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Episode 42
In today’s episode, I explore a tension many leaders feel but rarely name: the pressure to perform leadership instead of inhabiting it.
It starts with a moment in a boardroom—a senior executive freezi…
Published on 13 hours ago
Making the Leap
Episode 41
In today’s episode, I’m unpacking one of the most timeless—and urgent—lessons in business: adapt or become irrelevant.
Guy Kawasaki tells the story of the ice industry, where no company successfully t…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Pressure as an Honor
Episode 40
In today’s episode, I’m unpacking one of the most misunderstood dynamics in leadership and culture: pressure. Most of us are taught to manage it, reduce it, or even escape it. But the world’s best te…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Near Enemies of Trust
Episode 39
In today’s episode, I’m unpacking one of the most overlooked dynamics in leadership: how trust erodes. It rarely collapses in one dramatic scandal. More often, it fades through small cracks—a shift i…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Rethinking Organizational Life
Episode 38
In today’s episode, I’m exploring a powerful shift in how we think about organizations. For over a century, we’ve treated them like machines—efficient, optimized, predictable. But systems don’t breat…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Paradox of Leadership: To Lead Is to Disappear
Episode 37
In today’s episode, I’m unpacking one of the most counterintuitive truths about leadership: the more effective you are, the less visible you become.
While popular culture glorifies charismatic leaders…
Published on 4 months ago
The Case for Radical Self-Care
Episode 36
In today’s episode, I'm challenging the long-held belief that success requires relentless hustle. Burnout has become an unspoken status symbol in many workplaces, but what if true peak performance an…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Jerry Colonna, Tony Martingetti, and Steven Morris
Episode 35
In this profound and heart-opening episode of Beautiful Business, host Steven Morris welcomes two extraordinary thought leaders—Jerry Colonna, co-founder and CEO of Reboot, and Tony Martignetti, lead…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Mighty Micro-Cultures
Episode 34
Show Notes
Introduction to Micro-Cultures
Your thriving garden with standout crops represents micro-cultures in organizations.Definition and significance of micro-cultures as high-performing teams with…Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Changing Our Work with Lori Schwanbeck and Scott Shute
Episode 33
In this episode, Steven Morris, Lori Schwanbeck, and Scott Shute discuss:
The three components of self-compassionMindfulness is observation without judgmentExpanding your view of your circumstancesPra…Published on 1 year, 4 months ago