97% Effective

By Michael Wenderoth

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Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com. 97% Effective is dedicated to helping great people get ahead at work and increase their impact – without selling their souls in the process. Season #1 focuses on Power and Influence, two widely acknowledged (but poorly understood) forces that can help you rise, lead more effectively and get big things done. Each week we have candid conversations with an academic, coach, or executive, helping you gain new insights to better navigate your work and career.


Episode Date
Office Politics Isn't Optional: How to Navigate It Without Selling Your Soul
Aug 12, 2026
Everyone Says Reinvent Yourself. They're Often Wrong.
Jul 29, 2026
Why Hard Work Alone Isn't Getting You Promoted
Jul 15, 2026
3 Hard Leadership Truths Most Experts Won't Tell You
Jul 01, 2026
The Career Shortcut Most People Never Use
Jun 17, 2026
EP144 – Chris Fenning, Award-Winning Author: Bad Meetings Cost More Than Time — Here’s How to Fix Them
Jun 03, 2026
EP143 – Dr. Ruohao Chen, Researcher & Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University: China, AI, and the Future of Coaching and Leadership
May 20, 2026
EP142 – Rebecca Zucker, Partner at Next Step Partners – It’s Not a Checklist: Why High Performers Fail at Relationships—and Stall Their Rise
May 06, 2026
EP141 – Dr. Michael Brenner, Founder and CEO, Right Chord Leadership – Strike the Right Chord: What Leaders Can Learn from Musicians
Apr 22, 2026
EP140 – Jon Wortmann, Executive Coach and Author “The Nine Tendencies”: Why You’re Not Being Heard (And How to Fix It)
Apr 08, 2026
EP139 - David Matthew Prior, Founder at Getacoach.com —Team Coaching: The Science of Effective Leadership Teams
Mar 25, 2026
EP138 – Ruby Au, Search Fund Entrepreneur – The Little-Known Career Path to Entrepreneurship: Inside Search Funds
Mar 11, 2026
EP137 – Deborah Grayson Riegel, Founder of TheMeMenu.com: What Happens When a Leadership Coach Teams up with a Celebrity Chef
Feb 25, 2026
EP136 – Dina Denham Smith, Executive Coach and Author of Emotionally Charged – Emotions Are Money: The Leadership Skill Nobody Trained You For
Feb 11, 2026
EP 135 – Alexa Samaniego, Presentation Coach & Behavioral Researcher at Stanford University – You Are Performing at Work: How You’re Really Judged
Jan 28, 2026
EP 134 – Devon McConnell, Executive Coach & Pyschotherapist: Who Has Your Back? How to Navigate Your Boss, Conflict, and Stress at Work
Jan 14, 2026
EP 133 – Khanh-Linh Lê, Entrepreneur & Host at Forest Builders – Daring to Do: Building Impact through Courage and Power
Dec 31, 2025
EP 132 – Julia Bunyatov, Founder & Executive Coach at Sirmio Leadership – Leading Through Complexity: What Neuroscience Really Teaches Us
Dec 17, 2025
EP 131 – Mary Olson-Menzel, CEO at MVP Executive Development: Lighting the Way to Your Next Big Career Step
Dec 03, 2025
EP 130 – Peter Novak, Founder at Strictly Speaking Group: The Surprising Truth About Accent Bias – and How to Overcome It
Nov 19, 2025
EP 129 – Nick Day, CEO at JGA Recruitment Group: AI Has Changed Job Search. Here’s How You Stand Out – and Win
Nov 05, 2025
EP 128 – Richard Bistrong, CEO at Front-Line Anti-Bribery, LLC – Avoid the Dark Side: How to Manage Your Ethical Blind Spots
Oct 22, 2025
EP 127 – Susan Ibitz, Founder of the Human Behavior School – Face Reading: A Real Superpower — or Something Else?
Oct 08, 2025
EP 126 – Rich Braden & Tessa Forshaw, Authors of Innovation-ish: Stuck? How Anyone Can Create Breakthrough Solutions
Sep 24, 2025
Best of 97% Effective - Giselle Timmerman, Founder of Positive Work: How to Create More Positive and Powerful Organizations
Sep 10, 2025
Best of 97% Effective - Peter Belmi, Professor at University of Virginia: Social Class & Our Beliefs – How they affect our Path to Power
Aug 27, 2025
Best of 97% Effective - Chris Fenning, Award-winning Author: How to Start Conversations That Get Results
Aug 13, 2025
EP 122 - Beena Kavalam, Executive Coach: Got Gravitas? How to Grade and Grow Yours
Jul 30, 2025
EP 121 – Ed Batista, Executive Coach: How “Touchy Feely” Impacts Your Power & Influence
Jul 16, 2025
EP 120 - Ed Batista, Executive Coach: Power Struggles Among Nice People
Jul 02, 2025
EP 119 - Warwick John Fahy, Business Psychologist – Making that Mid-Career Transition: Energy, Ego and Expression
Jun 18, 2025
EP 118 - Kesinee Angkustsiri Yip & Kevin Weinstein, Co-founders at Creative Catalyst – The Power of Improv to Elevate Your Communication, Connection and Creativity
Jun 04, 2025
EP 117 - Inbal Demri, PhD, CEO at Q Factor Consulting – Live Coaching Demo: See “The Leader as Coach” and EFECT in Action
May 21, 2025
EP 116 - Inbal Demri, PhD, CEO at Q Factor Consulting – Coaching Skills: What Every Leader Needs to Know
May 07, 2025
EP 115 - Sven Horak, Professor at St. John’s University – Rethink Your Networking: The Power of Being an Outsider
Apr 23, 2025
EP 114 - Tiago Faria, Podcast Guesting Consultant – Podcast Guesting 101: The Most Effective Marketing You’ll Ever Do
Apr 09, 2025
Ep 113 - Candace Gonzales Tumey, Senior Coach at MLT -- The Extra Edge: 3 Secrets to Getting into Top MBA Programs
Mar 26, 2025
Ep 112 - Alvaro Fernandez, CEO at SharpBrains - Growing SharpBrains: How to Amplify Your Influence and Impact
Mar 12, 2025
Ep 111 - Alvaro Fernandez, CEO at SharpBrains - From SharpBrains Come Great Gains: How to Become the “Go To”
Feb 26, 2025
Ep 110 - Kevin Eikenberry, Chief Potential Officer at the Kevin Eikenberry Group - The Power of The Flexible Leader (and How to Become One)
Feb 12, 2025
Ep 109 - Kane Nakamura, Managing Director at Kane & Partners LLC - Be the Protagonist of Your Story: Keys to Overcoming Obstacles and Setbacks
Jan 29, 2025
Ep 108 - Julia Samoylenko, Founder & CEO at Asteri AI: To Upskill the Workforce, How this Startup CEO Transformed Herself
Jan 15, 2025
Ep 107 - Jonathan Brill, #1 Ranked Business Futurist - Unlocking Luck: How to Future-Proof Your Career
Jan 01, 2025
Ep 106 - Dr Sarah Buchner, CEO at Trunk Tools - Fueled by a Chip on Her Shoulder: From Carpenter to CEO
Dec 18, 2024
Ep 105 - John Gates, Founder at Salary Coach - Act Your Wage: How to Master Salary Negotiations
Dec 04, 2024
Ep 104 - David Harris, Investor at Vista Equity Partners - “Humble & Hungry”: Keys to This Air Force Grad’s Rise in the Investment World
Nov 20, 2024
Best of 97% Effective - Dr. Gary McGrath, CEO at Statarius –From Toxic to Terrific: Turning bad bosses into great leaders
Nov 06, 2024
Best of 97% Effective - Leesa Soulodre, Founder and General Partner at R3i Capital: “We’re Hunting in Packs” – The Rise of Women in Venture Capital
Oct 23, 2024
Best of 97% Effective - Camiel Gielkens, CEO of Relevance: How Power Amplifies Your Impact
Oct 09, 2024
Best of 97% Effective - Ron Carucci, Managing Partner at Navalent: Rising to Power
Sep 25, 2024
Best of 97% Effective - Margaret A. Neale, Professor Emerita at Stanford: Why (and How) Women Need to Negotiate Differently
Sep 11, 2024
Best of 97% Effective - Gorick Ng, Harvard Career Advisor and Bestselling Author: What You're Not Taught in School - The Unspoken Rules that Accelerate Your Career
Aug 28, 2024
Best of 97% Effective - Jenny Fernandez, Chief Marketing Officer at Loacker: Getting Your Seat At The Table
Aug 14, 2024
Best of 97% Effective - Stephen Childs, CHRO at Panasonic & Global Keynote Speaker: ‘Do This and You Have Already Won’: How to Become "Undeniable"
Jul 31, 2024
Best of 97% Effective - Sasha Kelemen, Head of Women and Family Healthcare Investment Banking, Leerink Partners: “You Don’t Need to Act Like a Man” – How This Rising Banker Leads a Team Like No Other
Jul 17, 2024
Best of 97% Effective - Nihar Chhaya, Executive Coach for C-Suite Leaders: How To Navigate “Everything, Everywhere All At Once.”
Jul 03, 2024
Ep 93 - Stefania Mancini, VP and GM at Intuit Consumer Group Canada — ‘Take Big Swings’: How to Lead Fearlessly without Losing Your Humanity
Jun 19, 2024
Ep 92 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Effective Leadership: 3 Hard Truths Most Experts Won’t Tell You
Jun 12, 2024
Ep 91 - Axel Ohrstrom, Strategy & Operations at AWS – How to Make High-Impact Contributions and Start Your Career Off Right
Jun 05, 2024
Ep 90 - Helio Mosquim, Technology Director at Vale SA – Purposeful Progress: 3 Keys to Creating Your Next High-Impact Role
May 29, 2024
Ep 89 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Creating Powerful Resources: The Path to Influence
May 22, 2024
Ep 88 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - “Reframe and Reset”: 3 Tips for Dealing with Difficult People at Work
May 15, 2024
Ep 87 -Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - The Power (and Downside) of Vulnerability: Dos and Don’ts
May 08, 2024
Ep 86 -Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Breaking Through Barriers: The Power of Seeking Advice
May 01, 2024
Ep 85 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Maximizing Your Communications Impact: 3 Ways to Structure for Success
Apr 24, 2024
Ep 84 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Unlock Your Executive Presence: 3 Practical Insights from the World of Acting
Apr 17, 2024
Ep 83 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - What Got You Here, WILL GET YOU THERE: “Tap Your Past” for Career Advancement
Apr 10, 2024
Ep 82 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Mastering Office Politics: 3 Strategies to Survive and Thrive at Work
Apr 03, 2024
Ep 81 - Richard Newman, Founder & CEO at Body Talk -- Lift Your Impact: Keys to Elevating your Work, Team and Life
Mar 27, 2024
Ep 80 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - From “Meh” to “Yeah!”: Your Top 3 Power Map Mistakes (and What to do Instead)
Mar 20, 2024
Ep 79 – Dr. Ignacio Gafo, Head at HSLU Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts -- – How to Maximize Your Influence in a Hybrid Work Environment
Mar 13, 2024
Ep 78 – Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach – Power Mapping 101: A Compass Points the Way, but Your Power Map Gets You There
Mar 06, 2024
Ep 77 – Dr. Gary McGrath, CEO at Statarius –From Toxic to Terrific: Turning bad bosses into great leaders
Feb 28, 2024
Ep 76 – Dr. Gary McGrath, CEO at Statarius: How To Get Rid of a Bad Boss
Feb 21, 2024
Ep 75 - Richard Newman, Founder & CEO at Body Talk: How to Master Your Body Talk to Elevate Your Leadership
Feb 14, 2024
Ep 74 – Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach – 3 Tips: Harnessing Small Talk to Advance in Your Career
Feb 07, 2024
Ep 73 – Dr. Ignacio Gafo, Head at HSLU Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – The 2 Keys to Mastering Change Management
Jan 31, 2024
Ep 72 - Dr. Tina Woodard, CEO and Founder at Capstone Performance Solutions – How to Overcome the “Disorienting Dilemma” of Career Progression
Jan 24, 2024
Ep 71 - Jason Hreha, CEO at Persona & Author of Real Change -- Moving Beyond Habits: The Real Path to Achieve Lasting Transformation
Jan 17, 2024
Ep 70 - Cecilia Hultén, Entrepreneur, Investor & Board member – “Finding The Bridge”: The Path from Corporate to Entrepreneur, Investor & Board Roles
Jan 10, 2024
Ep 69 - Tamzin Townsend, Acclaimed Theatre Director & Communication Trainer: Harnessing the Power of Acting & Theatre in Professional Communications
Jan 03, 2024
Ep 68 - Alisia Gill , Founder & CEO at The North Star Organization – Keys To Retaining Top Talent and Navigating Careers
Dec 27, 2023
Ep 67 - Sasha Kelemen, Head of Women and Family Healthcare Investment Banking, Leerink Partners: “You Don’t Need to Act Like a Man” – How This Rising Banker Leads a Team Like No Other
Dec 20, 2023
Ep 66 - Sasha Kelemen, Head of Women and Family Healthcare Investment Banking, Leerink Partners: “2 Truths, 1 Critical Decision” That Accelerated This Banker’s Career and Family
Dec 13, 2023
Ep 65 – Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor at Stanford: What Leaders Should Care About Most
Dec 06, 2023
Ep 64 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach – What You’re Missing in Your PIE: Keys to Getting Ahead at Work
Nov 29, 2023
Ep 63 - Jakub Kocinski, Expert in Digital Trust & Safety (Former Google, Tik Tok and Meta): “Trust & Safety” Strategies That Will Boost You At Work
Nov 22, 2023
Ep 62 - Jakub Kocinski, Expert in Digital Trust & Safety (Former Google, Tik Tok and Meta): How to Combat “Bad Actors” – Insights from a Trust & Safety Expert
Nov 15, 2023
Ep 61 - Martin Young, Managing Director at M3 Partners – Finding the Moral Center: A Wall Street Executive On Turnarounds, Leadership and his Work as a Military Chaplain
Nov 08, 2023
EP 60 – Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: The Rock, the Map & the Snowball – Take These 3 Steps to Get Promoted
Nov 01, 2023
Ep 59 - Samia Qamar, Director People (S&P Global Pakistan) – The Keys to Your Rise: Lead with Generosity and Think Win-Win
Oct 25, 2023
EP 58 – Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach and Award-Winning Author: 6 Hard Truths – Celebrating 1 Year of 97% Effective!
Oct 18, 2023
Ep 57 - Chris Fenning, Award-Winning Author of Effective Emails -- How To Write Effective Emails: A Communications Expert vs ChatGPT
Oct 11, 2023
Ep 56 - Don Moore, Professor at the Haas School of Business: Expand your influence through “Decision Leadership”
Oct 04, 2023
Ep 55 - Gabor Holch, Author of Dragon Suit -- What You Need to Know About China: The East-West Perspective
Sep 27, 2023
Ep 54 - Richard Waine, Professional Headshot Photographer – The Game of Inches: Getting the Professional Headshot That Elevates Your Brand
Sep 20, 2023
Ep 53 - Maíra Gracini, LATAM Business Leader and C-Suite Mentor: How to “Get New Oxygen” to Propel Your Career Ascent
Sep 13, 2023
Ep 52 - Liz Banse, Senior Program Director at Resource Media -- Get Heard and Lead: Embrace a New Approach to Dial Up Your Communications
Sep 06, 2023
Ep 51 - Liz Banse, Senior Program Director at Resource Media -- Get Heard and Lead: The 3 Keys to Powering Up your Communication
Aug 30, 2023
Ep 50 - Lisa Bragg, Author of Bragging Rights: How to Purposely Self-Promote, Without Being Obnoxious
Aug 23, 2023
Ep 49 - Joe Haslam, Scale-Up Expert and Professor at IE Business School: Learn from “Scale-Ups” To Accelerate Your Career, Impact and Happiness
Aug 16, 2023
Ep 48 - Anne Marie Segal, Author and Founder, Segal Coaching LLC: To Reach Senior Leadership, Why You Need to Take a Step Back
Aug 09, 2023
Ep 47 - Gorick Ng, Harvard Career Advisor and Bestselling Author: What You're Not Taught in School - The Unspoken Rules that Accelerate Your Career
Aug 02, 2023
Ep 46 - Raj Shiva, Wall Street Professional & Mentor: Embrace the ‘Squiggly Line’ - Secrets to Never Missing an Opportunity
Jul 26, 2023
Ep 45 - Leesa Soulodre, Founder and General Partner at R3i Capital: Community & The Working Mother Advantage: The Rise of Women in VC
Jul 20, 2023
EP 44 - Leesa Soulodre, Founder and General Partner at R3i Capital: “We’re Hunting in Packs” – The Rise of Women in Venture Capital
Jul 12, 2023
Ep 43 - Stephen Childs, CHRO at Panasonic & Global Keynote Speaker: ‘Do This and You Have Already Won’: How to Become "Undeniable"
Jul 05, 2023
Ep 42 - Tenille Cromwell, Chief Pilot and Former US Navy Mission Commander: A Chief Pilot's Insight: 4 Leadership Lessons To Help Your Career Take Off
Jun 28, 2023
Ep 41 - Joy Chen, CEO at the Multicultural Leadership Institute: Solving the Age 30 Problem: Helping More Asians Get Promoted in the US
Jun 21, 2023
Ep 40 - Joy Chen, CEO at the Multicultural Leadership Institute: How "UAF" Can Increase Your Influence and Shatter Glass Ceilings
Jun 14, 2023
Ep 39 - Gabor Holch, Intercultural Leadership Expert: 换位思考 - How to Overcome Cultural Difference So You Become A Better Leader
Jun 07, 2023
Ep 38 - Don Moore, Professor at the Haas School of Business: How to Become "Perfectly Confident" to Elevate Your Work and Life
May 31, 2023
Ep 37 - Keith Wolf, Managing Partner, Murray Resources: Get Noticed and Land Your Senior Role
May 24, 2023
Ep 36 - Margaret A. Neale, Professor Emerita at Stanford: Why (and How) Women Need to Negotiate Differently
May 17, 2023
Ep 35 - Margaret A. Neale, Professor Emerita at Stanford: “Getting (More of) What You Want”
May 10, 2023
Ep 34 - Abhijit Bhattacharya, Global Career Coach, S&P Global: How “Internal Coaching” Can Transform Your Business
May 03, 2023
Ep 33 - Nihar Chhaya, Executive Coach for C-Suite Leaders: How To Navigate “Everything, Everywhere All At Once.”
Apr 26, 2023
Ep 32 - Chip Davis, Voice and Acting Coach: Leaders Need to “Perform Competence” (and How To Do That)
Apr 19, 2023
Ep 31 - Julia Steel, Keynote Speaker and Author: “Stand Up, Step Up, Show Up”
Apr 12, 2023
Ep 30 - Jason Hreha, CEO at Persona: Behavioral Science BS (and What to Hone in on Instead)
Apr 05, 2023
Ep 29 - Ziya Muhamedcani, President at Madison Company and Sales Institute Japan: Why Sales Deserves Your Respect
Mar 29, 2023
Ep 28 - Claire Harbour, Career Transition Expert: Be an Acrobat and Recast Your Story
Mar 22, 2023
Ep 27 - Jewel Edward Love, Jr, Founder at Black Executive Men: Cracking the Code for Black Men in Corporate America
Mar 15, 2023
Ep 26 –Raquel Gonzalez-Dalmau, Executive Educator and Coach: Office Politics as an Engineering Problem
Mar 08, 2023
Ep 25 - Ron Carucci, Managing Partner at Navalent: How to Fix Our Trust Recession
Mar 01, 2023
Ep 24 - Phillip Mohabir, CEO of Vivosurgery – Take action and make bold moves
Feb 22, 2023
Ep 23 – Dr John Schaffner, Director Ohio State Coaching Program – How to Better Coach Your Younger Employees
Feb 15, 2023
Ep 22 - Gricha Safarian, Founder CACAO-TRACE: Chocolateman - Harnessing Power to Create Sustainable Business Practices
Feb 08, 2023
Ep 21 – Jenny Fernandez, Chief Marketing Officer at Loacker: Getting Your Seat At The Table
Feb 01, 2023
Ep 20 - Giselle Timmerman, Founder of Positive Work: How to Create More Positive and Powerful Organizations
Jan 25, 2023
Ep 19 - Michael Melcher, Global Leadership Coach and Partner, Next Step Partners: Winging It is Overrated
Jan 18, 2023
Ep 18 - Michael Melcher, Global Leadership Coach and Partner, Next Step Partners: Harnessing The Relationships That Will Transform Your Career
Jan 11, 2023
Ep 17 - Ron Carucci, Managing Partner at Navalent: Rising to Power
Jan 04, 2023
Ep 16 – Dr John Schaffner, Director Ohio State Coaching Program - Coaching Millennials: The Perspective That’s Being Missed
Dec 28, 2022
Ep 15 - Wala Loubani, CEO of Coachendo: Making Career Coaching Accessible
Dec 21, 2022
Ep 14 - Celine Teoh, CEO Coach: Harnessing small signals, vulnerability and conflict
Dec 14, 2022
Ep 13 - Deepti Pahwa, Chief Innovation Officer: How to reinvent your career – and yourself
Dec 07, 2022
Ep 12 - Rebecca Lovell, CEO of Denali Founder Consulting: How to become a “Force Multiplier” - Making an impact on your community
Nov 30, 2022
Ep 11 - Alex Tremble, Award-winning Speaker: How to become more politically savvy
Nov 23, 2022
Ep 10 - Keshav Pitani, VP of Light & Wonder: Overcoming Your Aversion to Office Politics
Nov 16, 2022
Ep 9 - Alison Temperley, Managing Partner at ATD Partners: Flexing Your Style - How Women Can Succeed in Professional Service Firms
Nov 09, 2022
Ep 8 - Dr. Kevin Williams, CEO of Career Skills Invest: How to Radically Change Your Career Trajectory
Nov 02, 2022
Ep 7 - Kara Williams, Partner at Credera: Advancing Your Career Through “Salt, Acid, Fat, and Heat”
Oct 26, 2022
Ep 6 - Marie Incontrera, CEO of Incontrera Consulting: Why A Strong Digital Presence Matters
Oct 19, 2022
Ep 5 – Peter Belmi, Professor at University of Virginia: Social Class & Our Beliefs – How they affect our Path to Power
Oct 12, 2022
Ep 4 – Chris Fenning, Award-winning Author: How to Start Conversations That Get Results
Oct 05, 2022
Ep 3 – L Bonita Patterson, CEO of Polaris: Communicating When Things Heat Up
Sep 21, 2022
Ep 2 – Camiel Gielkens, CEO of Relevance: How Power Amplifies Your Impact
Sep 21, 2022
Ep 1 – Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor at Stanford: Why Good People Need To Understand the Rules of Power
Sep 21, 2022
EP 0 – Michael Wenderoth, Author and Executive Coach: Introducing 97% Effective
Sep 21, 2022