Chris Stark and Lorenzo Flores
Hacking Your Leadership Podcast
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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Jul 31, 2025
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Episodes
Holiday Hacks 2023: Top Leadership Videos Being Watched by Gen Z (1 of 13) 23.11.2023 12:23
Over the next 13 Holiday Hacks, we break down the leadership videos being watched by the most Gen Z leaders. The first video is "Are you a giver or a taker?" by Adam Grant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyXRYgjQXX0 Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .
Ep 364: Leadership lessons from Taylor Swift 20.11.2023 18:13
No, it's not clickbait; there are actually recent events and decisions that highlight the leadership of Taylor Swift. Lessons that should be taught to anyone who leads people. Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: September 20, 2021 18.11.2023 22:14
Ep 262: Is it possible to make accommodations without playing favorites? New listeners often ask us where they should start or if there are specific episodes we recommend. This "Best Of" Saturday Series answers those questions with popular episodes from the last five years. Text us your leadership questions! +1 (213) 444-5381 Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a suppor...
Thoughtful Thursdays: Should you be hiring faster? 16.11.2023 11:59
On this week's Thoughtful Thursday, we listen to a clip from Gary Vaynerchuk and discuss the implications of hiring fast and firing faster. Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .
Ep 363: Why do good strategies still sometimes fail? 13.11.2023 20:08
Ever wonder why a good strategy still failed? On this episide we discuss content by Dr. Marc Sniukas. 7 things that destroy a solid strategy: 1. Inconsistency: conflicting actions & decisions. 2. Complexity: overly complicated plans. 3. Rigidity: inability to adapt to change. 4. Ambiguity: lack of clear direction. 5. Conformity: no creative edge. 6. Inertia: goals without actions. 7. Diffusion...
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: September 13, 2021 11.11.2023 22:16
Ep 261: Having a hard time filling job openings? New listeners often ask us where they should start or if there are specific episodes we recommend. This "Best Of" Saturday Series answers those questions with popular episodes from the last five years. Text us your leadership questions! +1 (213) 444-5381 Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: htt...
Thoughtful Thursdays: The importance of formal leadership learning. 09.11.2023 10:25
On this week's Thoughtful Thursday, we dicuss how to make formal leadership learning a part of your personal self-development. Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .
Ep 362: Why do more than 40% of new leaders fail in the first 18 months? 06.11.2023 19:36
A new study reports that more than 40% of newly promoted leaders fail within 18 months. We discuss why and how to lower the odds of it happening to you. Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: September 6, 2021 04.11.2023 21:23
Ep 260: Training and teaching so your people actually retain the knowledge. New listeners often ask us where they should start or if there are specific episodes we recommend. This "Best Of" Saturday Series answers those questions with popular episodes from the last five years. Text us your leadership questions! +1 (213) 444-5381 Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a sup...
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are we putting too much thought into what causes burnout? 02.11.2023 13:08
On this week's Thoughtful Thursday, we dicuss a five-year-old article on the causes of employee burnout, and how we think differently about these things today. Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .
Ep 361: It seems there's actually a right way to ask people to return to the office. 30.10.2023 23:02
Roblox employees are being asked to return to the office. We discuss the way in which the CEO asked them and why it's the best one we've seen. Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: August 30, 2021 28.10.2023 22:19
Ep 259: Finding a job you love. New listeners often ask us where they should start or if there are specific episodes we recommend. This "Best Of" Saturday Series answers those questions with popular episodes from the last five years. Text us your leadership questions! +1 (213) 444-5381 Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker...
Thoughtful Thursdays: Are there interview questions for discovering attributes? 26.10.2023 11:46
On this week's Thoughtful Thursday, we dicuss how hard it is to really know if a new hire will be capable and some questions you should be asking. Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .
Ep 360: Can you break a policy and not throw it out altogether? 23.10.2023 23:15
Why do some leaders seem to follow policy like it's law while others break it? How does a leader know when it's appropriate to do one or the other? Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: August 9, 2021 21.10.2023 21:51
Ep 256: Leadership lessons from Ted Lasso. New listeners often ask us where they should start or if there are specific episodes we recommend. This "Best Of" Saturday Series answers those questions with popular episodes from the last five years. Text us your leadership questions! +1 (213) 444-5381 Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://w...
Thoughtful Thursdays: Ramping up your democratic style of leadership 19.10.2023 10:31
On this week's Thoughtful Thursday, we dicuss the democratic style of leadership and how some leaders seem to be better at it than others. Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .
Guest Roundtable: Stoyan Yankov 18.10.2023 34:10
Lorenzo hosts a conversation with Stoyan Yankov, the acclaimed host of the Productivity Mastery podcast and co-author of The Unsexy Truth About Startup Success. In this episode, we will dive deep into Stoyan's unique P.E.R.F.O.R.M. acronym - Purpose and Values, Effective Planning, Roles and Responsibilities, Focus and Execution, Optimal Energy, Robust Communication, and Mental Toughness. https://w...
Ep 359: Are you always being asked to do more with less? 16.10.2023 22:22
Companies want to operate efficiently. Sounds obvious but what it means in practice is that the amount of resources (people, money, time, etc) you have to accomplish something will tend to go down over time. So then why do some leaders seem impervious to these changes? Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hack...
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: July 26, 2021 14.10.2023 19:26
Ep 254: Where does your power as a leader originate? New listeners often ask us where they should start or if there are specific episodes we recommend. This "Best Of" Saturday Series answers those questions with popular episodes from the last five years. Text us your leadership questions! +1 (213) 444-5381 Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast:...
Thoughtful Thursdays: Courage and decisiveness. 12.10.2023 14:04
On this week's Thoughtful Thursday, we dicuss the leadership attributes of courage and decisiveness, and how each of them exists on a bell curve. Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-leadership-podcast--4805674/support .
Ep 358: Do you have a personal Board of Directors? 09.10.2023 20:11
We already know how important it is to surround ourselves with the right people from a growth and development standpoint. In this episode we discuss why it's important from a leadership standpoint as well. Link to infograph by Joseph Forline: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joseph-p-forline_every-great-leader-has-a-team-in-their-corner-activity-7115309646508167168-lNdW Patreon Account: https://www....
Thoughtful Thursdays: I accept your job offer. Wait, never mind. 05.10.2023 12:00
On this week's Thoughtful Thursday, we dicuss the fact that more than half of all people who accept a job offer end up changing their mind in favor of a different offer before their first day. Text us your leadership questions! +1 (213) 444-5381 Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-leadership-podc...
Guest Interview: Stephen Shedletzky - Author, Speak-Up Culture 04.10.2023 51:20
Shed was our first guest interview on Hacking Your Leadership back in 2019. Since then he has started his own company and written what I believe to be the best leadership book of 2023. Buy Shed's Book here: http://www.speakupculture.com/ #BeABetterLeader #HackingYourLeadership #StarkEngagementConsulting #LifeOfLozo Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-l...
Ep 357: Do you know what it means to coach your people and not just make them better? 02.10.2023 21:18
Some leaders think the words "leader" and "coach" are interchangeable. They're not. In this episode we discuss the differences and why coaching might be different than anything you've been asked to do before. Send us a message on Community! (213) 444-5381 Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hacking-your-leade...
"Best Of" Saturday Series - Original Air Date: June 21, 2021 30.09.2023 17:40
Ep 249: Are you apologizing too much? New listeners often ask us where they should start or if there are specific episodes we recommend. This "Best Of" Saturday Series answers those questions with popular episodes from the last five years. Text us your leadership questions! +1 (213) 444-5381 Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=22174142 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sp...
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