Leading Leaders Podcast with J Loren Norris

3/9/2026 WOULD YOU RATHER - INFLUENCE OPINIONS OR TRANSFORM LIVES?EPISODE 1751There are now millions of influencers on all social media platforms. Primarily they are significant as shapers of opinions, marketers of products and services or drivers of temporary (compulsive) behavior. You can pay them fractionally to agree with you, support you or persuade others to check you out. Your ad money...

3/6/2026 MISSION DRIFT, STORY CREEP AND IMPOSTER SYNDROMEEPISODE 1750The most common question asked when meeting new people is “So, what do you do?”That question has been answered, scripted, refined, rehearsed and repeated by tens of millions people in the last century. The answer seems to evolve as careers change, marital status changes, political seasons change, and the library of business...

3/4/2026 HOW WILL I KNOW IF I LEAD WELL?EPISODE 1749The art, skill and obligation of leadership is to help others to be better. One of the 10 Key Areas of Leadership Development asks the question “Am I taking others higher?”If the influence you have over others doesn’t lead to them emulating the principles you espouse, that question becomes even more relevant. If you’re not helping to make their...

3/3/2026 TIME TO GET OFF THE STRUGGLE BUSEPISODE 1748You can only imagine how powerful your imagination is. Your deepest darkest nightmares and your wild dreams are bedfellows. If the amount of your time, energy and emotional strength expended on fruitless drama is equal to or greater than the amount invested in fruitful growth you’re in the path of the struggle bus. In fact, you might be in the...

3/2/2026 HOW DO I KNOW IF IT’S PETTY STUFF?EPISODE 1747Don’t pet the sweaty stuff! Or is it don’t sweat the petty stuff?!?One of the hardest assignments of a leader is determining the fine line between intricate detail or critical importance and petty stuff. Relationships, protocol, timing, sequencing - these all have significant ramifications and consequences when ignored.Young and impetuous...

2/27/2026 HOW DID YOU DO THAT?EPISODE 1746More often than not I fail to drive a straight nail. Most every project I have ever built lacked a right angle at the corners. I have bought a few, however I have never inspected a home I am not confident I could locate the oil filter on a bull dozer. I know little nothing about stem cells or winning a political campaign. I don’t even play a lawyer or a...

2/20/2026 FORGET FOMO DON’T GET EXPLOITED BY A FOFOEPISODE 1745Remember the fake out, the rope-a-dope, the shoulder shake, the ankle breaker, the faint and the head fake! All of these describe ways an opponent might take a player out of the play. Whether guarding the hoop, the hype or the home plate there will always be a fake. Something, someone, some time which competes against your greatest...

2/19/2026 THOSE UNWILLING TO PAY THE PRICE SHOULD NOT EXPECT TO RISEEPISODE 1744Sometimes a leader must pay a huge price to go to the next level. Perhaps by sacrifice, perhaps by effort, perhaps financially, perhaps an investment of time or contribution just know this, going to the next level will cost. Those unwilling to pay the price should not expect to rise. The growth and transformation...

2/18/2026 LEADERS ON THE WAY UP NEED TO BE LIKE LIQUID METALEPISODE 1743Rinsing leaders often fins themselves in a conundrum. One the one hand, they have skills, prowess, agility, ability and the energy to take on every monumental task they can come up with. On the other hand, they often lack the seasoning, experience, failure and recovery needed to navigate, negotiation and nurture. I remember...

2/17/2026 YOU LOOK SO DUMB RIGHT NOW EPISODE 1742Mistakes are made. Wrong choices have consequences. Bad ideas seem to multiply like bunny rabbits and spread faster than dandelions. When a little mercy, understanding, grace and forgiveness would go a long way, most people see the faltering of a leader as their opportunity to get ahead.Trolls and Trojans both look for weaknesses to exploit. Can...