The Courageous Leadership Podcast: Recent Episodes
Richard Rierson: Leadership Coach, Trainer, Speaker, & Entrepreneur
The Courageous Leadership Podcast is your daily source of common sense inspiration for uncommon times that answers the question "What is Leadership?". Each episode promises to deliver insights and actionable tactics that will help develop, grow, & liberate the authentic courageous leader residing within all of us. The host, Richard Rierson, is a John Maxwell certified leadership coach, trainer, & speaker. He specializes in helping professionals and organizations develop an authentic leadership presence, crush limiting beliefs, & overcome mediocrity; His insights & expertise can help other lead a more purpose driven life with time & economic freedom. You can connect with Richard at richard@richardrierson.com or by visiting his website: www.richardrierson.com
How does anyone get to a point in life where they can unequivocally say they feel fulfilled and fully alive? Why are some of us effective – in our relationships, careers, and lives – and others ineffective despite almost identical circumstances?
Darren Gold is a Managing Partner at The Trium Group where he is one of the world’s leading executive coaches and advisors to CEOs and leadership teams.
Master Your Code provides a simple and powerful answer to these questions.
The challenge of execution is not a new problem. In fact it is probably one of the most documented and enduring problems that organizations face. For decades Leaders & Managers have lamented that one of their most frustrating issue is the inability to successfully execute their most important initiatives. Click here to subscribe to my mailing list & receive my free ...
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For years my focus on leadership development & growth was centered around the idea of attracting & influencing followers. I think most leaders believe the pinnacle of successful leadership is having a dedicated and devoted team of followers who look to you for guidance. But focusing your leadership ambitions on creating loyal followers is short-sighted; you can certainly grow and ...
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Leadership demands an inquisitive mindset; we must be curious if we are going to be leaders. Leadership growth is stimulated by asking “Why?”. Many people will never ask why enough in their lifetime; they feel that it is not their place or obligation. I believe that we are all born to be naturally curious, but somewhere along the way we ...
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Time management is a true oxymoron; none of us can truly manage time. Time continues whether we attempt to manage it or not. Time comes at us in the same exact increments no matter how fast you think, act, or plan. Click here to subscribe to my mailing list & receive my free Common Sense Leadership Guide! But as Henry ...
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The best way to crush mediocrity in our personal & professional lives is having the ability & courage to make sound and timely decisions. To make sound decisions you certainly know your mission, what you’re capable of doing to accomplish it, & what possible traps or obstacles that could get in your way. Click here to subscribe to my mailing ...
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In 1920 there was a major change of attitude in the officer Corps with the U.S. Marines. General John Lejeune, the Commandant of the Marine Corps at the time, wrote the following on the heels of World War I: The World War wrought a great change in the relations between officers & enlisted men in the military services. A spirit ...
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Pain & loss are inevitable facts of life; how you choose to deal with them is what can turn your failures into your greatest successes. Click here to subscribe to my mailing list & receive my free Common Sense Leadership Guide! The encouraging reality of dealing with pain & loss is that good management of bad experiences leads to great ...
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Setting the Example is such a basic leadership fundamental; I usually lead off with this tenant in all of my leadership talks. Click here to subscribe to my mailing list & receive my free Common Sense Leadership Guide! It’s one of those basic, common sense, leadership principles that when we hear it we say to ourselves, “of course, I understand ...
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One requirement of leadership is to “know yourself & seek self-improvement”. To understand your true potential you must get comfortable and be honest with the person you see in the mirror. Click here to subscribe to my mailing list & receive my free Common Sense Leadership Guide! It’s astonishing to realize how many of us deal with low self-image and ...
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I absolutely hate mediocrity; I cannot stand the idea of settling and not stretching to our full potential. I think as leaders we are obligated to shoot for better than average or mediocre. Creating an environment of initiative, assertiveness, and aggressive enthusiasm is a leadership requirement. As a leader if you have ever settled for the status quo and then ...
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When I look back and replay the tape on some of my leadership failures, the failures often stemmed from me taking my eye off of the simple and obvious. The times I have failed as a leader were those times I was focused on myself. As leaders we have to realize the basic essential hunger that rests in all of ... Read More
Personal Growth is not a natural process in most people’s lives. In this podcast I discuss how being intentional is the first step in your personal & leadership growth; and I highlight John Maxwell’s “Growth Gap Traps”: The Assumption Gap – “I assume that I will automatically grow.” The Knowledge Gap – “I don’t know how to grow” The Timing ... Read More
Confidence is a cornerstone of authentic leadership; it’s also at the “core” of a natural charismatic leadership style. Intuitively we all know that we need to be confident to be leaders; we naturally follow and are drawn to confident leaders. So the question becomes how do we gain confidence? It certainly comes with knowledge and experience. But the unfortunate reality ...
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One of the greatest leadership challenges is the actual act of leading ourselves. Some things to consider/some brutal facts to face when we deal with self-leadership: Activity does not necessarily equal accomplishment. Leaders who aren’t focused aren’t as effective as they could be. Human nature seems to endow us with the ability to size up everybody in the world except ...
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When I think of the concept of courage I’m often drawn towards those larger than life, uncommon examples of valor that are held in reverence and awe. For example, Medal of Honor recipient Sgt John Basilone on Guadalcanal repelling 3,000 Japanese for three days and nights without sleep, rest, or food; or Neil Armstrong taking control away from the computer ... Read More
It’s inevitable that at some point in your life you will face a situation that will require you to remain calm under pressure. Your child is choking, a customer is irate and irrational, a team member is not pulling his weight, you come upon a car accident, you fly your aircraft through a flock of birds on take-off and lose ...
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Rules can be a good thing. We need them in our society for order, civility, and safety. In the aviation community, pilots literally live and die by them. It’s been said that a pilot’s Flight Manual (rule book) is written in blood; you don’t follow what’s in the rule book, bad things can and will happen. In Navy/Marine Corps aviation, ... Read More
The reality is that all of us are dealing with ever increasing levels of chaos in all aspects of our lives. The question becomes how do we effectively deal with the chaos and uncertainty that surrounds us. Though I’m not an advocate of bringing gasoline to a fire and adding to the chaos, I’ve resigned my thinking and mindset that ... Read More
Knowing your place as a leader has little, if anything, to do with where you reside in an organizational chart. Instead it has everything to do with fully understanding what you can affect in your current situation as a leader; and consequently putting all of your energy and focus on where you can be the most effective. In this episode ...
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Accountability & Responsibility. People often use these terms interchangeably; often believing that they mean the same thing. If you are interested in dipping your foot into the leadership pool, you must understand that there is a subtle but very powerful difference between accountability and responsibility. As a leader you must understand that you can delegate responsibility to numerous individuals all ...
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Welcome to the very first episode of the Courageous Leadership Podcast. This is episode introduces the purpose of the podcast: To help all of us develop an authentic leadership presence, crush limiting beliefs, and overcome mediocrity in our lives. Other highlights from this episode: The podcast will release five episodes a week. Each episode will be 10-15 minutes in length; ...
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