The De Hicks Podcast

Learn the Art of the Long View: How to stay in the game when everyone else, and all that is within you, says QUIT! 

The hallmarks of Leadership Depression can sneak up on you.  A huge percentage of Leaders in our surveys report experiencing most of these but don't call it depression.  Check yourself against this list and see if it is your experience.  Then, learn 6 strategies that you can easily do right now that will make you depression-proof.  

We hate incongruity.  Every time we notice it, we hear a Monkey chattering on our shoulder.  Learn why great leaders don't ignore incongruity.  They also don't assume they know why it's there. 

Leadership can be lonely, but it doesn't need to be.  Learn how to spot and deal with the particular kind of loneliness brought on by success and the unique challenges of leadership.

What happens when a good idea encounters resistance?  What happens when everyone agrees to change and grow and then nothing moves? Learn to understand and manage the tension between those who want to change and grow and those who want to slow down and maintain the status quo.

Complaining is a sign of commitment, althought it does not feel like it. Here's how to complain about the right thing, to the right person, at the right time and not get labeled as as Negatiave Ned or a Never-Work Nancy. 

Leaders who cannot manage their strong emotions force their teams to manage their own behavior in order to avoid the YUK of the negative vibes coming out of their boss.  Here's what you can do about it. 

You know you want to delegate, but you haven't gotten good at it yet. Learn about the 5 roadblocks between you and effective delegation and how to overcome them. 

Avoid these two things and you will be a much better leader.  It's that simple.  Sometimes we don't need a new tool, a new method, a new system.  We just need to quit being lazy and selfish.  And, DON'T drink Hamm's Beer! 

Are you a Rare Breed?  Learn how your purpose in life dramatically impacts your experience of pain.