Braving Bad Bosses

Bad bosses lack balance and the character needed to stand up under the demands of leadership. In this episode, Jeff wraps up season three by sharing the secret ingredient to successful leadership. Listen in to find out if you're on the path to being an integrated leader.

Bad bosses see development planning as a burdensome HR paperwork process. We all need some degree of growth. Join Jeff as he shares why developing people is so important, and how to use his "3P" framework for simple team growth planning.

Bad bosses don't understand the underlying causes of conflict and will often fail to address it when it happens. Join Jeff as he shares some thoughts about the physiology of conflict and provides 6 mediation tips you can apply right now.

Bad bosses fail to lead their people to the acceptance of changes. They disappear, fail to support, or just passively let others worry about implementing change. Join Jeff as he shares five key roles good bosses play to ensure their team adopts change successfully.

Bad bosses avoid giving constructive criticism, aka, negative feedback because of fear, discomfort, or laziness. Listen in as Jeff explains why having a B.L.T. is better than feeding people a "feedback sandwich."

Garbage in, garbage out. This old adage is true with many things including the process of handing off assignments, tasks, or responsibilities. Bad bosses skim this process. Listen in to this episode as Jeff explains the why and how of the age-old process of delegation... you might be surprised how unboring the topic really is.

Bad bosses neglect the importance and impact of selecting the right people for the team. Adding a weak, poorly-fitting, link to the chain of your team can be devastating. Join Jeff as he quickly reveals four things you can do to select great people.

Can you imagine joining the crew of a ship to undertake a dangerous voyage and find out the captain has no idea where he's going or what it will take to get there? Join Jeff as he unpacks a simple process of "charting a course" for your team to instill confidence and get results.

What do you call someone who chooses to run 100 or even 200 miles? Nuts. (Todd) Join Jeff as Todd Chandler takes a break from training to discuss the goals, choices, and community needed to run extreme distances (and be a leader) even if leading nobody but your future self.

Bad bosses ignore or abuse budgeting processes which create problems for the team. Good bosses rethink resources, plan well, and persuade powers that be to invest in their teams. Join Jeff as he welcomes special guest, Tyson Schank, the co-creator of the Rethinking Resources module within the Real-Life Leadership program.