The Switch and the Dial: Recent Episodes
Kyle Courtaway
Here's what happened...somehow you ended up in charge. You said "yes" to a job, you got promoted, became a parent, became a role model - welcome to leadership. If you're looking for a focus on leadership everyday, this podcast is for you.
David Foster Wallace's 2005 Kenyon College Commencement Address
TEDx Talk: How to spot a liar
In this episode, we looking at two foundational skills: walking and talking. What happens to each of them when you apply pressure?
Crucial Conversations: Tools for talking when stakes are high
After releasing the episode Shadows, I made the decision that it's not good enough and doesn't really get at what my goals were for the episode. It also used the word "crazy" which was intended to point out how we all have shadows in ourselves, not to make light of mental illness. I'll re-release on Tuesday.
The Lessons of Experience - McCall, Lombardo, and Morrison
https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Experience-Successful-Executives-Develop/dp/0669180955
We are considering today's answer to the question, "What makes me valuable as a leader?"
On this episode, we look at people's experiences with certain important leaders in their life, what they learn from those leaders, and some weird trends that keep popping up.
Difficult Conversations:
https://www.amazon.com/Difficult-Conversations-Discuss-What-Matters/dp/0143118447
On this episode, we examine one element of self-awareness that can hurt a leader's trust with their people - overuse
Project Aristotle: https://rework.withgoogle.com/print/guides/5721312655835136/
NY Times article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html
Working Paper on Integrity: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=920625
The Leadership Challenge:
https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Challenge-Extraordinary-Things-Organizations-ebook/dp/B06XYZR8LZ
This week, we start our discussion about trust. It's one of those words that is at risk of being abused if we are not careful.
In this episode we add one more element to our working definition of leadership - the role of conversation.
Leading at a Higher Level:
https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Higher-Level-Revised-Expanded/dp/0137011709
Management of Organizational Behavior:
https://www.amazon.com/Management-Organizational-Behavior-10th-Hersey/dp/0132556405
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