The Smart Thinking Podcast
Ted Neitzke brings you the ”The Smart Thinking Podcast.” Smart Thinking is for anyone and everyone -- because we are all leaders. Join us weekly for reflective activities and strategies to grow yourself and others. Ted shares his leadership expertise with simple to apply tools. You will grow in your ability to step into the storm’s life presents with energy and optimism. Just like the 🦬!
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Sunday Oct 24, 2021
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
Life is currently filled with "what if's." How about we begin to address them and support normalcy in the process? Take a listen to a tactic to help address the anxious chatter in the minds of those you serve.
Describe how you address the what ifs in your head.
List the strategies you could employee for others to increase normalcy and high expectations.
Describe one way you’ve addressed your what ifs.
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
How do you help people who get stuck and drop their head when they get frustrated. What is your process to support failure in your organization. Join us for a reflection and tool to help you develop a "fix it" way of life.
Describe your process for creating a culture that works towards failure as an option.
List the people in your classroom/organization that could benefit from a "fix it" metaphor.
Describe your approach to supporting those who have their head dropped.
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
The most empowering term in the world: yes. Too often we fail to allow others to take the risks they need to take in order to find success. Take a listen as we break down the real difference in life between yes & no.
List one thing you need to say yes to.
Describe a yes with conditions opportunity you are facing.
Reflect on the times you’ve said yes and it’s worked.
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
We are living in a period of prolonged intensity and people are getting frustrated with positive people. Take a listen as I break down what to do to support yourself through this period and more importantly how to support others.
List ways you can navigate intensity.
Describe one way you can cope with the intensity.
Identify people you can create relief with and have some fun.
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
How do you create intentional processes to support cascading engagement in your world and allow for people to collaborate, calibrate and validate their leadership? Want a process? Here you go!
Describe your current process for cascading problem solving in your world.
List the members of your crew.
Identify your captain.
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
We need to get better at understanding the needs of those around us. Take a listen as we review Maslow's Hierarchy of needs and how to apply it in the realm of engagement in the classroom and the workplace.
List the ways in which you can support others on the hierarchy.
Describe where you think you operate most days on the hierarchy.
Frame for yourself a process so that you can engage those you serve so they can reach the summit.
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Join us for a discussion on how we can better support the weird world we are living in by focusing on both sides of the coin. This episode focuses on the idea that we are in an "AND" world right now that is fueling debate and conflict. However, we focus on how to charge into this storm optimistically!!!!
Describe your strategy to support others in an AND world.
List people you need to go and support
Reflect upon your AND’s and seek out others who can create lift for you.
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
If you focus on looking for leadership, you will see that it is all around you! Join us for the 200th episode and a strategy to grow leadership in every environment!
List leadership that has already occurred around you today
Describe your worldview and how you see leadership
Describe how you will reinforce the leadership that is all around you.
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
How do you show up in any given situation? Join us for a discussion and assessment tool to help you frame every day and interaction so that you are: optimistic, energetic, and motivated!
Describe how you show up?
Describe your process for assessing how others show up.
Reflect on what you need to do if you are not prepared to show up.
Spotify: Ted Neitzke IV
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
What is your complement to criticism ratio? Take a listen as we reflect upon how we've forgotten the art of reinforcement in our leadership.
List behaviors you need to change within yourself to get the most of those around you
Describe a way that you can complement others
Track your compliment v. criticism ration this week.