Humanergy Leadership Podcast
Impactful leadership development.
For 25 years, Humanergy has helped leaders cut through the noise and take real action. This podcast delivers straight-talking insights, practical tools, and expert strategies you can actually use—right away. Whether it’s a deep-dive conversation with an experienced coach or a quick, powerful tip from the field, every episode is designed to help you lead with clarity and impact. Practical, proven, and built for real-world leadership.
Episodes
229 episodes
Ep236 Beyond the Algorithm: What Leaders Bring That AI Cannot
AI can process data and optimize outcomes, but it can’t provide purpose, empathy, or moral judgment.In this episode, Humanergy coach David Wheatley explores why the rise of AI elevates the role of human leadership. The conversation focus...
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9:28
Ep235: Teams and the Value of Structure, Why Design Shapes Performance
What if your team’s “people problems” are actually design problems?In this episode, David Wheatley is joined by Dr. Judy Brown and Dr. Rick Eigenbrod to explore a leadership question that doesn’t get asked enough, how much of team per...
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Season 3
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Episode 235
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38:22
Ep.234 The Four Choices Every Leader Makes
Leadership isn’t about titles or authority. It’s about the choices you make every day and how those choices influence the people around you.In this episode, David Wheatley shares a simple but powerful framework built on two continuums, c...
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Season 3
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Episode 234
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5:54
Ep233 How to Give Feedback People Can Actually Use
Feedback shapes performance, trust, and culture, yet many leaders struggle to give it in ways that truly help people grow. In this workshop excerpt, Humanergy Coach Corey Fernandez breaks down what effective feedback looks like, why it matters,...
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Season 3
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Episode 233
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18:14
Ep232 Stay off the Field
In this short episode, David Wheatley revisits the classic “quarterback to coach” transition. Many leaders are promoted for being great doers, then struggle to step back and let others take the field. David shares a memorable story from manufac...
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4:13
Ep231: From Ally to Changemaker with Megan Fuciarelli
Tired of polarized talk at work? Megan Fuciarelli maps a clear path forward. She and David unpack the Metamorphustice continuum, practical ways to move beyond allyship, and how leaders use curiosity, empathy, and direct communication to build t...
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Season 3
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Episode 231
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23:47
Ep230: From Problem Solver to Leader: How to Stop Doing and Start Developing Your Team
In this short episode, Humanergy’s David Wheatley shares a powerful story about an engineering leader who learned to shift from solving problems himself to building a team that could solve them.Discover how one simple v...
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2:37
Ep229 Building a Coaching Muscle (GROWTH) - First Friday
In this episode, we explore one of the most powerful yet underused leadership tools—coaching. Humanergy coach, Nikki Patterson, shows how to shift from solving every problem yourself to helping others grow their own capability and confid...
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Season 3
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Episode 229
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17:06
Ep228: Ally Leadership with Stephanie Chung
David Wheatley talks with Stephanie Chung about her new book "Ally Leadership: How to lead people who are not like you" . Among the tips are:Ask - Establish an environmentListen - Assure alignment Learn - Rall...
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Season 2
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Episode 228
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27:16
Ep227: TrueSuccess Blueprint - Living Mindfully & Scaling Smart: The Foundations of Sustainable Leadership
In the final episode of Humanergy’s TrueSuccess Blueprint anniversary series, host Mimi Mitrius talks with co-founders John Barrett and David Wheatley about what it really takes to sustain success over decades. The...
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Season 3
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Episode 227
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32:02
Ep226: If your culture could talk with Tom Krause
David Wheatley interviews Dr. Thomas Kraus about his book
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Season 2
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Episode 226
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25:42
Ep225: TrueSuccess Blueprint - Thriving Teams and World-Class Ideas: Building a Culture of Growth and Innovation
What does it take to build a thriving professional network and create leadership tools that stand the test of time?In this episode of the True Success Blueprint podcast, host Mimi Mitrius talks with Humanergy co-founders John Ba...
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Season 3
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Episode 225
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25:56
Ep224: Elements of Human Transformation (First Friday)
What does it really take for leadership training to stick? In this episode of the Humanergy Leadership Podcast, Jim Marshall explores the deeper dynamics of personal and professional growth - what works, what doesn’t, and why. Drawing ...
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Season 3
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Episode 224
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13:02
Ep223: TrueSuccess Blueprint - Delighting and Growing a Healthy Client Base: The Secrets to Long-Term Success
Clients who are delighted become partners. In episode two of the TrueSuccess Blueprint, Mimi sits down with John Barrett and David Wheatley to unpack two core goals: delighting clients by delivering real, visible value, and building a healthy, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 223
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24:26
Ep222: Leading Through Turbulence
David Wheatley, Judy Brown, and Rick Eigenbrod discuss the challenges of leadership in times...
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Season 2
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Episode 222
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38:29
Ep221: TrueSuccess Blueprint - Creating Greater Good & Financial Freedom: Leading with Purpose and Sustainability
How do you build a business that does good, and does well? In this episode, Mimi, John, and David discuss how Humanergy has balanced social impact with financial responsibility. They share real-world stories of choosing purpose over profit, and...
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Season 3
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Episode 221
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24:08
Ep220: Accountability in Action - First Friday
Accountability that actually gets work done. In this First Friday session, Humanergy coach Quay Eady shows how to turn good intentions into consistent results using FACET: Focus, Accountability, Compelling Motivation, Easier to Do, and Tracking...
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Season 3
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Episode 220
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15:56
Ep219: Introducing the TrueSuccess Blueprint: The 8 Goals That Guide Humanergy’s Growth
What drives long-term business success that’s both profitable and purposeful? In this series kickoff episode, host Mimi is joined by Humanergy co-founders John Barrett and David Wheatley to introduce the 8 TrueSuccess Goals—a practical, values-...
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Season 3
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Episode 219
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28:42
Ep218: Summer Reading List
David shares some great leadership books to explore this summer as the podcast takes a few months off:Don't feed the elephants by Sarah Noll Wilson
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Season 2
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Episode 218
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4:22
Ep217: The Leadership Pyramid
David talks about Humanergy's Leadership Pyramid and how the best leaders are oriented to the bottom four steps... Authentic Respect, Listing, Summarizing and asking powerful questions
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Season 2
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Episode 217
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5:01
Ep216: Helping my people with their backpack (First Friday)
Jim Marshall shares thoughts on how to help your team when they are feeling overwhelmed. Using a framework of four levers... Prioritize, Delegate, Work smarter & harder, Delay/stop & renegotiate.
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Season 2
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Episode 216
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16:36
Ep215: What Great Teams Do great Issue #13 The team disagrees with the organizational direction
David shares more from our What Great Teams Do Great series, based on the book of the same name. This time, what to do when your team disagrees with the organizational direction
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Season 2
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Episode 215
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4:01
Ep214: Being a leader during crisis - and learning how to deliver a baby
David shares a story from his police training days about he was trained to deliver a baby and how it provides some great cues for leading in a crisis.
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Season 2
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Episode 214
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5:52