About this podcast
Intro - Podcast Purpose:
To share management leadership concepts that actually work.
You are responsible for your development as a leader. Don't expect the boss to invest the training budget in your career. Consider this podcast as an investment of time in your career, with a bit of management humor added at the same time.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 155 episodes
- Life Mentors - Teachers Of Leadership · 20 min · Season 4 Episode 49Send us Fan Mail Leadership doesn’t show up fully formed the day you get a title. It gets built by the people who raised you, the bosses you watched up close, the mentors who…
- Good Enough Or Settling - Leaders Teach The Difference · 21 min · Season 4 Episode 48Send us Fan Mail “It’s good enough” sounds harmless until you realize how many teams slowly bleed time, trust, and momentum through tiny compromises that nobody owns. We unpack…
- The 40/70 Info Rule For Fast Decisions · 17 min · Season 4 Episode 47Send us Fan Mail The moment you step into leadership, you find out fast that clarity is not guaranteed. You’re expected to decide, communicate, and move the team forward even…
- Promote Your Best People & You Could Be Promoted Next · 17 min · Season 4 Episode 46Send us Fan Mail Your best employee just raised their hand for a bigger role, and your first reaction is panic. Not because you don’t want them to grow, but because you’re…
- Choose The Lattice Ladder, You'll Be A Better Leader · 20 min · Season 4 Episode 45Send us Fan Mail You know that feeling when you look one level up and think, “I never want that job”? We get it. Today we take on the corporate ladder mindset and the quiet…
- Energy Is Engagement, The Ripple Effect · 21 min · Season 4 Episode 44Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to lose a team at work is to treat the 2:30 p.m. slump like an attitude problem. When the office goes quiet, eyes go dull, and mistakes start…
- Leadership Without Principles Is Manipulation · 21 min · Season 4 Episode 43Send us Fan Mail Leadership gets dangerous when it loses its principles. When the only goal is control, we may still call it “leadership,” but it quickly becomes manipulation…
- Build Your Springboard Job Search Team · 17 min · Season 4 Episode 42Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to stall your job search is to treat it like a numbers game. When layoffs, downsizing, or shifting priorities hit, it’s easy to spiral into panic…
- Too Much Talent For The Job, Seriously? · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 41Send us Fan Mail “We love your background, but we’re worried you’re overqualified.” That line can derail a job search fast, especially when the role genuinely matches your skills…
- Purpose-Driven Leadership · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 40Send us Fan Mail Leadership gets distorted fast when your first promotion teaches you one lesson: hit the numbers at all costs. We push back on that trap and make a clear case…
- The Moneyball Approach To Leadership Decisions · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 39Send us Fan Mail Charisma can win an argument. Data can win the long game of a promotion. We dig into evidence-based leadership and why more organizations are moving away from…
- How Leaders Create Solutions When Money Is Tight · 20 min · Season 4 Episode 38Send us Fan Mail Your department is drowning in needs, your budget is flat, and leadership still expects results. That’s where ownership shows up. John Wandolowski and Greg…
- How To Build Resilient Teams Through Partnership · 19 min · Season 4 Episode 37Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to break a team isn’t a bad plan, it’s a culture where people feel like they’re just carrying out orders. We dig into what happens when…
- Meditation Helps Leaders Pause Before They React · 21 min · Season 4 Episode 36Send us Fan Mail One impulsive reaction can erase months of trust at work, and that is why we keep coming back to Dr. Goleman’s blunt truth: out-of-control emotions make smart…
- Expand Your Learning Culture at Work · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 35Send us Fan Mail Manufacturing is being asked to do more with less, and that pressure can make work feel both lean and mean. We talk through what that reality demands from…
- Stop Praising Exhaustion As Dedication · 23 min · Season 4 Episode 34Send us Fan Mail Burnout doesn’t show up out of nowhere, it’s often built into the way work is designed. We dig into leadership’s responsibility to reduce job-related stress and…
- MBR Public Speaking - Great Talks Put The Audience First · 19 min · Season 4 Episode 32Send us Fan Mail Public speaking gets labeled as “stage work,” but for most of us it shows up in conference rooms, staff meetings, budget reviews, project updates, and the…
- When Resume Bots Meet HR Bots - Who wins? · 21 min · Season 4 Episode 31Send us Fan Mail AI can write your resume in seconds. AI can also reject your application in seconds. The hard part is the question nobody wants to own: when an algorithm screens…
- How Leaders Spot Burnout And Restore Hope And Communication · 20 min · Season 4 Episode 30Send us Fan Mail Burnout doesn’t always look like falling apart. Sometimes it looks like a capable person still hitting deadlines while quietly losing sleep, losing humor, and…
- What If Your Best Talent Are Already Within Your Organization? · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 28Send us Fan Mail A hiring freeze hits, overtime gets cut, deadlines don’t move, and suddenly every manager hears the same message: make do with what you have. We start with a…
