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Leading Lightly with Kurt Kinnear helps serious leaders, owners, CEOs, and people stepping into bigger responsibility see what is making leadership heavier than it needs to be.
This podcast is for leaders who know they are doing too much, carrying too much, or watching too many decisions and problems come back to them.
Through practical leadership lessons, real-world experience, and honest reflection, Kurt explores leadership load, unclear ownership, decision bottlenecks, organizational friction, growth pressure, owner dependency, AI and change, and the hidden issues that make organizations harder to lead than they need to be.
The goal is not to care less.
The goal is to build organizations where caring deeply does not mean carrying everything.
Listen if you want to lead with more clarity, reduce unnecessary load, and build something that can grow without taking over your life.
Episodes
Jun 8, 2021
Jun 8, 2021
10 min
One of the most important lessons I have learned about when and where to lead.
Jun 7, 2021
Jun 7, 2021
12 min
Who do you volunteer for?
When do you volunteer?
How to leverage your volunteer time to succeed.
Jun 5, 2021
Jun 5, 2021
11 min
A discussion on the ability and importance of upholding your integrity during negotiations and understand and avoiding the slippery slope of manipulation.
Jun 4, 2021
Jun 3, 2021
Jun 3, 2021
11 min
The dangers of running large organizations with startup mindsets being taught so frequently these days.
After initiating two organizations and running several organizations I have learned there is a big difference in how to run each of them.
Jun 2, 2021
Jun 2, 2021
12 min
A few tricks I have learned to stay in control when being pushed to your limits.
Jun 1, 2021
Jun 1, 2021
11 min
Sorry folks, my full-time job got a little too busy during some major covid changes in our operations and then our brand new 104-year-old organization's very first AGM!
After leading through several reorganizations some important lessons after letting staff go and making the tough choices to move your organizations forward.
Apr 5, 2021
Mar 15, 2021
Mar 15, 2021
10 min
How a close encounter taught me to trust my gut
How to use that trust to move easier and faster
Mar 8, 2021
Mar 8, 2021
10 min
Why you need to learn to follow and validate so you can lead your team forward.