Future Proof Your Strategic Leadership
Episodes
189. Leadership Lessons from the Book of Daniel-8: Credentials
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Credentials are not the only thing that matters, but they can add value and access for different roles.
188. Leadership Lessons from the Book of Daniel-7: Competency
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel demonstrated both natural and supernatural competencies, and so can you.
187. Leadership Lessons from the Book of Daniel-6: Creativity
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's leaders need more creativity than ever before. Daniel demonstrates creativity in the midst of significant constraints.
186. Leadership Lessons from the Book of Daniel-5: Courage
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership isn't for cowards. While courage is not common today, it is essential for effective leadership.
185. Leadership Lessons from the Book of Daniel-4: Chemistry
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Would someone want you on their team? Daniel, even as an outsider, became a transformational team member.
184. Leadership Lessons from the Book of Daniel-3: Character
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Character is foundational to healthy and effective leadership. Daniel provides a lesson on this important topic.
183. Leadership Lessons from the Book of Daniel-2: Capacity
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel was a leader with substantial capacity. Learn how you can grow your capacities.
182. Leadership Lessons from the Book of Daniel-1: Centered
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Healthy leadership starts with a centered identity. Daniel lived this out for over 80 years.
181. Leadership Lessons from the Book of Daniel: An Overview
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The first chapter of the Book of Daniel provides 9 key principles that are needed by today's best strategic leaders.
180. Book Review: The First 90 Days-Part 2 by Michael Watkins
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More insights on how you can lead well in your first 90 days. Also, reference to his follow-up book, Your Next Move.
179. Book Review: The First 90 Days-Part 1 by Michael Watkins
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#1 on Amazon books in the area of management skills, this books can help you as you begin a new job.
178. Finding That Next Job-10-Putting It All Together
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the right tools in your toolbox, you can be successful in finding that next job.
177. Finding that Next Job-9: Walking Out Your First 100 Days in that Next Job
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You first weeks and months lay the tracks for a successful future.
176. Finding that Next Job-8: Transitioning from Old Job to New Job
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You have accepted the offer. Now you need to leave well and embrace your new chapter
175. Finding that Next Job-7: Negotiating a Job Offer
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Getting an offer is just the halfway point. Negotiating this offer can get you to a better place.
174. Finding that Next Job-6: Processing Your Interview
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The interview is important, but so is what happens before and after the interview.
173. Finding that Next Job-5: Working on Your Job Search
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A good job search takes work. Here, we talk through some strategies for moving your search forward.
172. Finding that Next Job-4: Job Fit Matters - Looking at Who You Are
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The goal is to find a good fit between who you are and the job you are seeking.
171. Finding that Next Job-3: Looking at the Market Realistically
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, you can go out into the market and see what it tells you about your value.
170. Finding that Next Job-2: Assessing Your Current Situation
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before you take that next job, make sure and take a closer look at your current job.
169. Finding that Next Job-1: An Overview
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A time may come when you need to find that next job. This series can help with that search.
168. Writing a 100-page Book-11: Next Steps in Developing Your Book
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are several good things that happen on your journey to a 100-page book, even if you don't finish it.
167. Writing a 100-page Book-10: Marketing Your Book
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Getting the Word Out about Your New Book.
166. Writing a 100-page Book-9: Publishing with KDP
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon's KDP offers many advantages over a traditional publisher.
165. Writing a 100-page Book-8: Using Editing and Design Services
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Avoid the temptation to do your own editing and design work. Go with professionals instead.
164. Writing a 100-page Book-7: Completing Your Full Manuscript
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The next step in your 100-page book is the writing of your full manuscript. Here are some suggestions.
163. Writing a 100-page Book-6: Writing a 3-5 page White Paper
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A white paper can help move your book project forward and can also be an invaluable resource.
162. Writing a 100-page Book-5: Creating an Outline
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Creating an outline helps you to move from your big idea(s) to more extended writing.
161. Writing a 100-page Book-4: Framing Out Your Big Ideas
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brainstorming on your big ideas and working title come before you ever write that first paragraph.
160. Writing a 100-page Book-3: Audience and Purpose
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before you start writing, you need to clarify your audience and your purpose for the book.
159. Writing a 100-page Book-2: The Finances
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are the finances associated with writing a 100-page book? This episode will discuss both revenue and expenses.
158. Writing a 100-page Book-1: An Overview
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 100-page book can serve you and your organization well. Here is an overview of how it works.
157. Getting Help Through Coaching, Consulting, Counseling, and Mentoring
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We can grow our strategic leadership with the help of others.
156. Book Review: Atomic Habits by James Clear
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This best-selling book is full of insights that can change your life, one small step at a time.
155. Who is Rick Mann?
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Arrested at gunpoint? There is more to Rick Mann than maybe you thought.
154. Strategies for Weight Management: Putting All 7 Tools to Use
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Using all 7 tools of this series can lead to a healthier you.
153. Strategies for Weight Management-7: Relationships Matter: Those around you impact who you are and what you do
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your friends and family affect how you eat and how much you weigh.
152. Strategies for Weight Management-6: Time Matters: When You Eat Affects More than You Think
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When you eat and when you don't eat (fasting) affects your health and weight.
151. Strategies for Weight Management-5: Diet Matters: What You Eat Affects So Much
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You are what you eat. Here are some guidelines for diet.
150. Strategies for Weight Management-4: Exercise Matters: Why Staying Active is a Game Changer
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Want to live longer and healthier? Look at being more active in 2024.
149. Strategies for Weight Management-3: Calories Matter: How Counting Calories Can Help
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that you can easily drink 1,400 calories in a day?
148. Strategies for Weight Management-2: How Data Sets Can Help
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Three data sets can help you in your weight management journey.
147. Strategies for Weight Management-1: Self-Management
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Weight management strategies need to start on the inside. Here are some insights that can help.
146. Strategies for Weight Management: An Overview
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dealing with weight issues is important for many of us. Here are some strategies that can help.
145. Data Sets are Our Friends-6: Using Data Skills to Get a Raise or New Job
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Growing your data skills is a great way to get a raise or a new job.
144. Data Sets are Our Friends-5: Data Sets are Relational, Emotional, and Political
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We often overlook how data sets impact us relationally, emotionally, and politically.
143. Data Sets are Our Friends-4: Making Better Decisions
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We can leverage data sets and analysis to help us make better decisions.
142. Data Sets are Our Friends-3: Getting Started
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Getting started with data sets doesn't have to be difficult. Here we discuss how you can use Excel and Google Sheets.
141. Data Sets are Our Friends-2: Getting Clean Data
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Having clean data comes before any kind of analysis.
140. Data Sets are Our Friends-1: Better Clarity on Reality
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While we may not like it at times, Data sets can give us a clearer picture of what is going on around us.
139. Data Sets are Our Friends: Overview
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To future-proof your strategic leadership, you need to get more comfortable with data sets and the numbers. It is the future!
138. Book Review: Measure What Matters by John Doerr
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
OKRs have been used at Google, Intel, and YouTube, as well as at nonprofits like The Gates Foundation and Bono's ONE Campaign in Africa.
137. Leading Healthy Strategic Teams-8: OMI (Objectives, Measures, Initiatives)
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A simple way to move strategic planning forward for you and your organization is starting with an OMI.
136. Leading Healthy Strategic Teams-7: Strategic Measures
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Numbers are invaluable in telling us about the progress we are making.
135. Leading Healthy Strategic Teams-6: Strategically Allocating TEMP Resources
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most important roles of a strategic leader is the allocation of TEMP resources. Let's get started.
134. Leading Healthy Strategic Teams-5: Clarifying Priorities
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Advancing what you care about starts with clarifying your priorities for this year and next.
133. Leading Healthy Strategic Teams-4: An Overview of Strategic Outcomes
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leading healthy strategic teams starts with caring about people but then extends to strategic outcomes.
132. Leading Healthy Strategic Teams-3: Coaching Your People
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coaching is a "must-have" leadership skill for 21st-century leaders and managers.
131. Leading Healthy Strategic Teams-2: Developing People
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you committed to developing the people on your team? If so, many good things will follow.
130. Leading Healthy Strategic Teams-1: Caring for People
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Caring for people is the starting point for leading healthy strategic teams.
129. Leading Healthy Strategic Teams: Overview
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Everywhere, there is a shortage of leaders who can lead healthy strategic teams. These leaders care about both people and outcomes.
128. Special Tools: Strategic Tradeoffs
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In so many areas of life, you want 10 things but you only get 7. This is at the heart of strategic tradeoffs.
127. Special Tools: The ACE Model for Accelerating Leadership Development
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Academic Learning is not enough for leadership development but can be accelerated through coaching and experience.
126. Special Tools: The One-Foot Fence
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You might be surprised how a one-foot fence can help you reach your goals, improve your parenting, and help with direct reports.
125. Special Tools: The Organic Organized Balance
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Effective leadership requires that we balance the organic with the organized.
124. Book Review: Good to Great by Jim Collins
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This best-seller on leadership and organizational life can still impact your life and leadership today.
123. Leadership Calling Toolbox: What are Your Next Steps in Leadership?
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No matter what leadership level you are at, there is always room for growth.
122. Leadership Calling Toolbox-5: Enterprise Leadership
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Few people will rise to enterprise leadership and the reason is not talent.
121. Leadership Calling Toolbox-4: Professional Leadership
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Level 4 professional leaders are paid to lead teams effectively.
120. Leadership Calling Toolbox-3: Volunteer Leadership
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Volunteer leadership can be a win-win relationship for you, your church, and your community.
119. Leadership Calling Toolbox-2: Relational Leadership
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Self-leadership and relational level 2 leadership are the foundations for all effective leadership. "If it doesn't work at home, it doesn't work."
118. Leadership Calling Toolbox-1: Self-Leadership
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Effective leadership at any level begins with ourselves. Let's talk about Level 1 leadership which is about leading yourself well.
117. Leadership Calling Toolbox: At What Level Do You Lead?
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is everyone a leader? Yes and No. What is your level of leadership?
116. Book Review: How Will You Measure Your LIfe?
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This book changed my life and leadership and I hope it will for you as well.
115. Mini-MBA Toolbox: What are Your MBA Next Steps?
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whether is it putting these MBA tools to use today or studying further, they can help you to future-proof your strategic leadership.
114. Mini-MBA Toolbox-13: Business Law
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You don't need to be a lawyer, but you do need to grow your awareness of the legal issues around you and your organization.
113. Mini-MBA Toolbox-12: HR Management
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
People are our greatest asset. Let's talk about what that means in today's HR world.
112. Mini-MBA Toolbox-11: Leadership and Strategy
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership and strategy can move you from adding value to multiplying value.
111. Mini-MBA Toolbox-10: Strategic Finance
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While accounting tends to look back, finance looks forward to a higher Return on Investment (ROI).
110. Mini-MBA Toolbox-9: Managerial Accounting
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features accounting professor, Dr. Phl Rickard, as he provides an overview of this strategic topic.
109. Mini-MBA Toolbox-8: IT Strategy
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
IT has the potential to improve what you are doing in so many areas.
108. Mini-MBA Toolbox-7: Economics
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Economics impacts your personal life, professional life, and organizational life.
107. Mini-MBA Toolbox-6: Business Analytics
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why do some say that every company is a data analytics company?
106. Mini-MBA Toolbox-5: Marketing and Brand Management
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your brand and marketing help to tell your story to the world.
105. Mini-MBA Toolbox-4: Accounting and Finance for Managers
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, the numbers do matter for strategic leaders.
104. Mini-MBA Toolbox-3: Leadership and Organizational Behavior
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leading organizations is both an art and a science. Learn more about how leadership and organizations work.
103. Mini-MBA Toolbox-2: Introduction to Business
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A startup project can teach us all about business and nonprofits.
102. Mini-MBA Toolbox-1: Foundations for Business
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the purpose of business? How are for-profits and nonprofits the same?
101. Mini-MBA Toolbox: Overview
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Does everyone need an MBA? Maybe not, but everyone can learn a lot from these 7-minute episodes.
100. Special Tools: Developing Your Goals for 2023.
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You can move farther faster in 2023 if you develop both goals and systems.
99. Special Tools: You Can Write that 100-page Book in 2023.
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are several good reasons for you to consider writing a 100-page book.
98. Special Tools: Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD): A Faster Way to Grow Leaders
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Staying in the "Zone" is the fastest way to develop leaders.
97. Special Tools: The Inner Life of the Strategic Leader
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you dealing with your dark side? Who you are on the inside is as important as who you are on the outside.
96. Special Tools: 12 Letters Including ROI That Can Transform Your Strategic Toolbox
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
IDC-OMI-4x5-ROI has 4 tools including Return on Investment.
95. Special Tools: Use the 4x5 Template to Streamline Your Planning
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A 4x5 template can be used to plan out your next 5 years over lunch.
94. Special Tools: OMI: Doing Strategy Work Faster with Objectives, Measures, and Initiatives
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Strategic planning can be complex. Simplify it by using objectives, measures, and initiatives (OMI).
93. Special Tools: Iterative Design Cycle (IDC): Developing Faster with Less Resources
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Traditional design is slower and more expensive. IDC is faster and more efficient.
92. Leading Change Toolbox: Putting All 5 Change Management Tools to Use
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Now it is time to decide what change to lead and how to move forward.
91. Leading Change Toolbox-5: The Soft Side and Hard Side of Leading Change
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The soft side or people side of leading change is important, but so is the hard side.
90. Leading Change Toolbox-4: Leading Operational vs Strategic Change
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Leading operational change is not the same as leading strategic change.