About this podcast
A daily discussion of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 504 episodes
- Lead Better - What Does It Really Mean to Put the Team First? · 16 min · Episode 505Originally recorded for Thursday, November 12, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes: What Does It…
- Lead Better - Think First, Then Ask AI · 17 min · Episode 504Originally recorded for Wednesday, November 11, 2026 - Lisa, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes: Think First, Then…
- Lead Better - Addressing Irritating Behavior With Ask-Tell-Ask · 18 min · Episode 503Originally recorded for Tuesday, November 10, 2026 - Megan, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entitled: Addressing Irritating Behavior…
- Lead Better - Confident Leaders Who Drastically Change Their Style When Communicating Upward · 16 min · Episode 502Originally recorded for Monday, November 9, 2026 -Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic of today's Field Notes entry: Confident Leaders Who Drastically Change…
- Lead Better - Leadership From the Ground Up · 16 min · Episode 501Originally recorded for Sunday, November 8, 2026 -Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic of today's Field Notes entry: Leadership From the Ground Up Read it here…
- Lead Better - Leaders Create the Context From Which They Are Judged · 15 min · Episode 500Originally recorded for Saturday, November 7, 2026 -Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic of today's Field Notes entry: Leaders Create the Context From Which They…
- Lead Better - Overcoming Impostor Syndrome · 19 min · Episode 499Originally recorded for Monday, November 2, 2026 -Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic of today's Field Notes entry: Overcoming Impostor Syndrome Read it here…
- Lead Better - When Working Through Disagreement, Understanding Must Come Before Reasoning · 17 min · Episode 498Originally recorded for Thursday, November 5, 2026 - Matt, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes: When Working…
- Lead Better - Why Leaders Sometimes Escalate Their Commitment to a Bad Decision · 16 min · Episode 497Originally recorded for Wednesday, November 4, 2026 - Sierra and Scott take 15 minutes to discuss the topic of today's Field Notes entry: Why Leaders Sometimes Escalate Their…
- Lead Better - How a Leader’s Oversized Ego Influences Their Behavior · 16 min · Episode 496Originally recorded for Monday, November 3, 2026 - Eric, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic of today's Field Notes entry: How a Leader’s Oversized Ego…
- Lead Better - Preparing for an Awkward Conversation · 18 min · Episode 495Originally recorded for Monday, November 2, 2026 - Barbara, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic of today's Field Notes entry: Preparing for an Awkward…
- Lead Better - Cybersecurity Is Every Leader’s Job · 18 min · Episode 494Originally recorded for Sunday, November 1, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic of today's Field Notes entry: Cybersecurity Is Every Leader’s Job Read it…
- Lead Better - The Power of Strategic Subtraction · 18 min · Episode 493Originally recorded for Saturday, October 31, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... The Power of Strategic…
- Lead Better - Teams Must Find a Way to Discuss the Undiscussables · 15 min · Episode 492Originally recorded for Saturday, October 30, 2026 - John, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes: Teams Must Find a…
- Lead Better - Probing the Granularity of Emotions · 17 min · Episode 491Originally recorded for Thursday, October 29, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... Probing the Granularity…
- Lead Better - When Success Creates Its Own Problems · 17 min · Episode 490Originally recorded for Wednesday, October 28, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... When Success Creates…
- Lead Better - The Best Persistence Incorporates Follow up With a Contribution · 19 min · Episode 489Originally recorded for Tuesday, October 27, 2026 - Shye, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... The Best…
- Lead Better - People Surprised by Feedback Aren’t Yet Ready to Hear Suggestions for Improvement · 15 min · Episode 488Originally recorded for Monday, October 26, 2026 - Jordyn, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... People Surprised…
- Lead Better - Why a Leader's Blind Spot Often Grows · 18 min · Episode 487Originally recorded for Sunday, October 25, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... Why a Leader's Blind Spot…
- Lead Better - People Rarely Get Credit for the Fire That Never Started · 16 min · Episode 486Originally recorded for Saturday, October 24, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... People Rarely Get…
- Lead Better - Let AI Help You Build Relationships, But Don’t Let It Communicate for You · 16 min · Episode 485Originally recorded for Friday, October 23, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... Let AI Help You Build…
- Lead Better - How Mature Is Your Team? · 19 min · Episode 484Originally recorded for Thursday, October 22, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes: How Mature Is…
- Lead Better - Claim Membership Before Victory · 19 min · Episode 483Originally recorded for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... Claim Membership…
- Lea Better - When to Rip the Band-Aid Off and Make the Damn Decision · 17 min · Episode 482Originally recorded for Tuesday, October 20, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... When to Rip the Band-Aid…
- Lead Better - Give People More Time Than They Ask For · 16 min · Episode 481Originally recorded for Monday, October 19, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... Give People More Time…
- Lead Better - How to Recognize When You Have Stopped Growing · 17 min · Episode 480Originally recorded for Sunday, October 18, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... How to Recognize When You…
- Lead Better - Most Business Problems Are First and Foremost People Problems · 16 min · Episode 479Originally recorded for Saturday, October 17, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... Most Business Problems…
- Lead Better - What Am I Missing? · 16 min · Episode 478Originally recorded for Friday, October 16, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in this morning's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry - What Am I Missing? Read the…
- Lead Better - Leaders Notice the Smallest Changes in People · 16 min · Episode 477Originally recorded for Thursday, October 15, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in this morning's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry - Leaders Notice the Smallest…
- Lead Better - What Makes Leadership So Complex? · 19 min · Episode 476Originally recorded for Wednesday, October 14, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in this morning's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry - What Makes Leadership So…
- Lead Better - What Does ‘Meets Expectations’ Mean, Anyway? · 16 min · Episode 475Originally recorded for Tuesday, October 13, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's Field Notes entry: What Does ‘Meets Expectations’ Mean, Anyway?…
- Lead Better - How Leaders Can Build Judgment, Not Just Expertise · 17 min · Episode 474Originally recorded for Sunday, October 12, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... How Leaders Can Build…
- Lead Better - Setting Multiple Priorities Lets Leaders Off the Hook · 17 min · Episode 473Originally recorded for Sunday, October 11, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... Setting Multiple…
- Lead Better - Why Preparation Is So Important for Decisions Involving Significant Risk · 16 min · Episode 472Originally recorded for Saturday, October 10, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... Why Preparation Is So…
- Lead Better - Creating Performance Metrics for Roles More About Quality · 16 min · Episode 471Originally recorded for Friday, October 9, 2026 - Meghan, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes: Creating Performance…
- Lead Better - Diagnose the Performance Problem Before Prescribing the Cure · 18 min · Episode 470Originally recorded for Thursday, October 8, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... Diagnose the Performance…
- Lead Better - How Prideful Is Your Team? · 18 min · Episode 469Originally recorded for Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes: How Prideful Is Your…
- Lead Better: A Note on Leadership Style: Consistency Is Not Sameness · 16 min · Episode 468Originally recorded for Tuesday, October 6, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... A Note on Leadership…
- Lead Better - Criticism From a Leader Who Doesn’t Believe in You · 17 min · Episode 467Originally recorded for Monday, October 5, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... Criticism From a Leader…
- Lead Better - Before Elevating Leaders, Give Them an Inside View of Different Experiences · 17 min · Episode 466Originally recorded for Sunday, October 4, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes: Before Elevating Leaders…
- Lead Better - The Fastest Way to Lose Credibility With a New Leader · 15 min · Episode 465Originally recorded for Saturday, October 3, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... The Fastest Way to Lose…
- Lead Better - Now That I Have Reiterated Your Opinion, Can You Summarize Mine? · 16 min · Episode 464Originally recorded for Friday, October 2, 2026 - Kendra. Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes: Now That I Have…
- Lead Better - The First Job of Every Newly Promoted Leader and Successor · 17 min · Episode 463Originally recorded for Thursday, October 1, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... The First Job of Every…
- Lead Better - When Leaders Set Unrealistic Goals · 17 min · Episode 462Originally recorded for Wednesday, September 30, 2026 - Emily, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... When Leaders…
- Lead Better - Does Your Team Agree on Performance Standards? · 16 min · Episode 461Originally recorded for Monday, September 29, 2026 - Mallory, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes: Does Your Team…
- Lead Better - Why Great Teams Question Themselves · 17 min · Episode 460Originally recorded for Monday, September 28, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes: Why Great Teams Question…
- Lead Better - What Outcomes Will Make Your Day Successful? · 19 min · Episode 459Originally recorded for Sunday, September 27, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... What Outcomes Will Make…
- Lead Better - What Bad Leadership Can Teach Good Leaders · 17 min · Episode 458Originally recorded for Saturday, September 26, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss this morning's published Admired Leadership Field Notes... What Bad Leadership…
- Lead Better - Stop Trying to Read Your Leader’s Preferences · 16 min · Episode 457Originally recorded for Friday, September 25, 2026 - Scott and Jamie discuss the topic found in this morning’s Admired Leadership Field Notes entry - Stop Trying to Read Your…
- Lead Better - Leaders Who Criticize Character · 14 min · Episode 456Originally recorded for Thursday, September 24, 2026 - Scott and Sierra discuss the topic found in this morning’s Admired Leadership Field Notes entry - Leaders Who Criticize…







