Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

We all have a leadership dark side—our knee-jerk methods when we’re trying to do our best but we’re in over our heads. Control. Criticism. Avoidance. Rescue. Many are well-meaning but, over time, they breed dysfunction on teams and cause more harm than good. Over the next four weeks, we’ll discuss these tendencies based on the teachings of Craig Groeschel and his leadership podcast. Link to Episod...

We are so excited anticipating our upcoming 2nd anniversary and entering Hacking Your Leadership's third year! Thank you to all our listeners for supporting us! #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitter Stark Engagement Consulting Life Of Lozo Become a supporter of this podcast: https://w...

One of the things that drives us crazy is when leaders delegate something to someone and then tell them it was for their development! On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo discusses the differences between delegation and development and admits that he delegates work that he doesn't want to do. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo lozo@lifeoflozo.com chris@st...

If you take over a team that is already performing well, what are the things you should and shouldn't do after you arrive? #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitter Stark Engagement Consulting Life Of Lozo Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-l...

We got some recent feedback on one of our topics and we couldn't be happier and more grateful that our listeners told us what they thought! On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo discusses the power of feedback and how to make it effective. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo lozo@lifeoflozo.com chris@starkengagement.com Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacki...

Are a person’s leadership skills an indicator of whether or not they’re a good person? Have you ever had a fantastic employee who just completely failed as a leader once promoted? #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitter Stark Engagement Consulting Life Of Lozo Become a supporter of this...

Do you feel a sense of responsibility to help YOUR leaders get better? On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses why great leaders affect positive change in both directions of the org chart. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo lozo@lifeoflozo.com chris@starkengagement.com Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes...

If you believe a few weeks away from a job that's burning you out will reinvigorate your passion for that job, you're wrong. A job that's burning you out is not the right job for you. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitter Stark Engagement Consulting Life Of Lozo Become a supporter of...

Do you have fun at work? Data says that the best companies to work for are full of people who also have fun. On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo discusses the importance of having fun and what you need to make sure you have a culture that creates a good time. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo lozo@lifeoflozo.com chris@starkengagement.com Hacking Your Le...

Just because you tell people that a specific metric or result needs to improve, doesn't mean they have any idea how to make that happen. And, often, they won't even tell you they lack those skills. Results don't get improved. Behaviors and skills get improved. Results follow. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Insta...

Do you feel like your team doesn't listen to you or respect you because you can't do their job well. On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses how to lead people if they are better at their job than you are. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo lozo@lifeoflozo.com chris@starkengagement.com Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram...

Nobody wants to be manipulated. And very few people change course simply because a peer wants to do things differently. When you are attempting to wield influence, do you try to get people to do things the way you want, or do you meet them where they are? #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes...

Do you feel like you are wasting potential? Is no one being honest with you? Are you a fish out of water? Does nobody trust you? On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo discusses Jon Acuff's book "Do Over" and sums up how investing in yourself can prepare you for any career challenge or change. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo lozo@lifeoflozo.com chris@sta...

Have you ever been passed over for a position or an opportunity, for which you were qualified, seemingly because you didn’t know the right people? You can balk about it or you can go forward with the knowledge that relationships matter. Who you know matters. More importantly, who believes in you matters. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website...

Are you on a ‘team’ at work? Most people are. Or at least they think they are. On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses the elements that make groups of coworkers into teams, and why many people who believe they work on a team aren’t really on one. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo lozo@lifeoflozo.com chris@starkengagement.com Hacking Your Leadership...

As employees continue to report low engagement and speak of the importance of regular feedback from their leaders, those leaders are finding it incredibly hard to have actual conversations with their people. Why is this? Link to article by Corinne Purtill:  https://qz.com/work/1171890/almost-70-of-us-managers-are-scared-to-talk-to-their-employees/ #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting...

Are you doing specific work to prepare yourself for a Leadership role? Does your direct boss know that you're interested? Are you good at your current job? On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo discusses a recent post he saw on LinkedIn by Courtney Ramsey and provides his thoughts and advice. Courtney Ramsey Post Link #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo loz...

Some leaders have a tendency to assign the same responsibilities to multiple people. But at the end of the day the buck has to stop with someone. Because co-responsibility is the same thing as no responsibility. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitter Stark Engagement Consulting Life Of...

What the heck does it mean to have a “millennial-centric” workplace? Do millennials in the workplace actually want different things than GenX and Baby Boomers? On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses the tendency of many organizations to think the perks they offer need to appeal to millennials and not other generations. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOf...

Every time you say 'yes,' you're saying 'no' to something else. That's what prioritization is. And good leaders need to know how to do this. Link to our sponsor, The Top 1% Podcast with Dr. Trevor Blattner:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-top-one-percent/id1401506456 #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Ins...

On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo shares a train wreck of a  performance conversation that he eavesdropped on while working in a Starbucks. Listen to this episode for advice on how not to let that happen to you! #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo lozo@lifeoflozo.com chris@starkengagement.com Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Insta...

Discussing specific elements of the article "The 10 Qualities of a True Leader" including transparency, living company values, and holding convictions. Link to Article:  https://hireyourtalent.home.blog/2019/04/15/the-10-qualities-of-a-true-leader/ #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitte...

Firing an employee is one of the least enjoyable tasks a leader must do. But when it is done correctly, a good leader can turn an uncomfortable situation into one that the employee looks back on as a turning point for the better. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitter Stark Engagement...

On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo talks about how leaders can become tempted to expand their responsibility and do work without making sure their own people or their core job responsibilities are up to par. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo lozo@lifeoflozo.com chris@starkengagement.com Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram...

What happens if you have two or more really fantastic candidates for an internal promotion and each of them could do the job well? It’s a great problem to have but it means you’ll need to start using more subjective criteria when making your decision. And there’s definitely a right way and a wrong way to do this. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership...