Passing The Baton Leadership Podcast

We've all felt the lasting impact of the last few years. A study confirmed it, we've gotten more stressed and feel a high level of anxiety these days.    Today we'll help you how to stay close to your people while giving them the space that they need. We'll also discuss other supportive behaviors that you can put in place to help your team stay on track in a healthy way.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

"How are you?" It's a worn-out question that is part of a transactional greeting in many cultures. It's even often said with no expectation for a real answer and when a real answer is given, it can often throw off the person that asked the question in the first place.   Today we'll help you with conversation starters that will that your relationships and conversations deeper in an authentic way.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

No matter what you do, the ability to think critically will serve you well.  Good critical thinking skills push you to think about things objectively and without bias and consider different perspectives.    Today, we'll help you discover and consider new paths to follow in order to expand your horizons and strengthen your critical thinking.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

Leaders may be one of the groups in the workplace that need the most self-compassion. Affording yourself self-compassion as a leader is essential for your personal and professional growth.   On today's we'll breakdown:  Understanding the roadblocks to self-compassion Mindfulness and Compassion Putting it into action Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

We sometimes think of fairness and equality as the same thing, and even with the best intentions, we will lead ineffectively, if we get the two confused.    Today we talk about the idea that equal doesn't always mean fair and how tuning into each person's individual needs ultimately leads to everyone having a fair shot at career growth.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

Today, employees and customers are demanding transparency from organizations and leaders alike. Portraying an exaggerated level of strength and power will not connect in a lasting way. Leaders and companies can longer hide behind policies and procedures without relational consequences from others.    Zack gives us tips on how to be more vulnerable and the impacts that it has on your life.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

It's our 7th anniversary! Mike, Neha and Zack get together to discuss the year, preview some topics for Year 8 and answer your questions from our mailbox.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!  

When it comes to leadership, what's true and what's a myth when it comes to a person's conception of what leadership is? We dive into 4 myths of leadership: The position myth The contentment myth The freedom myth The all-or-nothing myth Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

Today, Neha and Zack open the PTB mailbox to answer listener questions! Have questions that you would like answered on the show? Email us at passingthebatonpodcast@gmail.com   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

Today Zack and Neha unpack practical steps that you can take to combat burnout in your life and well as a tip or two on how to help others as well.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

Burnout is real and can get the best of all of us. No leader is immune to burnout in either the professional or personal life. Years of collectively battling a pandemic have only made this important issue more prevalent and harder to combat. We've all spent a lot of time trying to navigate a new reality while trying to do the best at our jobs, and for our family and loved ones. Today we cover: Are you lying to yourself? The signs of burnout Causes of burnout   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

Having strong working relationships is important for your sense of belonging to the team, your satisfaction level and they accelerate your career along the way. Today we cover tips to build great working relationships: Connect and stay in touch Look for opportunities to connect Show respect Lean into the positive   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

Paradoxes in leadership are occurrences that we all will experience from time to time. Tough love? Paradox! Today the guys talk through the different decisions and how weighing different sides can produce different outcomes.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

 Last week we discussed the traps of negative self-talk. This week, we turn the corner and give you tips and starting places to begin having some healthy self-talk.   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

 This week we begin a two-part series on the power of self-talk. In this episode we break down negative-self talk - what the different types are and what to look out for.      Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

While your company sets your overall culture, values, and climate, you are in full control of the climate and culture of your team. That's the reason multi-site organizations see inconsistency in aligned culture from one location to another.   Today we'll help with  Looking past the swirl Shed the facade Embrace trust and transparency   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

 Excuses are everywhere! How do you handle them in your personal and professional life? Today we cover three areas around the topic of excuses Where excuses come from Tips to handle honestly missed expectations and mistakes Tips to deal with a person who consistently makes excuses   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

The shift into a first-time leadership role can be a challenge. Today we cover tips and actionable steps to ensure you have a great transition.   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

This week Mike opens up the PTB mailbox to ask Zack several of your listener questions! Have a question that you would like answered on the show? Email us at passingthebatonpodcast@gmail.com   oin Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

Today Zack helps leaders that may have become a little (or a lot) disconnected from their team.  Tips include Digging deeper into the relationship Working past the surface in work updates Mindful in accessibility   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!