The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast

Chapter 200: Dream on!

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this very special episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast! 200 episodes! Can you believe it? In this episode, I am sharing a personal ...

Chapter 199: Leadership and Validity

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 199th episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast! In this episode, we will learn about the importance of validity and leadership. We w...

Chapter 198: Generational Sensitivity and Leadership

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast where we are going to learn about current generational sensitivity and how to lead through...

Chapter 197: Leadership Training and Development

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Proper training is the backbone of organizations. Yet, training is lacking in so many areas. Why is that? In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership ...

Chapter 196: Leadership and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a part of our daily lives. But how might it affect leadership? In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Po...

Chapter 195: Transformative Leadership

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast where we are going to learn about the concept of Generativity (Erikson, 1950) and how it i...

Chapter 194: Surviving toxic leadership

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At some point in our lives we have, or will leave a toxic work environment. Hopefully we have the wherewithal to actually leave. In this episode of Th...

Chapter 193: Responsive Leadership

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've all grown used to the instant gratification of quick responses via text messages and other forms of digital communications through technology. T...

Chapter 192: Quality Leadership

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Quality leadership starts with you! In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we will make the connection between quality and consistency, a...

Chapter 191: Equal Opportunity and Leadership

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast where we are going to learn about the great advantages of hiring for equality beyond the l...

Chapter 190: Conscious Leadership

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"A conscious leader is someone who understands their role in creating a world that works for everyone and takes action to make it happen." -...

Chapter 189: Navigating through Burnout

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What do we do if we are feeling burnt out? In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we will learn how to identify our own burnout and what ...

Chapter 188: The Leader of Jack / Jill of all traits

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

According to research, inquisitive leaders are more successful and are better assets to their organizations. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadersh...

Chapter 187: Leadership and Care

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It is difficult to define care since care comes from a deep place within us. We can't think about caring, but we can exhibit care if we understand...

Chapter 186: Addressing Bullying in the Workplace

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bullying happens in the workplace more often than we may realize. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we are going to learn how to add...

Chapter 185: Leadership and improvement of processes

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast where we are going to look at current processes and see if there is an opportunity for imp...

Chapter 184: Leadership and Implementation

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When we implement a new idea or a new process at work, do we follow up and check that it actually works? Maybe.. maybe not. The follow up is only one ...

Chapter 183: Your Personality and Leadership

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Never be afraid to be a poppy in a field of daffodils.” – Michaela Deprince Your personality does not necessarily dictates whether you are a go...

Chapter 182: Leadership and the Abilene Paradox

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever been in a situation where a leader in a room came up with an idea that you knew in your heart of hearts is a bad idea, yet you didn'...

Chapter 181: Cultivating Meaningful Working Relationships

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meaningful working relationships can be created and cultivated only if we are inquisitive. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we will...

Chapter 180: Leadership and Public Relations (PR)

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this 180th episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast! In this episode, we will explore meaningful and helpful PR for your department / or...

Chapter 179: Closure and Leadership

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There is a direct connection between getting closure and our leadership. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will make the connect...

Chapter 178: Leadership and Passion

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“A true passion that burns within your soul is one that can never be put out.” — Zach Toelke We are all passionate about something. When we iden...

Chapter 177: The incredible value of team empowerment

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

People who are in the right position and in the right organization crave autonomy. It is a part of human nature. In this episode of The 10 Minute Lead...

Chapter 176: The Adaptive Leader

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Action and adaptability create opportunity" - Garrison Wynn Adapting to certain conditions or situations can be challenging to humans at large, let ...

Chapter 175: Navigating through organizational politics 

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In chapter 91 we learned about leadership and politics. In this chapter, we will learn more about specific organizational politics and how to navigate...

Chapter 174: The Clear Directional Leader

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast where we are going to examine the balance between clear and direct messages (in all forms ...

Chapter 173: Leading with soul and intuition 

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Intuition is at times an underrated part of being a human. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we will make the connection between int...

Chapter 172: Leaders’ Responsibility to Their Community

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2024, it is pretty much bad business not to give back to your local community. But why is this so important? And what does it mean to give back? Le...

Chapter 171: Accidental Leadership

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are situations where line level employees are thrusted into a leadership position out of necessity. These are the type of people who are not nec...

Chapter 170: Leadership and Graciousness: Dedicated to my Superdad!

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Analyzing recent life events led me to a connection between leadership and graciousness following my father’s decision to raise me as his own regard...

Chapter 169: Leadership and Sticking to the Facts!

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"The best way to spoil a good story is by sticking to the facts" - Evan Esar In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we are goin...

Chapter 168: Communication Across Generations

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Communication is challenging to begin with and communicating across different generations can add complications. In this episode of The 10 Minute Lead...

Chapter 167: Leadership and Communication

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To be honest, learning about communication calls for more than 10 minutes but at least we will get a general understanding of it in this episode of Th...

Chapter 166: The Balance between the Inquisitive Leader and the Paranoid Leader

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Being inquisitive is usually good. It shows that you take interest in your employees' life and well-being. However, some questions may come across...

Chapter 165: The Tactful Leader

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does this mean to be tactful? In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we will learn about the connection between being tactful and le...

Chapter 164: When life happens: Leadership lessons life provides us with

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you for your patience with the short break in episodes. I have gone through a lot over the past month or so, and in this special episode of The ...

A Short Break

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dear listeners, A lot of things are hitting me in my life right now and I need some time to sort through all that. Since my mind is not 100% here, I d...

Chapter 163: The Leader as a Role Model

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast! Who is your role model? What did you learn from them? Can anyone be a role model? Let&#39...

Chapter 162: Leading with Intention

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Almost everything we do start with intention. The question we want to ask ourselves: was our intention pure? In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadersh...

Chapter 161: Leading from the Heart

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We operate from our brain, but can we operate life from the heart? The answer is yes! And if we can operate from the heart, we can lead from the heat ...

Chapter 160: Leadership Styles

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Leadership styles vary from one person to the other. Some follow leadership theories, some follow what they've learned about leadership, and all o...

Chapter 159: Leadership dealing with online reviews

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We live in an online reviews world. Many of us make buying decisions based on online reviews. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we ...

Chapter 158: How we learn and how we lead learning

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we will gain an understanding of how the human brain works when it comes to teaching and learning....

Chapter 157: Leadership and Perspective

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy new year and thank you for tuning in to this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast! In this episode, we will learn about the value of gain...

Chapter 156: The Marketable Leader

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we will review the value of marketing ourselves in an attractive way where others want to learn mo...

Chapter 155: Leadership and Mind Control

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a strong title to an episode and it is an interesting one. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we will understand how to inspi...

Chapter 154: Psychology and Leadership

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Understanding humans is important to strong leadership. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will learn about the basics of human p...

Extra Content! Meet Drew Dudley - Internationally Acclaimed Leadership Speaker

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It is with distinct honor to share with you this very special extra content episode with Drew Dudley - internationally acclaimed leadership speaker! D...

Chapter 153: Leadership and Gratitude

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.” - Will Arnett There are plenty of advantage...

Chapter 152: Leadership and Education

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Education comes in a variety of ways to include formal and informal education. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will review the...

Chapter 151: Leadership and Meditation

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this special episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast where we are going to learn about the value of meditation, ways to meditate, and h...

Chapter 150: Leadership and Customer Service: The External Customer

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is the customer always right? The answer is... NO! In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will learn more about customer behavior and...

Chapter 149: Leadership and Customer Service: The Internal Customer 

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The internal customers are your employees, and they are as important (if not more important) than your external customers. In this episode of The 10 M...

Chapter 148: Leadership Across Cultures

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cultural diversity is important to your organization. To take it to the next level, why not learn more about the cultural diversity within your organi...

Chapter 147: The Organized Leader

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you are organized or disorganized - this episode is for you! In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will make the connection ...

Chapter 146: Your Reputation as a Leader

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our reputation precedes us. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we will review the importance of our reputation as leaders, and how to...

Chapter 145: Leadership and Meaningful Meetings

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"This could have been an email." We've all been there! In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we will review the meaning of...

Chapter 144: Identifying the Triggers

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all have triggers. It could be a scent, something we hear, something we taste, or an experience. Navigating through other people's triggers is ...

Chapter 143: The Selfless Leader

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Being selfless is preeminent to good leadership. However, we must know where the line in the sand is so we don't cross over and become boundless leade...

Chapter 142: Leadership and Sexual Harassment

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will learn how good leaders properly respond to a sexual harassment claim. We will learn the i...

Chapter 141: Leaders who deal with depression

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our mental health and is not different than our physical health. If we do not feel well mentally, we need to address it just as we would address physc...

Chapter 140: Leadership and Control

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we are going to identify the areas and things in our life that we have control over, and the ones ...

Chapter 139: Leadership and our self-preservation instinct of fearing death

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The somewhat odd topic chosen for this episode was born from an interesting article about death I have recently read in psychology literature as well ...

Chapter 138: Can good leaders be procrastinators?

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We might thing that procrastinators cannot be good leaders but this is not the case! In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will unde...

Chapter 137: Proactive versus Reactive Leadership

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've all been there: we said something we didn't mean to say.. the words escaped our month, and now someone got hurt. Reacting is a part of t...

Chapter 136: Leadership tips for those you were promoted from within

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us have or at some point will get promoted from within, which is very exciting! However, it comes with challenges since now you became 'th...

Chapter 135: Leadership and self-awareness: What does it mean to be self-aware?

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Since we do not walk around with a mirror in front of us all day long, we don't always know how we look to other people, how we sound, or how we a...

Chapter 134: Leaders who think on their feet

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, I am sharing an unconventional story where I had to think on my feet as a leader. We will examine...

Chapter 133: It doesn't have to be this way!

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever worked for a bad leader? The answer is probably yes. However, it doesn't have to be this way! Bad leadership can change, and you are...

Chapter 132: Bystander Leadership

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bystander Leadership is education for leaders aimed to increase inclusion among all employees of your organization as well as identifying when we need...

Chapter 131: Monitoring your business unit on social media

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Social media in all of its forms is a huge part of pop culture worldwide. It is important to keep a watchful eye on what's happening on our compan...

Chapter 130: Leaders who are promoted from within

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we will gain some knowledge on how to interact with your team if you were promoted from within. I ...

Chapter 129: How to get employees back in office post-pandemic

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The idea for this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast was born after some people asked me for advice on how to get their teams back in office....

Chapter 128: Leaders in Grief

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At some point in our lives we lost someone dear to us. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will explore how leaders in grief can c...

Chapter 127: Leadership and Decision-Making

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is the process of our decision making? In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will learn how we make decisions and what it takes...

Chapter 126: Is there such thing as "stupid questions?"

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast we will break down where "stupid questions" come from and how we should properly respond...

Chapter 125: The customer is NOT always right!

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

That's right my friends - you heard it first, you heard it here: the customer is NOT always right! In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Pod...

Chapter 124: Leaders who are not afraid to ask

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There is tremendous value in asking questions as well as asking for help. The fact that we are leaders doesn't mean we do not need help from time ...

Chapter 123: Leadership = Strategy = Leadership

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fun title for this episode, isn't it?! In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will review the importance of connecting with your ...

Chapter 122: Hiring versus Selecting Team Members

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you hire or select your team members? What is the difference? Who lasts longer, the hired or selected ones? Many questions to answer in this episo...

Chapter 121: What can you ask? What you should not ask?

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Employee: I need to take a personal day tomorrow. Manager: Why? What do you have to do? This is a prime example of what we should never ask our team...

Chapter 120: Leadership and Humility

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Humility and Ego are polar opposites. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will find the middle ground between ego and humility, le...

Chapter 119: Leadership and Social Responsibility

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Social responsibility is not new to business but it is definitely important in 2023. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will lear...

Chapter 118: Unleash Your Inner Leader!

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us have been told at some point in our lives that we are not good, or not good enough, or not bright enough. Someone crushed our spirit with t...

Chapter 117: The Influential Leader 

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Social media influencers are popular in this day and age of technology. Leader-influencers are a bit different: it is not about the instant fame, or p...

Chapter 116: The Approachable Leader

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever just looked at someone and knew you should stay away since they appear very unapproachable? Clearly, this is not the kind of leader we w...

Chapter 115: Leadership and Anxiety

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anxiety and mental health issues had been on the rise since the pandemic. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will learn how to pa...

Chapter 114: Leadership and Attitude

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our attitude is a form of energy and people around us can feel it. A positive attitude is contagious, which is a beautiful trait of a great leader. Bu...

Chapter 113: Leadership and Goal Setting

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us have to set goals at work. It is a common practice in all areas of business. But what about our own personal goals? Do you write down your ...

Chapter 112: Leadership and Authentic Equality

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of Black History Month, I selected the topic of authentic equality in the workplace. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we ...

Chapter 111: Performance-Based Leadership

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we will focus on how to differentiate our top-performing employees from the ones who simply skate...

Chapter 110: How to deal with disgruntled employees

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some people were born underneath an angry star (thank you Sting for those words from the song Fragile). Then, they end up working for you. How do we d...

Chapter 109: Leadership and Delegation

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A good leader knows just the right amount of delegation. They don't under-delegate. They don't over-delegate. How do we strike that balance? Learn mor...

Chapter 108: Leadership and Self SWOT Analysis

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast! In this episode, we will learn what is a SWOT analysis, how to conduct a self SWOT analys...

Chapter 107: The Incomplete Leader

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast was inspired by an article I found in the Harvard Business Review named "The Praise of the Incomplete...

Chapter 106: The Reflective Nature of Leadership

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout our lives we probably heard and perhaps learned about reflection and what it means. In this episode of The 10 Minute Leadership Podcast, we...

Chapter 105: Leaders Who Follow Their Dreams

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of the greatest trait of being a human being is our ability to dream, our ability to see a future for ourselves and our surrounding. But unfortuna...

Chapter 104: The Extroverted Leader

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Extroverted people bring with them their explosive energy. Some people receive this energy with welcoming arms, while others shy away from it. In this...

Chapter 103: The Introverted Leader

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Introverted people are usually shy, reserved, and at times will put up a wall until they get to know you better. Although to extroverted people this m...