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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>One Step</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/one-step--3203536</link><description><![CDATA[Take your first step to leadership––or your next step to realizing your full leadership potential. <br /><br />Each episode features ONE STEP you can take on your journey to becoming a better leader and to more effectively serve the people who trust in your leadership.<br /><br />You leave with one idea, strategy or tactic that will help you connect––to help you lead by earning the respect, trust and loyalty of the people you serve. More than that, you leave with DISCIPLINES to transform these ideas into real action. <br /><br />Inspire, Empower and Guide people to their very best. Today––take ONE STEP!<br /><br />Hosted by Jim Bouchard––Leadership Activist, Speaker, Author and founder of THE SENSEI LEADER MOVEMENT<br /><br />"Every journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." ~Lao Tzu<br />"The rest of the trip is one step after another!" ~Jim Bouchard]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/3203536/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>News</category><copyright>Copyright Jim Bouchard</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ed713bfc751113ca1a4cee7e21d839d2.jpg</url><title>One Step</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/one-step--3203536</link></image><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:03:06 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Jim Bouchard</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Jim Bouchard</itunes:name><itunes:email>feeds@spreaker.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ed713bfc751113ca1a4cee7e21d839d2.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Take your first step to leadership––or your next step to realizing your full leadership potential. 

Each episode features ONE STEP you can take on your journey to becoming a better leader and to more effectively serve the people who trust in your...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Take your first step to leadership––or your next step to realizing your full leadership potential. <br /><br />Each episode features ONE STEP you can take on your journey to becoming a better leader and to more effectively serve the people who trust in your leadership.<br /><br />You leave with one idea, strategy or tactic that will help you connect––to help you lead by earning the respect, trust and loyalty of the people you serve. More than that, you leave with DISCIPLINES to transform these ideas into real action. <br /><br />Inspire, Empower and Guide people to their very best. Today––take ONE STEP!<br /><br />Hosted by Jim Bouchard––Leadership Activist, Speaker, Author and founder of THE SENSEI LEADER MOVEMENT<br /><br />"Every journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." ~Lao Tzu<br />"The rest of the trip is one step after another!" ~Jim Bouchard]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="News"/><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>008 Do Our Leaders Suck?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/008-do-our-leaders-suck--19058215</link><description><![CDATA[Do our leaders suck? And if so––what can we do about it? I hope you enjoy this (relatively) unfiltered rant on the quality of today's leaders.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19058215</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 14:32:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/19058215/os_podcast_do_our_leader_suck_190910.mp3" length="18195352" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jim Bouchard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Do our leaders suck? And if so––what can we do about it? I hope you enjoy this (relatively) unfiltered rant on the quality of today's leaders.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Do our leaders suck? And if so––what can we do about it? I hope you enjoy this (relatively) unfiltered rant on the quality of today's leaders.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>758</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bouchard,conference,jim,leaders,leadership,management,politics,society,speaker,thesenseileadermovement</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ed713bfc751113ca1a4cee7e21d839d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>0007 - ROI? RTL! What you can expect from human-centric leadership development</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/0007-roi-rtl-what-you-can-expect-from-human-centric-leadership-development--17273767</link><description><![CDATA[Show me the money! What, exactly is the ROI on human-centric leadership training? (The type of training we do at THE SENSEI LEADER MOVEMENT!)<br /><br />I'll share some data and talk about what you can expect when you invest in the support and development of human-centric leaders…<br /><br />And what happens when you don't!<br /><br />In this episode I refer to the SLM Blog post: "Screw the ROI." Here's a link: <a href="http://bit.ly/SLBlog181218" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/SLBlog181218</a><br /><br />Learn more and join THE SENSEI LEADER MOVEMENT at TheSenseiLeader.com]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17273767</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2019 17:27:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/17273767/os_podcast_0007_roi_rtl.mp3" length="17553367" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jim Bouchard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Show me the money! What, exactly is the ROI on human-centric leadership training? (The type of training we do at THE SENSEI LEADER MOVEMENT!)

I'll share some data and talk about what you can expect when you invest in the support and development of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Show me the money! What, exactly is the ROI on human-centric leadership training? (The type of training we do at THE SENSEI LEADER MOVEMENT!)<br /><br />I'll share some data and talk about what you can expect when you invest in the support and development of human-centric leaders…<br /><br />And what happens when you don't!<br /><br />In this episode I refer to the SLM Blog post: "Screw the ROI." Here's a link: <a href="http://bit.ly/SLBlog181218" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/SLBlog181218</a><br /><br />Learn more and join THE SENSEI LEADER MOVEMENT at TheSenseiLeader.com]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>732</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>engagement,leadership,management,roi,thesenseileadermovement</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ed713bfc751113ca1a4cee7e21d839d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>0006 - Dan Pink is Dead Wrong!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/0006-dan-pink-is-dead-wrong--17110674</link><description><![CDATA[First, I am a tremendous fan of Dan Pink and I respect his work. However, as I was listening to an interview with him the other day I heard him say, "Empowerment is bullshit!" <br /><br />I could not disagree more! In this episode I talk about why I think that on the subject of empowerment, Dan Pink is dead wrong!]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17110674</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:30:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/17110674/0006_dan_pink_is_dead_wrong.mp3" length="13879506" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jim Bouchard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>First, I am a tremendous fan of Dan Pink and I respect his work. However, as I was listening to an interview with him the other day I heard him say, "Empowerment is bullshit!" 

I could not disagree more! In this episode I talk about why I think that...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[First, I am a tremendous fan of Dan Pink and I respect his work. However, as I was listening to an interview with him the other day I heard him say, "Empowerment is bullshit!" <br /><br />I could not disagree more! In this episode I talk about why I think that on the subject of empowerment, Dan Pink is dead wrong!]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>579</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>dan,empowerment,leadership,pink,thesenseileadermovement</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ed713bfc751113ca1a4cee7e21d839d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>0005 Two types of people––leaders––and those who refuse!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/0005-two-types-of-people-leaders-and-those-who-refuse--17036811</link><description><![CDATA[There are only two types of people in the world today: Leaders––and people who refuse to be. Which will you choose?<br /><br />Part of the problem is that there is no consensus definition of "leader" or exactly who should be one. In this episode, Jim addreses this issue head on. <br /><br />Learn more at TheSenseiLeader.com]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17036811</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:25:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/17036811/0005_two_types_of_people_leaders_and_those_who_refuse.mp3" length="15199212" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jim Bouchard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>There are only two types of people in the world today: Leaders––and people who refuse to be. Which will you choose?

Part of the problem is that there is no consensus definition of "leader" or exactly who should be one. In this episode, Jim addreses...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[There are only two types of people in the world today: Leaders––and people who refuse to be. Which will you choose?<br /><br />Part of the problem is that there is no consensus definition of "leader" or exactly who should be one. In this episode, Jim addreses this issue head on. <br /><br />Learn more at TheSenseiLeader.com]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>634</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>leader,leadership,management,personaldevelopment,thesenseileadermovement</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ed713bfc751113ca1a4cee7e21d839d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>0004: How to get people to be open and honest with you––even when they work for you!</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/0004-how-to-get-people-to-be-open-and-honest-with-you-even-when-they-work-for-you--16975495</link><description><![CDATA[One of the biggest problems facing leaders today is how to get people to open up. To be honest and not just say what they think we want to hear! <br /><br />In this ONE STEP we take a children's game and turn it into a powerful tool for creating an honest and open communication environment.<br /><br />Learn more at TheSenseiLeader.com]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16975495</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 14:33:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16975495/0004.mp3" length="18301932" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jim Bouchard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>One of the biggest problems facing leaders today is how to get people to open up. To be honest and not just say what they think we want to hear! 

In this ONE STEP we take a children's game and turn it into a powerful tool for creating an honest and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[One of the biggest problems facing leaders today is how to get people to open up. To be honest and not just say what they think we want to hear! <br /><br />In this ONE STEP we take a children's game and turn it into a powerful tool for creating an honest and open communication environment.<br /><br />Learn more at TheSenseiLeader.com]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>763</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bouchard,business,communication,jim,leadership,leadershipdevelopment,management,sensei,success,thesenseileadermovement</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ed713bfc751113ca1a4cee7e21d839d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>0003: Winning is everything?</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/0003-winning-is-everything--16878263</link><description><![CDATA[Winning IS everything. If you're a 4 year old child––or a politician. What, exactly is winning, how does it become a destructive obsession and what can we do about it? No soft pitches here––this is a hard-hitting discussion about what it really means to win and how to do it the right way––with some wisdom from the ancient sage Sun Tzu of Art of War fame…]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16878263</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:10:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16878263/one_step_0003_winning_is_everything.mp3" length="14236234" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jim Bouchard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Winning IS everything. If you're a 4 year old child––or a politician. What, exactly is winning, how does it become a destructive obsession and what can we do about it? No soft pitches here––this is a hard-hitting discussion about what it really means...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Winning IS everything. If you're a 4 year old child––or a politician. What, exactly is winning, how does it become a destructive obsession and what can we do about it? No soft pitches here––this is a hard-hitting discussion about what it really means to win and how to do it the right way––with some wisdom from the ancient sage Sun Tzu of Art of War fame…]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>594</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>business,leadership,management,politics,thesenseileadermovement</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ed713bfc751113ca1a4cee7e21d839d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>0002: Be a teacher, coach and Mentor…</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/0002-be-a-teacher-coach-and-mentor--16864305</link><description><![CDATA[Our SL 15 poll asks how important having a mentor is to your career and life as a leader. 100% say "important" or "very important." 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How to transform strategies and ideas into meanginful, purposeful actions––DISCIPLINES!]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16863755</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:31:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16863755/one_step_0001_discipline.mp3" length="16768439" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Jim Bouchard</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>To-do lists are wish lists! How to transform strategies and ideas into meanginful, purposeful actions––DISCIPLINES!</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[To-do lists are wish lists! How to transform strategies and ideas into meanginful, purposeful actions––DISCIPLINES!]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>699</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bouchard,business,jim,leadership,thesenseileadermovement</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ed713bfc751113ca1a4cee7e21d839d2.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
