JC Hurtado-Prater

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

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Welcome to The Leadership Playbook Podcast, a podcast about life, business and leadership with your host, JC Hurtado-Prater, Assistant Dean and Associate Professor of Leadership at the Fermanian School of Business at Point Loma Nazarene University and Principal at Bluestone, a corporate leadership and workforce development firm based in San Diego, CA.  The purpose of this podcast is to help you, your team and your organization be more impactful, effective and profitable. When the leader gets it right, everyone wins. On this podcast you will hear great interviews and excerpts from great books,...

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Feb 24, 2025

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#41 - The Pursuit of Greatness, Part 2 ("If" by Rudyard Kipling) 14.07.2021

Using the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling, JC talks through the pursuit of greatness.  The world can be yours... IF get these priorities and characteristics right. 

#40 - The Pursuit of Greatness, Part 1 ("If" by Rudyard Kipling) 12.07.2021

Using the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling, JC talks through the pursuit of greatness.  The world can be yours... IF you can get these priorities and characteristics right. 

#39 - Anxiety: The Price of Greatness 07.07.2021

JC continues his journey through Peter Koestenbaum's " Leadership: The Inner Side of Greatness. "  You can purchase the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Inner-Greatness-Philosophy-Leaders/dp/0470913371

#38 - Transcending and Transforming Leadership Performance 05.07.2021

JC continues his journey through Peter Koestenbaum's " Leadership: The Inner Side of Greatness. "  You can purchase the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Inner-Greatness-Philosophy-Leaders/dp/0470913371

#37 - Philosophical Greatness 30.06.2021

JC continues his journey through Peter Koestenbaum's " Leadership: The Inner Side of Greatness. "  You can purchase the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Inner-Greatness-Philosophy-Leaders/dp/0470913371

#36 - Pragmatic Greatness 28.06.2021

JC continues his journey through Peter Koestenbaum's " Leadership: The Inner Side of Greatness. "  You can purchase the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Inner-Greatness-Philosophy-Leaders/dp/0470913371

#35 - Courage + Isolation 23.06.2021

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 #jcco #jctalks #peoplefirstalways #greatpeople #dynamicteams #strongculture  #empoweredcultures #strongerteams

#34 - A Dying Pastor's Two Primary Focuses 21.06.2021

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 #jcco #jctalks #peoplefirstalways #greatpeople #dynamicteams #strongculture  #empoweredcultures #strongerteams

Giving Yourself Away With No Expectations 11.06.2021

At the heart of most leadership failure is inappropriate neediness... In this episode, JC discusses the antidote to neediness. 

#33 - 7 Lessons From the Process of Suffering 09.06.2021

Suffering... it is a part of life. If you have conscious awareness, you will experience suffering at some point in your life.  Suffering looks different for different people, but the definition remains the same: Disharmony... Disunity... Disease. Suffering means a lack of wholeness and completeness.  In this episode, JC dives briefly into suffering from the perspectives of the major world religion...

#32 - The Disciplines of Personal Mastery: A Review 08.06.2021

We wrap up this series on Personal Master (taken from Peter Senge's The Fifth Discipline) by looking back on the lessons we have learned on 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 #jcco #jctalks #peoplefirstalways #great...

#31 - The Disciplines of Personal Mastery: 5 Tools to Master the Subconscious Mind 07.06.2021

The saying goes, "A person will never rise above their own opinion of themselves."  How is that opinion formed? Through time and the conditioning of the subconscious mind. The subconscious mind is a powerful force in your life and, therefore, a powerful force for the people, teams and organizations you lead. A better saying could be: "A person will never rise above the influence of...

JC Thoughts #15: Stopping, Calming and Resting 21.05.2021

As leaders, we are constantly on the move. In this continual movement, we often miss important aspects about ourselves, people around us or the teams we lead. Busyness can lead to poor decision-making and an overall sense of chaos... which can end in poor decision-making. Rest is the antidote. In this episode, I talk about the important aspects of rest. 

#30 - The Disciplines of Personal Mastery: The Commitment to the Truth 19.05.2021

Over the past few episodes we have been discussing the issue of personal mastery. In order to master our lives, we must overcome structural conflict by changing the limiting beliefs we have about ourselves - beliefs of powerlessness and unworthiness. This process of moving past limiting beliefs begins with telling the truth; the truth about ourselves and the truth about our context.  JC Talks: A L...

JC Thoughts #14: 3 Clarifying Questions to Ask When Making an Important Decision 14.05.2021

When making a decision, we need to understand the choices we make have reverberating consequences for ourselves, our families, our teams, our organizations and our communities. In this episode, JC talks about 3 important questions to ask whenever you are making a crucial decision in life and leadership. 

#29 - The Disciplines of Personal Mastery: Structural Conflict - The Power of Your Powerlessness 12.05.2021

Structural conflict in the conflict you have between your lack or belief, your current reality and personal vision. Listen to hear more.  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 #jcco #jctalks #peoplefirstalways #greatpeople #dynamicteams #stro...

JC Thoughts #13: The Answer Is Always Easier Than You Think... Principles, Values and Living with Emotional Tension 07.05.2021

The answer is always easier than we think it is. Often. we make the solution harder than it needs to be because we lack the ability to live with emotional tension. 

#28 - The Disciplines of Personal Mastery: Holding Creative Tension 06.05.2021

One of the most important - and necessary - aspects of personal mastery is the idea of "creative tension." Creative tension is the gap between your personal vision and your current reality... and the emotional tension that comes from creative tension. It is important to understand, the primary reason we fail to reach personal and organizational goals is our unwillingness to live with - a...

#27 - The Disciplines of Personal Mastery: Personal Vision 03.05.2021

In discussing personal mastery, we have looked at the 5 "drills" of personal mastery. We now move to the 4 disciplines of personal mastery, beginning with personal vision. There is no forward motion without a personal vision. There is no personal vision without purpose.  Listen to find out more.  JC Talks: A Leadership Podcast JC Hurtado-Prater, Host  JC & Co. | Great People. Dynamic...

JC Thoughts #12: On the Power of Empathy and 2 Ways You Can Become a More Empathetic Leader 03.05.2021

Empathy is is not simply feeling for another person, it is feeling what the other person feels; stepping into their shoes and seeing what they see. Empathy is one of the most important traits a leader can exhibit. In this brief episode we looks at what empathy is and how even the least empathetic leader can learn to show empathy and compassion. 

JC Thoughts #11: Sapiens, Stoics, a Pastor, a Country Singer and the Ideals of Cooperation and Putting People First 26.04.2021

We will never reach our highest potential in life, leadership or business without valuing people and understanding the importance of cooperation. Our sphere of concern must always be connected to concerns of others. 

#26 - Why We Resist Personal Mastery 21.04.2021

Personal mastery... who does not want it? Actually, quite a few people. When faced with this idea of personal mastery, many people run from it. Even more, there are leaders and managers who do not encourage personal mastery among their people. Why? Listen in as JC discusses why we resist this idea of personal mastery as people...and organizations.  JC Talks: A Leadership Podcast JC Hurtado-Prater,...

#25 - Personal Mastery: The Total Development of Your People 14.04.2021

Personal mastery... it's not just about you. It's about the total development of your people for two very distinct reasons... One, a good reason; the other, a great reason. As your people go higher, your organization will go higher. Most importantly, your people will go higher. No typo there. Again, it's not always about you.  Listen in to hear more about personal mastery and why yo...

JC Thoughts #10: 7 Ways to Grow In Consistency In Order to Build Trust of Self and Others 10.04.2021

This week, we have been have been looking at this idea of trust. A major factor in building trust with self and others is consistency. Ed Mylett has a great saying: "When I meet someone who lacks self-confidence, I know one thing about them: they do not keep promises to themselves." The primary way to build trust is through consistency... doing a "thing" over and over... and ge...

#24 - The 4 Bridges of Building Trust 07.04.2021

In 2020, Reid Hoffman briefly discussed this idea of the "4 Bridges of Trust" on his podcast Masters of Scale . On this episode, JC expands on this idea building trust through 4 bridges. Stayed tuned... The final two bridges are the most important: Authenticity and Consistency.  Without trust, you have nothing. Listen to this podcast as JC explains how to build trust as a leader, manager...

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