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Latest Podcast Episodes

When and How to Have “Awkward” Conversations with Your Team with Richard Lindner and Jeff Mask
As leaders, alignment, clarity, and trust among your team are great, but sometimes the bridge to get there is the dreaded awkward conversation. Every leader can relate to the sense of dread that comes with knowing you need to have

The Relationship Between Burnout and Impostor Syndrome and How to Battle Both
If you’re experiencing burnout and/or impostor syndrome, there are some practical things you can do to get your energy back so you can lead powerfully.

The Relationship Between Burnout and Impostor Syndrome and How to Battle Both with Richard Lindner and Jeff Mask
If you’re experiencing burnout and/or impostor syndrome, there are some practical things you can do to get your energy back so you can lead powerfully. Burnout is a pattern that’s happening globally right now. People are stressed, tired, anxious, and

Compensation, Raises, Job Titles, & Career Development
As a manager, how do you have those awkward and difficult conversations with your employees about salaries and raises and promotions? Richard and Jeff have some answers. More people are leaving their companies right now than at any time in

Leading Through External Forces
What does it look like to lead your team through external forces and distractions in a powerful way? This is another one of those universal things that everyone is feeling right now. In this episode, co-hosts Richard Lindner and Jeff
Leading Through External Forces with Richard Lindner and Jeff Mask
What does it look like to lead your team through external forces and distractions in a powerful way? This is another one of those universal things that everyone is feeling right now. In this episode, co-hosts Richard Lindner and Jeff

Leading in a Pandemic-Affected Workplace
You’re not alone if you’re facing anxiety, concerns, and difficult situations in your workplace 18 months into the pandemic—it’s a pattern across the globe. A lot of people thought (hoped) we’d be back to normal by this point, or at

3 Keys to Leading a Winning Team
When you have clarity in the role, clarity as a whole, and clarity of goals, the team you’re leading will absolutely be winning. Today’s episode is a micro-session around three simple, but powerful, principles to help your team win. Too

Empowering Those You’re Charged to Lead with Mike Yates
As leaders, we have privilege, and it’s up to us to empower the people we’ve been charged to lead. Today’s guest, Mike Yates, empowers people on

Empowering Those You’re Charged to Lead with Mike Yates
As leaders, we have privilege, and it’s up to us to empower the people we’ve been charged to lead. Today’s guest, Mike Yates, empowers people on

The 4 Zones of Leadership & How to Sustain World-Class Results
The Kill Zone, the No Zone, the End Zone, and the Friend Zone… Where does your leadership style fall?

Handling Underperformers: the Counterintuitive Reason Why Bottom Performers are Performing Poorly
When we focus the bulk of our time on underperformers and fixing problems, we bring the rest of the team down. Every time you fix

Handling Underperformers: the Counterintuitive Reason Why Bottom Performers are Performing Poorly with Richard Lindner and Jeff Mask
When we focus the bulk of our time on underperformers and fixing problems, we bring the rest of the team down. Every time you fix

How to Hire the Right Person and Find an Ideal Team Player
Once you know when you need to hire, the next question is who do you need to hire? In this micro-episode, host Jeff Mask walks through a simple, but