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Activating Greatness: A Leadership Podcast
Welcome to Activating Greatness — the show where we dig into what it really takes to lead with purpose, inspire performance, and create lasting impact. I’m your host, Alec McChesney, and every episode, we sit down with extraordinary leaders, thinkers, and changemakers who are unlocking potential in themselves, their teams, and their organizations. Here, we talk about the real stuff — leadership that drives culture, strategy that creates momentum, and the mindset that turns good intentions into game-changing results. Because greatness isn’t a title — it’s a choice. It’s something you activate every single day. Thank you for listening, for showing up, and for being part of a community of leaders who refuse to settle for “good enough.
Activating Greatness: A Leadership Podcast
Latest Episodes
What We're Unwilling to Feel: John DeMarco on Growing Humans, Not Just Leaders
Executive coach John DeMarco has spent 21 years helping leaders grow — not by fixing what's broken, but by holding up an "inquisitive mirror" to the feelings they'd rather avoid. In this episode of Activating Greatness, John and host Alec McChe...
The Magic Door: Cindy Puchalski on Turning 360 Feedback Into Real Change
Most 360 assessments end up in a drawer collecting dust. Executive coach and Velocity Advisory Group consultant Cindy Puchalski explains why — and what separates a 360 that changes how leaders show up from one that changes nothing. Drawing on h...
Leading in the Era of AI: Culture, Clarity, and Keeping Humanity at Work — with Christine Miller
What does leadership actually look like in the era of AI? In this episode of Activating Greatness, Alec McChesney sits down with Christine Miller — CEO, chemical engineer by training, and a leader known for building high-performing, people-firs...
The Standard Is the Standard: Kayt Leonard on Killing "Good Enough" Without Burning Out Your Team
In this episode of Activating Greatness, Alec McChesney sits down with Kayt Leonard, Director of Global Healthcare and Life Sciences Marketing at SAS, to explore what separates high achievers from high performers — and what it takes to build a ...
Engagement Isn’t Broken—Work Is: Patrick Manigault on Building Human-Centered Organizations
In this episode of Activating Greatness, Alec McChesney sits down with executive coach and author Patrick Manigault to challenge how we think about engagement, leadership, and the modern workplace. Patrick explains why engagement isn’t...
