Episodes

Situational Leadership is an easy concept to understand. It's about adapting your style to meet the needs of the situation, and more importantly the people. But if it's so easy, then why do so many College Football coaches struggle to adapt to the NFL? And why do so many first time leaders struggle to adapt from peer to manager? Because there's a big difference between knowing, and doing. Nate begins by defining situational leadership for you in a personalize way -- by asking you to look inter...

Coaching in sports and coaching in business are two completely different things. If you grew up around sports like Nate did, it might have taken you a much longer time to truly understand professional coaching than it should have. In fact, you still might not even know. But don't worry, we have your back. We'll teach you what professional coaching is, and how to get started doing it today. We start off the episode by examining a clip between John Harbaugh and Lamar Jackson where the coach actu...

Self-development can feel like a lot of extra work. That's why Leadership Chalk Talk uses interesting stories and sound bites from the world of sports to make leadership development fun. Whether you're an avid sports fan, or just someone that occasionally gets drawn into a sports movie, tune in to Chalk Talk to grow your career and become a better leader. The world needs more leaders. And it's never been easier for you to become one of them Support the show

Feedback is the gift that guides us on the path to our full potential. So why do so many of us reject it, get defensive about it, and leave valuable information like that just sitting on the table? The episode kicks off by giving some background around feedback and why we tend to dismiss it. Nate explains "Truth Triggers" and "Relationship Triggers" thanks to the great work of Sheila Heen and Doug Stone in their book Thanks for the Feedback. He also talks about the psychology of "wanting to be ...

Allen Iverson famously said "Practice" over twenty times during his press conference in May of 2002. It's been listened to, quoted, analyzed, written about, and debated millions of times. There have even been stories and books written to explain why the press conference wasn't really about what we all thought it was. But never before have those 30 minutes been carefully dissected to identify the leadership lessons we all would benefit from learning. Until now. To set the stage, Nate gives the ...

What do you do when you disagree with someone? Whether that is about a project at work or a political point of view with a family member? Do you avoid the conversation completely, or argue your point until you win? Many people avoid conversations all the time because they don't want to create conflict. Or, they boldly and recklessly speak their mind using the protection of "just being honest." Leaders don't do either. They run towards the conflict they see, and disarm it using a combination of ...

Have you ever heard someone say "We have to hold people more accountable?" or "We need to be more accountable around here?" A lot of leaders mistakenly confuse accountability for "Getting people in trouble when they do something wrong." In reality, accountability is the process of aligning what was expected with what occurred. And to the surprise of many, this also includes the scenarios when your team meets or exceeds your expectations. To teach this lesson through the unique lens of Leadersh...