Podcasts about leadosophy

Panel Members:1. Rob Alexander, Executive Director, Small Business Development Centers in Springfield2. Darin Gerdes, Professor of Management, Charleston Southern UniversityQuestion for discussion:For an organization to thrive, are there any “necessary conditions” required internal to the organization and its members? By “necessary conditions,” I mean that an organization will be ineffective at a minimum or ultimately fail to achieve its goals without these conditions.I'm trying to dig up the roots of organizational effectiveness, and I am interested in the necessary conditions required for all organizations, regardless of size or purpose. We might also delineate between requirements needed for survival versus conditions necessary for thriving.One prominent example might be purpose: No organization is sustainable without a purpose. For example, some organizations form to solve an immediate problem. Once that problem is solved, the organization dissolves. Other organizations might fail because an organization's purpose becomes confused, unclear, or even disagreed upon by its members.

This episode is about an organization's environment, a powerful influencing force in any organization. The analogy here is comparing the organizational environment to a crop's soil, and soil fertility is vital for maximizing crop yield. If you guessed that the people within the organization are the crop of your choice, you would be right. Crop yield might be analogous to the growth or learning of organizational members. Crop yield might also be analogous to how empowered members of the organization feel or how much autonomy they have to pursue mastery of their crafts. Now we get to the central thesis of the soil analogy: the richer the soil, the richer the crop yield. We can unpack what it means to have rich soil within an organization. Does it follow that the richer the organizational environment is, the more growth (or growth opportunities) organizational members will experience?Key Assumption: The more effort or energy an organization deliberately pours into its members, the more **effective** that organization will be. As applied to organizational effectiveness, Leadosophy defines “effort or energy” as organizational knowledge, organizational tools, and organizational resources, or KTR.KTR is a main component of the soil. 

In this episode, Leadosophy discusses how we uniquely conceptualize organizational effectiveness. We each bring our own assumptions to this dialogue session. Organizations come in many sizes and forms, from formal organizations like for-profit businesses and not-for-profit businesses to informal organizations like a local community group of volunteers who organically form to tackle local issues like crime, poverty, or addressing a lack of after-school activities for the youth. More than likely, we all are members of one or many organizations right now.There is a lot of discussion about the term “organizational effectiveness” and how to make organizations more effective. But how do we define an “effective organization,” and what does it mean to be an “effective organization?” Is “effectiveness” unique to each organization?Show Guests:Adam Lorentz, US Coast GuardJessica Shafer, US Coast GuardAll views expressed by the show guests are their own; their viewpoints are not the official stances of their respective organizations. References1. Bolman, L. G., & Deal, T. E. (2014). How great leaders think: The art of reframing. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 

Episode 101 In this episode, Leadosophy interviews Dr. Markiel Perkins, a High School Principal in Northern Ohio, and Bill Kermavner, a Public School Superintendent in Northern Ohio.Areas of Discussion:• Team effectiveness, strategy and decision making, and leading throughout the Covid pandemic• The pandemic's social and emotional impact on students two years later• Developing relationships and the overall importance of relationships as public school administrators • "Leading students where they are at," to borrow a quote from Dr. Perkins• Words of wisdom for aspiring school administrators• Relational dynamics between Principals and Superintendents• School system leadership challenges•The attrition of educators• The importance of followershipLeadoosphy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. To learn more, visit: www.leadosophy.com

Episode 100 Leadosophy was enormously humbled to be on the receiving end of some great questions from Tim's wife, Jess. A very fun interview that had some technical challenges, extreme temperatures, barking Great Danes, and lively leadership discussion. Many thanks to Jess for the podcast idea for Episode 100.This marks the end of Season 1 of Leadosophy!

Episode 99 Leadosophy flips the script on self-doubt and discusses self-confidence. How do we gain self-confidence? Tim discusses his concept of self-confidence with the "Three Buckets" metaphor: Experience, Preparation, and Mindset. Leadosophy hopes this episode inspires you to examine your unique understanding of self-confidence. Season One: Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 98 Leadosophy continues the self-doubt discussion by leaning on an academic article that deep dives into the psychological world of self-doubt. Of interest in this podcast are the coping mechanisms we use to mask or overcome our self-doubt. Also, as leaders, we potentially can have an effect on those around us by the way we react to mistakes that are made and how those within our sphere of influence think that we are judging their mistakes. ReferencesBraslow, M.D., Guerrettaz, J., Arkin, R.M. and Oleson, K.C. (2012), Self-Doubt. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 6: 470-482. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9004.2012.00441.xPDF here: https://homepages.se.edu/cvonbergen/files/2013/01/Self-Doubt.pdfSeason One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 97 Leadosophy introduces the concept of self-doubt as it applies to leader effectiveness. This is a cathartic exercise because self-doubt was a constant and shifting cloud that hovered over my various leadership roles. I am hoping that once this podcast is over maybe a few of you might rest easier knowing that leading humans is an enormous responsibility and it is ok to have healthy levels of anxiety in a leadership role. It is ok to constructively question your abilities from time to time. To question whether or not you are providing the tools, knowledge, and resources to others. To question whether or not you're drifting into the realm of overconfidence. Questions:Can we learn more about the origins of our self-doubt by examining the origins of our self-confidence? Have you ever doubted your ability to lead other humans?What are the origins of self-doubt?Can we overcome self-doubt? If so, how? Referenceshttps://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-self-concept-2795865https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/imposter-syndromeSeason One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 96 Tim discusses the importance of gaining and keeping momentum in pursuing objectives, tasks, goals, etc. After failing to record a podcast in over a month, he goes back on the airways to discuss his challenges, hoping, in a small way, to inspire others who may have lost momentum in some way.This podcast is dedicated to all of you who seek momentum or have lost momentum. So let us light the fires of passion together.Referenceshttps://www.simplypsychology.org/self-actualization.htmlSeason One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 95 Tim talks about what he learned doing some basic research on the company NatureSweet®. Leadosophy is intrigued by the cultural aspect of NatureSweet: how their Associates talk about the organization, how the organization makes them feel, and the opportunities that the organization provides to its Associates. NatureSweet makes some very positive assumptions about human behavior and human motivation, and we'll discuss these assumptions and the positive benefits that come from those assumptions. This episode is also about the language that an organization uses and how that language can permeate the culture at all levels. Leadosophy has no affiliation with NatureSweet, nor is Leadosophy endorsed by NatureSweet. But their tomatoes are delicious. Leadosophy likes them on salads, particularly.Referenceshttps://naturesweet.com/our-storyhttps://naturesweet.com/our-story/social-responsibility-sustainability-report/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC9AgnAk0wkhttps://m.andnowuknow.com/shop-talk/naturesweet-receives-second-consecutive-category-leadership-award-lori-castillo/chandler-james/74810Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 94 Leadosophy wants you to forget everything you've learned and been taught about a leadership conceptual framework. So instead, today's episode focuses solely on the human connection and why it's important anywhere. Human connectedness transcends the artificial boundaries of the workspace: all the cubicles and artificial lighting and annual performance reviews. We are social animals that bond with one another. Some bonds are strong, others weaker, but bonds are forged nonetheless. Today, let's remember that leadership is so much more than getting teams to work together to achieve common goals. Leadership is deeper than that, richer than that. Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 93 Leadosophy examines the concept of "employee engagement" referencing an article in Forbes written by Kevin Kruse. Here are a few questions:1. True or False: An employee can work on behalf of the org's goals with minimal emotional commitment?2. Can you force your employees to "care" for your organization?  3. What does it mean to "care" for your organization?  4. How many situations have we been a part of where we "faked" caring for the goals of an organization?  5. Is it possible that the farther away one is from the founder or founders of an organization, the less one will care for that organization? Is this not expected? Does a CEO truly believe that a new employee will “actually care” for the organization in the same way or with the same level of emotion or passion?Referenceshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2012/06/22/employee-engagement-what-and-why/?sh=4ad7ca217f37Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 92 Leadosophy discusses 5 takeaways from leading in a high-risk yet high-reward environment, namely the world of search and rescue in the maritime environment. Leadosophy has five reflective points and this episode elaborates on each. They are:1. Establish and understand the purpose.2. Direct energy towards purpose.3. In matters of safety in a high-risk high-reward environment, there is little room for complacency. 4. Remove barriers.5. Without realizing the value of human capital, the existential purpose is worthless, the problems do not get solved adequately.Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

In this two-part interview, Leadosophy speaks with Carson Woody, a High School sophomore and wrestler from Madison High School in Northern Ohio. Carson talks about life, wrestling, adversity and triumph in sports and academics, finding something to do after High School that does not involve college, his joy of welding, and much more.Enlightenment does not always have to come from adults. Kids have awesome life perspectives too! Sometimes, they just need a platform to share their thoughts with more people.

In this two-part interview, Leadosophy speaks with Carson Woody, a High School sophomore and wrestler from Madison High School in Northern Ohio. Carson talks about life, wrestling, adversity and triumph in sports and academics, finding something to do after High School that does not involve college, his joy of welding, and much more.Enlightenment does not always have to come from adults. Kids have awesome life perspectives too! Sometimes, they just need a platform to share their thoughts with more people. 

Episode 89 Leadosophy questions the validity of leadership questions in an applicant's job interview. Can you get a person's detailed concept of leadership from very abstract leadership questions? Is it not implied that a job applicant will tell you that they have an awesome leadership style when asked about their leadership style? How do you drill down on and predict someone's ability to lead? What sort of questions might increase your chances to understand how a person will lead in practice and not simply in theory? Of course, this is easier said than done.Leadosophy thanks Indeed.com for their helpful guidance on asking leadership questions. You can read that article linked below.Referenceshttps://www.indeed.com/hire/c/info/questions-to-ask-a-leaderSeason One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 88 Leadosophy reviews a short article written by educator Joseph Clark of Concordia University Irvine. He discusses equality, equity, and fairness as applied to the education world, but Leadosophy uses this article as a launching pad to discuss the concepts in relation to leadership and the work environment.Can a leader treat everyone equally? Should he or she? Can a leader lead without bias and with impartiality?Referenceshttps://www.cui.edu/academicprograms/education/perfecting-the-practice/blog/post/how-to-balance-equity-equality-and-fairnessSeason One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 87 Like a compass that needs recalibrating from time to time, leaders within an organization may need to recalibrate from time to time. By recalibration, we mean reexamining the meaning and purpose of an organization. Existential questions are questions that tug at the reasons why an organization exists. Questions leaders might ask are:Why does our organization exist? Does everyone in the organization know the answer?What is our purpose, our mission?What problems were we created to solve, and are we meeting the spirit of our existential purpose? Are we good at solving the problems we set out to solve in the beginning?Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 86 We discuss empowerment, democratic leadership, and the value and worth of employees. Questions for Leadosophy and our listeners:1. How far should a leader, a leadership team, extend empowerment throughout the organization? Who should have a say in the direction of the organization?  2. Beyond the HR department, who should be involved in hiring and firing decisions? If your org plans on hiring a new director of marketing, should the most senior person in the marketing department have a voice in that decision? If you answer yes, why not extend that to the next most senior person in the marketing department? Where does the road to DM empowerment end, where does it begin? 3. Should an employee's worth or value to the organization directly correlate to how much say he or she has on organizational decisions even if that employee is not a member of the senior leadership squad?4. If one of your employees wants to get involved in recruiting efforts, is this ok? Are you currently an employee who sees yourself as an ambassador for your organization? By ambassador I mean, you explicitly go out of your way to represent your organization in a positive light. If not, why? If you're in a leadership role, are you creating the conditions within your sphere of influence that make people want to be around you and your organization? That makes people want to recruit others to come work with you?5. Are you open to feedback about employee treatment? For example, your organization has a retention issue. Would you seek feedback from multiple layers of your organization? Take a sample from various layers? And conversely, if you are in one of those layers currently, do you feel like your voice would be heard? If not, why? Referenceshttps://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31505883/aaron-rodgers-issue-green-bay-packers-philosophy-not-jordan-lovehttps://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/aaron-rodgers-press-conference-transcript-staying-with-packers-mulled-retirement-amid-frustrationsSeason One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 85 Leadosophy continues the discussion about the ZDM. We left off with talking about the fear of failure as a motivator. We continue discussing the ZDM in the context of the recent Navy report delivered to Congress; specifically, does the Navy have a ZDM culture, and how would you address that perception or reality as the Navy four-star Admiral?Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 84 This episode continues the discussion of the Navy Culture report generated for U.S. Congress. Specifically, Leadosophy examines the concept of a Zero Defect Mentality (ZDM) in the context of the Navy report, but also in the context of any industry or organization. What is the ZDM and when is it beneficial, and when does it create a crippling or punishing culture of low morale?There are two major sides to this ZDM: On one side, you have leaders who are intolerant of mistakes because they have to be or choose to be or some combination of both. On the other side, you have followers who fear making mistakes, which manifests for many different reasons. Leadosophy dives into the ZDM, which will span two episodes. Hope you enjoy them.Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 83 focuses on a meta-review of the report for Congress, looking at this report through the lens of an organization development (OD) practitioner. What is OD and why would I focus on this report from an OD practitioner viewpoint? OD defined is the “. . . process of increasing organizational effectiveness and facilitating personal and organizational change through the use of interventions driven by social and behavioral science knowledge” (Anderson, 2020, p. 2).After reflection, I think it is prudent to comment more on the value of this report and how we should exercise caution while trying to make wide generalizations about Navy culture from this report. I provide analysis on general leadership takeaways and questions from a philosophical standpoint.ReferencesAnderson, D. L. (2018). Organization design: Creating strategic & Agile organizations (5th ed.). SAGE Publications.Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 82 This is the first part in a series of videos where Leadosophy explores leadership within the U.S. Navy as outlined in a recent report delivered to the U.S. Congress on the second week in July of 2021. The report is linked below, but in this episode, Leadosophy uses an article which was written by Captain John Konrad (Licensed Ship Master in the Commercial Maritime Industry and founder of the gCaptain website) to help set the stage for a leadership discussion as it applies to perceived problems within the Navy Surface Fleet and amongst Navy leaders.Leadosophy weighs in briefly on Konrad's article, but in this episode refrains from offering analysis which will be saved for the next few parts, coming over the course of a week or so.Referenceshttps://www.cotton.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/navy_report.pdfhttps://gcaptain.com/senate-report-navy-toxic-culture-seamanship/Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 81 We all have a scavenger of self-doubt that circles the winds of our mind just waiting to feast upon the scraps of our insecurities, fears, anxieties, and perceived limitations. Can we embrace the scavenger of self-doubt, and if so, how?

Episode 80 Leadosophy examines the differences between managing and leading. It's Leadosophy's assumption that the two concepts are different from a philosophical standpoint. Plus, Leadosophy offers some insight into why this might be so. There are no hard and fast rules here, just some ideas to throw out in hopes that we can deepen our understanding of leadership and of management in this case. If you would like to send your thoughts to Tim about this podcast, you can email Leadosophy at "tim@leadosophy.com".Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

79Episode 79 Leadosophy explores the philosophical nature of camping as Tim discusses 10 takeaways from his trip across America in a 21-foot travel trailer along with his wife, his oldest son, and their two Great Danes, Plato, and Frank. Camping is life, life is camping. There just might be something to the idea of getting a little primitive, disconnecting from the smartphone a bit, and enjoying and embracing nature in its raw state.Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together. 

Episode 78 Leadosophy returns after nearly a 45 day absence. Tim and his wife moved from Washington State to Washington D.C., and Leadosophy went comms dark. Now, Leadosophy returns, and Tim talks about the concept of self-purpose. What is our purpose and how can we discover that purpose? Does our purpose continually change? Tim's glad to be back in the saddle of podcasting!

Episode 75 Leadosophy is about using the tools of philosophical thoughts to deepen our understanding not just of leadership but also of life. Michael Woody co-hosts on a three-part series where Michael reflects upon his first year as a college freshman: the challenges, successes, obstacles, and future plans. Over the next three episodes, Michael discusses life on the golf team, the benefits of joining a fraternity, and the rigors of academic life in the midst of a pandemic. This is part three of three. Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 76 Leadosophy is about using the tools of philosophical thoughts to deepen our understanding not just of leadership but also of life. Michael Woody co-hosts on a three-part series where Michael reflects upon his first year as a college freshman: the challenges, successes, obstacles, and future plans. Over the next three episodes, Michael discusses life on the golf team, the benefits of joining a fraternity, and the rigors of academic life in the midst of a pandemic. This is part two of three. Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 75 Leadosophy is about using the tools of philosophical thoughts to deepen our understanding not just of leadership but also of life. Michael Woody co-hosts on a three-part series where Michael reflects upon his first year as a college freshman: the challenges, successes, obstacles, and future plans. Over the next three episodes, Michael discusses life on the golf team, the benefits of joining a fraternity, and the rigors of academic life in the midst of a pandemic. This is part one of three. Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 74 Leadosophy examines the concept of vulnerability and its link to leadership. Vulnerability can mean many different things in leadership. By its nature leadership implies you’ll experience some amounts of vulnerability whether you like it or not. A leader’s actions, decisions, and ideas are constantly under scrutiny. Leaders are constantly being watched and judged. There’s no way around this. Must you embrace the state of vulnerability as a leader? Is this a skill that can be developed? Can self-confidence diminish the powerful feelings of fear and anxiety created by states of vulnerability? Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 73 Leadosophy reads an article in PhilosophyNow by David Macintosh. He discusses Plato's idea of the Forms, and Leadosphy carries this concept into the realm of leadership. This is a great episode if you want to geek out on some Ancient Philosophy with a side of Leadership knowledge. References https://philosophynow.org/issues/90/Plato_A_Theory_of_Forms Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 72 Tim tells a circa 2003 tale of epistemic humility, a story that he examines through the lens of Leadosophy to expose his knowledge flaws and lack of epistemic humility. His actions almost resulted in grave consequences. But, through reflection, we can understand some pitfalls Tim fell into and maybe avoid those same pitfalls in our day-to-day leader-follower interactions. Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 71 Leadosophy discusses an excerpt from Barbara Kellerman's book "The End of Leadership," plus a short clip where she discusses the changing dynamics of leader-follower. Do we place too much emphasis on the leadership industry as a whole? As a society, do we overvalue the role of the leader and not talk enough about the role of followers? Can we really "teach" leadership? References https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIo5_eJs5-Y&t=336s Kellerman, B. (2012). The end of leadership. HarperCollins. Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 70 Leadosophy continues the leadership philosophy discussion. What purpose does a philosophy of leadership serve? I think this looks different for everyone. Where would you start in the development of a leadership philosophy? Values, beliefs, judgments, assumptions: they come from somewhere and they are the filters through which you understand, you act, you decide, you judge others and their behavior and their actions, you judge what is good and what is bad, what is just or unjust in the workplace. You have a leadership philosophy, but maybe you have not spent time contemplating your philosophy of leadership, working out the kinks, working out your leadership methods. If leadership is a set of skills, should you understand the skills you have, the skills you don’t have but need? Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 69 Leadosophy examines the importance of developing a leadership philosophy. Is it needed? What purpose does it serve? Leadosophy examines a few leadership philosophies from those who were willing to share their philosophy on the Leadosophy FB group. Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 68 Leadosophy discusses the power of crowdsourcing leadership knowledge through the art of dialogue. The Leadosophy Facebook Group is a private group with 86 members currently. This group allows you to reflect and self-reflect in a private space and about leadership and other philosophically charged concepts like how we accrue leadership knowledge, how can we discover and refine our purpose as leaders and as humans, what’s the essence of leadership, and so forth. In today's episode, Leadosphy reflects on the leader's "perspective" which surfaced within the FB group by a good friend. His wise words will help anyone deepen their understanding of leadership and possibly refine their concept of leadership. If you would like to join the Leadosophy FB group, click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/906436990115003 Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 67 Leadosophy examines a county-by-county effort in Indiana, USA where leadership programs are ongoing. We examine a couple of newspaper articles that outline the programs and what they are designed to achieve. Leadosophy provides some analysis on the strength of these programs—more examples of leadership outside of the workplace. References https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=leadership&p_province=us-in&dr_year=2018-2021 Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 66 Leadosophy deeply believes that the tools of philosophical thought can help us deepen our meaning of life. It is Leadosophy's fundamental assumption that to truly understand anything, life or leadership or whatever, one must spend some time in contemplation, spend some time in self-reflection. In this episode, we discuss the relationship between our philosophy of life and our philosophy of leadership. How closely do they hang together? And, we'll discuss how a Pearl Jam song helped inspire this episode. References https://www.newspapers.com/image/389640995/?terms=Jeremy%20wade%20delle&match=1 https://iai.tv/video/how-to-be-a-stoic-massimo-pigliucci https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_(song) Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 65 So is leadership wholly a relative concept, and if so, how can you teach it? How does one judge leadership experience if we can’t pin down a concept of leadership? Is there no objectivity, no universal statements or generalities that we can make about leadership or about leaders? We'll examine these questions and more. Get ready to nerd out on some Philosophy! References https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/relativism/ Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 64 Leadosophy reflects on the nature of Philosophy and examines whether or not Philosophy really has anything to offer leadership, our concepts of leadership, and leading others. Is Philosophy just some archaic subject that has been stored in the corner of dingy academic institutions? Why does it seem that Philosophy is undervalued or has no real place in mainstream society? Or, is this not the case. Leadosophy makes the case that philosophy and leadership can coexist in this episode and lays out some reasons why. References https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/01/11/when-philosophy-lost-its-way/ Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

In this episode, Tim Woody and I talk about lessons he learned from starting a Podcast. We talk about how to do it, and our hope is that you will be inspired to start your own.   Tim's podcast is called Leadosophy. You can find it here: https://www.leadosophy.com/   You can also join his Facebook group here. https://www.facebook.com/leadosophy   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and tell others who might benefit from this podcast. I would like to hear from you. You can leave a comment below.  I would like to hear if this was useful. Send me a Tweet or Parley: @daringerdes or leave a video message: https://flipgrid.com/leadersmith  Join our FACEBOOK COMMUNITY and continue the discussion there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnleadership/

Episode 63 Leadosophy asks two fundamental questions pertaining to your leadership self-concept. How would you answer them? This episode should leave you in deep thought. Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 62 Leadoosphy posits five reflective questions that we can use to make today more enriching for ourselves and others: 1. Are you more knowledgeable today than you were yesterday, and why or why not? 2. What will you do today to increase your circle of competence? This could be leadership competence or technical competence or relationship competence. 3. Can you play a role, today, in increasing or broadening someone else’s circle of competence? 4. Can you think of one specific and tangible barrier that, if removed, may increase the productivity of others within your sphere of influence? 5. Can I monitor my conversations today for assumptions that might be faulty or taken on face value, and can we collectively pick out and examine an assumption to test its validity?

Episode 61 If you ask someone to explain why they are drawn to a certain leader, more often than not, they will describe some sort of traits that that leader had or displayed. Even if they explain what that person did for them, you could possibly distill their actions down into some sort of traits that they had that preempted that leader to act a certain way. Leadosophy launched a survey asking respondents to rank order a list of 10 leadership traits from most desirable to least desirable. Leadosophy analyzes some of the data, but Leadosophy took away more questions than answers. We talk about this and more on this episode. Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 60 Leadosophy believes that no leadership theory is complete without talking about the traits and characteristics of a leader. Trait theory is still a dominant theory of leadership, and I do not see this changing. In this episode, Leadosophy continues the analysis of the infographic presented last week: people were presented with and ask to choose between three different anonymous bosses with differing leadership trait strengths and weaknesses. This episode analyzes the comments received through social media and email on that thought experiment. Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 59 The C-Suite folks at Company X have graciously asked for your input as to who should be appointed as your new boss. Silently, you believe that you're the obvious choice, but you must temporarily table that thought. The C-Suite folks present you with a spider graph of three anonymous individuals (Orange, Green, and Blue are their only identifiers) from outside of the company. Graphed together are the characteristics/trait ratings of each person rated on a scale from 1 (lowest rated) to 10 (highest rated). Which boss would you like to work for, and most importantly, can you give a reasoned explanation as to why you chose Orange, Green, or Blue? Maybe your profession requires a leader with a certain set of traits and skills? Maybe you value empathy and likability, but why? Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 58 Leadosophy unveils the 10-Question Leadership Challenge. Find more info below, or listen to the podcast to hear about what's involved. I think you'll find the challenge intellectually rewarding. Find the challenge here: https://www.leadosophy.com/my-thoughts/2021/4/14/10-day-leadership-challenge Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 57 Leadosophy explores the concepts of Servant Leadership and a servant to the need for power. Can a leader value both concepts simultaneously, or are they fundamental contradictions? Our actions flow or seemingly flow from our values. Leadosophy believes an I-work-for-them mental state promotes a more collaborative environment, and those leaders who lead with a power-first mindset are often in the business of obtaining power, keeping power, or losing power: followers take a backseat, i.e., they work for you. We explore this and more in this episode. Hope you find this conversation interesting. References https://www.greenleaf.org/what-is-servant-leadership/ Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.

Episode 56 Leadosophy examines leadership heuristics. Tim discusses 25 random ideas that he's picked up along the journey of leadership and followership. He discusses concepts like the differences between leading and managing, the power of giving power away, his "back to the basics" philosophy, and the idea that there are no exceptions to the rule that respect is earned and not automatic. There's much more in this episode. What does your list look like? Season One: Foundations of Leadosophy Leadosophy is the fusion of leadership and philosophy. We use philosophical thought to deepen our understanding of leadership together.