Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

By Chris Stark and Lorenzo FloresBusiness Health & Fitness Mental Health Education Self-Improvement Management

Hacking Your Leadership Podcast episodes

July 31, 2025 Be A Better Leader
No roleplays, just real. Thank you for 8 amazing years.

-Chris & Lorenzo

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22 min
July 28, 2025 Ep 440: Separated leadership priorities will never get you the best outcomes.
It's natural to focus on the things you'll see on your performace appraisal or review. But if every leader on a team is able to adopt the priorities of their peers in their absence, overall team performance will rise.

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26 min
July 24, 2025 Engagement Exchange: Repitition is a leadership super power.
It might seem robotic or like you're being inauthemtic, but repeating yourself when it comes to top priorities is not only necessary, it's a very effective way to instill a sense of stability and confidence in your people.

Welcome to the Engagement Exchange.

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15 min
July 21, 2025 Ep 439: The energy you bring to a room is *always* important.
If you're a leader, when you enter a room the energy will always change. It will always become either better or worse. It's your job to know this and to make sure your influence on this energy is always positive. A sense of urgency is required but not at the expense of focus from the people on your team.

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21 min
July 17, 2025 Engagement Exchange: Causes of disengagement that are typically overlooked (Part 8 of 8)
Sometimes the most common causes of low employee engagement aren't actually what is causing it on your team. Over 8 episodes we'll cover some of the less-obvious causes so you can take steps to mitigate them.

Welcome to the Engagement Exchange.

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14 min
July 14, 2025 Ep 438: Being an optimistic leader without losing credibility.
If you're a leader, being optimistic is a prerequisite. But too many leaders lose credibility and authenticity when their optimism seems unrealistic. There's a way to remain optimistic in the face of problems without losing this credibility though.

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21 min
July 10, 2025 Engagement Exchange: Causes of disengagement that are typically overlooked (Part 7 of 8)
Sometimes the most common causes of low employee engagement aren't actually what is causing it on your team. Over 8 episodes we'll cover some of the less-obvious causes so you can take steps to mitigate them.

Welcome to the Engagement Exchange.

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12 min
July 07, 2025 Ep 437: You can't change people's perception of you with words, only with behaviors.
Too many people attempt to change the perception of themselves with words. But how people see you is simply a collection of their observations of your behaviors and actions. There is no shortcut to this process.

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19 min
July 03, 2025 Engagement Exchange: Causes of disengagement that are typically overlooked (Part 6 of 8)
Sometimes the most common causes of low employee engagement aren't actually what is causing it on your team. Over 8 episodes we'll cover some of the less-obvious causes so you can take steps to mitigate them.

Welcome to the Engagement Exchange.

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13 min
June 30, 2025 Ep 436: Can having the right spouse or partner actually raise job satisfaction?
A recent study out of Washington University says that having a spouse or romantic partner who is both diciplined and dependable can significantly impact job satisfaction and even a person's ability to get promotoed.

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21 min