The Authentic Leader Show

The Authentic Leader Show

By Christopher R JonesBusinessManagement
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The Authentic Leader Show episodes

  • 030: Taking That One Giant Leap

    In this episode: * How I went about reading this book and extracted as much as I could (and still do) from it. * The concept of "The One Problem" * I'll share a powerful quote from the book about arguing in favor of limitations. * I'll share the Three zones mentioned in the book that we all work from and which zone will provide the greatest benefit. * What one sentence describes ultimate success.

    13 min
  • 029: Ric Franzi Authentic Interview
    * Ric's 6-step model to avoid, reduce, or mitigate the negative effects of unintended consequences. * How a leader can recover when their team has lost faith in them as the leader because of a history of making bad decisions. * We get very clear about who on a team is responsible for culture. * What Ric has found that CEOs struggle with the most. * A disciplined ritual that Ric is committed to doing every day to grow his influence. * What kind of leaders ask for help.
    53 min
  • 028: Navigating The Delegation Phases
    * How, if you lead a team, you are already delegating whether you mean to or not. * The delegation evolution with your team. * I'll outline each of the four phases of delegation. * What single determinant causes you to move to the next phase of delegation. * Stories of struggles my leader clients have had when delegating to their team.
    27 min
  • 027: Jack Shannon Authentic Interview
    * A lot of fun stuff like the crazy early band names that were tossed around before settling on his band's name to his stories working with Taylor Swift, The Zac Brown Band, and Jon Bon Jovi. * The two rules Jack's band does not compromise that has a been a foundation for their long term success and ability to work together as friends. * How to remind a client of their goals when the client gets caught up in what they want for their event. * Jack gives some practical advice for aspiring musicians which also translates to anyone following their professional passion. * Jack also explains how leadership for him is communism. You should hear him explain that!
    51 min
  • 026: Zack Smith Authentic Interview
    * His extraordinary story with his daughter when she spent over 90 days in the NICU and why that early experience helped lead him to his role today. * What is the key intentional difference about leading in this industry compared to other industries. * How designing an intentional culture helped establish a hiring blueprint. * What Zack has always had a hard time doing as a leader and why it is so hard for him.
    52 min
  • 025: Lead Yourself Well First
    * Why being a follower may actually be strategically leading. * The benefits of having a single notebook with you. * Why prioritization systems won't work for you. * The superpower of following through on commitments that you make to yourself.
    31 min
  • 024: Kent Julian Authentic Interview
    * What Kent says is wrong with affirmations and his solution to create personal affirmations that fit you. * What it really takes to become a Certified Speaking Professional from the National Speaker's Association. * The moment when Kent (already an accomplished speaker) realized he didn't know how to get started as a speaker and why he helps other speakers get paid to speak. * Why are anchors more important than points. * A great story about how Kent's early success in his career lead him to choosing his job through arrogance only to lose that job in 9 short months.
    56 min
  • 023: Barry Moore Authentic Interview
    * Stories from the inside while on the staff of several 3-star generals. * How Barry was ambushed by Televangelist and founder of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell which lead to a 12-year career pivot. * A secret ingredient when asked for and sharing your opinion. * When asking someone to say "Yes" to a decision that you want them to make, the one critical principle necessary to get less "Nos". * We even talk about a maybe true (maybe not) account of what Barry did to me on our tour of the new Better Business Bureau offices.
    56 min
  • 022: Bryan Miles Authentic Interview

    In this episode:
    * How Bryan and his wife both resigned from their corporate jobs within an hour of each other to start their new company vision.
    * Why the timing of his book was strategic as a historical marker for the business.
    * He also shares what truly makes for a strong organizational culture and spoiler alert, it's not the physical office space.
    * We talk about how Bryan sees leadership as stewardship and additionally why the word "stewardship" is a very purposeful word. Stewardship may not be what you are thinking.
    * We have a great conversation about delegation, including several reasons why leaders are reluctant to delegate, the benefits of effective delegation that some leaders may not think about, and, the simple ingredient to successfully delegate.

    59 min
  • 021: Will Turner Authentic Interview

    * Why 60 Iron Man Triathlons were not enough for his daughter.
    * Some amazing statistics like how many miles Will traveled in his car, the total distance he completed, and the average number of events he had to complete to stay on track.
    * The story about where he started before 10Xing his decision to settle on 60.
    * Why so many people did not support Will in his decision to break the world record.
    * What Will believes his superpower to be.

    46 min

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I have found that when you are true to yourself and the people you lead, you are authentic in the way that you lead and as a result, create followers who want to follow you.