Leadership Lab with Dr. Patrick Leddin
Join Dr. Patrick Leddin every Wednesday as he speaks with authors, thought leaders, athletes, entrepreneurs and other influential leaders as they challenge the status quo of leadership to explore new ways to lead and find success.
Latest episodes
Jan 29, 2020 • 31min
024. Draw up your leadership game plan with Desmond Clark
In this episode of the Leadership Lab podcast, Former NFL player and current business leader, author, and speaker, Desmond Clark joins Patrick in the ‘lab’ to discuss his lessons in leadership. Desmond’s professional football career spanned 12 seasons, but impact continues today as he works with others to help them to become successful leaders. Don’t miss this episode and the important lessons about building relationships, working hard, and treating others well.
Jan 22, 2020 • 36min
023. How will you measure your life with NYT bestselling author Karen Dillon
How will you measure your life? That can be a very daunting question but answering it can make all the difference. Regardless of where you are in your life, determining how you are going to measure how you lived your life is better figured out right now. NYT bestselling author and former Harvard Business Review editor, Karen Dillon, sits down with Patrick in the lab to discuss her answer to the question and to challenge all of us to do the same. Find Karen at www.karendillon.net
Jan 15, 2020 • 38min
022. Understanding the motivation myth with Jeff Haden
Forget everything that you think you know about motivation and listen to this podcast. Bestselling author, Inc writer, and blogger (over 1 million followers on LinkedIn alone), Jeff Haden, joins Patrick in the Leadership Lab to talk about his book The Motivation Myth. Don’t miss the chance to learn what it truly takes to motivate yourself to accomplish your goals!
Jan 8, 2020 • 49min
021. Build a social media following with Elliot Choy and Kekoa MacAuley
Elliot Choy and Kekoa MacAuley join me to discuss how to build a social media following. These two amazing content creators have paid the price to learn what it takes to build a social media brand that drives traffic and engagement. In just one year (and from their college campus), Elliot has amassed over 580,000 Youtube subscribers and Kekoa has 140,000 Instagram followers. Moreover, their follower engagement levels are incredible. Hear directly from them about how to create a similar outcome in your world.
Jan 1, 2020 • 36min
020. Create a vision for your personal brand with Phoenix Jackson
Phoenix Jackson, master brand builder, visits Patrick in the lab to discuss how to build an effective personal brand in 2020. She encourages each of us to clarify our goals, be willing to pivot, and embrace success along the way. Don’t miss the chance to start 2020 on the highest of notes! Learn more about Phoenix at www.phoenixaffect.com or www.phoenixjackson.com. Find the free course that she offered to Leadership Lab listeners at www.yourprexpert.com.
Dec 26, 2019 • 37min
019. Learn leadership lessons from the CEO of a $2 billion business with Howard Friedman
President and CEO of Post Foods, Howard Friedman, shares what it takes to lead at every level. As the leader of a $2 billion company, Howard provides tremendous insights for aspiring and current leaders. Don’t miss his visit with Patrick in the lab.
Dec 18, 2019 • 37min
018. Find your leadership strength with NYT bestselling author Andrew Maraniss
NYT bestselling author Andrew Maraniss joins Patrick in the lab to discuss the story of Perry Wallace. Andrew’s biography of Wallace, Strong Inside: the collision of race and sports in the south, has won numerous awards including being named a top 10 biography and top 10 sports book by the American Library Association. Patrick’s conversation with Andrew teaches leaders to: 1) Keep their eyes open for injustices, 2) Speak the truth, 3) Take action and risk, 4) Commit to getting better. In addition, Maraniss provides a preview of his latest book Games of December. The book tells the true story of the first U.S. Olympic basketball team, which compete at the 1936 Summer Games in Nazi, Germany. Learn more about Andrew Maraniss at http://andrewmaraniss.com
Dec 11, 2019 • 42min
017. Navigate both sides of the interview table with billion dollar business builder Dave Caravajal
Dave Carvajal joins Patrick in the Leadership Lab to discuss what it takes to stand out in the job market. A recruiting guru, who was in at the beginning of HotJobs.com and TheLadders.com, Dave has interviewed 10’s of thousands of job candidates and know what it takes to win.
Dec 4, 2019 • 47min
016. Excavate for your team's purpose with Brighthouse leader Brad White
Brad White joins Patrick in the ‘lab’ to discuss the importance of purpose. The term purpose is thrown about, but rarely understood for its importance. Brad shares what purpose is, why purpose matters, how to ‘excavate’ to find your team or organization’s purpose, and what you can do to keep purpose alive in your daily work.
Nov 27, 2019 • 44min
015. Make fresh leadership tracks with SkullCandy's CEO Jason Hodell
In this episode, Skullcandy President and CEO Jason Hodell shares his leadership insights with Patrick. As the leader of a global brand “at the intersection of sport, music, youth culture, art, film and fashion,” Jason provides his thoughts on everything from choosing your first job to running a global business in a highly competitive industry.
