Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 6, 2025

Episode 306: What if the most powerful feedback tool to grow your leadership skills isn’t in your manager’s hands—but yours? Let’s face it—leaders often struggle to get the kind of feedback they actually need to grow. Either it’s anonymous, vague, or just too expensive to implement consistently. But what if you could skip the formalities and get real, useful insights directly from the people you work with every day—without spending a dime?

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 6, 2025

No-win situations feel like running on a hamster wheel. Running faster multiplies frustration. Three things never go away in leadership: competing priorities, limited resources, and increasing expectations. It doesn’t matter how fast you run. You must run faster tomorrow. You have to lay off people and still deliver results, for example. You have choices.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 6, 2025

Sales Coaching for Habit Change, Not Just Hopeful Conversations We were at the ATD (the global Association for Talent Development) conference, chatting with folks at our booth, when a sales manager stopped by, clearly frustrated with unsuccessful attempts at sales coaching and seeking better solutions. He laughed, “Alright, I’ve got some powerful phrases for you.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 6, 2025

The energy sector operates under high pressure. Volatile prices, geopolitical uncertainty, and capital-intensive infrastructure all demand sharp decision-making. For business leaders and strategic managers, the lessons drawn from how energy markets function can sharpen approaches to risk management, timing, and scalable growth. Below are some key insights every strategist can take from the energy world and apply across industries.

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Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

Creativity

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 6, 2025

“By understanding how their own mind works and training it for the most essential qualities, leaders can lead themselves effectively first, in order to better lead their people and tap into their human need for meaning, fulfillment and human connectedness,” explain Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter , authors of the book, The Mind Of The Leader. Their book is based on extensive research, including assessments of more than 35,000 leaders and interviews with 250 C-level executives.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 6, 2025

The myth that leaders can wait to adopt AI skills is costing your leadership now. While you delay learning these critical tools, your competitors are rapidly transforming their capabilities and leaving you behind. This isn’t about keeping up with trends; it’s about protecting your leadership edge in a transformed workplace. A recent McKinsey study revealed that companies with AI-proficient leadership teams are 3.5 times more likely to achieve revenue growth above industry averages.

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 6, 2025

GUEST POST from Mike Shipulski When was the last time you taught someone a new method or technique? What was their reaction? How did it make you feel? Will you do it again? When was the last time you learned something new from a colleague? What was your reaction?

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 6, 2025

Managing finances is one of the biggest challenges for small business owners. Between tracking expenses, handling invoices, and staying compliant with tax regulations, many entrepreneurs find themselves overwhelmed by bookkeeping responsibilities. According to a recent survey by Score, approximately 40% of small business owners spend over 80 hours per year handling financial administration tasks.

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HR Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

The podcast industry might be thriving with every person who can afford a mic setup investing in one, however, things are not perfect for the podcast platform at Spotify. In a recent update, Spotify announced layoffs at its podcast studio and The Ringer team. The podcast division layoffs in 2025 were confirmed by Variety , and the report noted that 15 members from the team were cut.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 6, 2025

The myth that leaders can wait to adopt AI skills is costing your leadership now. While you delay learning these critical tools, your competitors are rapidly transforming their capabilities and leaving you behind. This isn’t about keeping up with trends; it’s about protecting your leadership edge in a transformed workplace. A recent McKinsey study revealed that companies with AI-proficient leadership teams are 3.5 times more likely to achieve revenue growth above industry averages.

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Review

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2025

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HR Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced a significant restructuring plan that includes layoffs affecting approximately 7,000 jobs. The P&G layoffs, revealed on June 5, 2025, at the Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference in Paris, targets white-collar cuts, particularly in non-manufacturing roles, representing about 15% of its non-production workforce.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2025

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 6, 2025

Why Brand Voice Matters in the Automotive Industry Shoppers today wield more digital power than ever before. In the automotive world, buyers are savvy, informed, and searching for brands that deliver vehicles and align with their values and lifestyle. Rarely do they step into a dealership without having scrolled through countless posts, videos, or reviews.

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Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

Skills

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2025

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