Reality-Based Leadership
The Podcast

In this episode, the last of the exclusive book club calls, I talk about why I believe our approach to change management has been one of the biggest fuels of drama in the workplace. We are asking ourselves, how can change be least disruptive to our team? But what we should be asking is: how can we make change least disruptive to our business? By making sure our teams are always ready for what's next.

Another great episode for you guys today - last month I hosted a number of informal, exclusive, member only chats for everyone in my book club. Excited to share the second one with you all now, just for my podcast listeners! Listen in.

How do you build a company that values people over everything else? That is what Claude, Chief Heart Officer of VaynerMedia, is aiming to do. She is the heart of the 800 person advertising agency based in New York City, keeping a pulse on every single person. Our philosophies overlap so much, it was amazing to sit down with her and discuss ditching the drama and dropping the ego.

You know those times when you get into an awesome conversation and then later you wish you had recorded it? Well, this time, I lucked out. I captured my entire conversation with Brent Phillips, president and CEO of Regional Health, a health system that serves the Black Hills of South Dakota. You get the opportunity to listen in - it was an amazing chat.

Excited to be introducing you all to another guest today, Craig Ross. His new book, "Do Big Things", aligns so well with my philosophy around how leaders don't manage people, they manage energy. It's a leader's job to facilitate movement away from "why we can't" to "how we could". Tune in to today's episode for more!

In today's episode, I'm so excited to have my first guest ever join me in conversation. Tina Hallis is an author and professional speaker. Her philosophy "The Positive Edge" will help you see things in a positive light and reduce stress in your day to day.

In this episode, I'm switching things up a bit! Recently I had an exclusive call with all the members of my No Ego Book Club where I talked for a bit and answered questions. But the content was so good, I am now releasing it here for all of you to hear as well! Enjoy.

For this episode today, I want to go a little bit deeper into how exactly you can get your team to understand what great looks like quickly. How can you say to your team with confidence "Go be great"? Tune in for more!

In episode 5, I tell a story from my time as a leader in the healthcare system working with nurses. A nurse came to me and asked to speak with me and I knew venting was coming, thus I used one of my favorite techniques for self-reflection and getting people back on track: I called her up to greatness. If there's one question I ask people to get them out of ego and into self-reflection, it's this.

In today's podcast, I talk about one of the core philosophies of my reality-based leadership: stop judging, start helping. It's integral for an organization to understand this to function without drama. Tune in and see how you can apply it to your workplace.

This episode today is about what I believe to be my greatest idea, the discovery that I feel is my biggest contribution to society. That idea is this: happiness isn't something we pursue, it's our natural state once drama is gone. Listen to this episode for the full story.

Today, I want to talk about a concept called "Co-Creation". Most of us don't know we have the access to it and how important of a resource it can be in our day to day life.

Your ego narrates the world in your favor. This means you're always getting a distorted interpretation of reality. Learn how to get mentally flexible and stop believing everything you think.