The Naked Leadership Podcast

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Cliff Notes: E126 Managing Gen Z Employees Oct 07, 2022

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This is the condensed version of E126 Managing Gen Z Employees.

This week Adrian, Dan, and Chad sit down to discuss the topic of leading and managing Gen Z employees. We hear so many complaints about the next generation of the workforce, we wanted to take this conversation head-on!

You will learn:

how to engage the mind of Gen Z
The unique characteristics of Gen Z
How Gen Z requires you to up your leadership game
How to use their PVI (Personal Vested Interest)
What Gen Z values and is motivated by

Connect with Dan:

https://www.instagram.com/dan_tocchini/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantocchini

Connect with Adrian:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3c7kMcC7nah-QdxffV2NXA

https://www.instagram.com/adrian.k/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriankoehler

Connect with Chad:

https://www.instagram.com/chad.leslie.brown/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-brown-477a7015

E126 Managing Gen Z Employees Oct 04, 2022

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You will learn:

how to engage the mind of Gen Z
The unique characteristics of Gen Z
How Gen Z requires you to up your leadership game
How to use their PVI (Personal Vested Interest)
What Gen Z values and is motivated by

Connect with Dan:

https://www.instagram.com/dan_tocchini/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantocchini

Connect with Adrian:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3c7kMcC7nah-QdxffV2NXA

https://www.instagram.com/adrian.k/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriankoehler

Connect with Chad:

https://www.instagram.com/chad.leslie.brown/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-brown-477a7015

E125 How To Delegate As A Founder Sep 27, 2022

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Get your FREE copy of the Change Imperative now:

https://change.takenewground.com/

In this episode, Dan, Adrian, and Chad discuss the ever-present topic of responsibility and task delegation.

In this conversation you will learn:

Why founders keep responsibilities and tasks on their plate
How to know WHAT to delegate
Delegation means to deputize, to transfer authority
Why it's the most important thing a founder can learn to do well
What it has to do with your highest and best use as a founder
What to expect on the journey of regulation

Connect with Dan:

https://www.instagram.com/dan_tocchini/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantocchini

Connect with Adrian:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3c7kMcC7nah-QdxffV2NXA

https://www.instagram.com/adrian.k/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriankoehler

Connect with Chad:

https://www.instagram.com/chad.leslie.brown/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-brown-477a7015

E124 Your Plate Is Full, Stay Connected To Your Team! Sep 20, 2022

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Get a free copy of the Change Imperative:

https://change.takenewground.com/

This week Dan, Adrian, and Chad sit down to talk about what it means to stay connected to your team, especially when it feels like you just don't have the time!

In this episode you will learn:

The micro-management fallacy
You are always connected
Your team is on your plate
Connection doesn't have to take a lot of time
When to break report for the sake of connection

E123 Breaking Up With Difficult Clients, When & How Sep 13, 2022

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Get your FREE copy of the Change Imperative: Instructions For Innovating With Your Team

https://change.takenewground.com/

One of the most common complaints we hear from founders is working with difficult clients. This week Adrian, Dan, and Chad sit down to discuss how to deal with and if needed break up with the clients that don't fit the experience and culture you are working to build.

You will learn:

how to turn "the customer is always right" into "the customer is always valued"
There will always be difficult conversations needed with clients
The vital idea of setting clear expectations
How to train your people to deal with difficult clients
How and when to break up with a difficult client

Bonus: Why Its So Hard To Make A Change In Your Company Sep 09, 2022

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Download your FREE copy of the Change Imperative:

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This bonus episode of the Naked Leadership podcast is Dan Tocchinin reading from his e-book The Change Imperative: Instruction For Innovating With Your Team.

Have a listen, and grab your own FREE copy right now!

E122 How To Hold Your Team Accountable (Hint: You Can’t) Sep 06, 2022

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Download a FREE copy of the Change Imperative now!

https://change.takenewground.com/

In this conversation, Dan, Adrian, and Chad discuss the idea of "holding someone accountable". Against traditional wisdom, we talk about having a culture of self-accountability instead of holding each accountable.

In this episode you will learn about:

The myth of accountability
Being responsible vs holding others responsible
Creating a network of promise
Taking promises personally
Calling others UP instead of calling them OUT
Real-time meaningful feedback

Tough Love Coaching (an interview with Adrian on Reaching Beyond) Aug 30, 2022

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Grab your own FREE copy of the Change Imperative now! A playbook for innovating with your team!

https://change.takenewground.com/

In this conversation you will learn:

The inner workings of a high performer
Why work-life balance is a sham and what to focus on instead.
The ugly truth about burnout.
Tough love coaching for when you feel disconnected with work.

This is a borrowed episode from Kyle Depiesse's podcast Reaching Beyond, Adrian tells stories from his life, and lays out how he has gotten to this point in life and career.

We are so grateful to Kyle for allowing us to repost this episode on our feed!

Please check out his podcast feed below, and give him a glowing review if you liked this interview!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iCBqsreT4K9UX80QsK832?si=cf2f956ba992460a

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reaching-beyond/id1500137598

Your Meetings Are A Waste Of Time... Are You To Blame? (A Replay) Aug 23, 2022

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This week on the Naked Leadership Podcast we replay an episode from early 2020 where Adrian, Dan, and Chad sit down to discuss the crowd-pleasing topic of meetings. We hear more complaints about meetings than almost anything else. So this topic and conversation are still very much relevant. In this conversation you will learn:

How to determine if a meeting is necessary or warranted
How to Set the intention for your meetings
How to have participants in your meetings rather than spectators
How to invite quality attitude in your meetings
How to make sure that meets are effective including a "who, what, and by when" framework