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 97: The best leaders know the importance of having routines in their lives. 09.08.2018 25:58

Discussing why routines are freeing and allow for bigger accomplishments in the lives of great 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--...

Ep 96: Is your after-hours work making your employees think they have to as well? 06.08.2018 24:29

Wherever there's a lack of relationship between employer and employee, the government typically takes over. #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-podca...

Ep 95: The importance of having humility while also remaining confident. 02.08.2018 21:12

Discussing how some leaders are able to come off as confident while others are seen as arrogant. #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...

Ep 94: Leadership Legends 9 of 9: Gary Vaynerchuk 30.07.2018 25:30

Gary Vee shows us how leaders of today need to combine empathy with candor, ego with humility, and selflessness with expectations. He's a giant walking contradiction and it's one of the reasons he's the final leader we're talking about in our Leadership Legends series. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Le...

Ep 93: Leadership Legends 8 of 9: Sheryl Sandberg 26.07.2018 22:34

For almost a decade, employee development has fallen heavily on the shoulders of leaders. Sheryl Sandberg believes it’s a two-way street and she’s swinging the pendulum back the other way. #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitter Stark Engagement Consulting Life Of Lozo Become a supporte...

Ep 92: Leadership Legends 7 of 9: Simon Sinek 23.07.2018 22:55

Simon Sinek is one of the most influential people speaking on the topic of leadership today. Do his theories actually work in practice? #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/h...

Ep 91: Leadership Legends 6 of 9: John C. Maxwell 19.07.2018 27:07

John C. Maxwell has been ahead of his time on the subject of leadership for two decades. We discuss why. #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-...

Ep 90: Leadership Legends 5 of 9: Marcus Buckingham 16.07.2018 25:17

Is the key to engagement and productivity really just putting people in jobs that maximize their strengths? Marcus Buckingham thinks so. #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/...

Ep 89: Leadership Legends 4 of 9: Ken Blanchard 12.07.2018 24:31

Can leadership be done in "one minute?" Is Ken Blanchard's style of leadership relevant today? #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/s...

Ep 88: Leadership Legends 3 of 9: Jack Welch 09.07.2018 23:07

Do you believe as Vince Lombardi did, that anyone can be made into a great leader? #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 87: Leadership Legends 2 of 9: Vince Lombardi 05.07.2018 24:21

Ep 86: Leadership Legends 1 of 9: Dwight Eisenhower 02.07.2018 23:16

Is Eisenhower's leadership style still relevant? Or would it fail to resonate with today's workforce? #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--48...

Ep 85: Balancing a team with non-traditional leadership skills 28.06.2018 22:13

Discussing the importance of making sure your team isn't full of extroverted, optimistic risk-takers and no one to reign things in. #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/hacki...

Ep 84: Stop building trust and start just being honest. 25.06.2018 22:41

Discussing how on some teams, "building trust" is a euphamism for getting the team to believe your spin. #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-...

Ep 83: The Art of Storytelling 21.06.2018 22:57

Great leaders ground everything in the context of story because people remember stories. #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 82: What kind of leadership does a high-performance team need from you? 18.06.2018 24:16

Discussing how a leader's tactics may have to change as their team grows and gets better. #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/suppor...

Ep 81: What is a psychologically safe work environment? 14.06.2018 25:28

Discussing the difference between real psychological safety and just using the buzzword. #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 80: Common career-stallers and how to avoid them. 11.06.2018 25:24

Good leadership skills are just as much about what NOT to do. Link to LinkedIn article by Terina Allen: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-behaviors-make-you-seem-inferior-why-do-terina-allen/ #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitter Stark Engagement Consulting Life Of Lozo Become a suppo...

Ep 79: When multiculturalism causes rifts. 07.06.2018 22:22

Leading in a multicultural environment where each person needs to feel welcome. #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 78: Lewin's Leadership Styles 04.06.2018 21:22

Evaluating natural tendencies as a leader and how not to alienate people who respond differently. Link to Survey: https://www.hackingyourleadership.com/lewinsurvey #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 77: Are there taboo topics at work? 31.05.2018 24:54

What topics have no place at work? Are there really any? #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 76: Chameleon Leaders - How to spot them and how to avoid being one. 28.05.2018 22:54

Some people's values are flexible depending on who their boss is. Link to article: https://loribachman.com/dealing-with-workplace-bully/ #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...

Ep 75: Are you a workplace bully? Are you the victim of one? 24.05.2018 24:29

Discussing how leaders (and those who wish to be leaders) can eliminate workplace bullying. Link to article: https://loribachman.com/dealing-with-workplace-bully/ #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 74: Do you know the difference between essential employees and indispensable employees? 21.05.2018 21:14

Discussing the importance of getting rid of indispensable employees and replacing them with essential employees. Link to article: http://www.primospopuli.com/en/indispensable-dangerous-become-essential/ #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitter Stark Engagement Consulting Life Of Lozo Be...

Ep 73: Getting employees "on the same page." 17.05.2018 21:44

Digging into the pointer-filled email Elon Musk recently sent to the employees of Tesla. Link to Inc. article: https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/elon-musk-just-sent-an-extraordinary-email-to-tesla-employees.html #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Hacking Your Leadership Website Hacking Your Leadership Instagram Leadership Memes Twitter Stark Engagement Consulting Life O...