Life of the Brothaman
By Ahmed Cheema and Jeremy Louis
Life of the BrothamanOct 28, 2020
Answering the Question
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
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.
Finding 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
