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This isn’t your typical management-skills podcast. Join Nash Consulting’s CEO Ethan Nash (an entitled millennial) and his Dad, the company founder, Mike Nash (a cynical gen X’er) as they sort through the plethora of leadership information out there in order to provide you practical, actionable ways to become a manager rockstar. If you manage people or you aspire to manage people, you should probably listen to this podcast. Since 1996, Nash Consulting has been helping managers not suck. Their ...
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“In so many ways, we can’t be more of one thing without being less of another. The ability to recognize that I can't be everything -- and that there are tradeoffs for the best things that I bring to the table -- is really what the strengths based perspective is all about.” In this episode, Ethan sits down with leadership coach, consultant, and all-…
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In this episode, Ethan Nash is joined by MIT Sloan’s Deborah Ancona, founder of the MIT Leadership Center, author of the new book xTeams, and contributor at the Harvard Business Review. They explore the concept of “family ghosts” — a term coined to describe the way familial dynamics influence an individual’s workplace behavior and leadership. Debor…
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We are excited to invite you to our online workshop series focused on developing leadership skills. You can register for the workshop here or email us at contact@nashconsulting.com. In this episode, Ethan explains the principles behind Nash Consulting's cornerstone leadership development program, Managing with Mind & Heart, and then provides a prev…
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We're revisiting one of our most popular discussions—navigating the choppy waters of employee reactions after tough feedback. For those looking to dive deeper, consider enrolling in our leadership development program, Managing with Mind & Heart. This course is packed with essential tools not only for this topic but for a wide array of practical and…
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“When people step foot into the training, they need to already understand the big picture around this training.” A training shouldn’t just be a box to check—it should be the impetus for long-term organizational change. In this solo episode, Ethan unpacks strategies for sustaining the momentum after a workshop or training so that the lessons don’t j…
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In this episode, Mike and Ethan Nash explore the power of self-awareness in leadership. Inspired by "The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership" by Chapman, Dethmer and Klemp, they break down the "line" metaphor: being "below the line" means you're closed and defensive, while being "above the line" means you're open and curious. They discuss why se…
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“The bottom line is: in the workplace, I am treating you no differently than anybody else. I’m going to spend the same amount of time with you at lunch. At work, we’re not going to talk about our social time outside of work.” In this episode, Ethan and Mike Nash discuss the complex dynamics of friendship in the workplace. What is the best approach …
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“Having uncontrollable circumstances actually generates a threat response in the brain. When I’m in that fight, flight, or freeze mode at work, I can’t be creative. I can’t be empathetic. I’m in survival mode." Unlock the secrets of autonomy in the workplace in this episode of The Managing with Mind and Heart Podcast. Discover how self-direction bo…
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"Managing is a higher calling. It's not just air traffic controlling work, or being a chess master and making sure all the people are doing the right things. Management is - at its core - about equipping and empowering others." In this episode, Mike Nash dives into a solo conversation on what prevents managers from thriving in their roles. Too ofte…
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"The higher up you go on the org chart, the more important it is that leaders are leading from a mindset of 'I work for you' not 'you work for me.'" In this episode, Mike is joined by Andy Thompson for a fun and enlightening discussion centered on the most important behaviors for executive teams in creating and maintaining healthy organizations. Th…
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"Before I make my choice about what I'm going to do -- because I'm seeing the 'thing' not being done right, or well, or at all -- ask myself these two questions: Where is the employee in terms of skill? Where is the employee in terms of will? Get that sorted first, and whichever quadrant we land in gives me a lot of clues as to what I need to do ne…
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"By following the Rule of Three, we start to see further possibilities. We get outside of our current paradigms because it forces us to put more cognitive effort into finding other solutions." In this minisode, Ethan Nash explains the theory and evidence behind the Rule of Three for decision-making. Instead of binary this-or-that/yes-or-no options,…
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“Anytime I interact with any member of my team, I’m creating a brand impression. I may create a different brand impression with my CFO than I do with some account manager I’m working with. My leadership brand is going to be based on everybody’s perception of me.” In this episode, Ethan Nash engages with Skot Waldron, a communication strategist, pod…
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"This person that we spend 24 hours a day with 7 days a week is yourself. And to live with someone that closely that you don't really like, is hell. Self-compassion is seeing your own goodness and having a 'correct' view of yourself. It includes the ability to give yourself grace, comfort yourself in a time of need, and treat yourself the way you w…
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"Feeling cared about is feeling safe, which is a primary human need. I can't do my best work – and I probably don't want to do my best work – if I'm in a protected mode. Probably one of the most important abilities of a manager is the ability to communicate through words and actions that they actually care about their employees.” In this one-on-one…
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In this solo Minisode, Ethan riffs on the concept of authenticity as a manager. What is authenticity, and what is it not? What does it mean to bring your authentic self to work and show up as an authentic leader? Take a listen and pass it along to a manager you know. Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newslett…
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"Managers have more of an influence on peoples' quality of lives than their therapists or spouses. Managers define reality for their employees. Whether you like your job or not, whether you're productive or not, whether you're happy or not -- inside and outside of work -- it often comes down to the manager. It's something to be conscious of." Eric …
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“What can I learn from this person I’m in conflict with? What might they know that I don't know? What can I learn about myself through this disagreement?” In this fourth and final installment of our Healthy Conflict Series, Mike and Ethan get into the adaptive skills that come in handy when dealing with conflict in the workplace. Learn about the in…
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“Certainty is the enemy of change.” This episode is all about identifying our unique growth opportunities when it comes to navigating conflict. Ethan and Mike further explore the conflict styles and suggest specific adjustments each style can make to improve their ability to collaborate towards positive results with others. Show Notes: - Conflict P…
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Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newsletter. Just practical management skills and tips. And just once a month. Pinky swear. “We as humans don't do a great job of anticipating reward for super long-term goals. We tend to be motivated by the here and now.” Join Ethan for a rather nerdy deep-dive into the topic…
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Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newsletter. Just practical management skills and tips. And just once a month. Pinky swear. “When employees feel cared about by their managers, 60% plan to stay at their company for at least three years. 90% are likely to recommend this organization as a great place to work. 9…
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Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newsletter. Just practical management skills and tips. And just once a month. Pinky swear. “When we can receive feedback non-defensively, that's how we keep that channel of communication open, that's what allows you to hear the truth, and that's how you build strong teams.” J…
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Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newsletter. Just practical management skills and tips. And just once a month. Pinky swear. In the second part of our series on healthy conflict, Ethan and Mike examine the different conflict styles. They discuss how each style manifests during a disagreement and the actions o…
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Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newsletter. Just practical management skills and tips. And just once a month. Pinky swear. “Conflict” is usually seen as a negative experience. And it often is – we tend not to like being in conflict. Yet, disagreement is key to building high-performing teams. So, how can we …
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Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newsletter. Just practical management skills and tips. And just once a month. Pinky swear. “Listening is one of those skills that if we get excellent at it, it has an outsized effect on our relationships.” Come join Ethan for a brief episode on the importance of listening wit…
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This is one of our most popular episodes. Originally aired August 2022. If you find value in this podcast and would like to support us, please leave us a review. It really helps. Thank you for your support. This episode (and the following episode) is all about psychological safety. Psychological safety is not a “safe space,” nor does it mean everyo…
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Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newsletter. Just practical management skills and tips. And just once a month. Pinky swear. “It doesn’t really matter whether favoritism is real or perceived. The impact is the same.” In part 2, Ethan and Mike explore how managers can prevent favoritism in the workplace by bei…
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Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newsletter. Just practical management skills and tips. And just once a month. Pinky swear. “Humans are really, really sensitive to fairness. As soon as you sense that you're being treated unfairly - whether it's true or not - it’s going to trigger fight, flight, or freeze.” T…
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Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newsletter. Just practical management skills and tips. And just once a month. Pinky swear. From having fun, building trust, and enhancing psychological safety, icebreakers can be a powerful force in team meetings. Yet, they are often avoided like the plague or poopooed becaus…
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Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newsletter. Just practical management skills and tips. And just once a month. Pinky swear. Mike and Ethan riff on their experience practicing meditation and other mindfulness exercises and discuss why the practice is so beneficial for those tasked with leading others. Show no…
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#65 – Dealing with Difficult Employee Responses Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newsletter. Just practical management skills and tips. And just once a month. Pinky swear. News Flash! If you’re a manager, you sometimes must deliver corrective feedback to employees. It’s not the fun part of the job, but it’s …
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Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newsletter. Just practical management skills and tips. And just once a month. Pinky swear. “Meetings really do reflect the culture of the organization. They’re a microcosm.” The title of this episode tells it all. You should do it and here’s why and how. Whether you have remo…
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Text the word “LEADING” to 66866 to be added to Nash Consulting’s monthly newsletter. Just practical management skills and tips. And just once a month. Pinky swear. In this episode, Mike and Ethan discuss the six decision making styles and get practical with them. How do we use these? When should we use them? How do we communicate the style we’re u…
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We really enjoyed creating this episode series on building a cohesive leadership team, and we received great feedback on it. This is part 1 of a 5-part series. See episodes #47, #48, #50, #52, and #54 for the full series. If a group of people makes key organizational or departmental decisions together, that group of people needs to be healthy befor…
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This is one of our most popular episodes. Originally aired August 2019 If you find value in this podcast and would like to support us, please leave us a review. It really helps. Thank you for your support. “It’s important that you acknowledge that this relationship you have with your peers is going to change. It’s just part of the deal. And we need…
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This is one of our most popular episodes. Originally aired May 2020 If you find value in this podcast and would like to support us, please leave us a review. It really helps. Thank you for your support. “We can’t afford to not be in the pre-frontal cortex. In the information age, it’s exponentially important to be in that part of our brain.” – Scot…
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This is one of our most popular episodes. Originally aired May 2020. If you find value in this podcast and would like to support us, please leave us a review. It really helps. Thank you for your support. “If you don’t intentionally engineer a workplace culture, it will go bad.” When Person A has a problem with Person B and they go talk about that p…
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“As team members, we want to be able to show up and be authentic within reason. But when you also have the power differential, there is much more need and responsibility for you to think about how you’re impacting people around you.” In this episode, Ethan and Mike continue their conversation on psychological safety. Part 1 explores what it is, why…
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“We all bring different past experiences around psychological safety into our current workplaces. An important practice for every individual on a work team is working to gain some awareness about the transference you might be bringing into that situation.” This episode (and the following episode) is all about psychological safety. Psychological saf…
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“There are these six things we’ve been training managers for years to get on their radar…because they’re game-changers.” Welcome back to the show! After a slight hiatus, Mike and Ethan are back in action with Season 3, and oh, do we have much in store for you. In this kick-off episode, the duo goes back to the foundation of management to discuss “t…
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“We are now having to manage much more towards results instead of managing the process.” If you haven’t already, we recommend going back to listen to the first part of this series, episode 51. Hana joins Mike back on the podcast for a round two conversation all about managing hybrid and remote work teams. Now that so many of us find ourselves suppo…
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Ethan and Mike conclude their series on building a healthy leadership team by discussing the interconnectedness between trust, conflict, commitment, and accountability. It’s the combination of these important team skills and behaviors that work together to produce valuable results. Using ideas from the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team model, the guys discu…
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Tom Keziah, a consultant and coach with Nash Consulting, is a terrific listener. Listening well really matters – whether it’s in professional or personal relationships. The act of listening with care, respect, and attention is how you build relationships and cultures based on psychological safety. Tom and Mike take us on a tour of best-practice lis…
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“It’s not the topic of conflict that’s really the issue or the problem, it’s how we do conflict. We can grow towards learning how to do conflict in a way that really meets the needs of everyone in the group and helps us achieve our goals” Ethan and Mike continue their series on building a healthy leadership team by diving further into the topic of …
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“The main bias that can get in our way while managing a hybrid workforce is this thing called distance bias. If I have half of my people in the office and they are available, I’m just going to go talk to them more. And unintentionally I will create a fairness issue.” In this episode, Mike is joined again by consultant and coach extraordinaire Hana …
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“We don’t know what we don’t know.” In this mini-episode, Ethan discusses the Johari Window model and what it can show us about personal growth as leaders, managers, and humans in the world. For more information on Nash Consulting, visit their website at www.nashconsulting.com Show Notes: Ep. 36 – Developing a Growth Mindset Through Self-Compassion…
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“The resolution of conflict is predicated more on how people approach conflict than it is on the nature of the conflict itself.” If a group of people makes key organizational or departmental decisions together, that group of people needs to be healthy before they can expect the rest of the department or organization to be healthy and achieve sustai…
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“If you know your personality, then you figure out you're not broken, you’re not a failure. You’ve just been trying to shove a square peg in a round hole. So let’s find a square hole.” – Akpene Torku Sims Please welcome to the show business coach and consultant Akpene Torku Sims (see her bio below). Ethan and Akpene discuss archery (yes, archery), …
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If a group of people makes key organizational or departmental decisions together, that group of people needs to be healthy before they can expect the rest of the department or organization to be healthy and achieve sustained positive results. In the first part of this series, Mike and Ethan broke down Lencioni’s 5 Dysfunctions of a Team model for c…
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