Passing The Baton Leadership Podcast

Our Be Series is back! Join us as we talk about the power of thread and how you can take its characteristics and purpose and apply them today to be a better leader.  Highlights: It connects things together If done right, you won't even notice it The more it's used, the stronger it becomes Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

We all want to be leaders that wroth following. Today Zack Hudson sits down with author Tim Spiker, author of The Only Leaders Worth Following to talk about the split between the Who of Leadership and the What of Leadership.  We also share several actionable tips to help you become a leader worth following.  You can find Tim's book here.  You can follow Tim here.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Empathy, sympathy, and pity. These are all words and feelings that we've experienced in our leadership and in life, but how are they different and how should you approach each feeling with those that you lead and care about? Today we dive into the differences between the three and how you can successfully navigate those situations.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Have you ever worked for a seagull manager? Today we talk about what a seagull manager is, why it's a problem, and what you can do to overcome the challenges of this leadership style.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Everyone wants to be successful. Your definition of what that success looks likes varies from person to person, but we all want to be good at and succeed in the things that matter most to us. So if we define our own meaning of success, then why are so many people successful and still miserable?   Highlights include: The trap of one more thing The poison in the well & unobtainable goals Change your goals   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

We often think of personal connections when it comes to Emotional Intelligence. So how do we lean into EQ in a remote world? Today, we give you actionable leadership tips to help you strengthen and grow your emotional intelligence no matter the physical distance.    Highlights include: Turn your camera on Master small talk  Be transparent and show authenticity   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

This week we talk about one of leadership's greatest traps; the addiction to being right. Jennifer Thornton from 304 Coaching sits down with us to discuss how it happens and what we can do to combat it in our own leadership journey and help others conquer their own challenges.    Highlights include: Actionable tips to hedge the addiction to be being right How this trap impacts you and your team The seven deadly sins of leadership   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Someone recently asked the Reddit community why people are rude, loud, and aggressive towards frontline employees in retail, food, and service industries. By far the most common answer was because they felt like it got results. You've likely run across this person at some point in your life and may even have this person in your work environment today.    Highlights include: Tips to deal with aggressive people Other things to do Tips to deal with aggressive customers   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

The way we work has fundamentally changed this last year. Today we talk about the habits that you can form to thrive in a virtual work environment.   Highlights include: Keep focus in the chaos Build and protect work routines and boundaries Communicate often and with intent Be transparent with your leader Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Today we sit down with Aman Agarwal, president of Sanpram where he helps us communicate technical items to people who are not inclined to be technical.  We'll also walk through concepts that can help your overall communication with others including; I+1 method Starting from a familiar place The power of storytelling   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd.  

The way we work has fundamentally changed this last year. Today we talk about the habits that you can form to close the gap in remote work.   Highlights include: Having one-on-ones with your team Have an open calendar Be on time Knock it out now Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

The way we work has fundamentally changed this last year. Today we talk about the habits that you can form to close the gap in remote work.   Highlights include: Carry a clear perspective Know your team well Trust and empower Confirm and affirm Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Honor matters in leadership. The journey that you take yourself and others on is just as important as arriving at the destination.  It's "The How" and "The Why" balance in what you do. Honor in leadership matters because it's all about "The How." It's defined as good quality of character as judged by other people and high moral standards of behavior.    Highlights include: Let go of ego and the addition to being right Check the soil you are rooted in Other tips to be honorable in your leadership   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

It's our 250th episode! Today we talk about ambitions and aspirations. How are the two different? How should you balance the two in your leadership and life goals?     Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd.

It's important to include others on your team in your strategy and everyday activities to reach your team's and business's fullest potential.   Highlights include: Including others raises their knowledge level Including others creates ownership Including others raises retention Including others fleshes out your strategy Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd.

Our attention spans are constantly shrinking. Today we tackle some practical tips to take your attention back and increase it to become more effective.   Highlights include: Start on the shallow end Make a distraction to-do list Maximize your most attentive times And other tips! Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd.

We finish our three-part series on empathy. We all face roadblocks in showing more empathy to others in both our personal and professional lives. Today we talk through a few of those and steps that you can take to overcome them.  Highlights include: Missing the signs  Prejudice both known and unknown Missing the person for the problem Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd.

Today we continue our three-part series on empathy. Now that we know and understand what empathy is and is not, how can we grow this skill in our leadership?  Highlights include: You need to be open to empathy  You don't have to walk a mile in their shoes Understand that the bridge to true empathy is not created equal Think objectively in the situation Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd.

Empathy is the glue that holds your leadership relatability together.  Today we begin a short series to understand the power of empathy and how it can take your personal leadership to the next level.  Highlights include: What empathy is and is not The three types of empathy  Pulling it all together Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd.

You are good enough. Today we talk about living up to your own expectations instead of chasing others' approval.  Highlights include: Judge your success by your own standards You cant please everyone It only matters what a few people think You determine your happiness Join Zack Hudson has he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd.