Applied Leadership Podcast

Two friends. One question. Half an hour. Zero script. Fun and thoughtful conversations, answering your questions about life, business, and all things leadership. Timely topics. Timeless wisdom.

Presence and Whole Life Integration 04/28/2024

Presence and Whole Life Integration This is an episode everyone will relate to—as a leader, a teammate, a spouse, a parent, a family member, or a friend. We all wear different hats and have a myriad of responsibilities and interests that vie for our time. As leaders, we need to ensure that we are allowing our people the time to be the best versions of themselves in all aspects of their lives. As leaders, we need to make sure we are doing the same for ourselves. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/31021438

Foundations of Leadership: Elizabeth Fire District of Colorado 04/15/2024

Foundations of Leadership: Elizabeth Fire District of Colorado For this week's episode we are doing another round of answering questions from our Colorado Fire Leadership Series. Our second session with this engaging group of firefighters, volunteers, and dispatchers was about the foundations of leadership, different leadership styles, and theories. Questions answered during this episode include leaders who attempt to manage their way out of leadership, span of control, keeping the mission at the focus, and more. We hope you enjoy it! /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/30820703

Pressure is a Privilege 03/31/2024

Pressure is a Privilege We get asked all the time - "Don't you guys get nervous.... doing public speaking, speaking in front of large audiences, etc." YES! We are nervous every single time! We prepare like crazy, and whether we present to large audiences or small groups of high-caliber people, it's daunting no matter the group. But we also see the nervousness, the opportunity, the pressure, as a privilege. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/30614358

Cultures of Excellence: Elizabeth Fire District of Colorado 03/17/2024

Cultures of Excellence: Elizabeth Fire District of Colorado We usually tackle one question in our episodes, but today we're doing something a little different. We recently started our Colorado Fire Leadership Series with the Elizabeth Fire District of Colorado, a team of full-time and volunteer firefighters, dispatchers, and support personnel. Our first module of Cultures of Excellence resulted in so many engaging and thoughtful questions that we wanted to dedicate an episode to answer the remaining ones we couldn't get to during our session. These questions are applicable to anyone in a leadership position. We hope you enjoy it! /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/30406993

Balancing Authenticity of Self and Getting the Job Done 03/03/2024

Balancing Authenticity of Self and Getting the Job Done As leaders, how do we balance the relationship between authenticity and understanding we still have a mission and a purpose to accomplish? There's a line to be managed, which can be difficult. It's the work of the leader to understand and exercise judgment within appropriate context and within the company's culture. Authenticity, self-control and consistency together cab lead to overall trust within teams. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/30206978

What are ALPs Reading/Listening To? 02/18/2024

What are ALPs Reading/Listening To? We get this question asked often - what are we reading, what podcasts are we listening to, what kinds of content and material do we find valuable? We aren't completely immune to the social media junk food, and do our best to stay intentional about what we mentally digest. Blayne and Brandon talk about topics, methods and content that they read and some specific recommendations. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/30006378

Goals and Intentions 02/06/2024

Goals and Intentions What are your goals and intentions for 2024? Our approach tends to lean toward a more thematic path for what we want to accomplish. We want to challenge ourselves in ways that are hard and lean into having clear objectives on the calendar. There are a ton of ways of how you put together the framework for your life, personally and professionally. Blayne and Brandon provide some of their methods for how they plan out their year. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/29817273

Balance: Taking Care of Your People AND the Mission 01/26/2024

Balance: Taking Care of Your People AND the Mission It takes a real balance to ensure you hear your people out and take care of their needs while at the same time ensuring the job is getting done. It takes integration of both. It takes hard work. It takes difficult decisions to keep the health of the business at the forefront. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/29662053

How Do You Choose a Good Business Partner? 01/08/2024

How Do You Choose a Good Business Partner? When you're a small business owner, choosing to bring on a business partner is one of the most significant decisions you can make. Our view is that in this decision, like a marriage or life partnership, you have to think long term. Finding another individual or small team that aligns with your life values is key, with the amount of time you all will be spending with each other, toiling, celebrating wins and bouncing back from losses together. Listen in to more gems of advice from Blayne and Brandon about how they continue to build the ALPs team. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/29379828

When Business Partners Behave Badly 12/11/2023

When Business Partners Behave Badly Establishing and documenting the expectations of a specific partnership from the very beginning is key to managing that relationship. How do you respond and address any concerns up front to keep the relationship going? What do you do when it's time to cut ties and walk away? /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/29018593

Tragic World Events: Do What You Can, Where You Can 11/26/2023

Tragic World Events: Do What You Can, Where You Can There are so many events happening in the world that are difficult to understand and even more difficult to try and manage our feelings and not feel overwhelmed. Instead of having complete apathy or enmeshing ourselves in everything, our focus should be on doing what we can, where we can. Chipping away at making our families, our homes, and our communities better, doing it together with people we love and keeping hope alive. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/28797133

When to Push Yourself, and When Not to 11/12/2023

When to Push Yourself, and When Not to How you decide to push yourself depends on what your goal is and what you're aiming for. There's also a cost around how much you push yourself, and how it affects those closest to you. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/28606398

Onboarding: Helping New Teammates Belong 10/30/2023

Onboarding: Helping New Teammates Belong Everyone can relate to being the new person on a team, and it is hard. Whether you're being onboarded, or onboarding someone new to your team, support and willingness to help go both ways. In this episode, we'll discuss how to welcome and support a new employee, and how to conduct yourself if you're the new leader joining a team of people who have been around awhile. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/28456991

Who Said It Had To Be This Way? 10/15/2023

Who Said It Had To Be This Way? Grinding and operating at the red line all the time is a recipe for disaster - for you, your team and the business. Creating intentional space in our calendars for our relationships, physical health and downtime is imperative for overall wellness and resilience over the long haul. Doing this along the way will ensure you're at your best when it's time to surge and hit those opportunities when they come. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/28322177

Leaders and the Frontline: Reconciling Perspectives 10/01/2023

Leaders and the Frontline: Reconciling Perspectives As leaders, how do we ensure that we are properly supporting those doing the day-to-day, front facing work, when we may have different perspectives? By acknowledging that people approach problems, strategies and decisions through our own unique lens, we also need to ensure that we create a culture that builds an understanding of these perspectives to work together. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/28192805

Influence or Manipulation 09/17/2023

Influence or Manipulation As a leader, your influence can lead to positive or negative outcomes. Is there a difference between influence and manipulation when it comes to getting results? It can be a bit more nuanced than saying manipulation is "bad" or "good". Are we trying to make a change because it serves "me" or because it serves "we"? /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/28059612

Disruptive High Performers 09/07/2023

Disruptive High Performers As leaders, your culture is going to be what you allow. Enabling an environment where disunity and disruption are allowed by a few, sacrifices team culture and sets consequences for the long term. Brandon and Blayne discuss how to address disruptions early on to keep your team cohesion solid and goals on track. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/27974100

Trusting Your Gut vs. Your Head 09/07/2023

Trusting Your Gut vs. Your Head Brandon and Blayne discuss some practical ways that we can get curious about how we know when we need to listen to our intuitions or our mind. We can gain some awareness and ask curious questions about why we're feeling the way we are. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/27971886

Mistakes We Wish We Could Do Over 09/07/2023

Mistakes We Wish We Could Do Over Blayne and Brandon reflect on some hard-earned wisdom and lessons learned from mistakes they made early on in their leadership journey, in the military, business and family life. /episode/index/show/appliedleadership/id/27971460

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