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3 or 4 of next 10 people you walk by at work don’t want to be there. A study found that 30-40% of people say they’re unhappy with their jobs. And that number only shot up during the pandemic (though it has since calmed back down). Your employee
Do you trust your people to make good decisions or do you override them at every turn? Do you seek to understand or roll your eyes? Most leaders are toxic in this area because we all have things and tasks we don't want to give up to someone els
Patience is one of those personal characteristics that changewith the drop of a hat, the changing of the wind, or an untimely car switchinglanes right in front of you. And yet, it’s one of the greatest tools a leadercan keep in their toolbox
What do these three guys have in common? You guessed it, they are all great leaders and this episode is a brief look at each of them on some the qualities that brought them success as leaders. Grab your joe and enjoy the show!- - -Support The
A careless word here and a lazy response there doesn’t seem to amount to much in the moment. But a great leader uses their words wisely to set a direction, build empathy, improve quality, instill authenticity and humility, and drive the culture
"Leaders must either invest a reasonable amount of time attending to fears and feelings or squander an unreasonable amount of time dealing with ineffective and unproductive behavior." - Brené Brown Tune in today for the First Cup take on this
Why didn’t you tell me leadership would be like this? Let’s face it, leadership is difficult. More and more leaders are throwing in the towel and leaving their role. A key reason for that is that they were never prepared for the role in the fir
Did you know Lewis & Clark are two different guys? Yup. And did you know that training is different than development? Yup. Did you know that just because you did a training doesn't mean you developed any skills? Wait... what? Training is just t
Are you selling your time or are you selling your results? Somewhere around 1800, people increasingly moved from farms and cottage businesses into factories. And instead of being paid for what they produced, they were paid for their time. In 19
The hiring process is usually treated as an assembly line, get'em in, pick the best one, don't waste too much time on it. There is a flip side to this approach and its called firing, that will take a lot more effort and energy than taking time
Health and well-being is the final installment of our top four challenges for leaders in 2024. Beyond what you may conjure health and well-being covering, today we're focusing on seven different aspects: physical, emotional, financial, social,
You may ask, how is DEI a leadership challenge? It can be such a touchy subject, but it doesn't have to be. Leaders are caught in the midst of DEI efforts, some positive, but more negative. How can leaders be effective dealing with such emotion
What’s happening to the baby boomers? And why does it seem so hard to keep great employees? The workforce is changing but it’s difficult to keep up with it. Fewer people want to be leaders, leaving companies in crisis. Listen in for the First C
In 2024, leaders face a new challenge of people not wanting to come to the office to get their work done. Employees may not feel it's necessary for them to come in or they do it only because the leader says they have to. Some leaders face the c
A new year means new challenges for leaders. The job landscape is changing. The workforce is changing. How we work is changing. But are leaders ready and able to adapt to these changes? In today’s episode, we lay out the top four real-life chal
We are all pretty good at wasting time, yet we say we don't have time for things... this episode is all about 6 tricks you could try to make yourself more productive, and thus open more time for other important things in your life. Be ready for
Meetings–you either love ‘em or hate ‘em. Or do some of you out there secretly like meetings because it feels like a ‘get out of work’ free card? American culture rewards us for being busy–and it seems like the more ‘busy’ you are, the more suc
Can 3 simple questions really save you 8 hours a week? Or is it just another click bait article? Most likely, you’re busy doing some things that don’t need doing. The guys lay out how you can use these questions to become a better leader. Step
Leaders, this is a must listen! Every organization has ideas, beliefs, and practices that are to never be touched! Right? No! These may be those pesky sacred cows that are making everyone miserable and making the company less effective. Listen
Here at Level Up we like to refer to micromanagement as "managing small." As a leader, managing small kills productivity and team moral. What you need to do is offer a playing field for your team–you need to develop crystal clear boundaries, ex
For the first time (in a long time) all four guys join the show. Jeff, Christian, Eli, and Isaiah celebrate the 100th episode of The First Cup of Joe Show! Hear why the guys started a podcast, how an episode gets made, and how two years of talk
Leaders can be afraid to develop their team. Why is that? Well... There are a host of reasons but generally they don't make logical sense rather reach deeper into peoples ego, and identity. So what should you do? Lead with a mindset to develop
We throw around the word perfection like it’s actually attainable. But the reality is that perfection is a mistake. It damages your team. It’s the antithesis of getting things done. It’s your enemy. Today the guys lay out their thoughts on how
This episode is all about what a lone wolf needs to consider when they are pushing forward to add members to their team. There are many things to think about when going through this process and this episode can help anyone in the spot of needin
Have you ever felt like a fraud at work? Like you don't know enough and any day someone else might discover your failings? You're not alone. If you only take away one thing from today’s episode, it should be this: it’s okay to say, “I don’t kno
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