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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
Jul 28, 2021
Jul 28, 2021
10 min
My constant battle with making excuses and using but instead of trusting myself and moving forward.
How one "but" can lead to more "buts" in your life.
A simple way to moving beyond your own excuses and self imposed limitations.
Jul 26, 2021
Jul 26, 2021
13 min
How many times do you have a good idea go to waste?
This episode talks about how to strategically get through the bureaucracy and leverage your great ideas to gain opportunities and make a larger impact in your organization.
Jul 21, 2021
Jul 21, 2021
10 min
As a leader sometimes we simply cannot squeeze in more than a day off a week for certain periods of time.
I will share the two traps leaders can get into during busy stretches and how to recharge when we are unable to take an extended break.
Jul 19, 2021
Jul 19, 2021
8 min
How I have seen the shift from directing to coaching for leaders in the past 15 years.
The importance of evaluating the amount of time in self-reflection vs external advising
Many times in life, it is far easier to look out the window than into the mirror.
Jul 17, 2021
Jul 17, 2021
11 min
How do you help people improve their actions when they can't see that what they are doing is hurting themselves and others?
The typical reactions to conflict and the power of strategic story telling
Jul 16, 2021
Jul 16, 2021
14 min
Have you ever seen an individual or organization with a limited or over-the-top bias?
This podcast is about just how much personal bias can impact an organization as well as a key strategy to support clearer thinking.
Jul 12, 2021
Jul 12, 2021
8 min
I can't believe I have been thinking about the topic of willpower the wrong way for so long.
How does this key lesson apply to the environment you create at work?
Jul 9, 2021
Jul 9, 2021
14 min
What do you do when preparing to address an issue?
Are you confident and comfortable in the conversation?
After years of addressing issues I will be sharing a key way to prepare yourself before addressing any issues that could create conflict.
Jul 8, 2021
Jul 8, 2021
12 min
Do you think you have a bad memory? In this episode, you will learn how to easily remember 10 Items
A fun way to associate and file things you need to remember.
This technique was taught by Rapid Recall -Matthew Goerke & Unlimited Memory Kevin Horsley
Jul 7, 2021
Jul 7, 2021
10 min
While it is critical to match industry expectations around wages, there is a simpler way to assess the values of employees and your own work to ensure a clearer perspective.
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