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in this cast i quoted "Plans are useless, planning is everything" This quote comes from the 34th President of the USA Dwight D Eisenhower I invite you to join my mailing list at Developing Leaders Inc , where you will not only receive a free copy of my ebook on delegation but you will also get a free leadership course. Finally we are creating a community of leaders eager to learn and grow. To join...

in leadership training classes I am regularly asked, 'how do i motivate my employees?' On the surface this seems like a reasonable question. However for me it points to a lie about motivation that all supervisors and managers have bought into and need to relearn. Motivation is not just about money! Sure if you don't make enough its about the money, of course it is! But once a reasonable wage is es...

A short cast to consider the role of humility and integrity in leadership. It is far too common to see larger than life bombastic knuckleheads claim they are leaders. What really matters are the humble behind the scenes leaders who get things done without fanfare or even being noticed. This cast is for them. I see you. Special thanks to my fellow leadership coach colleague and friend of the show S...

In this cast we step into many people's fear an economic downturn aka a recession. How do you prepare for a recession? What are some practical steps you can take now to be ready? What do you need to be thinking about now way in advance of a recession? This cast offers practical advice on how you can prepare yourself to weather any economic storm. Don't wait until a recession slams you in the face,...

If you are a leader, don't give in to them, if you are en employee know how to navigate them. Bright shiny objects captivate our attention and if we aren't careful they can quickly change our priorities. In this cast i explain how not to be a leader who reacts to every BSO and if you are an employee, I offer proven strategies to help your leader not give into BSO's and also how you can resist thei...

In our continuing series on developing leaders, this cast breaks down the benefits and drawbacks of some of the most common strategies of leadership development. Each has their place in development, we need to be intentional about what to use when. While i have included many of my favorite techniques, note that i can't give you advice as to which is the best. The one exception is that mentoring is...

In this cast we return for part two of one of the first casts in the series, #4 Developing Leaders. Where in the first cast i explained the foundation of how to create an environment where leadership development would blossom, in this cast we take on the critical questions of: Who should i develop? When should i develop them? and How should i approach it? It's not who you think it might be, it's n...

I referenced one of my top five leadership books The Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner in this cast. I highly recommend this book as one of the most complete coverages of my favorite form of leadership model, transformational leadership I invite you to join my mailing list at Developing Leaders Inc , where you will not only receive a free copy of my ebook on delegation but you wi...

Here is the link to the article I discuss in the cast... https://hbr.org/2022/08/quiet-quitting-is-about-bad-bosses-not-bad-employees   I invite you to join my mailing list at Developing Leaders Inc , where you will not only receive a free copy of my ebook on delegation but you will also get a free leadership course. Finally we are creating a community of leaders eager to learn and grow. To join u...

Hey everyone! This episode was one that was on my mind (pun intended). The question is how do you ensure you maintain your focus during a challenging business day. In this cast i examine a number of practical steps you can take to improve and maintain your focus on the right priorities. I invite you to join my mailing list at Developing Leaders Inc, where you will not only receive a free copy of m...

In this show I welcome a colleague and customer Will Morales onto the show. Will is the plant manager of a manufacturing plant in southern California. In this cast we explore what it means to make decisions, how important they are and what types of decisions leaders face. I invite you to join my mailing list at Developing Leaders Inc, where you will not only receive a free copy of my ebook on dele...

To connect with me come to  www.developingleadersinc.com or join our mentoring leaders group here  https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14042361/   I invite you to join my mailing list at Developing Leaders Inc , where you will not only receive a free copy of my ebook on delegation but you will also get a free leadership course. Finally we are creating a community of leaders eager to learn and grow. To...

Well I wanted to continue to interrupt the influence series with a few casts i wanted to make. Today we look at part one of how to make decisions. Making decisions is the most critical role of a leader. If that is true why do so many leaders not have good process on how to make them? Great question, listen to the cast and get process for yourself! I invite you to join my mailing list at Developing...

Here is a link to the book we discuss on this episode The Go Giver I invite you to join my mailing list at Developing Leaders Inc , where you will not only receive a free copy of my ebook on delegation but you will also get a free leadership course. Finally we are creating a community of leaders eager to learn and grow. To join us click this link and join us at Mentoring Leaders

In this episode i reference the amazing book Midline's. You can find it here https://amzn.to/3zvfZy6   I invite you to join my mailing list at Developing Leaders Inc , where you will not only receive a free copy of my ebook on delegation but you will also get a free leadership course. Finally we are creating a community of leaders eager to learn and grow. To join us click this link and join us at...

In this cast we explore a simple model of personality known as DiSC and how knowing this model can fundamentally change your ability to influence those around you. We offer you a simple diagnostic tool to help recognize what style individuals are coming from and how to subtly change your communication delivery to be even more influential. I invite you to join my mailing list at Developing Leaders...

sorry for the delay folks, i had a mixup in my communication with my sound engineer. My responsibility. Here is yesterdays cast... I love this technique! Getting past the ego wall of another human being is by far one of the most powerful influence techniques in my repertoire. This technique is respect based and completely consistent with a learning culture. It gives you access to developmental dat...

Comedians know the power of Yes and. When on their game they masterfully build upon each others contributions and create art. Leaders can do the same but without the comedy. The heart of yes and is the ability to make a human connection that bypasses the walls, and defense mechanisms most of us use habitually when interacting. I love this technique for opening up an influence process. It is partic...

in this episode i walk you through one of my favorite long term influence strategies called wheat farming. It is a take on Stephen Covey's law of the farm. The idea is that as a leader we develop a vision of a better future, then using the work breakdown structure from project management, create a detailed plan of how to make the vision happen. Over the course of the next several months / years im...

In our continuing series on the foundations of influence, next we explore the concept of influencing through learning someone else's process. There are two ways this technique works, long term and short term. Assuming our goal is to influence the other person to consider a change in their process, in the short term version we listen carefully to that person's narration of their process. Remaining...

In our continuing Influence foundations series, this week we look at a technique I call expressing the unseen risk. Face it, we all have blind spots and do appreciate when someone we trust gently and thoughtfully points them out to us. This cast walks you through exactly how to do this. It is critical that you remember that this technique is most effective when a trust based relationship is presen...

In this episode we explore the paradoxical idea that by first being opened to be influenced by the other (employee, peer, customer, supplier, supervisor) you become far more influential. We dig deeper into the idea of how by being aware of your own interests rather than just a lazy thinking position, more options open up for you. I invite you to join my mailing list at Developing Leaders Inc, wher...

Here is the link to the book by Fisher and Try I reference in the cast. Getting to Yes I invite you to join my mailing list at Developing Leaders Inc , where you will not only receive a free copy of my ebook on delegation but you will also get a free leadership course. Finally we are creating a community of leaders eager to learn and grow. To join us click this link and join us at Mentoring Leader...

There are several references I will mention in our exploration of influence. The first and most important belongs to my mentor Dr Stephen Covey. This deep rich leadership book has one of the most comprehensive cioverages of influence principles I have ever found. Principle Centered Leadership     I invite you to join my mailing list at Developing Leaders Inc , where you will not only receive a fre...

In this cast I offered you two free gifts. First if you want a copy of my first book, The First Questions, so that you can conduct an inventory of your skills, talents and opportunities, send me an email note at ronh@developingleadersinc.com   Also if plan to practice mindful meditation, I want to send you a tiny monkey as a gift, email me and I will mail you one of my favorite mischievious little...