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Dennis McIntee (aka That Drama Free Guy) travels extensively working with leaders to uncover constraints and build roadmaps for growth to increase their bottom-line performance. As an expert in creating drama-free teams, he assists leaders in leveraging their time and resources more effectively thro…

Dennis McIntee


    • Apr 9, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Drama Free Living Podcast

    The Top 5 Mistakes Leaders Make In Dealing With Their Teams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 14:03


    Dennis shares 5 common mistakes leaders make when trying to get the drama out of their teams as well as practical steps to take in order to stop making them.

    How to Get the Drama Out of People

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 15:42


    Dennis shares a 5-step-guide to get the drama out of people to make way for confident, creative, collaborative teams.

    How to Stop Being a Rescuer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 12:08


    As leaders, we need to redefine what it means to help. We want to help our people and serve them, but when we overextend that desire, we move into the role of a rescuer. Dennis shares how rescuing actually holds teams back and the key to stop doing it.

    Drama Free Productivity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 12:40


    Dennis shares two mindsets to take the drama out of your productivity. Drama free productivity means we can do more in less time with less stress.

    Drama Always Has A Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 35:35


    Drama always has a story. In this podcast, Dennis shows how the Excuse Buster exchanges the story for creativity. When we become creative problem solvers, we start to take ownership. We can complain or create, but we can't do both.

    Reality Check

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 27:46


    All drama lives in the gap between expectation and reality. We have ideals and potential which produce mental gaps when compared to reality. In this episode, Dennis addresses how to shorten the Expectation Reality Gap producing better outcomes.

    The Gift of Awareness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 26:58


    One of the greatest gifts a leader can give their team is awareness. We can't control people's behavior, but we can provide feedback. We lead them to Awareness, bringing Alignment and Accountability - the "Three A's" of Leadership.

    Drama-Free Meetings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 15:08


    Do you feel like you waste your time in meetings? Are your interactions with others busy but unproductive? Join Dennis as he explains how to make meetings Drama-Free because when we hide obstacles we can’t make good decisions.

    Changing Behavior

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 16:01


    Nothing in life changes until behavior changes. For behavior to change, something on the inside has to change, and all change happens emotionally. Leadership training is a process and not an event.

    Golden Rule

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 11:12


    People tend to behave how we believe them to be. In this episode of Drama Free Living we show how to create value and bring out the gold in people by utilizing the TSP framework

    The Drama Free Way to Overcome Procrastination

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 12:14


    Procrastination is a motivator when we use it as an activity to produce progress. Dennis explains when we step into the uncomfortableness, our clarity improves and we become more intentional.

    Q-T-F-A-R

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 18:44


    The results in your life are based on the actions you take. The actions you take originate from your feelings which have their root in your thinking and the starting point of these thoughts are the questions you ask. Join us as we discuss Q-T-F-A-R.

    What Does Drama-Free Living Mean?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 20:07


    Drama-Free is about living a life of confidence and creativity. It is becoming free from other peoples expectations and moving forward. It’s about progress, not perfection. Drama-Free living is about living in the freedom of whom you were created to be.

    Drama Free Accountability

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 14:28


    The outcome of Drama Free Accountability is self-directed high-level ownership and responsibility by each team member for their assignment. If someone has to ask, "Where are you at on that?" It's a cue I'm not as accountable as I need to be.

    Why Self-Leadership is The Most Vital Leadership Capacity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 17:43


    Self-leadership is the most vital leadership capacity. So goes the leader, so goes the team. Dennis shares 5 practical ways we can begin or get better at self-managing/leading ourselves.

    2 Ways to Expand Trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 11:52


    To accomplish more in less time, increase trust. How? Character and Competency. It's the fastest path to trust: results are defined and actions are clear when we start to tell the truth and are honest about them. Join Dennis as he unpacks 2 Ways to Expand

    5W - Get the Spider not the Web!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 23:21


    We waste our time clearing webs of issues in our organization instead of getting to the spider, and the webs keep returning. But, when we get the spider, the webs go away. The 5W Coaching Process in this episode gets to the spider of the issues.

    Triple-A: A Leader's 3 Gifts to Their Teams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 21:29


    A leader's three gifts to their teams: In this episode of Drama-Free Living, we show how AWARENESS, ALIGNMENT and ACCOUNTABILITY remedies cloudy, fuzzy focus in your teams keeping you out of the negative emotion and into seeing and thinking straight.

    How to Overcome Blindspots

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 15:44


    People who actively choose to identify and remove their blindspots succeed over people who don’t. The lighter the load you carry the further you can go. This week we address how the posture of 100% responsibility produces the power to change.

    Ask Better Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 21:51


    Imagine a creative team. Imagine working with people that solve problems instead of always complaining about the challenges. In this episode of the Drama Free Living podcast, we cover "How To Ask Better Questions."

    Conflict is Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 17:22


    Drama is a tragic expression of an unmet need. In this episode of Drama-Free Living, we dive into conflict. It is simply a passionate debate about ideas and, managed well, brings clarity creating life in your organization.

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