Leading the Next Generation with Tim Elmore
204 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 132 ratingsFounder and CEO of Growing Leaders, Dr. Tim Elmore shares practical advice on leading the next generation. With special guests such as John C. Maxwell, Dan Pink and Carol Dweck, listeners will get a fresh perspective and tips on how to best connect with today’s young adults. Episodes include conversations on leadership, education, athletics, parenting, and more as we aim to equip you to lead the next generation.
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Ever Heard of the Blackout Challenge? How Social Media Is Changing Peer Pressure and What to Do About It
January 20, 2022 17:05 - 37.9 MBHello Podcast Listeners!You might have noticed some technical issues with the podcast the last couple of weeks. On certain podcast applications, including Apple Podcasts, the episodes were not downloading from our host platform. We apologize for the issues, but you should find that all of the podcast episodes are now working. Thanks for hanging in…
The One Thing I Do at the Beginning of Each Year
January 13, 2022 14:00 - 29.6 MBOur character is simply made up of the habits and attitudes we possess daily. Especially in the aftermath of a pandemic, where a new normal has been established, its wise to lay tracks that enable us to stay on course in our lives. In this episode, Tim and Andrew discuss the measures they take to…
Advice to Teachers and Parents When Guiding Teens on Instagram
January 10, 2022 14:00 - 40.1 MBMillions of teenagers, mostly girls, have spiraled into symptoms of depression and despair after spending time on social media platforms, such as Instagram. The data seems to indicate the connection between depression and Instagram is not just a coincidence. In this episode, Tim and Andrew explore the affects of social media on teens and give…
Ten Interesting Facts About Generation Z and How They Affect Us All
December 30, 2021 16:18 - 41.8 MBGeneration Z is a population that endured a down economy during childhood but are hopeful it will be up as they come of age. The last twenty years have been tumultuous. Over time, culture has evolved. Commerce changed rapidly, and information has increased each year. Mental health remains Gen Z’s top priority. In this episode,…
Revised: Essential Wisdom for Leaders of Every Generation with Randy Hain
December 17, 2021 00:05 - 32.2 MBPlease be advised; this is a re-upload of the podcast posted Dec. 9th. It is our sincerest apology to Randy Hain and to our audience for the incorrect podcast being uploaded. Please enjoy these insightful words of advice from our very special guest. About Randy Hain Randy Hain, award-winning author, executive coach and leadership consultant,…
Essential Wisdom for Leaders of Every Generation with Randy Hain
December 09, 2021 19:26 - 35.5 MBAbout Randy Hain Randy Hain, award-winning author, executive coach and leadership consultant, just released his eighth book as a practical guide to leadership at any age and stage: “Essential Wisdom for Leaders of Every Generation” Pick up a copy on Amazon. Learn more about Randy Hain’s professional work, books, blog posts, and thought leadership at…
Essential Wisdom for Leaders of Every Generation with Randy Haim
December 09, 2021 19:26 - 35.5 MBAbout Randy Haim Randy Haim, award-winning author, executive coach and leadership consultant, Just released his eighth book as a practical guide to leadership at any age and stage: “Essential Wisdom for Leaders of Every Generation” Pick up a copy on Amazon. Learn more about Randy Haim’s professional work, books, blog posts, and thought leadership at…
Morality and Social Media: Have You Considered the Impact?
December 02, 2021 11:00 - 39.4 MBConsider this reality. What the computer was for the Millennial Generation, social media is for Generation Z. We all recognize that social media isn’t going away. Most of us don’t want it to. Over nine in ten adults surveyed acknowledge they are on it themselves. What we may not recognize, however, are the moral implications…
Why Your Students Need a Better Emotional Vocabulary
November 25, 2021 11:00 - 35.5 MBStudents’ vocabulary has decreased from the 1950s to today. In over 40 years of the survey, a pattern emerged: Correct scores rose from the generations born around 1900 to the generations born around 1950 and then dropped afterward. So, although we are more educated than ever, our use of language may be smaller. In this…
Struggling to Establish Both Relationships and Accountability with Your Students? Try Using a Social Contract.
November 18, 2021 11:00 - 35.3 MBThere is an old idea we can look to in order to both create a connection with our students and at the same time, hold them accountable to the rules and expectations by which we are all bound. It’s called a ‘social contract.’ Join us on this week’s episode as we explain how you can…
Busting a Common Myth Preventing Students From Leading
November 11, 2021 11:00 - 37 MBUltimately, leaders are helped when they have some level of magnetism. Inspiring and motivating people in an organization is a bonus aspect of leadership. Too much of it, however, can be detrimental. Learn this week what makes or breaks students stepping up and leading well. Resources: The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership Contact: [email protected] Social…
One Magical Idea to Increase Student Engagement This Fall
November 04, 2021 10:00 - 40.7 MBHave we made our classrooms similar to an instant cake mix? Do we believe that teaching students is as simple as following a checklist? Find out in this week’s episode what we believe teachers can do to increase student engagement this fall. Brian Regan YouTube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7kfDjQVZvs Resources: Habitudes for Social & Emotional Learning Contact:…
Leveraging High Standards and Gracious Forgiveness in Your Classroom Today
October 28, 2021 10:00 - 37.1 MBThis is the final episode in this series focusing on Tim Elmore’s newest book, The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership, releasing on Nov. 2nd, 2021. To pre-order the book and gain access to the mini-course visit: timelmore.com/book Resources: The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership Pre-Order + Bonus Contact: [email protected] Social Media: @GrowingLeaders, @TimElmore & @AndrewMcPeak
How to Balance the Paradox of Humility and Confidence with Your Students
October 21, 2021 10:00 - 20.1 MBThis is the second of three episodes focusing on Tim Elmore’s newest book, The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership, releasing on Nov. 2nd, 2021. To pre-order the book and gain access to the mini-course visit: timelmore.com/book To take the leadership quiz now visit: https://hcleadershipessentials.com/pages/leadership-quiz Resources: The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership Pre-Order + Bonus Contact:…
How to Navigate the Current Landscape of Leading on Today’s School Campus
October 14, 2021 10:03 - 36.4 MBThis is the first of three episodes focusing on Tim Elmore’s newest book, The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership, releasing on Nov. 2nd, 2021. To pre-order the book and gain access to the mini-course visit: timelmore.com/book Resources: The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership Pre-Order + Bonus Contact: [email protected] Social Media: @GrowingLeaders, @TimElmore & @AndrewMcPeak
How to Lead Kids Who’ve Experienced Adult-Sized Trauma
October 07, 2021 09:00 - 32.7 MBAccording to a nationwide study, 82% of Generation Z members report experiencing at least one traumatic event in their lives. For many teens, it was something that happened during the early years of their lives, but for even more, it was the pandemic. Add to that the societal pressure to have it all together and…
Four Lessons on Leading Young People From the Tokyo Olympics
September 30, 2021 09:00 - 29 MBThe postponed Olympics Games held in Tokyo are now history. As always, there were highs and lows for competing athletes, but we’d like to focus on some insights we gain as we watched this year’s young athletes perform. In this episode, Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak discuss four lessons on leading young people from the…
The Comeback School
September 23, 2021 09:00 - 42.3 MBWant to make a great comeback from the setback of COVID-19? Every school would benefit from instilling a philosophy into our students where everyone responds to the hour we find ourselves in by knowing, growing, and sowing what’s inside of them for the sake of others. In this episode, Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak discuss…
Five Resilience Stories that Could Keep Your Students from Giving Up
September 16, 2021 09:00 - 36 MBIf you are one of the many educators, coaches, or leaders across the country who struggle to build resilience in your kids, athletes, or students, we may have a practical solution for you. One way to keep yourself going is to see resilience in others, so you can then believe in yourself. That’s why in…
Sharenting: Solving the Problem of Parents and Kids on Instagram
September 09, 2021 09:00 - 35.7 MBWhat happens when the heartfelt ambitions of parenthood meet the ubiquitous opportunities of social media? “Sharenting” happens any time an adult in charge of a child’s well-being, such as a parent or a teacher, transmits private details about a child via digital channels. The problem, of course, is that even though we may be the…
The Art of Drawing Commitment from Students
September 02, 2021 09:00 - 41.5 MBAdults everywhere offer “programs” to students, but what students really want and need are deep and trusting relationships. Generation Z has been programmed to death. They have sports programs thrown at them, they have YouTube and Amazon programs targeted at them and they have TV programs to watch. What they don’t experience is rich relationships…
Building an Emotionally Intelligent Culture on Your School Campus with Steve Moore
August 26, 2021 09:00 - 25.8 MBAs an administrator, principal, teacher, or counselor you set the tone for the culture on your school campus. But how do you help your teachers, staff, and students thrive in such a constantly changing environment? In this episode, Tim Elmore, Andrew McPeak, and Steve Moore discuss how you can build an emotionally intelligent culture on…
How to Help Students Become Objective Rather than Obsessive
August 19, 2021 10:00 - 31.1 MBObsessing over people, desires or worries is quite common today. Given our “instant-access, on-demand” culture, our brains are not used to going hours without answers. So, we ruminate on uncertainties until we’re anxious and even panicking. In short, uncertainties breed dissatisfaction, which launches rumination. It can wreak havoc. In this episode, Tim Elmore and Andrew…
Helping Students Strike a Balance Between Inclusion and Diversity
August 12, 2021 09:00 - 46 MBSchools today have a difficult challenge to manage. They have to find a way to create a balance between: Students feeling safe and finding others they belong to and identify with on campus. Students feeling stretched as they get ready for a diverse and unpredictable world. In this episode, Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak discuss…
Read Before You Lead: Why Every Thermostat Has a Thermometer
August 05, 2021 09:00 - 35.3 MBLeaders don’t need a title, position, or badge to influence others. Genuine leaders influence people by understanding the current “temperature” among a group and responding accordingly. They observe when a community is cool and needs to be heated up–when it needs some passion infused into the team. They also can see when a group is…
Managing Your Culture with Tree Beeckman
July 29, 2021 09:00 - 34.9 MBIn this episode, Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak interview Theresa Beeckman aka “Tree” and discuss some practical tips on how to effectively manage the culture on your team. Tree is a former Division 1 athlete and volleyball coach who travels the country conducting team workshops and coach development programming. Resources: Managing Your Culture & Bring Tree…
Why SEL Has to be More Than Just a Class
July 22, 2021 09:00 - 44.3 MBIn the minds of parents, students, and even teachers, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) has become an “academic subject.” Rather than being seen as the set of life skills that all adults in a student’s life must come together to help them develop, we have transformed the development of these skills into classes, curriculums, and…
The Case For Why A Broader Perspective Is A Crucial Skill Your Students Need
July 15, 2021 09:00 - 40.5 MBResearch psychologists recently completed studies on the mental health of everyday individuals. One important finding was participants who are prone to dogmatism – stuck in their ways and relatively resistant to credible evidence – actually have a problem with processing evidence even at a perceptual level. They only see things one way. In this episode,…
Digital Citizenship: Having The Right Conversation With Students
July 08, 2021 09:00 - 48 MBDo your students feel a sense of responsibility for what they say and how they conduct themselves in the digital space? In this episode, Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak discuss digital citizenship and how to navigate these difficult conversations with your students. Resources: Habitudes for Social & Emotional Learning Contact: [email protected] Social Media: @GrowingLeaders, @TimElmore…
Building & Utilizing Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom with Dr. Adam Saenz
July 01, 2021 09:00 - 47.2 MBIn this episode, Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak interview Dr. Adam Saenz and discuss the importance of building and utilizing emotional intelligence (EQ) in the classroom. Dr. Adam Sáenz earned his Ph.D. in School Psychology from Texas A&M University as a United States Department of Education doctoral fellow. He completed his predoctoral clinical training under a…
How SEL Can Accelerate Maturity in Students
June 24, 2021 09:00 - 51.2 MBOver a decade ago, we began to hypothesize about a trait we were observing in high school and college students. After researching the reasons for this we came up with a term – artificial maturity. Artificial maturity is the result of kids being over-exposed to information earlier than they are ready and kids being under-exposed…
The One Soft Skill That Can Make or Break A Person
June 17, 2021 09:00 - 41.5 MBAfter working at some level of relationship with over 8,000 schools or organizations, we believe there is a root “skill” that not only influences all others, but when mastered, enables people—especially students—to master themselves and succeed. In this episode, Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak discuss the one soft skill that can make or break a person…
Four Mental Health and Wellness Practices You Can Start with Your Students
June 10, 2021 09:00 - 55 MBMental health issues were already mounting among those in Generation Z, but the global pandemic has taken its toll and left them in worse mental and emotional health than ever. In this episode, Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak share four mental health and wellness practices you can start with your students. Resources: Stressed Out eBook…
Seven Ideas to Employ if Remote or Hybrid Learning Doesn’t Go Away
June 03, 2021 09:00 - 52.2 MBAlthough millions of teachers, students, and parents would say the abrupt transition to remote learning over a year ago was problematic, many are now preparing for more of it going into the 2021-22 school year. In this episode, Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak share seven ideas to employ if remote or hybrid learning doesn’t go…
Ten Terms That Define Generation Z Today
May 27, 2021 09:00 - 53.2 MBAfter reviewing the data on members of Generation Z in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and this past year overall, we have curated ten characteristics summarized by two-word terms that will help you wrap your arms around their reality. In this episode, Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak share ten defining terms for Generation Z.…
Five Practices to Help Students Make Stress Work For Them
May 20, 2021 09:00 - 54.8 MBIt’s impossible for today’s students to completely avoid the everyday stressors that come with life in school today. But what if there was a way to allow those stressors to lead students together rather than fall apart? In this episode, Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak share five practices to help your students make stress work…
Three Helpful Secrets for Putting Empathy to Work
May 13, 2021 09:00 - 53.6 MBAlthough we like to think humans are logical creatures, we don’t respond proportionately as the needs become greater. We are sensitized to risk by our feelings, not necessarily our minds. There is a fine line between feeling engaged and feeling overwhelmed inside our brains. So, how do we convince ourselves to engage in compassionate acts for others?…
How to Teach SEL Skills To Middle School Students
May 06, 2021 09:00 - 28.8 MBTeaching middle school students can be difficult. The students are in a unique season of life that makes it challenging for educators to practically develop social-emotional skills in them. In this episode, Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak discuss effective ways you can teach social-emotional learning skills to middle school students. Resources: SEL Curriculum for Middle…
Eight Strategies to Build Mentally Tough Kids
April 29, 2021 09:00 - 56.4 MBOne problem many adults are currently seeing in the youngest generation is the lack of mental toughness. Some might say that mental toughness is actually becoming rare in our world today. It has been defined as “the ability to resist, manage and overcome doubts, worries, concerns, and circumstances that prevent you from succeeding, or excelling…
How the Pandemic Influenced Our Leadership and How to Stay Positive
April 22, 2021 09:00 - 46.8 MBOver the last year, we have been affected psychologically, even if we’ve remained healthy physically in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. Consider the changes we’ve had thrust upon us in one year’s time, including a pandemic, protests, pay reductions, polarized politics, and panic attacks from today’s kids. In the course of time, our realities…
Overcoming the Most Common Mistake Educators Make Leading Generation Z
April 15, 2021 10:00 - 68 MBOne problem adults face is—we see students’ high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and panic attacks, and assume we just need to make their day easier. After all, they’re stressed out. Parents will often finish their kids’ homework assignments. Teachers will often lighten their load thinking the subject is too hard. Coaches will often excuse…
Four Ways to Expand Your Student’s Social Awareness
April 08, 2021 10:00 - 55.8 MBStudents today can oftentimes lack awareness in themselves, in their classrooms, or just in general. They say things or do things that upset other students but don’t understand why. Sometimes their smartphones can make them aloof, only half-engaged with those in the room. They don’t get why others don’t like them. They choose harsh or…
Four Pressures Female Leaders Face
March 31, 2021 10:00 - 68.3 MBIn honor of Women’s History Month, we sat down to talk with an incredible female leader – Nautrie Jones. As the Managing Director of Teacher Leadership Development, Nautrie leads the Teach for America Metro Atlanta where she is charged with casting a bold vision and setting key strategies to ensure that the students in Metro…
Five Ideas to Manage Your Kids’ Screen Time in a Pandemic
March 25, 2021 09:00 - 44.7 MBMany parents might say they’re not sure how they’d make it through the day, both working and managing their kids without a one-eyed babysitter called a TV, tablet, or smartphone. They realize it’s not a good mental health choice, but what’s a parent to do? Others are both teachers and parents, and they’re trying to…
How To Help Your Students Stop “Fitting In” and Start “Belonging” in Your Classroom
March 18, 2021 09:00 - 56.9 MBYou’ve probably had something like this happen in your classroom this year. You work hard to have fun with your students. You create interesting and fun assignments for them, and you think it’s going well. Then something happens. A student says something harsh like, “I hate this class,” or a parent contacts you to tell…
Six Ways to Battle the Growing World of “Fake”
March 11, 2021 10:00 - 44.5 MBWe live in a growing world of “fake.” Fake content is a genuine problem on the internet. Between fake news that sways elections, fake apps that trick shoppers, and fake book reviews that stymie sales, the internet has seen a surge in fantastic, misleading, and outright false messaging that threatens to make the truth hard…
Why Silence Might Be the Antidote for Stressed Out Students
March 04, 2021 10:00 - 38.4 MBAll educators, coaches, parents—and certainly students—need to ponder and digest the latest research on the topic of silence. Silence can grow your brain. One study monitored the effect of “sound” versus “silence” on mice. What researchers discovered was profound. When exposed to two hours of silence every day, the mice developed new cells in the…
Who Wins When Social and Emotional Learning Meets Real Life?
February 25, 2021 10:00 - 48 MBWe believe social-emotional learning is critical. But not just for a discussion in a classroom so a teacher can check a box. We want to see students learn these skills so they can change the world, starting with themselves. We want to see teens changed from the inside out so they can turn their world…
Why I Have Given My Life to Develop Student Leaders
February 18, 2021 10:00 - 47.9 MBIt’s in times like these when we are reminded of why we do what we do. We focus on developing young people. Specifically, equipping students to think and act like life-giving leaders, regardless of the position they may or may not have. Over the past year alone, we saw students step up and answer the…
How to Live Your Best Life as an Educator with Will Parker
February 11, 2021 10:00 - 51.4 MBResearch shows that teachers and principals are leaving the profession of education at alarming rates. Some of the causes stem from the rising expectations and demands that educators find difficult to manage. Unfortunately, for many educators, taking care of others often means neglecting their own health and well-being. So, how can educators continue doing work…