Passing The Baton Leadership Podcast

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week is a continuation of our Profiles in Leadership Series featuring Thurgood Marshall. Thurgood Marshall was the country's first African American Supreme Court judge. Before landing the historic position, he was known as a leader for equal rights, having argued, and won, hundreds of cases to bring the nation closer to equality. A man that led himself well and stood for a cause much larger than his own, Thurgood Marshall gave us several great examples of leadership. 

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week we talk begin our Profiles in Leadership series and focus on the leadership of Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher became the prime minister of Britain in 1979.  It was a time where you would have to wait in long lines to get gasoline, interest rates were very high and the cold war had started. She was part of a generation that lived through the Great Depression, World War II, and the rise of communism. In a time when the world needed strong leaders, Margaret Thatcher showed herself worthy...and you can too!

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week we talk begin our Profiles in Leadership series and focus on the leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt There are few leaders that faced the number of tough decisions and crossroads in leadership as Franklin D. Roosevelt. He lead the US through the Great Depression and most of the 2nd World War. Many historians consider him one of the greatest, If not the greatest, president of all time.  FDR exhibited many leadership qualities that we can model in our own lives. 

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This we we talk about how to "Have More fun!" It's sometimes easier said than done. You can't force someone to have fun. Even though you can't force fun, you can make it more of a habit in your life. Here are some tips to draw out some fun and joy in your life. 

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. I have really appreciated the accountability partners that I have had over the years. They were there when I had no one else to talk to, there to listen when I had something really embarrassing to talk through, and they were there to help me formulate my goals. An accountability partnership can be a great two-way road of added value to each party.  Join us this week as talk about "How an Accountability Partner Can Help You."

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. So have been working your tail off and you think that you deserve a raise? Congrats on all your hard work. Now you get the joy of navigating the murky waters of asking for that raise. This week we give practical steps on how you can "Successfully Negotiate Your Raise."

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week we talk about "Gaining Experience and Moving Up (Part 2)" A great leader is a continual learner. They never arrive at their final destination and are constantly looking for ways to grow their knowledge and experience. One of the most unfortunate interactions I have as a leader is with people who have been around for a while and think that there is nothing else that they can learn.  Falling into the arrival trap can easily stall out your growth and career.

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week we talk about "Gaining Experience and Moving Up (Part 1)" Knowledge does come from experience and experience is the key to grow your value and worth in your career. If you want to continue to grow your income and land that dream job that you want, you'll need to continue to hone your skills and build relevant experience

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week we talk about "The Value of Your Experience" Your experience makes you money. The more experience that you have, the more salary that you can command. Life is not all about money though. Your experience also gives you a chance to build lifelong friendships and have more satisfaction in your life and career.

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. I think that we sometimes underappreciate the power of body language. It can tell a much more truthful story than our words at times. We can unknowingly show our emotions through our body language and even send mixed signals. Our words say one thing, while the body says another.  This week we talk about "The Power of Body Language"

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. Encouragement with your friends and family is just as important as encouragement at work. As we get older, this one seems to slip away from us. Think back to your time in high school or college. Encouragement for your friends and family and the value of those relationships were likely very high. As you enter the job market, start a family and you or your friends move away, it becomes more difficult.  Here are "5 Ways to Encourage Your Family and Friends." 

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  No one has ever said, "Please stop encouraging me in my job." It's always a great idea to encourage others in the workplace no matter what your level is in an organization. The ability to encourage others will serve you well throughout your career and can easily be a way for you to stand out against the crowd. This week we discuss "Five Tips to Strengthen How You Encourage Others at Work.: 

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week we celebrate 4 years of content creation by looking back over the last year as well as looking ahead to some exciting things to come.  

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. This week we have the pleasure of visiting with Diana Wu David. She is a TEDx speaker and author of the book Future Proof. Her company, Sarana Labs, invests in young people and companies to prepare them for a bright future. Diana shares her thoughts with us on our newest podcast and as a guest on our blog. Enjoy! -ZH You can find Diana's 11 steps to future proof yourself at http://bit.ly/prepareforfuture For more advice on the future of work, you can find Future Proof on Amazon. You can read more of Diana's insights on her LinkedIn and on her blog. You can also listen to her TEDx talk, The Difference Between Running and Running Free, here.

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  This week we discuss how to "Gain a True Sense of Your Identity." One of the common issues I see leaders face is that they identify too strongly with one aspect of their lives and ignore the other parts. It can be easy to fall into this trap because it typically starts out innocently enough as you pursue something that you enjoy or that is important to you. In the pursuit of more, we let other parts of our lives go neglected. We then begin to put all of our identity and worth into only a single aspect of our lives and we begin to lose that sense of fulfillment.  

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader. How well you navigate the corporate environment can either give you a career boost or become an anchor that you will have a difficult time getting rid of. It's important that we are successful as we acclimate ourselves to the environment.  Listen in as we discuss "Navigating the Corporate Environment."

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  The value of your word is much like the stock market. Its value fluctuates on a continual basis. Any company out there would love the ability to be fully in control of their rating on the market. There are many outside factors that go into the evaluation of a company with many of the factors being outside of the organization's control. The good news is that while you have outside influences on the value of your word, you have full control over its value.  Join us as we discuss "What is your Word Worth?"

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  Life is all about curveballs and unexpected changes. I'm not aware of anyone that has lived life exactly like they imagined and planned for. Sometimes these changes come out of nowhere and alter your life forever. A sudden job loss. The unexpected passing of a loved one. Other times you get some warning, but it doesn't make the change much easier. We are creatures of habit and dislike things that challenge and change our comfort zones and routines. Join us as we discuss what to do "When Life Throws You a Curve."

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  Being around people that you admire from afar, have authority or are well known can spark a number of reactions in a person. Some get overly excited, some dread the interaction, some fear it, and others embrace it. Which are you? Join us to find out as we talk about "Being Comfortable Around Higher Management."

Join leadership expert, speaker, and author Zack Hudson as he weekly invests in you as a leader.  Now that you've decided that you need to make a career change (or you are at least interested in looking) What do you do next? Join us for part 2 of "Managing Successful Career Change."