
The John Eades Podcast
Follow My Lead is a podcast created for you, the young professional, millennial, or aspiring leader. If you are looking for tips, tricks, and hacks from experts about leadership, you are in the right place. Through our interviews we transfer struggles, stories, and best practices of today's leaders to the leaders of tomorrow.
Latest episodes

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Jan 24, 2024 • 21min
6 Questions to Challenge Your Mind: The Annual Growth Audit
Margaret Wheatley, a visionary in leadership and organizational growth, joins the discussion about the transformative power of self-reflection. She emphasizes the importance of conducting an annual growth audit to unlock personal development. Key questions like what sparked your energy this year and what fears held you back challenge listeners to assess their journeys. By examining past experiences and setting intentional goals, Wheatley inspires a roadmap for meaningful growth in the year ahead.

Dec 13, 2023 • 15min
The Weight You Carry
"Your best performance tomorrow, requires you to remove weight today." In the latest episode, John Eades covered the essential topic of "The Weight You Carry." Everyone is carrying a backpack with them everyday. In it is one of 5 things: The things you have to do The trauma you experienced The responsibilities of life The goals of tomorrow The guilt of mistakes from the past Learn more about how LearnLoft can help improve the performance of your people at learnloft.com. Or have John speak to your team here.

Nov 29, 2023 • 15min
Find Something Hard To Do
"Easy now means hard later, hard now means easy later." In the latest episode, John Eades covers the important topic of finding something hard to do. He challenges you to find something spiritually, professionally, personally, or physically top prepare you for 2024.

Nov 15, 2023 • 11min
The Story of the Egg
Every act of kindness you’ve done, you’ve done to yourself. Every happy and sad moment ever experienced by any human was, or will be, experienced by you. In the latest episode of The John Eades Podcast, John covers the story of, The Egg, written by Andy Weir. He challenges you to think deeply about your mindset and your actions. You can learn more about developing leaders in your organizationa at LearnLoft.com or invite John to speak at your next event.

Sep 7, 2023 • 17min
How to Be a Warrior in the Garden
"Easy doesn’t make you better." In the latest episode, John Eades covers the Warrior in the Garden story. He also covered the BALA Method, which stands for Believe, Act, Learn, Adjust. You will also hear: The "Man in the Arena" speech by Theodore Roosevelt The open learning culture of airlines versus healthcare And much more Learn more about LearnLoft here or book John to speak to your organization here.

Aug 16, 2023 • 19min
How to Transfer Belief to Others
The greatest act of leadership is believing in another person. Said differently, without a transfer of belief, there is no leadership. In the latest episode, John Eades covers the essential leadership topic of Transferring belief to others. Have John speak to leaders in your organization here. Learn more about developing leaders in your organization here.

Jul 26, 2023 • 17min
How Great Leaders Manufacture Teamwork
“Teamwork is achieved when individuals buy into the group’s greater good over their self-interest.” In the latest episode of the John Eades Podcast, John covers specific ideas and strategies to manufacture teamwork to improve performance.

Jul 11, 2023 • 30min
Run to the Roar with Thomas R. Williams
In the latest episode of the John Eades Podcast, Thomas R. Williams joined the show. You can learn more about Thomas here. You can get a copy of his book Dig here.

Jun 28, 2023 • 18min
Uncommon Motivation: The 3 Part Formula for Success
Motivation is best defined as a condition inside us that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. In today's episode, John Eades covers the proven formula to have uncommon motivation in your professional journey. You can hire John to speak in your organization or learn more about leadership development programs with LearnLoft.

Jun 14, 2023 • 31min
Clear the Mechanism with James Wall
“Leaders aren’t born with a great aura about them, that’s developed” In the latest episode of the John Eades podcast, James Wall is the Chief Operating Officer at Accurate Staffing Consultants. In this insightful episode, James shares: Whether leaders are born or made How great leaders think about patience And much more You can learn more about James here or Accurate Staffing
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