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It is YOUR job as a leader to keep your people informed. It’s not just communication that is important, it has to be CLEAR communication. But, instead of just telling your people to do something, should you explain to them why? Greg discusses in Episode 23 of From Boots to Loafers!

Coaching should be a graded sport. That’s a pretty interesting concept, isn’t it? Letter grades aren’t just given in school to pick out the Valedictorian, they are for something more than that. Greg talks about how the military used a grading system to make everyone better and how leaders should use this technique in the…

Discipline. That’s a word that can be scary for some, but something no leader should discount. Greg talks about his experience with discipline in the military and how it became one of the first values he ever learned. And how, much to his surprise, it wasn’t used as a threat, but rather to help him…

Greg has told you about a lot so far this year, from the importance of building relationships with your team to training. But, does any of that even matter without a good foundation? What if you, as a leader, aren’t built on a strong foundation?

How do you lead? How do you like to be led? As a leader do you think about what types of leadership styles work for each different member of your team? It can make all the difference! Greg discusses in Episode 19 of From Boots to Loafers.

Greg discusses his “Doctrine of Leadership” this time which is CPRDF or “CPR Don’t Forget”. C – CommitmentP – PurposeR – RelationshipsD – DevelopmentF – Feedback In this episode Greg focuses on “D” for development.

What does it mean to train your employees? Do you do it so much that they expect it? Or do you only cover the basics and move on? Greg discusses the idea that training should be second nature and how failing to do it is really failing your team. It’s an interesting concept, check it…

Authority and responsibility. Which one can you delegate? As a leader, Greg discusses the difference between the two and why leaders need to be careful about delegation.

Stretching before running is common to prepare your body for the upcoming increased activity. But have you ever thought about stretching your team with tasks to prepare them for moving forward in their jobs? It’s an interesting idea and Greg talks about it in this episode of Boots to Loafers!

Greg has already talked about 4 of his 5 C’s: Commitment, Courage, Compassion, and Confidence. Today he talks about the fifth: Candor. What does it really mean?