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Leaders & Futures
Episodes
177 episodes
The Power of Family
Dr Lugo and Chief discuss the power of family in the workforce. But what IS family? Who defines it? What does that definition include? Maybe relating, empathy, self-awareness, social awareness, hugs?! All topics of discussion. And listen for de...
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Innovation
Is there a difference between creativity and innovation? What's the difference? Is one more important than the other? Do organizations support creativity or innovation, or both? So many questions. But Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez have the answers....
Reflecting on General Spacy's thoughts
Chief and Dr Lugo reflect on General Brad Spacy's "Infrastructure for Leadership" thoughts that he presented at our recent live event. They discuss Core Values, Hard Work, Gray Areas, and Doing It.
The Best Never Rest
Referring to a 90's ad that stated that "The Best Never Rest," Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez discuss the importance of taking a break from our work. Whether we call it refreshing, recovering, reenergizing, refocusing, or other terms, it's important...
Leaders and Futures LIVE! with Maj Gen Brad Spacy PART 2
Last week, Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez hosted the first Leaders and Futures LIVE! podcast, on which they interviewed Major General Brad Spacy, a very experienced leader and Lugo’s former boss, that they titled Building & Leading Winning Organ...
Leaders and Futures LIVE! with Maj Gen Brad Spacy PART 1
Last week, Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez hosted the first Leaders and Futures LIVE! podcast, on which they interviewed Major General Brad Spacy, a very experienced leader and Lugo’s former boss, that they titled Building & Leading Winning Organ...
Leadership Styles
Dr Lugo and Chief discuss the importance of having more than one leadership style in order to be effective. They discuss different styles such as Visionary, Charismatic, Inclusive, Insufficient, and Customized leadership.
President's Day and Leadership
Chief Vásquez shares his thoughts on his meeting with the late President Ronald Reagan and what he learned from him that made Chief a better, more effective, leader. Dr Lugo joins the discussion with his thoughts on leadership traits leaders, e...
Preemptive Resilience
Resilience is critical to maintaining personal and team effectiveness. Dr Lugo and Chief discuss the concept of preemptive resilience. Preparing for having to bounce back from adversity, its importance, and how to achieve it.
The Power of Resilience
What is Resilience? Is it important? For individuals or a team? What if you don't practice it? What's the next level of Resilience? What does that mean? Dr Lugo and Chief answer these and other questions in this episode.
Recognition - Part 2 - How do we do it right?
We agree that Recognition is good and important for developing a strong team, but how does a leader do it so that it does develop the team? Chief and Dr Lugo share their thoughts on key conisderations.
The Power of Recognition
Dr Lugo and Chief discuss the importance and value of recognizing our teammates. However, there's a right way to do it so that it inspires effectiveness. The key is to recognize people for specific performance.
The Process of Visioning
You can dream as much as you like, but when/if you're trying to create a vision for your organization, it's going to take a process. Dr Lugo shares his ideas on how to do that. His process has a proven record of success.
The Power of Vision
As Chief Vásquez says, If you can see it, you can be it...but ya gotta do the work. A vision doesn't just occur, it has to be created and communicated to the team. And it has to be supported by the team for it to come to fruition. Dr Lugo expla...
Achieving Common Goals
Dr Lugo and Chief discuss what it takes to achieve the common goals and resolutions that people and organizations make at the beginning of the new year.
Happy New Year!
Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez start off Season 3 of the podcast by sharing some thoughts on how to get the new year started in the right direction. The key is to merge the mind and the heart. They share some thoughts on the importance and effect of...
Merry Christmas AND Happy Holidays!
Dr Lugo and Chief finish out this year's podcast season by sharing their perspectives on the holidays and how leaders can affect their followers during this time of year. They also recall and share their holiday stories from days past. THANK YO...
Think and Thank!
Chief Vásquez and Dr Lugo express their thanks for the many gifts that they're granted, which includes their listeners. Thank You! And Happy Thanksgiving!
Climate and Culture
Are organizational culture and climate end results or are they by-products? Which comes first climate or culture? Do they affect each other? These are some of the questions and similar topics that Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez ponder in this episod...
How Leaders Grow Part 2
Chief and Dr Lugo continue their discussion on how leaders grow. Chief suggests that leaders often neglect to ask two critical questions when helping their people grow. Dr Lugo suggests that there are four critical questions. The goal is to "cu...
How Leaders Grow Part 1
Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez discuss such topics as being responsive, not reactive, and the effects each has in an organization, especially one that's focused on the growth of its people, as well as the impact of leading in the personal areas of l...
Transitions
Chief and Dr Lugo continue their discussion on world change, focusing on how leaders lead the transitions of an ever-changing world to ensure that their followers can continue to excel.
The World is Changing!
Dr Lugo and Chief talk about how the world is changing and how leaders have to adapt to those changes, whether in technologies, cultures, purpose, and myriad other areas of life.
The Power of Inclusion
Dr Margaret Wheatley said that "people will support what they create. " Dr Stephen Covey said, "No involvement, no commitment." Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez discuss the importance, value, and power of including those you lead in deciding their fut...