5 Buckets of Leadership & More Podcasts for Leaders

I’m sharing some of my favorite podcasts that I listen to each week and highlighting one that I listened to recently—an interview with Dr. Henry Cloud.

What I liked about this podcast is that Dr. Cloud not only lists his five buckets of leadership, but he covers a realm of soft skills that need to be practiced if you’re really going to have the ultimate success in leading your teams. Below is a quick snapshot but listen yourself (maybe a few times) to get the real feel for what / why he believes these are important.

Key Topics Mentioned:

• Mindset shift: As a leader…..“I’m responsible to you. I’m not responsible for you.”

• Fear is a common emotion when you’re making hard decisions.

• The difference between hurt and harm.

• Necessary endings.

• Learning is painful.

• There is no learning without the state of arousal.

• Your goal is to lead growth minded people.

• Practicing empathy looks like this.

5 Buckets of Leadership:

1. Vision

2. Engage Talent

3. Execute Strategy

4. Measure Results

5. Adapt & Fix 

Here are a few of my favorite podcasts that I listen to each week for insights into leadership skills & principles. These 4 podcasts not only keep me learning about the best leadership traits but inspire me for my weekly Work It Out emails.

Tim Ferriss Podcast

Entre Leadership Podcast

Hello Monday

Building A Storybrand with Donald Miller

Check them out, you won’t be sorry!