There is a pattern Jim and Jan have seen time and time again in successful people – they prepare. Today, they discuss the approach of preparation, why it’s important, and what can happen when we just “wing it.” Key Takeaways [2:30] Things often don’t go as planned. Preparation safeguards us and provides us with…
TLP139: Set Pride Aside
Kevin Flike knows what is means to be down and out. As a Green Beret, Kevin was shot in the lower abdomen during his second deployment to Afghanistan in September of 2011. On the show, he talks with Jim and Jan about his journey to heal himself, and then… inspire others. He went from multiple…
TLP138: It’s Not About You
The leader isn’t always the one with “legitimate authority.” Often, leaders in the middle looking to exert change aren’t successfully managing up. Jim and Jan break it down as to what managing up is, why it’s important, and how to do it successfully. They share stories where they successfully managed up, and examples where they…
TLP137: How to Spend 60% of Your Time With Your Employees
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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…
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