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Ep. 18-Jenni Hermoso pt. 2-What we can learn, and the importance of community for leaders
Send a textPart 2 of 2. The Women's World Cup highlighted much more than great soccer. The victorious Spain team had significant issues off the field, and other nations like Nigeria and Jamaica raised issues about...
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Ep. 17-Jenni Hermoso, The Women's World Cup, and Gender Inequity, pt. 1
Send a textThe Women's World Cup highlighted much more than great soccer. The victorious Spain team had significant issues off the field, and other nations like Nigeria and Jamaica raised issues about the level of...
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Ep. 16-Asking Great Questions
Send a textAsking great questions is an essential skill both inside and outside the workplace. In this episode, we discuss:The value of cultivating great questionsThe best things to do when you are asking a series of...
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Ep. 15-Bait and Switch
Send a textIn this episode, we discuss:How 1:1 meetings can help managers and leaders avoid or mitigate "bait and switch"What an "employee value proposition" is, and when that is (and isn't) a good thingHow great...
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Ep. 14-Expectations (and what we must do before we can expect anything from anyone)
Send a textIn this episode, we discuss:How expectations can elevate and rescue peopleWhat are the prerequisites for expecting something from someoneWhen expectations are bad for youWhy "keeping people humble" is...
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Ep. 13-Leadership Will Kill You
Send a textWe're getting even more personal with the start of SEASON TWO. In this episode, we discuss:Why Season Two has been delayedHow leading can kill you, and...How NOT leading will kill youHow to identify why...
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Ep. 12-"It's Lonely At The Top"-a personal story
Send a textWe're getting personal this week. I started this episode as the final installment of the "Leadership Myths" series, but realized that my perspective on the topic of "It's Lonely At The Top" had evolved...
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Ep. 11-Leadership Myths: "You Learn More From Your Mistakes Than You Do From Your Successes"
Send a textLearning from your mistakes is a good idea, but thinking that you'll learn more from them than your successes is a myth (and, ironically, a mistake).Instead, we should study ourselves at our best, make...
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Ep. 10-Why "Leading From Within" Is a Bad Idea, and Why Elon Musk Is a Bad Leader
Send a text"Lead From Within."You've heard this advice before from people like Lolly Daskal, but it's a leadership myth to believe that you can just discover what's inside you and start leading. Good leaders know...
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Ep. 9-Leadership Myths #2: I Am Not A Leader
Send a textYou can't be a leader in every situation.But that doesn't mean you're not a leader.In this episode, we discuss:Why position and leadership aren't the sameThe litmus test for leadership at any levelHow many...
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Ep. 8-Leadership Myths: Myth #1 "Anyone Can Be A Leader In Any Situation"
Send a textCan anyone be a leader? Is it true that with enough training or preparation, anyone can do anything?In this episode, we discuss:Why you can't become anything you put your mind toThe 10,000 hour expertise...
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Ep. 7-Why "The Golden Rule" Isn't Working For You
Send a textDoes "The Golden Rule" work for managers and associates?Well... kind of.In this episode, we discuss:"The Golden Rule" as a moral guideSpecific instances where "The Golden Rule" does not work How "The Golden...
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