The Naked Leadership Podcast

You will learn about: The gift of the breakdown Taking ownership and responsibility as a leader Getting connected to the root problem, not the symptom Choosing not to scapegoat How can you write someone a recommendation letter if you... don’t recommend them? Understanding that this is a lifecycle, not a life sentence   Show Notes: Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini help me close out the "Lifecycle of...

You will learn about: What happens to your team and culture when someone exits The potential dangers of a siloed organization How to retain valuable institutional knowledge Why you NEED to do an exit interview How to gracefully exit talent from your organization Everything you need to do leading up to someone’s exit A leader’s responsibility during an employee’s exit The value of being generous wi...

Grab your FREE change management ebook at change-imperative.com   How To Retain Top Talent   This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrian Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown for part 4 in the "Lifecycle of a Team Member" series. You have identified and onboarded quality people to your team. We have successfully engaged talent. Now how do we keep talented people on our team for long term s...

Keeping Your Team Engaged   This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrian Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown for part 3 in the "Lifecycle of a Team Member" series. You have identified and onboarded quality people to your team, now it it is time to understand the best ways for management and workforce to stay engaged in the standard and expectations of the company.   They Discuss: "New-nes...

Onboarding For Success   This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrian Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown for part 2 in the "Lifecycle of a Team Member" series. You have identified the talent, now how do we go about integrating new employees into our growing vision? Don't worry Dan, Adrian and Chad have the tools!   They Discuss: Joining the vision - Purpose in the process - Mutual succes...

Finding the Right Talent for the Job   This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown to discuss the all important cornerstone of any great company, hiring talent! This marks the first installment in the "Lifecycle of a Team Member" series that will explore to tools in principles to build the best team for your business,   They Discuss: Conversation as cu...

Waiting on the World to Change   This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown to think about change. Specifically, how do we approach, embrace, adapt and value the opportunities that can come through change?   They Discuss: The crossroad experience - Commitment - The opportunity of "crisis" - Exploring what drives us - Slowing down to get clear - Circum...

Part 5 in the Founders Series: Ride the Elephant   This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrain Koehler joins Chad Brown to "jump on that elephant, and ride that mofo!" This is part 5 in the "Frustrated Founders" series that tackles a conversation, around the lack of conversation within your company, and the far reaching impact it has.   They Discuss: Telling the elephant what to do - The lead...

Part 4 in the Founders Series: Sign Your Name   This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown in signing on the dotted line. This is part 4 of 5 in the "Frustrated Founders" series that discusses taking ownership of our contribution to the breakdown and the vision that we set out to accomplish.   They Discuss: Ownership not identity - The "smaller" game...

July 1, 2020 This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown and "Double Click" on those areas and issues in ourselves that, while we might rather leave undisturbed, are most certainly in need of deeper exploration. They discuss: The avoided conversations - Acknowledging wants - Toxic Soil - Open "failure" - Identifying the design flaw - Framing the proble...

This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown to get high... metaphorically, and elevate their perspectives to gain a strategic view on difficult conversations. They discuss: Our perceptions - Tunnel-vision - Untethering from need - Beating the defense - What could be/what is - Understating need - Removing agenda - Clarifying the fight - Putting down wha...

This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown "hug the cactus" in embracing difficult conversation, and with the help of a loyal listener - expand on their commitment to leadership amid the social unrest in our country. They discuss:The resistance persistence - Internal relationships - Unconscious prejudice - Engaging the unscripted - conversations in mo...

This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown in welcoming Lori Harder. Lori is a leading expert in the field of fitness who has grown two multi-million dollar businesses as a successful entrepreneur and network marketing professional.   They discuss: Team building Tetris - Raising finances - Finding Experts - Compartmentalizing Roles - Freeing up you fo...

This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown dive in with some Generous Communication.   They discuss: Seeing and communicating respect - Yielding efficiency for effectiveness - Being in tune with the needs of others - Identifying the resistance - The "I don't know" sign - Inviting communication through transparency - Requesting feedback - The hierarchy...

This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown for a very important meeting, about the importance of meetings! They discuss: Determining necessity - Setting intention - Participator vs Spectator - Asserting "ground rules" - Success through preparation - Elevating resistance - Training quality attitude - Cementing the purpose - Who, what, by when - Clarify...

  This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown welcoming Courtney Nichols Gould, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Smarty Pants Vitamins.   They discuss: Evolving as a leader - Communication Shifts - Finding Possibility in Challenge - Comfortability in uncertainty - Testing your intuition - Training your instincts - Identifying credibility - Time Management - Co...

This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown for the amazing conclusion of the 3 part series discussing Conflict Resolution. They discuss: Living from the future - Connecting in the commonality of conflict - Judgement through assumption - Realigning the value of time - Marginalizing concerns - Exploring the branches of thought - The ideal outcome throug...

This week on the Naked Leadership Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown and dive in on part 2 of the three part series discussing Conflict Resolution. They discuss: Declaring our commitment - Listening to learn - Detaching from expectation - Clarifying the issue - True awareness of self - The impact of conflict And so much more! Connect with us on LinkedIn: Dan Tocchini Adrian Koehler Ch...

You can download Then Change Imperative here.  https://www.change-imperative.com This week on the Naked Leadership Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown to begin a three part discussion on Conflict Resolution. They discuss: Writing your legacy - Cultivating and crafting the space between us - Showing up in negative conflict - Trust in "No" - Efficiency through conflict - Naming the issue...

This week on the Naked Leadership Adrain Koehler, Dan Tocchini and Chad Brown welcome in Aileen Tocchini for a conversation around the obstacles we face in communication and the value of realigning internal narratives. Aileen is an Executive Coach and V.P. of Coaching for Take New Ground. They discuss: Creating new narratives Choices in time Possibility beyond the familiar  Becoming comfortable wi...

You can download Then Change Imperative here.  https://www.change-imperative.com This week on the Naked Leadership Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown to talk about how leaders can combat burnout and overwhelm while working from home. They discuss: The Change Imperative Maintaining presence of mind Turning overwhelm into growth opportunities  "Locating" with employees identifying value...

This week on the Naked Leadership Adrain Koehler and Dan Tocchini join Chad Brown to talk about how leaders can talk with and stay connected with their teams in a time of crisis. They discuss: What to say, what not to say How to not make the conversation about you The ethics of including your team in difficult conversations Why inspiration is not enough How to start the conversation The opportunit...

In response to the current condition of our little blue marble, Dan, Adrian, and Chad with guest Davide are talking about what it means to show up as a leader in a time of crisis. Davide is a leadership and executive communication specialist, joining us from Italy. Connect with him on linked in at the link below: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidezaccariello/ In this episode we explore: How despai...

You can connect with Jessie by going to his website!  https://pavelka.co.uk/ In this episode, Dan, Adrian, and Chad Talk with Jessie Pavelka. Jessie is a corporate fitness and wellbeing expert. He works to help leaders provide opportunity for wellbeing in their organizations. In this conversation they talk about: The challenges for wellbeing amongst high performers and leaders That leaders often p...

Grab your free copy of the Change Imperative, Innovating with your team.  https://www.change-imperative.com/ This week Dan, Adrian, and Chad discuss intention. What is it? How do we create it? Why do I care??? In this conversation they touch on: What intention is in leadership, and why we care? The idea of "no matter what" The significance of the Hero's Journey in the context of intention "How" vs...