The Naked Leadership Podcast

Reach out to our team... https://timeto.takenewground.com/ Summary: You are always leading yourself, who are you leading yourself to be What you have in your life right now is feedback about your self-leadership The half-life of emotion What do feelings mean, and how to listen What is authenticity and how we use it Being willing to look at yourself and be honest about what’s not working Show Notes...

https://timeto.takenewground.com/ You will learn about: Most common complaints about managers Answering the challenge of your career What a racket is and why it matters How to approach a leader or manager with a problem or an idea Attack the problem, not the people facing the problem with you Show Notes: Most people think about leadership in hierarchical formation. That leadership happens at the t...

You will learn about: The key differences between criticism and feedback The importance of being real  How to approach a difficult conversation  Issues with objectivity Listening to what the other person as to say  Sharing a vision for the future with your team/leader   Show Notes: Criticism and feedback are valuable components when approached gracefully and with intention. However, most of us hav...

You will learn about: Gossip and trust dynamics How jealousy, envy, and gossip are connected  Competition in the workplace Why gossip doesn’t solve anything Action steps for crushing gossip culture  Show Notes: Gossip is normally a topic that lurks in the shadows, but today we’re bringing it front and center, tackling the issue head-on.  Gossip culture can be the antithesis of unity in the workpla...

You will learn about: The challenges of being a founder and running a business Taking the plunge to take on a CEO  The important conversations you need to have early on The real-life cost of running a business  Being a leader whilst allowing people to make mistakes   Show Notes: Unscripted, unfiltered guests who strip back the gloss and reveal the growing pains of building a business from the grou...

You will learn about: The detrimental effects of lying to ourselves. Why executives feel they can’t reveal their truth.  The importance of transparency in business. Firing people with grace. Living the lie too long. The long-term benefits of living in your truth.    Show Notes: Today we’re tackling the theme of truth, a touchy subject in the public and personal sphere, but a necessary one to deal...

You will learn about: How obstacles can show you meaning. Professional and personal issues coming up for us right now. When we should confront vs. walk away from complicated situations. Finding opportunities during the pandemic.   Show Notes: What obstacles are you facing in your life right now? Take a moment to reflect on them whilst listening to today’s episode, where we’ll be examining the pote...

You will learn about: How to harness the power of a ‘fresh start’  The danger of making excuses and not showing up for yourself or your business The pros and cons of sharing your goals with other people The hard conversations we need to be having    Show Notes: 2021 has arrived. So, what’s changed for you? Many of us are still digesting what came to the surface last year and contemplating how to p...

You will learn about: The sports philosophy behind Gameday’s business approach  Creating meaningful connections between HR and employees How to humanize the HR role  The downside to traditional office perks  The safety of being yourself in the workplace How Gameday is changing the way people think about HR Show Notes: Hands up if you avoid all HR people. HR sucks. Even Katrina Ghazarian, CEO of Ga...

You will learn about: Why slowing down in business helps you connect with what you need to see The importance of teams being committed to the same outcome  Case examples of how the ‘slowing down to speed up’ dynamic can play out  The difference between slowing down and being stuck  How intentional conversations can speed up productivity and profitability  Collaboration vs control  Creating space t...

You will learn about: The conversations we know we need to have (but continue to avoid) Why you can’t always just hire the problem away Why calling it a “problem” is probably making things worse Our tendency to villainize people who aren’t doing what we want Becoming aware of our default orientation in relationships How to identify the signs that you’re unwittingly ignoring a problem   Show Notes:...

You will learn about: What is a 360? Why 360s often don’t work... ...and why they work really well if you know why you’re doing it The problem with anonymous feedback Slowing down to go faster Is it an opportunity or a threat? Creating a culture that wants feedback How you can start implementing 360s in your organization   Show Notes: One of our listeners recently asked us how to set up and execut...

You will learn about: How we rationalize taking work home with us Not bringing your frustrations home when you’re working from home Advice from an entrepreneur who has been married for over 40 years The conversations that you need to have with your partner to establish non-negotiables Relationship advice that you SHOULD NOT take Why natural problem solvers struggle with issues at home When marriag...

You will learn about: Is there just one leader in a meeting? What happens when people complain about meetings You are hired to produce what isn’t — and meetings help you do that Getting past our default mode of survival Having the “How are we gonna play ball?” conversation   Show Notes: Back in episode 18 , we talked about how you can structure meetings to get the most out of them. We’re revisitin...

You will learn about: The evolution of leadership Not getting it right the first time Pioneering a new kind of ice cream shop Do what you can now, but get better every day At a certain point, you can’t grow by yourself How the founder-CEO relationship is like co-parenting Where does virtue come from? Building trust (and fixing it when the trust’s not there Ice Cream dating advice   Show Notes: We...

You will learn about: The distinction between a commitment and a promise Why most of us are scared of making a promise Using the promise as a weapon Micromanagement Vs. Micro-give-a-shit-ness Generating a culture of promise   Show Notes: Making a promise is a transformational act; one way or another, whether you break it or follow through, you are writing the future. Our bodies understand the impa...

You will learn about: The significance of distinction The distinction between taking a stand and taking a position Getting stuck listening to the “shoulds” When Dan got called out in prison The questions and conversations that you’re avoiding You don’t need to ditch your opinions, they just can’t be what’s driving you “People settle for a level of despair they can tolerate and call it happiness.”...

You will learn about: Acute Complaints vs. Chronic Complaints Why chronic complaints can be your best friend The fantasy we create with our complaints If you want more freedom, more responsibility and ownership come with it Why you have to shift when you become a leader   Show Notes: “I don’t want to do this.” “You always make us do things we don’t want to do.” “You just don’t understand.”   We’ve...

You will learn about: Acknowledging the power differential Why an accessible leader will never be surprised by a problem The shape of your relationships: wide or narrow? The mission is more important than the ego You can’t become accessible after a problem occurs Why eager leaders are dangerous Being an accessible leader in your family How to assess whether or not you are an accessible leader   Sh...

You will learn about: Leadership culture & the leadership team’s role in shaping it How a culture of avoiding conflict creates problems How our self-doubt manifests as distrust. What you have to do before you can have a breakthrough as a team How you can help solve distrust issues if you’re part of the leadership team, but not the person in charge Coaching people towards a growth mindset   Show No...

You will learn about: The definition of “job satisfaction” Aligning priorities Your employees weren’t drafted — and that’s important Illuminating dissatisfaction Can you manage satisfaction? The conversations you need to have   Show Notes: Job satisfaction (or work satisfaction) has been a big buzzword over the last few years. But what does it actually mean? How do we measure it? And does that act...

You will learn about: The context of the communication breakdown No matter what the issue is, this isn’t entirely your employee’s fault Taking responsibility for your vision and your role in complacency Leaning into tension What is your contribution to the breakdown? Making an agreement about what full participation looks like   Show Notes: Why do I have to babysit my team? Why don’t they do what...

You will learn about:   Our morning quarantine routine, transparent and laid bare The standard you hold for engaging with other people How transparent must we be? Creating a culture of accountability A dynamic view of self Radical Leadership as a powerful tool for self-leadership and self-care The evolution of ideas that comes from building Radical Transparency into your culture How we hold oursel...

You will learn about: How we define “openness” The devil is in the details — and the diamonds Being open to everything doesn’t mean buying into everything How do we determine who we’re open to and when? Your ego and your blind spots   Show Notes: There are two concepts at the heart of our organization, Taking New Ground: Radical Openness and Radical Transparency. In this episode, we’ll be addressi...

You will learn about: “Work-life balance” puts language to a tension that most of us are feeling Shaming yourself for being “out of balance” This is a tension to manage, not a problem to solve Committing to commitments “Leaving work at work” It’s woke to say you have boundaries these days, but are people just using boundaries as excuses? How do we create healthy boundaries? You can’t manage someon...