Image credit: grinvaldsAfter a year of podcast interviews and conversations researching my book, I can sum up the most powerful leadership tool in two words (that aren’t “yes, and”):Shut. Up.Sound harsh? Sorry.Nah, not really. Because this is a universal message I kept hearing over and over. Every leader who successfully led change, got buy-in, navigated
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Candace “Candy” Campbell – nurse, actor, filmmaker, and international speaker – to talk about improv, healthcare, and what it really takes to communicate courageously in high-stakes environments.Candy’s journey is wild and inspiring. She started with a degree in acting and was headed for New York… until a
When everything feels messy, most leaders reach for more tactics and more meetings. In this conversation, I sit down with Maartje van Krieken – engineer, skipper, crisis strategist, and host of The Business Emergency Room Podcast – to talk about how to triage chaos, make cleaner decisions, and realign people and processes without burning everyone
Image credit: robbin0919@gmail.com“My people are stuck in their ways. They resist every change we try to implement.”I hear this from every type of leader rolling out change; from CEOs modernizing operations to IT directors implementing new systems to association heads navigating industry disruption.They all say it with the same mix of frustration and resignation. Like
In this conversation with change-management expert April Callis-Birchmeier (CCMP™, PMP®, CSP®), we unpack her R.E.A.D.Y. framework from her READY, Set, Change! Book and framework and translate it into practical moves you can make this quarter. We cover how to turn corporate buzzwords into relevant, relatable stories, why one accountable executive sponsor changes everything, what “just
Credit to VitalikRadkoCongratulations! Your CEO just discovered AI. Your CIO just discovered agile. Your CHRO just discovered mindfulness. And your team just discovered Indeed.com…(Right now you’re either laughing because it’s funny or crying because you know it’s true.)Sound familiar? Every Monday brings another “exciting transformation” that will “revolutionize how we work.” Another initiative to add to
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