Leading Leaders Podcast with J Loren Norris

2/2/2026 WHEN LEADERS GET IN OVER THEIR HEADEPISODE 1733Too often leaders fail because they do not realize they are drifting into the deep end. Generally speaking these are leaders young in age. However, it can happen to leaders new to an industry, a role or a process. Changes in policies internally or laws externally can become a veritable quagmire. All the money expended, team members deployed...

1/30/26 A GREAT COACH KNOWS HOW TO DISCOVER AND DISPEL DISTRACTIONSEPISODE 1732 “Delays, detours and disappointments become distractions from our vision of the future, robbing us of hope, passions and ambition. A great coach knows how to discover these distractions and plan a better strategy to get you motivated you with a balance of mercy and momentum. Let me say that another way - tell better...

1/28/26 LOSS OF MOMENTUM CAN BE HEARTBREAKINGEPISODE 1731.5Awwww MAN! We were on a roll!Who would have thought a few days of cold weather could derail your progress, squelch your momentum, stop your traction from moving forward. Well here I am three days out of the studio. Seems like perhaps I was on a roll, perhaps I was delusional. I know my frustration is at a maximum, gut wrenching, heart...

1/23/26 WHY WOULD A LEADER NEED A MENTOR?EPISODE 1731No one I know has it all figured out. Accomplished, successful, financially independent, leaders in all categories live with challenges. Some of those challenges are vocational: hiring, firing, training, and professional development. Some of those challenges are relationships at home, relationships at work, relationships internally or even...

1/22/26 LEADERS MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS EASIER - HERE’S HOWEPISODE 1730Split second decision are tough. Car crashes, emergencies, life and death situations, real life battlefield decisions are hard for anyone to make. Most married couple dig in like WW3 when they try to decide where to go for date night!Decisions which can be made in advance- such as who is the designated driver? Will I have wine or...

1/21/26 MENTORSHIP IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RESPONSIBILITIES OF A GREAT LEADER EPISODE 1729Like attracts like except in magnetic fields. Ironically it is the magnetism in a person born with natural abilities which allows and affords for them to become leaders even if they never planned too. Leadership tends to fall to those who are busy pursuing something they are deeply passionate about. For some...

1/20/26 GREAT LEADERS LEAD THEIR OWN THINKING FIRSTEPISODE 1728LEADERS BECOME GREAT NOT BY LEADING ARMIES, LARGE COMPANIES OR MILLIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS!Leaders become great by learning to master their own thinking. Taking every thought captive is no simple task. Perhaps you’ve heard a massively wealthy person say ‘success was not easy’. Humans get what they focus on the most. Where...

1/19/26 LEADERS ONLY BELIEVE TEN PERCENT OF WHAT THEY HEAR EPISODE 1727Leaders only believe 5% of what they feel! Leaders only believe 10% of what they hear. Leaders only believe about 50% of what they think. So what to leaders really believe? They believe results. Leaders put their deepest trust not in intentions, not plans, not ideas, not imaginations but in proven, measurable results. And at...

1/16/26 LEAD WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE BECAUSE ATTITUDES ARE CONTAGIOUS Episode 1726If you’re cold light the fire! If you’re really happy, joyful, grateful- tell your face! If you want to see a more positive culture around you, inspire it. If you feel moved by the goals, dreams, visions and future destiny of your organization, you never stop speaking enthusiastically about it. Every small comment...

1/15/26 LEADERS PREDETERMINE THE CULTURE - HERE’S HOWEvery directive of policy, procedure and process begins in the imagination of those responsible for the results. Many times a polos process sounds great around the conference table, looks good to the liability protection squad, (risk mitigation) and feels like a reasonable thinking those who must execute said policy. Unfortunately, like...