The Tech Leader's Toolbox

Feb 15 2021
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The Tech Leader's Toolbox is for the those in technical-oriented organizations that face the daily challenge of leading others. This is the right place for you If you want to know the secret to teams that perform with excellence and go the extra mile. If you know that it starts with you then you are welcome here. If you seek to keep yourself open to being teachable and learning to make changes to get the results you want, then this is DEFINITELY the place for you. On the other hand, this is NOT the place for you if you aren’t ready to make your team members a priority. If you aren’t ready to change the way you do things to get better results then you may not get a lot out of this.

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How Leaders Deal with Social Media Fame

Feb 15 2021 24 mins  
Social media can have amazing benefits and disastrous consequences for an organization or a team. It's a huge challenge for leaders that aside from a few brief paragraphs of policy most have never addressed. How do you handle the individual team member that commits grievous offenses on social media, even if on their own time? In this episode (#56) of The Tech Leader's Too

How Leaders Learn to Let It Go

Feb 08 2021 18 mins  
The toughest thing for the entrepreneurial tech leader is when the business grows to where they can't be involved in everything. It's a transition many struggles to make.Take heart! In this episode of the podcast, Paul Simkins talks about a simple to apply rule that helps you delegate more effectively and let go to get growth.Plus, a great recipe for Cowboy Soup. And if y

How Leaders Achieve Clarity in a Foggy World

Feb 01 2021 17 mins  
Like driving a car through a heavy fog, the road ahead can elude us. In this episode (#54) of The Tech Leader's Toolbox podcast, Paul Simkins talks about four things you can do to attain and maintain greater clarity. Plus, a great recipe for Grilled Brisket and Cheese Sandwich. And if you have a favorite outdoor cooking recipe you would like to share, send it to paul@BoldlyLea

Mastering the Tech Leadership Walk

Jan 25 2021 22 mins  
Leadership from your butt just doesn’t work! The most effective leaders do more than just fill a seat in an office. If you want people to be following you, you need to be going somewhere. You need to be walking. Yet your walk also has to be productive and effective; there is an art to it. In this episode, Paul Simkins talks about the keys to making the most of your leadership wal

How to Avoid Being on the Bad Employer List with Jon Hyman

Jan 18 2021 56 mins  
Sometimes it is tricky to navigate the landscape of being an employer. Yet many times it is the obvious things that trip us up the most. Ohio Employment Lawyer Jon Hyman joins the Toolbox today to talk about why he is known as the "Master of Workplace Schadenfreude". He also shares some ways to avoid making his Worst Employer list on his blog!Plus, Jon shares his recipe f

Pandemic Perseverance by Pangolin with Wiliam Benner and Justin Perry

Jan 11 2021 50 mins  
When things go south, the values-driven organization finds a new direction. Pangolin Laser Systems was faced with taking a bit hit during the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Shows and product orders were being canceled. In this episode, Pangolin CEO William Benner and Chief Operating Officer Justin Perry talk with Paul Simkins about how they found ways to be resilient and

Companies that Lived Their Core Values in 2020 and Thrived!

Jan 04 2021 29 mins  
Crisis can bring out the worst in many. We talked about that on a previous episode. Yet it can also bring out the best in people and organizations. In this milestone episode, Paul Simkins, The Values Coach, shares with you stories about four companies that have defined core values and how they stuck to them during the COVID-19 pandemic and THRIVED! Plus, a healthy recipe for the ne

What to Do Instead of Making Resolutions

Dec 28 2020 25 mins  
New Year's Resolutions don't work! It's proven time and time again. Occassionally you might get lucky but overall resolutions are simply a trail of disappointments. Paul Simkins, The Values Coach, talks about tools that leaders like you can use to become much more effective at achieving the things you want in the new year!Plus, some great ideas for New Year's Ev

How to Be an Irreplaceable Crisis Leader

Dec 21 2020 31 mins  
Several months into a world health crisis and many leaders still don't seem to have it right! What about you? Paul Simkins, The Values Coach, talks about leaders who have gotten it really wrong, some who have gotten it right, and how you can employ four skills to become that irreplaceable leader in any crisis.Plus, a recipe for Smoked Prime Rib this holiday! You can find the r

Why You Should Ditch the Annual Performance Review

Dec 14 2020 30 mins  
Take all those annual performance reviews and throw them away and never look at them again! Paul Simkins, The Values Coach, gets on his soapbox and talks about one of the worst things we do to our employees (and ourselves). The dreaded annual performance review. We'll talk about why it is so terrible, ineffective, and a complete waste of time. And we'll talk about what to