Black Market Leadership

What do two professionals in the leadership development industry, both military veterans, think about modern leadership development? Join us for a thought-provoking discussion between Kevin Black, Forbes Coach, and Jim Hotaling, MSL, President and Global Head of Leadership Development at N2Growth. Kevin and Jim analyze current trends and discuss the glaring gaps they notice, when compared to their experiences and careers.

Some topics of the discussion include:

• An unhealthy, but expected reception of "leadership development" by executives
• The absence of one of the two pillars of leadership in general curriculum
• When "leadership training" becomes synonymous with fluff and non-objective, feel-good stuff
• The differences between leadership training and education
• The critical, but unspoken nuances of common leadership topics, such as "trust"
• When "leadership development" becomes a vessel for religious or political advocacy

Interested in this topic and want to learn more?

You can connect with Jim at LinkedIn, James Hotaling, MSL | LinkedIn or at Jim Hotaling | Head of Leadership Development & Assessment - N2Growth. Also, you can find Jim at his podcast, The Iron Sharpens Iron Movement with Host Jim Hotaling (n2growth.com).

You can connect with Kevin at Kevin Black | LinkedIn, or signup for a free membership at Black Market Leadership!

In this episode, Kevin speaks with Lida Citroën, an Executive Brand Strategist, TEDx Speaker, Keynote & Trainer, Executive Coach, Author, LinkedIn Learning Instructor, and Military Transition Specialist. They discuss the intricacies of branding and reputation management.

Some topics they discuss are:

• What is personal branding?
• The value in branding.
• Branding as "Identity Direction."
• Branding versus resumes.
• Brands and reputations.
• The Five elements of Personal Branding.
• Should your brand be adjusted for different groups?
• The role of "values" in your brand.

If you are interested in learning more about personal branding, and possibly developing your own, then contact Lida at her website, www.lida360.com. Make sure to check out her newest book, "Control the Narrative: The Executive's Guide to Building, Pivoting and Repairing Your Reputation Paperback," scheduled for release on May 25, 2021.

In this latest episode, Kevin Black and Jodi McCall discuss the exhausting experience of analyzing the movie, The Founder, as a part of the Black Market Leadership's leadership courses.

Why did it take four attempts to analyze this great movie about the founding of McDonalds, starring Michael Keaton? There are many reasons why, but the simplest explanation lies in "Keeping It Smart, Stupid" instead of just keeping it simple. The real challenge is in not over-simplifying the analysis on the obvious topics of strategy, motivations, or behaviors. What was the main common denominator connecting them all? Listen and find out!

If you are interested in raising your level of performance as a leader to the next level – and at your own pace – then check out the Black Market Leadership dot com.

In this latest episode, Jodi McCall returns as the guest host to the podcast! With the recent rollout of Black Market Leadership dot com, on February 1st, she interviews Kevin Black about the new website and the community. In this interview, Kevin explains:

1. Why modern leadership development is not effective as it should be, which was the catalyst for creating Black Market Leadership.
2. The target audience is anyone who has ambition, competitive, who wants to go the next level, quickly.
3. Kevin explains the free and paid memberships, and the different benefits to each, such as a holistic leadership education, a Resources section, with custom Courses, and different networking events exclusive to the site.
4. Kevin dives deep into his Tailored Coaching Program that utilizes Streaming Services. Both Kevin and Jodi explain their personal experiences with the engaging and fun program, plucking leadership and strategy lessons from different Netflix and Prime movies and series. Kevin explains how this type of experience can accelerate one's learning and maturity levels.

If you are interested in raising your level of performance as a leader to the next level – and at your own pace – then check out the Black Market Leadership dot com.

We are again joined by Jodi McCall, Director of Quality. In this very open dialogue, Kevin Black and Jodi discuss the real of impact of the "Fog of War" in real life. Although a military concept, it is very applicable to business. As the key example, Jodi explains her recent trials with the Fog of War as she searched for employment after being laid off from a two-decade employment from a Fortune 500 company. Kevin asks her about the experience of being let go, and how she successfully pursued new employment, despite being surrounded by uncertainty of the times. Along the way Kevin identifies many elements of the Fog of War during the job search:

• The nature of the Fog of War and what it means
• How different behaviors respond to it
• How to find real meaning in your work, mitigating the effects of the Fog of War
• How exactly to overcome it when seeking new employment!

If you are someone who has been personally affected by the turbulent economy and is searching for a new job, this is an episode that you don't want to miss!

Listen as Kevin Black, leadership expert and Forbes Coach, and Jodi McCall, 20 year veteran of Corporate America, discuss the value of using streaming services for developing leaders and teams. It's the type of unconventional resource that enables one to gain a keen awareness of people and team dynamics, along with a nuanced understanding of leaders and strategies under pressure. If you use the right streaming series, with the right tools and facilitation, you can do in weeks what takes traditional development years to accomplish. Listen as Kevin and Jodi discuss the major benefits to using this fun, engaging, and important resource!

If you're interested in learning more, check out Kevin's Forbes article on the subject: Council Post: Leveraging Streaming Services For Leader Development (forbes.com)

Want to use rapidly develop yourself as a leader, manager, entrepreneur or business owner, check out www.blackmarketleadership.com

It's here! Kevin breaks down the awesome Netflix series, The Queen's Gambit, exploring how the heroine, Beth Harmon, has the critical requirements for success. If you want to disrupt or make your mark in the world, then you don't want to miss this exciting episode!

What is required of a person if they are going to challenge the status quo? Kevin discusses why the series is important to leadership development, especially at a philosophical level. He also explains how the series is counter to modern day culture. Kevin dives deep into four themes that are always present in the series: the "Benevolent Universe" concept, as coined by Ayn Rand; the need for "purpose" in one's life; why "individualism" is critical in actualizing purpose; and being "reality-focused" as opposed to emotionalism.

In this exciting episode, Kevin interviews authors Mike Sarraille and George Randle about their new book, The Talent War: How Special Operations and Great Organizations Win on Talent. With a foreword written by New York Times best-selling author and retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink, the book explores how US Special Operations Forces assess, select, and develop their world-class talent. Join us for an in-depth discussion! Topics include:

• What is a talent mindset?
• Why businesses must change their mindset about talent acquisition.
• The role of character over experience in talent identification.
• What HR must do to become a strategic player using the Talent Mindset.
• The nine essential character attributes in talent identification.
• The need for businesses to use military principles and practices in identifying talent.
• Connecting talent acquisition to organizational branding.

In this episode of Black Market Leadership, Kevin interviews lawyer and legal entrepreneur, Beth Lebowitz, Founder/Attorney of Auxana, a company in Scottsdale, AZ, that is changing how General Counsel is outsourced to companies. How? By killing the billable hour! This model is definitely making waves while attracting a lot of attention!

• They discuss her background, her personality, and the challenges of starting a new, disruptive business.
• Beth provides some insights and tips for those people looking to start something new.
• Kevin discusses some behavioral insights that one must be aware of if running a disruptive venture.
• Kevin and Beth discuss the "Trust Initiative," Auxana's new way of providing companies behavioral profiles of their attorneys to ensure cultural compatibility.
• In the end, Beth and Kevin recall Halloween tricks played on themselves and others!

Who says you must only read leadership books for professional development?! In the spirit of Halloween, Kevin and Michael Lang, US Army combat veteran and author, analyze Stephen King's groundbreaking book, Salem's Lot, the story how the forces of good combat a town under siege by forces of darkness. They break down the plot of the story, examine key characters, analyze events, and discuss the different methods of writing and storytelling.

In this third episode, Kevin and Mike dive deep into key scenes and take-aways:

• The finale of the Kitchen scene, where Mark and Father Callahan are confronted by Mr. Barlow.
• Scene analysis: the story of how Eva Miller is turned.
• Mike connects a quote from the Ancient Greek general, Hermocrates of Syracuse, to Mr. Barlow's actions.
• The contradiction of Occam's Razor principle in the book.
• The art of story-telling: differences in character versus plot driven books.
• Final thoughts on honing the craft of writing.