Labrador Leadership

Bob and Alex hangout over the weekend with family and friends on an analog basis. Back on the airwaves, they bring up what the top leadership traits might be like in the world of project management. Bob says that it is one of the hottest job skill sets now. He has worked in that role in financial institutions, information technology, and education. The list of traits looks similar to the more gene...

One of the most subtle but most important differences that leaders must take into consideration (if they are serious about being the best) is the attention they pay to handling different types of personalities. One dimension of this is the difference between the extroverts and the introverts. Bob and Alex talk about the importance and nuance of this leadership skill.

Bob welcomes Charlie Poznek of The Boomer Business Owner. Charlie stresses the point that folks in the Boomer age range are Digital Immigrants rather than Generation Y and Millennials that are Digital Natives. Younger folks understand the technology because they have always been in it. The immigration is not rocket science, but it often seems that way due to things like the lingo.

After looking at the challenges that Boomers face when communicating with Millennials, Bob and Alex discuss an article from Lindsey Pollak about Millennials who are leaders that manage boomers. Her first suggestion is to try and keep away from terms and phrases that will keep tagged as being young Awesome is a little prevalent for Bob. Absolutely is the word for Alex. Spiffy? They both are lost.

Bob and Alex talk about the ways that managers use to motivate their teams. Sometimes money is used, but is that always the right answer? Another common mistake is leaders who don;t realize that the opposite of satisfaction is NOT dissatisfaction! The answers here will make you think about ways you can motivate your key employees...today

Bob and Alex talk about the five sources of power. The biggest lesson to take away os the realization that some power comes from your position, but more important power comes personally from you.

Frank Gustafson, recently named one of the top influencers among business podcasts and host of Lead Like a Marine and The Leader's Bookshelf sits down with Bob to share his experiences and compare notes on leadership.

Bob shares a list of fourteen steps to follow in life and work that will help leaders keep their bearings on true north.

Bob and Alex hit the road to recovery after talking in episode 20 about how debilitating stress can be. Managing stress is a key skill in the leadership portfolio. Bob makes the case that a little stress is needed and very productive in the workplace. A goal or a deadline does start your drive and your creativity to working to meet your goal. If it gets too high, you get tired, and if it gets real...

Bob talks about the three books has read that impacted his leadership skills and what you can learn from them. He also invites listeners to join him in the lab to talk about what is coming soon!

Bob and Alex finish up the First Fifty by focusing on the important of mood. They recall the dumps they put themselves in when talking about stress and realize that the start of the day has a lot to do with the mood you take forward.

Dr. Bob Nolley welcomes Richard Rierson from the Dose of Leadership Podcast.  Richard looks at leadership from the perspectives of his careers in the corporate world and as a commercial airline pilot and a Marine. The two talk passionately about the "Four C's of Leadership" and how they permeate every aspect of our lives.

Bob and Alex talk about the fact that in spite of all of our intentions and efforts focussed on becoming a better leader, sometimes we want to improve our financial gains. The path to that goal is simpler and less daunting than you may think.

Joel Boggess and his wife Dr. Pei Kang host The Relaunch Show, so named because it is a phase that people go through, after they have gone through different challenges. The story of their businesses, relationships, and their early failures is resonating with the listeners. Bob makes the point that people today are craving such real relationships. To relaunch you have to have resources (surround yo...

Bob recounts to Alex his prescription for the five things that students have to remember to do as well as they can in school.  One of them is the late Stephen Covey's concept of the Big Rocks.  Bob describes a great demonstration of the Big Rocks and ties it into the importance of the priorities you set daily.

Attention spans have gotten much shorter since the Baby Boomers appeared on the scene. Because of this, we need to pay special attention to channel richness and the model of communication that we use. This includes the sender forward encoding the message, choosing the channel, sending into the medium, to be unencoded by the listener. The channel that gets used can vary in richness from the very un...

Dave Yarin is a compliance and risk management consultant, and he shares a story of how good leaders can make horrible mistakes by ignoring the warning signs, and what they can do to prevent these mistakes.

Bob talks about Quora and his venture through what he calls "Facebook for the intelligentsia". The discussion centers around things he saw there included a discussion around the best things you can do on the first ninety days on the job. First impressions are important, but there are strategies you can take before you ever get to day one.

Bob welcomes Todd Uterstaedt of the From Founder to CEO podcast to talk about executive coaching. Leadership is not a one flavor concept and shift from being the founder of a business to becoming that business's CEO is a matter of degrees. Todd sees this as a matter of degrees and a journey for that person.

Bob chats with Talmar Anderson, host of the Business Side of Business podcast, about the leadership challenges folks face in getting their new initiatives launched.

Bob and Alex talk about the wildly popular photoblog Humans of New York and the leadership lessons to be learned from Brandon Stanton. His Facebook page has well over 15 million likes, but there are leadership lessons to be learned from his art and his approach.

Bob talks today about the leadership and the concept of plausible deniability. This is in light of the recent news out of the University of Louisville that recruits and players attended parties at which girls were available for sex that had been paid for by a team graduate assistance coach.

Bob and Alex review a list of the ten worst leadership lies. It is important to be aware of them and sensitive to them showing up in interactions on your team.

Bob wraps up the discussion of project management and leadership be reviewing symptoms that may indicate you really don't want to work in this role.

Bob continues the leadership discussion in the context of project management with a look at the qualities of communication that are needed.