The John Eades Podcast

"Dare to live like Dean did, because he never stopped dreaming and neither should you."

In season 23, Jonathan Adcock joined the show to share the story of his brother Dean Adcock.  Dean had down syndrome but he didn't let it stop him from bringing joy to the world every day and neither should you. 

You can learn more about Jonathan's book Dean: Daring to Live Like My Brother with Down Syndrome

“Every person has the ability to lead; it’s just a matter of learning how.”

In season 23 episode 7, Ryan Hawk joins the show.  He is the host of the Learning Leader Podcast and the author of the upcoming book Welcome to Management. You can learn more and preorder the book here.

In the show we cover:

- Why is curiosity a skill that can be developed?

- How to handle someone who isn’t in growth mode

- How do you fight the urge to know feel like a know it all

- How do you handle someone, not in growth mode

- Are leaders born or made?

- One leadership competency that’s most important for a leader

- What is Intellectual humility?

- Why do so many bad leaders stay in positions of leadership

- What is someone working for a bad boss supposed to do?

- What are the common skills and behaviors of great leaders

"Your job as a leader is to elevate others, not just elevate the people you like.”

In season 23 episode 6, John Eades covers the difficult question, should leaders be friends with their team members?

Quick Episode Summary:

- Why your human nature desires to be liked

- Why being a friend to someone on your team isn't wrong

- How comfort can cause carelessness

- Why friendship can't affect your ability to lead well

- How love and discipline is key in effective leadership

"Healthy conflict creates courage and connection"

In season 23 episode 6, John Eades covers the important topic of conflict and how healthy conflict can be used to create better outcomes for teams. 

Specifically he covers:

- The five common types of conflict in the workplace

- What healthy conflict means

- Why healthy conflict is so important

- Why courage is so important in conflict

- Why connections with people are critical

- The 6 key factors to consider when inviting opinion conflict into your team

- What do to if you work for a bad leader and have internal conflict

"Great leaders help others develop skills to be able to solve their own problems."

In season 23 episode 5, John Eades tackled the important topic of Thankfulness and why it's important for you as a leader.

In the show we cover:

- The difference between appreciation and recognition

- Why your people are worth being thankful for

- How to embrace the obstacles and adversity you face

- Why you should be thankful to mentors and previous leaders

"Hope is not a strategy."

In season 23 episode 4, John Eades covers five key strategies for successfully leading remote team members.  

Specific topics include:

- Why trust is so important with remote employees

- Why employees deserve to be led better

- How to see people as human when they are remote

- Why clear standards are important

- How often to talk about values and culture

Get your copy of Building the Best: 8 Proven Leadership Principles to Elevate Others to Success.

In season 23 episode 3 we are joined by Rob O'Donohue.  He is the host of the 1% Better Podcast and is a PMO/Leadership Coach at Dell.

In the show we cover:

- The story of Dave Brailsford and British Cycling

- How to be a better coach to others

- Great questions to leverage in order to effectively coach

- What role emotional intelligence plays

- How you can improve your emotional intelligence

In season 23 episode 2, John Eades digs into the background of where Building the Best started, what accountability really means, and how to leverage the Acts of Accountability Model to help you.  

You can get the book at Amazon or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

“You are never going to get to the next level of your leadership and impact if you’re terrified of who you were yesterday.”

In season 23, episode 1, we are joined by Robin Sharma.  He is the author of the best selling books, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari and The 5 AM Club. His ideas and messages have transformed the lives of millions of leaders all over the world.  

In this episode we cover:

• Why SoulCycle is an excellent example of why you should turn up your resistance
• How to tap into your greatness
• Who is Robin’s Spellbinder
• How to get to the center of humility
• The four parts of the personal mastery equation
• What is the 5 AM Club
• Why our phones are costing us our fortune
• What’s the 20/20/20 formula
• What you can do if you aren’t a morning person
• Why learning hits you right when you need it
• How to handle criticism
• Why it’s important, you put your light in the world
• How you can influence without authority

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John F. Kennedy

In season 22 episode 10, John Eades covers how to be a more grateful leader.  

Specific topics include:

- What is gratitude

- How bad, average, good, and great leaders express gratitude

- How to change your life

- How to develop more gratitude. 

- Why it's important to express your gratitude to someone else

- Why you should journal

- Why stillness is the key