The Leader's Recipe

Ahmed Cheema and Jeremy Louis
  • 5.0 (4)
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The Leader's Recipe is a podcast focused on sharing best practices for leading front line employees. The hosts are Ahmed Cheema, an avid student of leadership, and Jeremy Louis, a leader with over a decade of experience leading front line employees.

Episodes

  1. Answering the Question

    10/28/2020

    Answering the Question

    Oftentimes we fall into the trap of beating around the bush and not really answering the question. On this episode of the podcast, Jeremy and Ahmed discuss why this happens and how to avoid falling into that trap.    Timestamps:  00:00 - Intro  02:30 - How this topic first came up  03:42 - Why is answering the question a skill we have to even talk about?  06:30 - What drives the generational difference in being direct?  08:05 - Why do people make excuses or lie instead of owning up to their actions?  10:35 - Understanding the value that truth brings  11:25 - Kevin Hart Deerbra sketch  13:43 - Understanding the truth and trusting yourself  14:45 - Role play of a direct report who lies/makes excuses  16:27 - Putting ownership back on the person who is making the excuse  18:15 - Warren Buffet Hiring Quote  19:15 - How do we build a culture of integrity?  21:30 - If we are in a culture where our leaders don't value integrity, how do we make sure we still maintain that culture of integrity?  23:25 - Knowing who you are and not pretending to be anyone else  24:21 - When to change your circle  25:15 - who is truly your inner circle?  27:45 - Choosing your circle wisely  30:00 - Bob Iger ownership story  33:20 - Learning from out mistakes  34:00 - Building mechanisms  36:17 - Key Takeaways

    39 min
  2. Asking the Right Questions

    10/17/2020

    Asking the Right Questions

    Leaders use questions as a tool for many different purposes. A good leaders knows which questions to ask and when to ask them. In this episode of the life of the brothaman podcast, we explore how to get better at asking the right questions.  Timestamps:  00:00 - Intro  02:15 - How to balance personal growth and leisure in business trips  03:36 - How to ask the right questions to extract information  06:30 - Direct Report conversation role play  09:55 - The importance of ownership  12:00 - How to ask questions when you don't know what you're trying to extract beforehand  13:10 - The importance of listening   13:40 - How to not let past experience stop you from listening  15:40 - How to ask questions to open people up to be themselves  22:30 - How to use questions to develop those around you  28:00 - Differentiating between the data and the narrative  29:00 - Empowering your team to make decisions  31:00 - How to deal with leaders who are afraid of developing those around them  41:00 - Key Takeaways/Closing Remarks   Life of the Brothaman is a podcast focused on sharing best practices for leading front line employees. The hosts are Ahmed Cheema, an avid student of leadership, and Jeremy Louis, a leader with over a decade of experience leading front line employees.

    42 min
  3. Finding Your Voice

    08/27/2020

    Finding Your Voice

    What does it mean when someone tells you that you need to find your voice? How do you gain the confidence to speak up in rooms where there are higher ups? Jeremy and Ahmed dive into these questions in episode three of life of the brothaman. Key Takeaways from this episode: - Confidence comes for knowledge or experience on a subject - Do your homework before going into meetings - You are getting paid to have a voice, its your job

    37 min
  4. Feedback Loops

    08/20/2020

    Feedback Loops

    Jeremy and Ahmed discuss the importance of feedback loops

    1 hr
  • 4 Episodes

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The Leader's Recipe is a podcast focused on sharing best practices for leading front line employees. The hosts are Ahmed Cheema, an avid student of leadership, and Jeremy Louis, a leader with over a decade of experience leading front line employees.

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  • Creator
    Ahmed Cheema and Jeremy Louis
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ahmed Cheema and Jeremy Louis
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