LeaderLink Podcast

Join us as we discuss a framework for identifying and developing potential new leaders in your organization. While some leaders are hired from outside the organization, most organizations promote from within. Hopefully, this is an intentional process.  In this episode, we discuss some of the attributes we think are good to look for in potential future leaders. Our goal is to connect you to leaders...

For the final Thursday Short of January, we'll wrap up this mini-series on change with some thoughts on implementation and momentum. Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you like what you hear, and leave a comment. We also want to know what you want to hear about when it comes to leadership! Email...

Last week, Josh and Charles talked about leadership and graduate degrees. In this episode, we continue the conversation by talking about how our education has positively impacted our leadership journey. Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you like what you hear, and leave a comment. We also want to kno...

In this Thursday Short, we briefly discuss the importance of involving employees in the change effort. Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you like what you hear, and leave a comment. We also want to know what you want to hear about when it comes to leadership! Email us at charles@bluelionleadership.co...

Join Charles and Josh as we discuss graduate degrees and leadership developent. We're both fans of higher education, but they are certainly not the only way to develop leadership skills. We talk about how graduate degrees can complement development as a leader, yet they are not necessarily a shortcut to experience. The inspiration for this episode was the book "Managers not MBAs" by...

Join Charles for the first "Thursday Short". In 2024, we want to give you more content and more variety. The goal of the Thursday Short is to give you some quick practical tips on a leadership concept. To start the new year, we'll focus on change. Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you...

In our episode today, Charles interviews Josh, who recently began his tenure as senior pastor at Firewheel Bible Fellowship. Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you like what you hear, and leave a comment. We also want to know what you want to hear about when it comes to leadership! Email us at charles...

Join Charles for a conversation with Rex Houze, owner of Improving Performance and Results. Rex has been working in the leadership development business for over 40 years, including 20 years as the leader of his own leadership development company. Rex has authored six books and six programs covering the areas of leadership development, and personal and professional development. His organization, Im...

Happy New Year! Join us as we wrap up 2023 with a big announcement. Also, thanks for joining us this year, and we'll see you back in 2024. Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you like what you hear, and leave a comment. We also want to know what you want to hear about when it comes to leadership!...

Join us as we talk about accountability. For some, accountability is a dirty word, and we think that’s because most of us know leaders who have abused it. Accountability shouldn’t just be about “who is to blame?” As leaders, we need to hold ourselves accountable and we need to be able to hold others accountable. Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We...

Join us as we discuss the importance of setting expectations. Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you like what you hear, and leave a comment. We also want to know what you want to hear about when it comes to leadership! Email us at charles@bluelionleadership.com LeaderLink Podcast is an ad-free produc...

This episode is not just for formal leaders.  We all experience conflict - in our personal lives and professional lives. Join us as we talk about four C’s to effective conflict management: Communication, Curiosity, Concern, and Commitment. We then briefly discuss these four C’s in relation to some of the five conflict management styles originally theorized by M. Afzalur Rahim in 1983. Our goal is...

We discuss some common causes of conflict.  Join us for the next episode, too, where we talk about effective ways to manage conflict. Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you like what you hear, and leave a comment. We also want to know what you want to hear about when it comes to leadership! Email us a...

In this episode, we discuss some general ideas about how succession planning, or the lack thereof, impacts how organizations progress with a new senior leader. How does it impact the organization, the products/services, and the people who are served? How does it impact the new leader and the one who has been replaced? Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors...

What does courage mean to you? Many people tend to associate the concept of courage in terms of physical courage - bravery in the face of danger. But, there is so much more to the concept when it comes to leadership. Warning: I do briefly discuss details of a medical procedure I had for my heart. Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedba...

What are some of your favorite questions you ask yourself as a leader? Not necessarily the easiest ones, but the ones that help you grow in your leadership? Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you like what you hear, and leave a comment. We also want to know what you want to hear about when it comes to...

Join Josh and Charles as we discuss what we can do when our leader says “no” to our ideas. No is not always easy for people to hear when they believe their ideas are credible and valuable. So how do we, as the person asking for something, respond when we’re told no? Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if...

Join Josh and Charles as we discuss feedback loops and how they apply to leadership. Feedback loops are a great way to ensure that the leader and their team members are on the same page and have a chance to give each other constructive feedback. Feedback loops can help everyone in the organization improve, and as a result, the organization improves. Feedback can be tough to receive; it can also be...

Join Josh and Charles as we discuss the concept of viewing people as people. People in the organization are generally the biggest asset to an organization. How do we, as leaders, show our employees that we value them? Do these perspectives change as the size of the organization increases? Does the perspective change as leaders move up the organizational hierarchy?  We believe that leaders should t...

In this episode, we talk about the concept of safety in the workplace. Feeling safe at work is much more than physical security. Join us as we briefly cover the concepts of psychological and physiological safety as it relates to leadership communication.  Check out this YouTube video where Charles speaks more on the topic: https://youtu.be/6WnfoWo4cIQ   Our goal is to connect you to leaders and le...

Join us as we talk about two statements Charles wanted to vent about: “Because that’s the way we’ve always done it” and “If you love what you do you’ll never work another day in your life” Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you like what you hear, and leave a comment. We also want to know what you wan...

Join us as we talk about why we believe senior leadership should stay in touch with what is happening on the front lines. Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you like what you hear, and leave a comment. We also want to know what you want to hear about when it comes to leadership! Email us at charles@bl...

What does the ideal version of your organization look like? How would you compare that to what your organization actually looks like? How comfortable and confident are you in initiating change? Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you like what you hear, and leave a comment. We also want to know what yo...

Discipline - it’s not fun for the person being disciplined, nor for the person giving it. But, there is a purpose for it and it is a reality of leadership. Join us as we briefly discuss some of the “why” and “how” of discipline. Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you like what you hear, and leave a co...

One of the best ways to internalize new knowledge is to share it with others. We discuss why we believe leaders need a sharing mindset. Our goal is to connect you to leaders and leadership principles from all sectors.  We want your feedback! Give us a 5-star review if you like what you hear, and leave a comment. We also want to know what you want to hear about when it comes to leadership! Email us...