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Urgency. That’s what it takes to get stuff DONE. And how do we create urgency to support our goals? It’s easy. I talk about it in the latest episode of the Better Leadership Show.

Is there such a thing as healthy conflict in a team? My guest on the podcast, the impressive Jeanne M. Stafford, thinks great conflict is one where we come out on the other side with speed. What does she mean by that?

No agenda, no objectives, no action, no debate. Welcome to the horror show of weekly meetings. Can weekly meetings EVER be done right?

Are there parts of you and your story that you’re hiding from others? What is that hiding depriving you of? My guest on the podcast had to face this question after 25 years of hiding an essential part of her. 

That plaque with your company’s value in the lobby? Great marketing, right? So what else are values good for, other than decor and impressing people? I lay it all out for you in this episode.

Are you one of the CEOs that long for the days when we all go back to the office, and remote work is a thing of the pandemic past? Listen to my guest, Stephanie Harris, and you might change your mind.

What challenges you enough in your work, enough so that you want to show up every day? If you haven’t asked yourself this question in a while, go and have a listen to this episode, where I talk about the importance of keeping that fire in your belly going.

At what point do you need a sales leader in your company? I brought the sales expert in, the author of The Sales Team you Deserve, Mike Carroll, to answer this and other sales questions.

What is my Quarterly Talent Assessment for? It’s not just a different name for the performance review every quarter. And it’s not about rounding up everyone and telling me where they stand. I talk about what it is, and the important role it plays in this podcast episode. 

There’s a foundation to finding and keeping great talent density. And that’s the score card. But what can you do beyond that to maximize your talent density? My guest on the podcast, Elizabeth Lynch, explains how she helps executives do just that. 

There are TWO big problems I see come up over and over again when I discuss priorities with my clients: everyone on the leadership team has a different idea of what the priorities are, and the list of priorities is so long that nothing is a priority anymore.

Changing your limiting beliefs is easier said than done. But my guest on the podcast, Gina Mollicone – author, peak performance coach and speaker – has a better idea: have you tried changing your limiting decisions?

It’s important to know your one solid, never-changing WHY. But how do you know what your why is? I share my process for helping my clients get clear on it in this episode. 

You’re wearing many hats in your business, but your job as a CEO is not to do everyone else’s job. There’s a much more important role you need to play.

If you had a chance to do it all over again, would you enthusiastically re-hire everyone on your team? If the answer to that question makes you uncomfortable, then you need to listen to this episode.

There are six factors that lead to burnout in the workplace. Cait Donovan shares what they are and how to protect yourself and your team from them.

In this episode I talk about what you can do when there’s a lack of accountability on your team. 

Lisa Hirsh shares exactly how her family company’s values support their work culture in this interview.

In this episode I share 5 focus switches you can use for a more empowering focus.

Owen Fitzpatrick and I talk about how to do this in the latest episode of the Better Leadership Team Show.