Bad bosses lack balance and the character needed to stand up under the demands of leadership. In this episode, Jeff wraps up season three by sharing the secret ingredient to successful leadership. Listen in to find out if you're on the path to being an integrated leader.

S03E16 - Integrated Leadership

Bad bosses see development planning as a burdensome HR paperwork process. We all need some degree of growth. Join Jeff as he shares why developing people is so important, and how to use his "3P" framework for simple team growth planning.

S03E15 - Developing People

Bad bosses don't understand the underlying causes of conflict and will often fail to address it when it happens. Join Jeff as he shares some thoughts about the physiology of conflict and provides 6 mediation tips you can apply right now.

S03E14 - Interpersonal Conflict

Bad bosses fail to lead their people to the acceptance of changes. They disappear, fail to support, or just passively let others worry about implementing change. Join Jeff as he shares five key roles good bosses play to ensure their team adopts change successfully.

S03E13 - Getting Change to Stick

Bad bosses avoid giving constructive criticism, aka, negative feedback because of fear, discomfort, or laziness. Listen in as Jeff explains why having a B.L.T. is better than feeding people a "feedback sandwich."

S03E12 - Maximizing Results Through Criticism

Garbage in, garbage out. This old adage is true with many things including the process of handing off assignments, tasks, or responsibilities. Bad bosses skim this process. Listen in to this episode as Jeff explains the why and how of the age-old process of delegation... you might be surprised how unboring the topic really is.

S03E11 - Getting Stuff Done

Bad bosses neglect the importance and impact of selecting the right people for the team. Adding a weak, poorly-fitting, link to the chain of your team can be devastating. Join Jeff as he quickly reveals four things you can do to select great people.

S03E10 - Selecting People

Can you imagine joining the crew of a ship to undertake a dangerous voyage and find out the captain has no idea where he's going or what it will take to get there? Join Jeff as he unpacks a simple process of "charting a course" for your team to instill confidence and get results.

S03E09 - Charting The Course

What do you call someone who chooses to run 100 or even 200 miles? Nuts. (Todd) Join Jeff as Todd Chandler takes a break from training to discuss the goals, choices, and community needed to run extreme distances (and be a leader) even if leading nobody but your future self.

S03E08 - Leading Oneself

Bad bosses ignore or abuse budgeting processes which create problems for the team. Good bosses rethink resources, plan well, and persuade powers that be to invest in their teams. Join Jeff as he welcomes special guest, Tyson Schank, the co-creator of the Rethinking Resources module within the Real-Life Leadership program.

S03E07 - Rethinking Resources

Bad bosses ignore the stuff going on in their environment that makes people feel uncomfortable, unaccepted, worthless, exploited, and unfairly treated. Tune in as Jeff shares another sign of good bossing... modeling great, respectful behavior, and standing in the path of predators.

S03E06 - Protecting and Respecting

Bad bosses adopt a "my way or the highway" leadership approach, and it just doesn't work. People are unique and need us to be flexible and adaptable in our leadership style and approach. Join Jeff as he looks at a couple of simple ways good bosses can assess the core personality and readiness levels of the people on their teams.

S03E05 - Understanding People

There's one thing we all have in common: We all have the same amount of time in the day to live our lives. Bad bosses let stupid meetings and other distractions steal our time away from doing the tasks of leadership. Listen in as Jeff discusses a few ways to take ownership of our time to create margin in our day to really lead.

S03E04 - Owning Time

Is it okay for a leader to simply "leverage strengths" and expect that it will maximize results and attract followers? Join Jeff as he unpacks the idea of "omni-dimensional" leadership and the need to understand our natural tendencies and limitations if we hope to be the kind of leader our people need.

S0303 - Omnidimensional Leadership

Why do we insist on drawing a distinction between "leadership" and "management?" Join Jeff and Todd as they share/debate an interesting perspective with which you may not agree!

S03E02 - "Management" or "Leadership"

The guys are finally back from an extended holiday and Kansas City Chiefs' celebratory experience! Don't miss this important preview of what's included in Season Three!

S03E01 - Season Three "Breaking the Cycle" Preview

Whether we like it or not, our relationship with our boss is exactly that. A relationship. Sometimes we can work for a boss devoid of vulnerability, warmth, and relationship focus. Join Todd and Jeff as they discuss how to survive under a boss who keeps you at arm's length.

S02E13 - Stone Cold Bosses

Growth is required for anything to produce and avoid stagnation. Unfortunately, many bosses give very little attention to developing and growing their people. Join Jeff and Todd as they compare people to sheep???

S02E12 - Non-Developing Bosses

When someone has 'power' in an organization, they are the ones we need to make decisions so we can do our jobs. Join Jeff and Todd as they discuss how to survive when your boss is a waffler...

S02E11 - Indecisive Bosses

Trying to do your job without the tools, funds, or staff necessary is a horrible way to work. Jeff and Todd explore strategies to survive under a boss who just doesn't plan for the needs of the team.

Braving Bad Bosses

Braving Bad Bosses

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