Kick-A$$ with Klaas Podcast

By Klaas

On the Kick-A$$ w/Klaas podcast, we take a deep dive into the topics that kick-a$$ professionals are drowning in, from crummy leadership and unfulfilling roles to the ever unbalanced pendulum of work ... more

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November 10, 2022 Winter is Coming: Your job change will be longer and colder than you expect... Be Prepared
Winter is coming and your job change is going to be much longer and colder than you expect. So, add another item to the list of things you should have started...yesterday: taking action on your job and career transition. While we hear & see success stories of folks making rapid fire job transitions, on average it takes approx. 5-6 months to land a new role. Consider that overnight, some of the biggest brands in the world have laid-off thousands of talented people, making the available talent pool as saturated as ever, and it's all the more reason that you take the necessary steps to prepare for and move into a potential job and career change. Wait too long and you'll find that every aspect of your career transition will take longer than you expected.
In today's episode we're going lay out some of the data that supports the need for action, we're going to explore reasoning as to why we find ourselves unable to take action (fear, ignorance, knowledge), and we're also going to shed light on some of the many unexpected time hurdles one will face during their next career transition.
We hope this provides wisdom, which leads to wise action!
You can also follow along on the blog that supports this episode at the Klaas website: https://moreklaas.com/blog-1/f/why-you-should-start-your-job-search-now-even-if-you-have-a-job
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17min
September 24, 2022 You're No Tom Brady: Reframing the professional decline you never saw coming
For an athlete, each passing year is one step closer to their professional irrelevance. They say the worst thing you can give an athlete is a birthday card. In our corporate careers, we assume our paths are quite the opposite. In fact, we're told (directly or indirectly) that each year of experience is another notch on the belt, boasting time in chair as a natural rise in our level of expertise, compensation, and reputation. But if that's the case, why then do so many seemingly talented, but more importantly, TENURED people struggle to sustain success or feel professional contentment? Science tells us that athletes and artists aren't the only professions that should fear birthdays.
In today’s episode, we’re exploring the psychological and management concepts: Fluid Intelligence, Crystalized Intelligence, and the Peter Principle. In understanding each, we can manage better the often unpredictable lifecycle of our careers, especially during those peak performance and earning years, when we are both the most valuable but frighteningly the most disposable.
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21min
September 17, 2022 What's your Call Sign? Calling Lincoln, Maverick, Impostor Syndrome, and more
What does President Lincoln, Impostor Syndrome, Talent Assessment, and Top Gun Maverick all have to do with one another? In today's episode we're exploring two psychological phenomenons, 'Impostor Syndrome' and the 'Dunning-Kruger Effect'. Each present unique barriers for personal and professional growth. We're kicking it off with a great line from our 16th President:
'Every man is proud of what he does well, and no man is proud of that he does not well. With the former, his heart is in his work; and he will do twice as much of it with less fatigue'
I think one of the biggest hurdles that smart, talented, and humble people face is that they don't truly know what they do well. Whether through insecurities or beat down by a hard world, they see only weaknesses that need fixing, spreading themselves thinly as they try to cover it all.

The shame is that they never get to truly enjoy their talent, feel the appreciation from others that good talent rewards, nor devote their heart to work in a manner which doesn't wear down their body or mind. If only they knew their calling...or call sign.
Be sure to read the accompanying blog: https://moreklaas.com/blog-1/f/find-your-feeding-talent-maverick-lincoln-imposter-syndrome
And Check out the digital playbook: Onboard Yourself: A Humble Leader's Guide to Quick Start Trust, Buy-in, and Talent Assessment on Your New Team: https://withkoji.com/@SamGoeb
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23min
August 25, 2022 Respect: people vs. position. how giving what's not earned is the key to successful leadership and relationships
Can you respect someone, like your boss or your team member, who hasn't earned it? Should you? A core ingredient in all healthy relationships is showing a certain level of respect without the bottleneck of asking someone to earn it. That's because respect is, and should be, more than just the definition of admiration as we traditionally think of it. In this episode of the Kick-a$$ w/Klaas podcast, we're taking a deep dive into what it means to offer respect and how when doing so, we can start to move past the distraction of skepticism and negativity that often plagues professional relationships.
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17min
August 11, 2022 3 Signs that Your Culture is Sinking..and other tall talent tales from the lake
Spend enough time on water and eventually, you'll experience sinking! It's a frightening event and if you consider your company culture like a boat carrying your people, then it's all the more reason to ensure that you don't have a sinking vessel on your hands that's putting you, your people, and the growth of your business at risk.
In today's episode, we explore what culture is as it pertains to talent attraction and talent retention. We’ll identify 3 signs that you have a sinking culture on your hands as well as provide actionable items to combat a water crisis. And because no podcast is complete without a bit of storytime, we'll take a trip down memory lane to our family's first boat and the creative ways that ol' vessel fended off the rising waters.
Because we mention it in the show, I'd be remiss not to include a link to our new e-book, 'Onboard Yourself, a Humble Leader's Guide to Quick Start Trust, Buy-in, and Talent Assessment on Your New Team'. You can find that here: https://withkoji.com/@SamGoeb
Keep on boating!
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18min
July 20, 2022 Effort Will Be Rewarded: Rocky & the fighter’s mentality in goal pursuit
Effort will be rewarded, but that doesn't always mean the reward is what we had intended or equal to the effort which we put in. To help understand this more, we'll dig-in to the complicated equation of effort vs. reward and how our environments, and definitions can complicate the two. We'll also explore how (although fictional) a fighter like Rocky Balboa attacked his goals with clarity on what was going to be required of him in the pursuit of goals and his non-traditional reward.
Questions for you to consider:
What are your goals?
Do you know the effort required?
How do you define the reward? How does your environment impact the health of your effort?
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16min
July 12, 2022 Building a foundation of Humble Leadership
Humble leadership is all the rage but the danger anytime a new model, theory, or methodology gains traction or attention, is that it can quickly become more catchphrase or idea, than actual mode of delivery. When that happens, we can miss out on what type of impact something like humble leadership can provide, or worse, we can fail to recognize it when we see it. In the latest episode of the Kick-A$$ with Klaas podcast, we take a walk back in time through some leadership history to gain context of where we’re at today. From there, we investigate the true definition of humble leadership and how we can take early steps along its path.
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20min
June 19, 2022 Four Mentors to keep your ego in check
For many, our Fathers are our first (super) heroes. Yet, somewhere between the end of childhood and the temptation of independence, there comes a point where the fantasy ends. We depend less upon others and more on ourselves. In doing so, our egos make tragic heroes of us all: virtuous, noble, but ultimately handcuffed by flaws which lead to our downfall. During this rise and fall, there are 4 different types of mentors we'll encounter, each with something to teach us.
-Professional Mentors
-Indirect Mentors
-Bad Mentors
-Personal Mentors
Listen to the Kick Ass with Klaas podcast as we explore how mentors can keep our egos in check, while restoring our faith in the idealism of our heroes
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16min
June 14, 2022 Forest Bathing: A prescription for health and success is a walk in the woods away
Episode 14 of the Kick a$$ w/Klaas podcast and we're taking a bath! Not in the literal sense but the cleansing of the mind is attributed to a different type of immersive experience: Forest Bathing. Long touted by Japanese culture as a way to combat the negative health effects of overwork, Shinrin-Yoku, as Forest Bathing is known in Japan, is thankfully making its way to our shores and the timing could never be better.
For the first time in modern history, the life expectancy of our children is less than ours. Striking when you consider that we live in the most prosperous and medically advanced nation's on earth. The cause is of greater concern as deaths by lifestyle continue to rise, such as diabetes and obesity. We are also victim to what has been described as 'deaths of despair', which include suicide and accidents (EX: drug over doses). In fact, the rate at which Americans are dying of lifestyle and despair, are rising at a greater rate than that of Cancer!
What's the prescription for these ills? Numerous studies support nature's place in our healing. Not just of the mind, but that of the soul.
Join us as we walk in the woods and explore the hidden benefits of nature for our personal and professional growth.
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17min
May 26, 2022 Free Your Mind & Creativity Will Follow: Meditation as the Spark for Workplace Innovation
Episode 13 of the Kick a$$ w/Klaas podcast and we're getting mindful. Just like the popular HiiT workouts, which maximize cardiovascular conditioning through micro but intense physical exertion sessions, an abbreviated but focused mindfulness effort can spark creative vision in the workplace. Studies have found that the practice of meditation prior to business meetings, broadens organic idea development. While the corporate wellness market has been on a steady rise over the last 15 years, much if it has been focused on the body (weight, cholesterol, blood pressure, etc.). Positively, we're now seeing the space evolve to a focus on the wellness of the mind, not only because it completes the picture of a person's health but it can also boost transformative business innovation.
In this episode, we dive into what meditation is and what it isn't, how you can get started, and where it can take your creative growth personally and professionally.
Let's get mindful!
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17min

FAQs about Kick-A$$ with Klaas Podcast:

How many episodes does Kick-A$$ with Klaas Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.