The Dirty Side of Leadership
By Ron Ward & Kristin Sokoloff
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Episodes: 162
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Where leadership meets entertainment! This weekly podcast disrupts the status quo by discussing hot-button topics that most podcasters are afraid to touch. Ron and Kristin apply their combined 50+ years of real leadership experience and take both a humorous and raw look behind closed doors. Often sharing personal experiences both in the workplace and out, they answer listener questions and breakdown 'dirty lessons' from Ron's best selling book, "The Dirty Side of Leadership".
| Episode | Date |
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Dark Psychology at Work: How Manipulation Hides in Plain Sight | Throwback Episode
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Breakdown of the Iran War with Colonel CJ Williams, USMC, Retired | Episode 155
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Groupthink: When Smart People Stop Thinking | Episode 154
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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EXCLUSIVE: Justin Fulcher DOGE Team Member, and Former Sr Advisor to Secretary Pete Hegseth | Episode 153
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Oregon's John Dutton; Leadership Lessons from One of Oregon’s Oldest Families with Tripp Dietrich | Episode 152
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Leadership Lessons from the Epstein Scandal: Power, Secrecy, and Corruption | Episode 151
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Hims Under Government Scrutiny: When Super Bowl Marketing Meets DOJ Referral | Episode 150
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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The Leadership Libido: Power, Drive, and the Hidden Hunger Behind Ambition | Episode 149
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Leadership Lessons From Blake Lively Vs. Justin Baldoni | Episode 148
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Will Carr on Purpose Over Performance: Why Success Still Feels Empty | Episode 147
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Why Small Talk Is Quietly Killing Connection | Episode 146
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Extreme Optimism and Its Rewards | Episode 145
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Lessons from the Arrest of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, with Colonel CJ Williams, USMC, Ret.
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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New Year, Same Brain (Why New Year's Resolutions Fail) | Episode 143
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Conversation Matching for the Holidays | Throwback Episode
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Christmas With Ron and Kristin | Episode 142
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Romantic Betrayal with Dr. Merissa Ferrara Elisei | Episode 141
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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The Empathy Trap: Why Leaders Burn Out Trying to Be Everyone’s Therapist | Episode 140
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Behind the Scenes: Get to Know Ron & Kristin | Throwback Episode
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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He Hunted Fugitives for the Feds, Now He’s Ready to Talk | Interview with Former U.S. Marshal Greg Forest | Episode 139
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Dark Psychology at Work: How Manipulation Hides in Plain Sight | Episode 138
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Loyalty & Betrayal: How to Spot a Modern Day Judas at Your Table | Episode 137
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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The Dirty Truth About What Makes a Leader Great | Throwback Episode
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Mafia Leadership Lessons with John Alite and His Story of Redemption | Episode 136
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Leadership in Parenting (Part 2) | Episode 135
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Leadership in Parenting (Part 1) | Episode 134
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Trump Calls All Military Leaders to Quantico: Worth the Cost? | Episode 133
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Leadership Lessons From Charlie Kirk and the Movement He Built | Episode 132
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Special Guest: John Whitt, Chess Champion & Author of "Checkmate!" | Episode 131
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Gen Z and the New Workforce | Episode 130
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Leadership Comparisons From the Northwest and the South | Episode 129
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Jealousy in the Workplace: When Envy Turns Dangerous | Episode 128
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Special Guest: Former Executive Producer and Author Tom Blomquist | Episode 127
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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The Saboteurs Within: What’s Really Holding You Back | Episode 126
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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More Than Survival - Leadership Lessons From the Wild With Jeff Zausch | Episode 125
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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My Boss is a Narcissist! | Throwback Episode
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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How Pod Bros Changed the Political Landscape in America: What Can We Learn? | Episode 124
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Toxic Positivity: When Optimism Goes Too Far | Episode 123
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Why Modern Women Are Under-Skilled (and Overwhelmed) With Special Guest January Donovan, Founder and CEO of the Internationally Acclaimed "The Woman School" | Episode 122
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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How the Chemicals in the Brain Can Enhance Your Leadership | Episode 121
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Integrity Is on Life Support - Here's How to Bring It Back to Life | Episode 120
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Horrible Bosses | Throwback Episode
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Leadership Lessons from Biden's Cognitive Decline | Episode 119
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Leading Through the Fog: Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and the Brain Crisis No One Talks About | Episode 118
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Why Weak Men Don’t Impress Women | Episode 117
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May 29, 2025 |
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New Orleans Jailbreak: A Leadership Failure of Epic Proportions | Episode 116
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May 22, 2025 |
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The Liver King: A Masterclass in Misleading Leadership | Episode 115
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May 15, 2025 |
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Leadership at Full Gallop: What the Kentucky Derby Teaches Us About Winning | Episode 114
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May 08, 2025 |
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Exporting Poverty: The Tragedy of the British Home Children | Episode 113
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May 01, 2025 |
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Unbossing: What Is It and Why Is It Trending? | Episode 112
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Will Trump’s Tariffs Restore American Greatness or Isolate Us from the World? | Episode 111
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Recognition is Free...So Why So Stingy? | Episode 110
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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The Slow Death of Greatness: When Leaders Tolerate Bad Employees | Episode 109
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Unheard Stories of Evil World Leaders | Episode 108
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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What Is the Difference Between Confidence and Arrogance? | Episode 107
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Is Bureaucracy Ruining Your Organization? | Episode 106
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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The Homelessness Hustle: Who's Really Cashing In? | Episode 105
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Are You Being Scammed? A Breakdown of the Series, "Scamanda", and the Steps Scammers Use to Get to You | Episode 104
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Is the Department of Education a Billion-Dollar Failure? | Episode 103
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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The Science of Persuasion: How to Make Anyone Agree With You | Episode 102
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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10 Types of Horrible Bosses | Episode 101
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Recap of the First 99, Guests, and Bloopers | Episode 100
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Unpacking Trump's Proposal: The External Revenue Service | Episode 99
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Interesting Facts About Inaugurations | Bonus Episode
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Leadership Failures from the California Inferno | Episode 98
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Trump’s Greenland Plan: Genius Strategy or Political Madness? | Episode 97
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Bourbon Street Terror: Leadership Failures Exposed in New Orleans Attack | Episode 96
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Evaluating 2024 to Succeed in 2025 | Episode 95
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Conversation Matching for the Holidays | Episode 94
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Accused of Racism, Acquitted of Guilt: Daniel Penny’s Leadership Under Fire | Episode 93
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Ten Reasons Businesses Fail | Episode 92
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Walmart Rolls Back DEI | Episode 91
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Government Waste: Does Trump Have the Answer? | Episode 90
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Seize the Moment (Post-Election Strategies) | Episode 89
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Careful Who You Hire | Episode 88
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Uncovering the Interesting World of Podcasting | Episode 87
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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The Phenomenon of Failing Up | Episode 86
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Crisis in Kentucky | Episode 85
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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P. Diddy and the Federal Court System | Episode 84
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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The Shady Business of Natural Disasters | Episode 83
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Unhealthy Church Leadership | Episode 82
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Does This Mean NASA Is Doomed? | Episode 81
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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The Truth About Union Strikes and What They Don't Want You to Know | Episode 80
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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What's a "No Quit" Policy? | Episode 79
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Leadership Plans vs. Promises; from CEO's to Presidential Candidates | Episode 78
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Price Controls: A Slippery Slope from Harris to Venezuela | Episode 77
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Resumé Padding; Is Tim Walz Guilty? | Episode 76
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Bouncing Back from Adversity | Episode 75
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Blinded by Inclusivity - Breakdown of the Olympic Opening Ceremony FAIL | Episode 74
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Taking Ownership and Accountability - Breakdown of Secret Service Director, Kimberly Cheatle's Congressional Testimony | Episode 73
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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The Truth About Communication in the Workplace (Part 2) & the Communication Breakdown Trump Assassination Attempt | Episode 72
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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The Truth About Communication in the Workplace (Part 1) | Episode 71
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Setting the Proper Boundaries at Work | Episode 70
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Ron and Kristin's Favorite Dirty Lessons | Episode 69
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Are You Scrappy? | Episode 68
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Birth Order, and Does It Matter? | Episode 67
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Stress Bragging | Episode 66
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Navigating Cliques in the Workplace | Episode 65
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May 30, 2024 |
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Is Someone Projecting Their Insecurities onto You? | Episode 64
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May 23, 2024 |
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Find Your Motivation | Episode 63
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May 16, 2024 |
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Tired of Being Distracted? | Episode 62
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May 09, 2024 |
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Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired? | Episode 61
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May 02, 2024 |
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Cancel Culture in the Workplace | Episode 60
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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College, who needs it? 25 Jobs That Don't Require a College Degree | Episode 59
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Managing Up: Connecting with Your Supervisor | Episode 58
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Gossip in the Workplace (Good or Bad?) | Episode 57
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Loud Budgeting (financial accountability) | Episode 56
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Leading Through Death (lead, fight or flight?) | Episode 55
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Success and Failure of Rock & Roll Bands (and the Lessons We Can Learn) | Episode 54
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Why Do the Wrong People Get Promoted? | Episode 53
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Leadership at 30,000 Feet (Kristin's story of see something, say something) | Episode 52
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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The Many Layers of Sexual Harassment | Episode 51
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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The Truth About Fitness & Nutrition | Episode 50
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Are You a Leader in the Bedroom? (Sleep Habits) | Episode 49
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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How to Improve Your DMP (Decision-Making Process) | Episode 48
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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How to Stay Cool Under Pressure | Episode 47
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Is "Meeting" a Dirty Word? | Episode 46
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Five Essentials to Making an Impact | Episode 45
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Unstoppable Habits | Episode 44
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Be More in 2024 | Episode 43
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Leading Through the Holidays | Episode 42
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Keeping It Together During the Holidays | Episode 41
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Radical Transparency | Episode 40
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Remote Work: The Good, The Bad and The WIFIugly | Episode 39
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Our World Is a Dumpster Fire, So Why Should I Be Grateful? | Episode 38
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Don't Quit Your Job Like This! | Episode 37
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Leadership in the Movies | Episode 36
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Who Are Better Leaders, Men or Women? | Episode 35
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Onboarding Nightmares | Episode 34
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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What Is Your Body Language Saying? (Part Two) | Episode 33
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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What Is Your Body Language Saying? (Part One) | Episode 32
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Should We Ditch Dress Codes? | Episode 31
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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IQ vs EQ Is Out; ADAPTABILITY Is In! | Episode 30
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Bored at Work? You May Be Suffering from Boreout Syndrome | Episode 29
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Are You Struggling with a Toxic Work Environment? | Episode 28
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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How to Improve Social Connections | Episode 27
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Are You Having Trouble Staying Motivated? | Episode 26
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Quit Getting Passed Over for Your Dream Job! | Episode 25
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Managing Generational Differences (Have We Gaslit Gen Z?) | Episode 24
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Is It Time for a Career Change? | Episode 23
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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What Happened to Customer Service? | Episode 22
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Why Are You the Way You Are? | Episode 21
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Hack Your Way Into The Beauty Bubble | Episode 20
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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7 Signs You're Being Sabotaged | Episode 19
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Behind the Scenes: Get to Know Ron & Kristin | Episode 18
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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One Word That Will Change Your Life | Episode 17
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe | Episode 16
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Stop the Bleed: Maintaining Employee Retention | Episode 15
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Kicking Fear's A$$ | Episode 14
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Talk Like a Boss | Episode 13
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Leadership Dynamics in Prisons | Episode 12
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May 25, 2023 |
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Killer Business Plan: Crimes for Financial Gain | Episode 11
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May 18, 2023 |
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Are You Suffering from Diversity Burnout? | Episode 10
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May 11, 2023 |
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Office Affairs | Episode 9
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May 04, 2023 |
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Is Workplace Humor Still a Thing? | Episode 8
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Are You a Great Leader? | Episode 7
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Workplace Bullying | Episode 6
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Quiet Quitting | Episode 5
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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My Co-Worker is Annoying! | Episode 4
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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My Boss is a Narcissist! | Episode 3
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Help, I Hired a Dud! | Episode 2
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Horrible Bosses | Episode 1
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Mar 10, 2023 |