Management Muse
By Cindi Baldi and Geoffrey Tumlin
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Management Muse is a leadership and management podcast for professionals who want to improve communication, increase employee engagement, and build high-performing teams. Host Cindi Baldi and co-host Geoffrey Tumlin draw from organizational science, management research, and decades of experience to deliver actionable insights that improve workplace performance. Topics include leadership development, team dynamics, performance management, workplace culture, change leadership, and strategic communication. Whether you’re leading a team or working within one, Management Muse helps you strengthen your skills and drive meaningful results.
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The Cost of Being Likeable: 3 Sins of Similarity Bias at Work [#133]
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Nov 03, 2026 |
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The 70% Rule: Why Doing Less Makes You a Better CEO with Jim Schleckser [#132]
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Oct 27, 2026 |
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Ep 131 - Why Your Team Burns Out Instead of Bouncing Back
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Oct 20, 2026 |
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Ep 130 - Reddit’s AI Dilemma: When a Smart Business Decision Later Backfires
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Oct 13, 2026 |
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Ep 129 - How to Build a Business That Outlasts You | Succession Planning with Elizabeth Ledoux
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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Ep 128 - A Company With No Managers? Morning Star’s Self-Management Model
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Sep 29, 2026 |
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Ep 127 - The Real Secret to Being Awesome at Your Job with Pete Mockaitis
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Ep 126 - The Strategy Mistake That Makes Every Company Look the Same
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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Ep 125 - Why Demoting an Employee Is Worse Than Firing Them (And What Leaders Should Do Instead)
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Ep 124 - Working Hard Won’t Get You Promoted: How to Move Your Career Forward w/ Maya Grossman
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Ep 123 - The Problem With Volunteering: When Unpaid Labor Goes Too Far
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Ep 122 - Why Organizations Break at the Intersections: The Problem of 2 Right Answers (w/ Dr. Timothy Tiryaki)
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Ep 121 - Can a Team Be Too Close? The Risk of Too Much Harmony at Work
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Ep 120 - How to Sound as Smart as You Are and Build Confidence on Stage w/ Nausheen Chen
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Ep 119 - Why Motivational Speakers Are a Warning Sign (Your Team Needs Strategy, Not Hype)
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Ep 118 - The Skills That Make You a Great Founder Can Make You a Bad Boss (w/ Steve Strauss)
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Ep 117 - Why Your Best Employees Are Often the Biggest Complainers
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Ep 116 - The Pricing Mistake: What New Entrepreneurs Learn the Hard Way (w/ Kelly Kennedy)
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Ep 115 - Why Podcasting Might Be Your Best Business Development Tool and How to Get Started (w/ Kelly Kennedy)
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Ep 114 - Don’t Chase Happiness. Chase This Instead. (The Science of a Good Life)
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Ep 113 - How to Reduce Employee Turnover by Fixing Work, Not Blaming Workers (w/ Clark Ingram)
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Ep 112- How to Spend Money So It Actually Makes You Happier (The New Science of Money and Happiness)
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Ep 111- Fairness at Work: 5 Trust Breakers Every Manager Needs to Know w/ Hanna Hasl-Kelchner
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Ep 110 - Narcissism at Work: Why Your Boss Probably Isn’t a Narcissist
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May 26, 2026 |
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Ep 109 - How to Let Employees Go Without Destroying Trust (w/ Collette Revere and Kim White)
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May 19, 2026 |
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Ep 108 - The Motivation Trap (Why Rewards Are Trickier Than You Think)
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May 12, 2026 |
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Ep 107 - How to Prevent Digital Disaster: The Digital Continuity Checklist Every Leader Needs with Paige Wiese
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May 05, 2026 |
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Ep 106 - The Pay Transparency Problem: How Much Should Employees Really Know?
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Ep 105 - Why Performance Management Is Broken (And 3 Tips to Fix It) with Collette Revere
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Ep 104 - Can the Consultants Be Stumped? [Real Workplace Problems Solved Live]
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Ep 103 - Why Change Management Is Failing in Today’s Disruptive World [And How Leaders Can Fix It] with Leslie Ellis
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Ep 102 - How Demographic Shifts Are Changing Business Strategy [Why Your Customers Are Disappearing]
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Ep 101 - Reinventing Yourself: When It’s Time to Walk Away from What You Built
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Memes to Management Lessons: Our 100th Episode Special
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Ep 99 - The Hidden Risk of AI: A World Without Friction
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Ep 98 - Accountability That Actually Works (Part 2)
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Ep 97 - Holding Employees Accountable Without Being the Bad Guy
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Ep 96 - Uncertainty Is Not the Problem. Your Response Is.
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Ep 95 - Why 60% of Employees Would Fire Their Boss (and What Great Leaders Do Instead)
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Ep 94 - Take Command of Your Habits in 2026
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Ep 93 - The New Rules of Customer Service: Making Work Better for Customers and Frontline Teams
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Ep 92 - Burnout Red Flags in Your Best People
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Ep 91 - Delegation Without Detonation: How to Preserve Your Sanity AND Develop Your Team
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Ep 90 - The Founder Effect: How Leaders Leave a Cultural Mark
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Ep 89 - Three Mistakes That Stall Managers
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Starting a Successful Side Hustle - From the Archives
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Ep 88 - Bet on Your People: The Power of Internal Promotions
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Ep 87 - The Truth About Strong Workplace Culture: What Every Leader Needs to Know
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Ep 86 - The Overlooked Power of Work Relationships
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Why Failure Might Be Your Best Strategy with Spencer Fraseur - From the Archives
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Ep 85 - How AI Is Stretching Managers Too Thin—and What It’s Costing Organizations
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Ep 84 - Developing Your Team Starts with the Right Narrative
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Ep 83 - Wellness That Works: Leading with Calm in High-Pressure Jobs
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Ep 82 - Chameleons at Work: The Science of Self-Monitoring and Success
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Ep 81 - Company Culture that Leads Itself: AI, Alignment & Shared Leadership with Torben Nørby, Part 2
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Ep 80 - Culture Doesn’t Have to Crawl: Torben Nørby on Changing Fast and Getting it Right, Part 1
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Ep 79 - The Authenticity Trap: When Real Goes Wrong in Leadership
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Ep 78 - AI, Healthcare, and Getting Your Mindset Right for Disruptive Times
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Ep 77 - Rethinking Employee Healthcare: Why Better Benefits Equals Better Business
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Ep 76 - Why Hiring Your Friends Can Be a Great Idea — Or a Terrible One
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Ep 75 - Everything Is a Negotiation: Lessons on Getting What You Want Without Ruining Relationships
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Ep 74 - Why Good Managers Sometimes Resent Their Customers — and How to Stop It
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Ep 73 - Why Great Managers Listen Closely and What Happens When They Don’t with Darrin Griffin, Ph.D.
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Ep 72 - What to Do When Trusty Old Behaviors Stop Working
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Ep 71 - Creating a Sense of Urgency
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Ep 70 - Why Great Teams Argue
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Ep 69 - Restoring Trust in Your Company
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Ep 68 - Why Organizational Change Often Fails
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Ep 67 - How to Create a Company People Don’t Want to Leave
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Ep 66 - Improv Secrets to Make You a Better Manager with Joel Zeff
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Ep 65 - The Biggest HR Mistakes That Companies Make with Greg Waechter
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Ep 64 - Mistakes Leaders Make When Things Get Stressful
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Ep 63 - How Great Leaders Adapt to Any Situation
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Ep 62 - How to Beat Impostor Syndrome Without Faking Confidence
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Ep 61 - What to Do When You’ve Outgrown Your Job, Your Boss or Your Company
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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EP 60 - How to Find and Access the Mentors You Really Need
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May 27, 2025 |
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Ep 59 - Why Most PTO Policies are Messed Up and What to do About It
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May 20, 2025 |
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Ep 58 - The Surprising Power of People You Barely Know in Success
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May 13, 2025 |
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Ep 57 - Dealing with Difficult People (Live Special)
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May 09, 2025 |
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Ep 56 - Why Resilient Leaders Think Big Under Pressure with Adam Willman
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Ep 55 - What Makes Family Businesses Succeed or Fail
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Ep 54 - The Surprisingly Positive Power of Gossip at Work
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Ep 53 - How to Avoid the Trap of Hero Worship at Work
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Ep 52 - How to Rethink Risk and Make Smarter Decisions
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Ep 51 - How to Break Free from Either/Or Thinking and Make Better Decisions
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Ep 50 - The Secret to Saying No Without Harming Your Career
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Ep 49 - Feedback That Works
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Ep 48 - Why Endings Really Matter at Work and How They Shape Your Success
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Ep 47 Preventing Burnout: Keeping Your Company in Sync with Your People
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Ep 46 Why Your PTO Policies Might Burn People Out and What to Do About It
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Ep 45 Why You are Comparing Yourself Against the Wrong People and What to Do About It
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Ep 44 The Surprising Causes and Cures of Midlife Crises
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Ep 43 Why It’s So Hard to Evaluate Employees Accurately and What to Do About It
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Ep 42 The Limitations of Leading by Example
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Ep 41 The Hidden Power of Praise at Work
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Ep 40 How to Start a Successful Side Hustle Without Quitting Your Job
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Ep 39 How to Get Paid What You’re Worth and Avoid Salary Pitfalls
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Ep 38 Preventing Burnout: Keeping People Productive for the Long Haul
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Ep 37 Why Prestigious Organizations Sometimes Breed Toxic Work Cultures
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Ep 36 When Empathy Backfires at Work and How to Fix It
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Nov 19, 2024 |