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Leadership is often lonely. This conversation reveals the unspoken challenges at the top, and creates resources for connected leadership.
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Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
You will learn about:
- The distinction between a commitment and a promise
- Why most of us are scared of making a promise
- Using the promise as a weapon
- Micromanagement Vs. Micro-give-a-shit-ness
- Generating a culture of promise
Show Notes:
Making a promise is a transformational act; one way or another, whether you break it or follow through, you are writing the future. Our bodies understand the impact, making a promise has a neurological effect on us, and that’s probably why most of us avoid making any promises at all. But one of the most powerful things you can have in your business is a culture of promise, so we’re going to break down why that is the case and how leaders can start making productive promises that transform the cultures of our organizations.
Connect with us on LinkedIn:
- Adrian on Instagram: @adrian.k
- Dan on LinkedIn: Dan Tocchini
- Chad on Instagram: @chad.l.brown
Resources:
- Grab your FREE change management ebook at change-imperative.com
Naked Leadership is a production of Crate Media
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
You will learn about:
- The significance of distinction
- The distinction between taking a stand and taking a position
- Getting stuck listening to the “shoulds”
- When Dan got called out in prison
- The questions and conversations that you’re avoiding
- You don’t need to ditch your opinions, they just can’t be what’s driving you
- “People settle for a level of despair they can tolerate and call it happiness.”
Show Notes:
What’s the difference between taking a stand and being positioned?
This isn’t a distinction many of us think about, but the difference is more important than you might realize. So, we work through this question this week: what does it mean to take a stand, why is it better than being positioned, how do we do it, and how do we become the kind of person who is willing to take a stand?
Connect with us on LinkedIn:
- Adrian on Instagram: @adrian.k
- Dan on LinkedIn: Dan Tocchini
- Chad on Instagram: @chad.l.brown
Resources:
- Grab your FREE change management ebook at change-imperative.com
Naked Leadership is a production of Crate Media
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
You will learn about:
- Acute Complaints vs. Chronic Complaints
- Why chronic complaints can be your best friend
- The fantasy we create with our complaints
- If you want more freedom, more responsibility and ownership come with it
- Why you have to shift when you become a leader
Show Notes:
“I don’t want to do this.”
“You always make us do things we don’t want to do.”
“You just don’t understand.”
We’ve all heard things like this before. Most of us have said things like this before. But what if we told you that chronic complaints can serve you and your business? We actually aren’t against all complaints — some acute complaints can be productive, when communicated properly — but when chronic complaints come up, it’s because there’s a problem or a mindset that isn’t being addressed. And the solution to chronic complaints isn’t just shutting up or changing your attitude; it’s to get honest about why you keep avoiding the solution to your problem. That complaint might just be your best friend.
Connect with us on LinkedIn:
- Adrian on Instagram: @adrian.k
- Dan on LinkedIn: Dan Tocchini
- Chad on Instagram: @chad.l.brown
Resources:
- Grab your FREE change management ebook at change-imperative.com
Naked Leadership is a production of Crate Media
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
You will learn about:
- Acknowledging the power differential
- Why an accessible leader will never be surprised by a problem
- The shape of your relationships: wide or narrow?
- The mission is more important than the ego
- You can’t become accessible after a problem occurs
- Why eager leaders are dangerous
- Being an accessible leader in your family
- How to assess whether or not you are an accessible leader
Show Notes:
So many of the leaders we talk to say they have an “open door policy” for their team. You’ve probably heard that from a boss in the past, too. But, in practice, did you actually feel like you could come to them? Most of the time, this is really just lip service — because being an accessible leader starts long before someone knocks on your door to have a conversation.
Connect with us on LinkedIn:
- Adrian on Instagram: @adrian.k
- Dan on LinkedIn: Dan Tocchini
- Chad on Instagram: @chad.l.brown
Resources:
- Grab your FREE change management ebook at change-imperative.com
- "Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers" by Gordon Neufeld
Naked Leadership is a production of Crate Media
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
You will learn about:
- Leadership culture & the leadership team’s role in shaping it
- How a culture of avoiding conflict creates problems
- How our self-doubt manifests as distrust.
- What you have to do before you can have a breakthrough as a team
- How you can help solve distrust issues if you’re part of the leadership team, but not the person in charge
- Coaching people towards a growth mindset
Show Notes:
When we start working with a company, we almost always start in the same place: finding where the distrust is in the leadership team.
And the distrust is pretty much always there. If an organization wants to change and it’s not happening, that is almost certainly because there is some kind of disconnect in the leadership team. And if we don’t address this root problem first, treating the symptoms won’t help the organization in the long-term.
Connect with us on LinkedIn:
- Adrian on Instagram: @adrian.k
- Dan on LinkedIn: Dan Tocchini
- Chad on Instagram: @chad.l.brown
Resources:
- Grab your FREE change management ebook at change-imperative.com
Naked Leadership is a production of Crate Media
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
You will learn about:
- The definition of “job satisfaction”
- Aligning priorities
- Your employees weren’t drafted — and that’s important
- Illuminating dissatisfaction
- Can you manage satisfaction?
- The conversations you need to have
Show Notes:
Job satisfaction (or work satisfaction) has been a big buzzword over the last few years. But what does it actually mean? How do we measure it? And does that actually yield longevity and good work? It’s a bit of a mess. So, we define what work satisfaction is, how we can talk about it more effectively, and how we can create it within our organizations.
Connect with us on LinkedIn:
- Adrian on Instagram: @adrian.k
- Dan on LinkedIn: Dan Tocchini
- Chad on Instagram: @chad.l.brown
Resources:
- Grab your FREE change management ebook at change-imperative.com
Naked Leadership is a production of Crate Media
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
You will learn about:
- The context of the communication breakdown
- No matter what the issue is, this isn’t entirely your employee’s fault
- Taking responsibility for your vision and your role in complacency
- Leaning into tension
- What is your contribution to the breakdown?
- Making an agreement about what full participation looks like
Show Notes:
Why do I have to babysit my team? Why don’t they do what they’re supposed to do? Are they just lazy?
Managers and business leaders have been asking these questions for decades. So, we dig into this chronic frustration that so many founders, executives, and business leaders experience when they’re trying to manage people and keep production at the same time — and, of course, how you can start to change this behavior and your organizational culture, beginning with yourself.
Connect with us on LinkedIn:
- Adrian on Instagram: @adrian.k
- Dan on LinkedIn: Dan Tocchini
- Chad on Instagram: @chad.l.brown
Resources:
- Feeling frustrated? Take Adrian’s free 5-day course at frustratedfounder.com
Naked Leadership is a production of Crate Media
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
You will learn about:
- Our morning quarantine routine, transparent and laid bare
- The standard you hold for engaging with other people
- How transparent must we be?
- Creating a culture of accountability
- A dynamic view of self
- Radical Leadership as a powerful tool for self-leadership and self-care
- The evolution of ideas that comes from building Radical Transparency into your culture
- How we hold ourselves back when we’re not radically transparent
- What poisons your culture
Show Notes:
In the last episode, we talked about what Radical Openness is and how it can transform teams. Today, we’re delving into Radical Transparency — a complimentary but fundamentally different concept, and one that’s every bit as transformative if you’re trying to create a productive and passionate culture.
Connect with us:
- Adrian on Instagram: @adrian.k
- Dan on LinkedIn: Dan Tocchini
- Chad on Instagram: @chad.l.brown
Resources:
- Grab your FREE change management ebook at change-imperative.com
- Head over to frustratedfounder.com to join Adrian Koehler as he leads a 5 day process to reconnect with your team and kill that frustration!
- “Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win” by Jocko Willink
- "The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment" by Eckhart Tolle.
Naked Leadership is a production of Crate Media
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
You will learn about:
- How we define “openness”
- The devil is in the details — and the diamonds
- Being open to everything doesn’t mean buying into everything
- How do we determine who we’re open to and when?
- Your ego and your blind spots
Show Notes:
There are two concepts at the heart of our organization, Taking New Ground: Radical Openness and Radical Transparency. In this episode, we’ll be addressing what exactly Radical Openness is, why we value it, and how we practice it every day. In the next episode, we’ll address Radical Transparency.
Connect with us on LinkedIn:
Resources:
- Grab your FREE change management ebook at change-imperative.com
- Head over to frustratedfounder.com to join Adrian Koehler as he leads a 5 day process to reconnect with your team and kill that frustration!
Naked Leadership is a production of Crate Media
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
You will learn about:
- “Work-life balance” puts language to a tension that most of us are feeling
- Shaming yourself for being “out of balance”
- This is a tension to manage, not a problem to solve
- Committing to commitments
- “Leaving work at work”
- It’s woke to say you have boundaries these days, but are people just using boundaries as excuses?
- How do we create healthy boundaries?
- You can’t manage someone else’s emotional state, but you can learn from it
- Showing up as a leader in difficult conversations
- Managing overload
- Are you willing to face a worst-case scenario?
- Nobody can read your mind
- The relationship between arrogance and self-pity
Show Notes:
Work-life balance is often held up on a pedestal as the ideal you should be striving to achieve, but what does “work-life balance” even mean? And why are we all trying to reach a goal that no one actually seems to be able to define? Dan Tocchini and Adrian Koehler join me to unpack these questions and figure out a better goal for living fulfilling lives.
Connect with us on LinkedIn:
Resources:
- Grab your FREE change management ebook at change-imperative.com
- Head over to frustratedfounder.com to join Adrian Koehler as he leads a 5 day process to reconnect with your team and kill that frustration!
Naked Leadership is a production of Crate Media