Passing The Baton Leadership Podcast

Trust is the most highly valued commodity when it comes to relationship building, both in your personal and professional life. Your level of comfortability, authenticity, and transparency are all heavily influenced by your level of trust in someone.  So how do we react when someone breaks our trust?   Highlights include Leaning into self-management Taking time to heal Forgiving and moving forward Second chances   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

What is culture is fit anyway? Many hiring managers and recruiters use the term generically when finding a reason not to bring on someone. Today Zack and Miek unpack the differences between the two and give you reasons why organizations need to lead with culture as well as tips for prospective new employees to look out for while interviewing at a new company.    Highlights include Focus on the right mix Mix personalities for the best teams Check your culture   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Colin Hunter joins the show today to talk about the power of failure and how it can create a stronger person and leader.    Colin Hunter is an Author, Mentor, Coach, and the Founder and CEO of Potential Squared, an international business that specializes in creating playgrounds to disrupt the way people are led. Three areas of focus include: Building Leadership Capabilities, Strengthening Functional Capability, and guiding Innovative Cultures.

Stress! Everyone deals with it to differing degrees. Today Mike and Zack help you with some tips to manage your stress to healthy levels.    Highlights include Signs that you have too much stress A list of tips to combat stress Is all stress bad?   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Competition isn't all bad... in fact, it can be a great motivator to extend you and your team to new heights with the right approach.  Today Mike and Zack give you practical tips to thrive in competition.    Highlights include Competition can originate in many forms Become a master of situational awareness Handle internal competition the right way   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

People think about different things when it comes to the power of persuasion depending on your life stage.  For teens and young adults, it may be focused on social media influencers, while adults may think of salespeople, politicians, or the pushy person in the office.  No matter your opinion or perspective, persuasion will be an important soft skill in your leadership toolbox. You’ll need to be able to think on your feet and deliver your message that connects with others in order to get your points and ideas across.  Highlights include Competition can originate in many forms Connect to the person's values Create impact with your stories Science and facts are your allies   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Today we have David Wheatley owner/principal from Humanergy today to discuss Frontline Leadership Dos and Dont's. Our tips come from Humanergy's 50 Dos for Everyday Leadership: Practical Lessons Learned the Hard Way (So You Don't Have To) Check out and subscribe to the Humanergy Leadership Podcast, blog and their Youtube site for more resources

Whether you are playing a game, thriving in your work environment, or just loving life, honing in your observation skills can bring your business, team, and personal career to the next level.  Highlights include Slow down Become a people watcher Make a game of it in your personal outings The benefits   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

The old saying of "prove me wrong" was used a lot when we were growing up. The thought and motivation behind the statement is to get the other person to step up and prove your idea, ability, or skills.  As I grew in my own leadership I found that statement inherently flawed. When I wanted my people to step up, I lead with the statement, "Prove me right." One word makes a huge difference.    Highlights include Start in a positive place Encourage them along the way Validate and celebrate Why bother making the distinction? Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Our Be Series concludes with Be the boxer! Hear how boxing can teach us a thing or two about leadership and a story from Zack of nearly getting knocked out in a ring.  Highlights include: Constantly improve and prepare Know how to dodge a punch What to do when you get knocked down Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Our Be Series continues with Be the Magnifying Glass. Magnifying glasses are fun to play with as a kid and may be a necessary item as we get older.    Today we talk about: Magnifying those around you.  It can be used be bring the heat. It only magnifies what you want it to.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Our Be Series continues with Be the Poker Player! Although Zack and Mike are horrible at poker and won't be giving out any playing tips, (Because you'd lose all of your money) there are some leadership tips that we can learn from great poker players.  Learn to read people well Strengthen your self-management skills Be a risk-taker Be willing to fold   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Our Be Series is back! Join us as we talk about the power of thread and how you can take its characteristics and purpose and apply them today to be a better leader.  Highlights: It connects things together If done right, you won't even notice it The more it's used, the stronger it becomes Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

We all want to be leaders that wroth following. Today Zack Hudson sits down with author Tim Spiker, author of The Only Leaders Worth Following to talk about the split between the Who of Leadership and the What of Leadership.  We also share several actionable tips to help you become a leader worth following.  You can find Tim's book here.  You can follow Tim here.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Empathy, sympathy, and pity. These are all words and feelings that we've experienced in our leadership and in life, but how are they different and how should you approach each feeling with those that you lead and care about? Today we dive into the differences between the three and how you can successfully navigate those situations.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Have you ever worked for a seagull manager? Today we talk about what a seagull manager is, why it's a problem, and what you can do to overcome the challenges of this leadership style.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Everyone wants to be successful. Your definition of what that success looks likes varies from person to person, but we all want to be good at and succeed in the things that matter most to us. So if we define our own meaning of success, then why are so many people successful and still miserable?   Highlights include: The trap of one more thing The poison in the well & unobtainable goals Change your goals   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

We often think of personal connections when it comes to Emotional Intelligence. So how do we lean into EQ in a remote world? Today, we give you actionable leadership tips to help you strengthen and grow your emotional intelligence no matter the physical distance.    Highlights include: Turn your camera on Master small talk  Be transparent and show authenticity   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

This week we talk about one of leadership's greatest traps; the addiction to being right. Jennifer Thornton from 304 Coaching sits down with us to discuss how it happens and what we can do to combat it in our own leadership journey and help others conquer their own challenges.    Highlights include: Actionable tips to hedge the addiction to be being right How this trap impacts you and your team The seven deadly sins of leadership   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

Someone recently asked the Reddit community why people are rude, loud, and aggressive towards frontline employees in retail, food, and service industries. By far the most common answer was because they felt like it got results. You've likely run across this person at some point in your life and may even have this person in your work environment today.    Highlights include: Tips to deal with aggressive people Other things to do Tips to deal with aggressive customers   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd. Visit our website!