Chris Stark and Lorenzo Flores

Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

Business EN ↓ 1000 episodes

No role plays; just real. Chris & Lorenzo share four decades of combined experience to help you become a more effective leader. Keeping employees engaged and doing their best work today requires leadership that emphasizes soft skills like empathy, emotional intelligence, and a desire to make personal connections. Many leaders want to succeed in this brave new world, but employees continue to report poor engagement and leave companies about every three years. Listen and become a leader who people never want to leave. Check out Lions Guide Academy today! Become a supporter of this podcast:

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Chris Stark and Lorenzo Flores

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Ep 121: Investing in relationships even when we don't have much in common with someone. 07.01.2019 22:46

We find comfort in our commonalities. Our education, our upbringing, the type of music we like, even our religion or skin color. All of them are subtle signals that another person has walked a path similar to ours. Those commonalities are often catalysts to conversations which become the beginnings of fantastic interpersonal relationships. Yep, it’s easy to make friends with your coworkers if you...

*A PERSONAL MESSAGE* 01.11.2018 6:38

Hacking Your Leadership will be taking a short break so Chris can have the surgery he needs. Please go talk to your doctor about getting a colonoscopy and we will return with new content in January. Happy Holidays! #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitter Stark Engagement Consulting Life...

Ep 120: Disruption for the sake of disruption is never good. 29.10.2018 21:58

Discussing why some leaders view disruption as some sort of goal or achievement. #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-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .

Ep 119: Is it possible to instill a sense of urgency when business is doing really well? 25.10.2018 21:25

When employees stop using a skill for a while, the skill goes away. How do leaders prevent this without putting round-the-clock pressure on their people? #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.spre...

Ep 118: Leadership skills don't just fall into your lap; you have to actively seek them out. 22.10.2018 23:05

Discussing the difference between leaders who just do their job well versus leaders who put forth the effort needed to get better, make others better, and advance. #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:...

Ep 117: Stop making your employees ask you for everything. 18.10.2018 22:14

If multiple members of your team have come to you with the same requests, those topics shouldn't be ignored. #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-leadership-podc...

Ep 116: Are your sports analogies landing or losing people? 15.10.2018 17:29

Discussing the tendency of leaders to use sports analogies in order to galvanize teams and why they don't always work. #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-leade...

Ep 115: Taking your job seriously without taking yourself too seriously. 11.10.2018 21:53

Discussing why many leaders find it hard to balance taking their careers seriously with avoiding taking themselves too seriously. #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...

Ep 114: Managing and leading are equally important skill sets. 08.10.2018 21:18

Discussing why many people believe leading is somehow more noble than managing. #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-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .

Ep 113: Failure is unavoidable. Talking about it makes it easier. ...usually. 04.10.2018 22:37

Discussing some of our most cringeworthy failures. #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-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .

Ep 112: Time away from your job is important. Do your people have the time away they need? 01.10.2018 20:44

If you recognize and reward employees for their long hours, you're setting an expectation that this is how people advance. #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...

Ep 111: Email is too large a part of the lives of most leaders. 27.09.2018 20:26

There aren't any jobs in the future where people reply to emails all day and then go home. #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-leadership-podcast--4805674/suppo...

Ep 110: Peer accountability is more effective than leader accountability. 24.09.2018 21:21

Discussing why employees hold themselves to higher standards for their peers than for their leaders. #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-leadership-podcast--480...

Ep 109: Most teambuilding is a waste of time and money. 20.09.2018 19:46

Discussing how teambuilding typically doesn't build collaborative teams. Link to Harvard Business Review article: https://hbr.org/2018/09/stop-wasting-money-on-team-building #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 podc...

Ep 108: Inspiration, Motivation & Coercion: Do leaders need to be great at all three? 17.09.2018 20:04

What kind of results can you expect out of a coerced employee? How about a motivated employee? An inspired employee? Link to Forbes article by Dov Seidman: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dovseidman/2016/03/15/dont-engage-elevate/ #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitter Stark Engagement C...

Ep 107: There's no way you're great at everything, so stop trying to be. 13.09.2018 24:01

Discussing the tendency of leaders to want to be all things to all people instead of filling in the gaps with strategically-placed employees. #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/pod...

Ep 106: You can't have great engagement if your employees don't always know where they stand. 10.09.2018 24:23

Discussing how too many leaders wait weeks or even months to tell their people what they're doing right and wrong. #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-leadershi...

Ep 105: Performance matters more than simply who you gravitate towards. 06.09.2018 21:56

When you dole out development opportunites based on who you easily connect with, you short-change your top performers. #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-leade...

Ep 104: Gratitude is not an action, it's a mindset. 03.09.2018 23:32

Gratitude is not the same thing as appreciation. Grateful leaders are happier people. #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-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .

Ep 103: How many bosses do you have? (Hint: More than one is too many) 30.08.2018 21:17

Discussing the tendency of some leaders to want to influence the day-to-day work of employees several layers below them. #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-lea...

Ep 102: Coincidence of objective vs coincidence of purpose 27.08.2018 22:26

Confusing a coincidence of objective with any alignment on a deeper sense of purpose is a recipe for disaster. #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-leadership-po...

Ep 101: Every employee has a point of no return. 23.08.2018 24:19

There's a fine line between creating a challenging environment in order to spur growth, and pushing your employees to the point where they no longer want to be there. Link to Primos Populi article: http://www.primospopuli.com/en/the-power-of-your-point-of-no-return/ #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Lead...

Ep 100: Reflection. 20.08.2018 26:15

Looking back on 100 episodes of learing and good times with our fans. #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-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .

Ep 99: The most successful leaders are also great followers. 16.08.2018 23:44

Discussing how the desire to stand out could be driving a wedge between you and the people you are trying to lead. #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-leadershi...

Ep 98: Being fair isn't enough. Your employees need to believe you're fair too. 13.08.2018 21:49

Perceived fairness is, often times, more important to employee engagement than actual fairness. Link to Harvard Business Review acticle: https://hbr.org/2018/06/research-when-managers-are-overworked-they-treat-employees-less-fairly #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitter Stark Engageme...