Commanding Leadership

Commanding Leadership

By Max HouriganBusinessManagement
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Commanding Leadership episodes

  • 7: Ego Creates Blind Spots
    Today, we’re going to talk about Ego.
    Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, said, “Ego creates blind spots.”
    When we allow our ego to create blind spots, we give power away to our worst enemy.
    I think the key to avoiding that is to be aware of our inner dialogue...are we letting our ego control our thoughts?
    In having awareness of our inner dialogue, we unlock the potential to achieve remarkable things
    6 min
  • 6: It’s Not What You Preach, It’s What You Tolerate
    Today, we’re going to talk about accountability.
    Leif Babin, coauthor if Extreme Ownership said “It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.”
    What do you do when you find a teammate making the same mistake over and over and over again?
    Do you stand idly by and allow them to continue bringing your team down? Or maybe you pick up their slack and do their work for them.
    Now what if you discover that one of your most productive employees is actually one of your most toxic employees?
    How do you handle that situation?
    5 min
  • 5: It’s Okay to Make Mistakes
    Today, we’re going to talk about making mistakes.
    There’s a great quote by Richard Branson about making mistakes, and that is: “You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” It’s great to make mistakes because it is from our mistakes that we grow...as leaders, as businesses, as organizations!
    When we make mistakes… and truly learn from them (and don’t make them twice) we set ourselves up to achieve remarkable success!
    It is mistakes that transform our basic characters into strong, resilient, and knowledgeable beings capable of incredible things.
    We must make mistakes in order to win!
    5 min
  • 4: Efficiency vs. Effectiveness
    Today we’re going to talk about Efficiency vs Effectiveness.
    Peter Drucker said it perfectly when he states, “Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.”
    Efficiency and effectiveness are some of the most-used “leadership buzzwords” throughout the past two decades—especially since Lean Manufacturing became a mainstream concept.
    However, I believe, that efficiency and effectiveness are also two of the most confounded words.
    8 min
  • 3: Facing our Fears
    “Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.” (Teddy Roosevelt). Today, we’re going to talk about facing our fears..
    Now we all have fears...whether we want to admit it or not. Fear of failure, fear of loss, fear of death… we all fear something. Facing our fears is a psychologically proven way to overcome challenges we have in our lives… facing our fears helps us grow as leaders!
    9 min
  • 2: How to Effectively Prioritize
    Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower was quoted as saying, "What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important." In this episode we will talk about how to effectively prioritize your action items utilizing the Urgent-Important Matrix.
    6 min
  • 1: Leadership is a People Business
    Today, we’re going to talk about people.
    PEOPLE ARE THE ENGINE THAT DRIVES OUR BUSINESS FORWARD.
    It takes people to make the sales calls, it takes people to stock the warehouse, and it takes people to execute our vision.
    You see...leadership is a people business and leaders cannot achieve success unless they value their people!
    5 min

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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.