Leadership is tough... it takes courage and patience. We are here to Explore, Edify and Entertain you on the subject of leadership. Your hosts will tackle tough leadership subjects, mix in some wisdom and sprinkle it with some laughs.
Episodes
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Spotting talent takes....talent. You cannot rely solely on HR for assistance...you as a leader must know what good looks like...and be able to see it (or the potential for it) in others. Join Jim Desmond and Randy Fields as they talk about talent assessment (from hiring it, grooming it, and promoting it).
Grab a drink of some kind and listen in on how you can assess others and yourself. And how bad Monkey Shines scared Jim and Randy back in the 80's.
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Join Randy and Jim as they work through the issue of delegation. Understanding what it is, why it is important, and how you do it.
Saturday Jun 08, 2024
Saturday Jun 08, 2024
Join Jim and Randy (and maybe a leader named Ike) as they dive deep into why leaders should take all the blame and give away all the credit.
Ike's letter to the troops:
https://taskandpurpose.com/history/d-day-letter-from-eisenhower/
Ike's letter in case of failure:
https://www.businessinsider.com/d-day-in-case-of-failure-letter-by-general-eisenhower-2012-6
Here is a link to the book on Amazon "How IKE led" :
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Join Randy and Jim in this next installment of Leadership Lost and Found, where we talk about what you can learn from missed leadership opportunities. Also, around the 20 minute mark, we learn not to set the microphone on an unstable surface. I blame Randy.
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
How and when do you do it? Join Jim and Randy as they talk about the importance of delegation in your leadership.
You do it...NO....you do it!
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Join Jim and Randy as they discuss being thankful in your leadership!!!
As well as ALL of the Pop Culture references and personal funnies listed below!
https://www.originalpoopknife.com/pages/the-story-of-the-poop-knife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AzAFqrxfeY&t=110s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWTXJ0GaYpM&t=3s
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Join Randy and Jim as they (finally) get together to discuss the Social Revolution. What is the Social Revolution? You'll have to listen to find out.
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Join Randy nd Jim as they discuss what to do with a team member that is stuck on the runway.
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Happy New Year (Yes, we are painfully aware this is waaay late for the New Year, bear with us)!! Join Randy & Jim as they take on another episode of leadership from the trenches! Tales from the Trenches Part Deux!!
Friday Dec 24, 2021
Friday Dec 24, 2021
Join Randy and Jim as they talk about the holidays, well really how superior Die Hard is as a Christmas movie, as well as what it takes to move from an Individual Contributor (IC) to a people leader. Stay till the end to see how to view our claymation episode!