Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers With Dr. Hans Finzel

Building on the last show, episode 13, I am adding three more today…1. God is the ultimate Change Agent2. Change is urgent3. Lead Change with Vision4. People Always resits change5. Coach People Carefully in the Right Direction6. Lead with Your Heart See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Every leader is a change agent. How is that going for you? Are you getting them to change their minds? Getting people from Point A to B can be easy…. or very convoluted!Please listen to this podcast! It can change the way you view change! This is the first of a two part podcast on leading change. Three tips here, and then three in the next podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow observed, “Great is the art of the beginning, but greater is the art of ending.”Here are some famous failures who refused to quit, and mastered the art of ending.Dismissed from drama school with a note that read, “Wasting her time. She’s too shy to put her best foot forward.”—Lucille BallFired from a newspaper because he “lacked imagination and had no original ideas.”—Walt DisneyCut from his high school basketball team, he went home and locked himself in his room and cried. —Michael JordanHis teacher told him he was too stupid to learn anything and that he should go into a field where he could succeed by virtue of his pleasant personality.—Thomas EdisonHis fiancée died. He failed in business twice. He had a nervous breakdown and was defeated in eight elections.—Abraham LincolnDropped out of college for lack of motivation. Started a company that eventually fired him. – Stephen JobsThey Began with the End in Mind – and the planet is better for it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy an

Every leader needs courage if you are moving outside of your comfort zone. Which is what leadership is all about!There are many things that want to take away my courage:Betting on myselfBelieving in myself every dayBillsObligationsNay sayersFailures in the past in leadership and workPersonal failures in my lifePersonal short comingsLeadership failures See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this podcast I cover:Who are mavericks?What makes them so special?How do we recognize them?Why do we need them?Books to recommend: Pour Your Heart into It and Onward: by Howard Schultz, founder and CEO of Starbucks and a true Maverick.Quote of the Show: If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.”General Eric Shinseki, Former US Army Chief of Staff (4 Star General) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every leader faces transition sooner or later. And every church and ministry and business faces changes in leadership. Transitions especially at the top can be very successful or extremely volatile.I hope you listen to my newest podcast on pulling off successful leadership transitions.Contents of the Show:A brief summary of my own transition after 20 years.The Ten Tips for Making it work well – applies to a lot of leadership transitionsBarriers to successful transitionsA few final applications for you to prepare for your eventual exit See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the many people including leaders that are stuck in a job they don’t love, the lack of passion cannot be hidden. I experienced this very thing in my own career.My baseball cap changed my life!I grew to the place– or I should say I descended to the place where I lacked the passion for my job. I’ll never forgetone day when I was putting on a baseball cap in my garage, made by the folks at “Life is Good.” Sewn inside the cap are these words, which come into view when you place the cap on your head: do what you like, like what you do. I read those words and said to myself, “I am doing neither.” It was time for a change. That baseball cap changed my life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Compliments dissolve very quickly like ice on a hot sidewalk!“One of the commodities in life that most people can’t get enough of is compliments. The ego is never so intact that one can’t find a hole in which to plug a little praise. But, compliments by their very nature are highly biodegradable and tend to dissolve hours or days after we receive them–which is why we can always use another.” —Phyllis TherouxLeaders need to learn how to affirm the various people that they work with. And not everyone is the same. Just like people have different love languages, they have different affirmation languages. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Being opposed for your leadership WILL happen. It is just a matter of time. Abraham Lincoln was a master at dealing with opposition. Here is how he handled it.“If I were to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. I do the very best I know how – the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until then. If the end brings me out alright, what is said against me won’t amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, 10,000 Angels swearing I was right would make no difference.”This episode is all about how to handle the criticism when it comes... and come it will! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you find yourself in a position of leadership that stretches you? Ever wish you could go run and hide every once in a while?I hope you listen to the podcast show episode #5 about Reluctant Leadership.In 1994 I had a chance to meet Mother Theresa in Calcutta, India. She was an amazing women of compassion who won the Nobel Prize for her ministry among the poor. As I was in her presence I realized what a humble spirit she had–a truly remarkable servant leader who so reluctant to gain attention. She was a great leader for all the right reasons.Here is what cover in today’s podcast:* What is reluctant leadership?* What’s so great about reluctance?* Five excuses many people make to avoid being a leader in a situation* The Seven deadly motives for wanting leadership or staying in leadership past your prime* The kind of leaders that the world is begging for… are you one of these?We need more great leaders with the right motives.1. The world is hunger for great leadership2. The world needs great leadership3. We

Are you carrying too much? Do you feel overwhelmed in your leadership?I hope you listen to the podcast show episode #4 about getting a life and spreading your leadership load. What we cover in this show: 1. My personal journey with Donna managing a big family, marriage and a demanding career. 2. The “Spread the Load” principle 3. Very specific applications you can use right away in your life 4. An exercise for learning how to manage your time See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I hope you listen to the podcast show about being the leader that people want to follow. When you fall into leadership, get appointed, volunteer or get railroaded, all of a sudden eyes are on you. And the more people you lead, the more eyes there are that are on you!! Sometimes…OK often, that can be intimidating. Leadership is NOT a popularity contest, sometimes we have to make hard decisions. But there are things we can do to help make our leadership much more effective. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leaders make things happen – they take people places they would not go on their own – and that is what vision is all aboutThe bible says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) Another translation reads, “Without revelation people run wild, but one who listens to instruction will be happy.” (Holman Version)It is vision that accomplishes great things on earth!What is Vision really?Here is a nugget from John F. Kennedy’s speech on Sept 12, 1962 casting the vision to reach the moon before 1970: “We choose to go to the moon,” the president said. “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to my first Podcast. I welcome you and your time. I hope you listen to the show! This first show is an introduction to what I love about leadership and just a bit about my own story. My passion is to help leaders lead. So if that sparks an interest, read on and listen. * I begin with a short history is the study of leadership – great leaders (Lincoln, King, Thatcher, Gandhi, Moses) and terrible leaders. History in many ways is the story of what leaders have done for good and for harm. * I introduce myself –a little about who I am. I have always wanted to change the world for good – have my life count – and that is what leaders do! * I don’t know where you are at in your journey – but I love helping leaders lead. Why do I call myself the Leadership Answerman??? Not because I think I am a great leader. It is because I am here to help leaders lead, and if I don’t know the answer I will find the answer! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.