The De Hicks Podcast

Maybe you need better friends.   Dr De talks about the profound influence a few people have on the direction and quality of your life.  Most people pay more attention to choosing a car than they do to choosing their closest relationships. They leave this most important choice up to circumstances.  Learn how important it is to choose your relationships and become a better leader for it.  

Just STOP it!  I know you want more time, money, security, friendships, wisdom, opportunity... and on, and on.  But, before you grow--before you GO--prune.  Learn what to cut out before you add. 

Learn the 9 disciplines practiced by everyone who is beyond resilient.  They lean in and embrace the cold, harsh storms of life and are stronger for it. 

Learn the secret to forgiveness and benefit from the freedom of developing a forgiving mind at work (and outside of work).  You'll be glad you did. 

Leaders, Managers, Supervisors, and especially Influencers (those people who are daring others do to something great) have only two jobs: Create Clarity and Create Alignment.  Turns out, it's harder than it looks. 

On a Board?  Work with a Board?  Learn about the 9 biggest mistakes Boards make and how to overcome them.  Also learn about the 3 jobs healthy Boards have, the 6 questions to ask if you are considering Board membership, and the 6 Disciplines of healthy Boards.  

Learn how to ask the 4 Great Questions that will dramatically improve your effectiveness as a leader, manager, supervisor or influencer of people.  

Learn about the 7 ways leaders think that are completely BACKWARDS. Does this describe you? Leaders think backwards about time, and risk, and saying No, and more.  

Learn the Art of the Long View: How to stay in the game when everyone else, and all that is within you, says QUIT! 

The hallmarks of Leadership Depression can sneak up on you.  A huge percentage of Leaders in our surveys report experiencing most of these but don't call it depression.  Check yourself against this list and see if it is your experience.  Then, learn 6 strategies that you can easily do right now that will make you depression-proof.  

We hate incongruity.  Every time we notice it, we hear a Monkey chattering on our shoulder.  Learn why great leaders don't ignore incongruity.  They also don't assume they know why it's there. 

Leadership can be lonely, but it doesn't need to be.  Learn how to spot and deal with the particular kind of loneliness brought on by success and the unique challenges of leadership.

What happens when a good idea encounters resistance?  What happens when everyone agrees to change and grow and then nothing moves? Learn to understand and manage the tension between those who want to change and grow and those who want to slow down and maintain the status quo.

Complaining is a sign of commitment, althought it does not feel like it. Here's how to complain about the right thing, to the right person, at the right time and not get labeled as as Negatiave Ned or a Never-Work Nancy. 

Leaders who cannot manage their strong emotions force their teams to manage their own behavior in order to avoid the YUK of the negative vibes coming out of their boss.  Here's what you can do about it. 

You know you want to delegate, but you haven't gotten good at it yet. Learn about the 5 roadblocks between you and effective delegation and how to overcome them. 

Avoid these two things and you will be a much better leader.  It's that simple.  Sometimes we don't need a new tool, a new method, a new system.  We just need to quit being lazy and selfish.  And, DON'T drink Hamm's Beer! 

Are you a Rare Breed?  Learn how your purpose in life dramatically impacts your experience of pain. 

In this 5th Podcast in the series, Dr. De talks about how to deal with other people's painful behaviors at work and at home.  Listen for the 5 tips for dealing with people who hurt others because of their own pain. 

High Country Backpackers have learned a thing or two about pain.  Know where you're going, pack light, don't go it alone.  Those lessons apply directly to how we manage the pain of life.  

In this 3rd Podcast of a 6-part series, Dr. De talks about worry, overthinking, and getting a grip.  The right "grip" makes all the difference when we are in pain.  

Fear is it's own kind of pain.  Stress is Fear.  Learn to take the 4 Steps that transform fearful and stressful situations.

We all have pain and disappointment.  What is your relationship with pain? In this episode, which is part 1 of 6, we explore the 3 Traps resilient people avoid when encountering pain and setbacks.  

Is your drive nearly gone? Sick and tired of being tired?  Passion gone? Just going through the motions?  Here's a small change you can make that, if you have the courage to do it, will make a big difference right away.  

There is a little-known dark side to great ideas and creativity. Saying YES to a great idea isn't enough.  Saying NO to a thousand things after we say YES to the idea is the key to success.  

Compassion Fatigue?  I feel your pain... but, you're doing it wrong.  If you are in a helping profession, and you're burned out and tired all the time, you're doing it wrong.  In this podcast I'll show you what to do differently so that you can actually help people without hurting yourself. 

Stress is Fear.  So, what are you afraid of?  We all know about the FIGHT or FLIGHT response.  In this episode Dr. De talks about another option and identifies the 4 steps to take when we are stressed out. 

Pay attention to your hunger.  Pay attention to complaining.  Our hunger points at our real appetites, most of which are good.

Some decisions we make end up making us.  Dr. De talks about how to know when we are facing one of those decisions and how to avoid 5 decision traps.

So, what are you afraid of?  In this podcast Dr. De talks about the 7 Fears all leaders face, and what to do with them.  

Living in the gap between a compelling dream or vision and the sometimes harsh reality can be incredibly discouraging, even downright painful.  In this podcast, Dr. De talks about three ways to thrive in the gap.  

What is the Story of Your Life?  In this Podcast Dr. De talks about the elements of a Life Story that all Transformational Leaders and Influencers, and ultimately all very happy people, have in common.  Does your Life Story sound like this?

In this episode Dr. De talks about the 4 Keys to managing your time when you have bigger dreams that can fit into 24 hours.  Do this every day and it will change your life.  

Dr. De talks about the 3-D Approach to Highly Effective Meetings and Intentional Conversations.

In the final episode of this 6-part series, Dr. De Hicks puts it all together for you and shows you how you can become more resilient.  Storms are the norm.  Calm waters are rare.  So to thrive in life and leadership you have to be Built for the Storm. 

In this podcast Dr. De Hicks talks about the disciplines of the most resilient people; people who are Built for the Storm. 

In Part 4 of the Built for the Storm series Dr. De Hicks describes the habits common to all people who are Built for the Storm. 

In part 3 of this series, Dr. De talks about how the Super-Resilient think.  Listen closely.  You may hear descriptions of how you live.  

In part 2 of this series, Dr. De talks about the values and mental models of highly resilient people.  

In this first episode of Season 2, Dr. De Hicks talks about why some people are Built for the Storms of life and why others are swamped by them.  Learn what some people think and do to become intentionally resilient no matter what comes their way.  

Ever had an Idea that just won't leave you alone?  De Hicks talks about what to do with it. 

De Hicks talks about when it is the right time to share our deepest motivations behind or leadership. 

So, you're still standing.  After all that you've been through, you're still engaged, still in the fight, still standing.  Why?  Dr. De identifies the reason you're still standing.  

Dr. De reminds us of a powerful tool for the adjustment of our mental models and assumptions.  Use it when you suspect evil motives.  

De Hicks talks about how we make it harder than it needs to be.  

Are you too close to see the opportunity in the problem?  De Hicks talks about the benefit of stepping back, literally, from a problem and turning it into a new way of thinking.

All High Performing Teams do this!  They have fun, even when their work isn't fun.  Dr. De talks about how crucial this is.  It's part of why winning teams keep on winning. 

If your team isn't getting results, it's failing. It's a cold, hard reality.  Dr. De talks about the 4th Discipline practiced by all High-Performance Teams: They Get Results! 

Dr. De talks about the 3rd Discipline of all High Performing Teams: Be Authentic.  All great teams crave direct, authentic experience over talk about the experience. 

Dr. De talks about the 2nd Disciplines practiced by all high performing teams: Pay Attention to Your Impact...Dare Each Other to Be Great! 

After decades of research, Dr. De Hicks talks about the 5 Disciplines that are practiced by every high performing team.  This podcast is all about the 1st Discipline: Fulfilling your promises and keeping your head in the game.