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Leaders & Futures
Welcome… to Leaders and Futures! This podcast is about leading as futures emerge, are yet to be realized, or plainly…need to be reimagined. Someone has said that “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Although it’s impossible to predict the future, one thing is certain: You must lead in it! It’s time to think differently about leading. Join us!
Episodes
105 episodes
Predicting the Future
Chief and Dr Lugo create some energy in this episode. Chief suggests a discussion on the saying, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” That gets things rolling. Is the future predictable? Do Chief and Lugo agree? Will Dr Lugo ac...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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30:50
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What's Trending?
Dr Lugo and Chief continue their bantering about an array of topics that are trending on social media as the new year begins. A hot topic for the team is where people work best. Where's the best place for employees to do their work? Chief suppo...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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23:04
New Year Trends
Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez wish their listeners a Happy New Year as they begin a new season of new topics. This episode includes the idea of "trends" or "what's trending." They discuss social, economic, and cultural trends, and their effects on ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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23:04
Gratitude, Valuing, and Appreciating!
Dr Lugo and Chief conclude the season with their discussion on gratitude, valuing, and appreciating. As the holiday season approaches, those concepts are important to consider and practice, particularly when maintaining our personal resilience....
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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20:01
Veteran's Day Tribute
Dr Lugo and Chief share their thoughts on the importance and significance of Veteran's Day. It's not about grilling hamburgers and hot dogs. Having served in the military, they both have experiences and perspectives on that holiday, including t...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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22:26
The Power of Solitude!
Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez discuss a most important practice that many leaders neglect, the practice of solitude, and its power. Dr Lugo express how leaders, and people in general, often lose their ability to hear their own voice and tend to rep...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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23:56
Thoughts on Thinking....
In this episode, Dr Lugo and Chief think, then share, their thoughts on the idea of thinking. They discuss Future's Thinking including Jim Dator's Four Futures and other thoughts on thoughts. Thinking is good, but as Dr Lugo says, it has to evo...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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18:01
Self Leadership
We often discuss how to be a leader, but seldom contemplate where does leading start. Dr Lugo and Chief share their thoughts on leading oneself, or Self Leadership. Dr Lugo suggests that there are two areas to consider to begin the process, Wha...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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21:39
LIVE! discussion with Mr Timmothy Dickens on the topic of Coaching - Part 2
Here's part 2 of our discussion on Coaching with our guest, Mr Timmothy Dickens, who is a professional executive coach, among other things. We talked about the history, the context, the skills of coaching and how to do it correctly, in the firs...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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32:50
LIVE! discussion with Mr Timmothy Dickens on the topic of Coaching - Part 1
As we do periodically, we recently did a LIVE! episode of Leaders and Futures with our guest, Mr Timmothy Dickens, who is a professional executive coach, among other things. We talked about the history, the context, the skills of coaching and h...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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28:59
First Impressions Last
Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez banter a bit about the importance and effect that first impressions make, positive and negative, and how leaders are perceived by the first impressions they set. Dr Lugo suggests that they must be consistent, values-ba...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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22:29
Fundamentals of Leading
UCLA men's basketball coach, John Wooden, used to start every season by training his teams how to wear their socks properly. Talk about fundamentals! Well, his teams won...A LOT! So Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez discuss some of the fundamentals of ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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23:28
MORE Creating or Discovering Value
Chief inspires Dr Lugo to agree with him on what's MOST valued. Well, almost. They may agree to disagree, but agreeably. What's most important in creating value? Is it the process? Is it the product? Is it the service? Is it a combination? List...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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21:55
Creating or Discovering Value
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That's ALMOST the discussion that Dr Lugo and Chief have in this episode. Describing their own perspectives on which happens first and the importance of each, Chief and Dr Lugo banter a bit until they c...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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21:09
Leaders and Futures LIVE! with author, Stephen Sunstrom PART 2
Periodically, we do a LIVE version of our show, which we did on 8 August. We invited author and CEO, Stephen Sontsrom, to join us to discuss the tenets of his book, Leadership in Two Steps. Focusing on his book but opening up to other ...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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25:05
Leaders and Futures LIVE! with author, Stephen Sunstrom PART 1
Periodically, we do a LIVE version of our show, which we did on 8 August. We invited author and CEO, Stephen Sontsrom, to join us to discuss the tenets of his book, Leadership in Two Steps. Focusing on his book but opening up to other ...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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35:48
The Truth About Motivation!
Chief and Dr Lugo cuss and discuss the idea and the TRUTH about motivation. Dr Lugo even makes up a word! He’s a PhD. He can do that, evidently! Is motivation extrinsic or Intrinsic? Can leaders really motivate others, even themselves? Or do th...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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20:26
The TRUTH About Empowerment!
Dr Lugo and Chief have an AMAZING discussion on empowerment; what it means, how you do it, IF you do it, and other topics. They practice the lesson they learned from Dr Stephen Covey to agree to disagree agreeably. You may find that your idea o...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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22:02
The Value of Modeling
Who’s responsible for creating the culture of an organization? Could it be the leader? How does he/she do so? Could it be by modeling behavior that the leader wants to develop and perpetuate? What, exactly, or almost exactly are those behaviors...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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21:59
Why Can't We Talk?
Why can't we talk? Why can't we discuss important topics such as politics and religion? Why is it taboo to do so in the workplace? Is it because we don't know how to do so in a mutually respectful way? That's what Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez disc...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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22:26
Building Resilient Teams Part 2
This episode is part 2 of the Leaders & Futures LIVE podcast that aired on June 26, 2024. Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez host Hope Skibitscky, Gwen Price, and Mark Holum as they discuss the process for developing resilience among team members as...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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31:50
Building Resilient Teams Part 1
Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez hosted Hope Skibitsky, Gwen Price, and Mark Holum, experts in the Resilience Building Leader Program which is now a part of the Institute for Leadership and Foresight, to discuss how to build resilient teams. They touc...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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32:19
Data vs Heart
Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez have a great discussion on whether data is more important for a leader to lead effectively or whether heart is more important. The conclusion of their arguments may surprise you. They even agree on a few topics. Is the...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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23:03
Leaders & Futures LIVE with Mr Jim Eselgroth PART 2!
This episode is part 2 of our discussion with Mr Jim Eselgroth during our LIVE podcast that we did on May 30th. BTW, our next live event is scheduled for 26 June. Be on the lookout for details. In this episode, we discuss how a leader makes sen...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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36:13
Leaders & Futures LIVE with Mr Jim Eselgroth!
We had another LIVE podcast last week that included Mr Jim Eselgroth, an expert in Digital Intelligence. It was enlightening and fun. This is the first half of the discussion. In these two episodes, we discussed a leader’s road to Decision Inte...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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28:40