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290: Gregg Ward – Leadership is About Respect
Gregg Ward Show Notes Page Gregg Ward was working with a colleague who he became best buddies with. They would hang out, party, and spend time together, but after some performance slip-ups, Gregg (who was [...]
289: Alan Willett – Leading with Speed
Alan Willett Show Notes Page Alan Willett was employed in a corporation and felt miserable about the job. Then, he came to a realization that all the work that he was doing was actually for [...]
288: Louis Carter – Leading Great Companies and Sparking Peak Performance
Louis Carter Show Notes Page Louis Carter was working for a group of people who locked him in an office to do all of their work until three in the morning. He tried to escape, [...]
287: Lolly Daskal – Leading From Within
Lolly Daskal Show Notes Page Lolly Daskal shares her insights on the many ways a leader can lead from within. Throughout her career, she experienced many humps to overcome, and although leading from within may [...]
286: Luis Pedroza – How to Develop a Winning Brand
Luis Pedroza Show Notes Page Luis Pedroza was in a foreign country facing challenges in growing a product from an established brand. The company he was working with was seeing the competitive environment in an [...]
285: Amy Posey – Why Weirdness Works in Leadership
Amy Posey Show Notes Page Amy Posey had an opportunity to talk and meet with a tech startup team. In order to spark them up and make them think, Amy experimented working with weird cutouts [...]
284: David Dye – Taking Action in Creating a Courageous Culture
David Dye Show Notes Page David Dye experienced the lowest moments of his leadership during one particular team lunch. The things he was communicating to his team did not feel relevant to them. David realized [...]
283: David Finkel – Learning to Manage More Intelligently
David Finkel Show Notes Page The arrival of David Finkel's children was a complete shock to him. He never changed a diaper, never fed a child, and totally had no idea what to do. He [...]
282: Peter Economy – Being a Good Boss
Peter Economy Show Notes Page Peter Economy previously managed a small group of around 12 people. After being placed to a new position, he was suddenly required to manage around 400-500 people. The task was [...]
281: Tim Clark – The Importance of Psychological Safety in the Workplace
Tim Clark Show Notes Page Going through this current pandemic, Tim Clark learned that a crisis has the unique ability to liquify the status quo. There is always an opportunity in the calamity. Take advantage [...]
280: Vince Molinaro – Helping Leaders Be the Best They Can Be
Vince Molinaro Show Notes Page Vince Molinaro experienced a defining moment early in his career when he saw a respected colleague and mentor succumb to cancer that she believed was the byproduct of a stressful, [...]
279: Kevin Vallely – Facing the Unknown
Kevin Vallely Show Notes Page Kevin Vallely was travelling with his family at the McKenzie River, when a lone wolf suddenly approached their tent. Surprised and afraid, Kevin fired shots at the wolf to make [...]
The Hump Day Hoedown is the fun and fast paced part of our 20-minute (ish) show where we ask our guests several questions. Their job is to give robust but rapid responses to the questions. Sometimes I get a good surprise and get off track; but I make every effort to quickly jump back on that camel and race on to the finish.
As always I want your feedback and thoughts on questions we should add to the hoedown. One I will never ask is, “Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike…guess what day it is?” So don’t send it.
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