Podcasts about why leadership

Why Leadership is Your Most Valuable Marketing Strategy Episode #283 with Xaña Winans You want to grow your practice, so you turn to marketing. But it's not just the marketing that will solve your problems. According to Xaña Winans, CEO and founder of Golden Proportions Marketing, leadership is at the root of every problem. To help you appreciate the value of leadership in marketing, Kirk Behrendt brings back Xaña for advice on how to become a better leader to help your practice grow. Listen for more on Episode 283 of The Best Practices Show! Main Takeaways: Problems are always traced back to leadership. The good news is leadership can be taught! Learn to delegate effectively. Articulate your vision properly. Be a strong decision-maker. Practice ownership, accountability, and responsibility. It's never too late to become a better leader! Quotes: “This idea that leaders are born is baloney. I think we all think of our natural-born leaders, the people that are incredibly charismatic, and they carry a room . . . But there are so many other things that are part of leadership that we have to be taught.” (07:31—07:50) “Marketing is the entire patient life cycle, and marketing is about growing your practice. So, you as a leader have to be involved with the growth of your practice, because once that phone gets picked up, it's out of your marketing company's hands, to an extent. The better a leader you are, the better the results are that you're going to get from the investment that you've made.” (08:55—09:15) “It's funny because, often, I find [the clients themselves] are the very problems that get them to call us in the first place. And they don't realize that leadership is at the root of why they're having these problems.” (10:10—10:19) “Everybody thinks there's one amazing silver-bullet strategy out there that's going to fix all these problems, when in reality everything that happens in your practice is a result of you as a leader.” (10:31—10:46) “If you do not like the results you're getting, go stand in front of the mirror. Self-awareness is 100% of the base of this. If you don't understand that as a leader everything in your business rises and falls with you, and the decisions that you make and how you lead people, you will never be able to change.” (13:46—14:06) “70% of the decisions that an entrepreneur makes are going to be right. But 30% of them are going to be wrong. But if you make those decisions quickly, you can look at it real fast and say, ‘Okay. That wasn't the right strategy for marketing my practice. Let me go back and make a different decision.' If you agonize over it, you drag the entire process out and the marketing doesn't move forward.” (22:00—22:22) “Learn how to become a better leader . . . Make it a lifelong pursuit. It's not something that you just do on a whim. It's got to change you as a person because it has that long-term impact if you really embrace the change that you're going to get.” (38:47—39:06) “It's not the marketing that's going to solve [the] problem. The marketing will help solve the problem once I got the leadership problem solved.” (39:33—39:40) Snippets: Xaña's background. (03:17—03:54) Why this is an important topic in dentistry. (04:20—05:06) Everything goes back to leadership. (06:14—07:11) Can leadership be taught? (07:29—08:06) Leadership is instrumental to practice growth. (08:32—09:15) Problems of not having a great leader. (10:10—11:20) Why do dentists look at leadership as the last thing? (11:47—12:45) Don't stand in the way of your own growth. (13:33—14:15) Learn how to delegate. (15:07—15:59) Steps for effective delegation. (16:27—18:26) Be clear in your vision and articulate it properly. (19:08—20:04) Example of vision casting. (20:24—20:59) Be a strong decision-maker. (21:05—22:22) Three questions to ask before making a fast decision. (23:15—24:11) Accountability requires accounting. (25:35—31:00) Xaña's favorite leadership principle:...

You've been a loyal listener of a fitness podcast for 126 days but there has been barely any fitness conversation. Why? Leadership is why.

In this podcast, we feature Earl Cobb, a retired Technology Executive, who for the past 10 years has been a Leadership and Organizational Development Consultant. He is the author of eleven published books, including his new book – which we will talk about today – titled, Leadership Front and Center: A Decade of Thought [...] The post Why Leadership is Front and Center appeared first on AuthorExpertWire Podcast.

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Jacob Morgan, Keynote & TED Speaker, 4x Best-Selling Author, & Futurist.Special thanks to our friends at Oracle for supporting the show!Visit www.oracle.com/HCM to Discover how HR Leaders are using Analytics to optimize the workforce.Episode highlights[01:15] - The inspiration behind Jacob's new book[08:06] - How and Why Leadership is changing[09:42] - The mindsets leaders need to thrive[11:16] - What does it mean to think like a futurist?[14:01] - Why the pace of change is a challenge for CEO's[14:49] - How leaders can prepare themselves to be future-ready[19:12] - Why it's important to be human, now more than ever[21:01] - Why Positive Employee Recognition Is So Important[29:06] - Leadership hacks from the world's top CEO's[32:23] - How prepared are leaders for this new world of leadership?[35:00] - Parting advice for youEnjoying our content? Access the shows resources and get access to future episodes first by Subscribing to HR Leaders: www.hrdleaders.com/podcast

Most people entertain the misconception that you have to be superhuman to be a leader and that only someone with a high position or title = leader! A high position or title is a side effect of some core Leadership skills and is not leadership in itself. Irrespective of who you are, what you do or where you are, I can tell you one thing: Leadership is absolutely meant for you! Listen to this Podcast to understand ‘Why Leadership is meant for you? & What’s in it for you?’

Acez Media presents to you ShotCast episode #2 - Why Leadership?Lang and Acez are both currently Leaders in their roles and they discuss why leadership?What are the pros?What are the cons?How do you know if you should be a leader?Whats the best part about it?What is the most difficult part?What keeps you going.. #like #subscribe #shareSupport the show (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGcgxUlRGcvevbrb-BNUNag)

What: We all know the importance of doing things that will set us up for personal success. Eating healthy, good sleep, fostering positive relationships, taking risks - all these are examples of actions we can take to make us better personally. In episode 19, we took that same idea and applied it to leadership, specifically looking at actions and mentalities that leaders should take to set their team up for success.  In this episode, we continue that theme, but focus on personal actions and habits that will make you a successful leader. These actions focus on traits that will allow you to lead more effectively, and keep your mentality strong through the ups and downs of a leadership journey. Why: Leadership is hard, demanding, and confusing. It is not something that just naturally happens, it’s not magic, but rather groomed and perfected over time. If you want to become a more effective leader, there are certain habits and actions you need to incorporate into your daily life to grow and develop. It’s no different than an athlete who must eat healthy, train, and sleep to be successful. The Breakdown: Always be learning. The current Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, is renowned for his dedication to learning, even at one point having a personal library of over 7,000 books! His dedication to learning has made him the leading expert in the art of warfare, and his model of constant learning is shared among many of the top CEOs and leaders in our world today. Learning need not be limited reading; podcasts, online courses, YouTube videos, conferences, and many other sources exist today to grow your understanding, provide alternative perspectives, and help you learn from the mistakes of others. Balance. “Work-life balance” is a hot buzzword these days, and for good reason. Unfortunately, the term is often misunderstood and therefore misapplied. Our lives will never have a perfect split of work and personal time. A leader must know how to prepare for and execute in times where the mission objectives take priority, but then also be able to quickly adapt and not maintain an imbalanced mindset. The same is true in the opposite direction as well. A leader who knows how to balance their personal life and work well is much more suited to creating a winning culture with their team. Physical Fitness. Multitudes of scientific studies confirm the many benefits of routine physical activity in a person’s life. Lowering stress, maintaining healthy weight, controlling hormones, and the list goes on. Leaders must make decisions and think clearly in all seasons of life, but that can only be done when you are physically rested and performing well. Routine physical fitness (not necessarily running a marathon or being a bodybuilder) will help you stay steady in stressful situations, increase your self esteem, and allow you to better process your thoughts. Under-reacting. The movies often portray leaders as people who overreact, throw things, yell and scream when something bad happens. But ask yourself - how does that reaction help you solve a problem? Here’s the answer - it doesn’t, and in fact, causes much more harm because you lose sight of what your objective is (“tunnel vision”) and also don’t promote an environment where your team can come to you with issues (which also means they will not want to take risks and attempt things they might fail at). Instead, leaders should “under-react” to a situation, focusing instead on being almost too calm, not saying anything, and doing much more listening than talking/acting. Ownership. The largest thing that stymies big ideas from becoming reality is people not taking aggressive action to make things happen. When faced with a challenge or something that goes wrong in our lives, most of us ignore it. We distract ourselves with something else. We hope that someone else will solve it, or that the situation will magically change. If you want to grow as a leader, start taking ownership of the challenges in your life by acknowledging problems exist, adopting the mindset that you are responsible for it, and more importantly, you are the only one who can make it better. Not anyone or anything else - it’s you. Tie-Up: Each one of these actions are things you can do personally that will help you become a better leader. While they do not directly correlate to a leadership action, they are foundational habits that will help you move your team to a future position. When you practice these habits (learning, fitness, balance, under-reacting, dreaming), you will build positive characteristics that naturally flow into you being a great leader who is knowledgeable, durable, thinks clearly, dedicated to the success of both the mission and people, and also has a clear understanding of where they want to go. Application:   Find your learning plugins. Find something you want to learn about and attack it.  Perhaps that is a book you want to read, educational podcast, or new training. What are you actively trying to learn right now? Physical activity. Dedicate at least 3 days a week to 30 minute activities. Doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive. Just something to elevate your heart rate for a prolonged period of time. Find 2 weak areas in your life and develop your “ownership plan” to turn them around. Your ownership plan will consist of the actions that YOU will take to make things better. It usually starts with acknowledging the problem and publicly claiming that you are responsible for the situation not being so great. But right after that is an action statement that says “here is what I am doing to fix it”. Your next days or weeks must be spent doing what you just said you would do.

In this blog, we are starting an ongoing discussion about leadership. First, we’ll talk about how fundamental leadership is in our lives. Then we’ll talk about definitions of leadership resulting in what I believe is the best definition of leadership. Finally, I am going to ask you to share your thoughts, experiences and questions about leadership. I want to hear what you think and why. This is a discussion, after all! Real talk about life. You can find a podcast version of this blog article on our website or iTunes. If you want to dive in to the issue of leadership, you can get my book, “On Leadership, What’s Broken in Our Society and How We Fix It” on Amazon.com. Why Leadership is Important: Leadership and Life Are the Same Leadership is very important for at least three reasons. First, leadership is personal to all of us. You are a leader at work. You are a leader in your own family. And hopefully, you are leading your own life towards fulfillment and Happiness. If you are going to be successful in life, you must be a good leader in all these areas. Leadership isn’t something that someone else does. Leadership is something you do and experience every day. Second, you are a citizen-leader. As Americans, we all have the responsibility for being leaders of our nation, states and local communities. Our Constitution begins with “We the people of the United States,” and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address noted that we have a “government of the people, by the people and for the people.” You are a citizen-leader with the responsibility to choose the day-to-day leaders in our government. To choose good leaders, you must understand leadership. Finally, leadership is at the very core of our society. It permeates every aspect of our lives. Every day, depending on the situation, we constantly trust the leadership of others and others trust our leadership. At work, we trust that senior leaders keep things headed in the right direction while we lead our people and teams in our projects. In our families, parents lead kids through the first 20 years of their kids’ lives and then the kids often lead their parents through the last 10 years of their parents lives. Church ministers lead us through spiritual and life challenges. Doctors, attorneys and bankers lead us through our health, legal and financial issues. Teachers lead our communities and children in education General contractors lead us through home renovation The employees at Trader Joe’s help us find new trending foods and the Geek Squad leads us through the installation of our home theater systems. Youth athletic coaches lead our kids in the development of teamwork, leadership and character. Or at least we hope they do. When you think about it, leadership goes on all around us all the time. It is the most basic of human relationships. Leadership has been around since the first time one human guided or taught another. Leadership is pervasive to our human experience. It permeates every aspect of life. Our personal and professional lives are full of relationships where we trust the leadership of others and they trust our leadership. Our society depends on billions of these leadership-trust relationships every day. Without them, our society would collapse quickly. Think about some of the areas where we take leadership for granted: Law Banking and Finance Agriculture and Food Construction and Engineering Health care Government Military Education Logistics Infrastructure (water, roads, electrical) Computing Systems and Information Technology Social and Cultural Affairs In so many ways, leadership and life are the same thing. Another way to consider the impact of leadership in our lives is when we encounter poor leadership. What happens and how do you feel when a mechanic or home contractor rips you off? You are supposed to be able to trust their leadership in auto repair or home renovation,

In this blog, we are starting an ongoing discussion about leadership. First, we’ll talk about how fundamental leadership is in our lives. Then we’ll talk about definitions of leadership resulting in what I believe is the best definition of leadership. Finally, I am going to ask you to share your thoughts, experiences and questions about leadership. I want to hear what you think and why. This is a discussion, after all! Real talk about life. You can find a podcast version of this blog article on our website or iTunes. If you want to dive in to the issue of leadership, you can get my book, “On Leadership, What’s Broken in Our Society and How We Fix It” on Amazon.com. Why Leadership is Important: Leadership and Life Are the Same Leadership is very important for at least three reasons. First, leadership is personal to all of us. You are a leader at work. You are a leader in your own family. And hopefully, you are leading your own life towards fulfillment and Happiness. If you are going to be successful in life, you must be a good leader in all these areas. Leadership isn’t something that someone else does. Leadership is something you do and experience every day. Second, you are a citizen-leader. As Americans, we all have the responsibility for being leaders of our nation, states and local communities. Our Constitution begins with “We the people of the United States,” and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address noted that we have a “government of the people, by the people and for the people.” You are a citizen-leader with the responsibility to choose the day-to-day leaders in our government. To choose good leaders, you must understand leadership. Finally, leadership is at the very core of our society. It permeates every aspect of our lives. Every day, depending on the situation, we constantly trust the leadership of others and others trust our leadership. At work, we trust that senior leaders keep things headed in the right direction while we lead our people and teams in our projects. In our families, parents lead kids through the first 20 years of their kids’ lives and then the kids often lead their parents through the last 10 years of their parents lives. Church ministers lead us through spiritual and life challenges. Doctors, attorneys and bankers lead us through our health, legal and financial issues. Teachers lead our communities and children in education General contractors lead us through home renovation The employees at Trader Joe’s help us find new trending foods and the Geek Squad leads us through the installation of our home theater systems. Youth athletic coaches lead our kids in the development of teamwork, leadership and character. Or at least we hope they do. When you think about it, leadership goes on all around us all the time. It is the most basic of human relationships. Leadership has been around since the first time one human guided or taught another. Leadership is pervasive to our human experience. It permeates every aspect of life. Our personal and professional lives are full of relationships where we trust the leadership of others and they trust our leadership. Our society depends on billions of these leadership-trust relationships every day. Without them, our society would collapse quickly. Think about some of the areas where we take leadership for granted: Law Banking and Finance Agriculture and Food Construction and Engineering Health care Government Military Education Logistics Infrastructure (water, roads, electrical) Computing Systems and Information Technology Social and Cultural Affairs In so many ways, leadership and life are the same thing. Another way to consider the impact of leadership in our lives is when we encounter poor leadership. What happens and how do you feel when a mechanic or home contractor rips you off? You are supposed to be able to trust their leadership in auto repair or home renovation,

What four fundamental business principles do you need in place to grow your business? 439 of the fortune 500 companies that existed in 1955 are no longer in business. Why? Leadership is the single biggest factor in the success and sustained growth of your business.   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s […]