The StrongLead Podcast with Chad Hall

It's baseball season, so let's learn some leadership from the American pastime. In this episode, Chad shares four lessons on how to lead through adaptive change from the baseball movie Moneyball . Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Boundaries guard what's important and protect what's valuable. To be the strongest, best leader you can be, you need good boundaries. In this episode, Chad describes 4 boundaries every leader needs. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

The best leaders are masters of delegation. Unfortunately, this important practice doesn't come easily to most of us. In this episode, Chad shares 7 ways to improve your delegating ability. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Some people are way too negative. But most of us struggle to be negative enough. In this episode, Chad shares three times it's appropriate to be negative and four ways to do it well. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

There are some things you must discipline yourself to do if you're going to be a strong leader. However, even these good things can be overdone. In this episode, Chad explores three of the most important leadership disciplines for leaders and why it's important to avoid taking them too far. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Leadership is a relationship between a person who aspires to lead and people who are willing to follow. But what kind of person are people willing to follow? In this episode, Chad shares the top four traits that followers most expect from a would-be leader. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Confrontation means bringing something to someone's attention, causing them to face a challenging reality. Leaders confront, and we want to do it well. In this episode, Chad discusses three things you must care about in order to confront well. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Our grand finale in the cardinal virtues series focuses on courage. In this episode, Chad discusses the importance of courage and examines five specific times when leaders need to demonstrate courage. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Temperance is the virtue that brings balance and moderation. In this episode, Chad shares how this important virtue can help us not overdo things, even good things. Specifically, we need to temper our emotions, our strategy, and our strengths. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Justice is about knowing the right thing and doing it to the best of your ability. In this episode, Chad continues the four-part series on the cardinal virtues by looking at what real justice is when applied by leaders. Hint: it's not social justice. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

This episode kicks off a four-part series on what the ancients called "the four cardinal virtues". In this episode, Chad shares the importance of wisdom and five ways you can gain it for your life and your leadership. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Leaders create progress toward meaningful goals. And it's important to celebrate progress. In this week's episode, Chad talks about 4 aspects of workplace celebration. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

You don't always have to be in authority over others to lead them. In this episode, Chad discusses 7 ways you can lead those around you and gain their respect regardless of whether they are your subordinates. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Habits are the closest thing there is to a magic bullet. In this week's episode, Chad shares 3 leadership habits that will strengthen your leadership by making doing the right things much more likely. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

For a company to be great, you not only need what Jim Collins calls a "Level 5 Leader", you also need the other four levels. In this episode, Chad describes all 5 levels of leadership and how each one contributes to organizational success. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Fear is natural and normal. It will also hold you back. In this episode, Chad examines 3 fears that leaders face and must overcome in order to be strong leaders. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Before jumping into the new year, it's smart to close out the old year properly. How do you do that? In this episode, Chad shares 5 questions that will help you review the year that just happened and prepare for the one that's to come. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

One of the biggest challenges leaders face is holding others accountable. In this episode, Chad discusses three things you want to get right when it comes to accountability: your mind, your timing, and your words. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

If you're going to influence (aka "lead") others, you need some degree of respect from them. However, too many leaders fail to do the things that build respect and actually do the very things that diminish respect. In this episode, Chad covers the three best ways to lose respect and how you can do the opposite. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Sometimes old standbys get overlooked or underused or even misused. A SWOT analysis is a great tool for getting a lay of the land for your business (or team, family, or personal life), but only if you use it the right way. In this episode, Chad shares how leaders can and should use this powerful tool. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

When was the last time you were so engaged in an activity that you lost track of time and everything else just faded away for a while? That's called "flow", and it's something leaders strive to experience, because those moments bring out our best and contribute to our sense of well-being. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

If you're going to lead, you're going to need courage. In fact, leading will force you to become more courageous. In this episode, Chad shares four arenas in which courage is required, plus four ways to grow your courage. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Vision gets a lot of attention in the world of leadership, but what is it? And why is it important? And how does a leader bring vision? In this episode, Chad examines those three questions as well as why vision alone is not enough. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

You'll never be a leader of others if you don't exercise self-leadership. In this episode, Chad summarizes the first three habits in Stephen Covey's 7 Habits model, which are the habits of self-leadership. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

Life these days tends to make us busy. But being busy and being effective are NOT the same thing. In this episode, Chad explores 5 ways to be truly effective in life and leadership. These 5 ways are simple, but they take a lifetime to master. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.