The Leadership Playbook Podcast with JC Hurtado-Prater | Life, Business, Leadership

Too often in life, we want the "win" without the pain. We want to experience success without enduring failure. We desire greater heights absent of anxiety. Yet, it does not work this way. Because of this fact, many people remain stuck. Listen as JC discusses a powerful lesson on resilience we can learn from the story of Good Friday. (POINT OF CORRECTION: In this episode, JC mistakenly sa...

When your people get better, your teams get better. When your teams get better, your organization gets better. When your organization gets better, society thrives. It all comes back to personal mastery. Check out this week's episode as JC discusses the Foundations of Personal Mastery - The 10 Traits of People In Pursuit of Personal Mastery  JC Talks: A Leadership Podcast JC Hurtado-Prater, Ho...

One of the greatest pandemics of our world throughout history is racism and it's ugly cousins, colorism and classism. Yet, after centuries, we have yet to find the cure.  Yet, there is a (potential) cure for racism, classism and colorism... but it will take an incredible amount of work, courageous conversations, wrestling, acceptance, compassion and patience.  Listen to this episode as JC Hur...

When your people get better, your teams get better. When your teams get better, your organization gets better. When your organization gets better, society thrives. It all comes back to personal mastery. Check out this week's episode as JC discusses the Foundations of Personal Mastery.  JC Talks: A Leadership Podcast JC Hurtado-Prater, Host  JC & Co. | Great People. Dynamic Teams. Strong C...

When making decisions we have to deal with a certain element of anxiety as we choose the path forward. What can help is elevating above the situation and asking a very important question. 

When your people get better, your teams get better. When your teams get better, your organization gets better. When your organization gets better, society thrives. It all comes back to personal mastery.  JC Talks: A Leadership Podcast JC Hurtado-Prater, Host  JC & Co. | Great People. Dynamic Teams. Strong Culture.  Website: jcco.io Podcast: jctalkspodcast.com Blog: jchp.blog Email: jc@jcco.io...

We are at war. At with ourselves - battling evolution and origin. At war with the elements. At war with others. At war with our desired future and current reality. As leaders we must understand everyone is doing battle at every moment of the day.  Your response? Compassion for self, compassion for others. 

The past 12 months (March 2020 - February 2021) have become synonymous with "transition" and "change." Some people have come out stronger; others have been completely destroyed. Mindset is everything. So is knowing the steps within the process of transition.  Listen to this episode to learn how to transition well and come out of any season of change stronger and more resilient....

JC discusses the book he is currently reading, Sapiens, and the realities behind racism, colorism and the evolution of mankind. 

Too often we hire for "culture fit" believing having like-minds will help our organization evolve and thrive. Why? Less dissonance. What we may need to think about is the idea of "culture add" - hiring to add to the culture in areas we may have deficiencies and breakdowns.  JC Talks: A Leadership Podcast JC Hurtado-Prater, Host JC & Co. | Great People. Dynamic Teams. Strong...

One in four people wrestle with mental issues. Listen in as JC shares transparently about mental health, his own experiences surrounding mental health and how leaders can promote a safe place for employees to be honest about their mental health while thriving. 

JC Hurtado-Prater, principal consultant for JC Consulting, celebrates his birthday week  with Thrivent Financial's Nicole Pearson by discussing 42 organizational, leadership and personal insights he has learned over the course of 42 years... Part 2.  JC & Co. | Great People. Dynamic Teams. Strong Culture. Website: jcco.io Podcast: jctalkspodcast.com Blog: jchp.blog Email: jc@jcco.io #jcco...

Leaders must listen to their people. However, they almost must keep the team or organization moving forward. How?  Listen in for more information. 

JC Hurtado-Prater, principal consultant for JC Consulting, celebrates his birthday week  with Thrivent Financial's Nicole Pearson by discussing 42 organizational, leadership and personal insights he has learned over the course of 42 years.  JC Global Consulting | Better Focus. Stronger Teams. Website: jcco.io Podcast: jctalkspodcast.com Blog: jchp.blog Email: jc@jcco.io #jcglobalconsulting  #...

Bruce Arians led a winning team to the Super Bowl in 2021... and unlikely story? Maybe not. Listen in as JC discusses the two key reasons Bruce Arians led a winning team.  The reasons are not what you think. 

JC Hurtado-Prater, principal consultant for JC Global Consulting, discusses the important issue of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, an issue growing in importance with each passing day. JC defines DEI and discusses how pursuing a mindset of DEI will enhance your life and leadership.  JC Global Consulting | Better Focus. Stronger Teams. Website: jcco.io Podcast: jctalkspodcast.com Blog: jchp.blog E...

If you are not empowering your people, you are outdated, ineffective... and wrong. Soon, you will be obsolete. 

JC Hurtado-Prater, principal consultant for JC Global Consulting, discusses the power of focus in his series A Focused Life 2021. In the fifth and final installment, JC discusses the inner drive and habits of Tom Brady that have led him to 10 Super Bowl appearances and 6 Super Bowl rings.  We know the outcome. We know the successes. Listen in to discover what fuels Tom Brady's focus and, ther...

JC Hurtado-Prater, principal consultant for JC Global Consulting, discusses the power of focus in his series A Focused Life 2021. In the fourth installment, JC discusses the Mamba Mentality, in reference to the philosophy and mindset of basketball great, Kobe Bryant.  The Mamba Mentality takes this idea of focus to a whole new level. It is not simply about doing ONE THING while saying "No&quo...

JC Hurtado-Prater, principal consultant for JC Global Consulting, discusses the power of focus in his new series A Focused Life 2021. In the third installment, JC discusses the importance of saying "no" when focusing your life, team and organization.  Too often, we think of focus as saying "yes" to one thing. The real power of focus is saying "no" to the 1,000 good di...

JC Hurtado-Prater, principal consultant for JC Global Consulting, discusses the power of focus in his new series A Focused Life 2021. In the second installment, JC discusses how to determine where to focus your life, team or organization.  In this episode, JC gives practical advice on how to find focus by honing in on your purpose, vision and mission. As John Maxwell says, "Lack of discipline...

JC Hurtado-Prater, principal consultant for JC Global Consulting, discusses the power of focus in his new series A Focused Life 2021. In the first installment, JC discusses why focus matters for your life and leadership.  JC Global Consulting | Better Focus. Stronger Teams. Website: jchp.co Podcast: jctalkspodcast.com Blog: jchp.blog #jcglobalconsulting  #empoweredcultures #strongerteams  #culture...

JC Hurtado-Prater, principal consultant for JC Global Consulting, discusses 20 lessons that can be learned from 2020.  20 Lessons for 2020 1.     Tragedy strikes. Disasters happen. Chaos occurs. Pain is real. 2.     When you get focused in life, good things begin to happen. 3.     The law of attraction is real. Ask the universe for what you want, express gratitude for what you have…and then wait. ...

JC Hurtado-Prater, principal consultant for JC Global Consulting, discusses "mindset." As we end 2020 and enter into the unknown, there is nothing more important to your personal and organizational success than your mindset. These last 3 weeks of 2020, we are tackling the necessary mindsets to be a highly successful person, executive leader and organizational manager. The successful mind...

JC Hurtado-Prater, principal consultant for JC Global Consulting discusses "Christmas" and the power of gratitude in this season. In addition, JC has added a special song for you, Mary, Did You Know? This is a song that JC sang in his younger years back his little hometown of Marion, IN where he grew up. This year he sang it for his congregation and wanted to share it with you. We hope y...