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THE LOXENTUS SHOW
A podcast for the passionate leader on a mission to create and lead a better business
Being responsible for the overall success of a people-centric organization means attracting candidates that will thrive in your business environment, retaining these amazing individuals by supporting them and setting them up to flourish, while ensuring the structure is financially, strategically, and operationally resilient.
Listen in as I share stories, pass on lessons learned the hard way, and present potential solutions to challenging obstacles.
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Episode #16
Earned Confidence, a Powerful Leadership Tool
You’ve identified individuals that you feel would make great formal leaders at your organization. That’s great! But are you providing these new leaders with ways to build their leadership confidence? There are some very real consequences to both having leaders who are recklessly confident and those who are unjustifiably insecure.
In this episode, I share tips on what an organization can do to encourage new leaders to find that middle ground where they are both confident yet still able to lead with humility.
Episode #15
An open communication culture starts with the leader
Many of us have received the advice that we don’t go to our supervisor with a problem if we don’t have a solution. The issue with that is the leader then is managing without all of the information. And what about the cases when the longer it goes unaddressed, the more damage it causes to the organization?
In this episode, I share tips on what a leader can do to help foster a culture that surfaces issues rather than buries them.
Episode #14
Crazy idea or business opportunity?
Entrepreneurs are usually known for having a ton of ideas. They're idea-making machines. And it might be tempting, as a small business owner who's looking to grow, to try all these ideas.
In this episode, I share tips on what process leaders could follow to rapidly identify whether an idea merits further investigation or should be shelved.
Episode #13
Problems Masquerading as Time Management Issues
As a leader, if you find yourself or your team frequently remarking that there's not enough time, start digging into why that might be and make sure that you’re not in fact setting yourself or your team up for burnout by automatically treating it as a time management problem.
In this episode, I share tips on what process leaders could follow to identify whether what they are facing is truly a time management or motivation issue or if it’s something else entirely.
Episode #12
Where to Start to Craft a Solid People Strategy
In the past few years, there has been a higher focus on improving organizational culture, redefining the employee experience, and leading with positive impact. One of the strategies used to help organizations implement transformational initiatives is to craft a solid people strategy.
In this episode, I share tips on how leaders could start putting together a people strategy.
Episode #11
Essential financial basics for business owners
Even though, as business owners, we're not expected to have the depth of knowledge that accounting professionals have, it's still essential for leaders to understand the basics of accounting to be able to make financial decisions and regularly evaluate the company's financial health.
In this episode, I share tips on what basics leaders need to understand to make better decisions based on the story the financials are telling them.
Episode #10
Collaborating with your past self
Have you ever revisited a past decision but couldn't remember why and how you came to it? Leaders have so much going on, so many decisions to make, that, at some point, some of the details will escape them.
In this episode, I share tips on what leaders can do to help guard against losing too many valuable decision making details.
Episode #9
The quick risk forecast that helps generate a faster, strategically sound solution
Leaders rarely have ample time to dig into a problem before having to choose a solution to implement. In fact, leaders usually have to make decisions essentially while still processing incoming information.
In this episode, I share tips on what process leaders could follow to do a rapid risk forecast.
Episode #8
Favoring year-end investing over year-end spending
Anyone managing any kind of budget has surely come across a version of “You need to spend money to make money”. Without any kind of guidelines or caveats, this can actually be a very dangerous statement. Unbridled, that mindset could actually lead an organization to bankruptcy.
In this episode, I share tips on how leaders can guide their thinking to help them make the distinction between year-end investing and year-end spending.
Episode #7
Being a successful people-centric leader requires perspective
Leaders who are actively seeking to have a positive impact, leaders who genuinely want to understand and support their team members as unique individuals, must expand their own universe.
In this episode, I share tips on how leaders can engage with the world in ways that will help them view it through different lenses.
Episode #6
Are you progressing… in the wrong direction?
Sometimes, the demands of the day pull a leader in the direction that it dictates. Next thing they know, leaders are faced with an ever-expanding task list, constantly short on time, forever exhausted, and the busyness of running a business has caught them in its web.
In this episode, I share tips on how leaders can help ensure that all of their efforts are helping them progress in the right direction.
Episode #5
Teaching the team to fail
As leaders, we will face failure at some point. It’s not a question of “if”. It’s truly a question of “when”. And when that time does arrive, what lessons will you be teaching your team by your behavior?
In this episode, I share tips on how leaders can help ensure they are teaching their team to deal with failures in a productive manner.
Episode #4
Making a positive first impression as a leader
Whether it’s being new to leadership or the first time leading a specific team, making a positive first impression can help set the right tone. Or, at the very least, help start the relationship off the right way.
In this episode, I share tips on how leaders can help ensure a positive first impression on their new team.
Episode #3
Increased efficiency by managing energy
Executives and leaders spend a lot of time and energy in the realm of both strategy and implementation. To accomplish as much as they do while keeping burnout at bay requires them to be extremely intentional about managing their energy.
In this episode, I share tips on how leaders can better manage their energy to sustain high performance for themselves and their team.
Episode #2
Can jargon sometimes be our friend?
Those who have been in a leadership position for a while, or even those who have simply been in the workforce for a while, have likely encountered some version of the directive to avoid or eliminate jargon.
As leaders, though, should we really be discouraging all jargon talk?
In this episode, I share tips on how I help ensure that jargon is used effectively and isn’t in fact covering up issues that need to be addressed.
Episode #1
How can leaders be adaptable yet focused?
Most of us leaders struggle with juggling the demands of our time. Getting priorities addressed while remaining adaptable to deal with the crisis-of-the-day is a constant balancing act. Yet, it’s essential that we continue to run the organization and still be able to adapt to whatever is being thrown our way.
In this episode, I share tips on how to help ensure that we remain adaptable leaders who address the situations that are coming at us while still remaining focused on the “right” path for the organization.
