The John Eades Podcast

In 2008, it was nearly impossible to get a loan in America because of the housing crisis.  It was even harder to build a mortgage company in such a space.  That didn’t deter Casey Crawford the CEO of Movement Mortgage.  The company has become a top 10 loan originator in the world, employs 4,200 people and is changing the way organizations interact with their people.  

“People don’t want to work in a hierarchical and bureaucratic environment, they want to feel they are part of a team, feel empowered, know what the boundaries are, and most importantly have a sense of play, purpose, and potential at work.” - Casey Crawford.

“The way you win in 2018 is to invite more people to the table and help more people. That’s the kind of individuals want to surround themselves with, that's the kind of companies people want to buy from, and the kind of communities people want to join.”

In season 13 episode 5 I am joined by Dan Tyre. He is an Executive at Hubspot and a Speaker, author, adviser, mentor, investor. His new book: The Inbound Organization.

In the episode we cover:

-Why it’s important to have a personal mission statement

- How to Win in 2018

- Why having a big heart is so important in today’s business world

- How Hubspot came to be what it is today

- Are their similarities to the Hubspot journey and personal leadership journey

- Why failure is an import lesson for anyone to learn

- How to manage relationships at home when professionals travel

- Why having a mentor is so important to your career

- Why setting goals is so important to success

- What is an M Spot

- 3 Lessons for any entrepreneur

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“We tend to overuse the commanding style of leadership but leadership is more about defining purpose, helping with direction, and shaping the environment around peoples action, not running people like a puppet.”

In season 13 episode 4, Garth Massey joins the show.  He is the founder of MLMethods, a 22-year military veteran, speaker, husband, and father. You can learn more about Garth at Commandready.com or mlmethods.com

In our conversation we cover:

What about the military builds great leadership skills?

What does the military do to create discipline?

Why is discipline so important today?

What is commander’s intent?

Who are leaders who have a made a big impact we all can learn from?

Why the statue is a bad example of leadership.

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“Part of someone’s expertise as a leader is knowing that they don’t have to have all the answers they just need to know the right questions to ask”

In season 13 episode 3 we are joined by Bob Tiede.  He is an author, blogger, at Leadingwithquestions.com and part of the leadership development team at Cru. 

In our conversation we cover:

- What great leaders do?

- Why great leaders ask questions

- What’s the difference between a Multiplier and a Diminisher?

- The art of leading people to their own path

- How to build better relationships

- How to be a more effective parent through relationships

- One question to show how well you know your team

- The best parenting tip you will ever hear

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“To be an optimistic leader in the face of challenges is a true competitive advantage in the world today”

In season 13 episode 2 we are joined by Mike Erwin. He is the co-author of "Lead Yourself First," founder of two non-profit 's (Team Red White and Blue and The Positivity Project), and is the CEO of Character and Leadership Center.  

In our conversation we covered:

- What is positive psychology? 

- When is Character developed?

- How positivity relates to leadership

- Can negative people change?

- How to become a more positive person

- Why leaders put limits on their people

- What is solitude and why is it some important

- Why Eisenhower was such a great leader

- How do you make solitude a part of your daily practice?

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"If all you are doing is staying out of your remote team members way, you aren't leading"

In season 13 episode 1, John covered how to lead remote team members.  

A few of the topics we cover:

- Why leading a remote team is so important

- Trends to support remote work

- Focus on building great relationships with team members

- Leverage a meeting structure focused on 3 questions

- Spend time on purpose and vision

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"Leadership is all about improving the performance of team members."

In season 12 episode 8 (Episode 100!) we are joined by one of our favorite guests Roderic Yapp.  Rod is the founder of Leadership Forces.  In our conversation, we cover everything leadership including:

- Rod's simple leadership definition

- Great leadership stories about Shackelford and General James Mattis

- Why command and control leadership is misunderstood

- How command and control is actually defined

- Why it’s important to care what peers think about you

- Why defining standards are so important for leaders

- Should consequences of standards be enforced always the same?

- Why there is a real need for more leaders in the world

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Season 12 episode 7 is all about helping you make 2018 your best leadership year ever. John Eades covers his 1 word for the new year and challenges you to create a new word to help guide and focus you. 

Then he covers the 5 New Year's resolutions the best leaders commit to every year.  

- What is a resolution anyways?

- Why it's important to ask for feedback about yourself 

- Why you must communicate why the team is doing what it's doing 

- How to reject negativity and naysayers

How to focus on the most important things every single day

Why you must show belief and appreciation for team members 

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In season 12 episode 6, John Eades covers the 9 best leadership lessons from 2017.  Regardless if you are a CEO, front-line manager or you aspire to move into leadership there is a lesson for you.

1. A person who is humble, hungry, and smart adds value to a team in any environment

Pat Lencioni

2. Great leaders believe in their people and hold them to a high standard

Jon Gordon

3. Values are developed by what you reward, recognize and talk about

Howard Behar

4. The single greatest people skill is an authentic interest in another person

Bob Burg

5. Leaders create the culture that drives behavior which produces the results

Brian Kight

6. Build a company you truly want to work for one that loves and serves people

Casey Crawford

7. Make decisions to become the person you aspire to be

Jimmy Collins

8. Transfer belief to your kids every day “You

are going to do great and mighty things”

Bob Beaudine

9. Great leaders want decisions to be made where the information is

David Marquet

“Purpose comes before goals and accomplishments, not the other way around”

In season 12 episode 5 we are joined by Robb Holman.  He is an internationally recognized leadership expert, executive coach, keynote speaker, and author who has a heart for authentic relationships and a true talent for equipping people with the skills and the knowledge necessary for their success.

In our conversation we cover:

- How to discover your purpose as a professional

- Why is so important for professionals to be passionate

- How to create a personal vision

- What’s your 2018 Mantra?

- Why accountability is so important in our career

- Why accountability should equal momentum

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