Category: Blog
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66. Management is Both Art and Science
In this week’s episode, I describe the art of management… as too many new and inexperienced leaders tend to focus on the science.
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65. Lessons From the Restaurant Industry
You remember those early days of Covid – back then, we didn’t know what we didn’t know. It’s not too early to begin thinking about lessons learned and so today, I discuss the restaurant industry and how some of them demonstrated critical leadership skills. And some did not.
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64. Matthew Potter: Is Faith in Fashion?
On my podcast, I often cover topics associated with meaning, purpose, impact, and personal values… though I have not as of yet discussed issues pertaining to faith. I’m happy to change that with today’s interview. Matthew Potter is a co-founder of the Pray.com platform which contains over 1,700 years of content consumption. We discuss his…
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63. Jim Carlough: Change Management vs. Managing Change
In this episode, I speak with change and leadership expert, Jim Carlough, on the topics of change management versus managing change, the six characteristics of effective leaders, building strong and effective teams, and the common mistakes that leaders make.
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62. Dr. Erin Sullivan: Healing the Healers
This week, I had a chance to chat with Professor Erin Sullivan (Harvard Medical School and Suffolk University) about physician and provider burnout, a problem that is getting worse and negatively impacting all of us. How did this happen and what can we do about it?
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61. Strategic Planning and the Inward Journey
Strategic planning exercises offer a unique opportunity to gather feedback from employees. In this week’s episode, I discuss recent trends in this regard.
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60. Building a Culture of Accountability Starts With…
Have you ever been in a meeting and someone (or perhaps you yourself) said: “I wish we had more accountability here.” In this week’s episode, I suggest a strategy for moving in this direction.
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59. Like a Foot in Two Canoes
Peter Drucker said: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” I actually see it a bit differently.
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58. Why Do Some Organizations Endlessly “Spin”?
Some organizations and their leaders struggle to make and execute on critical decisions. In this week’s episode, I discuss why this might be the case.
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57. Is Now the Time to Consider Executive Coaching?
According to surgeon, author, and thought leader, Atul Gawande: “Everyone deserves a coach.“ In this week’s episode, I explore whether Dr. Gawande is right. Noted professor, facilitator, and executive coach, Ted Witherell, and I discuss this topic and ponder some deep questions such as: (1) Are you worthy of an investment? and (2) How do…
