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Transformational Leadership with Billy Martin Podcast is a podcast to help you to fulfill your leadership potential. The objective is to add value to you and provide perspective, encouragement, and solutions to the issues you face regularly as you become a transformational leader. For insightful posts on leadership, change and personal growth, and for more information, go to BillyMartin.info

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Washington, DC

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Transformational Leadership with Billy Martin Podcast is a podcast to help you to fulfill your leadership potential. The objective is to add value to you and provide perspective, encouragement, and solutions to the issues you face regularly as you become a transformational leader. For insightful posts on leadership, change and personal growth, and for more information, go to BillyMartin.info

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English


Episodes

Remove this From You Verbiage

11/13/2017
Check out our newest podcast episode Remove this From You Verbiage Any time we say some version of the forbidden phrase, we’re casting blame. But a great leader never gives blame. You need to remove this verbiage because it’s damaging and it’s holding you and your organization back. If you want to be a successful organization you have to have a mindset that we won’t accept excuses. You can make an excuse or you can make a difference but you can’t make both. Instead of saying “Our...

Duration:00:03:55

Creating a Culture that is Results Driven

5/17/2017
Check out the newest podcast episode on Creating a Culture that is Results Driven If you have a healthy culture there are some definite benefits. To develop a great culture Determine honestly what your actions say you value. Narrow down your values to ten or fewer. Once you clearly define your values, describe them in short, life-giving statements. Identify the values through you or your key leaders. Shape your culture and build your people around your values. Culture guides...

Duration:00:08:23

Maximize your Time to Maximize your Results

4/11/2017
Check out the newest podcast episode on Maximize your Time to Maximize your Results

Duration:00:06:49

6 Traits Shared by Successful Entrepreneurs

2/19/2017
Check out the newest podcast episode on 6 traits shared by successful entrepreneurs Curious - See things no one else does, you have to be a detective, you have to ask questions, but you have to ask the questions, no one else is. Daylight - Just as race-car drivers keep their eyes fixed on the road ahead, creators focus on the future, knowing that where they go, their eyes go first. Shifting - Creators continuously update their assumptions. In rapid succession, they observe, orient,...

Duration:00:07:20

Jump Start Your Company Goals

1/7/2017
Check out the newest podcast episode: Jump Start Your Company Goals First, ask yourself (and your team) the following question: What one or two specific shifts would make the biggest difference for the success of my unit or for my own career? Then, based on your answer to these question, engage your team and others in a rapid-cycle, high-energy innovative process — actions To have your best year don’t be afraid to step outside your current paradigm and question it things. But you must...

Duration:00:06:21

Capturing & Creating Innovation

8/8/2016
Check out this week's podcast show on Capturing & Creating Innovation How much of innovation is inspiration, and how much is hard work? If it’s mainly the former, then management’s role is limited: Hire the right people, and get out of their way. If it’s largely the latter, management must play a more vigorous role: Establish the right roles and processes, set clear goals and relevant measures, and review progress at every step. Innovation is real work, and it can and should be managed...

Duration:00:07:10

How to Have a More Productive Week

7/11/2016
Check out our newest Podcast Show on How to Have a More Productive Week Vision Focused - Begin with the end in mind. It will help you to prioritize what’s important and what can be put on the back burner. Positive Attitude - So much time and energy is used up by a bad mood. Productive individuals revel in the excitement of what they can accomplish Start the Week Before the Week - Plan out your week the week before. Say No - Don’t say yes to everything. In fact be very judicious in how...

Duration:00:07:04

Getting Your Employees to Offer Honest Feedback

6/5/2016
Check out the newest Podcast Show on Getting your employees to offer honest feedback Getting candid opinions from your direct reports can be difficult. But hearing messages from down the ranks is imperative for a healthy organization; including input from your company’s customers, feedback on your performance, and information from other departments or units. How can you encourage your team members to have honest conversations with you and to speak up when it’s important? Here are a...

Duration:00:06:58

Creating a Vision that Excites

5/16/2016
Check out the newest Podcast Show on Creating a Vision that Excites You mustn’t just have a vision for the future you must have a clearly defined vision, because if the vision isn’t clearly defined then it’s really more of an idea or a dream If you don’t have a clearly defined vision for the future, you’ll always return to the past. So how do you create a vision that excites. When people are complaining it actually shows they are engaged with the vision. The challenge as the leader is...

Duration:00:09:07

GroupThink

4/11/2016
Check out newest Podcast Show on GroupThink What Is Groupthink? GroupThink occurs when a group values harmony and coherance over accurate analysis and critical evaluation. GroupThink causes individual members of the group to unquestioningly follow the word of the leader and it strongly discourages any disagreement with the consensus. Problem with GroupThink - the suppression of individual opinions and creative thought can lead to poor decision-making and inefficient problem-solving. The...

Duration:00:09:30

Politics

3/14/2016
4 Main Political Climates

Duration:00:08:48

Is Your Organization Dying?

2/22/2016
3 Signs to look for if your organization is dying: - The same results require double the effort - The team has lost its swagger - You deliver more excuses than results 4 Things You Can Do Fix it Right Away - Revisit your strategy - Fresh eyes - Keep honest metrics - Examine your budget Recognizing a dying organization from within is challenging, most notice it when it’s too late The one thing you can do to shift from a dying organization to a healthy organization is double...

Duration:00:09:16

Leading Change

2/8/2016
Organizations hoping to survive over the long term and wanting to stand the test of time need to do one thing and one thing only - remake themselves. Companies and organizations that are successful will have to remake themselves into better competitors along the way. There is a couple of presuppositions that need to be stated: - Change is always uncomfortable - Real change takes a long time - The most successful change is when there is relational trust involved When those involved with...

Duration:00:07:26

How to Get People to Own the Mission

1/11/2016
It’s important that your team has buy-in on a project. If they don’t you won’t get the result you want or the results you need in the time you want them. Identify what ownership means. - Communicate what you expect out of your team and what they can expect from you Give your team a great environment in which real responsibility takes place - Makes it a point to invest in them and then in turn give them permission to lead Start by answering, “Why?” - Give purpose to a mission, there...

Duration:00:05:56

What do you do as a Leader to Develop a Team that Gets Results

12/14/2015
In a healthy organization, as leaders we are tasked with one and only one goal - get results

Duration:00:06:57

Staying True to the Vision

12/7/2015
If you want your organization to continue to grow you must make sure it stays true to the vision. Always go back to WHY Be intentional Make the hard decisions Don’t sweat the small stuff Ultimately staying true to your vision is about being self aware

Duration:00:09:24

Communicate to Motivate

11/30/2015
Communication is vital if you want them to move with effectiveness The ability to communicate is a skill that’s non-negotiable and will give you an edge over other managers and supervisors Here are a handful of techniques that I’ve used over the years that have help me: As a leader it’s vital to communicate in a manner that motivates Leadership naturally comes with a microphone, it’s your job to use it properly to not just benefit you or the organization but to benefit those you lead in...

Duration:00:06:45

How to Increase Accountability Without Incurring Distrust

11/23/2015
How do you build the trust once you've increased the accountability. 1. Be honest right in the beginning 2. Take the time and meet as many individual contributors as you can as soon as you can 3. Be transparent with your team about your accountability 4. Ask for their advice Increasing accountability can be beneficial for your organization if needed, but you have to do so with wisdom

Duration:00:08:11

Motivating the Unmotivated Employee

11/16/2015
Management would be easy if only everyone were highly motivated. But that’s like saying basketball would be simple if only everyone could dunk. Don’t 1. Use your positional power as a manager in a way that shows you don’t fully respect your employees as individuals 2. Take credit for a project one of your employees actually did most of the work on 3. Lose your temper 4. Don’t stand up for your employees when under personal or organizational attack. 5. Be emotionally stingy Things to...

Duration:00:12:35

Creating an Incredible Team Culture

11/9/2015
Creating an Incredible Team Culture is vital - I can’t state this enough of how important that creating a great team culture is to the success of your department. Your results are tied to the health of your team culture whether good or bad. So how do you create an incredible team culture? Very simply it’s about having your team aligned with the mission and values of the organization. All culture really is - is what your organization or department values as it’s played out in everyday...

Duration:00:06:39