The De Hicks Podcast

De Hicks talks about his life-long love of speed and lessons learned when slowing down. 

De Hicks challenges you to pause and remember why you started.  

De Hicks tells a story that made him ask, "Will there be slapping allowed in heaven?"  Listen as he receives some very good advice.  

De Hicks shares a story about Jonas and his all-too-common reaction to a frightening text from the Boss.  

Stress is fear and we have 4 common responses to it. In this Podcast, Dr. De talks about research that has uncovered a 5th response that, when practiced as a discipline, makes all the difference. 

Everyone lives in different time zones in their minds.  Some live in the past, some in the future.  Some way out in the future.  Knowing what time zone someone is in when we interact is one of the most important tools we can use, especially when we are in conflict or solving problems. De Hicks talks about a simple way to make sure we are thinking in the same time zones.  

Leaders have two jobs: Create Clarity and Create Alignment. In this Podcast, De Hicks talks about how Leaders function as "meaning-making machines" as a way to create clarity.  

Have you ever been given "feedback" or "constructive criticism" that made things worse?  In this Podcast De Hicks talks about how to get the most valuable perspectives from the most helpful people and how to stop listening to the others.  

Visionary people are usually perfectionists.  Our "perfect" idea of how it "should be" can get in the way of starting and finishing.  De talks about the antidote to perfect vision.  

So many voices!  So much information!  So many opinions!  How do we turn down the noise and listen carefully to the perspectives of a few people, about a few things that really matter?