HeyJaredThe John Eades Podcast
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Silence is a Loss in Leadership (opens the original)
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Four people told her she nailed it. The fifth person told her the truth, and that's the only one who actually helped her get better. Most leaders think they're getting honest feedback. They're not. Silence gets mistaken for agreement, and that mistake is costing you more than you realize. In this episode: Why praise feels good but constructive feedback is what actually builds skill The real numbers on how few employees get honest feedback, and what it costs when they don't Netflix's "farming for
Stop Thinking About It. Start Doing It. (opens the original)
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John is 14 chapters into a book he's been writing for two years — and if he's honest, it should already be finished, printed, and in your hands. In this solo episode, he shares an uncomfortable confession: how a project he thinks about constantly has stayed stuck for two years, and the single line that forced him to stop making excuses. "You either stop thinking about it or start doing it." John breaks down why there are really only two honest paths for anything left unfinished in your life — an
You Never Arrive, You're Always Becoming with Ryan Hawk (opens the original)
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Ryan Hawk has interviewed over 700 high-performing leaders on The Learning Leader Show. In his new book, The Price of Becoming , he breaks down what it actually costs to become the best version of yourself, and why the people who sustain excellence over time never let themselves feel like they've arrived. In this conversation, Ryan and John talk about: Why "you've never arrived, you're always becoming" changed how Ryan thinks about success The three questions Ryan asks himself every night to for
Someone Else Takes Your Spot (opens the original)
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Most leaders have been taught that comparison is the thief of joy. Stay in your lane. Don't look at what anyone else has. But what if that advice is only half right? In this episode, John breaks down a coaching call where a client watched a colleague get promoted to vice president and felt the sting of "why not me." Instead of shutting that feeling down, John shows why comparison can actually be one of the most useful tools in a leader's toolkit, if you know the difference between letting it ste
Outsized Success: Why You're More Worthy Than You Think (opens the original)
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Early in my career, I taught a workshop using a tool I learned from the late Lou Holtz, the vision space tool. That story changed how I think about success, and I'm telling it in full here. Because here's what I've learned. Everyone's dreams and definitions of success are different, often shaped by how they were raised or what they've experienced. So this episode isn't about landing on a common definition, or even confirming whether your dreams are big enough. They probably aren't. It's about so
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