Thoughtful Thursdays: Stop trying to earn your employees' engagement.

Thoughtful Thursdays:Are you promoting autonomy within your team?: The way employees are motivated has changed over the years. On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses why increasing a feeling of autonomy can help a team find motivation to perform. Check out our suggested Leadership Books and Podcas... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

3 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you coach employees in front of customers? Should you?: Should you coach employees in front of your customers? On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo talks about something he has seen more leaders do this holiday season and it's not good. Buy Lorenzo's leadership book here: Vision, Clarity, Supp... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

3 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Maintaining a connection to your culture.: What are your employees worried about right now? On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses how leaders can cultivate some stability in the lives of their people. Check out our suggested Leadership Books and Podcast Gear: HYL Suggestion... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

4 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: The importance of patience in building relationships.: No one want to get rich slow. On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses how leaders can remove the volatility from their relationships with their employees. Buy Lorenzo's leadership book here: Vision, Clarity, Support: A Leadership Cra... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

4 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: The importance of routines.: The last few weeks have seen many routines go the way of the dinosaur. On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses the responsibility of leaders in creating routines for their employees. Check out our suggested Leadership Books and Podca... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

5 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays 013: Individual performance vs team performance.: Many employees receive their performance appraisals and bonuses based not just on their own performance but on that of their team as well. On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris talks about how leaders of teams like this can empower their tea... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

5 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: What does it mean to actually support your people?: When employees feel unsupported, they're often wrong. But that doesn't matter when it comes to their engagement. On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses how leaders can make sure their employees always feel supported, even if the ans... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

4 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you a "supportive" leader?: All leaders want to be described as supportive by their people. On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses why some leaders tend to go about this the wrong way, and how it can hurt their team long-term. Check out our suggested Leadershi... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

3 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Do your people have the new skills they need to continue doing their jobs?: Many jobs today look very different than they did last year. On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses the role of leaders in making sure their people have the skills needed to continue doing these jobs. Check out our suggested Leaders... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

4 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: The more credibility you have, the less courage you need.: As a leader, are your people getting promoted from under you? If not, do you know why? On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses how leaders can sometimes inadvertently stand in the way of their employees’ upward mobility. Buy Lorenzo'... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

4 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Constant. Gentle. Pressure.: Do you apply constant gentle pressure to your people? On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses why overindexing on one of those words instead of balancing them all together might be hurting the long-term success of your team. Check ou... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

2 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: We're drawn to heroes.: All companies and all teams have limited resources. On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses a leader's role in deciding where those resources should be spent. Check out our suggested Leadership Books and Podcast Gear: HYL Suggestions... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

5 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you have employees with something to prove?: Do you have employees who act like they have all the answers? On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris shares how he used to be one of those employees, and what lies behind these frustrating actions. Buy Lorenzo's leadership book here: Vision, ... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

4 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you coach your people? Should you?: Do you coach your people frequently? Should you? On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo discusses the definition of coaching and how most people feel about it. Buy Lorenzo's leadership book here: Vision, Clarity, Support: A Leadership Crash... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

3 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you recognize your peers in public?: Do you recognize your peers in meetings and in front of your boss? On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo shares his thoughts on the importance of building trust through thanking people for their help. Check out our suggested Leadership Boo... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

2 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Is "How are you doing?" a good enough question?: Are you asking the right questions to build better relationships with your team? On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo discusses an article from Business Insider that offers questions to ask your people that will help build trust and conne... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

2 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you communicating enough with your employees?: Employees are worried. They're anxious. On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses a leader's responsibility to do everything they can to minimize these things. Check out our suggested Leadership Books and Podcast Gear: HYL Suggestions... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

4 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Making it Personal: We all love giving advice. As leaders, many of us think it's our responsibility to dole it out even if we're winging it. On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses why some leadership advice tends to have more credibility than others. C... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

3 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Can you learn from a leader with whom you don’t align?: Do you learn from you leader? What if you don't connect with them? On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo discusses the importance of learning from the leader you have, not just the leader you want. Buy Lorenzo's leadership book here: Visio... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

2 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays 019: What makes a team a team?: Are you on a ‘team’ at work? Most people are. Or at least they think they are. On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses the elements that make groups of coworkers into teams, and why many people who believe they work on a team aren’t ... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

5 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays:How do you know when it's safe to break the rules?: Some people have a natural inclination to want to challenge rules that don't make sense. On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses how leaders can ground those decisions in the right context to ensure the decisions are right. Check out... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

3 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Is your boss a great manager?: Is your boss a great manager? On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo shares his thoughts on an Inc. article by Marcel Schwantes. Inc. Article Buy Lorenzo's leadership book here: Vision, Clarity, Support: A Leadership Crash Course on the 3 P... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

4 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Don't just be thankful on THANKSGIVING: Thanksgiving reminds us to be thankful for what we have, but shouldn't we do that all the time? On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo talks about the difference between gratefulness and thankfulness and, as leaders, how we can get better a... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

3 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Do you believe in luck?: Do you believe in luck? On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses why many people have poor relationship with luck. Check out our suggested Leadership Books and Podcast Gear: HYL Suggestions Buy Lorenzo's leadership book here: Vision, ... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

4 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Today is Thanksgiving: We all have much for which to be thankful. But for some of us that might be hard to remember after the year we've had. On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses what we can do as leaders to help make the day a little brighter for our p... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

3 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Are you focused on what you did or what you are doing?: Do you have Uncle Rico Syndrome? Do you spend too much time talking about how good you used to be or do you talk about what you are responsible for today? On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo discusses how leaders are responsible for thei... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

3 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: The incredible importance of a definable, convincing 'why.': No one denies the importance of organizations defining their ‘why.’ On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris talks about why it’s equally important for leaders to be able to articulate why they ask their people to do literally anything. Buy Lor... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

6 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Accountability versus Responsibility: Do you spend too much time thinking of holding your team accountable? Are you responsible for your teams failures? On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo shares a recent conversation with a friend, and leader, about taking responsibility fo... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

3 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Does your team deserve a leader who is always learning?: Do you ask your team to keep learning to get better? Should they expect the same from you? On this week’s #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Lorenzo shares his recent learning journey on LinkedIn and has an epiphany on personal learning. Buy Lorenzo's leaders... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

4 min listen

Thoughtful Thursdays: Keeping our connection with each other: Social distancing is changing a lot about how we interact. On this week's #ThoughtfulThursdays episode, Chris discusses the responsibility of leaders in keeping our connections with each other. Check out our suggested Leadership Books and Podcast Gear: H... by Hacking Your Leadership Podcast

6 min listen

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