Lead In 30 Podcast
Russ Hill hosts the Lead In 30 Podcast. Strengthen your ability to lead others in less than 30 minutes. Russ makes his living coaching and consulting senior executive teams of some of the world's biggest companies. He's one of three co-founders of the fastest-growing leadership training company in the world. Tap the follow or add button and get two new episodes every week of the Lead In 30 Podcast.
Episodes
You get only 12 days. That's it. We're going to evaluate whether you stay or get fired on how you perform in those 12 days.
In this episode, Lone Rock Leadership co-founder Russ Hill compares college football coaches to modern day managers. Some organizations reflect winning universities and some look and operate like losers.
Some of what Russ covers:
• performance as the true end, not engagement
• the twelve...
The moment a boulder lands on your path is the moment your leadership shows. Do you freeze and wait for clarity, or move and create it? We dig into the simple but potent idea that action produces information and explore how the best teams keep delivering even when the trail turns steep and the hail starts to fall.
We start by reframing accountability as power. Instead of punishing misses, we coach people to get curious abo...
Strong communicators make strong leaders. In this episode Lone Rock Leadership co founder Russ Hill shares three tips for more efficiently communicating in meetings and in one-on-one chats.
Meetings shouldn’t feel like a maze. We walk you through a simple set of moves that transform wandering discussions into sharp decisions: take a clear, movable position, ask direct questions that reveal where people really stand, and read the sto...
If you’ve ever felt like you’ve hit your ceiling, this conversation is your nudge to test it. We connect three simple moments—a chaotic drive-thru, a standout service interaction, and a gym set that pushed our limits—to the deeper truth that teams mirror their leaders and capacity grows where mindset allows it. You’ll hear how one bad customer experience reveals weak standards at the top, why a single friendly voice can signal a st...
Ever feel like your team is living inside a 24-hour breaking news cycle? We’ve been there—where every email, rumor, or policy tweak turns into a fire drill and the loudest voice sets the tone. Today we unpack a simple shift that changes everything: stop breaking glass, and start to breathe and elevate. It’s not about dialing down ambition; it’s about dialing down drama so urgency becomes productive, not performative.
We ta...
They develop hundreds of thousands of leaders. And they were all in one room at Sundance, Utah. In this episode Lone Rock Leadership co-founder Russ Hill takes you inside the executive summit for HR and L&D leaders.
Some highlights:
When managers face a wall of competencies, bloated slide decks, and libraries of courses, they default to noise over clarity. The fix isn’t more content. It’s fewer, simpler systems that tie every act...
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Tap here to check out my first book, Decide to Lead, on Amazon. Thank you so much to the thousands of you who have already purchased it for yourself or your company!
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About the podcast:
The Lead In 30 Podcast with Russ Hill is for leaders of...
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Visit the Lone Rock Leadership Website:
https://www.lonerock.io
Connect with me on LinkedIn or to send me a DM:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/russleads/
Tap here to check out my first book, Decide to Lead, on Amazon. Thank you so much to the thousands of you who have already purchased it for yourself or your company!
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About the podcast:
The Lead In 30 Podcast with Russ Hill is for leaders of...
It’s never happened in our lifetime. The recent assassination of a major political figure highlights something troubling about our current environment - the increasing inability to peacefully coexist with those who hold different views. While one person bears responsibility for violent actions, we all contribute to the climate around us, especially as leaders.
What can we do to create healthier workplaces where people don&...
Trying to improve in too many areas simultaneously is the fastest path to nowhere. In this thought-provoking episode, Russ Hill tackles the widespread problem of focus dilution that plagues both organizations and individuals.
Drawing from his extensive experience coaching executive teams at major companies, Russ reveals how well-intentioned HR departments and leaders often sabotage progress by overwhelming their teams with...
Are you leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance your leadership, or are you getting left behind? The technology revolution isn't waiting for anyone, and leaders who resist adapting to these powerful new tools are choosing obsolescence.
In this action-packed episode, I reveal the six essential ways every leader should be using AI tools right now. These aren't futuristic concepts—they're practical applic...
Ever find yourself fixating on that one harsh critique while ignoring dozens of positive comments? You're not alone. This deeply human tendency to focus on criticism over praise affects leaders at every level—and it could be holding you back from your full potential.
Through candid personal stories about receiving feedback on an upcoming book and observing a woman's extreme reaction to a tiny nail in a gym sauna,...
Stop being invisible in meetings. Stop decreasing your value in the company. Have a take! Offer an opinion. Give some insight.
In this episode Lone Rock Leadership co-founder Russ Hill takes a position! He claims the most valuable people in any organization aren't those who simply show up. They're the ones who listen carefully, then boldly state: "I think we should sell this division" or "We need to delay t...
Have we lost our sense of urgency? That's the uncomfortable question at the heart of this eye-opening episode featuring an exclusive preview from Lone Rock Leadership's upcoming book "Deliver."
Step into the cracked pavement and broken windows of an abandoned factory outside Memphis where something extraordinary happened. In just 122 days, a team transformed this derelict appliance plant into the world&...
If you're using AI apps then maybe you've already learned this lesson. Maybe you're discovering that what you get back from ChatGPT, Grok, or Claude is largely determined by the prompt you type in. In this episode Lone Rock Leadership's Russ Hill dig into the lessons that teaches us for leaders.
• Leadership communication is like a prompt for AI - quality in, quality out
• Frustration with team per...
True team buy-in requires both operational involvement (hands and feet) and emotional involvement (hearts and minds), with many managers struggling to achieve both simultaneously. The distinction matters because emotional investment drives innovation, resilience, and sustained performance beyond mere task completion. In this episode of the Lead In 30 podcast, Lone Rock Leadership co-founder Russ Hill dives into the difference betwe...
What's your unique value in the marketplace? What problem are you uniquely able to solve? In this episode of the Lead In 30 podcast we explore the critical importance of identifying your unique value proposition and leveraging it in today's marketplace. The opportunity to monetize your distinct abilities has never been greater, especially when you clearly understand what problems you're solving according to Lone Rock...
Ready for a science-backed permission slip to disconnect this summer? Discover how Harvard's longest running happiness study proves that getting completely off the grid isn't just good for your wellbeing—it's critical for your leadership effectiveness.
Drawing from his personal experiences volunteering at camps and preparing for family houseboating trips, Lone Rock Leadership co-founder Russ Hill breaks down...
The 10 things he wish he knew when he was younger. Lone Rock Leadership co-founder Russ Hill shares a list of things he regrets not knowing when he was a younger manager. See what you think of the list and which ones you've unlocked through experience in managing people.
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Is your team drifting or in reactionary mode? Do you wish you were scaling faster? In this episode Lone Rock Leadership co-founder Russ Hill dives into the value of systems. He defines the importance of setting identity and vision first and then building out the systems that activate those things in order to drive growth.
• Systems transform dreams and intentions into tangible results
• Growth requires both leadership (visi...
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