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🎙️ A Podcast to help emerging leaders, helping you make a difference while reducing the cost to yourself. Kurt Kinnear brings a wealth of knowledge from his extensive background in fixing, creating, and growing multiple organizations. With experience managing over 1,250 full and part-time staff and coordinating the efforts of nearly 3,000 volunteers, Kurt’s mission is clear: to empower emerging leaders to make a difference without the cost to themselves. Listen to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Remember, as an emerging leader, you have the power to make a difference while keeping your life in balance. Disclaimer: The opinions shared in this podcast are for brainstorming and discussion purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views of any organizations associated with Kurt Kinnear.
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Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
What do you do after someone resigns? Do you see a resignation as a threat or an opportunity? In this episode I break down a few key steps I take before refiling a role.
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
When good staff leave it can hurt, but that resignation is also an excellent opportunity to evaluate and grow which is what this episode is all about!
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
In a world where work and personal cross so often how do you draw the line for your ethics around meals, hours, phone use/billing, office supplies, and so many other considerations that can get gray very quickly. In this episode I spend more time breaking down ethical boundaries. After years of wrestling with these issues, I have found an easy way to clarify my ethical lines and find more peace at work and at home.
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
In a day and age where words like integrity do not seem to be a staple or a focus, I am going to discuss its importance in your role as a leader and share a little trick to consider while being tempted to compromise.
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
I struggle with is turning things off and taking a rest. This episode discusses a few little things I have done that help.
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
How many times do you calculate what matters more to you as a leader who does something or what someone does? I have found where you weight your focus between who and what makes a big different on the results you obtain in your leadership role and the burden you care.
Saturday Nov 13, 2021
Saturday Nov 13, 2021
While reflecting on Remembrance Day it is easy to take for granted the freedom and safety each one of us has. In todays episode I will be reading a post I wrote as encouragement to stand up when we know we need to in order to support all of the sacrifices those who have served have made for us. In small ways we can each make a big difference in this world.
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Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
How do you strategically add or change a staff members workload without causing long term pain for you and your organization? This episode talks about what I have commonly seen done with good intent that leads to bad outcomes for your organization.
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
How many times do we find ourselves using the same language when stressed? I do this all the time and after a little experiment getting our kids ready for school, I finally found a creative solution that works in the workplace. This episode discusses the challenges of urgent situation and a simple trick to find powerful language to move things forward when under stress.
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Lets face it. Politics have always existed and will always exist within earth dwelling humans. Its a part of life despite the pain and lack of clarity they can create. This episode is all about ways to understand politics so you don't get caught up or caught by politics and some key ideas for managing them and reducing them in your organization.