Passing The Baton Leadership Podcast

Today Zack helps leaders that may have become a little (or a lot) disconnected from their team.  Tips include Digging deeper into the relationship Working past the surface in work updates Mindful in accessibility   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website !

It's our 2022 book recommendation show! Hang out with Zack and Mike as they share some great books that have impacted their leadership.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website !

 Building trust is critical in order to have long-term success in your role. Today we give you some areas to think about and focus on as you establish trust with a new team.    Look for physical wins in forgotten like the breakroom, common areas, cubes, and facilities. Lean into the personal and professional Listen and learn instead of fix and burn Avoiding the temptation of tackling it all at onc...

This week we talk about ways that you can introduce continual feedback into your organization, company, or team.      Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website !

Today we talk about the three types of service failures that occur and perhaps why an apology is needed to begin with. We also cover tips to apologize in an authentic way.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website !

Our Be Series wraps up for the year with Be the Jedi. Today we talk about: Be mindful of the present Let go of fear and its power over you Be balanced   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website !

Our Be series continues with Be the Willow Tree.  Zack shares a story from his childhood about the tree and how our leadership and life can be influenced by the aspects of this special tree. Growth-focused, inspiring, and working through its flaws.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our webs...

Our Be series continues with Be the glow stick!  Today we talk about activating through pressure, purpose, inspiration, and fun.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website !

Our Be Series is back for 2022! We kick off this short series with Be a goose. What can we learn from an animal that is notoriously mean and leaves a mess wherever it goes? Today, we'll find out about a few inspiring aspects of a goose that you may want to implement in your own leadership and life today.    Find the full Be Series at Zackhudson.com/be-series   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow...

Micromanagers can suck all of the joy and efficiency out of your work and productivity. So what do you do if you have a micromanager? Quit? Become passive-aggressive? Subvert authority? All of those may be tempting, but we'll look at some healthy ways to address the person and behavior. Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike...

Micromanagers can suck all of the joy and efficiency out of your work and productivity.   So what do you do if you have a micromanager? Quit? Become passive-aggressive? Subvert authority? All of those may be tempting, but we'll look at some healthy ways to address the person and behavior. Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mi...

Today, Zack sits down with Mark Herscheberg to discuss the Career Toolkit! Learn about some of the valuable lessons in leadership to prepare yourself for a career that meets your personal and professional aspirations.  This week Zack sits down with Mark Herschberg to discuss his latest book The Career Toolkit. During the podcast, you learn about: How to maximize your efforts in terms of growth and...

To stick around and enjoy your job, you need to find purpose and a connection to what you do.  Today we give you 4 ways to find purpose in your work.   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website !

Work ethics are a driver behind how you go about doing your work. Companies are continuing to increase the value of those that lead themselves with a strong work ethic, not only because of how productive they are but also because the world is changing. Customers and clients are holding organizations accountable to do the right thing, now more than ever.  Having a strong work ethic can give your in...

Wouldn't it be nice if everyone was open to feedback, thankful for the insight, and then acted on the information in an impactful way? Leadership certainly would be easier, but unfortunately, that's not the reality that the majority of us face when giving feedback to teams.  People come with various levels of baggage and history that impact how they receive feedback. Some cry, some yell, and other...

Feedback is critical for personal improvement and alignment for sucess. Today Zack helps us determine the best settings for feedback. What's better for the group, the individual and where should it happen?  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website !

Ask 5 hiring managers how what onboarding is and how long it should be and you'll get 5 different answers. Today we unpack how to think about onboarding and what you need to have in place to ensure your people have a great experience joining the team.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our w...

Building trust when you are new is an important piece of successfully joining a team. Trust helps establish your credibility, build relationships and forge a quick path to victory. Today we cover how to build trust in a practical way.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website !

Tough conversations aren't among the most enjoyable parts of leadership or life, but they are essential in order to meet expectations and to ensure that everyone is aligned and doing their part to make it to the shared goal. Today we give you practical steps to navigate those tough conversations well.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast i...

The amount of leadership transparency can make or break the team as you travel through uncertain times. Regardless of whether you are at the top or somewhere in the middle, it's important to be as transparent as possible with your people.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website !

One of the most common opportunities that hold new leaders back from reaching their true potential is a lack of proper delegation. From, what to delegate, to how to approach it, we give you practical steps to take to be a great delegator.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website !

Listening can be hard. Distractions abound from the environment that you are in to the speaker, and even yourself. Today we cover common barriers (and how to overcome them) to be a better listener. Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website !

Now that you have your goals figured out and written down (EP 301) it's time to get a plan in place to make sure that you follow through with them to completion. Today, Zack walks us through practical steps to embrace accountability, celebrate your progress, and what to do if things get off track.   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is h...

The end of the year is a great time to think back on the progress you've made both personally and professionally during the last 12 months. It's also the perfect time to set new goals to reach in the coming year. Today, we'll cover the SMART format to set a goal that sticks.    Highlights include: S - Specific M - Measurable A - Achievable R - Relatable T - Timebound   Join Zack Hudson as he helps...

Episode 300! Today Mike and Zack celebrate a big show milestone and share some exciting news about their yearly country count. They also dive into the philosophy of people over positons and how that can change your team's mindset that positively impacts retention, employee satisfaction, and efficiency.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcas...