Leading Lightly

Leading Lightly

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Leading Lightly episodes

  • Stay Out of the Ring

    No matter how difficult the situation, no matter how much pressure you as a leader get to take up a cause and get in the ring...stay out and stay strategic.

    This episode is some of my ways to keep a clear head no matter how frustrated you may be with the situation you are facing as a leader to best serve the best interests of your community. No matter how important the situation I am sharing my mindset to emotionally detach from difficult emotional situation and find the best solutions.

    13 min
  • Stop Using Traditional Job Profiles

    If you want to make your life easier you need to take a new approach for how your staff approach their work. 

    This episode discusses key factors to consider while shifting how your staff/volunteers/community approach their work.

    Decrease friction while increasing success and satisfaction while at work.

    11 min
  • Mind Your Own Business!

    Have you ever considered how much time staff could be wasting in other peoples business?

    Staff getting their fingers in other staffs business is incredibly common in work places and it impacts all aspects of the organization.

    This episode discusses the many considerations and practical approaches to consider when stoping it as a leader.

    11 min
  • Finding Peace in Unending Chaos

    How to you find peace when it feels like the chaos will never end?

    This situation is very common as you push forward as a leader in new challenging roles.

    This episode discusses my trick to finding some peace and how to measure and know that the chaos will eventually slow down.

    This episode also discusses the 4 different scenarios you could step into as a leader.

    11 min
  • A Key Consideration For Removal

    Why are some things in life so hard to let go?

    "Stuff" from the past impacts our personal and professional lives more than we know. Removing the past the right was clears a path for a brighter future.

    This Episode discusses one very key consideration to healthily removing stuff from your personal and professional life.

    12 min
  • Politics vs progress with middle management

    Middle management positions are critical to your success or failure as a leader.

    Some middle management positions create friction, politics, and slow progress while taking focus away from the clients while other middle management positions significantly increase the progress. This is a discussion around the differences between the ineffective and effective middle management positions.

     

    12 min
  • Chief Everything Officer

    How to step in when your team needs you.

    How to lead without covering for your staff.

    Deal with the tough stuff while following and relaxing when the team is doing well.

    12 min

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Leading Lightly with Kurt Kinnear helps serious leaders, owners, CEOs, and people stepping into bigger responsibility see what is making leadership heavier than it needs to be.