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TLP137: How to Spend 60% of Your Time With Your Employees

February 13, 2019

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Lee Benson, CEO of Execute To Win, joins the show to discuss his powerful yet practical approach to leadership and culture. Lee has worked with thousands of leaders and went from owning a business with 2 employees to quickly becoming Able Aerospace, a company with 500 employees and 2,000 customers. He explains why better alignment…

TLP136: Leadership Development Doesn’t

February 6, 2019

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There are over 60,000 books on Amazon with “leadership” in the title, and despite the focus on leadership, most business-oriented development programs don’t measure effectiveness; and turnover has never been higher. A Gallup report found that 21% of Millennials have changed jobs within the past year—three times higher than other workers. Today, Jim and Jan…

TLP135: Looking Forward to Wicked Problems

January 30, 2019

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Tom Higley is in the business of creating market-based solutions to the world’s wicked problems. A Denver-based entrepreneur and mentor, Tom has founded and run seven tech startups and has been a mentor to hundreds of founders and CEO’s. Today, he joins Jim and Jan to discuss his founding of 10.10.10 – which brings together…

TLP134: Keeping Promises

January 23, 2019

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We’re all a work in progress, and whether we call it a resolution, or an ongoing commitment, it’s all part of building character to consistently develop and grow. Today, Jim and Jan talk about making promises and resolutions, and why we seem to let our own goals die before helping others achieve theirs. They discuss…

TLP133: Faith as a Foundation for Leadership

January 16, 2019

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It’s hard for Cory Procter to not have a good time. In between his motivational and leadership speaker events, spending time with his family and playing the drums, this former NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys, the Miami Dolphins and the Detroit Lions, helps others lock into their own power. He talks about his career…

TLP132: Are Your Goals Big Enough?

January 9, 2019

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This week Jim and Jan discuss a popular topic amongst the listeners: setting and achieving BIG goals. They talk about what defines a big goal, why we want to aim high, but not stretch our goals too far out. And… what usually keeps us from setting and accomplishing them. They also talk about the need…

TLP131: Great Leaders Are Curve Benders

January 2, 2019

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David Nour, International Speaker, and Best Selling Author, discusses why the biggest asset we have is our portfolio of relationships. David explains the development of Relationship Economics, and why it is critical to become more intentional and strategic in the relationships we cultivate. He gives advice on what we can do to better our relationships…

TLP130: No Surprise Rule

December 26, 2018

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If you are planning a party or weekend getaway, surprises can be fun and exciting. In business and leadership, they are most often stressful and detrimental. Today, Jim and Jan discuss surprises in several different contexts, and how good leaders can encourage proactive communication. They also talk about the type of environment leaders should create…

TLP129: It’s Dangerous To Have “Irreplaceable” People

December 19, 2018

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Eric Kish is a Turnaround CEO with over 20 years of experience at transforming organizations in various forms of distress. A Stanford Business School graduate, he has scaled organizations from millions to billions, and is the author of Everyday Turnaround, The Art and Science of Daily Business Transformations. Eric discusses the global experiences that have…

TLP128: Leadership as Defined by 2nd Graders

December 12, 2018

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Jim and Jan start the episode with how a second grade class defines a great leader! Leadership is hard, but these young people show that the basics are pretty simple. Also discussed is how we’re happier when we help others, leading with love and courage, and why good leaders provide both positive and negative consequences…

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TLP506: Retention Is Dead: The Workquake Reshaping TLP506: Retention Is Dead: The Workquake Reshaping Talent Our latest episode with Steve Cadigan https://bit.ly/TLP-506?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders&utm_content=TLP506%3A%20Retention%20Is%20Dead%3A%20The%20Workquake%20Reshaping%20Talent https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-506?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders&utm_content=TLP506%3A%20Retention%20Is%20Dead%3A%20The%20Workquake%20Reshaping%20Talent #leadership #talentmanagement #futureofwork #workquake #stevecadigan #employeeexperience #careergrowth #leadershipdevelopment #organizationalculture #highperformanceteams #workplaceculture #hrleaders #peopleandculture #modernleadership #businessleadership #companyculture #talentstrategy #employeeengagement #careerdevelopment #learninganddevelopment #leadershippodcast
Most leaders think the problem at home is time. K Most leaders think the problem at home is time.Kevin Rice thought the same, until he realized he was physically present every night and still completely absent.Bedtime. Stories. Routines. All of it while mentally rehearsing the next sales meeting.He was not managing time poorly. He was losing connection without even knowing it.Hear the full conversation on episode 512 of The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-512?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#leadership #parenting #presence #connection #theleadershippodcast #CEOmindset #worklifebalance #leadershiplessons #entrepreneur #mindfulleadership
You emailed them. You cc'd HR. You told yourself y You emailed them. You cc'd HR. You told yourself you handled it. Mark Morgenfruh calls this keyboard cowboy leadership and it's more common than most leaders want to admit. The second one, happy talk, is even worse because it feels like kindness. Episode 502 will make you rethink both. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-502?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#leadership #leadershipdevelopment #remoteleadership #workplaceculture #theleadershippodcast #neverfireanyone #leadershipcoach
If you only change the behavior then you don't hus If you only change the behavior then you don't hustle through it, and six months later you're right back at the same wall wondering what went wrong. The behavior was never the problem. The belief driving it was.Muriel M. Wilkins explains it better than most. Ep. 503 on The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-503?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#LeadershipPodcast #HiddenBlockers #LeadershipUnblocked #ExecutiveCoach #MindsetWork #LeadershipMindset #SelfAwareness #CoachingConversations #ThinkBetter #LeadFromWithin
We’re thrilled to announce that The Leadership Pod We’re thrilled to announce that The Leadership Podcast is #2 in the Top 100 Sales Weekly chart and ranked in the top 10 in multiple Goodpods categories! Thank you for listening and supporting us! #LeadershipPodcast #PodcastRankings #Sales #Goodpods
Kevin Rice built his agency straight out of colleg Kevin Rice built his agency straight out of college with no mentor and sold it 13 years later for nine figures. He says he felt almost nothing when it happened.On Episode 512 of The Leadership Podcast, he shares what it was like leading through a pandemic as a new single dad, growing a company by 100+ people, and going through an acquisition at the same time.He calls it "robot mode"—high performance, no emotion, just survival. It worked in business but cost him connection at home.He also shares what parenting taught him about leadership and why presence matters more than time.Listen to Episode 512 wherever you get your podcasts. https://bit.ly/TLP-512?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleadersWatch it on YouTube - https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-512?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#leadership #entrepreneur #parenting #worklifebalance #leadershipdevelopment #ceo #personalgrowth #success #fulfillment
TLP504: Why Your Team Is Still Disengaged Our lat TLP504: Why Your Team Is Still Disengaged Our latest episode with Mark Crowley https://bit.ly/TLP-504?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders&utm_content=TLP504%3A%20Why%20Your%20Team%20Is%20Still%20Disengaged #leadership #employeeengagement #employeewellbeing #leadership #markcrowley #leadfromtheheart #flourishingteams #belongingatwork #workplaceculture #teamperformance #remotework #hybridwork #micromanagement #employeeburntout #humanconnection #leadershipdevelopment #peoplemanagement #emotionalintelligence #workplacebelonging #manageraccountability #hrleadership #workethic #employeemotivation #leadershiplessons #westudyleaders #theleadershippodcast #gallup #workplaceemotions #teamcohesion #powersofemployeewellbeing
Most leaders treat failure like something to bury. Most leaders treat failure like something to bury.Matt Cavanaugh donated a kidney to a stranger. Then ran 620 miles through the world's worst deserts months later. Not to prove toughness. To show others what's possible after giving a part of yourself away.His take on leadership? The scars you're hiding are actually your greatest asset. The failures, setbacks, and hard seasons you've been trying to move past... those ARE the resume."You win, you learn, or you die. It's not win, lose, or draw."That reframe alone is worth the listen. https://bit.ly/TLP-508?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleadersFull conversation is up. Worth the hour. https://youtu.be/Wj25VTTDeaU?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#leadership #leadershipdevelopment #leadershiplessons #growthmindset #militaryleadership #selfimprovement #resilience #personalgrowth #podcast #theleadershippodcast #mattcavanaugh #bestscarwins #failure #purposedriven #missiondriven
People kept asking Admiral McRaven how to lead mil People kept asking Admiral McRaven how to lead millennials and Gen Z differently. His answer? You don't. Yeah, they listen to different music and have different ideas, but leadership fundamentals haven't changed since his parents' generation. Integrity, hard work, leading from the front, that stuff still works. Stop overthinking it.Full episode at https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-500?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#Leadership #Millennials #GenZ #AdmiralMcRaven #LeadershipMyths #TheLeadershipPodcast #NavySEAL #TimelessLeadership
Disruption is not always about blowing things up. Disruption is not always about blowing things up. Sometimes the most disruptive move in the room is refusing to follow the crowd. Patrick Leddin breaks this down in a way that actually reframes how you think about change and leadership.We went deep on this in Episode 507. Don't miss it. https://bit.ly/TLP-507?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#leadership #disruption #leadershiplessons #westudyleaders #disrupteverything #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipcoach #changeleadership #leadershippodcast
TLP505: Why Leadership Coaching So Often Fails Ou TLP505: Why Leadership Coaching So Often Fails Our latest episode with Will Linssen https://bit.ly/TLP-505?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders&utm_content=TLP505%3A%20Why%20Leadership%20Coaching%20So%20Often%20Fails #leadership #leadership, #leadershipcoaching, #executivecoaching, #leadershipdevelopment, #coaching, #teamperformance, #triplewin, #coachingworks, #leadershipskills, #managementtips, #aileadership, #organizationalchange, #westudyleaders, #theleadershippodcast, #leadingwithquestions
Steve Taplin has 20 failures and 10 wins across 30 Steve Taplin has 20 failures and 10 wins across 30 ventures. That's a .333 batting average, which in baseball is Hall of Fame territory. But here's the thing: those 20 failures taught him everything the 10 wins couldn't. Success makes you cocky. Failure makes you better. The question is whether you're willing to use it as fuel or let it stop you.Hear Steve's full story on episode 501. https://bit.ly/TLP-501?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#FailureIsLearning #EntrepreneurJourney #BusinessLessons #LeadershipWisdom #TheLeadershipPodcast
Before Will Linssen coaches anyone he runs them th Before Will Linssen coaches anyone he runs them through this. Three simple questions that tell him almost immediately whether this person will be in the 95% who change or the ones who waste everyone's time. The answer has nothing to do with skill level or title. Full episode here - https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-505?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#leadership #aileadership #futureofleadership #leadershipdevelopment #westudyleaders #theleadershippodcast #shorts #executivecoaching
Most coaches talk about coachability but almost no Most coaches talk about coachability but almost nobody checks for it before they start. Will Linssen does, and he says two things kill it every time. One is ego. The second one is more external and honestly makes a lot of sense when you hear it. Catch the full episode https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-505?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#leadershipcoaching #coachability #executivecoaching #leadership #westudyleaders #theleadershippodcast #shorts
Jack Welch said if the outside world is changing f Jack Welch said if the outside world is changing faster than the inside, the end is near.Steve Cadigan applies that same logic directly to how you manage people. Most talent playbooks were built for a slower world and nobody has updated them. That gap between how fast things are moving outside and how slow things move inside is exactly where the problem lives. If that lands, the full episode will hit harder. Steve Cadigan on Episode 506 of The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-506?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#Leadership #HR #TalentStrategy #TheLeadershipPodcast #SteveCadigan #FutureOfWork
Big news! The Leadership Podcast is now #2 in Sale Big news! The Leadership Podcast is now #2 in Sales Weekly, #3 in Sales Monthly, #5 in Management Monthly, #6 in Military History Weekly, and #8 in Sales All Time on Goodpods. Thank you for your amazing support! #Leadership #Podcast #Goodpods
You think you know how you'll react under fire unt You think you know how you'll react under fire until the stuff actually hits the fan. Admiral McRaven says pressure doesn't build character, it reveals it. The good news? The more you face it, the better you get at not falling apart. Every chance to lead is a chance to find out who you really are, not who you think you are.Listen: https://bit.ly/TLP-500?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#Leadership #Pressure #AdmiralMcRaven #Character #TheLeadershipPodcast #NavySEAL #LeadershipDevelopment #Episode500
We were never rewarded for questioning ourselves. We were never rewarded for questioning ourselves. We were rewarded for making things happen. And for a while, that works. Muriel M. Wilkins says that's exactly why so many high performers hit a ceiling they can't explain. The game changed. The operating system didn't. Episode 503 on The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-503?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#LeadershipPodcast #HiddenBlockers #LeadershipUnblocked #ExecutiveCoach #MindsetWork #LeadershipMindset #SelfAwareness #CoachingConversations #ThinkBetter #LeadFromWithin
Thank you to our listeners! The Leadership Podcast Thank you to our listeners! The Leadership Podcast is now #2 in Sales Weekly and ranked in the top 10 in multiple Goodpods charts. We appreciate your support! #Leadership #Podcast #Goodpods
If you constantly tear down the system you're part If you constantly tear down the system you're part of, don't be surprised when people disconnect from it.That shows up inside teams too.Leaders set the tone. Not just through strategy, but through how they talk about the work, the mission, and the people around them. If everything sounds cynical or negative, that becomes the culture.And culture shapes who stays, who leaves, and how people show up every day.This one is worth the full listen. Go check out the whole episode of Dr. Bill Kline and tell us what hit you the hardest. https://bit.ly/TLP-509?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#leadership #leadershipdevelopment #teamculture #capitalism #businessleadership #tlp509
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