The Lost and Found Leadership Podcast

Leading through growth both personally and as a leader...join Randy and Jim as they reference their other podcasts way too much, talk about growth and more or less harass each other about how much they have grown.  Get your coffee and join us!

Join Randy & Jim as they use references to Modern Problems, Star Trek and Randy's dentist to discover ways to Identify, manage and lead through your emotions. 

Join Randy and Jim as they tackle Resilience in leadership.  And then besmirch the USMC and refer to ourselves in the 3rd person in honor of "national talk in the third person day".  Grab your coffee and join us!

One of the most crucial questions to be able to answer as a leader.  It can make the difference between good and great for you and your organization.  Join Randy and Jim as they discuss (once again forgetting to use the good microphone) the Why and why it is important to you and to being a leader.  Also, bonus blooper reel at the end!   Link to Simon Sinek's TedTalk, "Start with Why". https://yout...

Listen to the Fear episode before this one!    This is the full version (more or less) of our discussion with Gary Noesner, former FBI hostage negotiator.  Enjoy! www.garynoesner.com https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003EY7JE4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

Fear is one of those visceral emotions that makes us do all sorts of strange things. Wars, crimes, and catastrophes have all been the result of someone's fear.  Join Randy and Jim, as well as our special guest Gary Noesner, as we discuss the impact of fear in leadership  Gary Noesner retired from the FBI in 2003 following a 30 year career as an investigator, instructor, and negotiator.   A signifi...

Randy and Jim discuss the intricacies of leading through times of dynamic change and how to create momentum for change efforts.  Also, we briefly delve into Jim sales past and his lack of success.  Don't worry, we stick to Bourbon and it's positive influences. 

Criticize my feedback, will you?! Join us as Randy and Jim talk about criticism, feedback and possibly alienate every listener of French dissent.  Do you know the difference between feedback and coaching?  How about the difference between appreciation and evaluation? You may also discover why French bread & French Fries are so critical to feedback and why Jim's sense of humor is always appropriate...

In this episode, Randy & Jim discuss inconceivable tales of their leadership experiences.  Listen in as Randy, once again, makes fun of Jim's maturity, but also as they address and advise on leadership issues from their past. 

Mentoring is a crucial piece of leadership, both being a mentor and being mentored.  Helping others less experienced get better or discovering your blind spots, is critical to becoming a more effective leader both at work and in your life.  Listen in as Randy and Jim talk about mentoring, Skeletor and other court ordered activities. 

Randy & Jim struggle with vulnerability (and their microphone!) in this latest podcast about accepting, managing and leveraging vulnerability as a leader.  Vulnerability is often times perceived as a weakness, but is actually a leader's greatest strength!   Please bear with us as someone, who will remain nameless, forgot to turn on the good microphone until halfway through!  You know what? It was...

Join Randy & Jim as they discuss important aspects of dealing with conflict as it relates to Leadership in this third installment of Leadership Lost and Found podcast.  Listen now, or there will be conflict!!!

In this episode, Randy & Jim talk about Trust.  What it takes to earn, keep and use trust in the role of a leader. We also explore how to extend trust, earn trust and just as importantly, be worthy of trust.  Trust me, this is a good one! Keep Leading!

Hey there leader! In this, the first official podcast, Randy and Jim tackle the question of what it takes to wield influence in an organization when you do not have authority. What qualities and skills does it take to make changes in people and the organization to influence them where you think they need to be? Randy and Jim take a stab at explaining that, as well ask take a couple jabs at each ot...

Randy and Jim have a 30 minute "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) session around corporate leadership and managerial courage. Randy and Jim answer questions from the audience on what it takes to lead in a corporate environment and how courage comes into play.   This AMA session was sponsored by Simieo Solutions.  You could say that this is the spark that started this podcast.  Keep Leading!