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Change Agent LeadershipThe top ten mistakes leaders make. Book review with author Dr. Hans FinzelWhat are the biggest mistakes leaders make—and how do we avoid them?In this episode of Change Agent Leadership, Executive Coach Jonathan Hankin sits down with bestselling author and global leadership expert Dr. Hans Finzel to unpack the timeless lessons from his book, The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make. With over two decades leading international teams and equipping leaders across five continents, Dr. Finzel brings practical wisdom, personal stories, and hard-earned insights every leader needs.Whether you’re a seasoned executive or a first-time manager, this conversation will challenge your mindset, sharpen your...
2025-07-0957 min
Missions Life: Navigating Life, Leadership, and Ministry Abroad#9. Leadership in Missions: The Art of Delegation- Hans FinzelWhy do so many leaders struggle with delegation—and how can we do it well?In this episode, leadership expert and bestselling author Hans Finzel joins Kyle & Heather to explore one of the most essential (and often neglected) skills in missions leadership: delegation.From biblical examples to practical strategies, Hans unpacks how delegation isn't just a task—it’s a mindset that empowers others and multiplies ministry impact. This conversation is especially helpful for missionaries, ministry leaders, and faith-based workers seeking to grow in leadership and build healthy, sustainable teams...
2024-09-0955 min
Grace for the Grind081 | Leading Change with Hans FinzelLindsay and Ryan talk with leadership expert and author Hans Finzel about the importance of leading change in the church, some of the reasons why it is so challenging, and ways you can help lead change in your church. Find out more about Hans at https://hansfinzel.com and on his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/HansFinzel
2021-12-1430 min
Well Done Leaders by CEO ExperienceCEO Conversations_ A Conversation with Leadership Expert Hans FinzelCEO Experience Ken Gosnell hosted leadership expert Hans Finzel at a recent CXP Special Session. Hans shared his ideas about the biggest mistakes that leaders make, how to delegate effectively, the four questions that every employee asks, how to distance delegate, how to work with the millennial generation, and so much more.
2021-06-0459 minWell Done Leaders by CEO ExperienceCEO Conversations_ A Conversation with Leadership Expert Hans FinzelCEO Experience Ken Gosnell hosted leadership expert Hans Finzel at a recent CXP Special Session. Hans shared his ideas about the biggest mistakes that leaders make, how to delegate effectively, the four questions that every employee asks, how to distance delegate, how to work with the millennial generation, and so much more.
2021-06-0459 min
MillennialBoomPatrick Kelly & Hans Finzel w/ Guest Geoff Hudson-Searle - S2: EP2In this episode Patrick Kelly and Hans Finzel chat with Geoff Hudson-Searle author of Purposeful Discussion, CSuite Executive and Serial Business Advisor. All the way from London, United Kingdom Geoff Brings advise from the X Generation on to thrive in work with Millennials and Boomers. Geoff also dives deep into Purposeful Discussions and how. to properly lead and communicate with your team in and out of COVID-19. Join Patrick, Hans and Geoff in our first Millennial Boom Interview.
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2020-08-2436 min
MillennialBoomThe Great Gulf In Technology: Natives vs. Settlers w/ Dr. Hans Finzel - EP6In this episode Patrick Kelly and Hans Finzel talk about The Great Gulf in Technology: Natives vs Settlers. Millennials were born as natives into the high-tech world of today., whereas Boomers moved to that country as settlers. The difference in how technology is used in the workplace are dramatically highlighted in this podcast. Hans talks a bit about his journey as well as Patrick's, but it gets deep when new opinions arise of what a Native and a Settler really are! Let's no forget that Hans and Patrick will provide Rules of Engagement on how to thrive in life...
2020-06-0121 minMillennialBoomQ & A Session with Dr. Hans Finzel & Patrick KellyIn this episode Dr. Hans Finzel and. Patrick. Kelly answer questions from emails, socials posts, and general mail discussing the MillennialBoom. Hans and Patrick dive deep with our. listeners to provide rules of engagement in. how. to thrive in life work. Patrick will give you his Millennial viewpoint and Hans will give you his Boomer experience. These two liven the mood up when dealing. with the other generation and build bridges for the largest intergenerational conflict in HISTORY!!!
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2020-05-0627 minMillennialBoomHelp! I'm a Workaholic w/ Dr. Hans Finzel - EP3Help! I’m a Workaholic - How Boomers Approach Work – Boomers have been the leaders of many companies and organizations for decades. This episode with Dr. Hans Finzel talks about how Boomers approach things like work styles, organizational culture, physical space and office environments. Patrick and Hans mix it up in the Millennial Boom podcast this time around hearing from the Boomer perspective!!!! And let's just say he is not your traditionalist BOOMER!!
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2020-04-1542 min
Stewarding Your InfluenceHans Finzel & Patrick Kelly | Building Bridges Between the Boomers & Millennials | #97A unique friendship forged on a plane. Our guests, Hans Finzel and his friend, Patrick Kelly, shed light on bridging generational gaps, especially between the boomers and the millennials. They have co-authored the book, Millennial Boom, where they explain the great untapped potential and ways these generations can mutually influence and mentor one another through intentional relationship. Hans Finzel and Patrick Kelly's bio. PinnacleForum.com Show Notes: https://pinnacleforum.com/2020/03/ul-podcast-97/
2020-03-3129 min
Heed Your CallingHow to Lead While Being Led By The Lord...With Hans FinzelDr. Hans Finzel – Author of 11 published books, Speaker, Leadership Mentor, and President of HDLeaders, where he teaches and trains effective leaders around the world. Hans Finzel offers the Heed Your Calling community his insight on what it takes to become an incredible communicator, how he has been blessed to embark on a new calling when he turned 60, and what the biggest mistakes are that leaders make. Episode Highlights: How does Hans Finzel define having a calling? How did Hans Finzel transition into becoming an entrepreneur? What was his specific fear of leaving 32 years of job...
2019-06-1542 min
Retire With Purpose - The Retirement PodcastFinding Adventure & Purpose Later in Life with Hans Finzel and Rick HicksHans Finzel hates the term retirement - and he really hates the idea that retired people don't have anything to offer the world. He and his friend Rick Hicks are both PhDs and former CEOs who left their roles as they approached the age of 60, but they now spend their time conducting studies, researching, and writing. In their new book, Launch Your Encore: Finding Adventure & Purpose Later in Life, they share real examples of individuals who have transitioned from full-time jobs to volunteer work, ministry, or even entire second careers. They want you to craft a game...
2019-01-071h 13
The Dov Baron ShowNice Leaders, a Kind Leaders or Great Leaders [audio] Hans FinzelLeadership can be hard! On This episode we’ll be taking an insider look at…Why Being “Nice” is Destructive in Leadership. You, as the leader have to make decisions that most people don’t want to make, and unless you are a full-blown sociopath sometimes that’s not easy, but, what if being nice will destroy your business? Is there a way to be a Great Leader without being either a dish cloth or a sociopath? Well stay tuned because we are about to find out! O...
2018-05-1856 min
Stewarding Your InfluenceOvercoming limitations to leadership | Hans Finzel | #2Hans Finzel discusses some of the key factors that limit the release of leadership in our lives, from emotional intelligence (“EQ”) to what he calls “dirty delegation.” Hans' Bio. www.pinnacleforum.com Show Notes: https://pinnacleforum.com/2018/04/ul-podcast-02/
2018-04-0441 min
Online Success Journey#092: Dr. Hans Finzel - Dr. Hans Finzel is a successful author, speaker and trusted authority in the field of leadership. For 20 years he served as President of international non-profit WorldVenture, working in over 65 countriesDr. Hans Finzel is a successful author, speaker and trusted authority in the field of leadership. For 20 years he served as President of international non-profit WorldVenture, working in over 65 countries. Hans speaks, writes and teaches practical leadership based on real world experience. He has written ten books which have been translated into over twenty foreign languages, trained leaders on five continents, and today he serves as President of HDLeaders and teaches and speaks globally on all things leadership.
2017-10-1224 min
The Bulletproof Entrepreneur™Hans Finzel Discusses The Top 10 Ways to Be A Great LeaderHans Finzel is a successful author, mentor, speaker and trusted authority in the field of leadership. Hans has trained leaders internationally on five continents.
He and his wife Donna founded HDLeaders in 2012 where he serves as President. Before that, Hans completed twenty years as President and CEO of international non-profit WorldVenture. Hans and his wife Donna spent ten years living in Vienna, Austria while training leaders throughout Eastern Europe behind the Iron Curtain before the fall of communism.
He earned a doctorate in the field of leadership from Fuller School of Intercultural Studies and had...
2017-10-0548 min
Everything Speaks#56: Top Ten Ways to Be a Great Leader (feat. Hans Finzel)As an eagle scout, leader of the neighborhood gang, and head of his rock and roll band, Hans Finzel has been a natural #leader since day one. But Hans is of the belief that leaders aren't born, they're made. Now a bestselling #author and #coach, Hans chats with Lee about why if you stop learning today, you'll stop leading tomorrow.
2017-08-0139 min
Onward NationListen and learn, with Dr. Hans Finzel.Dr. Hans Finzel is a successful author, speaker and trusted authority in the field of leadership. For 20 years, he served as President of international non-profit at WorldVenture and worked in over 65 countries. Hans speaks, writes, and teaches practical leadership based on real world experience. He has written 10 books, including his latest book entitled, “Top Ten Ways To Be A Great Leader”. Hans has trained leaders on five continents and his books have been translated into over 20 languages. Today, Hans serves as President of HDLeaders and teaches and speaks globally on all things leadership. What you’ll learn about...
2017-07-3100 min
Starve the DoubtsLifelong Learning with Hans FinzelHANS FINZELThe midlife-preneur Kingsley Grant from ChooseYourBestLifeNow.com is the co-host of Jared Easley for today’s podcast. We are privileged to welcome a great man as our guest for this episode. This man is a successful author, teacher, a leader among leaders and someone who is known in the podcasting world as the leadership answer man. The man were talking about is no other than Hans Finzel of the LeadershipAnswerMan.com!He trained leaders internationally on five continents and recently completed twenty years of presidency in International Non-Profit World Venture with a staff of 550 workers in seventy countries worldwide. Ha...
2017-07-2331 min
Audio – Cap't Jim Palmer, The Dream Business CoachLeadership – Hans FinzelDream Business Radio #256 On this special episode of Stick Like Glue Radio I’m excited to interview successful author, speaker and trusted authority in the field of leadership, Hans Finzel. We talk about what makes great leaders great and I also ask Hans about his new book, Top Ten Ways to Be a Great Leader. Do [...]
2017-07-1329 min
Real Estate Rockstars Podcast505: Learn the Leadership Principles and Practices All Agents Should Know with Hans FinzelPeople often wonder if leaders are born or made. According to Hans Finzel, an expert on leadership, some leaders are born, but the best leaders are often the ones who have learned how to lead. Over the course of this podcast interview, Hans shares several leadership principles, like the importance of listening to followers, and provides actionable exercises agents can use to master these principles in their daily leadership practices. Hans also explains what millennials want in a boss and how to get better results from employees of any generation with hands-off delegation. Learn how to be the leader your r...
2017-06-0536 min
Criminal Justice EvolutionCJ Evolution / April 5th / Episode 88 - A Chat with Leadership Expert Hans FinzelHello everyone and welcome back. In this episode Patrick talks with Hans Finzel. Dr. Finzel is a successful author, speaker and trusted authority in the field of leadership. For 20 years he led international no-profit WorldVenture, serving in over 65 countries. Today he serves as President of HD Leaders. Hans speaks and writes on practical leadership principles from the real world- not just the classroom. He has written ten books, including his best seller " The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make".
A great listen.
Check out Hans here:
www.hansfinzel.com
@hansfinzel
w...
2017-04-0635 min
Provoking Your Greatness - Misti BurmeisterStepping Into Your Authenticity As a Leader: An Interview With Hans Finzel
Dr. Hans Finzel is the author of nine books, including his bestseller The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make (David C Cook) and his newest release The Power of Passion in Leadership. His books have been published in over twenty foreign languages.
Hans is a mentor, speaker and trusted authority in the field of leadership. He is host of “The Leadership Answer Man” Podcast. Hans has trained leaders internationally on five continents. He and Donna founded HDLeaders in 2012 where he serves as President.
Far beyond his experience and wealth of knowled...
2016-03-2736 min
Made for Missions podcastEpisode 28: Interview with Hans Finzel talking Mega Shifts in MissionsIn this episode, we have a special guest host, Hans Finzel, taking about Mega Shifts in Missions. For those wanting to know more about how Missions has changed in the last 30 years, this is a great episode! Enjoy!
2016-03-0834 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel65: Learn to Lead A is for AccessibilityDid you know that accessibility is absolutely essential for today’s’ leaders? No corner offices and executive floors!
Welcome back to our series on Learn to Lead: Ten Essential Skills Every New Leader Must Master. We have covered L: Listen and Learn, and E: Emotional Intelligence. Today I want to talk about A: Accessibility, and along with it Vulnerability.
Beware of the:
Ivory tower syndrome
Corner office syndrome
I have devised a simple test to determine whether you are task or people oriented. When you are working at your desk, and someone comes up to talk to you just for conv...
2015-08-1430 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel64: Learn to Lead E is for Emotional IntelligenceToday we are going to cover the “E” in leadership. It stands for EQ, or Emotional Intelligence. It is also known by EI or EQ. I am going to use EQ.
I had one of my listeners recently say this to me about my podcast. “It’s not really just about leadership, it’s about being a healthy person.” I loved that feedback. Really that’s what emotional intelligence is all about, it’s about being a healthy person as a healthy leader. Thank you Jordan in Lyle, IL.
Emotional Intelligence counts for twice as much as IQ and technical skills combined...
2015-07-3125 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel63: Learn to Lead: L is for Listen and LearnI am starting my new series on the top ten skills every leader must master in order to be effective.
This new series is based on input from my listeners and my own journey of leadership. I am not going to tell you ahead of time what all the letters stand for..that is up to you to gather as you listen!
Today we are going to cover the “L” in leadership. It actually stands for two words…..
L – Listen and Learn! The two most important words in a leader’s vocabulary.
Keep Listening!
Listening. “Listen” is the most important word in a lead...
2015-07-1727 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel62: Interview with Dr. Mick UklejaThis week I have a great interview for you with Dr. Mick Ukleja! Dr. Ukleja is a Consultant, Teacher, and Writer who studies and teaches leadership and works extensively with Millennials as they are the future of the workforce.
Top Leadership Lessons that Dr. Mick Has Learned
“Leadership is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and that difficult.” Warren Bennis. This means if you can’t lead yourself, you can’t lead others.
Passion is a responsibility that we need to work on everyday. It includes mastering our moods. Life is about motion or movement. We have to get i...
2015-07-0331 min
Your Working Life with Caroline Dowd-HigginsHans Finzel and Rick HicksHans Finzel and Rick Hicks co-authored: "Launch Your Encore: Finding Adventure and Purpose Later in Life" to help others create a game plan for their second act.
2015-06-2300 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel61: Do Leaders Need Thick Skin?How do you survive the rough and tumble of change warfare? Is it by developing a thick skin? DO YOU REALLY NEED A THICK SKIN?
No. In fact, developing a coarse emotional hide is the worst thing you could possibly do. Making yourself impervious to pain means shutting yourself off from most of the nuances and intricacies of life — and business. I’ve seen leaders become thick-hided and insulated before, and it only led to their demise. Before long, they became so well-insulated that they could not hear the whispers of common sense, interpersonal resentments, or even approaching trouble. For a le...
2015-06-1924 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel60: Courageous LeadershipWelcome to episode 60! I am so excited to have been podcasting for 2 years, and have 60 episodes out there for you. I hope you are enjoying these shows and learning and growing in your leadership.
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with great talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence, determination alone are omnipotent.” (Bennis and Nanus, Leaders–The Strategies for Taking Charge, Page 45)
This week I want to discuss courageous leadership. I want t...
2015-06-0522 min
The Boomer Business Owner with Charlie Poznek: Lifestyle Entrepreneurs | Online Business | CoachingTBBO 331: Hans Finzel – Practical Leadership Skills for the Real WorldHans Finzel is an author, speaker and trusted authority in the field of leadership. For 20 years, he led the international non-profit WorldVenture, serving in over 65 countries. Hans speaks and writes on practical leadership principles from the real world, not the classroom. He has written nine books, including his bestseller “The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make”.
2015-05-2824 min
Income For Baby Boomers18. At 62, Starts a New Life as an Entrepreneur–His Book Shows You How – Hans FinzelA baby boomer, as a kid had entrepreneur spirit, spent most of career in non-profit, however considered himself a nonprofit entrepreneur He launched current business after leaving his career as a non-profit CEO. The first decision he took when he quit his job. Second decision was to learn how to build on online business, an...
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2015-05-2651 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel59: Communication Chaos, Part 2We are continuing the series from my book Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make with the second half of Chapter 7: Communication Chaos, Singing from the Same Page in the Hymnal. I hope you are enjoying it.
2015-05-2222 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel58: Communication Chaos, Part 1This is a continuation of my series on my book Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make. In this chapter we are discussing the communication in our organizations, some best practices, and how it evolves over time.
In this episode I cover:
Never assume that anyone knows anything.
The bigger the group, the more attention must be given to communication.
When left in the dark, people tend to dream up wild rumors.
Communication must be the passionate obsession of effective leadership. 
2015-05-0830 min
The Entrepreneurs Library with Wade DanielsonThe Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make by Hans Finzel | Episode 215In this episode Hans Finzel takes a deep dive into his book, The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make, where he shares the common mistakes leaders need to overcome.In his book Finzel provides newly updated stories and strategies from very successful leaders who have once made continuous mistakes when it comes to effectively leading others. The goal of the book is to teach you what effective leadership looks like, how to overcome typical bad habits that come with being a leader, and how to take your leadership skills to the next level.This book is...
2015-05-0719 min
The Entrepreneurs Library with Wade DanielsonThe Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make by Hans Finzel | Episode 215In this episode Hans Finzel takes a deep dive into his book, The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make, where he shares the common mistakes leaders need to overcome.In his book Finzel provides newly updated stories and strategies from very successful leaders who have once made continuous mistakes when it comes to effectively leading others. The goal of the book is to teach you what effective leadership looks like, how to overcome typical bad habits that come with being a leader, and how to take your leadership skills to the next level.This book is...
2015-05-0719 min
Social Media Business Hour with Nile NickelSMBH 95 With Hans FinzelDr. Hans Finzel is a successful author, speaker and trusted authority in the field of leadership. For 20 years he served as President and CEO of international non-profit WorldVenture, working in over 65 countries.
Hans speaks and writes on practical leadership principles from the real world not the classroom. He has written nine books, including his newest release, The Power of Passion in Leadership, and bestseller, The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make. Hans has trained leaders on five continents and his books have been translated into over twenty foreign languages. Today he serves as President of HDLeaders, and is...
2015-05-0545 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel57: Choices are Coming: Launch Your Encore IIIThis is the third in our series on my new book Launch Your Encore, written with my good friend Rick Hicks. In this episode we cover:
1. The Old Man and the Sea
2. Four Areas where Choices are Looming
3. Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks
4. Gandalf - yes there are great lessons to be learned from the wizard!
2015-04-2430 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel56: Finding Adventure and Purpose Later in Life, Launch Your Encore, Part IIThis is the second in our series on my latest book Launch Your Encore, which I co-wrote with Dr. Rick Hicks. While the first episode covered some of the basic ground work on this topic, in this episode Rick and I are going to unpack the idea of having a vibrant life after your traditional career ends in greater detail.
Life Stage Development
Dr. Rick Hicks studied life stage development under Peter Drucker, which mirrors society. Whereas at the beginning of the last century Dr. G. Stanley Hall recognized the stage of adolescence between childhood and adulthood, today we are...
2015-04-1037 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel55: Launch Your Encore - Part 1This episode is part one of a three part interview with my co-author Rick Hicks on our new book Launch Your Encore: Finding Adventure and Purpose Later in Your Life. You can get more information on the book at it’s website: Launch Your Encore.com.
Rick and I met about 20 years ago at a conference for leaders of missions organizations. After several discussions on Baby Boomers and what to do when you get to the end of your career, we began outlining and creating the book.
2015-03-2729 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel54: Dirty Delegation - One the greatest of leadership sinsThis is a continuation of my series on my book: The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make. Today I am covering Chapter Six: Dirty Delegation.
In this episode I cover:
Over-managing is one of the great cardinal sins of poor leadership.
Nothing frustrates those who work for you more than sloppy delegation with too many strings attached.
Delegation should match each worker’s follow-through ability.
2015-03-1335 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel53: Leadership Pain PointsIn response to asking my listeners to share their pain points with me, I share in this episode some of the biggest that I received. Thank you for doing that! I have collected a lot of great material – sorry for your pain! Today I am starting to talk about those points and how I would suggest dealing with them. I NEVER mention any names. Your sharing is always safe with me.
2015-02-2532 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel52: Dictatorship in Decision MakingThis episode is based on Chapter 5 of my book “The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make.”
In this episode I cover the nature of dictators and why they are so terrible to work with and work for. Dictators deny the value of individuals.
The major players in any organization are like its stock- holders: They should have a say in its direction.
The one who does the job should decide how it is done.
“Flat” organizations are the model of the future.
2015-02-1336 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel51: No Room for MavericksThis episode is based on chapter 4 of my book, The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make.
In this episode I cover what a maverick is, how to identify them and why they are so crucial for the future.
Mavericks can save us from the slide toward institutionalism.
Large organizations usually kill off mavericks before they can take root.
Mavericks make messes by their very nature—the good messes institutions need.
Learn to recognize truly useful mavericks.
2015-01-3131 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel50: Go Ahead, Take the PlungeThis is the last in a series of shows on Passion in leadership, based on my new book The Power of Passion in Leadership. These episodes stand on their own but if you would like to “catch up” you can checkout episodes 46-49 for the related content.
In this episode I cover:
If your heart has been robbed of it’s passion, you have 2 options: get your groove back or move on. This episode is on the second option. Sometimes you need to cut your losses and take the plunge.
2015-01-1628 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel49: Getting Your Groove Backhis is a continuation of my series on the Power of Passion in Leadership, which is the title of my new book, due to on Amazon January 7th!
In this episode I cover:
A Pain point about being scared to confront problems on your team, including problem team members
Getting Your Groove Back
An extensive list of ideas for how to get your groove back
Some great resources to help you
I have a friend whose name is John. We have known each other since high school. John’s family has a very successful company in Alabama. His grandfather started th...
2015-01-0220 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel48: Passion Piranhas Out to Rob Your HeartThis is a continuation of my series on my new book, The Power of Passion in Leadership,January. In this podcast you will learn about all the piranhas out to steal the passion from your heart.
In this episode I cover:
Piranhas that can rob you of your passion
Both professional ministers and “ministering professionals” can burn out and become a part of the “walking dead.”
I was speaking at a conference the other day and had a pastor come up to me after I spoke. My talk was titled, “How to know when it’s time to go.” I could tell imm...
2014-12-1823 min
Leadership Answer Man | Leadership and Management Advice48: Passion Piranhas Out to Rob Your HeartThis is a continuation of my series on my new book, The Power of Passion in Leadership,January. In this podcast you will learn about all the piranhas out to steal the passion from your heart.In this episode I cover:Piranhas that can rob you of your passionBoth professional ministers and “ministering professionals” can burn out and become a part of the “walking dead.”I was speaking at a conference the other day and had a pastor come up to me after I spoke. My talk was titled, “How to know when it’s time to go.” I could tell immediate...
2014-12-1823 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel47: Seven Deadly Motives for Being in LeadershipDo you know that there are wrong and right reasons for leading? You probably know some of the right reasons – calling, gifting, wanting to make a difference, stepping into a leadership vacuum, clearing up confusion, wanting to help everyone succeed. But do you know that there are deadly wrong motives that keep a lot of people in leadership too long? And those kind of leaders are tough to follow!
This is a continuation of my series on the power of passion in leadership. In the last podcast episode I laid the ground work for this subject, this week I want to...
2014-12-0521 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel46: The Power of Passion in LeadershipThe power of passion in leadership is something I have spoken about before, but over the next few podcasts I want to delve deeper into the issue. This is also the subject of my next book which was released in January of 2015: The Power of Passion in Leadership.
In this episode I cover:
A Pain Point from a woman in leadership who feels like she is not heard in her organization.
Information from chapters one and two of my upcoming book “The Power of Passion in Leadership.”
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the on...
2014-11-2123 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel45: Millennials in Leadership: An Interview with Patrick KelleyToday I want to talk with a millennial about millennials in leadership. I get a big kick out of listeners in that age group. After all, they are going to take over the world so we should be pouring our wisdom into them and listening to them as well.
Among the answers I received regarding pain points in leadership, I received this great question:
If you please, would you consider sharing a podcast with some leadership advice for millennial striving to demonstrate the value they have to offer and coaching on how to best work through conflict in the workplace...
2014-11-0727 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel44: Resistance is FutileLeaders make things happen. People try to stop us. That is the reality of the way the world works. In order to be a leader, you must enact change. That is the only way things get better, no matter how much people don’t like it. We take people to the future by moving them from the comfortable to the uncomfortable. People try to resist us…but resistance is futile!
In this episode I cover:
Go through the list of reasons for change in this episode and ask yourself, “Are we experiencing any of these?” Describe them.
Build your rationale list for...
2014-10-2425 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel43: The Buy In CurveThis episode is based on Chapter 14 of my book Change is Like a Slinky.
In this episode I cover:
The five different types of people on the change curve
How each of these groups thinks
How you should approach each group, and how to get them on board with your idea for change.
Whenever someone has a great idea and pitches it to others, the idea can either be received well, or shot down as it comes out of your moth. It is quite likely that you have been a person with an idea that was killed right away, as...
2014-10-1020 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel42: Emotional Intelligence ReloadedEmotional Intelligence is known as one of the “soft skills” of work and leadership, which include things like being able to connect with people, to look them in the eye when speaking, or to be able to walk into a crowded room and connect with others without shying away into the corner. Traditionally when being evaluated for a job managers tend to look for hard skills such as experience performing a task, where you went to school, etc.
Henry recently worked on a project with his team, trying to increase their emotional intelligence. They started by reading 2 books on emotional inte...
2014-09-2633 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel41: The Awesome Power of AffirmationThis episode continues my periodic series on the chapters of my book “The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make.” I am so excited that the audiobook version is coming out soon. A lot of people have asked for this so they can listen to the book while they are driving, or working out, or making dinner.
In this episode I cover:
Everyone thrives on affirmation and praise.
We wildly underestimate the power of the tiniest personal touch of kindness.
Learn to read the varying levels of affirmation your people need.
Everyone needs praise, in fact we thrive on it. Human beings are...
2014-09-1221 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel40: How to Be an Awesome Delegator, Part 2This is part 2 on how to be a great delegator! This is such an important topic that I just had to stretch it into 2 episodes so I could make sure I really cover it well.
Delegation is really an issue of respect, and how much we respect those that are “under” us on our team. With responsibility comes the authority to do a job. If you respect people, you will give them authority with responsibility. Even if you have difficulty respecting the people you work with, you can still set a good example for them by being respectful, and allowing thei...
2014-08-2928 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel39: How to Be An Awesome Delegator - Part 1This podcast is based on my book “Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make,” specifically Chapter 6: Dirty Delegation, Refusing to Relax and Let Go.”
The important concepts to take from this chapter:
Overmanaging is one of the great cardinal sins of poor leadership.
Nothing frustrates those who work for you more than sloppy delegation with too many strings attached.
Delegation should match each worker’s follow-through ability.
A perfect example of “Dirty Delegation” comes from my own career. I asked my Communications Director Ted to put together a print ad campaign for our ministry. At the same time I met with a brand consul...
2014-08-1521 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel38: Paperwork and PeopleworkAre you “people oriented” or “task oriented”? This week I am going to address this topic as it appears in my book “The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make.”
We all fight the battle of paperwork, especially today with all the different ways that people can reachus via phone, text, E-mail, instant message, and more, and all right on our smart phones that are with us wherever we go. The problem is that leadership is about “people work”which I am going to address from Chapter 2 of my book.
What I cover in this episode:
The greater the leadership role, the less time there...
2014-08-0132 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel37: Building Consensus From the Inside OutThis is the second in a series on how to lead change effectively. If you have not listened to the first in this series that is okay because these episodes stand on their own as individual lessons that build on the theme of orchestrating change.
Without Consensus, change is Dead on Arrival
In order to orchestrate big change in your organization, you must first start with your inner circle of leaders and stake holders. If you don’t you risk catching them by surprise and alienating them because they were not at least consulted and told what was going on, wh...
2014-07-1826 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel36: Women in Leadership: Kathrine Lee Interview Part 2This is the second episode with guest blogger and amazing leader, Kathrine Lee. Today she shares, "Women in leadership. I am asked about this topic quite a bit. I am not writing this from a political perspective, a position of hierarchy, and certainly not from a religious one. I am simply responding from my experience, my respect for men and love of women.
To discuss this topic, we first have to ask a question, “What is a leader?” The definition includes words & phrases like: a person who guides or directs a group; authoritativeness, influence, command, effectiveness; sway, clout; one who goes...
2014-07-0729 min
BriteVibe Podcast: Live Brite, Live Bold, and Share BriteVibesHans Finzel: Podcaster in Chief at “The Leadership Answer Man”, President of HDLeadersHans Finzel is a successful author, teacher and leader among leaders. He has trained leaders internationally on five continents. He is now the host of The Leadership Answer Man weekly podcast. Hans recently completed twenty years as President and CEO of international non-profit WorldVenture(Littleton, CO) with a staff of 650 workers in 70 countries worldwide. Hans and his wife Donna ... Read More
2014-06-2730 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel35: Women in Leadership - Kathrine Lee Interview - Part 1A Guest Blog with Kathrine Lee, The Ultimate Source
A few years ago when Oprah launched her new network, OWN, she ran a contest for anyone whose dream was to have their own TV show. The grand prize was a contract with her network. Because I had the privilege of being on her show a couple of times, I was encouraged to audition.
At first, I was excited and it made sense. If I was a leader and wanted to create change in the world around me, what better platform than having your own TV show connected to Oprah? But...
2014-06-1329 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel34: Create Urgency For ChangeChange is great when you are in charge of it, but not so much when it is thrust upon us. In this episode I want to discuss how leaders manage a major change initiative, get others to see the vision, and recruit them to help you lead the change into fruition.
“A Change imposed is a change opposed.”-Spencer Johnson from Who Moved my Cheese?
Today we are talking about urgency for change and the human nature of making this happen. Change often seems difficult, but not changing can be even riskier. We need to change so we can improve. You...
2014-05-2926 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel33: Top-Down LeadershipGood News! After many requests, we are working on producing my best selling book “Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make” into an audio book, which should be out sometime later this year. To celebrate, I will be reading from some of the chapters of the book here on the podcast. In fact for this episode, I will be reading from Chapter One.
What I cover in the podcast this week:
A reading of the first chapter of “Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make” which deals with the most common leadership style, the top-down attitude.
Why this leadership style is so prevalent, and why it i...
2014-05-1627 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel32: How Do I Know It is Time To Move On?OK, I am so confused. I love parts of my job but there are some that I just hate. Some weeks I am ready to hang in there, but more weeks I am ready to move on. I feel beat down. I have lost hope most weeks. I just don’t know whether to hang in there or start looking for work somewhere else.
What I cover in the podcast this week:
A common question, “How do I know when it is time to move on?” (Many people struggle with this every time there are setbacks and discouragement’s).
The Grass is...
2014-05-0219 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel31: Emotional Intelligence – An Interview with Dr. Henry DeneenThoughts from Henry Deneen:
In determining fitness for hiring, or incompetency once hired, many employers focus on the so-called hard skills, including indicators such as aggressiveness, follow-through, speed, being fast and persistent. While these are important issues in hiring, training, and equipping employees, they are by no means the only or even the most important factors. Incorporation of so-called soft skills may be of equal importance in determining the types of people to seek to represent an organization. These skills are defined as creativity, listening skills, team skills, being open to criticism, and being team players as well as areas...
2014-04-1726 minLeadership Answer Man | Leadership and Management Advice30: We Need Dreamers: How Well Do You Think Outside the Box?I had a board member of my organization that told me a couple of years ago, “Hans we don’t need to think outside the box, we need brand new boxes!” So how many of us are really comfortable with thinking that way? For most people, change is hard. But leaders have to change and they have to embrace dreamers.This podcast is about learning to take risks, think outside the box and dream a new dream. I hope you will listen. Peter Drucker says this about living with risk-takers in our organizations:Every organization needs risk-takers, to discover…1. Risks you can...
2014-04-0421 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel30: We Need Dreamers: How Well Do You Think Outside the Box?I had a board member of my organization that told me a couple of years ago, “Hans we don’t need to think outside the box, we need brand new boxes!” So how many of us are really comfortable with thinking that way? For most people, change is hard. But leaders have to change and they have to embrace dreamers.
This podcast is about learning to take risks, think outside the box and dream a new dream. I hope you will listen.
Peter Drucker says this about living with risk-takers in our organizations:
Every organization needs risk-takers, to discover…
1. Risks you can...
2014-04-0421 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel29: What I Learned Through My Greatest FailuresThis podcast: Seven failures in my leadership and what I learned from each. What can we learn from our mistakes?
I highly suggest you do a couple of things. First of all, listen to the podcast!
1) Make a list of your greatest mistakes that YOU have done and what you learned from them. Reflection is a powerful tool for learning.
2) Listen carefully to what I am sharing with you today – try to avoid this common mistakes.
2014-03-2125 min
Leadership Answer Man | Leadership and Management Advice28: Hans Answers Your Tough Leadership QuestionsThanks to all of you who wrote me tough leadership questions. I am going to tackle them today on my podcast. I am not going to mention the names of who wrote these questions because it could get you in to trouble with your supervisor or your direct reports! But thank you for sending them to me! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2014-02-2829 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel28: Hans Answers Your Tough Leadership QuestionsThanks to all of you who wrote me tough leadership questions. I am going to tackle them today on my podcast. I am not going to mention the names of who wrote these questions because it could get you in to trouble with your supervisor or your direct reports! But thank you for sending them to me!
2014-02-2829 min
Leadership Answer Man | Leadership and Management Advice27: Top Ten Ways to Love Your Wife with Donna FinzelListen, guys . . . you’ll never get to the bottom of the complex nature of the female heart. But try as best you can to learn all you can. It’s worth it.This is the challenge put to husbands as Hans and Donna Finzel humorously and poignantly engage a hard but true principle: If you don’t understand how you do it wrong, you’ll never know how to do it right.But the Finzels are quick to add, this book is not a put-down on men. It is a fresh glimpse into how most women are wired and how their me...
2014-02-1436 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel27: Top Ten Ways to Love Your Wife with Donna FinzelListen, guys . . . you’ll never get to the bottom of the complex nature of the female heart. But try as best you can to learn all you can. It’s worth it.
This is the challenge put to husbands as Hans and Donna Finzel humorously and poignantly engage a hard but true principle: If you don’t understand how you do it wrong, you’ll never know how to do it right.
But the Finzels are quick to add, this book is not a put-down on men. It is a fresh glimpse into how most women are wired and how their me...
2014-02-1436 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel26: The Mentors in My Life and What They Taught MeMentor is “an experienced and trusted adviser.” This episode I share about all the people that have helped me along the way in my journey of life. Have you ever taken the time to list these people in your life?
2014-01-3125 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel25: Launch Your Encore - Interview with Rick HicksListen to this interview with Rick as we discuss our new book, and why Boomers will reinvent retirement in the coming years.
A lot of boomers we are asking the post career question, What’s next?” Our book is the answer to their question. Boomers must learn
to be intentional about finding meaning and purpose in their sixties, seventies, and eighties (the 60-80 window). With the average U.S. life expectancy reaching eighty, the authors’ purpose is to help readers recognize that they are entering a new life stage, identify the positive changing landscape of late life development, and discover how th...
2014-01-1732 minLeadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel24: New Years Call 2014 Setting Smart Goals.mp3
2014-01-0327 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel23: How to Make Great Decisions on a Leadership TeamAre you guilty of dictatorship in decision making?
How do you rate yourself as a decision maker? Great? Controlling? Dictator? Empowerer?
You might be saying, “NO way am I one!” But lets start with the symptoms:
What are the symptoms of being a dictator? – Control Freak
Why is dictatorship so popular? it is easier! It is natural! It is power! It is cultural.
Dictators dominate
How to make decisions with the input from the team. Consider Proverbs 15:22 “Without consultation, plans are frustrated, but with many counselors they succeed.”
2013-12-2026 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel22: Interview Dan Miller – Even Leaders Need to Relocate SometimesEven leaders find themselves searching for the right fit. In this interview with Dan, I ask him to unpack some of the realities of moving from your day job to your dream job.
Here are some of the questions I posed to Dan:
How do we know when it is time to move on?
What can we do to make the shift?
What is your advice to leaders in a rut?
You deal with leaders who are unhappy. What advice do you give them?
Can you give us a success story of someone who moved from one leadership assignment where...
2013-12-0623 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel21: Care Enough to ConfrontHow are you at confronting people? Me? Not so good. I am the world’s greatest conflict avoider. But I have learned that in leadership we have to do it. Leadership is not a popularity contest!!!! There are right ways and wrong ways to confront. This guy could use a few tips….
What we cover in this podcast:
Definition: What do I mean when I say “confront”
Why do leaders need to confront?
What are situations that require confrontation?
Why do we naturally resist confrontation?
What happens when we ignore the need to confront?
Practical tips on how to confront
2013-11-2223 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel20: Understanding Yourself as a LeaderWhat we cover today in this podcast:
Why it is important to know yourself
Strengths
Spiritual Gifts
Natural Abilities
Personality
We in leadership need to understand ourselves. It’s probably more important than understanding what followers. Effective leadership is a combination of the leader, the followers, and the situation. When we think of who we are, I always look at it as a combination of personal strengths, spiritual gifts, natural abilities and our own personality. In this podcast I explore the different ways that we can understand each of these four dynamics.
2013-11-0824 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel19: Bouncing Back – An Interview with David BeaversThis week I had the opportunity to interview a great friend and leader, David Beavers, of Nashville, on my podcast. This is an amazing interview you will want to listen to from a great leader about bouncing back from great disappointment and setbacks.
I have know David for decades, and I respect him for overcoming great odds to excel in leadership despite a lot of personal failure. He describes this journey in my podcast and gives some great insights into bouncing back.
David Beavers is a very successful business leader with the Juice PLUS+ Company. He leads a team of...
2013-10-2526 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel18: Servant Leadership – Clearing Up the ConfusionI think we all know that the idea of being a servant leader is a good thing. Jim Collins in his book, Good to Great, says that the best leaders out there are Level Five Leaders. And a Level Five Leader is characterized by humility and concern for the employees. That is servant leadership. More about Colliins later in this post.
If you are a follower of Jesus, you know that He set that example for us. But I find that there is a LOT of confusion out there about what servant leadership is and is not.
In this podcast...
2013-10-1825 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel17: Four Questions Every Follower AsksThe best way to learn how to lead people well, is to know what they need the most. In this episode I answer the four questions every follower asks. It is all about good delegation.
Has this ever happened to you when your boss gave you a job to do? Or do you do this to people who report to you? I hope you will listen to this weeks podcast.
BOSS DISASTERS…
I am given a big project to do – I get it done and the boss no longer wants it. They already made a decision to go a different dire...
2013-10-1120 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel16: Five Secrets for Recruiting the Right People to Your TeamHow are you at selecting leaders? Hiring great people? What is your batting average? Mine is probably a little over 500.
Leadership selection is one of the greatest jobs of a leader. Some of us have the ability to hire and fire. But others can’t pick your team. Or your followers. There are many times in leadership when we inherit a team and have to play the cards we are dealt. When you do have the chance, what are some essential practices that will help you get the right people on your bus?
2013-10-0423 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel15: Reviving the Leaders Heart – An interview with Peter PendellOne thing we all have in common as leaders… we all have hearts! And sometimes our hearts grow cold through the pressures on leadership.
Is my heart fresh and alive, or have I become a poser?
Pastor Peter Pendell knows a lot about this topic, having been a dead leader running himself. Listen to this great podcast interview with Peter as he tells his story of reviving his heart after some false starts!
Peter Pendell is the retired senior pastor(30 years) of Millington Baptist Church in Basking Ridge, NJ. He is currently the interim pastor of Queens Christian Alliance Church in...
2013-09-2622 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel14: More Strategies for Leading People Through Change PART TWOBuilding on the last show, episode 13, I am adding three more today…
1. God is the ultimate Change Agent
2. Change is urgent
3. Lead Change with Vision
4. People Always resits change
5. Coach People Carefully in the Right Direction
6. Lead with Your Heart
2013-09-2029 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel13: Tips for Leading People Through Change PART ONEEvery leader is a change agent. How is that going for you? Are you getting them to change their minds? Getting people from Point A to B can be easy…. or very convoluted!
Please listen to this podcast! It can change the way you view change! This is the first of a two part podcast on leading change. Three tips here, and then three in the next podcast.
2013-09-1327 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel12: Begin with the End in Mind – Your End Game in All Leadership AssignmentsHenry Wadsworth Longfellow observed, “Great is the art of the beginning, but greater is the art of ending.”
Here are some famous failures who refused to quit, and mastered the art of ending.
Dismissed from drama school with a note that read, “Wasting her time. She’s too shy to put her best foot forward.”—Lucille Ball
Fired from a newspaper because he “lacked imagination and had no original ideas.”—Walt Disney
Cut from his high school basketball team, he went home and locked himself in his room and cried. —Michael Jordan
His teacher told him he was too stupid to learn anything an...
2013-09-0621 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel11: It takes Courage to LeadEvery leader needs courage if you are moving outside of your comfort zone. Which is what leadership is all about!
There are many things that want to take away my courage:
Betting on myself
Believing in myself every day
Bills
Obligations
Nay sayers
Failures in the past in leadership and work
Personal failures in my life
Personal short comings
Leadership failures
2013-08-2325 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel10: You Need Mavericks on Your TeamIn this podcast I cover:
Who are mavericks?
What makes them so special?
How do we recognize them?
Why do we need them?
Books to recommend:
Pour Your Heart into It and Onward: by Howard Schultz, founder and CEO of Starbucks and a true Maverick.
Quote of the Show: If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.”
General Eric Shinseki, Former US Army Chief of Staff (4 Star General)
2013-08-1624 minLeadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel09: How to Pull Off Successful Leadership TransitionsEvery leader faces transition sooner or later. And every church and ministry and business faces changes in leadership. Transitions especially at the top can be very successful or extremely volatile.
I hope you listen to my newest podcast on pulling off successful leadership transitions.
Contents of the Show:
A brief summary of my own transition after 20 years.
The Ten Tips for Making it work well – applies to a lot of leadership transitions
Barriers to successful transitions
A few final applications for you to prepare for your eventual exit
2013-08-0926 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel08: Pursuing Your Passion – Do What You Love, Love What You DoFor the many people including leaders that are stuck in a job they don’t love, the lack of passion cannot be hidden. I experienced this very thing in my own career.
My baseball cap changed my life!
I grew to the place– or I should say I descended to the place where I lacked the passion for my job. I’ll never forget
one day when I was putting on a baseball cap in my garage, made by the folks at “Life is Good.” Sewn inside the cap are these words, which come into view when you place the cap on you...
2013-08-0226 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel07: Is Affirmation in your Leadership Arsenal?Compliments dissolve very quickly like ice on a hot sidewalk!
“One of the commodities in life that most people can’t get enough of is compliments. The ego is never so intact that one can’t find a hole in which to plug a little praise. But, compliments by their very nature are highly biodegradable and tend to dissolve hours or days after we receive them–which is why we can always use another.” —Phyllis Theroux
Leaders need to learn how to affirm the various people that they work with. And not everyone is the same. Just like people have different lo...
2013-07-2624 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel06: How to Handle Criticism and Opposition When it ComesBeing opposed for your leadership WILL happen. It is just a matter of time. Abraham Lincoln was a master at dealing with opposition. Here is how he handled it.
“If I were to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. I do the very best I know how – the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until then. If the end brings me out alright, what is said against me won’t amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, 10,000 Angels...
2013-07-1928 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel05: Relunctant Leaders Make the Best LeadersDo you find yourself in a position of leadership that stretches you? Ever wish you could go run and hide every once in a while?
I hope you listen to the podcast show episode #5 about Reluctant Leadership.
In 1994 I had a chance to meet Mother Theresa in Calcutta, India. She was an amazing women of compassion who won the Nobel Prize for her ministry among the poor. As I was in her presence I realized what a humble spirit she had–a truly remarkable servant leader who so reluctant to gain attention. She was a great leader for all the ri...
2013-07-1224 min
Leadership Answer Man | For Leaders Managers Entrepreneurs & Influencers with Dr. Hans Finzel04: Get a Life – The “Spread the Load” Principle of LeadershipAre you carrying too much? Do you feel overwhelmed in your leadership?
I hope you listen to the podcast show episode #4 about getting a life and spreading your leadership load.
What we cover in this show:
1. My personal journey with Donna managing a big family, marriage and a demanding career.
2. The “Spread the Load” principle
3. Very specific applications you can use right away in your life
4. An exercise for learning how to manage your time
2013-07-0528 min