The documentary for our Patagonia Crucible is complete and ready for you to watch. Click here to watch this fantastic chronicle of an amazing journey with phenomenal people in one of the most beautiful places on this earth.
What Happens When You Combine Special Operations Veterans & Business Executives in Patagonia?
The combination of audacity, adaptability, agility, and a high adversity quotient produced a team of teams. Self-Reliant Leadership has been running Crucible expeditions for a few years now with the primary goal of assisting Special Operations veterans with their transition to the business world. With a recent international expedition, we expanded our goal to include figuring out…
Patagonia Prep #3 – Organic Chemistry
In college many years ago I remember being terrified before my Organic Chemistry final. This was a difficult class, renowned at the University of Illinois for being a GPA killer. Memorization of hundreds of formulas was critical. This was not my forte. Compounding this uphill task was the fact that I had to learn most…
Patagonia Prep #2 – Jim
It’s about a month out before we leave for Patagonia. In fact, one month from today on October 19th, we will be traveling from Buenos Aires to El Chalten at the southern tip of Argentina. On October 20th we’ll be doing a gear check and our final preps before we head out the next morning….
The 4 P’s for Building a New Team
Twelve of us are headed to Patagonia next month. In fact, we start our Crucible expedition in one month and one day. We’re a team of two technical guides, one leader, one videographer, and four special operations veterans paired up with four executives (with generous sponsorship from Western Union). It’s a diverse group, and we…
Patagonia Prep #1 – Jim
If you have listened to a few of our podcasts, you may know that Jan and I are going on an expedition to Patagonia in October with 5 Special Forces/Special Operations veterans, 5 business executives, Jan (a former SF A-team member), a videographer and two world-class guides. As part of this process we all need…
Two Words You Should Never Say to Your Team
Before I get to those two words, let’s review how Frederick Herzberg enlightened us with his two-factor theory about motivation way back in 1968. There are things in the workplace that motivate (e.g., achievement, recognition, work itself, etc.), and there are things that if “not right,” can demotivate (e.g., company policies, supervision, work conditions, etc.).
Thanks to this man – The Leadership Podcast exists!
Hi everyone! Two things – The Investor’s Podcast is a GREAT podcast from our good friend, and an entrepreneur we greatly admire, Preston Pysh. Check out The Leadership Podcast part from us at 48:28! https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/tony-hsieh-delivering-happiness/
How is great leadership like great comedy?
I wrote an article several months back that I keep referring to in dialogue with many folks. Recently I had a Facebook exchange with someone that was intellectually entertaining and led me right back to the article. The Lowest Form of Leadership If you like these snippets – you will like the article!
Happy Independence Day!
For those in the United States, happy Independence Day from the The Leadership Podcast! We like this name better than the 4th of July because it carries with it the meaning and motivation for the sacrifices that went with freedoms all Americans know and enjoy. We often forget that the French were instrumental in our struggle…
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