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!
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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!By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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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 episode.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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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 "cultivate" a sustainable culture of growth.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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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 life. Remember the idea of counting to ten before responding? Chief does. And he explains the purpose and v…
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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.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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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.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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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 futures.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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A Perfect Example of Leading Peers Effectively
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Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez provide a perfect example of how to lead peers and how they work together to achieve a common purpose!By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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What happens when the person you selected from the team as the new leader and he/she says, "I don't wanna lead!"?By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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So, you select someone from the team to take over, to lead the team, what should you look for in that leader? How do you help her/him learn to lead? What if he/she tells you he/s CAN'T do it? Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez will share some thoughts with you.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Dr Lugo explains the concept of Used Futures to Chief Vásquez and how to apply, or not apply, them in the process of developing other futures.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez share their perspectives on why we do what we do and the importance of the Labor Day weekend.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez celebrate the first year of the Leaders & Futures podcast by remembering some thoughts and commitments they made when they launched this program and recommitting themselves to providing different perspectives on leaders, leading, and futures.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Chief and Dr Lugo continue their discussion on the importance of problem-solving, specifically, what happens when followers stop sharing what they know with their leaders.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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One of the key roles a leader plays is as a problem-solver. Dr Lugo and Chief discuss how to discover problems that have to be solved.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Chief and Dr Lugo discuss the importance and the value of positive attitudes and where they come from. AND don't forget bad attitudes! Now, what do you do?By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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We often say that honesty is the best policy. But, is it? Always? In every situation? Dr Lugo and Chief share their thoughts and stories on the validity of that saying.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Dr Lugo and Chief Vasquez discuss the importance of aligning personal values with organizational values and how they impact the development of futures.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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In his personal development workshop, The Power of Values, Chief Vasquez suggests that "our values are always in our hands. We'll always do what's most important to us at the moment." Dr Lugo and Chief discuss the impact of personal values on organizations.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Dr Lugo and Chief V discuss some aspects of Peer Leadership that lead to leading effectively.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Dr Lugo believes that leading peers is tough. Chief V disagrees. Listen to their arguments. (They agree to disagree agreeably)By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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How does AI affect the concept of developing futures?By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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AI is here! How does it affect leaders? That's what Dr Lugo and Chief discuss in this episode.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Applying Situational Leadership to Developing Futures
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Chief and Dr Lugo discuss how to apply the Situational Leadership II Model to developing futures.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez discuss Dr Ken Blanchard's Situational Leadership II Model.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Do your followers deserve second chances?By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Humility is a tough virtue to assess. Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez discuss why.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Does a Leader FIGHT for his/her people? Or just advocate for them?By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Chief argues that a Leader HAS to say NO sometimes. Dr Lugo argues that that's wrong! What do you think?By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Chief poses the question, "What would YOU do?" to Dr Lugo as they discuss the "normal" response to a scenario Chief offers.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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When is the right time for a leader to lead?By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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The world changes dramatically and consistently. An Effective Leader constantly reengineers the journey.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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An Effective Leader pays attention to all that surrounds him/her and plans accordingly. But does the best plan win?By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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There are many good reasons for listening. Listening to find (and correct) gaps is critical.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Knowing what to do is important to leading effectively. But how do leaders know what to do?By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Chief and Dr Lugo have a good discussion on the notion of Leadership Fatigue. Does it even exist? Maybe. Maybe not.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Dr Lugo and Chief continue their conversation on why thinking about futures is important and how to motivate others to think futuristically.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Chief instigates some thought and discussion by asking, "Why even consider futures in the workplace?"By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Experience is valuable. How it's applied is critical to creating futures.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez start a new season of shows by discussing New Year Resolutions that Chief calls REVOLUTIONS! If they're not revolutionary, they're boring, and you'll quit!By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez conclude this season with closing thoughts and thanks.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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The process, commitment, assumptions, and experience
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Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez discuss the importance and significance of the process, commitment, assumptions, and experience to developing futures.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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There's actually a process by which to accomplish the analysis portion of creating futures. Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez discuss the elements of that process and more.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Chief and Dr Lugo finally agree on something...that creating futures requires analysis.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Chief and Lugo continue their discussion on obedience, but add two more topics, authority, and thinking, or lack there of....By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez agree and don't agree on the topics of following and obedience! But they do agree to disagree agreeably....By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Toxic managers manage through fear and fail to listen
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Concluding their discussion on toxicity, Dr Lugo and Chief talk about how toxic managers manage through fear and fail to listen, but, more importantly, how Effective Leaders can avoid doing those.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Toxic managers lack accountability & not interested in their followers' lives
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Continuing on with their conversation about toxicity, Chief and Lugo discuss how toxic managers lack accountability & are not interested in their followers' personal lives and how to fix that.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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Dr Lugo and Chief continue their discussion on toxic managers and leaders. The specific topic of this episode is that toxic managers crush team creativity.By Dr. Jose LugoSantiago and Ret. Chief Bob Vasquez
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