
A Student of Leadership - Real Leaders. Real Growth. One Table.
Robert Adams
Show overview
A Student of Leadership - Real Leaders. Real Growth. One Table. launched in 2025 and has put out 78 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 10 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 7 min and 10 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 32 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Robert Adams.
From the publisher
Welcome to A Student of Leadership, the podcast for leaders who believe growth is never finished.I'm Robert Adams. Behavioral leadership coach.Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coach.Thirty years in food distribution, multi-unit operations, and leadership development. Ranked #16 in the United States for Management and Leadership on LinkedIn by Favikon.Each episode delivers one idea, one story, and one question worth sitting with. Built for leaders who are actually in the work. Not theorizing about it.The food industry is where leadership gets tested every single day.On the floor. In the kitchen. At the table. In the boardroom.Fast-paced environments, tight margins, diverse teams, constant pressure. Labor shortages, turnover, supply chain disruptions.These are not buzzwords.They are our daily reality.This podcast is built for that reality.The foundation of everything here is the Place Setting Framework, seven dimensions of leadership using a formal table setting as metaphor.The Plate.The Knife.The Fork.The Spoon.The Glass.The Napkin.The Table.Each week maps to one element.Each episode connects to The Leadership Table newsletter on Substack, arriving every Monday at 6:00 AM.Leadership excellence is not built on charisma or natural talent.It is built on intentional behaviors that anyone can learn, practice, and master. Small shifts in how we communicate, recognize effort, handle conflict, build accountability, and show up for our teams create lasting impact. Practical. Proven. Implementable immediately.I am not here pretending to have all the answers. I am here as a fellow student. Someone who believes the moment we stop learning is the moment we stop leading effectively.New episodes every Tuesday at 6:00 AM EST.Listen and subscribe:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-student-of-leadership-real-leaders-real-growth-one-table/id1788679511Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6KdlbKAVbF118b2KhfcpqyWebsite: https://astudentofleadership.riverside.com/The Leadership Table on Substack: https://robertadamsleader.substack.com/Real Leaders. Real Growth. One Table.
Latest Episodes
View all 78 episodesThe Seat No One Wants Anymore
Why I'm Going Quiet in August
Episode 75: The Reciprocal Obligation That Does Not End When They Leave
Episode 74: The Audit Your Team Runs on You Every Day
Episode 73: Hard Conversations Are the Work AI Cannot Do for You
Episode 72: Walking Away From a Title You Spent Thirty Years Earning
Episode 71: Q2 Close - The Trust Audit Most Leaders Skip
Episode 70: The Refill Discipline
Episode 69: From Feedback to Feedforward
Episode 68: How to Lead When You Do Not Have the Authority
Episode 67: Leading When Your Team Is Beat Down
Episode 66: Leading Across Generations
Episode 65: The Leader Who Sees the Whole Person
Episode 64: The Feedback That Actually Changes Behavior
Episode 63: Developing People in a Time-Starved Environment
Episode 62 - The Daily Act Is the Leadership Act
Episode 61 - Why Great Leaders Step Toward Conflict
Episode 60 - The leader who broke down so you don't have to

Ep 59Episode 59 - The manager who saved her team by actually listening
The podcast discusses the critical role of empathy in leadership, highlighting the three essential parts of empathy, the cost of an empathy recession, the practical application of empathy at Chick-fil-A, the intersection of AI and empathy, and the importance of practicing empathy in leadership.TakeawaysEmpathy is a crucial aspect of effective leadershipPracticing cognitive, effective, and behavioral empathy is essential for creating a supportive workplace culture.Chapters00:00 The Importance of Empathy in Leadership06:06 Empathy in Action: Chick-fil-A Example

Ep 58Episode 58 - The 3-minute coaching conversation that changed everything
The episode discusses coaching under pressure and the impact of coaching on real-time development. It also highlights the role of technology in coaching and provides an invitation for the week to practice coaching in high-pressure moments.TakeawaysCoaching under pressureReal-time developmentChapters00:00 Coaching Under Pressure05:50 The Role of Technology