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Originally recorded for Saturday, December 13, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Field Notes... When to Form a Task Force to Address a Problem

Originally recorded for Friday, December 12, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic in today's Field Notes... Leaders Quickly Reframe Negative Promotion Decisions

Originally recorded for Thursday, December 11, 2025 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes topic: How Good Leaders Localize the ‘Why’ After Announcing Major Change

Originally recorded for Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: What Makes a Leader Approachable?

Originally recorded for Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - Brittany and Mikey discus the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: The Common Feedback That You Don’t Bring People Along With You

Originally recorded for Monday, December 8, 2025 - Tom, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Field Notes: When Everyone on the Team Is Expected to Lead

Originally scheduled for Sunday, December 7, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Good Leaders Explain the Logic Behind Their Everyday Beliefs

Originally scheduled for Saturday, December 6, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: The Unique Challenge of Leading in a Matrix Organization

Originally recorded for Friday, December 5, 2025 - Bob, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: How Leaders Can Micromanage a Team by Owning Too Many of Their Problems

Originally recorded for Thursday, November 4, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Great Onboarding Makes People Feel as if They Belong Right Away

Originally recorded for Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - Jen, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Ask Team Members to Create Their Own Goals

Originally recorded for December 2, 2025 - Scott and Lisa discuss today's Field Notes entry entitled: Who Are the Best Informal Coaches and Mentors on Your Team?

Originally recorded for Monday, December 1, 2025 - Mallory, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Why Does My Organization Have So Many Meetings?

Originally recorded for Sunday, November 30, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Why Granting a Favor Makes You Like People More

Originally recorded for Saturday, November 29, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Field Notes: Do You Watch Too Many Revenge Films?

Originally recorded for Friday, November 28, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Be Careful Not to Weaponize Gratitude

Originally recorded for Thursday, November 27, 2025 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey talk about the topic of today's Field Notes entry: The Best Gratitude Practice Isn't What You Think

Originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Field Notes: Getting to "No" Faster

Originally recorded for Tuesday, November 25, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Promoting a More Candid Discussion in Real Time

Originally recorded for Monday, November 24, 2025 - Heidi Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in this morning's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Creating Awareness About a Problem or Opportunity Others Don’t Yet See

Originally recorded for Sunday, November 23, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Field Notes topic: For a Limited Time Only

Originally recorded for Saturday, November 22, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Mastering the Skill of Making the Complex Simple

Originally recorded for Friday November 21, 2025 - Barbara, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: The Triangle of Critique

Originally recorded for Thursday, November 20, 2025 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Knowing When It's Time to Quit

Originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - Emily and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Field Notes... The Undervalued Leadership Skill of Self-Editing

Originally recorded for Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - Megan, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... The Delicate Task of Assigning a Team Member’s Idea to Someone Else

Originally recorded for Monday, November 17, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Filed Notes entry: Take Projects Apart to Develop Delegation Skills

Originally recorded for Sunday, November 16, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Field Notes... Leaders Who Overemphasize Compensation Create Mercenaries

Originally recorded for Saturday, November 15, 2025 - Scott and Mikey unpack the topic found in this morning's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Great Leadership Development Plans Share Four Ingredients

Originally recorded for Friday, November 4, 2025 - Eric, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Field Notes - Loyalty Is a Consequence of Leadership

Originally recorded for Thursday, November 13, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Admired Leadership Field Notes topic... Learning From the Competition Can Make You Better

Originally recorded for Wednesday, November 12, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Field Notes topic... Leaders Must Ask for Sacrifice or All They Get Is Compliance

Originally recorded for Tuesday, November 11, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Field Notes... Strong Leaders Always Defend Others From Unfair Criticism

Originally recorded for Monday, November 10, 2025 - Scott and Mikey unpack today's Admired Leadership Field Notes topic: Create Internal Certifications for Team Members to Showcase Their Skills

Originally recorded for Sunday, November 9, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Field Notes topic... Initiate New Relationships by Finding a Common Connection

Originally recorded for Saturday, November 8, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Making the Office More Attractive to Team Members

Originally scheduled for Friday, November 7, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... Leading a Highly Emotional Colleague

Originally recorded for Thursday, November 6, 2025 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Sorry, I Can't Help You Right Now

Originally recorded for Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - Emily, Scott and Mikey discuss today's Field Notes entry: Your Leadership Role Opens Up New Conversations if You Let It ___ #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #networking #relationships Emily Blackburn, Scott Baker, Mikey Ames

Originally recorded for Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Field Notes topic: Don’t Cast Team Obligations as Goals During the Review and Planning Process

Originally recorded for Monday, November 3, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Field Notes... Protecting the Team by Saying ‘No’ Upstream

Originally scheduled for Sunday, November 2, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Getting a head Start

Originally recorded for November 1, 2025, Scott and Mikey discuss today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Helping Others Finish What They Can’t

Originally recorded for Friday, October 31, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Team Members Who Are Afraid of Disagreement

Originally recorded for Thursday, October 30, 2025 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Leaders Who Confuse Being Kind With Being Agreeable

Originally recorded for Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Admired Leadership Field Notes topic: Deciding on the Time to Decide

Originally recorded for Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - Lisa and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: How to Determine Your Leader’s Risk Appetite,

Originally recorded for Monday October 27, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Field Notes: Taking a Moment for Reflection

Originally recorded for Sunday, October 26, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Don’t Let AI Transcription Sink Your Ship

Originally recorded for Saturday, October 25, 2025 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Field Notes: Seeking Sweet and Sour Feedback