We shy away from our weaknesses, but one of the most important parts of being a strong leader, is understanding and overcoming our weaknesses. Learn the 7 Enemies Of Your Leadership Success. https://chrislocurto.com/7-enemies-of-your-leadership-success-2/
We shy away from our weaknesses, but one of the most important parts of being a strong leader is understand and overcoming our weakness. Learn the 7 Enemies Of Your Leadership Success. http://bit.ly/2I6vNKz
To lead well, you can't be bogged down in tasks! But a lot can hold you back from getting those tasks off your plate... Learn where successful leaders spend their time.
I took our VIP attendees' questions LIVE at Next-Level Leadership Live Event this past week... What. Phenomenal. Questions. Listen to their questions and my answers!
You cannot be a quality leader if you are not constantly pouring into yourself. Daily personal growth is tough when you own a business, or you're a leader. For this Q&A we dive into this question: "How do I manage my time so I can have the right balance of own professional development, along with time spent managing team and hospital and figuring everything else out...?" Here's how to determine where and how you spend your time in personal growth, what a weekly focus on leadership growth loo...
Do you ever find yourself... *Feeling like crap about yourself? *Feeling rejected? *Feeling not smart enough? *Making poor decisions you know you shouldn’t? *Responding in defensiveness or anger? *Upset or hurt by your spouse or close friend and blaming them? How do we get to that place? So often we feel rejected, not good enough, stupid, wronged…but are we really? Here's how to break the self sabotage spiral. Resources and FREE Webinar in show notes here:https://chrislocurto.com/how-to-break-th...
How are you inspiring your team on a weekly basis? You have to have an inspired team. If your team is not inspired they are not productive. What do you get when you have an inspired team? What happens when you spend time focusing on inspiring your team? You get more than productivity.... Here are 5 unconventional ways to inspire your team and get buy-in. https://chrislocurto.com/unconventional -w…r-team-this-week/...
Proper delegation, knowing when to let your team struggle, and the right meetings... Here's what you'll discover on this episode: * The Proper Delegation we aren't taught * Details of Proper Delegation that equip your team * When to let your team struggle... * The meeting that builds culture * How to go from a lack of communication to high-levels of quality communication * How to successfully lead a team under 10 team members... https://chrislocurto.com/details-of-proper-delegation-when-to-let-y...
One of the most important parts of being a strong leader is knowing your weaknesses. So today, we’re talking about the 5 most common ways leaders deceive themselves. This is not a comprehensive list, it’s the 5 most common I’ve seen in my leadership and coaching career. Here are the 5 most common ways leaders deceive themselves: https://chrislocurto.com/the-5-most-common-ways-leaders-deceive-themselves/...
Next week I’m going to take 4 days and guide a leadership team through a StratPlan. Today we’re talking about what makes the companies that come through this event so successful. https://chrislocurto.com/how-to-identify-whats-holding-your-business-back/ Here's what you'll discover on today's episode: * How our Western cultural mindset holds us back * Signs you're not gaining perspective * How to tax the collective intelligence * How Eastern cultures solve problems * Leadership assumptions that k...
Today, we’re going to talk about how to handle mistakes in leadership. Failure is inevitable. You’re going to fail! And the great thing is, it’s absostinkinlutely ok! In Next-Level Life, StratPlan, and coaching, the fear of failure is one of the biggest issues I see with so many clients. It’s my belief that most of our population is afraid of failing. In StrengsFinder 2.0, Tom Rath talks about how most parents, when seeing their child’s report card of all A’s and one D, would totally focus on th...
On today's #AskChris episode, discover: How to handle giving raises Why you should get rid of "annual evaluations" The traps of small business accounting The line between people-pleasing and solving problems https://chrislocurto.com/ask-chris-small-business-accounting-giving-raises-and-people-pleasing/
Do you accept communication the way it is on your team, or do you lead the communication your team needs? A lack of high levels of quality communication is the #1 issue I see that holds back businesses and teams from greater unity and growth. Here's why. We all bring to the table our habits, training, and personality styles. As a leader, and a team member, it's critical to commit yourself to mastering communication, and then lead it through modeling, teaching, and accountability. Here are 7 ways...
Today we're talking about how to get better results, and life change. There's no magic pill. https://chrislocurto.com/inside-next-level-life-why-youre-not-where-you-want-to-be/
Do you work for a bad leader? Are you a bad leader? Bad leaders get half the effort of their team. Show notes here >> https://chrislocurto.com/what-your-leadership-should-be-and-what-it-should-not-be/ This is such an important topic right now. There is criticism flying around, different definitions, and people take to all kinds of social media to talk about their leadership complaints. The government shutdown last week has added even more fuel to the fire of questioning leadership. There a...
This episode is for leaders and business owners, presidents, entrepreneurs, and top-level leaders. chrislocurto.com/inside-stratplan…-leadership-roi/ Here's what you'll discover: *How "rinse and repeat" sabotages your business *Why you can't see all the things holding you back in business *How a marketing firm followed a StratPlan and landed on Inc.'s "fasting growing companies in the US" *When fear hides itself in business decision-making *Closing the gap between what you don't know and what yo...
This is definitely NOT about New Year's Resolutions. This is about business and leadership goals. There's probably a much easier way than what you're doing...Today I want to give you a framework to set your 2018 business goals. Go here for the 5-step framework: https://chrislocurto.com/the-5-step-framework-to-setting-successful-business-goals/ Here's what you'll discover on the episode: * Separating the goal setting "crap" from the goal setting gold * How to implement the 5-step framework for bu...
"We were in a 'life is good, but life isn't great' place. Like everyone walking around, we've been through stuff. We had counselors over the years and learned and healed from it, but not completely.... Next-Level Life was between us being 75% healed, and getting to a full understanding, clarity, and a rock-solid foundation for our family." Show notes for Brent & Sarah's story: https://chrislocurto.com/the-game-changing-power-of-good-to-great-rebroadcast/...
92% of New Year's resolutions fail... Folks, It’s everywhere. In your Facebook feed, in your email, on the radio, in conversations with people at work and friends…New Year’s Resolutions. https://chrislocurto.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-transforming-your-life-in-2018/ 67% of American make a New Years Resolution, and 92% of them fail. On today's show, we talk about: *Why 92% of New Year's Resolutions fail *The process to get to real change that lasts *Why you should work harder on yourself tha...
Christmas is over, and we just wanted to say... Thank you!!!! I couldn't do what I do without YOU. That goes for all of our clients, friends, and podcast listeners. Without you listening to the podcast, taking action, and seeking growth there would be no 'us.' Here's to you and yours this Christmas season, and a Happy New Year: https://chrislocurto.com/to-you-and-yours-happy-new-year/
When we think of Christmas, everything is so grand... We imagine extravagant light displays, big presents under the tree, feasts of turkey and stuffing… We even think that when it comes to the Christmas Story. We are given this picture of three Wise Men in elaborate costumes, a beautiful stable with fresh straw in a cozy manger, with Mary and Joseph looking rested and beautiful. How we see Christmas is very different from how The Christmas Story actually happened. There is an entire industry tha...
The wrong team members can poison your culture…but having the right people in the wrong seats (including leadership) can also unravel your business. https://chrislocurto.com/3-steps-to-develop-and-empower-strong-leaders/ How do you spot potential leaders? How do you trust your gut? How do you grow and develop them to excellent leaders? *Symptoms of bad leadership *How we get “bad” or “wrong” leaders in roles *Three action steps to grow and develop the right leaders this week...
Words have the power to destroy. Learn how to speak life into people's lives. https://chrislocurto.com/how-to-change-lives-with-your-words-and-the-study-behind-it/ Here's how to replace the stress that eats away at happiness and puts knots in your shoulders...with your words. What's the science behind speaking life? Today we talk about how to reverse negativity, speak life into others, pray for others, and make an impact on the people in your life....
What you need to know about Core Values in your business. https://chrislocurto.com/why-your-business-core-values-are-collecting-dust-and-how-to-fix-it/ These aren't your 90's-plaque-on-the-wall-collecting-dust Core Values. These are the values that will drive results and make your team successful. Here's what you'll learn from our conversation on the show today: - Why Core Values matter in your business - How NOT making decisions from Core Values hurts your team, and clients - How to clear the '...
Our guest today, Michael Bungay Stanier, is the founder and Senior Partner of Box of Crayons, best known for their coaching programs that help time-crunched managers coach in 10 minutes or less. He has written a number of books and is best known for his book, Do More Great Work. https://chrislocurto.com/7-questions-to-change-the-way-you-lead-forever-with-michael-stanier/ Here's what you'll learn from our conversation on the show today: - 8 secrets to asking a question well - The AWE question tha...
What causes people, and your team to start falling apart? chrislocurto.com/when-your-team-s…s-to-fall-apart/ Here's what you'll discover: - What causes teams to fall apart... - Why your team needs a Vision - How to communicate your company's Vision - How to inject passion into your team We've launched Next-Level Leadership LIVE Event!! See what the excitement is about and... GET $200 OFF YOUR TICKETS >> bit.ly/2zz2teS
Make the right calls as a leader. https://chrislocurto.com/3-days-to-your-best-leadership-and-strongest-team/ Here's what you'll discover, how to: - Create a killer compensation plan - Optimize every role to create revenue for your business - Build a stronger team - Empower your team's best performance - Get your team bought in to what the business is doing - Have confidence in growing and developing leaders inside your team, and leading your team to their highest capacity We've launched Next-Le...
You've heard me say it... "it's your job to make your team successful..." Well, how do you do that? How do you know you’re doing the right things as a leader? https://chrislocurto.com/how-to-build-your-leadership-roadmap/ Today we're talking about the leadership roadmap to get you there…the tactics we teach our Next-Level Mastermind clients. The processes that grow revenue, get entire teams bought into the business’ mission, and duplicate you as a leader so you’re not bogged down in tasks that d...
People weigh in on this topic in everyday conversation, and so many conclude people can’t… To grow, to have a stronger life, change must happen. It is absolutely up to you to change yourself if you want a better, stronger life. It’s not easy. Getting great perspective on life isn’t easy either. So many friends and family member have well meaning advice…but true perspective is what allows people to change. It is what brings freedom. Here’s how to gain phenomenal perspective on challenges in life,...
Find direction, and what you were created to do. First, there are some things you need to ask, perspective you need to gain. It’s important to look at what molds who you are. Here's what you'll discover on today's episode: - The questions to ask to find direction - Why passion can be misleading... - How to answer the question: What is your calling? - What does God call us to? - How to use your calling - Actions to find direction
