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How to lead like a burn boss | Episode 86
What do prescribed burns have to do with leading a team?More than you’d think.In this episode, Chris and Jeremy break down leadership lessons pulled straight from burn season — burn plans, clear…
Does everything really need a price tag? Exploring the real value of our parks | Episode 85
What’s the ROI of a prairie? A bat you’ll never see? A fence line removed to stitch habitat back together?In this episode, Chris and Jeremy dig into a pressure most parks and conservation leaders…
The origins of "Organizational Ecology" | Episode 84
What if the key to better leadership isn’t “managing harder”…but managing like an ecologist?From a difficult conversation where Chris was told he could be "intimidating" to his questioning whether he…
How to build culture with performance evaluations | Episode 83
What if “performance evaluations” weren’t a dreaded, once-a-year formality… but one of the best tools you have to build culture?In this episode, Chris and Jeremy talk about a different way to look at…
Jessica DeAngelo - Bestselling author of The Wild Advantage: Why your brain on nature is your boldest business move | Episode 82
Back in November, we invited the Parks and Restoration Next Level Leader Community to an exclusive meetup with Jessica DeAngelo, author of the new book The Wild Advantage: Why Your Brain on Nature is…
Next Level Leaders Lead with Vision. What’s yours? | Episode 81
Are you trying to sell a plan… when what people really need is a vision?In this episode, Chris and Jeremy dig into why vision—not strategy documents, timelines, or step-by-step plans—is what actually…
A philosopher's guide to land stewardship with Chad Graeve (Repost) | Episode 80
Why do we cut cedars out of prairies? Why do we thin trees in forests and oak savannas? Why do we burn?For many of us, the answers to those questions are fairly straightforward. But some people think…
Why people resist change (and how to lead them through it) | Episode 79
Change isn’t just hard—it’s biologically, psychologically, and culturally designed to be hard. In this episode, Chris and Jeremy break down why teams resist change, especially in legacy organizations…
10 mindset shifts that make you a better leader - Next Level Leadership | Episode 78
Are you still leading with the habits that got you promoted—or the ones that will actually move your team forward?This week Chris and Jeremy unpack “What got you here won’t get you there” through an…
Squirrels don't build dams - Finding energy in the work you're wired for | Episode 77
In this episode, Chris and Jeremy take a lesson from nature — and from beavers, specifically — to explore what happens when we try to do work we weren’t built for. Using Patrick Lencioni’s Six Types…
How to get more done by doing less | Episode 76
Sometimes, productivity doesn’t come from adding more—it comes from taking things away. In this episode, Chris and Jeremy explore the law of subtraction through lessons from oak trees, prairies, and…
Culture eats strategy (and elephants) for breakfast | Episode 75
What’s stronger than strategy? Culture.In this episode of the Parks and Restoration Podcast, Chris and Jeremy dig into why culture has to be every leader’s top priority—and why even the best plans…
Why taking care of yourself isn't selfish - it's essential leadership: The CARE Framework | Episode 74
What happens when the people protecting our natural resources are running on empty?In this episode of Parks and Restoration, Chris Lee and Jeremy Yost tackle an uncomfortable truth: the very passion…
The power of partnerships in parks and natural resources AKA "Barbecuing the elephant" | Episode 73
How do you eat an elephant?Most people say, “one bite at a time.” But what if you invited 45 of your friends and turned it into a barbecue?That’s exactly what happened in Iowa’s Loess Hills when…
How to make recognition a leadership superpower - The SPF2 Framework: A Non-Greasy Formula for Effective Recognition | Episode 72
What if the way you recognize your team could make or break their motivation to stay? Or screen them from burnout?In this episode, Chris Lee and Jeremy Yost share the SPF² Framework—Specific,…
How leaders learn in real time - Before you move on, look back | Episode 71
What can parks and natural resource leaders learn from military operations, professional athletes, top performers, and Pixar? How to build effective feedback systems. In this episode, Chris and…
How to recruit and retain the interns you want (even from across the country) | Episode 70
Struggling to get qualified interns to apply for your conservation or parks program—let alone relocate from across the country?Recruiting great interns in parks and natural resources is harder than…
69. WHY are you even here? Using Purpose as motivation in Parks and Natural Resources
What keeps you showing up to work when the politics are messy, the budget is tight, and the trail never really ends?In this episode of Parks and Restoration, Chris and Jeremy explore the power of…
68. Welcome to the Jungle - the Ecology of Onboarding
In this episode, I explore how onboarding isn’t just about filling out forms and handing over keys—it’s about shaping culture, boosting retention, and setting your team up for long-term success.…
67. Leadership meets ecology - Chris is interviewed on Outliers Edge Podcast
Back around the first of the year, I was a (co)guest on the Outliers Edge Podcast hosted by Niiamah Ashong. We discussed some of my "leadership through the lens of ecology" ideas, how it's not good…
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