Lead Better
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Ep 272Lead Better - Use Audience Projection to Let People Discover Your Feedback
Originally recorded for Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the subject of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Use Audience Projection to Let People Discover Your Feedback
Ep 271Lead Better - Talk People Out of a New Role Before Talking Them Into It
Originally recorded for Monday, March 23, 2026 - Lisa, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Talk People Out of a New Role Before Talking Them Into It
Ep 270Lead Better - The Good and Bad of Replaying Conversations in Your Head
Originally recorded for Sunday, March 22, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of todays Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... The Good and Bad of Replaying Conversations in Your Head
Ep 269Lead Better - If the Team’s Values Truly Matter, Then People Need to Be Evaluated on Them
Originally recorded for Saturday, March 21, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... If the Team’s Values Truly Matter, Then People Need to Be Evaluated on Them
Ep 268Lead Better - Failure to Confront Poor Performance for Fear of Demotivating a Critical Team Member
Originally recorded for Friday, March 20, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Failure to Confront Poor Performance for Fear of Demotivating a Critical Team Member
Ep 267Lead Better - How Generations See Privacy Differently
Originally recorded for Thursday, March 19, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: How Generations See Privacy Differently
Ep 266Lead Better - Adding Default Settings to Increase Compliance
Originally recorded for Wednesday, March 18, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the subject of today's Field Notes... Adding Default Settings to Increase Compliance
Ep 265Lead Better - Overloading on the Negative Can Sometimes Be Highly Persuasive
Originally recorded for Tuesday, March 27, 2026 - Jordyn, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Overloading on the Negative Can Sometimes Be Highly Persuasive
Ep 264Lead Better - Leaders Who Make Relationships a Task to Achieve
Originally recorded for Monday, March 16, 2026 - Elana, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Leaders Who Make Relationships a Task to Achieve
Ep 263Lead Better - Excellence Is Not a Performance Target
Originally recorded for Sunday, March 15, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic found in this mornings Admired Leadership Field Notes: Excellence Is Not a Performance Target
Ep 262Lead Better - Bonding Through a Common Life Experience
Originally recorded for Saturday, March 14, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic written about in today's Admired Leadership Filed Notes entry: Bonding Through a Common Life Experience
Ep 261Lead Better - Empowerment Isn’t All-or-Nothing
Originally recorded for Friday, March 13, 2026 Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Empowerment Isn’t All-or-Nothing
Ep 260Lead Better - Less Forceful Ways of Expressing Disagreement
Originally recorded for Thursday, March 12, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss today's Admired Leadership Field Notes topic: Less Forceful Ways of Expressing Disagreement
Ep 259Lead Better - What Leaders Do That Demotivates Talented Team Members
Originally recorded for Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Emily, Scott and Mikey discus the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: What Leaders Do That Demotivates Talented Team Members
Ep 258Lead Better - Physically Reducing Your Status in a Room
Originally recorded for Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Admired Leadership Field Notes topic... Physically Reducing Your Status in a Room
Ep 257Lead Better - Stop Calling It Feedback
Originally recorded for Monday, March 9, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Stop Calling It Feedback
Ep 256Lead Better - Showing Others That You Have Heard Them
Originally recorded for Sunday, March 8, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Showing Others That You Have Heard Them
Ep 255Lead Better - "Burn the Boats"
Originally recorded for Saturday, March 7, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: "Burn the Boats"
Ep 254Lead Better - Overcoming the Challenges of a Rapidly Expanding Team
Originally recorded or Friday, March 6 2026 - Tom, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... Overcoming the Challenges of a Rapidly Expanding Team
Ep 253Lead Better - Even in the Workplace, Successful Advocacy Sometimes Requires a Crowd
Originally recorded for Thursday, March 5, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Even in the Workplace, Successful Advocacy Sometimes Requires a Crowd
Ep 252Lead Better - When It Comes to Financial Rewards, Cash Isn’t Always King
Originally recorded for Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - Jordyn and Mikey discuss today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... When It Comes to Financial Rewards, Cash Isn’t Always King
Ep 251Lead Better - The Zero-Sum Rule of High-Performing Teams
Originally recorded for Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: The Zero-Sum Rule of High-Performing Teams
Ep 250Lead Better - Letting Your Language Take the Temperature Up and Down in a Room
Originally recorded for Monday, March 2, 2026 - Ellie Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Letting Your Language Take the Temperature Up and Down in a Room
Ep 249Lead Better - Gradually and Then Suddenly
Originally recorded or Sunday, March 1, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entitled: Gradually and Then Suddenly
Ep 248Lead Better - Persuasion and Skin in the Game
Originally recorded for Saturday, February 28, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Persuasion and Skin in the Game
Ep 247Lead Better - Colleagues Who Agree and Then Run a Different Play
Originally recorded for Friday, February 27, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... Colleagues Who Agree and Then Run a Different Play
Ep 246Lead Better - What Every Leader Must Commit to Memory About Groups
Originally recorded for Thursday, February 26, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: What Every Leader Must Commit to Memory About Groups
Ep 245Lead Better - When High Performance Suffocates a Career
Originally recorded for Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... When High Performance Suffocates a Career
Ep 244Lead Better - Why Do People Insist on Holding Far Too Many Team Meetings?
Originally recorded for Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Why Do People Insist on Holding Far Too Many Team Meetings?
Ep 243Lead Better - Positive and Negative Frames for Justifying a Major Change
Originally recorded for Monday, February 23, 2026 - Megan and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... Positive and Negative Frames for Justifying a Major Change
Ep 242Lead Better - To Awaken Your Team’s Ambition, Consider Adding a Zero
Originally recorded for Sunday, February 22, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: To Awaken Your Team’s Ambition, Consider Adding a Zero
Ep 241Lead Better - Do You Know a Leader Who Is Sleep Deprived?
Originally recorded for Saturday, February 21, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Do You Know a Leader Who Is Sleep Deprived?
Ep 240Lead Better - Busy Leaders Insist a Complaint Must Be Followed by a Solution
Originally recorded for Friday, February 20, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Field Notes: Busy Leaders Insist a Complaint Must Be Followed by a Solution
Ep 239Lead Better - Expanding Your Relationship Range
Originally recorded for Thursday, February 19, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Expanding Your Relationship Range
Ep 238Lead Better - How to Get Better at Not Sweating the Small Stuff
Originally recorded for Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: How to Get Better at Not Sweating the Small Stuff
Ep 237Lead Better - To Get the Most From Your Day, Consider Time Blocking
Originally recorded for Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - Eric, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... To Get the Most From Your Day, Consider Time Blocking
Ep 236Lead Better - Preparing to Be Resilient
Originally recorded for Monday, February 16, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field notes entry... Preparing to Be Resilient
Ep 235Lead Better - The Selfishness of Self-Doubt
Originally recorded for Sunday, February 15, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... The Selfishness of Self-Doubt
Ep 234Lead Better - Encouraging More Contribution in Team Meetings
Originally recorded for Saturday, February 14, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Encouraging More Contribution in Team Meetings
Ep 233Lead Better - When Making Requests, Are You Speaking for Yourself or for the Organization?
Originally recorded for Friday, February 13, 2026 - Tom, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: When Making Requests, Are You Speaking for Yourself or for the Organization?
Ep 232Lead Better - How Leaders Talk About AI Can Influence Acceptance or Resistance
Originally recorded for Thursday, February 12, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the subject of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: How Leaders Talk About AI Can Influence Acceptance or Resistance
Ep 231Lead Better - Don’t Decide for Others by Withholding the Invitation
Originally recorded for Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Field Notes: Don’t Decide for Others by Withholding the Invitation
Ep 230Lead Better - Call Out and Get Curious About a Team Member’s Improvement
Originally recorded for Monday, February 9, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Field Notes: Call Out and Get Curious About a Team Member’s Improvement
Ep 229Lead Better - Beyond Praise: Why the Best Leaders Use Higher Forms of Recognition
Originally recorded for Sunday, February 8, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Beyond Praise: Why the Best Leaders Use Higher Forms of Recognition
Ep 228Lead Better - Good Leaders Say ‘No’ for Those They Lead
Originally recorded for Saturday, February 7, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Good Leaders Say ‘No’ for Those They Lead
Ep 227Lead Better - How the Best Leaders Normalize Not Knowing
Originally recorded for Friday, February 6, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: How the Best Leaders Normalize Not Knowing
Ep 226Lead Better - When Selecting Between Internal and External Candidates, Give the Insider the Edge
Originally recorded for Thursday, February 5, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... When Selecting Between Internal and External Candidates, Give the Insider the Edge
Ep 225Lead Better - When Team Members Openly Disrespect Each Other
Originally recorded for Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... When Team Members Openly Disrespect Each Other
Ep 224Lead Better - Leading Team Members Who Are Truth Tellers
Originally recorded for Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Leading Team Members Who Are Truth Tellers
Ep 223Lead Better - Redirecting the Message Toward a Different Audience
Originally recorded for Monday, February 2, 2026 - Ellie, Scott and Mikey discuss the subject of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entitled Redirecting the Message Toward a Different Audience