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"Lead From Within."

You've heard this advice before from people like Lolly Daskal, but it's a leadership myth to believe that you can just discover what's inside you and start leading. 

Good leaders know what's within, but they aim it at what's without.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why "lead from within" is a bad idea
• How talent, purpose and passion are important, and not important, to leadership
• Why "calling" is a dangerous word, and why you should never hire someone based on it
• Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, and why he's a bad leader (if he's even a leader at all)
• Why both followers and the future are essential to leadership, and having one without the other isn't leading

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You can't be a leader in every situation.

But that doesn't mean you're not a leader.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why position and leadership aren't the same
• The litmus test for leadership at any level
• How many followers you need to have to be a leader
• The consequences of not claiming your influence
• What would happen if more people claimed their influence

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Can anyone be a leader?  
Is it true that with enough training or preparation, anyone can do anything?

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why you can't become anything you put your mind to
• The 10,000 hour expertise rule and how it applies to leadership
• Why aptitude is more important than desire
• Why social media influencers aren't usually leaders
• How diversity and specialization are important to leadership
• Why leading in a daycare setting is just as much leadership as being a CEO
• What "American Idol" has to do with leadership
• Why it's OK NOT to lead in every situation

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Does "The Golden Rule" work for managers and associates?

Well... kind of.

In this episode, we discuss:

• "The Golden Rule" as a moral guide
• Specific instances where "The Golden Rule" does not work 
• How "The Golden Rule" influences company culture
• What we can do instead when "The Golden Rule" doesn't apply

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Where are you going?  
How will you get there?

Chances are good you've had some help along the way, and you might need some help in the future, too.  It's also likely you've been helpful to someone else based on your experiences or expertise.  

In short, you've probably had mentors, and you've probably been a mentor.  But why is that important and how can we be more intentional about mentoring?

In this episode, we discuss:

• What mentoring is, and how it differs from management, leadership and coaching
• 5 Things Great Mentors Do
• Whether your organization should have a formal mentoring program
• Who should be a mentor, and why
• What "the curse of knowledge" has to do with mentoring
• Why it's critical to claim our influence in the lives of others
• Why "open door policies" aren't enough

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Book referenced in this episode: "Made to Stick" by Chip and Dan Heath

Stosh's TEDx talk referenced in this episode: "Lead Like They're Dying" TEDx Talk

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Not everyone wants to be a manager or leader.  Where do individual contributors fit in?

In this episode, we discuss:

• The 3 things individual contributors bring to organizations
• 3 tips for managing and leading individual contributors
• Why just being "willing" isn't enough, and how individual contributors are more than just willing participants in an organization's plans
• Why we should leave individual contributors alone

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What are the behaviors great leaders demonstrate?  

How can you develop these behaviors?

What value does being a great leader bring to an organization?

In this episode, we discuss:

• How to know whether or not you should be a leader
• The 3 things all great leaders do regardless of where they're leading 
• Behaviors great leaders demonstrate in each of the 3 areas
• Specific things you can do to be a great leader in each of the 3 areas
• How great leaders add value to groups or organizations
• What the main function of a leader is

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What are the behaviors great managers demonstrate?  

How can you develop these behaviors?

What value does being a great manager bring to an organization?

In this episode, we discuss:

• How to know whether or not you should be a manager
• The 3 characteristics of great managers 
• Behaviors great managers demonstrate in each of the 3 areas
• Specific things you can do to be a great manager in each of the 3 areas
• What the main function of a manager is
• A metaphor that will help you manage others even better

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You've heard statements like "managers do things right; leaders do the right things."  

You've also heard advice that suggests you should try to be a leader, not a manager.  

But are these definitions and prescriptions helpful?  How different are management and leadership, really?  Do we have to choose between them?  Is being a leader better than being a manager?

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why pithy statements and prescriptions about management and leadership are well meaning, but unhelpful
• Why both management and leadership are essential to organizational success
• Why you should be BOTH a manager AND a leader 
• What the main function of a manager is
• What the main function of a leader is
• What behaviors are associated with management and leadership

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"Quiet Quitting" has gone viral. What is "Quiet Quitting" and what should individuals and organizations know about it?

Bottom line up front: "Quiet Quitting" is a lose-lose proposition, but that doesn't mean it is without merit or something we should ignore.  

In this episode, we discuss:

• What "quiet quitting" is and why we should pay attention to it
• How "quiet quitting" relates to engagement
• 7 practical tips for individuals who might be considering a "quiet quit" 
• 7 practical tips for organizations who want to create workplaces where "quiet quitting" is an anomaly, not the norm
• A new assessment that can help people identify their strengths and stay engaged: http://amplifitest.com/
• A FREE guide that can help managers engage their teams: https://constantod.com/getengaged

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