Every team has a star player. That one person that you, as the leader, know you can go to in order to get the job done. They are competent, capable, consistent and have great chemistry with the rest of the team. You are thinking of that person right now. Inevitably, and unfortunately, they will leave … Continue reading 5 Things You Must Do When The Star Player Leaves Your Team (And they leave well!)
Author: JC Hurtado-Prater | Leadership Professor + Consultant
JC Hurtado-Prater serves as Assistant Dean and Associate Professor of Leadership at the Fermanian School of Business at Point Loma Nazarene University where he oversees the graduate business and leadership programs. In addition, through his company, Bluestone Consulting, LLC, JC serves as a leadership consultant for executives and teams at global organizations such as Johnson + Johnson, Cisco, Visa, U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Harbor Freight, Park Hyatt and more.
A veteran of the United States Army, JC earned a BA from UCLA, MBA through Saint Joseph’s College and is currently completing his doctorate in business administration through Indiana Wesleyan University. Passionate about community service in San Diego, JC serves on several local boards for organizations such as UC San Diego, South Bay Community Services, Thrivent Financial Southwest Region and Southwestern College Foundation. JC resides in the 4S Ranch area of San Diego, CA. In his free time, JC enjoys reading, working out and kayaking the California coast.
3 Ways To Show Our People We Care About Them
Love them. No, not the woo-woo stuff. Rarely is that accepted in the workplace. Go deeper. Saint Augustine said these words: “Love is seeking the highest good for the other.” Leadership is love. Again, not the typical Hollywood-drama, music swells, gushy, emotional kind of stuff we normally think of. Leadership is simply seeking the highest … Continue reading 3 Ways To Show Our People We Care About Them
Leadership Is Listening
Leadership is listening. “I’m not sure I follow,” you say. “Of course. All leaders must listen.” It goes deeper than simply just listening. Yes, the leaders must listen to those people who surround him or her. Yet, true listening is so much more than hearing with your ears. The great leader also listens with their … Continue reading Leadership Is Listening
LEADERSHIP IS EMPOWERMENT
Simply put, leadership is empowerment. Empowerment is discovering the potential of those who surround you and releasing that full potential to the masses. Anything less is not leadership. Anything less is control. Control comes from fear. Fear of loss. We do not want to lose, so we control. Yet, control brings what we fear the … Continue reading LEADERSHIP IS EMPOWERMENT
The Leadership Playbook 