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Unsupervised With Anxiety
Season 2 Episode 118
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Most leaders say the word empowerment like it's a gift — announced in kickoff meetings, written into competency frameworks, then quie…
2 months, 1 week ago
Culture Is Decision Residue
Season 2 Episode 117
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Most organizations have a very expensive, very sophisticated approach to managing culture — and almost nothing to show for it in actu…
2 months, 1 week ago
People First As An Operating System
Season 2 Episode 116
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Most HR functions are running the same playbook: deploy the engagement survey, launch the action plan, wait for the scores to move. A…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The CEO Calls Them Indispensable. I Call Them Trapped
Season 2 Episode 115
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Most CHROs aren't failing because they make bad decisions. They're failing because they never have time to make the ones that actuall…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Question That Opens Power and Trust
Season 2 Episode 114
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There's a specific moment that defines CHRO careers — and it has nothing to do with strategy, credentials, or knowing your P&L.
It's …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Updates get noted. Problems get solved.
Season 2 Episode 113
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You walked into that executive meeting prepared. You had the data, the trend lines, the analysis, and a clear recommendation. And wit…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Your Succession Plan Is Probably a Lie
Season 2 Episode 112
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Most succession plans are not succession plans. They're lists. They're decks. They're boxes checked in service of a board calendar. A…
3 months ago
The Reason Your CEO Nods and Moves On
Season 2 Episode 111
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Most CHROs are running two businesses at once. The people business and the real business. And the CEO knows it.
This episode is about …
3 months ago
Why Leadership Development Lets Managers Off the Hook
Season 2 Episode 110
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Imagine spending $366 billion globally on a fire suppression system because you never fix the faulty wiring. That is what leadership …
3 months, 1 week ago
Why Decisions Stall When Nobody Disagrees
Season 2 Episode 109
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McKinsey found that organizations with clear decision rights are 2.3x more likely to achieve above-median financial performance. And …
3 months, 1 week ago