The StrongLead Podcast with Chad Hall

What's the purpose of your life? That's a big question! In this episode, Chad addresses five questions that will lay the groundwork for knowing your purpose. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

Money isn't everything, but it is an important thing, which is why we want to ask the question posed in this week's title. Whether you're an employee or the employer, you want to make sure there is an equity of exchange in the relationship. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

This week we are not talking about sugar, nicotine, or those kinds of addictions. Instead, we're exploring three addictions that many leaders need to deal with in order to strengthen their leadership and improve performance. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

You've heard, "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade." In this week's episode, Chad shares three ways strong leaders take that proverb up a notch and develop a taste for lemonade. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

Billion-dollar businesses and startups on a shoestring budget are all smart enough to do annual business planning. Smart leaders also do business planning for their personal life. In this week's episode, Chad shares about an upcoming workshop ( stronglead.org/business-plan-for-life ) and four reasons it's important to have a business plan for life. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://pod...

A quick follow-up to our announcement from mid-October. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

This is our shortest episode ever by a lot! So please listen so you don't miss this important update! Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

Why would anyone follow you? Or why should you follow anyone else? Only fools follow those who haven't earned the right to lead. In this week's episode, Chad shares four ways you earn the right to influence. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

When something goes wrong, it's never the victim's fault, and the victim never steps up to take responsibility. Even if you think you don't play the victim, you most likely do. In this week's episode, Chad explores a tool called the Drama Triangle and how it explains the temptation of seeing yourself as the helpless victim. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

If you're going to step up and lead, you have to give yourself permission to do so. In this week's episode, Chad shares four things that must be true in order for you to give yourself the necessary permission to lead others. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

Great leaders take care of business, and one of the most important but overlooked ways to be successful is your surroundings. In this episode, Chad shares the power of surroundings and five specific areas of life where you can leverage the power of surroundings. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

Strong leaders leverage the power of habits to not only be their best, but to grow into even stronger, better leaders. In this episode, Chad shares six habits that will help you keep growing. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

Strong leaders are good at relationships, which requires them to be good at boundaries. When we're not good with boundaries, we create problems. In this week's episode, Chad shares four kinds of boundary problems from the best-selling book, Boundaries ( https://amzn.to/3yLbGBj) . Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

Your personality is both your biggest strength and your most significant liability as a leader. In this week's episode, Chad shares some common mistakes to avoid when it comes to your personality, along with how to make the small adjustments that get the biggest positive returns. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

The podcast title this week says it all. Listen and learn how being nice is sometimes the worst thing you can do for a relationship. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

If you want to get leadership right, you have to get yourself right, which requires getting your relationships right. In this episode, Chad shares how beliefs are the highest leverage change you can make to get your relationships right. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

To be a great leader, you need strong, solid sources of influence. This means you need quality relationships with the people around you. In this week's episode, Chad shares four questions to help you evaluate your relationships. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

If you want to get leadership (and life) right, you want to get your relationships right. Strong leaders don't just accept the relationships they have, they exercise intentionality to get the relationships they need. In this week's episode, Chad shares four relationship moves that will help you make the most of your relationships. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

You can't be an authentic leader without knowing who you are and what drives you. Without this level of self-awareness, leaders stumble. In this week's episode, Chad explores three areas where inauthentic leaders are susceptible to weak leadership. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

There is a maturity milestone that every leader has to reach in order to be a truly great leader. In this episode, Chad shares how leaders balance and blend the external pressure to be fake and the internal pressure to serve ego. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

Putting up a skyscraper or a mansion or even a toolshed on a shaky foundation is not a good idea because the final building is only as strong as its foundation. The same is true for leaders. In this episode, Chad shares how self-awareness is the foundation for all truly strong and capable leaders and illustrates the four things you need to know about yourself to be strong in your foundation. Audio...

The best techniques cannot overcome the challenges of having the wrong tool for the job. And if you're the wrong kind of person, all the leadership techniques in the world will be of little value. In this episode, Chad examines three aspects of your being that will determine your potential in leadership (and in life). Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

Sometimes we make things too complicated, and it's great to get back to the basics. In this episode, Chad shares the three essential elements of leadership. These three ingredients will support strong leadership wherever you're leading. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

Where is leadership needed? Pretty much everywhere. In this episode, Chad shares four places to look for the opportunity to lead. You'll be a stronger leader when you learn to spot these opportunities and step up to provide leadership. Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com  

We can learn to be strong leaders by noticing the consequences and causes of weak leaders. In this episode, Chad discusses the results of weak leaders and four kinds of weak leaders. Don't be weak! Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com