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APRIL 28, 2025

Your Ability to Disagree with Your Boss Constructively is a Game-Changing Leadership Skill Ever faced one of those moments when your boss rolls out a decision and your gut screams, Nope!? Maybe its off-brand, ethically sketchy, or just a bad call. You know staying silent feels wrongbut speaking up? That can feel even scarier. What if you blow the relationship?

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APRIL 25, 2025

You Scheduled Time to Focus: Workplace Distractions Laughed and Brought Snacks You cared out the time, turned off your notifications to remove workplace distractions. Maybe you’ve even gathered your team around a campfire (or at least a flip chart), and focused on what matters most. Strategy. Innovation. That MIT (Most Important Thing) youve been meaning to tackle.

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APRIL 25, 2025

Episode 300: What separates a leader people want to follow from one they just tolerateand could it be as simple as how you say, “Great job”? If you’re like most leaders, you’re juggling tasks, solving problems, and keeping your team afloatbut somewhere in the chaos, encouragement gets overlooked. And yet, your team is craving it.

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APRIL 21, 2025

This Quick Gut Check That Can Save Your Team Hours of Rework You move fast. Decisions pile up. Calendars fill. But in the rush to deliver, its easy to overlook the moments that make or break real collaborationthe ones where people feel included, respected, and clear on whats happening and why. This simple collaboration checklist for leaders gives you a pause-and-reset moment before the next big move.

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APRIL 18, 2025

Episode 299: How do you use your problem-solving skills to tell your boss no… without risking your job? Weve all been thereyour boss makes a decision that feels wrong, risky, or just totally off. But speaking up? That feels like walking a tightrope over a pit of career-ending lava. In todays fast-paced, high-pressure environments, staying silent when you disagree with leadership can hurt your integrity , your team, and even your performance.

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APRIL 18, 2025

Navigating Workplace Culture as a New Hire Youre excited about your new job. You want to make an impact. And yetits coming at you from all directions: Slack messages dinging like a fire alarm, meetings that could be emails, emails that could be lawsuits, and coworkers speaking in acronyms that sound like secret passwords. So how do you hit the ground running without face-planting in your new job?

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APRIL 14, 2025

This Practical Planner Could Change Your Career Conversations Lets talk career converationsand how to get the support you need to make them more meaningful. Your manager can be one of your most powerful career allies. They can open doors, connect you with opportunities, and help you build the skills and relationships you need for whats next. But even the most well-intentioned manager cant read your mind.

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APRIL 11, 2025

Episode 298: Are you a new manager struggling to boost teamwork and communicate in ways that truly move your team forward? This episode explores seven essential communication skills every first-time manager needs. Skills to reduce conflict, earn respect, and build a more collaborative, high-performing team. Youll learn how to set clear expectations to navigate the shift from peer to leader.

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APRIL 7, 2025

When You’re the Stakeholder AND Out of the Loop Youre reading the latest executive update when it hits you: youve been left out of the loopagain. You didnt miss the memothere just wasnt one. Youre a key stakeholder. You own part of the work. Your team is affected. And yet somehow, you were left out of the conversation. Its not just frustratingits disruptive.

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APRIL 4, 2025

Episode 297: How do you give critical feedback to your boss without risking the relationship, overstepping, stressing out, or burning bridges? Youre juggling priorities, managing a team, and trying to meet expectations. But what happens when your managers decisions create more chaos than clarity? In this episode, youll get practical tools to shift that dynamic and build a stronger, more strategic relationship with your bossno drama required.

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APRIL 2, 2025

Asking for a Friend: How Do You Inspire Your Team When They’re the Underdog? You know that feeling. The buzzer just sounded. You and your scrappy band of underdogs are stepping onto the court, and its clear the other guys are taller, faster, and, lets be honest, a whole lot shinier. You’re the 16th seed. Theyre the number one. But this isn’t March Madnessthis is Tuesday morning.

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MARCH 31, 2025

What Wisdom at Work Looks Like (and How to Cultivate More of It) Youve probably worked with someone youd describe as having wisdom at work. They dont always talk the most, but when they do, everyone leans in. They dont overreact, overpromise, or overpower. They just… bring something different. Grounded presence. Clarity about what matters most.

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MARCH 28, 2025

Episode 296: Are you running meetings that drive real resultsor just draining everyone’s time and energy? Lets be honest: no one hates meetingsthey hate the ones that feel pointless. If your teams meetings often end with vague action items, low engagement, or zero follow-through, its not just frustratingits hurting your leadership credibility.

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MARCH 27, 2025

Difficult Conversations: It’s not just WHAT you say, BUT WHERE you say it If youve ever been blindsided by feedback via Slack, had your stomach drop at a cryptic text from your boss, oryes, it happensbeen let go over Zoom, youre not alone. One of the most common complaints I hear about difficult conversations is where they are held. We talk a lot about what to say in a difficult conversation, and how to say itbut we dont talk enough about where that conversation should happen.

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MARCH 21, 2025

Practical Ways to Summon a Bit More Personal Courage You want more personal courage. You want to take that bold step, make the big decision, or speak up when it matters. But then fear creeps in. What if it goes wrong? What if you fail? What if people judge you? If that sounds familiar, youre in good company Fear is natural. Its wired into your brain to keep you safe.

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MARCH 21, 2025

Episode 295: How can you build a high trust culture that empowers your team to solve problems faster, innovate more, and reduce stress? In this episode, we explore the power of a high trust culture and how it can completely transform your teams ability to collaborate and solve problems effectively. If youve been facing challenges with getting your team to share ideas, open up, or work together seamlessly, this episode will give you proven strategies to overcome those hurdles and build the trust

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MARCH 17, 2025

The Key to Alignment: Build a Team Agreement (AKA “Couth Code”) If your teams expectations arent clear, or people arent meeting them consistently, you dont just have a frustration problemyou have a clarity problem. One of the best ways to fix this is by creating a Team Agreementor, as we like to light-heartedly call it, a Couth Code. We started calling it a Couth Code after countless executives asked us the same exasperated question: How do we teach couth?

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MARCH 14, 2025

Episode 294: What if being a more flexible leader could help you make better decisions and lead with more confidence? The world is moving faster than ever, and leading through uncertainty can feel overwhelming. The same leadership habits that worked before might not be enough now. What if you had a framework to adapt, lead with confidence, and reduce stress all while staying true to your values?

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MARCH 10, 2025

In Times of Chaos and Low Morale, Lead Yourself First You love your work. Youve dedicated so many years to serving your people, the mission, and making a difference. But now, everythings changed. Day after day, you face a new set of decisions that make little sense. If anything, they seem to oppose the very work youve committed your life to. Your team is suffering.

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MARCH 7, 2025

Episode 283: Is your leadership mindset getting in your way? If youve ever felt frustrated that your team isnt responding to your ideas the way you expect, this episode is for you. As a leader, you work hard to make good decisions. But have you ever noticed that simply proving youre right doesnt always get the results you want ? This episode dives into a powerful mindset shift that can instantly improve your communication, influence, and leadership impact.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Practical Ways to Show Up as a Human-Centered Supporter after a Sudden Layoff Your friend just lost their job in a sudden layoff. They’re blindsided–concerned for themselves and the mission. Maybe its tied to recent government turbulence or related downstream impacts. Or a corporate shake-up. Either way, theyre reeling, and youre wondering how to help without overstepping or offering a bunch of empty clichs.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Episode 292: Are leadership challenges making your job harder than it should be? 90% of leadership challenges come down to just four things. If your team is struggling with unclear priorities, missed expectations, or low morale, you might be overlooking these critical foundations. The good news? Small shifts can make a big impact. In this episode, youll discover how to: Clarify expectations so your team knows exactly what success looks like.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

High Performance Teams Dont Leave Their Achievement to Chance You know what it’s like when a high performance work team fires on all cylinders. Theres energy, trust, and clarity. You make decisions quickly, everyone shares their insights, and people genuinely enjoy working together. But you also know what it feels like when things are offwhen trust erodes, confusion reigns, and progress slows to a crawl.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Episode 291: Are You Struggling to Lead and Retain Gen Z Employees? Gen Z isnt lazythey just want work to fit into their lives, not the other way around. But for many leaders, this mindset shift creates tension, leading to high turnover and frustration on both sides. How can you bridge the gap and turn Gen Z into one of your biggest workplace assets instead of a management challenge?

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

You Care. Your Boss Doesn’t (Or So It Seems). What to Do Next With a Disengaged Boss Youre giving it your all. Youre solving problems, driving results, making things happen. But your boss? Theyre off in another world. It could be your boss is disengaged. Or, maybe they are super engaged, just not on your MITs (most important things). Maybe theyre laser-focused on a massive restructuring.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Episode 290: What if the secret to reducing stress at work wasnt in planning more but in responding better? Unexpected changes and challenges are inevitable in leadership. How you respond to them can either add to your stress or unlock new levels of creativity, influence, and problem-solving. This episode reveals how the principles of improv can help you embrace uncertainty and lead with confidence.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

How to Communicate Like a BossWith a Little Help from Your Pod Whales have a pretty cool way of navigating their world. They use echolocationsending out sound waves, listening to the echoes, and adjusting based on what they hear. But heres the key: they dont do it alone. They move in pods, supporting and protecting each other. They get better feedback because communication is a team sport.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Right Words at the Right Time: Crafting Recognition That Sticks Think about the best recognition youve ever received. Who said what, and why did it hit you so deeply? Recently, two people told me, I am proud of you. Both times, my throat tightened with unexpected emotion. Their words lingered because they werent just complimentsthey were reflections of respect, care, and sincerity.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

4 Workplace Distraction Traps Keeping You Swirling Ever feel like your workday is a full-blown tornado of workplace distractionsemails flying in, urgent requests swirling around, and meetings popping up like unexpected hail? Just when you think youve got a handle on things, another task comes spinning your way. Distractions at work are everywhere, and if you dont take control, youll spend your day chasing debris instead of making real progress.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Episode 289: How can you build a culture that unites your team, inspires action, and drives real results? In this Leadership Without Losing Your Soul episode , host David Dye speaks with culture expert Laura Hamill , an organizational psychologist and author of The Power of Culture. They discuss why culture is not just about values on a wall but about shaping everyday behaviors, decisions, and team dynamics.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The right communication strategy helps your message cut through noise and distraction. Youve said it. Youve said it again. And yet, somehow, people still dont seem to know whats going on. If you’re ever frustrated that your team doesnt act on important priorities, youre not alone. Leaders everywhere wrestle with getting their message to stick.

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JANUARY 31, 2025

How to Warm Up Your Relationship with an Icy, Difficult Boss You know the type: the difficult boss barely acknowledges you, keeps conversations strictly transactional, and never lets you see their human side. Frustrating right? But heres the thing: their iciness may not be about you. Maybe theyre overwhelmed, introverted, or just wired differently than you.

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JANUARY 31, 2025

How can you ensure your leadership communication strategy cuts through the noise and actually sticks with your team? In todays workplace, competing priorities and constant digital distractions make it easy for key messages to get lost. Without a clear communication strategy, your team may struggle to stay focused on what truly matters. This episode reveals how to make your messages memorable and actionable.

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JANUARY 27, 2025

Want to be Everyone’s Favorite Teammate? Master These 4 Cs of Collaboration “Oh, I’m a great team player.” Says anyone who’s ever sat across from us in an interview. The truth is some truly turned out to be. Others not so much. You dont build a solid reputation as a great teammate, by being the fun guy at happy hour, or replying with Sounds good to every email.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

How to Stay Curious Without Getting Completely Sidetracked The rabbit holeoh, its so easy to fall in. One minute, youre casually researching a small question, and the next, youre 27 tabs deep into a full-blown investigation, possibly involving conspiracy theories, historical deep dives, and at least one Wikipedia page about something completely unrelated.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

Episode 287: Do you know how to use active listening to turn workplace conflicts into meaningful connections? Weve all been in tense conversations where emotions run high, and communication breaks down. This episode teaches you a simple strategy for using listening skills to transform conflict into connection and collaboration, improving your relationships at work and beyond.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

Episode 286- What if you could empower your team to promote productivity and maintain momentum all year long? Imagine leading a team thats not only aligned and motivated but also laser-focused on building habits that drive consistent results. Whether its the start of the year or any season, this episode equips you with the leadership skills to make it happen.

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