Commanding Leadership

Commanding Leadership

By Max HouriganBusinessManagement
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Commanding Leadership episodes

  • 27: Brotherhood, Overcoming Adversity, and Leading Teams with Ryan Hourigan

    What happens when you mix Irish Twins, a microphone and nearly 6 decades of life experiences? A killer podcast episode.  On today's episode, Ryan Hourigan-- my brother, and I discuss everything from brotherhood, to overcoming family alcoholism, to growing as leaders in Corporate America.  Tune in for an awesome show on life and leadership! 

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    01:20 – Brotherhood, Growing Up, and “Do Today What Other’s Won’t So Tomorrow You Can Do What Others Can’t” 

    06:42 – Overcoming Alcoholism, Demons, and Developing Grit 

    10:51 – Transitioning from being an Individual Contributor to Manager, Bottom-Up Leadership, and Empowering Employees, Check Your Ego 

    16:27 – Leading Friends, Developing Trust, and Learning What Makes People Tick 

    20:50 – How A Tough Dude from Queens Gave the Best (and unexpected) Leadership Advice Ever 

    24:37 – Learning from the Good, Bad, and the Ugly of Leadership 

    28:55 – Good Leaders Make an Average Team Great, Jocko Willink Story 32:40 – Setting Expectations and Mentorship Insight 

    34:01 – Lighting Round of Questions 

    39:50 – How to Contact Ryan 

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    Ryan's Contact Info: 

    Instagram: @ryhourigan Facebook: Ryan Hourigan LinkedIn: Ryan Hourigan

    41 min
  • 26: Becoming a Leader Worth Following with Jon Rennie
    Today marks the first interview on the Commanding Leadership podcast. I'm so grateful for this first interview to be with one of my leadership role models, Jon S. Rennie. In addition to being the CEO of Peak Demand, Inc. and best-selling author of "I Have the Watch: Becoming a Leader Worth Following", Jon has over 30 years of business and military leadership experience. Tune in to hear us talk about how leadership matters and why focusing on people is the key to becoming a leader worth following. 
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    02:47: What Life and Leadership is Like on a Cold War Submarine
    06:53: The Problem with Leadership in Corporate America
    12:18: Why Passion and Persistence Equates to Success
    14:57: Why Effective Leadership is so Important for an Organization
    21:16: You Should Never be Too Busy to Appreciate and Recognize Employees
    25:08: How to Make the Transition from an Individual Contributor Role to a Leadership Role
    30:40: Lighting Round of Leadership Questions
    34:01: How to Get in Touch with Jon S Rennie
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    If you want to get in touch with Jon, here are links to all of his incredible content. 
    Twitter: @jonsrennie
    Book: www.ihavethewatch.com
    Website: www.jonsrennie.com
    35 min
  • 25: Why Leading Yourself First is the Best Way to Lead By Example

    The best leaders lead by example, right? 

    I’m sure you’ve heard this phrase countless times in any community that you’ve been a part of. I actually received a message from one of my dear friends the other day requesting that I talk about this topic on the show. There seems to be a large debate over what leading by example really is-- and how leaders, as they climb the proverbial ladder and get further away from the front-line tend to do less and less of this.

    So what exactly does it mean, to lead by example? What does it look like when a leader does that? Why is it so important? And how can you start leading by example today? Those are just a few of the topics that we’ll dive into today.

    13 min
  • 24: Abraham Lincoln's Wise Words

    In the spirit of Presidents Day, today we’re going to take a look at one of my favorite quotes from Abraham Lincoln. “Leave nothing for tomorrow that can be done today.”

    Abraham Lincoln was a wise man of course and it’s especially evident in these words that he said in Law Lecture Hall in 1850. Procrastination, as he alludes to here, is one of the greatest productivity killers known to man so today we’re going to allow Honest Abe to help springboard us into our discussion.

    Tune in today to hear about the real root cause behind procrastination and to learn about a tactic that can help you avoid procrastinating now!

    6 min
  • 23: Why a Street Lamp Made Me Appreciate The Little Things
    It was Robert Brault that said, “Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” I think so many of us, myself included, get caught up in the day-to-day grind that we forget to enjoy the little things. We let the hustle and bustle of social media, long work hours, or our stressful commutes interfere with our perspective.
    Tune in today to hear about how a street lamp reinvigorated my appreciation for the little things!
    5 min
  • 22: Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)
    “Keep it simple stupid,” said my Platoon Sergeant after I briefed him my plan as to how we would move our platoon from our current location to the objective. No he wasn’t being rude… he was referencing a principle coined by the US Navy in the 1960’s called the KISS Principle. This principle states that most systems work best when they are kept simple rather than made complicated-- that most systems should be designed with simplicity in mind over complexity.
    My Platoon Sergeant continued, “Sir, you’re trying to do too much here. We have 5 trucks to move from point A to B… there is no need to make this into an A to B to C to D movement. Focus on the basics… because when you’re leading men into combat, simple plans are the easiest to follow.”
    This was one of the best lessons I had ever been taught as a junior officer, so I wanted to share a little bit about it with you today.
    4 min
  • 21: Stay True to Your Word...It Defines You.
    Has your manager ever said to you he’d get back to you by Friday and he never did? Or have you ever told yourself you would start getting up an hour earlier but never followed through? Today we’re going to talk about keeping your word and why your word is everything.
    As leaders, when we forget about our employees requests… we fail. It’s that simple. It is our job to serve our people-- so that they can do their jobs and bring us across the finish line. Additionally, when we fail to uphold our own word to ourselves... we fail. Tune in today to hear more about why keeping your word is so important.
    5 min
  • 20: Leadership Happens When You Serve Others

    The other day I was at an Officer Professional Development session for the military and one of the guest speakers was a retired Major General. He was providing a lecture to us about learning how to lead. The general theme of the presentation was that leadership is a constant lifelong episode of learning and what got us to where we are in life now, might not get us to where we want to go. What really stuck out to me most from his presentation, was when he spoke about the moment he learned what leadership really truly meant. And that moment was when he realized that leadership is about serving others.

    Today, I'll discuss something called Servant Leadership and why this is such an effective leadership style. See you on the podcast!

    5 min
  • 19: Why Every Leader Needs a Mentor
    On today’s episode, I’d like to talk to you a little bit about mentorship and why I believe it is so important for any leader.
    But why is having a mentor so important? Tune in to hear my thoughts.
    6 min
  • 18: How to Handle a “Problem Employee”
    This is a special episode for me because today, I’ll be answering a question from one of my listeners. And why is that so special? Well it’s because at the end of the day, my sole intention behind this podcast is to deliver value to you. To deliver tactics, techniques and procedures to you that I’ve found to be effective in my leadership journey.
    Today’s question asks me to dive into how to handle a “problem employee” who keeps making the same mistake over and over again.
    Tune to hear my 5-Step process for dealing with this situation!
    10 min

About Commanding Leadership

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Commanding Leadership is the platform used by Max Hourigan, to share his insights gained from over a decade of leading successful teams in business and military operations. His goal is to help develop the next generation of leaders so that they are prepared to handle the complexities of social issues, geopolitical issues, and business issues.