The De Hicks Podcast

Dr. De Hicks talks about the difference between being gently stirred and shaken by the Bartenter of Life.

Remember when someone told you that showing up is half the battle?  Dr. De Hicks talks about the three steps to take when Showing Up is the Entire Battle.  

De Hicks talks about the only three things we can actually control.

De Hicks talks about the importance of changing the tone of our Inner Narrator.

De Hicks talks about the world view of the 1-800-GotJunk guys.

De Hicks talks about his life-long love of speed and lessons learned when slowing down. 

De Hicks challenges you to pause and remember why you started.  

De Hicks tells a story that made him ask, "Will there be slapping allowed in heaven?"  Listen as he receives some very good advice.  

De Hicks shares a story about Jonas and his all-too-common reaction to a frightening text from the Boss.  

Stress is fear and we have 4 common responses to it. In this Podcast, Dr. De talks about research that has uncovered a 5th response that, when practiced as a discipline, makes all the difference. 

Everyone lives in different time zones in their minds.  Some live in the past, some in the future.  Some way out in the future.  Knowing what time zone someone is in when we interact is one of the most important tools we can use, especially when we are in conflict or solving problems. De Hicks talks about a simple way to make sure we are thinking in the same time zones.  

Leaders have two jobs: Create Clarity and Create Alignment. In this Podcast, De Hicks talks about how Leaders function as "meaning-making machines" as a way to create clarity.  

Have you ever been given "feedback" or "constructive criticism" that made things worse?  In this Podcast De Hicks talks about how to get the most valuable perspectives from the most helpful people and how to stop listening to the others.  

Visionary people are usually perfectionists.  Our "perfect" idea of how it "should be" can get in the way of starting and finishing.  De talks about the antidote to perfect vision.  

So many voices!  So much information!  So many opinions!  How do we turn down the noise and listen carefully to the perspectives of a few people, about a few things that really matter? 

You have the controls!  Learn about the three areas of life and leadership over which we have complete control, and therefore, responsibility.  

De Hicks talks about the surprising gifts of unexpected constraints in our personal and professional lives. 

In this Podcast, Dr. De talks about how to deal with people who are obstinate obstacles.  And, how to deal with obstacles of any sort.  

In this podcast, Dr. De Hicks talks about the unintended psychological, neurological and social consequences of venting one's frustrations.  Venting is actually rehearsing our frustration resulting in narrower thinking rather than problem-solving.  

Culture is simply "how it really works around here."  It's not complex.  It is always behavioral.  It always arises from the values of a group of individuals.  And, it always has a group of people who are enforcers of the norms of the group.  In this podcast, Dr. De Hicks talks about lessons learned in creating an intentional culture at work.  

Managing conflict is an art.  And as with all art forms, it requires a high degree of self-awareness, self-control, and skillful practice.  Dr. De Hicks talks about lessons learned over nearly four decades of research into the impacts of conflict managed well, and not-so-well, in high impact organizations.  

Dr. De Hicks and Donnie Quitugua talk about how to overcome one of the most toxic behaviors in the workplace: Triangulation.   Under pressure, even slight pressure, we often choose to triangulate rather than communicate directly.  When we are in conflict most of the time, rather than communicating directly with the person or people involved, we talk to someone peripheral to the issue.  From the ti...

Dr. De Hicks talks about the power of connectivity and the unintended consequences of outsourcing personal responsibility it can sometimes create.  

Dr. De Hicks and Donnie Quitugua talk about what we’ve learned about hiring well.  Join us as we sip on gin and tonic and talk about the difference between skills and competencies.  

Dr. De Hicks and Donnie Quitugua of SCGI talk about the power of social contracts in shaping our lives.  Join us for this wide-ranging, humorous look at the rules people live by and the cost to those who violate them.   SCGI is a human performance research firm specializing in uncovering habits of high impact leaders in high profile organizations.