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Leadership GPS

16 episodes

Let father-and-son program hosts Tony Jackson and Alan Jackson ”guide” you on the topic of leadership. Each episode is a discussion of an aspect of leadership, how to do it right, what to avoid, and what it means for successful organizations.

Episodes

  • · 1h 24m

    Leadership GPS: Teams - Are They Really All That Important?

    There can be many similarities between the business world and the sports world, especially when it comes to the concept of “teams”. What does being part of a team really mean? How…

  • · 1h 6m

    Leadership GPS: Leading through the ”Trash Days”

    We’ve all had those “Trash Days”… days where things are not going as you’d planned, things are not working as they should, and you could find it tough to be the good leader you…

  • · 49m

    Leadership GPS: Shaping Corporate Cultures

    Tony and Alan Jackson are back after a hiatus to record a new episode of “Leadership GPS”! In this episode, the Jackson boys discuss how to shape a corporate “culture” through…

  • · 25m

    Leadership GPS: Communicating Decisions…That You Don’t Agree With

    In light of the Yahoo CEO's decision to stop all remote employee working arrangements, Alan poses the question to Tony: "If you were a mid-level leader at Yahoo, what would you do…

  • · 56m

    Leadership GPS: Leaders and the other ’L Word’ (Likeability!)

    Tony and Alan Jackson discuss the concept of "likeability" when it comes to those in leadership positions. Some people say that for a leader to be effective, they must also be…

  • · 1h 6m

    Leadership GPS: Leading Well When People Meet

    We all have meetings. Meetings with clients, meetings with staff, meetings with teams… as much as we say we don't care for them, we end up using them daily. As someone in a…

  • · 56m

    Leadership GPS: Hickory Young Professionals

    Tony and Alan Jackson are visited by members of the Hickory Young Professionals to talk about the definition of leadership, challenges, obstacles, and communication. This…

  • · 57m

    Leadership GPS: All About Leadership Assessments

    We are surrounded by a variety of leadership assessment tools - self-assessments, 360-style evaluations, personality tests - all designed to help you understand your leadership…

  • · 43m

    Leadership GPS: The Nuts and Bolts of Feedback

    As a follow up to last months episode on “Constructive Feedback”, Alan and Tony now address the “nuts and bolts” of giving feedback properly. No one really likes to give feedback…

  • · 57m

    Leadership GPS: Constructive Feedback

    Your father-son duo, Tony and Alan Jackson, join us on our newest installment of Leadership GPS to discuss the importance of constructive feedback. We’re talking about getting rid…

  • · 47m

    Leadership GPS 6: The Dark Side of Leadership

    On this episode of Leadership GPS, join your favorite father-son team as Alan and Tony Jackson discuss the dark side of leadership. Is the dark side always a bad side? Does the…

  • · 52m

    Leadership GPS 5: What Do Leaders Expect?

    When you are working for an organization in a mid-level leadership / management role, do you know what your own "leaders" expect from you? Do organization CEOs, Presidents, VPs,…