Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOvercoming the Barriers of Leadership
Episode 270
A chief officer reflects on the burdens of senior leadership. While grateful for its privileges, he’s keenly aware his title can put up barriers betw…
5 hours ago
The Three Elements of Effective Delegation
Episode 269
With her company on the brink of disaster, a leader hungrily tackles the art of delegation, learning three models on the way.
The episode frames dele…
4 weeks ago
Managing Emotions
Episode 268
A chief officer finds himself repeatedly triggered by a peer. Afraid he’s going to say or do something he’ll regret, he asks his coach for tools.
Thre…
2 months ago
Getting Your Voice Heard
Episode 267
A brilliant but rather shy leader is challenged by her management to be bigger, more executive, speak up more. She is grateful to work with a coach.
Y…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office
Episode 266
Tom interviews Dr. Lois Frankel about women in the workplace and other ideas in the just-published third edition of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner O…
4 months ago
How to Conquer Nervousness
Episode 265
Before testifying in a high-stakes case, a theorist and his coach swap horror stories about their nerves hijacking them and the lessons they learned.…
5 months ago
Humility as Strength
Episode 264
A leader is getting pressured to stop being so prickly and gain some humility. With her coach, she explores whether it’s even possible for humility t…
6 months ago
Leading When Ego at the Top Is Unchecked
Episode 263
A chief officer is infuriated by the behavior of his egomaniacal CEO. With his coach, he explores how to be a healthy leader while reporting to a bos…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
How to Grow Your People
Episode 262
A senior vice-president worries that attention on his people’s development will get overwhelmed in the volume of work. He asks his coach for tools to…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Motivate and Inspire
Episode 261
After a leader turns around the performance of one of his direct reports, he and his coach explore how it happened. And how to make it stick.
Core i…
9 months ago