Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
The Orchestration Layer Nobody Designed
Season 2 Episode 108
Send us Fan Mail
92% of companies are investing in AI, but only 7% are generating returns. The gap isn't technology. Organizations are automating brok…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Lou Holtz Has Entered Hospice. What He Taught Me.
Season 2 Episode 107
Send us Fan Mail
Lou Holtz stood 5'10" on a generous day. He joked he had a face made for radio and a lisp made for silence. He didn't command a room …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Your Talent Problem Isn't a Talent Problem
Season 2 Episode 106
Send us Fan Mail
W. Edwards Deming said 94% of problems in organizations are system driven. Only 6% are people problems. We all nod when we hear that.…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Capable CHROs Hit an Invisible Ceiling
Season 2 Episode 105
Send us Fan Mail
Watch this happen to exceptionally capable people. CHROs who transformed functions, built credibility, did everything right in the ma…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Close the Strategy Gap Before Month 7
Season 2 Episode 104
Send us Fan Mail
You've diagnosed the problem. Now here's how to fix it.
In Part 1, we unpacked why 31% of first-time CHROs are fired within 18 months …
4 months ago
They Knew. They Didn't Tell You.
Season 2 Episode 103
Send us Fan Mail
Every organization running a transformation has people who see exactly what's going to fail. Most of them stay silent. Not because th…
4 months ago
The Strategy Gap That Quietly Ends CHRO Tenures
Season 2 Episode 102
Send us Fan Mail
The company hires a new CHRO. The CEO introduces them like they've found the missing gear in the leadership machine. The board nods i…
4 months, 1 week ago
Why Smart CHROs Lose Credibility for Doing Good Work
Season 2 Episode 101
Send us Fan Mail
Most CHROs lose credibility not because they fail, but because they succeed at the wrong things. They deliver what was asked, show up…
4 months, 1 week ago
Why Performance Beats Pedigree with Lou Adler
Season 2 Episode 100
Send us Fan Mail
Most companies say trust matters, but when they run interviews, they only evaluate skills and polish. They focus on what candidates h…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Servant Leadership, Debunked
Season 2 Episode 99
Send us Fan Mail
You cannot bolt a "serve first" identity onto someone who has spent 20 years operating on achievement, control, and self-preservation…
4 months, 2 weeks ago