Leadership Breakfast with John Duke

Leadership Breakfast – Building Culture part 2. You can't separate the leader from the Culture. A discussion on how a leader builds and shapes a teams Culture. Leadership Breakfast welcomes North Penn high school basketball coach John Conrad. If you're a new manager, coach or teacher learn why it's critical to “win your culture first”.

Leadership Breakfast - Season 2, Episode 2 Culture Part 1. You can't separate the leader from the Culture. A discussion on how a leader builds and shapes a teams Culture. Leadership Breakfast welcomes North Penn high school basketball coach John Conrad. If you're a new manager, coach or teacher learn why it's critical to “win your culture first”.

Leadership Breakfast kicks off Season 2 with Jamie Cochran, Chief Operations Officer for Echelon Front. Echelon Front is a leadership consulting organization made up of decorated, combat-proven Veterans with experience in building, training and leading high-performance winning teams. The mission of the of founders, U.S. Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, is to help you build your own high-performance team and win. Hear some great discussion about an Extreme Owner mindset, humility as a leader and how their four laws of combat can help you lead your team.

Leadership Breakfast welcomes guest Ryan McCool to share a few of his most valuable lessons on leadership during his service as a Marine Corp. First Lieutenant. Understand more about the mindset of why "Leaders Eat Last". Learn why one of Ryan's first marine mentors, and his boss, cooked him a steak on Thanksgiving.

The primary way we learn to lead is through observing others. Who is “that person” who ignited the spark inside you to pursue excellence in your field? That person for me, Ray Werts, former VP, joins me in conversation on his lessons for leadership and diversity and inclusion as part of serving those you lead.

John discusses Extreme Ownership, a leadership mindset represented by retired U.S. Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin's book, a New York Times bestseller, Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win. Get introduced to what it means to operate as a leader with Extreme Ownership.

John welcomes Michelle Bauer, a leader in personal fitness and owner of NexLevel. As a leader, the first person who has to "show up" prepared to navigate challenges of the work week is you. Appreciate the value of investing in your physical and emotional strength when it comes to “leading yourself”. John and Michelle talk about a key dimensions that improve resiliency, optimal energy and performance management.

John welcomes Jen Cullen, VP of Marketing, Patient Advocacy and Professional Selling, to discuss the power of sharing gratitude as leader. How gratitude can be a multiplier for fueling more good work. The value of expressing gratitude as boost to your own emotional well-being.

John and Tracy Lutolf discuss why “Listening” is an important behavior and attribute for Servant Leadership. The value of listening when it comes to establishing trust as a leader and what steps or resources you can use to make sure your employees/teams have a voice for feedback.

Season 1, Episode #6: Leadership Breakfast: Special guest Kate Leavell, Wall Street Journal Best Selling co-author of Stick Together, A Simple Lesson to Build a Stronger Team. She is a former NCAA lacrosse coach and corporate sales consultant who now delivers keynotes and workshops to many of the top companies and college sports teams in the country. Kate is passionate about helping unify teammates around their shared purpose and mission.

Season 1, Episode #5: Leadership Breakfast. John welcomes to former players from Lansdale Catholic High School… Kyle Pagan (Host of Everything's Phine, Philly sports podcast) and Chris Hays (Director of Basketball, Coppin State U.). Coach and players talk about how to seek impact of sports and teamwork beyond the measures of the scoreboard. What do you want to be remembered for as a leader, coach or teacher. To seek and pursue the value of competition and character attributes through on the journey of personal growth for the team mission.

Season 1, Episode #4: Leadership Breakfast welcomes Lori Westover, Captain in the Doylestown Fire Company. John and Lori share a few aspects of leadership that are part of volunteer firefighting and SERVING to protect the community. Lori shares some of her 26 year journey of career and service.

Season 1, Episode #3: Leadership Breakfast “Love Thy Customer” a conversation on the edge in business. Join me in discussing some key questions and principles to consider, as a leader, as part of delivering an exceptional experience through your employees to your customers.

Season 1, Episode #2: Leadership Breakfast welcomes guest Frank Davey, U.S. Naval Academy class of '89, and colleague, to talk about how leaders and coaches should drive CONNECTIONs with their teams and between teammates. John and Frank share how their own personal stories of connection helped build a 20 year friendship. Connection is one of the 4 Cs of Positive Leadership that can build great relationships that fuels shared accountability for the mission between teammates.

Introducing Episode #1 on Leadership Breakfast discussing Servant Leadership as a philosophy. Comparing Servant Leadership to traditional past leadership philosophies and priorities.