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Why Your Best Salesperson Makes Your Worst Manager
Episode 14
Your best salesperson just got promoted to manager. Here's why that's often a mistake.
In this solo episode, Jason Baumgarten unpacks the Peter Princi…
5 hours ago
Why Busy Leaders Still Don't Control Their Own Calendar
Episode 13
If time is your most valuable asset, who's actually deciding how yours gets spent?
In this solo episode, I unpack a paradox I see constantly in the le…
1 week ago
Why the Obvious CEO Hire Is So Often the Wrong One
Episode 12
What if the same leader, running the same playbook, could fail in one place and win big in another?
That's the question at the heart of my conversatio…
2 weeks ago
Beyond Employee Engagement: How Mattering Transforms Leadership and Executive Search
Episode 11
What if the thing quietly undermining your team's performance isn't strategy, compensation, or culture decks, but whether people feel like they matte…
3 weeks ago
The Boardroom Is Broken: How AI Changes Executive Leadership Forever
Episode 10
The boardroom is the last line of defense for AI governance — and most directors aren't ready.
Steven Wolfe Pereira has spent 30 years at the intersec…
4 weeks ago
Your Schedule Is Your Job — How AI Affects Job Fit
Episode 9
What if the job you have today quietly becomes the job you never agreed to take?
In this solo episode, Jason Baumgarten breaks down one of the most un…
1 month ago
The Spikiness Principle: What Executive Search Gets Wrong About Talent and Fit
Episode 8
The investors closest to the best founders have a front-row seat to what great fit really looks like.
In this episode of Fit Happens, I sit down with …
1 month, 1 week ago
Is Your Job Worth It? The Hidden Cost of Being in the Wrong Role Too Long
Episode 7
You have roughly 4,000 weeks. Are you spending them on work that actually deserves them?
In this solo episode, Jason Baumgarten — senior partner and e…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
From Google to the Grill: Dan Gertsacov on Career Fit and Leading Big Green Egg
Episode 6
Dan Gertsacov, CEO of Big Green Egg, has built a career by saying no to money and yes to fit — four times over. In this episode, we dig into his non-…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
CEO Burnout Is Destroying Your Judgment — Here's How to Stop It
Episode 5
Most executives aren't failing loudly — they're quietly eroding from the inside out.
Nearly a quarter of CEOs report feeling burned out daily. But bur…
2 months ago