Future Proof Your Strategic Leadership
Episodes
89. Leading Change Toolbox-3: Leading Grassroots Change without Position or Power
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Through active influence, you can lead more change than you think.
88. Leading Change Toolbox-2: Kotter's 8-step Change Process
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The most well-known change management tool may be Kotter's 8-step process.
87. Leading Change Toolbox-1: Management vs Leadership
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Both management and leadership are important, but leadership is needed to lead change.
86. Leading Change Toolbox: An Overview of 5 Change Management Tools
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Leading change is central to what strategic leaders do.
85. Hiring Toolbox: Using the 5 Hiring and Firing Tools to Avoid Unforced Errors
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Taking shortcuts on hiring and firing can lead to endless problems.
84. Hiring Toolbox-5: Firing: Knowing When Change is Needed
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Firing is never fun, but sometimes it is time for a change.
83. Hiring Toolbox-4: Evaluating the Work of those on Your Team
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Evaluating is hard work that can lead to continuous improvement.
82. Hiring Toolbox-3: Job Offers and Onboarding
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Once the interviews are over, you have the important work of offers and onboarding.
81. Hiring Toolbox-2: Effectively Interviewing your Candidates
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Interviewing involves working through your long list of candidates down to four finalists.
80. Hiring Toolbox-1: Your Pre-hire Work is Your Most Strategic Hiring Work
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What you do before you post a position is your most important work.
79. Hiring Toolbox: An Overview of the 5 Hiring and Firing Tools for Strategic Leaders
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hiring and firing may be the most strategic work that leaders do.
78. Nonprofit Toolbox-14: Putting all 13 Nonprofit Tools to Use
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Board members, nonprofit CEOs, staff, and donors can all use these tools to improve their organization.
77. Nonprofit Toolbox-13: Scaling Up: What You Can Do to Help Your Nonprofit Get Bigger and Better
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Getting bigger and better isn't automatic. Here is what you can do to help.
76. Nonprofit Toolbox-12: Strategic Planning: Achieving Your Picture of a Preferred Future
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Strategic planning can help your nonprofit to reach its potential.
75. Nonprofit Toolbox-11: Driving Nonprofit Effectiveness and Efficiency
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is your nonprofit getting better and what you can do about it.
74. Nonprofit Toolbox-10: Marketing and Communication: Strategic Insights on Getting the Word Out
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It is imperative to market and communicate well with your external and internal stakeholders.
73. Nonprofit Toolbox-9: Brand Management: Structure How the World Perceives Your Nonprofit
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brand management is about developing confidence and trust in your organization.
72. Nonprofit Toolbox-8: Nonprofit Finance Operations: Managing money well is so important
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Managing finance operations well builds confidence and engagement with your many stakeholders.
71. Nonprofit Toolbox-7: Nonprofit HR Operations: How to Treat Your People Well
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you want it to go well with your people, your HR operations need to function effectively.
70. Nonprofit Toolbox-6: Nonprofit Operations: How to Avoid being a Crummy Nonprofit
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Operations are often the stepchild of the nonprofit world.
69. Nonprofit Toolbox-5: Raising Up Financial Resources: How Fundraising Works
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fund-raising is about effectively connecting people, their financial resources, and your cause.
68. Nonprofit Toolbox-4: Raising Up Human Resources: People are More Important than Money
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
People are our most important nonprofit resource.
67. Nonprofit Toolbox-3: Senior Leadership is Critical for a Thriving Nonprofit
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While the nonprofit board is important, good senior leadership is essential.
66. Nonprofit Toolbox-2: Board Governance is the Highest Level of Nonprofit Leadership
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The nonprofit board and senior leadership team are the two most important factors in helping a nonprofit to thrive.
65. Nonprofit Toolbox-1a: Understanding Nonprofits is the Starting Point for Greater Thriving
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A deeper understanding of nonprofits can help you to impact your nonprofits for good
64. Nonprofit Toolbox-1: Look at how you can improve the nonprofits around you
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With this toolbox, you can be a better nonprofit donor, employee, and board member.
63. Startup Tools-7: Putting it all together with your new startup
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, you can start something new this year using these five tools.
62. Startup Tools-6: Going Operational With Your Startup Idea
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To open your doors for business, you need a number of operational systems in place.
61. Startup Tools-5: Marketing Your Startup Idea
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Developing a positive awareness of your startup can keep you from being the best-kept secret.
60. Startup Tools-4: Building Out Your Startup Idea
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Building out your startup idea extends by clarifying your MV3 and stakeholders.
59. Startup Tools-3: Resourcing Your Startup
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your startup doesn't work without human and financial resources.
58. Startup Tools-2: A Successful Business Startup Begins with a Good Idea
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how an inside-out approach along with an outside-in approach can help you in developing a good idea.
57. Startup Tools-1: An Overview of Starting Your Own Endeavor
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You too can start your own business with these five tools.
56. The Leadership Journey-7: Getting traction by using all five tools on your journey
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Moving up in your leadership can be a dangerous journey. Using these five tools can increase your success.
55. The Leadership Journey-6: The right academic credentials can open doors of opportunity
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Academic credentials are a part of the leadership journey. What do you need to move forward?
54. The Leadership Journey-5: What Experience Do You Need to Move Forward?
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Experience is more than just time on the clock. Getting the right experience at the right time is critical.
53. The Leadership Journey-4: Build Your Toolbox as a Part of Extending Your Leadership
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership is about bringing a deep toolbox to your role. See what you can add this week.
52. The Leadership Journey-3: Work Ethic is about much more than putting in more hours
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Working hard is important, but more complicated than just punching the time clock.
51. The Leadership Journey-2: Character: The Foundation of Leadership
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Strong character is the starting point of the leadership journey. Without it, what do you have?
50. The Leadership Journey-1: 5 Elements for Building Your Leadership Future
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The leadership journey has several features. This episode covers five which can build your leadership future.
49. Success for Life and Leadership-7: Five Foundational Tools: Putting All Five Success Tools to Work
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How to be more relational, responsible, resourceful, resilient, and realistic for 2022. Getting traction with all five success tools.
48. Success for Life and Leadership-6: Five Foundational Tools: Being Realistic outpaces being optimistic or pessimistic
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
People who are realistic are more successful than those who are more optimistic or pessimistic.
47. Success for Life and Leadership-5: Five Foundational Tools: Being resilient is more important than being smart
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The research is clear: Resilience matters. See how you can build your resilience starting today.
46. Success for Life and Leadership-4: Five Foundational Tools: Being resourceful by doing more with less
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being resourceful is a foundational tool for success for all of life, work, and leadership.
45. Success for Life and Leadership-3: Five Foundational Tools: Delivering on Agreed-upon Commitments
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If being relational is Part 1, being responsible is Part 2. Delivering on agreed-upon commitments is foundational for success in school, life, work, a...
44. Success for Life and Leadership-2: Five Foundational Tools: Being Relational is the Starting Point
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Relationships are the most critical element of a happy life. That's why being relational is our first tool for success in life and work.
43. Success for Life and Leadership-1: Five Foundational Tools: An Overview
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are some foundational basics that we all need at 8, 18, 28, and 80 for life and leadership. Here are five of them.
42. Next Level Enterprise Leadership-7: Getting Traction with All Five FIELD Tools
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Take your enterprise leadership to the next level by putting these five FIELD tools to work.
41. Next Level Enterprise Leadership-6: Disciplined People, Disciplined Thought, Disciplined Action
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Focus and discipline are the key bookends of the FIELD tools framework.
40. Next Level Enterprise Leadership-5: Learning
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Enterprise leaders are relentless learners who embrace a growth mindset.
39. Next Level Enterprise Leadership-4: Entrepreneurship
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Starting new things is a part of what enterprise leaders do. Look at how you can be more entrepreneurial.
38. Next Level Enterprise Leadership-3: Innovate or Die
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Innovation is the 2nd FIELD tool and is critical in growing value creation.
37. Next Level Enterprise Leadership-2: Focus: Growing in Strategic Clarity
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding the FOCUS of your strategic narrative and your strategic clarity is the first tool for enterprise leadership.
36. Next Level Enterprise Leadership-1: Going Above and Beyond Strategic Leadership with Five FIELD Tools
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Enterprise Leadership is at a more elite level than strategic leadership. See how you can advance these five FIELD tools.
35. Coaching Tools for Strategic Leaders-7: Put all Five Tools Together and Start Coaching, Today!
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Take the five tools of our 5Cs model and put them into action, today!
34. Coaching Tools for Strategic Leaders-6: Closing with Purpose
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Successfully ending a coaching session happens when you close with purpose.
33. Coaching Tools for Strategic Leaders-5: Creating a Plan Forward
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Good coaching leads to a plan to move forward. Practical next steps can be invaluable.
32. Coaching Tools for Strategic Leaders-4: Collaborating Creatively with Questions
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Creatively collaborating with questions is a core coaching competency and the engine of good coaching.
31. Coaching Tools for Strategic Leaders-3: Clarifying the Goal of the Session
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Coaching unlike other conversations has a focused goal. This part of the coaching session seeks to bring clarity to that goal.
30. Coaching Tools for Strategic Leaders-2: Connecting through Care and Empathy
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The starting point of good coaching is connecting relationally with others.
29. Coaching Tools for Strategic Leaders-1: Coaching is the New "Must Have" Skill
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Top-down leadership is out. This podcast session provides an overview of coaching tools that can get you up and going.
28. Strategic Finance for Strategic Leaders: Putting All Five Finance Tools into Action
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To wrap up this strategic finance series, this interview reviews all five tools and how you can you can put them into action today.
27. Strategic Finance for Strategic Leaders: No Silver Bullet for your Finance Issues
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Strategic leadership in finance means that you don't look to one solution to solve all your organizational finance issues. It takes of collection of s...
26. Strategic Finance for Strategic Leaders: Taking the Pain Out of Budgeting
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Budgeting is a process that most of us do each year. This interview with David Tarrant discusses how you can make this process more streamlined and le...
25. Strategic Finance for Strategic Leaders: Managing Tradeoffs
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Deciding what you and your team will do and not do is at the heart of strategic leadership.
24. Strategic Finance for Strategic Leaders: Understanding the Bottom Line
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every strategic leader has to deal with the bottom line of their budget, team, department, or organization. Listen to this interview with Rick Mann an...
23. Strategic Finance for Strategic Leaders-Cash Flow is Your LIfeblood
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cash is critical for every organization. Without it, you cannot survive. Finance expert, David Tarrant, will talk through the key topics on cash.
22. Strategic Finance for Strategic Leaders: An Overview
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every strategic leader needs to know some finance fundamentals. This podcast is an interview with Rick Mann and David Tarrant who together authored St...
21. Time Management for Strategic Leaders: Getting Traction by Putting these Five Tools to Use
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we will look at how you can get traction with these five time management tools.
20. Time Management for Strategic Leaders. Using Your Two Super Powers: Focus and Discipline
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Strategic and enterprise leaders demonstrate more focus and discipline than their peers. See how you can use these in time management.
19. Time Management for Strategic Leaders: Using the 5Ds to Gain 30 Strategic Minutes Each Week
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
These practical 5Ds (do it, delete it, delay it, delegate it, and double it up with something else) can help you to open up strategic minutes each wee...
18. Time Management: Leveraging Your Task List and Your Time List
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Keeping track of your tasks and your time requires the good use of good tools. BONUS MATERIAL: Checklists
17. Time Management for Strategic Leaders: Where Did All My Time Go? Buckets and Pies
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all count our time as precious, but most of us don't count our time.
16. Time Management for Strategic Leaders: Aligning your Time with Your Life and Work
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about two things you care about most: Your time and your highest priorities.
15. Time Management for Strategic Leaders
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Time is the most important of our strategic TEMP (time, energy, money, and people) resources.
14. Getting Strategy Traction: Use OKRs like Intel, Google, and the Gates Foundation
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
OKR is a commonly used strategy tool that provides a simple way to do better strategy work in your personal and professional life.
13. Use your TEMP resources strategically so you can work less and accomplish more.
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your most important resources are your TEMP (time, energy, money, and people) resources. The key is aligning your TEMP resources with your strategy bo...
12. Are you measuring what you care about most? (If not, maybe you should be)
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Measuring what you care about most is at the heart of good strategy.
11. "Rick, your strategy isn't good enough"
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How strategy changed my life and what Intel, Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation learned about strategic objectives and OKRs.
10. What are your strategic big deals for this year?
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You can't focus on everything all the time. Good strategy is deciding what not to do.
9. Finding Your Why and a Picture of Your Preferred Future
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At the highest visionary level, you want strategic clarity on why you exist, a picture of your preferred future, your values, and your value propositi...
8. Building Strategic Lives and Organizations (PS The Goal is Not More Work)
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This new Building Strategic Organizations (BSO) series focuses on five tools that can help you to build more strategic lives, teams, and organizations...
7. Getting Traction by Putting These Strategic Tools to Use Today
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Put action to your future proof strategies.
6. Does Performance Matter? Going from Train Wreck to Great
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Strategic leadership is critical for improving performance for you and your team.
5. At What Altitude Do You Work and Lead?
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Work on escaping the tactical tsunami so you can lead at a higher altitude.
You Have More Stakeholders than You Think
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever wonder why it seems like you are being pulled in so many different directions?
3 Ways to Leverage your Self-Awareness
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Self-awareness is at the heart of maximizing the value you create for those around you.
Creating Value for Others
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode helps strategic leaders to increase the value they create for those around them.
Introduction
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This segment introduces listeners to this new podcast series: Future Proof Your Strategic Leadership.