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Leadership in 180 Seconds

Shane Kuchel

Leadership in 180 Seconds: 3 minutes to sharpen your leadership each Tuesday.

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Saying ‘I Don’t Know’

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2025/03/24

Most leaders feel pressure to always have the right answer. Society often equates strong leadership with unwavering confidence and knowledge. But the truth is, admitting “I don’t know” is one of the most powerful things a leader can do.When a leader openly acknowledges uncertainty, it signals confidence rather than weakness. It demonstrates a commitment to learning and fosters an environment where others feel safe to share their thoughts and ideas. A culture that embraces curiosity and exploration

The Secret of Asking Great Questions

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2025/03/17

Have you ever been in a meeting where one question completely shifts the conversation? It’s like a lightbulb moment—suddenly, the room is engaged, ideas flow, and people start thinking differently.Great leaders know that influence isn’t about always having the best answers—it’s about asking the best questions.The right question does more than just seek information. It sparks curiosity, encourages ownership, and makes people feel valued. Socrates built an entire teaching method around this idea, and

Leading Without Words: Influence Before You Speak

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2025/03/10

Have you ever walked into a room and immediately sensed who the leader was—before they even spoke? Humans have this unspoken ability to sub-consciously create our own pecking order. Yes, just like chickens, people in a room will unconsciously decide who has the greatest power and where we belong within that pecking order. And we will then act accordingly in order to stay safe, to stay within our zone.However, when we are conscious of this, we can change this dynamic.Research by Dr. Amy Cuddy on

The Secret of Silence: 14 Secrets of Influential Leaders

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2025/03/03

If you’ve ever walked into a meeting and felt the need to fill every silence with words, you might be missing a huge opportunity. Silence, when used strategically, is an incredibly powerful leadership tool.In my early leadership journey, I assumed influence came from having the right answers and speaking confidently. If I’m honest, that belief still lingers. We watch sitcoms where people deliver the perfect comeback at the right time, and we think we must do the same to be influential.But over time,

The Price of Leadership

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2025/02/24

I have read many staff self-reflections in my time, and most of them include something like, “I’d like more responsibility. I want to learn more. I want to contribute in new and bigger ways. I’d love to move up in the organization.”This is fantastic. It’s inspiring when people want to grow, learn, and lead. Leadership often comes with financial rewards, greater autonomy, and increased status. These are the things that entice us toward leadership.However, what we rarely discuss is the price of

Creating an Uncreative Environment: 10 Traits of...

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2025/02/17

Do you as the key leader of your team feel like you are the only one driving creativity and innovation? Have you ever sort your team’s creative input and received crickets?Creativity and Innovation don’t happen in environments where people are afraid to fail. If your team avoids risks, it’s likely not because they don’t have ideas—it may well be because they don’t feel safe enough to share them.Let me pause and tell you something I have learnt about myself. According to the Working Genius; I have

Burying Conflict in Graves or Volcanoes

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2025/02/10

Conflict and accountability—two words terrible leaders dread and great leaders embrace. Here’s the key question: When you hear these words do you know you have a good process in place, or are you reaching to do it well?Terrible leaders avoid conflict like the plague. When issues arise, they either sweep issues under the rug, hoping they’ll resolve themselves or they erupt, causing fear. Spoiler alert—the issues don’t go away by hiding them and erupting is eroding positive culture. Over time, they

Why?

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2025/02/03

The first significant leadership role I had made an indelible mark on me. I was looking after a rag tag bunch of muso's at my local church. I was 13 years old! And I am not sure that I really did a great job either! But somehow, I grew the team and helped us all to function well together well together. It was incredibly fulfilling as a young man to have such opportunity and responsibility. My heartfelt thanks goes out to Richard Ansoul who was the visionary leader who believed in me and encouraged

10 Traits of Terrible Leadership: Treating everyone...

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2025/01/27

Today’s episode dives into a crucial but often overlooked leadership trait, especially for leaders in Australia: cultural awareness. Terrible leadership ignores this entirely, managing teams as if cultural differences don’t exist. But great leaders understand that fostering environments where diverse voices are heard, valued, and respected is vital. So, let me ask you: Do you think through your team members' responses and actions in light of their cultural background?Each person on your team brings

Neglecting Relationship and Development: 10 Traits of...

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2025/01/20

Work is about what we output right? So naturally it is very easy for us as leaders to focus predominantly on the ‘what’ of work—delegating tasks, monitoring deadlines, and measuring outputs—while ignoring the ‘who’. These teams become cogs in a machine, expected to perform without guidance or growth. And this approach does deliver short-term results, but it’s a recipe for burnout, disengagement, and high turnover in the long run.Think about it: if all you do is delegate, you’re telling your team,

Lack of Communication: 10 Traits of Terrible Leadership

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2025/01/13

This morning’s episode comes directly out of the ‘Shane didn’t get it right playbook’. In this particular incident, I had been working with one of my teams to test out a new product which was going to mean our events went to the next level. I didn’t think that anyone in my other teams would be concerned and so we went ahead and trialled it without communicating this to my broader team.Well, I was wrong. When the broader team started finding out about it, there were concerns. Now because I invite

Change Reticence or Rush: 10 Traits of Terrible...

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2025/01/06

Change is a constant in leadership, yet how we respond to it shapes the culture, trust, and effectiveness of our teams.As there often is, our personalities will determine how we react to change. Let’s consider these questions:When you can see that a change in direction or project may be beneficial, do you hold off in favour of staying with the safe option? Is your mantra to ‘just stay with the tried and true’? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions you might have the Working Geniuses of Enablement

Impulsive or Paralysed Decision-Making: 10 Traits of...

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2024/12/16

How confident are you in your ability to make good decisions—especially under pressure or when faced with uncertainty?Every decision-maker falls somewhere along a spectrum. On one end, we have the ‘impulsive’—those who jump into decisions without much thought, relying heavily on intuition or gut feelings. On the other end, there’s the ‘paralysed’—those who overanalyse and second-guess, often struggling to decide at all. Neither extreme leads to consistently great outcomes, and most of us can lean

Micro-Managing: 10 Traits of Terrible Leadership

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2024/12/09

Today, we’re diving into a habit that crushes morale, smothers creativity, and drives good people out the door: micro-managing.Before we continue, micro-management is a dirty word in leadership and yet the reality is it often comes from wanting to ensure things are done perfectly or by those who feel deep responsibility to ensure the outcomes are excellent.Let me tell you a story. I spent some time with a team and the leader some time ago. The team were feeling incredibly disengaged. And there were

Lack of Trust: 10 Traits of Terrible Leadership

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2024/12/02

Have you worked in a team where everything was overly policy driven? Did it feel like projects had to go through multiple hands, or that no one was willing to make a final decision for fear of what might happen if it failed? These are strong indicators of lack of trust. See, trust is the cornerstone of every high-performing team. It is essential for stronger profits and better culture.I remember working on a Board where we wanted to sell a small parcel of land. It should have been a very quick and

Emotional Lack of Awareness: 10 Traits of Terrible...

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2024/11/25

How well do you manage your emotions, especially in the thick of stress, and how effectively do you respond to the emotions of others?Think about it—if one of your staff were asked to rate you in emotional intelligence, how do you think they’d score you? Here’s a scale to consider:Do you hide your emotions at work, keeping everything under wraps?Do you show your emotions in healthy ways, balancing transparency with professionalism?Or does your team know every emotion you feel, every time you feel

Lack of Vision and Alignment: 10 Traits of Terrible...

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2024/11/18

When was the last time you spoke about your Vision with your team? Not in a presentation or some high-level meeting but in a way that connected to the task at hand?Over the next few weeks we’re breaking down common pitfalls that hold leaders back and how to rise above them. Today, we’re talking about the importance of vision—or, more accurately, what happens when leaders forget about it.Here’s the big question: Do you have a clear and compelling vision that inspires your team? Having a vision isn’t

We Just Get Stuff Done!

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2024/11/11

If you have the Genius of Tenacity, you might see a slogan like "I just get stuff done" as a personal mantra. People with this genius thrive on completing tasks and don’t stop until the job is done. They bring an intense commitment to execution, a drive that propels projects forward and ensures results.The Working Genius model is designed to help people understand what brings them energy and satisfaction in their work. Each of the six Working Geniuses represents unique strengths that enhance

I love the Genius of Enablement!

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2024/11/05

Are you someone who finds energy in supporting others and filling in gaps, even if unnoticed? You might have the Genius of Enablement.The Working Genius model provides self-awareness about what energises you at work and can enhance your productivity. Each Working Genius type represents unique strengths, and during this series, we have been exploring these traits to help you better understand what your Working Genius may be.I believe a prime example of the Genius of Enablement is Oprah Winfrey, who

Who’s With Me?

Leadership in 180 Seconds ·

2024/10/28

Do you get excited about motivating your team? Do you love to get up in front of the crowd? To rally the troops? You might have the Working Genius of Galvanising.I am spending a number of episodes running through the Working Genius model: It is a self-awareness model which helps you understand what brings you joy and energy in your work. Being a model that directly correlates to the work process, it helps us and our teams become more productive at work.The Genius of Galvanising is about rallying and

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