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Passing The Baton Leadership Podcast

438 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratings

Join author, speaker, and leadership expert Zack Hudson on the Passing the Baton Leadership Podcast for topics including personal development, time management, leading well, entrepreneurship, relational leadership, work-life balance, and other relevant and timely topics.

Have fun with Host Mike Floyd, Neha Shingane, and Zack as they cover leadership topics in this commuter-style radio show so that you can listen to and finish the episode during your normal commute to work, school or while running errands.

For more information, visit our website http://zackhudson.com! There, you can read weekly posts on leadership and life lessons that coincide with the show and subscribe to have the newsletters delivered straight to your inbox. Passing the Baton Leadership Podcast also features interviews with world-renowned leaders and authors to hear their perspectives on leadership.

This is a great show for leaders looking to expand their influence, parents looking to lead their children well and students that are looking to become the next great leader. Send in your questions to be featured in an upcoming episode with author, speaker, and leadership expert Zack Hudson by visiting http://zackhudson.com

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Episodes

PTB 422: The value of advanced schooling and other listener questions

April 24, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MB

This week we return to our listener mailbox to answer your questions! You can send in your questions for the show at [email protected]   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Neha Shingane & Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

PTB 421: Be the farmer

April 17, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MB

We wrap our Be Series with Be the farmer! Join us as we dive into the leadership qualities and lessons that can be learned from farming.  Find our full Be Series at https://www.zackhudson.com/be-series/   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Neha Shingane & Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

PTB 420: Be a song

April 10, 2024 11:00 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MB

Our Be series is back! Today we dive into the characteristics of a song and how they can positively influence your leadership at work and home.  Find our full Be Series at https://www.zackhudson.com/be-series/   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Neha Shingane & Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

PTB 419: Teach your leaders to be empathetic

April 03, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MB

We could all use and benefit from a little more empathy from others. Today, we'll talk about the importance of emptahy in leadership and how you can equip others to show more empathy in their dialy fuities.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Neha Shingane & Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

PTB 418: Understanding the weight of losing an employee and other listener questions

March 27, 2024 11:00 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MB

We are back to our mailbox to answer your questions!   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Neha Shingane & Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

PTB 417: How to create luck for yourself

March 20, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MB

Can luck be manufactured or are some people just lucky? Today we answer the question on how you can be lucky in your professional and personal life.   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Neha Shingane & Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

PTB 416: More tips to improve EQ

March 13, 2024 11:00 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MB

We are back to give you more tips on how to continue to strengthen your emotional intelligence! You can find a host of resources at https://www.zackhudson.com/eq/   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Neha Shingane & Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

PTB 415: What leader shadow are you casting?

March 06, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MB

Prescene. Influence. Both can loom large for better or worse long after your interaction with others. What kind of leader shadow are you casting?    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Neha Shingane & Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

PTB 414: How to handle dissent on the team

February 28, 2024 11:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MB

Dissent can show itself on the team in a number of different ways ranging from culture creep to a mess that you inherited as part of a new role. Today we walk through strategy on how to successful address dissent on the team.     Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Neha Shingane & Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

PTB 413: Bouncing back from a layoff

February 21, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MB

Being laid off is hard no matter when it happens. Today, we'll walk through the topics to make sure that you are well cared for and ready for success as you begin that next chapter in your career.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Neha Shingane & Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

PTB 412: Leading older employees and other listener questions

February 14, 2024 11:00 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MB

We go back to the mailbox to answer your questions! Today we answer questions about leading older employees, how to measure success as a leader, and a follow-up to making a great pitch to your leader.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Neha Shingane & Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

PTB 411: How to create an irresistible pitch to your leader

February 07, 2024 11:00 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MB

The best ideas and proposals can fall flat unless the pitch is well thought out, timed well and designed with the end user in mind. Today we give you tips to create that irresistable pitch for your leader.   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Neha Shingane & Mike Floyd. Visit our website!

PTB 410: Growing your internal network and other listener questions

January 31, 2024 11:00 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MB

Today we go back to the mailbox to answer questions on internal networking, how to address a mundane job, and how to prepare for a panel presentation in the interview process.   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 409: Situational Leadership - Delegation

January 24, 2024 11:00 - 16 minutes - 22.9 MB

Delegating is the highest stage of sitaional leadership, but certianly is not for everyone all the time. Today we'll learn more about Delegating - what it is, when to use it, and what the cautions are.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 408: Situational Leadership - Supporting

January 17, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MB

In the supporting style of leadership, the dynamic begins to shift funtamentally from leader-led to follower-led.  Today we'll learn more about Supporting - what it is, when to use it, and what the cautions are.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 407: Situational Leadership - Coaching

January 10, 2024 11:00 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MB

People love a good coach and leaders will often desricbe themselves as coaches when asked about thier leadership style, but coaching is always the best route to take with people. Today we'll learn more about Coaching - what it is, when to use it, and what the cautions are.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 406: Situational Leadership - Directing

January 03, 2024 11:00 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MB

Our new series kicks off with a deep dive into situational leadership, starting with Directing. A great style for new associates or those learning a new skill, but likely not meaningful for tenured associates. Today we'll learn more about Directing - what it is, when to use it, and what the cautions are.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 405: Reasons for Leaving - Unsustainable work expectations

December 27, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MB

We wrap our Reasons for Leaving Series with a look at unsustainable work conditions and then dive into tips for the associate and leader to ensure that the team stays in a healthy balance for the long term.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 404: Reasons for Leaving - Lack of meaningful work

December 20, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MB

Everyone wnats to have meaning in the work that they do. Today we dive into the topic of menaingful work - how it differs from one person to another and how a leader can help connect an inidividual to the "Their Why" of the work.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 403: Reasons for Leaving - Uncaring and uninspiring leaders

December 13, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MB

We continue our series of Reasons for leaving, with refelction questions for the employee and leader as well as actionable tips to help the leader be more inspiring to others.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 402: Reasons for Leaving - Lack of career development

December 06, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 29 MB

Today we begin our series diving into the top reasosn that a person leaves an organization and ways that you can mitigate teh risk as a leader.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 401: Do I let my team member fail and other listener questions

November 29, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MB

We go back to the PTB mailbox to answer your questions this week!   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 400: You've hit your goal. Now what?

November 22, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MB

Episode 400! It's certainly a big goal for us at Passing the Baton. What about your goals? Today we talk about the next steps once you hit your goal(s) for the year.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 399: Guiding your team through uncertain times

November 15, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 26.1 MB

We have colelctive been in uncertain times for years at this point. How do you as a leader shepherd your team through those times? People hate uncertainty so much that they would rather know that bad news is coming than be uncertain if it will occur or not. Today, we'll walk through how to care for your team during times of change.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 398: Create authentic professional presence

November 08, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MB

Having an authentic professional presence can help you stand out, build a stronger network, accelerate projects, and accelerate career growth. Today we will give you some tips to help you dial in your executive presence in the work that you do.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 397: Embrace differences in those that you develop

November 01, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes - 25.2 MB

Today we look at the importance of individualized development for team members in the business world, drawing parallels to sports and coaching. We also encourage leaders to avoid treating everyone equally, delve deeper into feedback, and set appropriate expectations for each team member's development journey to become more impactful in their leadership role. Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingan...

PTB 396: Habits to improve your EQ

October 25, 2023 13:50 - 19 minutes - 26.2 MB

This week we continue to help others understand the significance of emotional intelligence (EQ) in interpersonal interactions and leadership, highlighting strategies to improve a person's EQ skills. Highlights include the importance of thoughtful communication, introspective questioning using the "5 Whys" technique, mindful responsiveness, and the practice of expressing gratitude to enhance meaningful connections.   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Pas...

PTB 395: 3 ways to influence impact

October 18, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MB

Today we talk about how to influence your impact by looking past the storm, focusing on transparency and remaining flexible and adaptable.   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 394: Finding leadership in the Matrix

October 11, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MB

Today we wrap our Finding Leadership Series for the year by plugging in and searching for leadership inside the Matrix!   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 393: Finding leadership in Seinfeld

October 04, 2023 19:22 - 22 minutes - 30.2 MB

Our Finding Leadership Series is back with a challenge from Neha to find leadership lessons in her favorite show - Seinfeld!    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 392: Adjusting to A.I., dealing with social anxiety at work and other listener questions

September 27, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MB

Today we return to the mailbox to answer your questions!   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 391: Burnout, proper expectations and other listener questions

September 20, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MB

Today we return to the mailbox to answer your questions!   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 390: 8th Anniversary show & listener questions!

September 13, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MB

Today we celebrate 8 years of Passing the Baton. Join Mike, Neha and Zack as they talk about some of the highs and lows as well as answer your listener questions .   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 389: High Altitude Leadership with special guest Don Schminke

September 06, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MB

Don Schimke joins Zack to discuss his best selling book Hihg Altitude Leader. They also discuss AI's impact on work and leadership as well as a preview of some of Don's upcoming projects.   Don can be found at https://www.sagaleadership.com/    Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/howtoslaydragons LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/schmincke-research-alliance Website: https://www.sagaleadership.com/   Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills ...

PTB 388: How friendship helps your leadership

August 30, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MB

Your personal and professional friends and be a lifeline for you during hard times and cheerleaders for you as you race toward success. Today we talk about 5 ways that friends strengthen your leadership skills.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 387: How check-ins keep your people around longer

August 23, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MB

Formal check-ins are key to keeping you people engaged, connected and cared for, so that they stay around for a long time. Today we give you some of the benefits of check-ins, disucss the right timing for the converstaions, and how they link to your informal conversation discussions.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 386: A reminder of what you can't control

August 16, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MB

This is the second of a two-part series reminding our Baton Carriers of the types of things that you can't control and those that you can't throughout your personal and professional life.     Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 385: A reminder of what you can control

August 09, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MB

This is the first of a two-part series reminding our Baton Carriers of the types of things that you can control and those that you can't throughout your personal and professional life.     Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 384: Finding your sweet spot and other listener questions

August 02, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MB

This week Zack and Neha open up the PTB mailbox to answer your questions on the show! Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 383: Time Management Series - Successful Leaders Delegate

July 26, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MB

Part 4 of our Time Management Series: Delegation Your time management strategy should be coming together at this point. We wrap up our series with understanding and leveraging the power of delegation to take time management to the next level.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 382: Time Management Series - Eliminate Time Stealers

July 19, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MB

Part 3 of our Time Management Series: Eliminate Time Stealers Now that you understand what to prioritize throughout the day and have a system in place to begin being proactive in your time management skills, it's time to find and eliminate time stealers. Today we help you understand what they are, where they show up in your day, and how to get rid of them for good.     Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd...

PTB 381: Time Management Series - Build Your System

July 12, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MB

Part 2 of our Time Management Series: Build Your System Building a time management system that fits your lifestyle and preferences is essential to establishing good time management behaviors. Today we talk about the different options and avenues in order to help you find the perfect solution and then help with instructions on how to get started.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. ...

PTB 380: Time Management Series - Prioritize Your Time

July 05, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MB

Part 1 of our Time Management Series: Prioritize Your Time We kick off our first show in the time management series! Today we begin the process of breaking down a time management strategy by gaining an understanding of the things that you deal with on a daily basis and how to prioritize those items in an effective way.    Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 379: How to ask great questions

June 28, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MB

On today's show, we dive into how to ask great questions with others to build strong relationships and build speed into getting the work done. Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 378: Etiquette for internal job changes and more listener questions

June 21, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MB

Today we answer your questions! Zack and Neha cover three questions that deal with internal job changes, transparency in annual reviews, and professionalism on phone calls.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 377: Tips to strengthen your active listening skills

June 14, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MB

To gain trust and clarity you have to be an engaged listener with those around you. Today we talk about the importance and benefits of active listening and share some tips on how you can be a better listener today! Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 376: Make alignment a part of your leadership strategy

June 07, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MB

Making sure that you are aligned with your peers, partners, and key stakeholders is essential to get things done in an impactful way. Today Zack gives you a tangible checklist of things to make sure you are aligned with others you work with.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 375: Tips to be a great coach

May 31, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 30.2 MB

It's back to basics as we celebrate episode 375! Join us for great reminders of behaviors, strategies, and attitude that makes a great coach.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 374: Addressing burnout and other listener questions

May 24, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MB

Today we answer your questions! Zack and Neha cover three questions that deal with early burnout, comparisons to others in your career and more.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

PTB 373: How to keep new hires around

May 17, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MB

For many organizations, the highest turnover window for employees is within the first year of their employment. Today Neha and Zack help you think about your engagement strategy in order to keep your people past their first year and beyond.  Join Zack Hudson as he helps you grow your leadership skills weekly. Passing the Baton podcast is hosted by Mike Floyd & Neha Shingane. Visit our website!

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