The John Eades Podcast

"A leader's visions must go beyond what the eyes can see"

In season 17 episode 4, John Eades covers the purpose trifecta in an effort to help you lead your team better.  In the show we cover:

- 3 types of people

- The purpose trifecta

- How to onboard a new team member

- What is being mission focused

- Why you must define core values

- Why you should be a visionary leader

- How to think about vision

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"If you don’t have a game plan around accountability as a leader you shouldn't even try" 

In season 17 episode 3 we are joined by Todd Weiden.  He is the head of Branch Transformation at SunTrust Bank.  He has led teams and people for over 10 years with incredible results.  In the episode, he shares incredible lessons about:

- How to look for promotional opportunities

- How to turn around a team as a leader

- Why You should use a spark to get a team going

- Why You Have to Invite Your Team to Perform Better

- How to be Creative With Content As a Leader

- Why Consistency is so important

- Why Communication is critical to the success of any team

- How content can help build accountability and skill

- Why are priorities so important in leadership

- How to handle underperforming people

- How to think about accountability

- What’s the best way to think about hustle

- What’s harder leading at home or leading at work

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"When you set standards and you allow your people to choose to meet or exceed them you get an entirely different response."

In season 17 episode 2, John Eades and Mark Houston go through the 5 Leader Profiles of the Welder Leader Assessment to help you on your leadership journey.  

In the conversation we cover:

- Where the welder leader research started

- Why Dabo Swinney is a great example of a Welder leader

- How should leaders define love

- How should leaders define discipline

- Examples of all 5 leader profiles

- Why it's important to help someone be at their best

- What do you do if people aren't meeting standards

- What do you do if you are a manager, ruler, pleaser, dabbler, or welder?

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“A leader shouldn’t just care about the job getting done but care about the person as a human being”

In season 17 episode 1 we are joined by Connie Hawkins. She is a master encourager and shares lessons about the power of encouragement you can't find anywhere else.  

In the episode we cover:

- What is encouragement

- Why is giving encouragement so important

- How can we all be better encouragers

- Why everyone needs encouragement

- Why are so many people discouraged today

- What happens when someone rejects discouragement

- What role should a manager play in encouraging their people

- What role a spouse should play in encouraging their husband or wife

- Why spouses give up too early

"The ability for a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people can pull together as a team."

In season 16 episode 8 John Eades covers teamwork and why it's so important to the success of any leader. 

In the podcast you will learn:

- 2 great examples of teamwork from the game of soccer

- How to run a meeting that encourages teamwork

- Why you have to change your mindset in order to have great teamwork

- How to make each member of the team feel valuable

- The three most important words a leader says to their people

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"Talented people are not attracted to empty core values, but rather the exercising of them."

In season 16 episode 7, John Eades covers some of the most important content ever covered on the show, 10 Tips to Effectively Lead a Team.  

In the show we cover:

- Why leading a team is so hard

- The 3 big elements of leading a team

- The two C's of leadership

- Why relationships are so important in leadership

- How to define core values

- Why having a safe and connected environment is so important

- How to coach for both short-term development and long-term growth

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“If you feel unqualified and out of your element, that’s the job you should take.  Follow your joy”

In season 16 episode 6 we are joined by Joanne Tate. She is an incredible leader who transformed schools and made an impact on students.

In our conversation we cover:

- What is the arch of a career?

- Why resisting a new job is ok

- Why core values, vision, and mission are so important

- What is the impact of leading the correct way

- Why culture is so important

- How often should a leader think about their impact

- Why relationships are so important in leadership

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“Talent is the unique way you think, you feel, and the way you act”

In season 16 episode 5 we are joined by Tim Hiller. He is a former NFL and Division 1 college QB. Today, Tim leads the Talent Management function of the Instruments division of Stryker, a Fortune 500 medical technologies firm based in Michigan.

- Leadership lessons learned from the football huddle

- Lessons learned from Hall of Fame QB Peyton Manning

- Why commander’s intent is so important

- What is leadership?

- Why expectations are so important?

- Why talent is so important towards your success

- The difference between telling and asking

- How do you get your people to serve?

- How to look for talent

- Why striving is so important

- How to bring faith to work in a large organization

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"Spread leadership at all times, only use words when you have to."

In season 16 episode 4 John Eades covered the most important decision you have to make as a leader.  

In the episode we cover:

- Did you choose leadership or did it choose you

- What does it mean to be a leader

- Why knowing the definition of leadership isn't enough

- Why your example and the model you provide matters

- Are you interested or committed to being a leader?

- The Ultimate Leadership Academy

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“Your job as a leader is to lift other people up”

In season 16 episode 3 we are joined by Brad Lomenick. He was the CEO of Catalyst and the author of H3 Leadership.

- Why Habits are so important in life and leadership?

- Why it’s important you are developing people early on

- How leaders should look for character?

- Why do we have so many bad leaders?

- How do you prepare people to do their next job?

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