The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast

Most people love to laugh. Humor and laughter is physically and emotionally good for us. But it must be balanced. How do we strike that balance, and what should we watch for when we introduce humor as a part of our leadership style? Explore and learn more about leadership and humor in this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast!

Leading people to knowledge is an art. Throwing information at people is not teaching them anything. So how do we transfer knowledge in an effective way? You will find out in this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast!

I’ve known Mary and Brian since 2008 and they are absolutely amazing people! Their take and outlook on leadership is interesting, educational, motivational, and humbling. I am thrilled they agreed to be my guests on the show, as we break down a live leadership case study of an organization both Brian and I worked for. There is a lot to learn here in this special content episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast. Happy listening!

We all got hurt by someone at some point in our life. Did we forgive them? Why is it difficult for some of us to forgive? How is forgiveness related to leadership, and what is the concept of forgiveness? We will explore all that in this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast!

Always do your best. This is one of the four agreements. But what does this mean? How do we measure doing “our best?” And who’s to say that our best is, indeed, the best we can produce? How is all this related to leadership? Let’s do our best and listen to this educational episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast. Happy listening!

Don’t make assumptions. Plain and simple. But is it really all that simple? Humans are hard-wired to make assumptions all the time. How do we change that? Or at least, how do we get better at not making assumptions? Don Miguel Ruiz gives us some pointers on how to reduce assumptions, and I am making the connection to leadership. Happy listening!

As we continue our journey with The Four Agreements, this week we will connect leadership and not taking anything personally. As humans, this is a lot to ask of us. But leaders are ‘super humans’ and since we aspire to be great leaders, we are up for the challenge! So how do we do it? How do we not take anything personally? It’s all here in this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast. Happy listening!

You probably heard of the magnificent book The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. If you haven’t heard about it, let me introduce you to it. In the next 4 chapters, we will make the connection between Don Miguel’s Four Agreements and leadership. In this episode, we will explore the connection between leadership and being impeccable with your word. Happy listening!

Jay Wilkinson is the CEO of Firespring, a technology company. About 10 years ago I bumped into his TED Talk about company culture and I am so glad I did: https://youtu.be/WDFqEGI4QJ4 Since then, I have been showing his TED Talk in leadership classes over and over again. It is that good! As it turns out, Jay and I connected via Linkedin and he kindly agreed to be a guest on the show! What makes Jay tick? Why was his company named top 50 companies to work for in the United States? Learn more about what it takes to lead a culture of success in this special content episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast!

On June 7, 2021, an extra content episode about organizational culture will be aired with my special guest Jay Wilkinson. To get us all thinking in terms of organizational culture, I have shared a personal story in this episode that leads to the benefits of a healthy and thriving culture. Enjoy, and be sure to tune in June 7, 2021 to learn more from Jay Wilkinson. He is absolutely brilliant! Happy listening.