The Real Truth About Leadership: Debunking the Myths. Teaching What Works.

Sometimes people think you need charisma to be able to lead. Often they may think that because they think you need charisma to be able to inspire and motivate. It's just not true, though. Listen to learn why. 

If you want to be successful as a leader, you need to be a leader people respect. It makes sense, because if people don't respect you, then you won't have much influence with them. Without influence, you can't really lead.  In this podcast, we cover steps you can take to build respect as a leader. 

Trust is vital in leadership. It's important that your team and employees can trust you. If they don't, that will highly limit your effectiveness as a leader.  In this episode, we cover 10 ways that you destroy trust as a leader. 

Leadership styles are a lot like learning styles: they are widely believed, widely pushed, and also not quite true.  Listen to learn more. 

You may not be as good of a leader as you think you are. It's just true - and there are many reasons for that. To know why and to help see if you are really as good as you think you are - listen now. 

When you are about status or looking good versus learning and growing, you handicap your leadership. It's important that you have the right mindset. Listen to learn more. 

Leadership isn't built on your style or preferences, it's built on principles. If you want to be a great leader, you need to learn the principles of leadership.  If you want to know 7 of the key principles of leadership, listen now!

There are 7 common mistakes entrepreneurs and small business owners make when they hire - but these are mistakes any leader can make. What are these mistakes? Listen to learn now. 

Sometimes people, leaders, think that if they plan or "do" time management, then it hurts their ability to be sponteneous, and, if they hurt their ability to be spontaneous, then they miss out on opportunities that may come there way.  However, that's a false mentality. Planning and time management actually help you be spontaneous better. Listen to learn more. 

As a leader, we help create the culture and environment for our team and employees. By our actions, we can determine whether our employees pursue excellence, or if they are about avoidance.  And this matters - because if they are about avoidance, their focus isn't excellence, and you will not get the results or productivity from your team or organization that you want.  What do you do to dete...

We know that there are a lot of bad bosses and bad leaders out there, but why is that? What is the cause? It's important that we know the cause so that we can work to fix it. In this episode we dive in to the 7 main reasons (that tie together) that is creating the lack of leadership we have today. 

In this episode, we examine the benefits of leaders speaking last in discussions. Too often leaders speak first - and that can ultimately hurt the results we get when it comes to ideas, problem solving, and decision making.  It's important that you speak last. Listen to learn more. 

Often, to advance one's career, the only way up is through management. However, that's a problem, for numerous reasons, and that is a major reason we have so many bad bosses today.  Why is it an issue and what should we do instead? Listen to find out. 

In this episode, we delve into the difference between leaders and managers. Many are unclear about these distinctionsbetween the two because of the confusion about leadership and partially because of the numerous cliches, memes, and infographics that compare and contrast leaders and managers.  We will reveal the true difference between the two and how it impacts you in whatever position you are in...

There's can be a lot of confusion about whether leaders are born or made. Some think they are born because they think there are certain traits you need to have in order to be a great leader. Others say it can be learned. Some say both?  What's the truth? Listen to find out. 

In this episode, we dive deep into the importance of having a clear definition of leadership. We acknowledge that many individuals are confused about what it truly means to be a leader, mainly due to the conflicting opinions surrounding this topic. It is crucial to establish a concrete definition as it plays a significant role in shaping our actions and helping us become more effective leaders. Of...

In today's episode, we delve into the topic of tacit agreement in leadership and the dangers it poses. As leaders, it is often uncomfortable to confront others and hold them accountable for their actions. However, when we choose to remain silent instead of addressing wrongdoing or failure to meet expectations, we unintentionally give our implicit approval to such behavior, which can be damagi...

In this episode, we explore the topic of leadership and the significance of having the right motive as a leader. There is often a misconception about what it truly means to be an effective leader, and this misunderstanding usually originates from a self-centered mindset. As leaders, we can have two main motives - one that is focused on ourselves and the rewards and privileges that come with the po...

In today's episode, we delve into the importance of effective prioritization and how it impacts our productivity and growth. It is crucial for us to prioritize our tasks and goals, as not doing so can lead to a lack of productivity and hinder our progress. One common mistake we often make is failing to prioritize at all. When we don't prioritize, we end up being reactive rather than proa...

How you treat ideas matter, especially as a leader.  Sometimes you can hold an idea tightly - to your detriment. You and your team can also start seeing ideas as attachments which keep you focused on defending your idea and prevents you from finding the best idea.  Listen to learn how treat ideas better. 

If you want to be more productive as a leader and if you want your team or employees to be more productive, it's important that you follow the 3 keys of time management.  Listen to learn more. 

In this episode, we discuss 7 key ways to build influence as a leader.  Influence is vital as a leader because, without influence, your effectiveness as a leader will be highly limited. Your position will only take you so far. You need influence. 

Our results are determined by our choices. When we choose to skip out on the work or cut corners, we are really hurting ourselves. We can't expect to be great if we try to get by with as little as we can. As a leader, cutting corners and doing the minimum also speaks to our followers - can they trust us? What kind of followers do we attract?  Listen to know the laps and to find out more. 

One problem many leaders have is that they can't seem to get away from work. Their team may call or email them constantly about problems, they may feel they are always putting out fires, and they feel they can't get away because something always comes up.  There can be multiple reasons that cause this - and it's something you can overcome. In this episode, we explore the reasons why...

Too often, consensus is seen as a golden standard of healthy teams. In reality, however, it's the opposite. You want disagreement. You want dissent. Listen to find out why.