Passing The Baton Leadership Podcast

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  There are few things in life that are permanent. You can even have your old tattoo of Hello Kitty that you now hate removed. People sometimes believe that you can't shake a bad reputation. Instead of trying to climb out of the situation, they instead embrace it because they really don't see another op...

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. Have you ever had a boss that just wasn't there? (Maybe that's your wish!) Perhaps they are physically present but are not engaged in your relationship or the job that they are holding. That's when it's important to know how you can be "Working With an Absent Leader."

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. It can feel great when someone asks you to be their mentor.  It means that they highly value your input and want to model at least part of their life after you. Mentoring can often be a bit intimidating at first. That's why we talk about "How to be a Great Mentor" this week.

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week we talk about "How to Find a Great Mentor." I owe a lot of my success in life to my mentors and advisors who have helped me along my life journey. Their guidance kept me on the right path when things got confusing, helped me make the right decisions during difficult times and supported and en...

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week we continue our series by talking about "Finding Leadership in Running."  Running is certainly a passion of Zack's and we have talked about it a good but have never really correlated how it translates to leadership.  Many of you have asked for this episode so here it is.

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  It's safe to say that video games have firmly established themselves in most people's lives in some form. The latest PlayStation console has sold nearly 100 million units. Games dominate the sales in Apple's app store and people make a living by recording themselves playing games. Gaming has become a...

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week we continue our series about finding leadership in simple things by talking about "Finding Leadership in Puzzles."  

Join author, speaker, and leadership expert Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. You probably have, had or know someone who has Legos. They are the little building blocks that have inspired generations and grown from small playthings to multimedia pop culture icons. These little playthings can teach us a few things about leadership and life. Join us as we "Find Leadership in Lego's...

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. What value do you put on your morals, values, and ethics? Are your morals something that you highly value and would never give away, or something that perhaps you'd trade for? Would a new car do it? A new house? Everyone has a point where an ethical choice will cause them to pause. Listen this week as...

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. Wouldn't it be wonderful if your job had a personal, unique development plan that gave you a step by step guide on how to grow and develop yourself and your career? I'm sure that it's out there, but it extremely rare to find this in the workplace.  That's why it's so important that you know "How to Own...

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  The act of continuing on in spite of difficulty or opposition. Some people would call that foolishness. Why keep at something that is not working out? Others see it not as a reason to stop, but as a reason to keep at it. Many of our most cherished accomplishments come from our persistence to keep goin...

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  We usually have the best intentions with people. We want them to change their behavior for the betterment of themselves and others.  We give advice, offer solutions and blatantly point out shortcomings in our effort to get people to change. We then get frustrated when the change doesn't occur! In our...

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. Leaders are great at making plans. Think about yourself and the leaders you know. They usually are working off some kind of goal, plan or vision. You likely have a plan on what you want to do after you graduate, what your dream job is or where you want to be when you retire. Buying a house, starting a...

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week is a gut check with "Are You Following Your Calling?"  This is a tough question to ask but it is necessary.  Listen along as we talk about how to find your calling and how to stay passionate once you have found it.  

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week we tackle your Habits.  Specifically how they are holding you back.  This episode will help you identify what those bad habits are and help you come up with ways to replace them with more productive one's moving forward.

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week we talk about how you can "Promote Yourself the Right Way."  In everything we do we are promoting ourselves in a good or a bad way.  We want to make sure that you're having a positive influence as you navigate as a leader.

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  One thing that is for sure is there is always a leader that is hurting.  So this episode is "Encouragement for the Hurting Leader."  Worthwhile listen if you're hurting or for when you do.  Also, a great episode to share with those who need it.  So give it a listen and let us know what you think!

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This is a special pop up episode dedicated to April Fools day!  We take beautiful, but BAD, leadership quotes and have a little fun with them.  Hope you enjoy!

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  This week we finish the "Be Series" with "Be Mickey Mouse."  We know that you don't usually look to Mickey Mouse when you think of leadership but the principles here are sound and true.  What a fun episode to record and I'm sure will be a fun episode to listen to.  Thanks for stopping by!

Join leadership expert, author, and speaker Zack Hudson and he weekly invests in you as a leader.  This week we continue our popular "Be Series" with "Be the Rabbit."  Rabbits are everywhere! No matter where you live, you likely have them in or near your geographical area. They live on every continent except Antartica and there are over 305 different breeds found in over 70 countries. These cute l...

Join leadership expert, author, and speaker Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  This week is a continuation of our popular "Be Series" and sometimes these get a little different.  Today we want you to "Be the Turtle."  I know, that must be a typo, but if you listen in you will know exactly what we mean and will get some great insight on how to grow in your everyday leadership.

Join leadership expert, author, and speaker Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader! We love our set routines and the relative safety that our jobs provide. I know I do. The best leaders don't settle for the status quo and are great risk takers for their organizations. It's not done haphazardly without intent. It's planned, weighed and executed. Do you consider yourself a risk taker? ...

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  Have you ever had one of those moments in your life where you felt like you were wearing rain covered glasses? You can see, sort of, but you don't really know where you are going or what you are doing. Clarity in work and life is important to be successful, but sometimes it feels just out of reach. It...

Join leadership expert, author, and speaker Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  Disconnecting is tough. Your phone and CPU give you the freedom to stay connected to friends, access to immediate news and an outlet to forget about those stressful emails. Have you ever stopped working on your computer and pick up your phone to check what's going on? It's a tough habit to break!  It'...

Join leadership expert, author, and speaker Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  This is episode 150 for us and that is amazing!  Thank for hanging out with us for 3 years worth of shows and we're excited to bring you many many more.  This week we talk about "Success vs. Excellence" and which one you should be striving for.