Directors?
Thoughtful Thursdays: I accept your job offer. Wait, never mind.
Guest Interview: Stephen Shedletzky - Author, Speak-Up Culture
Ep 357: Do you know what it means to coach your people and not just make them better?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: June 21, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: A culture of gratitude and praise.
Guest Interview: Jim Harter - Author, Chief Data Scientist at Gallup
Ep 356: Are you perceived as authentic?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: June 14, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: Is the bar being raised?
Ep 355: What is your personal impact on your team's psychological safety?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: May 31, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you have leadership rituals?
Ep 354: The 4 Zones of Thought Leadership (Part 4 of 4)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: May 10, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: How do you get satisfaction from a leadership role after being in it for a long time?
Ep 353: The 4 Zones of Thought Leadership (Part 3 of 4)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: April 26, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you ever have internal resistance as a leader?
Ep 352: The 4 Zones of Thought Leadership (Part 2 of 4)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: March 15, 2021
Two Minute Tip with Lawrence Franchetti
Thoughtful Thursdays: Setting goals vs focusing on impact.
Ep 351: The 4 Zones of Thought Leadership (Part 1 of 4)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: March 8, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: Toxic people to watch out for in meetings.
Ep 350: Making leadership roles and responsibilities more enticing.
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: March 1, 2021
Two Minute Tip with Gina Mollicone-Long
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you a leader of integrity?
Ep 349: Leadership lessons from the Barbie movie
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: February 8, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: Using the Eisenhower Matrix
Ep 348: Employee Engagement Archetypes (Part 3 of 3)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: February 1, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you give the right type of praise?
Ep 347: Employee Engagement Archetypes (Part 2 of 3)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: January 25, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you have "soft" skills?
Ep 346: Employee Engagement Archetypes (Part 1 of 3)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: January 4, 2021
Thoughtful Thursdays: Different roles when it comes to innovation.
Ep 345: The Four Stages of Psychological Safety
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: October 5, 2020
Thoughtful Thursdays: Is micromanaging ALWAYS a bad thing?
Ep 344: Are you promoting your people too quickly?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: September 28, 2020
Thoughtful Thursdays: When you listen, do you REALLY listen?
Ep 343: Are you making your employees less productive?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: August 3, 2020
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you have a nickname at work?
Ep 342: Are cognitive distortions hurting your leadership? (Part 5 of 5)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: July 20, 2020
Thoughtful Thursdays: If your team is high-performing, why would you hire for transformation?
Ep 341: Are cognitive distortions hurting your leadership? (Part 4 of 5)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: July 13, 2020
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you have a difficult time juggling everyone else's priorities?
Ep 340: Are cognitive distortions hurting your leadership? (Part 3 of 5)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: May 18, 2020
Thoughtful Thursdays: Have you found yourself in the 'friend zone' as a leader?
Ep 339: Are cognitive distortions hurting your leadership? (Part 2 of 5)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: April 27, 2020
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you motivating your people in the wrong ways?
Ep 338: Are cognitive distortions hurting your leadership? (Part 1 of 5)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: April 20, 2020
Thoughtful Thursdays: Helping your people move through change.
Ep 337: Are you able to "translate" what your employees are telling you?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: April 6, 2020
Thoughtful Thursdays: Holding people accountable.
Ep 336: Four reasons you might not be on a high-performing team (Part 4 of 4)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: February 24, 2020
Two-Minute Tip with David Hemmat
Thoughtful Thursdays: Fixing a lack of commitment on your team.
Ep 335: Four reasons you might not be on a high-performing team (Part 3 of 4)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: February 17, 2020
Thoughtful Thursdays: Recognizing a fear of conflict on your team.
Ep 334: Four reasons you might not be on a high-performing team (Part 2 of 4)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: January 27, 2020
Thoughtful Thursdays: Being really interested in something doesn't necessarily mean you're good at it.
Ep 333: Four reasons you might not be on a high-performing team (Part 1 of 4)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: January 20, 2020
Thoughtful Thursdays: Treating your people uniformly isn't necessarily treating them fairly.
Ep 332: Do we have a global human energy crisis?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: November 11, 2019
Thoughtful Thursdays: Stresslaxing
Ep 331: Are there right ways and wrong ways of surveilling your employees?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: November 4, 2019
Thoughtful Thursdays: The lay-offs will continue until productivity rises.
Ep 330: Will artificial intelligence make our jobs easier, or eliminate them?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: October 28, 2019
Thoughtful Thursdays: Finding purposeful work.
Ep 329: The Emotional Crumbling of Leaders
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: October 21, 2019
Thoughtful Thursdays: Not all leaders are good assessors of talent.
Ep 328: How to Get Noticed By Your Boss' Boss (Part 5 of 5)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: October 7, 2019
Thoughtful Thursdays: Does your boss communicate with you at all hours of the day?
Ep 327: How to Get Noticed By Your Boss' Boss (Part 4 of 5)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: August 12, 2019
Thoughtful Thursdays: Developing a culture of feedback.
Ep 326: How to Get Noticed By Your Boss' Boss (Part 3 of 5)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: June 17, 2019
Thoughtful Thursdays: Setting impact goals in 2023.
Ep 325: How to Get Noticed By Your Boss' Boss (Part 2 of 5)
Thoughtful Thursdays: Just because it WAS right, doesn't mean it IS right.
Ep 324: How to Get Noticed By Your Boss' Boss (Part 1 of 5)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: May 13, 2019
Two-Minute Tip with Dr. Nick Chatrath
Thoughtful Thursdays: Have you been "quietly promoted" recently?
Ep 323: What's the purpose of the learning and development you give your people?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: April 29, 2019
Thoughtful Thursdays: The importance of building a network while you work.
Ep 322: Deloitte's Global Human Capital Trends for 2023
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: March 18, 2019
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you triggered when an employee is critical of you?
Ep 321: How much time do YOU spend on employee engagement?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: March 4, 2019
Thoughtful Thursdays: Should all recurring meetings be cancelled?
Ep 320: Can accountability go too far?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: February 25, 2019
Thoughtful Thursdays: Is it possible to like your job more as opposed to quitting?
Ep 319: Holding people accountable doesn't have to be hard.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Mass lay-offs hurt more than they help.
Ep 318: Leadership vs. management, and why both are equally important.
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: January 21, 2019
Holiday Hacks 2022: Qualities of Successful Leaders (Wrap-Up & Recap)
Holiday Hacks 2022: Qualities of Successful Leaders (10 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2022: Qualities of Successful Leaders (9 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2022: Qualities of Successful Leaders (8 of 10)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: October 29, 2018
Holiday Hacks 2022: Qualities of Successful Leaders (7 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2022: Qualities of Successful Leaders (6 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2022: Qualities of Successful Leaders (5 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2022: Qualities of Successful Leaders (4 of 10)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: October 25, 2018
Holiday Hacks 2022: Qualities of Successful Leaders (3 of 10)
Holiday Hacks 2022: Qualities of Successful Leaders (2 of 10)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: October 11, 2018
Holiday Hacks 2022: Qualities of Successful Leaders (1 of 10)
Ep 317: Is there a correlation between selfishness and self-awareness?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: October 8, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Is shame a good thing or a bad thing?
Ep 316: Being proactive to reduce burnout and turnover.
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: October 4, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Does your organization need a "Chief Remote Officer?"
Ep 315: So your people want no office time, no meetings, and no scheduled interaction with each other whatsoever?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are fair and transparent the same thing?
Ep 314: When called out on a mistake, just shut down the criticism, right?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do middle managers have more stress than others?
Ep 313: Recap of Five Commitments Leaders Can Make in Difficult Times
Thoughtful Thursdays: When you hear a leadership tip or theory, what do you do with that information?
Ep 312: Five Commitments Leaders Can Make in Difficult Times (Part 5 of 5)
Thoughtful Thursdays: Does 'wellbeing' at work require less work, or does it mean enjoying what you do more?
Ep 311: Five Commitments Leaders Can Make in Difficult Times (Part 4 of 5)
Thoughtful Thursdays: So everyone is "quick quitting" now?
Ep 310: Five Commitments Leaders Can Make in Difficult Times (Part 3 of 5)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: September 24, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Stop Feeling Guilty About Delegating.
Ep 309: Five Commitments Leaders Can Make in Difficult Times (Part 2 of 5)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: August 27, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Hasn't "quiet quitting" been a thing for years?
Ep 308: Five Commitments Leaders Can Make in Difficult Times (Part 1 of 5)
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: August 13, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Too many ways to communicate!
Ep 307: Are some reasons for wanting a job or a promotion better or more righteous than others?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: August 6, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: You don't have to be an extrovert to be a good leader.
Ep 306: Is it easier to onboard and create relationships in a remote environment?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: June 25, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Leaders quickly admit mistakes.
Ep 305: Can you have both confidence *and* humility?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: June 18, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are your employees doing the right jobs?
Ep 304: Holding people accountable.
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: June 14, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Is salary transparency a good thing?
Ep 303: Increasing your influence when leading remotely.
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: May 31, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Leaders need breaks too.
Ep 302: Can a person actually learn to be more empathetic?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: May 28, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Yep, sometimes employees call out sick.
Ep 301: Thank You for 5 Years of Hacking Your Leadership!
Thoughtful Thursdays: Should you bring a résumé to a prospective employer in person?
Ep 300: Why has the hiring process gotten so long?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: May 21, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Employees are leaving. What is your responsibility?
Ep 299: Re-Engaging Dissatisfied Employees - Part 2 of 2
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: April 19, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Can you have too much empathy?
Ep 298: Re-Engaging Dissatisfied Employees - Part 1 of 2
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: April 5, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Follow Up to Part 5 of 5 - Leaders of Leaders Series
Ep 297: Leaders of Leaders - Do you give them S.P.A.C.E? Part 5 of 5
Thoughtful Thursdays: Follow Up to Part 4 of 5 - Leaders of Leaders Series
Ep 296: Leaders of Leaders - Do you give them S.P.A.C.E? Part 4 of 5
Thoughtful Thursdays: Follow Up to Part 3 of 5 - Leaders of Leaders Series
Ep 295: Leaders of Leaders - Do you give them S.P.A.C.E? Part 3 of 5
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: March 26, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Follow Up to Part 2 of 5 - Leaders of Leaders Series
Ep 294: Leaders of Leaders - Do you give them S.P.A.C.E? Part 2 of 5
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: March 19, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: Follow Up to Part 1 of 5 - Leaders of Leaders Series
Ep 293: Leaders of Leaders - Do you give them S.P.A.C.E? Part 1 of 5
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: March 08, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: How accessible are you to your people?
Ep 292: Do you have a growth mindset?
Thoughtful Thursdays: What are you doing to better yourself?
Ep 291: Leading the prematurely promoted.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Can leadership be automated?
Guest Interview: Gil Dennis - Chief Operating Officer, Indigo Books & Music
Ep 290: Do your goals match the goals of the people reporting to you?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: February 22, 2018
Thoughtful Thursdays: The ghosting will continue until morale improves.
Ep 289: Does Gen-Z Require Different Leadership?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: October 19, 2017
Thoughtful Thursdays: Is culture more important than business results?
Ep 288: Are Personality Tests Worth Taking?
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: September 25, 2017
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you lead people well even if they think very differently from you?
Ep 287: The Contagiousness of Positive Energy
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: September 11, 2017
Thoughtful Thursdays: What does it mean to have influence?
Ep 286: The 5 Levels of Leadership
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: September 4, 2017
Thoughtful Thursdays: Mislabeling your opponents.
Ep 285: Recap of Leadership Theories Episodes
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: August 2, 2017
Thoughtful Thursdays: How do you fuel your creativity?
Ep 284: Exploring 8 Different Theories of Leadership (Part 8 of 8)
Thoughtful Thursdays: Can leadership be perfected?
Ep 283: Exploring 8 Different Theories of Leadership (Part 7 of 8)
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you monitor your work-from-home employees?
Ep 282: Exploring 8 Different Theories of Leadership (Part 6 of 8)
Thoughtful Thursdays: Fairness vs equity
Ep 281: Exploring 8 Different Theories of Leadership (Part 5 of 8)
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you spending your time together as a leadership team wisely?
Ep 280: Exploring 8 Different Theories of Leadership (Part 4 of 8)
Thoughtful Thursdays: The importance of off-site meetings.
Ep 279: Exploring 8 Different Theories of Leadership (Part 3 of 8)
Thoughtful Thursdays: We're all employee-centric now.
Ep 278: Exploring 8 Different Theories of Leadership (Part 2 of 8)
Thoughtful Thursdays: Follow-up to last Monday's episode on having a common enemy.
Ep 277: Exploring 8 Different Theories of Leadership (Part 1 of 8)
Thoughtful Thursdays: No more showers?
Ep 276: Is there a common enemy among your leadership team?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Is salary transparency a good thing?
Ep 275: Do you have healthy boundaries at work?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Engagement on Monday's 'Toxic Culture' Episode
Ep 274: Is toxic culture driving the 'great resignation?'
Two Minute Tip with Amer Kaissi
Thoughtful Thursdays: Sometimes it's ok to waste time.
Ep 273: Is there really a labor shortage?
Special Guest Show: Anna Liebel - Finding Joy
Thoughtful Thursdays: The importance of trust versus performance.
Ep 272: Does your onboarding process need work?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you optimizing things that shouldn't even exist?
The Best of HYL: Ep 192 - Are you sacrificing results in the name of teamwork?
Holiday Series: Leadership Interview Questions Part 11 of 11
Holiday Series: Leadership Interview Questions Part 10 of 11
Holiday Series: Leadership Interview Questions Part 9 of 11
Holiday Series: Leadership Interview Questions Part 8 of 11
Holiday Gift - Audio Book Chapters 7 and 8
Holiday Gift - Audio Book Chapter 6
Holiday Gift - Audio Book Chapter 5
Holiday Gift - Audio Book Chapter 4
Holiday Gift - Audio Book Chapters 1,2 and 3
Holiday Series: Leadership Interview Questions Part 7 of 11
Holiday Series: Leadership Interview Questions Part 6 of 11
Holiday Series: Leadership Interview Questions Part 5 of 11
Holiday Series: Leadership Interview Questions Part 4 of 11
Two Minute Tip with Ash Beckham
Holiday Series: Leadership Interview Questions Part 3 of 11
Holiday Series: Leadership Interview Questions Part 2 of 11
Holiday Series: Leadership Interview Questions Part 1 of 11
Ep 271: Do you and your people define great performance in the same way?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Making yourself truly appealing to job seekers.
Ep 270: What's your leadership super power?
Two Minute Tip with Diego Ugalde
Thoughtful Thursdays: No news isn't always good news.
Special Episode : Work Check Podcast - Employee Resource Groups
Ep 269: Are your people dividing themselves based on the leader they like best?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you burning out the people you need the most?
Ep 268: Small(er) Leadership Mistakes Part 4 of 4.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Ageism?
Ep 267: Small(er) Leadership Mistakes Part 3 of 4.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Unlimited paid time off?
Ep 266: Small(er) Leadership Mistakes Part 2 of 4.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Don't take yourself too seriously.
Ep 265: Small(er) Leadership Mistakes Part 1 of 4.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Coffee...and other things we do out of habit.
Ep 264: Big Leadership Mistakes
Two Minute Tip with Sumit Gupta
Thoughtful Thursdays: Is your boss spying on you when you work from home?
Ep 263: The world is smaller than you think.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Adult tantrums are on the rise.
Ep 262: Is it possible to make accommodations without playing favorites?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you use "i" and "we" appropriately?
Ep 261: Having a hard time filling job openings?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Data vs relationships in hiring and promoting decisions.
Guest Interview: Johnny C. Taylor Jr. - President & CEO, SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)
Ep 260: Training and teaching so your people actually retain the knowledge.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Prioritizing the mental health of your employees.
Ep 259: Finding a job you love.
Thoughtful Thursdays: How important is experience at the entry level?
Ep 258: The perks and benefits of today.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Should you be publicly recognizing your people on social media?
Ep 257: Are internships worth it?
Thoughtful Thursdays: The idiot in the room.
Ep 256: Leadership Lessons from Ted Lasso
Thoughtful Thursdays: Is termination the only solution to toxic leadership?
Ep 255: Consistency / 4 Year Anniversary
Two-Minute Tip with Erin Hatzikostas
Thoughtful Thursdays: Too many check-ins?
Ep 254: Where does your power as a leader originate?
Two-Minute Tip with Terry Weir
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do your employees believe they're being asked to do things that aren't part of their job?
Ep 253: "To Be Honest..." Part 4 of 4
This is Your Leadership featuring Thomas Ward
Thoughtful Thursdays: Empathy vs Accountability
Ep 252: "To Be Honest..." Part 3 of 4
Thoughtful Thursdays: Mistakes leaders make in remote 1:1's
Ep 251: "To Be Honest..." Part 2 of 4
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you have daily leadership anchors?
Ep 250: "To Be Honest..." Part 1 of 4
Thoughtful Thursdays: Leadership Memes
Guest Interview: Ron Carucci - Author & TEDx Speaker
Ep 249: Are you apologizing too much?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Leaders vote with their time.
Ep 248: Are our standards for leaders too high?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do your people believe you lead with fairness, justice, and integrity?
Ep 247: What is your leadership legacy?
Two-Minute Tip with Josh Saterman
Thought Thursdays: When it comes to helping your people, always say yes.
Guest Interview: Scott O'Neil - CEO, Philadelphia 76ers NBA Team
Ep 246: How do you stop an employee from undermining you?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Does supporting your team mean solving their problems?
Ep 245: Trust the process.
Two-Minute Tip with Jonathan Hilmo
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you hold people accountable to their commitments?
Ep 244: Are we giving great leaders the praise they deserve?
Two-Minute Tip with Dr. Gregg Mays
Thoughtful Thursdays: Why does learning have to be uncomfortable?
Guest Interview: Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton - Best-Selling Authors
Ep 243: Are you doing the right things with your results?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Why is delivering feedback so hard?
Guest Interview: Jim Harter - Author, Chief Data Scientist at Gallup
Ep 242: What are we gaining and losing by going remote?
Thoughtful Thursday: What is your one sentence definition of leadership?
Ep 241: Are you a leader or a therapist?
Thoughtful Thursdays: What does it mean to be a 'messy' leader?
Ep 240: Learning to Learn Part 4 of 4
Thoughtful Thursdays: Why you think you're right - even when you are wrong.
Guest Interview: Heather R. Younger - Best-Selling Author & Speaker
Ep 239: Learning to Learn Part 3 of 4
Thoughtful Thursdays: Learn the six habits of the most successful people in history.
Ep 238: Learning to Learn Part 2 of 4
Two-Minute Tip with Thomas Heppner
Thoughtful Thursdays: Psychological Safety vs Performance Accountability
Ep 237: Learning to Learn Part 1 of 4
Thoughtful Thursdays: The importance of your time.
Ep 236: How do you eliminate bias in your hiring process?
Two-Minute Tip with Vandy Densmore
Thoughtful Thursdays: 3 leadership traits we need in 2021.
Ep 235: How do you start to increase the level of diversity on a team with none?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you a stable leader?
Guest Interview: Doug Conant - Author & Former CEO, Campbell Soup Company
Ep 234: Is it possible to have great culture AND high performance?
Thoughtful Thursdays: The rule of 10,000 hours.
Special Announcement: Spreaker Prime Partnership
Ep 233: Is it possible to have development equity on your team?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you listening enough?
Guest Interview: Matthew Confer - TEDx Speaker and VP of Strategy & Business Development at Abilitie
Ep 232: How do you empower your people without losing control?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you encouraging healthy habits for your employees?
Ep 231: Lessons from Robinhood on leadership and transparency.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Sometimes you just need to laugh at yourself.
Guest Interview: Brett Cooper - Best Selling Author and Leadership Consultant
Ep 230: Should you ever hire an employee who left and wants to come back?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are your employees feeling overwhelmed?
Ep 229: Are you kind or are you nice? Do you know the difference? Do you know when each is appropriate?
Thoughtful Thursdays: How do you get promoted? Seriously, what should you be doing?
Ep 228: How do you know if you can trust the leadership advice you hear?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Stop being neutral when resolving conflict.
Ep 227: Do you ever have imposter syndrome? Many leaders do.
ThoughtfulThursdays: The hardest person to hold accountable is yourself.
Guest Series: Anna Liebel - Leadership & Team Development Consultant
Ep 226: Are robotics and AI replacing more leadership roles than individual employee roles?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Constant. Gentle. Pressure.
Ep 225: Email? Text? Phone? Video? Which is appropriate for the things you need to communicate as a leader?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Don't let process override purpose in 2021.
Ep 224: The 7 Most Important Leadership Lessons of 2020, Part 7 of 7
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you a "supportive" leader?
Ep 223: The 7 Most Important Leadership Lessons of 2020, Part 6 of 7
Thoughtful Thursdays: There's been an increase in crappy leadership advice.
Ep 222: The 7 Most Important Leadership Lessons of 2020, Part 5 of 7
Thoughtful Thursdays: Making it Personal
Ep 221: The 7 Most Important Leadership Lessons of 2020, Part 4 of 7
Thoughtful Thursdays: We need to rethink mentorship.
Guest Series: Dennis Doran - Author and Development Coach
Ep 220: The 7 Most Important Leadership Lessons of 2020, Part 3 of 7
Thoughtful Thursdays: Today is Thanksgiving
Ep 219: The 7 Most Important Leadership Lessons of 2020, Part 2 of 7
Thoughtful Thursdays: Being turned down for a promotion
Guest Interview: Dr. Vince Molinaro - Best Selling Author and Leadership Consultant
Ep 218: The 7 Most Important Leadership Lessons of 2020, Part 1 of 7
Thoughtful Thursdays: What does "assume positive intent" mean to you?
Ep 217: Five Lies Leaders Tell Themselves, Part 5 of 5
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you ready to be coached?
Ep 216: Five Lies Leaders Tell Themselves, Part 4 of 5
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do your people have the new skills they need to continue doing their jobs?
Ep 215: Five Lies Leaders Tell Themselves, Part 3 of 5
Thoughtful Thursdays: Is "How are you doing?" a good enough question?
Ep 214: Five Lies Leaders Tell Themselves, Part 2 of 5
Thoughtful Thursdays: Help your people vote.
Guest Interview: Robert Rosenberg - Author, 35yr CEO of Dunkin Donuts
Ep 213: Five Lies Leaders Tell Themselves, Part 1 of 5
Thoughtful Thursdays: Take full advantage of free learning.
Ep 212: Are the people around you helping you accomplish your goals or holding you back?
Thoughtful Thursdays:How do you know when it's safe to break the rules?
Ep 211: Putting out fires versus allowing your employees to, potentially, burn.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Why seeing yourself as a life-long learner makes your team better.
Guest Series: Vic Martinez - Founder Brandcrumbs Podcasting and Influencing
Ep 210: Are you aligned with your team? Does that make you rigid on process?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are your employees coping with this ok?
Ep 209: What are the constants we can anchor to long after COVID? Part 5 of 5
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are all rules supposed to be followed?
Ep 208: What are the constants we can anchor to long after COVID? Part 4 of 5
Thoughtful Thursdays: Stop training your people in skills they'll never use.
Ep 207: What are the constants we can anchor to long after COVID? Part 3 of 5
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you making the most out of life's disruptions?
Ep 206: What are the constants we can anchor to long after COVID? Part 2 of 5
Thoughtful Thursdays: What does it mean to actually support your people?
Ep 205: What are the constants we can anchor to long after COVID? Part 1 of 5
Thoughtful Thursdays: How do you explain what made you a leader?
Guest Interview: Peter Kozodoy - Author, Inc. 5000 Entrepreneur and TEDx Speaker
Ep 204: Is your apprehension of a post-pandemic world preventing you from leading in the way your people need?
Thoughtful Thursdays:Are you promoting autonomy within your team?
Leadership Roundtable: Dan Cockerell
Ep 203: Can you change your employees' behavior without even telling them you want to see a change?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Leading those with more experience.
Guest Interview: Rob Chesnut - Former Chief Ethics Officer, Airbnb
Ep 202: How should you react if one of your employees believes they're being mistreated by a customer?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you communicating enough with your employees?
Ep 201: Is leadership a set of skills you can actually practice?
Thought Thursdays: Diversity is not enough. The environment must want it.
Ep 200: What do you do when one of your employees becomes emotional at work?
Thoughtful Thursdays: We're drawn to heroes.
Ep 199: Seven Dysfunctional Patterns in Workplaces - Part 7 of 7
Thoughtful Thursdays: Leading in a crisis.
Ep 198: Seven Dysfunctional Patterns in Workplaces - Part 6 of 7
Thoughtful Thursdays: The role of a leader in removing anxiety.
Guest Interview: Lina Graves - Founder & Chief Culture Officer, Culture ConNext
Ep 197: Seven Dysfunctional Patterns in Workplaces - Part 5 of 7
Pay it Forward Friday: Colin Mulholland
Thoughtful Thursdays: Take advantage of FREE learning.
Talent Tuesday: People don't have relationships with teams.
Ep 196: Seven Dysfunctional Patterns in Workplaces - Part 4 of 7
Pay It Forward Friday: Cy Wakeman
Thoughtful Thursdays: Maintaining a connection to your culture.
Guest Series: Mario Arace - Founder, Elevate Others! & Keynote Speaker
Talent Tuesday: Is it time to revisit your hiring practices?
Ep 195: Seven Dysfunctional Patterns in Workplaces - Part 3 of 7
Pay It Forward Friday: Madison Butler
Thoughtful Thursdays: We need Leadership Courage.
Talent Tuesday: The most important job you'll ever have as a leader.
Ep 194: Seven Dysfunctional Patterns in Workplaces - Part 2 of 7
Pay It Forward Friday: Liz Lewis
Thoughtful Thursdays: The value of time.
Guest Interview: Patrick Metzger - Professional EOS Implementer
Talent Tuesday: Your words matter. Choose them wisely.
Ep 193: Seven Dysfunctional Patterns in Workplaces - Part 1 of 7
Pay it Forward Friday: Shawna Newsome
Thoughtful Thursdays: Be ready to help your people find jobs.
Talent Tuesday: Getting back to basics.
Ep 192: Are you sacrificing results in the name of teamwork?
Pay It Forward Friday: Siobhan McHale
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you believe in luck?
Guest Interview: Alain Hunkins - Bestselling Author & Managing Director of Hunkins Leadership Group
Talent Tuesday: Is work-from-home burnout a thing?
Ep 191: How will your culture change as you return to work?
Pay It Forward Friday: Dan Cockerell
Thoughtful Thursdays: Can people be systemized?
Talent Tuesday: Building your personal brand.
Ep 190: Are you turning your remote work environment into a surveillance state?
Pay It Forward Friday: Tara Furiani
Thoughtful Thursdays: Wait, can you over innovate?
Guest Interview: John Eades - Author & CEO of LearnLoft
Talent Tuesday: What sets great HR leaders apart from good HR leaders?
Ep 189: Are your decisions in crisis for the short term or the long term?
Pay It Forward Friday: John D. Saunders
Thoughtful Thursdays: We live in a small world.
Guest Series: Alain Hunkins - Author and Managing Director, Hunkins Leadership Group
Talent Tuesday: Are you currently looking for a job?
Ep 188: How do you lead when the process hasn't been invented yet?
Pay it Forward Friday: Matt Ville
Thoughtful Thursdays: Moving through different emotional stages
Talent Tuesday: Toxic Positivity
Ep 187: Are you suddenly leading a remote-work team for the first time?
Pay It Forward Friday: Courtney Ramsey
Thoughtful Thursdays: Sharpen your leadership platform.
Guest Series: Lina Graves - President & Chief Culture Officer, Culture ConNext
Talent Tuesday: Lowering the status gap between you and your employees.
Ep 186: Why are some leaders better than others in times of crisis?
Pay It Forward Friday: Vincent Phamvan
Thoughtful Thursdays: Keeping our connection with each other
Guest Interview: Nick Gallo - Chief Servant, ComplianceLine
Talent Tuesday: Is your team emotionally resilient?
Ep 185: Global Talent Trends of 2020 - Part 5 of 5
Pay It Forward Friday: Amy Shearer
Thoughtful Thursdays: Doing something with no expectation of return.
Guest Interview: Kim Ades - President & Founder, Frame of Mind Coaching
Talent Tuesday: Are you leading a team that has suddenly become remote?
Ep 184: Global Talent Trends of 2020 - Part 4 of 5
Pay It Forward Friday: Matt Gagnon
Thoughtful Thursdays: The importance of routines.
Talent Tuesday: Is your employee communication regarding COVID-19 helping or hurting?
Ep 183: Global Talent Trends of 2020 - Part 3 of 5
Pay it Forward Friday: Noah Fleming
Thoughtful Thursdays: Leadership takes courage.
Guest Series: John Eades - CEO, LearnLoft
Talent Tuesday: Do you trust your people?
Ep 182: Global Talent Trends of 2020 - Part 2 of 5
Pay It Forward Friday: Nicole Jones
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you know how to coach?
Talent Tuesday: Annual Performance Appraisals
Ep 181: Global Talent Trends of 2020 - Part 1 of 5
Pay It Forward Friday: Lina Graves
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you recognize your peers in public?
Guest Series: Patrick Metzger - Professional EOS Implementer
Talent Tuesday: Leading a multi-generational team.
Ep 180: What kind of leader are you seen as on social media?
Pay It Forward Friday: Rachel Williamson
Thoughtful Thursdays: You need to be compatible before you'll be valued.
Talent Tuesday: Actually developing your employees.
Ep 179: Do the behaviors of your people align with the results on paper?
Pay It Forward Friday: Nick Gallo
Thoughtful Thursdays: Ask simple questions to understand how your people think.
Guest Series: Kim Ades - President & Founder, Frame of Mind Coaching
Talent Tuesday: Creating psychological safety the right way.
Ep 178: Have you ever had management training? 58% of managers have not.
Pay It Forward Friday: Brett Bittner
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you using a compass or a map?
Talent Tuesday: Do you look for the right attributes when hiring new employees?
Ep 177: How hard is it to change the culture of an organization from top-down to one of empowerment?
Pay It Forward Friday: TPA Shoutouts
Thoughtful Thursdays: Why is cascading culture so important?
Guest Series (2 of 2): Gina Clement - VP of Marketing & Business Development, Gator Cases Inc.
Guest Series (1 of 2): Dave Rudd - Sr. Director of OEM Business Development, Gator Cases Inc.
Talent Tuesday: What is cultural fit? Do you consider it when hiring people?
Ep 176: Are you helping your employees build the right skills?
Pay It Forward Friday: Lorena Acosta
Thoughtful Thursdays: Is it possible to have too much humility?
Guest Series: Bill Heestand - Author, The Ownership Ladder
Talent Tuesday: Are you taking your onboarding process seriously enough?
Ep 175: Do we need more accountability at work?
Pay It Forward Friday: Nicholas Kissinger
Thoughtful Thursdays: Is your boss a great manager?
Talent Tuesday: Getting tripped up when you assess your people.
Ep 174: Tom Hanks has some really great life advice for us all.
Pay it Forward Friday: Joseph Milord
Thoughtful Thursdays: The quality of the people around you dictate the quality of your life.
Guest Series: Michael Sherlock - Chief Potential Officer, Shock Your Potential
Talent Tuesday: Having a cross-functional interviewer.
Ep 173: New year, new you. Time to focus your leadership on what really matters.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you take the opportunity to reinvent yourself whenever possible?
Ep 172: Discussing Simon Sinek's "How Great Leaders Inspire Action"
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you have any Leadership resolutions for 2020?
Ep 171: Discussing Derek Sivers' "The First Follower: Leadership Lessons from a Dancing Guy"
Thoughtful Thursdays: The importance of patience in building relationships.
Guest Interview: Aaron Patton - Creator & Host, New Age Influencers Podcast
Ep 170: Discussing Laura Sicola's TEDx "Want to Sound Like a Leader? Start by Saying Your name Right."
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you coach employees in front of customers? Should you?
Ep 169: Discussing the Stanford Graduate School of Business interview with Oprah Winfrey
Thoughtful Thursdays: If you want people to follow you, you gotta be a happy person.
Guest Series: Martin Moore - Founder, Your CEO Mentor
Ep 168: Discussing Simon Lancaster's TEDx Talk: "Speak Like a Leader."
Thoughtful Thursdays: Don't just be thankful on THANKSGIVING
Ep 167: Does the importance of company culture impact the job of the HR team?
Thoughtful Thursdays: The incredible importance of a definable, convincing 'why.'
Guest Series: Aaron Patton - Creator & Host, New Age Influencers Podcast
Ep 166: The World's Best Place To Work 2019
Thoughtful Thursdays: Can you learn from a leader with whom you don’t align?
Ep 165: Do you think policies and rules can be used to ensure work/life balance?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you using political discussions to show people your values?
Guest Interview: Scott Miller - Executive Vice President of Thought Leadership, FranklinCovey
Ep 164: Are you boxing yourself in with your own stupid rules?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you coach your people? Should you?
Ep 163: Maximizing employee engagement.
Thoughtful Thursdays: The more credibility you have, the less courage you need.
Guest Interview: Elizabeth Boyd - Founder & Editor in Chief, The Excellence in Retail Blog
Ep 162: Is authoritative leadership sometimes better than democratic leadership?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you focused on what you did or what you are doing?
Ep 161: Too much on your plate? Feeling overwhelmed?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Stop trying to earn your employees' engagement.
Guest Series: Scott Miller - Executive Vice President of Thought Leadership, FranklinCovey
Ep 160: Are your email practices hurting your leadership?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Momentum Vs. Metrics
Ep 159: Are technological advancements making your people worried about their job security?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you have employees with something to prove?
Guest Series: Dennis Geelen - Founder & Principal Consultant, Zero In
Ep 158: The Five P's of Effective Leadership, Part 5 of 5: Performance
Thoughtful Thursdays: Why choose to be a leader? Who wants this job?
Ep 157: The Five P's of Effective Leadership, Part 4 of 5: Perspective
Thoughtful Thursdays: Don't "pick your battles." It's all important.
Guest Series: Lily Sanabria - The John Maxwell Company, President's Advisory Council
Ep 156: The Five P's of Effective Leadership, Part 3 of 5: Perseverance
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you allow your team to have dialogue and debate?
Guest Interview: Stephen Shedletzky - Head of Brand Experience & Igniter, Simon Sinek Inc.
Ep 155: The Five P's of Effective Leadership, Part 2 of 5: Platform
Thoughtful Thursdays: Gratitude is an incredible tool for holding people accountable.
Ep 154: The Five P's of Effective Leadership, Part 1 of 5: Personal Values
Guest Series: Elizabeth Boyd - Founder & Editor in Chief, The Excellence in Retail Blog
Thoughtful Thursdays: Accountability versus Responsibility
Ep 153: Do you give your people just enough not to lose them?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Everyone wants to feel significant.
Ep 152: Do you put out fires or do you prevent them from starting?
Guest Series: Stephen Shedletzky - Head of Brand Experience & Igniter, Simon Sinek Inc.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Does your team deserve a leader who is always learning?
Ep 151: What do you wish your employees did differently?
**HACKING YOUR LEADERSHIP GUEST SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT**
Thoughtful Thursdays: You have to earn the right to give critical feedback.
Ep 150: The fact that they lead differently than you is an asset, not a liability.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Why you should own the failures of your team.
Ep 149: The Developer's Dark Side 4 of 4 - The Rescuing Leader
Thoughtful Thursdays: Ghosting is terrible for your career.
Ep 148: The Developer's Dark Side 3 of 4 - The Avoiding Leader
Thoughtful Thursdays: Their perception becomes your reputation.
Ep 147: The Developer's Dark Side 2 of 4 - The Critical Leader
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you hold grudges against your employees?
Ep 146: The Developer's Dark Side 1 of 4 - The Controlling Leader
**2nd ANNIVERSARY TEASER & ANNOUNCEMENT**
Thoughtful Thursdays: The thin line between delegation and development.
Ep 145: Inheriting a high-performance team.
Thoughtful Thursdays: We got some feedback. Thank You.
Ep 144: Are bad leaders also bad people?
Thoughtful Thursdays: You deserve the leadership you tolerate.
Ep 143: The World Health Organization believes 'burnout' is a medical condition now. Seriously?
Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you have fun at work?
Ep 142: Don't ask your employees to get better at a result without ensuring they know how to deliver on that request.
Thoughtful Thursdays: Leading people whose jobs you are unable to do.
Ep 141: Influencing people by meeting them where they are.
Thoughtful Thursdays 020: Relationships + Skills + Character - Hustle = Wasted Potential
Ep 140: Office 'politics' are just relationships. And they matter.
Thoughtful Thursdays 019: What makes a team a team?
Ep 139: Why do so many managers seem to be afraid to talk to their employees?
Thoughtful Thursdays 018: Are you preparing yourself for a role in Leadership?
Ep 138: When it's everybody's job, it's really nobody's job.
Thoughtful Thursdays 017: What is a 'millennial-centric' work environment?
Ep 137: Prioritization means you can't always say yes.
Thoughtful Thursdays 016: Eavesdropping on bad development conversations.
Ep 136: Are you completely transparent when talking to your people?
Ep 135: The right and wrong way to fire people.
Thoughtful Thursdays 014: Do the job only you can do.
Ep 134: Deciding between equally-qualified candidates.
Thoughtful Thursdays 013: Individual performance vs team performance.
Ep 133: Low performers bring team performance down. High performers bring team performance up.
Thoughtful Thursdays 012: No Spin Zone.
Ep 132: Coach your team with genuine curiosity, not patronization.
Thoughtful Thursdays 011: Conversations about pay.
Ep 131: Ensuring your team knows that you hold people accountable.
Thoughtful Thursdays 010: Get over your fear of confrontation.
Ep 130: The importance of stabilizing leadership.
Thoughtful Thursdays 009: Do you pay it forward?
Ep 129: Some leaders really struggle with conflict resolution between their employees.
Thoughtful Thursdays 008: Are some jobs beneath you? Hopefully you think so.
Ep 128: Generational differences in how feedback is given and received.
Thoughtful Thursdays 007: Owning your development.
Ep 127: The importance of improving your leadership skills while you aren't at work.
Thoughtful Thursdays 006: Don't make your work seem more complicated than it actually is.
Ep 126: If you don't challenge yourself, you're destined for mediocrity.
Thoughtful Thursdays 005: Empathy, kindness and gratitude.
Ep 125: Giving your people the tools they need to solve their own problems.
Thoughtful Thursdays 004: Asking employees to bring their best selves to work.
Ep 124: Poor leadership at work can lead to real physical health problems.
Thoughtful Thursdays 003: The only rules in leadership are the ones we create for ourselves.
Ep 123: Balancing empathy with command skills.
Thoughtful Thursdays 002: Aligning your organizational objectives with the values systems of your employees.
Ep 122: Helping your employees find fulfillment in their work.
Thoughtful Thursdays 001: Isn't it great when you need to do more with less?
Ep 121: Investing in relationships even when we don't have much in common with someone.
*A PERSONAL MESSAGE*
Ep 120: Disruption for the sake of disruption is never good.
Ep 119: Is it possible to instill a sense of urgency when business is doing really well?
Ep 118: Leadership skills don't just fall into your lap; you have to actively seek them out.
Ep 117: Stop making your employees ask you for everything.
Ep 116: Are your sports analogies landing or losing people?
Ep 115: Taking your job seriously without taking yourself too seriously.
Ep 114: Managing and leading are equally important skill sets.
Ep 113: Failure is unavoidable. Talking about it makes it easier. ...usually.
Ep 112: Time away from your job is important. Do your people have the time away they need?
Ep 111: Email is too large a part of the lives of most leaders.
Ep 110: Peer accountability is more effective than leader accountability.
Ep 109: Most teambuilding is a waste of time and money.
Ep 108: Inspiration, Motivation & Coercion: Do leaders need to be great at all three?
Ep 107: There's no way you're great at everything, so stop trying to be.
Ep 106: You can't have great engagement if your employees don't always know where they stand.
Ep 105: Performance matters more than simply who you gravitate towards.
Ep 104: Gratitude is not an action, it's a mindset.
Ep 103: How many bosses do you have? (Hint: More than one is too many)
Ep 102: Coincidence of objective vs coincidence of purpose
Ep 101: Every employee has a point of no return.
Ep 100: Reflection.
Ep 99: The most successful leaders are also great followers.
Ep 98: Being fair isn't enough. Your employees need to believe you're fair too.
Ep 97: The best leaders know the importance of having routines in their lives.
Ep 96: Is your after-hours work making your employees think they have to as well?
Ep 95: The importance of having humility while also remaining confident.
Ep 94: Leadership Legends 9 of 9: Gary Vaynerchuk
Ep 93: Leadership Legends 8 of 9: Sheryl Sandberg
Ep 92: Leadership Legends 7 of 9: Simon Sinek
Ep 91: Leadership Legends 6 of 9: John C. Maxwell
Ep 90: Leadership Legends 5 of 9: Marcus Buckingham
Ep 89: Leadership Legends 4 of 9: Ken Blanchard
Ep 88: Leadership Legends 3 of 9: Jack Welch
Ep 87: Leadership Legends 2 of 9: Vince Lombardi
Ep 86: Leadership Legends 1 of 9: Dwight Eisenhower
Ep 85: Balancing a team with non-traditional leadership skills
Ep 84: Stop building trust and start just being honest.
Ep 83: The Art of Storytelling
Ep 82: What kind of leadership does a high-performance team need from you?
Ep 81: What is a psychologically safe work environment?
Ep 80: Common career-stallers and how to avoid them.
Ep 79: When multiculturalism causes rifts.
Ep 78: Lewin's Leadership Styles
Ep 77: Are there taboo topics at work?
Ep 76: Chameleon Leaders - How to spot them and how to avoid being one.
Ep 75: Are you a workplace bully? Are you the victim of one?
Ep 74: Do you know the difference between essential employees and indispensable employees?
Ep 73: Getting employees "on the same page."
Ep 72: Changing the Culture of a Team - Part 7 of 7
Ep 71: Changing the Culture of a Team - Part 6 of 7
Ep 70: Changing the Culture of a Team - Part 5 of 7
Ep 69: Changing the Culture of a Team - Part 4 of 7
Ep 68: Changing the Culture of a Team - Part 3 of 7
Ep 67: Changing the Culture of a Team - Part 2 of 7
Ep 66: Changing the Culture of a Team - Part 1 of 7
Ep 65: Tough conversations strengthen relationships when done right.
Ep 64: Influencing people who don't report to you.
Ep 63: Are the wrong people in positions because those positions had to filled quickly?
Ep 62: Be incredibly good at active listening.
Ep 61: Great leaders have employees who enjoy their actual work, not just the work that could be.
Ep 60: Great leaders need to be ok with failure.
Ep 59: Do you delegate? Or just shirk responsibility?
Ep 58: Stop caring about who gets credit for things.
Ep 57: Leadership vs. Mentorship
Ep 56: Do you like people? No, seriously.
Ep 55: If your organization is failing, should you jump ship? Should you tell your people?
Ep 54: Do you shut down dissent by rewarding the employees who don't make waves?
Ep 53: Are your employees aware of your 'unwritten' expectations?
Ep 52: What does servant leadership mean today?
Ep 51: Is your self-awareness high enough?
Ep 50: The importance of being truly present with your people
Ep 49: Trust is built or destroyed with every interaction.
Ep 48: Do you understand what it means to leverage a diverse workforce?
Ep 47: Can leadership be taught in a classroom?
Ep 46: Building trust through transparency.
Ep 45: Vision, Clarity & Support: Three Pillars of Leadership Success
Ep 44: Strategic vs Tactical - What size leadership team is perfect for maintaining balance?
Ep 43: The Peter Principle.
Ep 42: Developing talent without playing favorites.
Ep 41: Spotting red flags during the hiring process.
Ep 40: Who makes better leaders, men or women?
Ep 39: Showing gratitude when you can't give raises.
Ep 38: Making yourself seen as an asset outside your direct chain of command
Ep 37: Giving your people opportunities to be challenged.
Ep 36: Does your Employee Engagement Survey just tell you what you want to hear?
Ep 35: When your leadership is solid but the performance just isn't there.
Ep 34: Meeting your people where they are, with the leadership they need.
Holiday Hack 11 of 11: Reflecting on the season in order to do better next year.
Holiday Hack 10 of 11: Do you have employees who will be alone on Christmas Day?
Holiday Hack 09 of 11: Do your employees know why they're here?
Holiday Hack 08 of 11: Should frustrated customers be allowed to "blow off a little steam" on your employees?
Holiday Hack 07 of 11: Are your people getting burnt out?
Holiday Hack 06 of 11: Are the best intentions of your leaders getting in the way of doing your job?
Holiday Hack 05 of 11: Are alcohol-filled holiday parties an invitation to terrible behavior?
Holiday Hack 04 of 11: Managing requests for time off during the holiday season.
Holiday Hack 03 of 11: Setting seasonal employees up for success.
Holiday Hack 02 of 11: Helping your team stay healthy and productive.
Holiday Hack 01 of 11: Thanksgiving Weekend