The John Eades Podcast

“Ego puts a filter on the world that corrupts your relationship with reality”

In season 11 episode 2 we are joined by Cy Wakeman.  She is a drama researcher, international leadership speaker, and founder of Reality-Based Leadership. Her new book is titled: No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results.

You can follow Cy on social media @CyWakeman or learn more at realitybasedleadership.com.

In our conversation we cover:

- Why the field of HR and Leadership isn’t made for human behavior

- Why co-dependency is so prevalent in leadership

- What’s the cost of drama in the workplace?

- How do you bypass the ego

- Why ego is such a big problem in leadership

- What can leaders do to help their people overcome ego

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Coaching is unlocking people’s potential and helping them learn rather than teaching them

In season 11 episode 1 we are joined by Michael Bungay Stanier.  He is the founder of Box of Crayons a company focused on giving managers practical coaching skills so they can coach in 10 minutes or less. He is also the author of "Do More Great Work" and "The Coaching Habit."

You can learn more at boxofcrayons.biz

In our conversation we cover:

- What is the definition of coaching?

- Should you focus on the behavior or outcome to become a better coach?

- Why is it so important to know yourself in order to be a good coach

- Why everyone can be more coachlike

- How to work with a bad manager?

- One lesson you can learn from Marshall Goldsmith

- Why habits play a critical part in being a better coach

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“Leadership is far from the words that you say”

In season 10 episode 8, Armand Brown interviews John Eades for an upcoming episode of his new show "Someday Becomes Everyday." 

In our conversation we cover:

- Why tough moments prepare you for the future

- What makes an entrepreneur persevere?

- Why you have to take a step a step back to take a step forward

- How to think about entrepreneurship

- Why values and character matter so much in leadership

Check out the Someday Becomes Everyday podcasy at lfamarketing.com

“It’s the culture a leader sets that dictates the team's path”

In season 10 episode 7 we are joined by Mike Rucker a former NFL Pro-bowler who played 8 seasons for the Carolina Panthers. He was a workhorse during his NFL career accumulating 55 sacks during his career and only missing 4 games in his career.  Where he is more impressive than anything he did on the field is how he is a leader off of it.

In our conversation we cover:

• Why losing is where the best lessons are learned
• Why talent and leadership are keys to success
• T.E.A.M. - Together Everyone Achieves More 
• What you can learn from Sam Mills and #keeppounding 
• Why communication is so key in leadership
• Why Mentorship is important for young professionals

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“Things are taught and caught by people watching you.”

In season 10 episode 6 we are joined by Sarah Cherne.  She is the  CEO of Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas, you can learn more about them at jacarolinas.com.

In our conversation we cover:

• How Non-Profit Work Found Sarah
• How to move up in an organization early in your career
• Advice to working women with families at home
• The importance of early morning disciplines
• The routine Sarah uses to maintain peak performance
• Why diversity of thought is important in organizational leadership
• Why passion is so important in leadership
• The toughest decisions leaders have to make
• How to handle disappointment and failure
• Why it’s important to embrace resistance
• How to help others embrace perseverance
• The best advice Sarah ever received

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“Leadership is embedding the capacity for greatness in the people and practices of an organization and decoupling it from the personality of the leader.”

In season 10 episode 5, we are joined by Retired Captain of the US Navy, David Marquet.  He is the author of "Turn the Ship Around: A True Story of Turning Followers Into Leaders."  You can learn more from David by signing up to receive weekly leadership nudges at http://www.davidmarquet.com/.

In our conversation we cover:

• Why Stephen Covey’s Leadership definition matters today
• What is the difference between leader-follower vs leader-leader model
• Why is it so important to have leaders at all levels of an organization
• • “If your people just need to be told what to do, they are easily replaceable”
  • At a moral level, “thinking humans rarely do horrible thinking”
• How do you take someone from thinking leader-follower to thinking leader-leader
• Practical changes employees can make to make the change they want to see in their organization
• What’s the cost of bad leadership?
• What’s harder leading at home or leading at work?
• Why Jesus Christ shifted the way we viewed humans
• Best advice David knows

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“To grow, learn, and develop it’s important we get outside of our comfort zone”

In season 10 episode 4 we are joined by author, professor and speaker Andy Molinsky to discuss comfort zones.  He is a Management professor at Brandeis University's International Business School, with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology.  He is also the author of REACH:A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, Rise to the Challenge, and Build Confidence.

In our conversation we cover:

- What college students are missing when they enter the professional world

- Why getting outside your comfort zone in important

- What holds you back from getting outside your comfort zone

- How to get outside your comfort zone on a regular basis

- What role desperation plays in our comfort zones

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Recent research showed more than two thirds of the incoming workforce believe its management's job to provide accelerated development opportunities to encourage them to stay at their company.  Truth be told this isn't just an "incoming workforce" thing. Every professional, regardless of where they are in their career, wants to feel their leader is investing in their development.  

In season 10 Episode 3, my colleague Mark Houston joins the show to share his incredible example of personal development and we share thing steps leaders can take to ensure they are investing in themselves and their people. 

You can find out more about the Welder Leader Program at www.learnloft.com/effectiveleadership

In our conversation we cover:

- What Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf teach us about talent

- The investing in people principle

- 3 Key steps to invest in your people

- Personal Development Plan example

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“Wisdom is taking things you have done in the past and applying them to mistakes in the future to change the outcome.”

In season 10 episode 2 we are joined by Pat McCrory.  The former North Carolina Governor and Charlotte mayor shares leadership wisdom and experiences with us. Regardless of the political aisle you sit on there is a lot to learn from him in this episode. 

In our conversation we cover:

- Why we all need to take initiative

- Lessons Learned in Leadership from being in Political Office

- Why wisdom is so important

- How to do discern difficult decisions

- Pat’s advice to young professionals

Favorite Quotes:

"The biggest adjustment isn’t in winning but in losing"

"The longer you stay in an office, the longer your integrity is going to be challenged"

"We are all born with a divinity and skill within us. With those skills we are called make a difference and fulfill our potential”

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"A person who is humble, hungry and smart can add value to a team in any environment."

In the Season 10 Episode 1 we are joined by Patrick Lencioni.  He is the founder of The Table Group and the author of 12 books (5 Dysfunctions of a Team, Ideal Team Player) which have sold over 5 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages.

You can find the table group here  or follow him on social media here.

In our conversation we cover:

- Why Patrick wrote 5 Dysfunctions of a Team

- What is the difference between conflict and accountability

- Why Accountability is so important in leadership

- Why people leave companies and their manager

- What a lead sacrifices by not having great teamwork

- Why so many leaders allow poor teamwork

- What all great businesses do differently

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