Category: Blog

• March 31, 2026

  102. Look at the Portfolio!

  What can a photography workshop teach us about leadership? More than you’d think. This episode breaks down why a strong portfolio matters, how to separate real expertise from polished marketing, and what every leader should look for when selecting a coach or consultant. Click here for the episode.
• March 24, 2026

  101. Do We Have a Toxic Positivity Problem?

  We all love positivity – but what happens when it becomes performative, relentless, or downright harmful? In this episode, I dig into the rise of toxic positivity, why it’s everywhere online, and how it can leave us feeling more disconnected and less authentic. Click here for the episode.
• March 17, 2026

  100. My War on Dis-Integration

  This milestone episode explores what happens when the roles we play become so separate that we start to feel divided from ourselves. Drawing on a candid personal story and a powerful coaching conversation, it looks at how compartmentalization can quietly shape our lives and what it takes to move toward greater authenticity and integration. If…
• March 10, 2026

  99. I Want to Become More Strategic

  So many leaders say, “I want to be more strategic”—but what does that really mean? In this episode of Leading Organizations That Matter, I break down the myths and offer four practical ways to sharpen your strategic thinking and lead with greater clarity, impact, and purpose. If you’re ready to elevate how you see, decide,…
• March 3, 2026

  98. I Don’t Hate AI, But…

  Listen to this week’s episode here. In this week’s episode, I take on the AI revolution with a candid confession: I use the tools – but refuse to let them write for me. In this episode, I describe the moment I realized that I was standing at the edge of a creative waterfall, the five…
• February 24, 2026

  97. Starting Season 3: About This Podcast

  Click here for this week’s episode. A milestone episode kicks off Season 3 as I pull back the curtain on what nearly 100 episodes have revealed about what listeners truly crave: honest reflections on leadership, meaning, faith, and the pursuit of work that actually matters. With the show far outlasting most podcasts, I share the surprising data…
• December 16, 2025

  96. What Are You Chasing?

  Click here for this week’s episode. We all chase something—grades, success, recognition, comfort, connection. Chasing can be good, but it can also lead us astray. In a world of likes, outrage, marketing hooks, and even AI pretending to be us, it’s easy to lose sight of what truly matters. Recently, a friend told me, ‘You…
• December 9, 2025

  95. The Strategic Plan “Refresh”

  This week’s episode – click here. Strategic plans used to be something boards revisited every three to five years. But today, the pace of change—and the unexpected shocks we’ve all lived through—are forcing boards to ask new questions: How do we stay involved over time? And how will we know when it’s time to shift?…
• December 2, 2025

  94. Lending Your Future Self a Hand

  This week’s episode – click here. One of my most popular episodes was about building a personal knowledge management system. And here’s the surprising truth: the system itself matters less than the discipline of using it. Today, I’m sharing a simple life hack that’s saved me countless times—because let’s face it, our future selves are…
• November 25, 2025

  93. Sell… sell… sell, baby… sell!

  Here’s this week’s episode – click here. In my work with mission-driven organizations, I’ve seen how trust isn’t just a virtue—it’s a strategy. The way we initiate conversations says everything about our integrity, our intent, and our respect for others. Sales and development efforts rooted in honesty build relationships that last. The rest? Just noise…