The Better Leadership Team Show
Episodes
186 episodes
Your #1 Team Isn't the One You Manage
What if the most important team you belong to isn't the one you lead?In this Mike on the Mic episode, I share one of the most important leadership lessons I've learned in nearly four decades of coaching executive teams. Using Alan...
The Secret to Maximizing Influence and Behavior Change with Owen Fitzpatrick
What if the biggest obstacle to better leadership isn't external—but the stories we tell ourselves?In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with social psychologist, speaker, and bestselling author Owen Fitzpatrick ...
Preventing HR Crisis With Behavioral Analytics with Karine Shahar
n this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with Karine Shahar, Founder of Strategic Global Talent, to explore how behavioral analytics can help leaders build stronger teams, improve hiring decisions, and prevent costly HR cri...
Personal Branding for Senior Leaders with Alyssa Gelbard
In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with Alyssa Gelbard, Founder and CEO of Point Road Group, to explore why personal branding is far more than a marketing exercise. We discuss how leaders shape company culture, build...
Turn Negotiations into Winning Outcomes with Rick Czaplewski
In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with negotiation expert Rick Czaplewski to explore how leaders can turn difficult conversations into winning outcomes.Rick shares lessons from a remarkable career spanning fi...
Creating a More Agile Company with Jaime Taets
In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with Jaime Taets, CEO and Founder of Keystone Group International, to discuss what it really takes to build an agile organization in today’s rapidly changing business environment.
Wording, Speaking and Presence with David Goldberg
In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I speak with David Goldberg, CEO of The Prosody Center and one of the leading experts on wording, speaking, and presence.Born hearing impaired with delayed speech, David developed an ex...
Building an Authentic Leadership Brand in an AI World with Elizabeth Rosenberg
n this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with Elizabeth Rosenberg, founder of The Good Advice Company, to talk about the future of leadership, authenticity, intuition, personal branding, and workplace culture in an AI-drive...
Improv and Moments of Mastery with Nicole Eull
On this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with leadership expert, psychologist, and certified improv facilitator Nicole Eull to explore how improv principles can transform leadership teams and workplace culture.We di...
The New Talent Playbook with Rob Levin
In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with Rob Levin, entrepreneur, author, and co-founder of Work Better Now, to talk about the dramatic shift happening in talent, hiring, and leadership.We explore why hiring gr...
Managing the White-Collar/Blue-Collar Divide with Josh Zolin
In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with Josh Zolin, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, founder of BITNW Academy, and author of Blue Is the New White, to talk about one of the biggest leadership challeng...
Turning Adversity Into Opportunity with Buddy Teaster
In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I talk with Buddy Teaster, President and CEO of Soles4Souls, about turning adversity into opportunity, leading with transparency, and building a mission-driven leadership team that performs.
What Can Business Learn From Show Business? with Simmy Kustanowitz
In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I talk with Simmy Kustanowitz, founder of Clock Tower Innovation and an Emmy-nominated television producer turned corporate showrunner.Simmy spent more than 20 years producing hit telev...
Pressures That Lead Good People to Make Bad Decisions with Richard Bistrong
On this episode, I sat down with Richard Bistrong to talk about the pressures that can lead good people to make bad decisions and what leadership teams can do to prevent that from happening. Richard shares his extraordinary journey from interna...
The 10 Questions Great Leadership Teams Never Stop Asking
On this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I break down 10 questions great leadership teams should never stop asking. In a world where answers get stale fast, strong leadership teams stay sharp by asking better questions th...
Execute on What Matters with JB Glossinger
In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with JB Glossinger, founder of Morning Coach and creator of the Get It Done Now framework, to talk about what it really takes to execute on what matters.We dig into the diffe...
The 90-Day Talent Sprint: How to Dramatically Upgrade Your Team in One Quarter
In this Mike on the Mic episode, without launching a massive talent initiative. I break down a practical framework for evaluating each direct report based on productivity and culture fit, then show how to take targeted action with high performe...
Tackling the Hard Conversation with Mary Nestor
In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with leadership strategist and author Mary Nestor to tackle one of the biggest challenges leaders face—having hard conversations.We explore why leaders avoid speakin...
The Leadership Meeting Blueprint That Actually Works
In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I break down why meetings feel so draining—and why they fail to produce real results. If your calendar is packed but nothing seems to move forward, I walk you through exactly what’s broken and...
Creating an Influential Organization with Jeremy Weber
In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with Jeremy Weber to explore how organizations can become more influential by elevating the voices of their people.Jeremy has spent more than two decades helping experts, exe...
Do We Have the Right Leaders to Achieve Our Vision?
Many companies believe stalled growth is a strategy problem, but more often it is a leadership problem.In this Mike on the Mic episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I tackle one of the hardest questions leaders face: Do we have...
Simple Numbers: The Financial Discipline Every CEO Needs with Mike Maxon and Brandon Gray
In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with Brandon Gray and Mike Maxon from Simple Numbers to talk about the financial blind spots that quietly undermine leadership teams.We break down labor efficiency, salary ca...
How to Manage Scope Without Killing Innovation
In this Mike on the Mic episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I talk about why so many strategic plans fall apart just weeks after a powerful retreat.You’ve experienced it. The leadership team aligns around a clear vision and three...
6 Characteristics of a Great Strategic Plan
In this Mike on the Mic episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I share the six characteristics that define a truly effective strategic plan. Drawing on over 35 years of coaching and consulting experience, I explain why most strate...
What’s the right size for your senior leadership team?
In this Mike on the Mic episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I explore one of the most overlooked leadership questions: What’s the right size for your senior leadership team? I break down why oversized teams slow decisions, weak...