Leadership in a Nutshell

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  • 82. Balance or Harmony? You Choose!

    Welcome to another episode of the Leadership in a Nutshell podcast. Today's episode is interesting because we're going to be talking about two concepts that a lot of us are always trying to find or achieve. Today we are talking about balance, harmony, and what they really mean.

    In this episode, we will be taking a few steps back and we'll be answering some questions that I have for you today which will help you know what you need more of, what you need less of, and figure out if these things will ultimately lead you to real happiness. Let's dive in!

    [00:01 - 02:36] Opening Segment

    • I introduce the topic for this episode
    • What is balance?
    • What is harmony?
    • Taking a step back and knowing what your business/work means to you

    [02:37 - 11:58] Balance or Harmony?

    • Ask yourself what matters to you
    • Think about the last time you felt balanced
      • What does it look like
      • What does it feel like
    • Stepping back and getting some space
    • What are you seeking more of?
    • What are you seeking less of?
    • Harmony is a good combination of different things

    [11:49 - 17:32] Closing Segment

    • Are you truly happy?
    • Re-cap of the episode
    • Follow us and give us a review
      • See links below
    • Final words

    Tweetable Quotes:

    "And at the end of the day, what you do with that coaching is all that matters. And finding your own recipe for success is the ultimate thing that matters." - Kenny Chapman

    Let's Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. First month of training FREE!!

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    17 min
  • 81. Motivation Triggers Part 2 - Career Needs

    Welcome to another episode of the Leadership in a Nutshell podcast. Today's episode is a continuation from last week's topic which was addressing our team's human needs. This week, we will go right ahead and talk about the five things that you can do in order to best address these human needs that will in turn allow your team to perform better.

    Make sure to grab your pen and paper because you're going to want to jot some notes and apply it to your team as well! Let's dive in!

    [00:01 - 02:04] Opening Segment

    • I introduce the topic for this episode
    • Part 2: Career needs
    • Helping our team members uncover what they need in their lives

    [02:05 - 12:00] 5 Steps to Address the Human Needs

    • Step 1 : Consistent and relentless communication
    • Step 2: Improve the trainings and education your provide
    • Step 3: Love your team
    • Step 4: Encourage self expression
    • Step 5: Enjoy the process

    [12:01 - 16:03] Closing Segment

    • Re-cap of the episode
    • Go back and pick 1 that you want to focus on
    • Follow us and give us a review
      • See links below
    • Final words

    Tweetable Quotes:

    "But the the ultimate responsibility we have is to utilize the business as a platform to help our team members uncover what they need to uncover in their own lives.." - Kenny Chapman

    "The new generation wants to be fed. And they want to be educated and they want to be coached and they want to have better results. That is a reality." - Kenny Chapman

    Let's Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. First month of training FREE!!

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    17 min
  • 80. Motivation Triggers Part 1 - Human Needs

    Welcome to another episode of the Leadership in a Nutshell podcast. Today's episode is going to be a little bit different, and is based on my understanding and reality as of today. So let me ask you a question. What motivates you? As the leader, as an owner, as a leader in the business, regardless of your position, what motivates you? In this episode, we are going to dive deep into the different motivations that people have and the importance of being aware of this, and letting your team members know that their motivations are heard. Let's dive right it!

    [00:01 - 02:04] Opening Segment

    • I introduce the topic for this episode
    • Part 1 : Human needs
    • What motivates people?

    [02:05 - 13:42] Different Things Motivate Different People

    • Human needs look different per person
    • Solving pains, frustrations, and challenges are motivation
    • How am I solving problems for my team?
    • Separating career and human needs
    • Is my company fulfilling basic human needs?
    • Finding security in the safety level

    [13:43 - 17:32] Closing Segment

    • Empowering teams to create own creative expression
    • Re-cap of the episode
    • Follow us and give us a review
      • See links below
    • Final words

    Tweetable Quotes:

    "We've got to really take responsibility for human needs and how it might show up in the business." - Kenny Chapman

    Let's Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. First month of training FREE!!

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    16 min
  • 79. Managers and Ego

    Welcome to another episode of the Leadership in a Nutshell podcast. Today, we'll talk about managers and ego. I've always been fascinated by the concept of ego, and it is a tricky thing because it really depends on your own belief systems and who you follow and what you study. And so today, I just really want to talk about how the ego shows up in the practical day to day operation of the business and share 6 signs that show that your ego is taking the steering wheel. Let's dive in!

    [00:01 - 02:31] Opening Segment

    • I introduce the topic for this episode
    • How the ego shows up in different shapes and form
    • Are managers better than the rest of the team?

    [02:32 - 14:58] Managers are not better

    • Being mindful of how you show up
    • Capturing the ego
    • Difference between confidence and ego
    • 6 areas to watchout for
      • Having personal agenda
      • External validation
      • Projecting blame vs. taking accountability
      • Fear driven and fear driver
      • Avoiding the "hard conversations"
      • Control freaks

    [14:59 - 17:32] Closing Segment

    • Re-cap of the episode
    • Follow us and give us a review
      • See links below
    • Final words

    Tweetable Quotes:

    "It's about emotional regulation, it's about setting you free and it is impossible to set yourself free or those around you when you're grounded in egoic behavior." - Kenny Chapman

    "So the reality is, ego wants to sneak up and show up in all kinds of different ways. I'm encouraging you today to watch out for it in yourself, watch out for it in others." -Kenny Chapman

    Let's Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. First month of training FREE!!

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    18 min
  • 78. Accepting Reality

    Welcome to another episode of the Leadership in a Nutshell podcast. Today, I'm going to ask you to just feel this episode a little bit, because today we will be talking about how our refusal to accept reality is actually causing us so much pain.I will be walking you through how acceptance can help us manage the pain, and I will be also sharing with you 4 radical ways to accept pain, so make sure to tune in until the end! Let's dive in!

    [00:01 - 02:38] Opening Segment

    • I introduce the topic for this episode
    • Influence and impact emotional regulation
    • What creates pain?

    [02:39 - 14:01] Accepting Pain and Reality

    • Not accepting reality creates pain
    • Having symptoms, reasons, and circumstances of pain
    • Different ways that pain can show up in life
    • Having emotional regulation
    • 4 ways to radically accept pain

    [14:02 - 15:59] Closing Segment

    • Re-cap of the episode
    • Follow us and give us a review
      • See links below
    • Final words

    Tweetable Quotes:

    "I believe that what causes pain, what creates pain more than anything on the planet, is not accepting what is." - Kenny Chapman

    Let's Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. First month of training FREE!!

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    16 min
  • 77. Is Influence Overrated?

    Welcome to another episode of the Leadership in a Nutshell podcast! Today we will be talking about influence. So you know, here we are living in a world of the influencers, and influence can mean a lot of different things to a lot of people. One of the things I want us to focus on today is how incredibly powerful influence is no matter your position or role in your business. So make sure to tune in until the end to know how to leverage and maximize this influence.

    [00:01 - 02:58] Opening Segment

    • I introduce the topic for this episode
    • Influence is powerful
      • Used to paint and share vision
      • Impact goals
      • Building alignment

    [02:59 - 14:30] Influence in a Nutshell

    • Being in an influencer role
    • The need to question authority and influence
    • Cross influence happening
    • Have authentic influence
    • 3 ways to create influence:
      • Logic
      • Emotion
      • Cooperation
    • Getting people engaged

    [12:42 - 14:11] Closing Segment

    • Follow us and give us a review
      • See links below
    • Final words

    Tweetable Quotes:

    "That means that we're going to start questioning influence. And we're going to start questioning authority at a whole new level. " - Kenny Chapman

    Let's Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. First month of training FREE!!

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    15 min
  • 76. Communication Pain Points

    In today's episode of the Leadership in a Nutshell, we will be talking about pain. Here's the reality, pain is a decision, and it's a choice of information that you have. I kind of wrapped up last week talking about acceptance and allowance, and here's the thing, there are just some things that you have to accept. And of those things is that you might have a communication opportunity, right? So it shows up as pain. And so I want to just talk through some things that might help you here today. Let's dive in!

    [00:01 - 02:01] Opening Segment

    • I introduce the topic for this episode
    • The old ways of communicating has already shifted
    • Technology has affected our way of communication

    [02:02 - 14:30] Ask, Listen, Repeat

    • Know where you are going and communicate it to the team
    • The importance of knowing your why
    • Have a culture of constant sharing
    • Find the balance between the formal and informal in your team

    [14:31 - 15:12] Closing Segment

    • Follow us and give us a review
      • See links below
    • Final words

    Tweetable Quotes:

    "If you grow and you scale, if you go to multiple markets, even if you don't go to multiple markets, one of the great lessons that we learned from COVID is the difference between formal and informal communication." - Kenny Chapman

    Let's Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. First month of training FREE!!

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    16 min
  • 75. Additional Awareness Required

    In today's episode of the Leadership in a Nutshell, I want you to just think today about where you can uplevel your awareness a little bit. Think about the pains that your business is experiencing and think about where there's a lack of awareness that can help solve some of those things. I want you to think about all these because we are going to dive deep into your level of awareness and what you can do to improve it. Let's dive in!

    [00:01 - 1:28] Opening Segment

    • I introduce the topic for this episode
    • This topic is closely related to last week's topic

    [1:29 - 14:44] The Setback is the Set-Up

    • Knowing your blindspots
    • Asking the right questions
    • Being aware of things
    • What frustrates you the most?
    • Being aware of your problems and your ability to solve them
    • Figuring out what you really want
      • It's what matters the most
    • 5 things you need to do
      • Be aware of what you want
      • Slow down
      • Prayer, meditation, concentration
      • Write things down
      • Accept and allow what it is

    [14:45 - 15:35] Closing Segment

    • Follow us and give us a review
      • See links below
    • Final words

    Tweetable Quotes:

    "It takes awareness to help minimize the depth of the change curve when we create change." - Kenny Chapman

    "Be aware that you've been here before, and you've solved it." -Kenny Chapman

    Let's Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. First month of training FREE!!

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    16 min
  • 74. The Setback is The Set-Up

    We've all had major setbacks in our life. And so for this episode, I want to spend a couple of moments helping you to maybe go deeper into a realization that can change the course of not just your career or your business, but truly your life, your emotional regulation, your happiness, your relationships, your financial situation, how you show up in the world. Because all of these things tie to how you handle setbacks.

    [00:01 - 1:32] Opening Segment

    • I introduce the topic for this episode
    • Observing where ego is involved vs. the true spirit

    [1:33 - 15:00] The Setback is the Set-Up

    • How you view and label setback
    • Honor the things that you desire
    • Goals are limiting
      • Sometimes it's not what you really want
      • Blowing right by the goal
    • The setback redirects you with your goals
    • Think about your 3 setbacks
      • What did you do when this happened?
      • What did you learn?
      • Would you change it?
    • Taking massive actions and learning from the setbacks

    [15:01 - 16:09] Closing Segment

    • Embrace the setback
    • Follow us and give us a review
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    • Final words

    Tweetable Quotes:

    "The reality is that the more we step into our greatness of leadership, the more we realize, 'damn, I got some work to do on myself, baby!' And that's where really the major shift happen." - Kenny Chapman

    "The key is that we honor what's happening when it's happening." - Kenny Chapman

    Let's Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. First month of training FREE!!

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    17 min
  • 73. Myths of the Masters

    In today's episode, we are going to dive right into the Top 5 myths of masters. I wanted to dedicate an episode to bust these myths with you because I want you to eliminate all of these limiting beliefs that can be hurting you as a leader and of course your business. Tune in, and let's learn a thing or two about these myths!

    [00:01 - 15:45] Top 5 Myths of Masters

    • I introduce the topic for this episode
    • Myth 1: Awareness is all you need
      • Awareness is necessary but it's not the whole thing
      • Awareness without action is nothing
      • Action is where true change is at
    • Myth 2: Just because you can, you should
      • Just because you can doesN'T mean you should
      • Your become a master by saying no to things outside your zone of genius
    • Myth 3: You will be burned by your team if you care more
      • If you don't care, that's what's going to burn you
    • Myth 4: People are just here for the cheque
      • The right employees will have accountability and ownership
    • Myth 5: The size of my business will eliminate frustration
      • Frustrations evolve and shift
      • Frustrations is tied to emotional regulation
    • Recap of the myths
    • Final words

    Tweetable Quotes:

    "You become a master by saying no to more things, and getting the things that you're really, really good at, but are not your true unique genius, off of your plate, out of your psyche, and stop doing those things on a daily basis out of your activities." - Kenny Chapman

    Let's Connect! You can connect with me, Kenny Chapman on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Email me at [email protected]. Be sure to check out my website https://www.kennychapman.com and find the solutions to your in-service education needs. First month of training FREE!!

    LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their leadership capacity by sharing this episode.

    16 min

About Leadership in a Nutshell

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Leadership life is complex, fast-paced, and can leave you questioning your sanity! Each week, join award-winning leadership master and best-selling author Kenny Chapman as he takes on critical topicsโ€ฆ