Leadership in a Nutshell

Delegation.. this is a topic we can spend a lot of time on- there's actually a lot to delegating. But in this episode of Leadership in a Nutshell, I'm giving you just a small a piece of it. Let's talk about delegation clarity. There's 4 steps to getting CLEAR about DELEGATION: #1 - WHO #2- How and Why? #3 - Identify #4 - Timeline I break down each in this episode. Thank you to A-Total Plumbing for submitting this topic to Leadership in a Nutshell! If there's a topic you'd like me to touch on, please let me know in the comments or at [email protected] Until next week my friend!

Ahh a 10 letter word that is sought after for most.. But what we've learned about what we need to do to "retire" is actually all wrong! My friend, the moment you "retire" is the moment you lose purpose. There a few things I think we all need to retire from and I share them in this video. Give it a listen the full way through and let me know what you think. If it changes your mind on what retirement is, let me know! I'd love to hear from you. As always, subscribe, leave a comment, and like this video!

If you haven't the read the book, Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill - I'm sure you've at least heard of it. The big question is.. "can you really think and grow rich?" Spoiler: YES! Here are 5 ways that will help you "think" and grow rich. #1 - Desire #2 - Have faith #3 - The power of auto-suggestion #4 - Specialize knowledge #5 - Organize plans Listen to this episode where I break down each of them! Don't forget to visit kennychapman.com/group to join our leadership community! Like, comment, and subscribe if you like listening to these episodes.

In this episode of Leadership in a Nutshell I'm breaking down the triggers we get when we, or someone we know, finally decides to change. We are each different in what triggers a change - but I give you 3 key processes we go through during CHANGE. Here's the first one: #1 - What's the situation? Figure out the situation and then you can move onto the next process in this cycle. Listen to this video to find out the other two! As always, if you like what we're doing - subscribe, leave a comment, and like this video! Don't forget to visit kennychapman.com/group to join our leadership community!

Take a break from technology my friend! It's so important for not only your success, but also your sanity. Here are some tips that have been really helpful for me in my business AND personal life: #1 - Plan time. Block out times in your day where you turn off technology completely. #2 - Project time. When you're working on projects, don't look at social media! #3 - Kill your notifications! Turn them off my friend - they are a productivity killer. #4 - Create technology free zones. Have areas where you do not get on your phone or any technology. You need to free up your energy so you can stay connected and grounded. Be intentional about how, when, where you're using technology.

I'm a 9 out 10 on the Kolbe Quick Start, my friend I LOVE IDEAS. But that actually hurt me earlier on in my entrepreneur journey. So you don't make the same mistakes I did, I'm giving you some tips that will help you with implementing plans, and NOT ideas. #1 - SLOW DOWN #2 - STRATEGIC THINKING TIME #3 - WRITE AND GET IT OUT OF YOUR HEAD #4 - WHY? WHO? AND WHEN? Drop a comment below if you have any questions - I'm always happy to help!

Have you wanted to start journaling? Maybe you've started journaling and then stopped after a few days because you couldn't find a good routine with it. In this episode of Leadership in a Nutshell, I give you 4 tips that will help you be effective at journaling. #1 - Medium - will you write it in a notebook? Type in google doc? Maybe even voice record?? #2 - Time - MAKE THE TIME FOR IT MY FRIEND! #3 - Methodology - will you write a full page, a short paragraph, or maybe just one line? #4 - Allow Evolution - you don't need to stick to one way of journaling, as you evolve - your journaling routine will evolve. Go with it! I wasn't great at journaling when I first started. It was something I needed to practice every day (just like anything else in life!). Try these out and let me know if they helped you!

As a leader, everything revolves around you. Your team is looking to you for answers, your clients are looking to you for answers. When I was a young entrepreneur, I was figuring out how to show up and influence at the highest level. And truthfully, I didn't do a great job at protecting my mindset. I'm giving you 4 takeaways that you'll easily be able to implement right away: #1 - MOVE. If you want your mind to work better, move! #2 - GIVE YOUR MIND A BREAK. I'm a huge fan of meditation, but there's a ton of ways you can give your mind a break #3 - SLEEP. We underestimate the power and importance of sleep. WE NEED SLEEP! #4 - BEING FUTURE FOCUSED. It's important to get out of the past.

Is your team working fully or partially remote? My team and I have been working virtually for over 10 years, so I've learned what's most important in creating engaging and effective virtual meetings. #1 - Be prepared! Sounds simple, but I've been on many meetings where the host get's on last, or is late. It's not a good look my friend. #2 - Know your technology! This is overlooked a lot. People think because they've used a system a few times that it will work every time. Guess what? Technology isn't perfect, and neither are you - make sure you set everything up several minutes before your meeting/event starts. #3 - Set ground rules! Will your team be able to ask questions in the chat box? Will they be able to communicate with each other in the chat box? Will they be on mute? Will there be a waiting room before they can get into the meeting? #4 - Facilitate collaboration! This is HUGE my friend! Make sure your meeting allows for everyone to ask questions, give input, and BE HEARD. If you liked this episode give it a like and let me know what tip you'll utilize first!

In this episode of Leadership in a Nutshell, I give you 3 easy and actionable tips to communicating effectively with your team during "these uncertain times". #1 - Don't just communicate, but OVER communicate #2 - Be empathetic (everyone is handling this differently, remember that!) #3 - People are looking for a leader (be the leader that you are, people are looking for one - even if they don't flat out say it) Up your game with communication and watch your positive results follow!

If you play basketball with a ping pong ball, you're in trouble. Same is true if you play ping pong with a basketball, except you might break something! Too many leaders feel stuck these days. Part of being stuck is not knowing what to do with the equipment you have, the tools to utilize, or the team to empower. Today, let's chat about applying the right rules and strategies for the actual business game you're playing.

When we get to a certain age, or something happens with our health, we are told it's time to get a checkup. If you're a leader or an executive, you're told to get an executive checkup. When it's time to grow your business, it's due time that you have a different kind of executive checkup! One that encompasses the areas of your business that have not been performing at possible potential. Join me for this bonus episode where I discuss what we can learn for business and leadership from Socrates' statement of, "A life unexamined is not worth living".

We are in the days of leadership where everyone gets a ribbon. Mediocrity is being accepted, and sometimes rewarded, at unprecedented levels. If you're cool with this, that's fine, skip this episode! If you want to check yourself and your team and build greatness, let's talk about doing away with mediocrity today.

Ever feel like the winds always against you? Sometimes we can get super tired of pushing all the time. What if we're thinking about resistance wrong and it's actually here to serve us? Can you grow a muscle without working it out? What if your leadership ability grows from a place most people try to avoid? Let's embrace resistance and use it as the effective tool it's meant to be.

Ever wonder why some people never seem to get what they want? What about you and your team? Does it seem like sometimes you do get what you want and sometimes it seems virtually impossible? Let's open the conversation and finally answer the question regarding this moving target topic. Let's make the decision to change how we go about it and finally get what we all want.

Ever feel like you're on a crazy treasure hunt with your team? You're leading through the mountains and can't seem to find exactly what you're looking for. Are you looking in the right places? Do you empower your followers effectively? Is the map you're following correct? I've got a great story for you about this today!

Ever wake up from a dream and actually not want to be awake because you want to see how it ends? Most of the time when I wake up from a dream, it's a really weird dream or a not so pleasant dream experience and I feel extremely grateful to be "out of that false reality". I'm happy to roll over, realize that was just a dream and get back to sleep. What about when you wake up and want to keep dreaming though? I recently had this happen to me where I was so engulfed in what was going on in my dream, when I first woke up and from a groggy state began to realize it was just a dream, I literally wanted to go back to sleep in order to continue on and finish the experience that was playing out. Join me in this episode where we'll connect the dots between what you dream about at night and how to create the dream you want during your life!

The challenge is do we focus our managers on hitting the goal today, or make sure we hit the budgeted goal in the future! How much time do you split between now and future focus? What is too much, what is not enough? Let's have that conversation right now!

Constructive Criticism... Really? Let me tell you something that you suck at but I'll try to make you feel good about it while I'm saying it? Stop the madness, set yourself free, let's break down Team Member Communication today!

Why did you become a leader? Why should your team keep following your lead? When you get crystal clear about how why you're doing what you're doing, the business game changes forever. Get connected to your true purpose and enjoy the increased results from much more impact.

Ever worked for a miserable leader? You're not displaying some of the same behaviors and character traits, are you? Our team is watching everything we do, and don't do, and they want to be happy at work and in their personal lives. Why wouldn't they want to work for a happy boss? Today we discuss some strategies to create and maintain happiness as a driven leader.

In today's world, managing change just isn't enough any longer. It's vital to your organization's success for leaders to begin creating and leading changes. Things are happening faster than ever and as leaders it's incredibly important that we give our team a map to follow.

When it comes to leadership, how aware you are has a tremendous amount to do with how effective you are. This episode we dive into removing our blind spots and operating from a greater state of consciousness. Slow down, get clarity and skyrocket your results

Do you have a mind that "wanders" on you? Do you ever feel like your thoughts are like the ball inside the pinball machine? Let's take a few minutes and slow things down to create a few strategies to get control of your thoughts in order to lead your team more effectively. Get your sanity back when you realize what a true gift your driven mind is, but make sure to open this gift by using the right tools.

Hey my fellow driven leaders! Kenny Chapman here and I'm super pumped to be joining you for the intro episode of Leadership in a Nutshell. Leadership in a Nutshell was born from my passion of helping leaders get their sanity back, find some balance, and unleash their passion through leading people. Let's dive in and share winning tips, strategies and tools to make the most of this incredible choice we've made to become leaders!