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

Welcome to episode 60! I am so excited to have been podcasting for 2 years, and have 60 episodes out there for you. I hope you are enjoying these shows and learning and growing in your leadership.“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with great talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence, determination alone are omnipotent.” (Bennis and Nanus, Leaders–The Strategies for Taking Charge, Page 45)This week I want to discuss courageous leadership. I want to start with a letter from a friend of mine who is head of a seminary, that is embarking on major change in his life and how he is doing so with courageous leadership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are continuing the series from my book Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make with the second half of Chapter 7: Communication Chaos, Singing from the Same Page in the Hymnal. I hope you are enjoying it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a continuation of my series on my book Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make. In this chapter we are discussing the communication in our organizations, some best practices, and how it evolves over time.In this episode I cover:Never assume that anyone knows anything.The bigger the group, the more attention must be given to communication.When left in the dark, people tend to dream up wild rumors.Communication must be the passionate obsession of effective leadership.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the third in our series on my new book Launch Your Encore, written with my good friend Rick Hicks. In this episode we cover:1. The Old Man and the Sea2. Four Areas where Choices are Looming3. Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks4. Gandalf - yes there are great lessons to be learned from the wizard! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the second in our series on my latest book Launch Your Encore, which I co-wrote with Dr. Rick Hicks. While the first episode covered some of the basic ground work on this topic, in this episode Rick and I are going to unpack the idea of having a vibrant life after your traditional career ends in greater detail.Life Stage DevelopmentDr. Rick Hicks studied life stage development under Peter Drucker, which mirrors society. Whereas at the beginning of the last century Dr. G. Stanley Hall recognized the stage of adolescence between childhood and adulthood, today we are seeing a stage emerge that is after adulthood but really before old age when people are retiring from their traditional jobs to enter a new stage of mentoring, which we are calling “Elderlesence.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is part one of a three part interview with my co-author Rick Hicks on our new book Launch Your Encore: Finding Adventure and Purpose Later in Your Life. You can get more information on the book at it’s website: Launch Your Encore.com.Rick and I met about 20 years ago at a conference for leaders of missions organizations. After several discussions on Baby Boomers and what to do when you get to the end of your career, we began outlining and creating the book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a continuation of my series on my book: The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make. Today I am covering Chapter Six: Dirty Delegation.In this episode I cover:Over-managing is one of the great cardinal sins of poor leadership.Nothing frustrates those who work for you more than sloppy delegation with too many strings attached.Delegation should match each worker’s follow-through ability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In response to asking my listeners to share their pain points with me, I share in this episode some of the biggest that I received. Thank you for doing that! I have collected a lot of great material – sorry for your pain! Today I am starting to talk about those points and how I would suggest dealing with them. I NEVER mention any names. Your sharing is always safe with me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is based on Chapter 5 of my book “The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make.”In this episode I cover the nature of dictators and why they are so terrible to work with and work for. Dictators deny the value of individuals.The major players in any organization are like its stock- holders: They should have a say in its direction.The one who does the job should decide how it is done.“Flat” organizations are the model of the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is based on chapter 4 of my book, The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make.In this episode I cover what a maverick is, how to identify them and why they are so crucial for the future.Mavericks can save us from the slide toward institutionalism.Large organizations usually kill off mavericks before they can take root.Mavericks make messes by their very nature—the good messes institutions need.Learn to recognize truly useful mavericks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the last in a series of shows on Passion in leadership, based on my new book The Power of Passion in Leadership. These episodes stand on their own but if you would like to “catch up” you can checkout episodes 46-49 for the related content.In this episode I cover:If your heart has been robbed of it’s passion, you have 2 options: get your groove back or move on. This episode is on the second option. Sometimes you need to cut your losses and take the plunge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

his is a continuation of my series on the Power of Passion in Leadership, which is the title of my new book, due to on Amazon January 7th!In this episode I cover:A Pain point about being scared to confront problems on your team, including problem team membersGetting Your Groove BackAn extensive list of ideas for how to get your groove backSome great resources to help youI have a friend whose name is John. We have known each other since high school. John’s family has a very successful company in Alabama. His grandfather started the company, and then turned it over to John’s dad, who turned it over to him. It has just kept growing and prospering through the decades. They are very good at what they do. When John’s dad turned the reins over to him, he tried to run the company but did not enjoy it at all. He was not wired to be a CEO or a COO. He loves computers and the nuts and bolts that a company needs behind the scenes. He finally sat his father down and said, “Dad, I love our company and I will always work here, but I cannot run it. I can’t and I don’t want to. It is not good for the company or for me to even try.” So John became the chairman of the board and loves his work for the family business, but the family hired a very competent person to run the place. That is healthy convergence. John got his groove back after being in a place that held no passion for him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a continuation of my series on my new book, The Power of Passion in Leadership,January. In this podcast you will learn about all the piranhas out to steal the passion from your heart.In this episode I cover:Piranhas that can rob you of your passionBoth professional ministers and “ministering professionals” can burn out and become a part of the “walking dead.”I was speaking at a conference the other day and had a pastor come up to me after I spoke. My talk was titled, “How to know when it’s time to go.” I could tell immediately that he was flat emotionally. “Hans,” he said, “I am totally bored in my job but have no passion to do anything else.” Honestly, my first thought was that I felt sorry for his congregation. I asked him how long he felt this way and what was going on in his life. He shared with me that he had been through intense counseling to get some answers. The professionals told him he was depressed and burned out. This man is truly among the walking dead that I will explore in just a moment. I wanted so much to give him a silver bullet of hope—some easy fix for his heart. Trust me, his situation is not easy to fix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you know that there are wrong and right reasons for leading? You probably know some of the right reasons – calling, gifting, wanting to make a difference, stepping into a leadership vacuum, clearing up confusion, wanting to help everyone succeed. But do you know that there are deadly wrong motives that keep a lot of people in leadership too long? And those kind of leaders are tough to follow!This is a continuation of my series on the power of passion in leadership. In the last podcast episode I laid the ground work for this subject, this week I want to delve deeper, discussing finding your passion at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The power of passion in leadership is something I have spoken about before, but over the next few podcasts I want to delve deeper into the issue. This is also the subject of my next book which was released in January of 2015: The Power of Passion in Leadership.In this episode I cover:A Pain Point from a woman in leadership who feels like she is not heard in her organization.Information from chapters one and two of my upcoming book “The Power of Passion in Leadership.”“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do the work you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.