Corporate Competitor Podcast
216 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago -What do most Fortune 500 executives have in common? They learned important lessons on the fields and courts of their high school and collegiate sports teams. This is true for both men and women. Ernst & Young found that a whopping 94% of women holding a C-suite position, played sports.
Join 11-time New York Times Best-Selling Author Don Yaeger on his journey to sit with some of the brightest executives in the world as we discuss how sports shaped their professional trajectory in life.
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AOL Founder Steve Case asks: Imaginer or Manager? The one thing entrepreneurs must consider
April 17, 2024 10:00 - 25 minutes - 58.4 MBEp. 176: Steve found himself on the basketball court with Barack Obama growing up in Hawaii! His competitive spirit was on display when he co-founded AOL and lead the second largest merger of all time with the blending of new media AOL and old media Time Warner. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and stud...
StretchLab President Verdine Baker gives you 5 ways to foster meaningful relationships at work
April 10, 2024 10:00 - 37 minutes - 86.1 MBEp. 175: Soccer shaped this leader who joined StretchLab when there were three franchise locations. Today, there are more than 400 studios across North America and 900 licensed locations globally, making them the global leader in assisted stretching. He offers numerous tips including: How to use the first minute of every meeting to “humanize” the context and put everyone in a more open and collaborative mindset. Creating daily, weekly, and monthly meeting rhythms that provide timely and...
Best-selling Author Jon Gordon shares “The One Truth”
April 03, 2024 10:00 - 32 minutes - 74.2 MBEp. 174: Cornell Lacrosse shaped Jon Gordon who recently released The One Truth: Elevate Your Mind, Unlock Your Power, Heal Your Soul. We discuss ways to keep your team connected, including specific techniques. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and a leadership activity for your team to connect by sharing a hero, hardship, highlight, hope, and something hilarious. Click here to download the bonus resource. +Looking for a speaker for your next event? From ...
Cisco Executive Rachel Barger says: Always keep an open door
March 20, 2024 10:00 - 38 minutes - 88.4 MBEp. 173: Field hockey at the University of Delaware and Team USA shaped Rachel’s competitive spirit and teamwork skills that help her lead a dynamic team across 17 countries. You will learn: Four questions she asks employees to foster positive learning conversations with her team. The best way to identify a “diamond in the rough” who may be hiding in your business. How to implement and maintain an open door policy in a hybrid work environment. “Make it super clear you want them to...
Former P&G CEO Bob McDonald says: Leadership is the most valuable – and scarce – resource in the world.
March 13, 2024 10:00 - 47 minutes - 109 MBEp. 172: Football and baseball shaped Bob whose 33 years working for P&G culminated in his role as Chairman, President, and CEO. Under his leadership, P&G added nearly one billion people to its global customer base, and its stock price increased by 60 percent in his four years as CEO. Following his career at P&G, Bob was selected by President Obama to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. While at the helm of the VA, Bob was able to help transform the agency into one that truly deliver...
Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders on How to Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field
March 06, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes - 99.8 MBEp. 171: To celebrate our new book that hits shelves March 12th, Coach Prime and I discuss the mindset that keeps him highly motivated – and highly motivating – after an impressive career. This Pro Football Hall of Famer played 14 seasons in the NFL and nine seasons in Major League Baseball. His 1992 World Series appearance makes him the only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. Now he is developing young men into leaders as the football coach at University of Colorado....
MasterClass Founder & CEO David Rogier asks: What is your “best failure” of the week?
February 28, 2024 11:00 - 40 minutes - 91.9 MBEp. 170: Pickleball fuels the competitive fire of David Rogier who founded the streaming platform that makes it possible for anyone to watch or listen to hundreds of video lessons taught by 200+ of the world's best. In our conversation and DOWNLOADABLE BONUS RESOURCE. You will learn: 5:00 The extraordinary lesson about education passed down to him by his grandmother, a Holocaust survivor and inspirational figure behind MasterClass 10:00 Behind-the-scenes stories of the first three signi...
Longtime Celebrity Cruises CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo: How to make your comeback stronger than your setback.
February 21, 2024 11:00 - 40 minutes - 92.8 MBEp. 169: She was the first woman to lead the multi-billion-dollar global company and shares her success didn't come easily. Today we discuss the lessons in her new book, Making Waves: A Woman's Rise to the Top Using Smarts, Heart and Courage. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest ...
Vistage CEO Sam Reese says: If you want to grow as a leader, box yourself in.
February 14, 2024 11:00 - 42 minutes - 96.9 MBEp. 168: CU Boulder Track and Cross Country shaped this CEO who runs a coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize businesses. Today, more than 45,000 members in 35 countries rely on Vistage to help make better decisions for their companies, families, and communities. Learn how to set personal goals around the “Six F’s” of family, finances, function (your job), fitness, faith, and future. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflectio...
Super Bowl Champion David Tyree shares lessons learned before The Helmet Catch
February 07, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes - 68.7 MBEp. 167: Giants Wide Receiver David Tyree’s “helmet catch” immediately went down as one of the iconic moments in Super Bowl lore, but did you know it likely wouldn’t have happened had Eli Manning and Tyree not “connected” earlier as colleagues and teammates? Incredible athletic feats such as this are what Super Bowls are made of; but behind such feats are unseen examples of leadership that create the conditions for them to happen. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the...
Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer says: To inspire feedback, start by saying: “Help me!”
January 31, 2024 11:00 - 42 minutes - 97.9 MBEp. 166: Basketball shaped the CEO at the helm of the global leader in real-time continuous glucose monitoring for people with diabetes. Kevin’s days coaching have taught him the value of teamwork– lessons he applies to his 8,300 Dexcom employees that go to work to accomplish the mission of empowering people to take control of their health. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. Looking for...
Spire Global CEO Peter Platzer challenges you to grow your “change muscle.”
January 17, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes - 84.2 MBEp. 165: Squash shaped this “ex-Wall Street businessman” who quit his job at age 42 and enrolled in the International Space University to pursue his dream. In this episode you will learn how to: Determine the right pace of change for yourself and your organization. Interview new hires for culture as well as competencies using the “two-value” technique. Instill a growth mindset through the principles of autonomy, mastery and purpose. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-...
Google Executive Sarah Madden Armstrong says: Nobody can honor boundaries they don’t know about
January 03, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes - 86.4 MBEp. 164: Georgetown Volleyball shaped this leader’s career, which includes 20 years at The Coca-Cola Company, where she led Worldwide Agency Operations across 200 countries and was recognized as one of Advertising Age’s “Women to Watch.” In order to create a positive work-life balance, she learned how to set boundaries — but with one proviso. “Boundaries aren’t of any value if you don’t share them,” she noted. “People can’t honor boundaries they don’t know about.” Our BONUS RESOU...
Tampa Bay Partnership CEO Bemetra Simmons says: To lead you must have a coachable spirit
December 20, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 84.1 MBEp. 163: College basketball shaped this leader who was an executive at United Way Suncoast and enjoyed a lucrative career as a banking executive at Wells Fargo and BB&T before landing at Tampa Bay Partnership. “True competitors aren’t actually trying to beat someone else,” she shared. “They are trying to be the best that they can be, and the byproduct is that they beat other people because they're assessing themselves against where they want to be.” Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode i...
Creator of The Miracle Morning Hal Elrod teaches you how to achieve level 10 goals
December 06, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 91.8 MBEp. 162: Hal was told he would never walk again, and ten years later he ran an Ultra Marathon. The new “Updated & Expanded Edition” of his book The Miracle Morning outlines his six-step morning ritual. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. +Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time Don offers t...
Walmart Executives taught Top Rancher Bob McClaren: “You’re Never too Big to Seek a Little Advice”
November 22, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes - 83.3 MBEp. 161: 44 Farms CEO Bob McClaren spent a decade as the president of business operations for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball before taking over his family’s cattle ranch. Today he keeps the art of ranching alive with his partnership with Walmart, serving the highest quality beef to his customers for more than five generations as one of the largest Angus breeders in the United States. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection...
Coach K offers two questions you should ask to elevate team performance
November 08, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutes - 86.1 MBEp. 160: In his 42 seasons at Duke, Coach Mike Krzyzewski built a dynasty that few programs in the history of the game can match. He is the winningest, five-time national champion and NCAA record 13-time Final Four participant. As the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Basketball Team, he brought home six gold medals. So you might say that Coach K knows a little something about getting “buy-in” from his team. “You have to put yourself in a position to have conversations and build relati...
Best-Selling Author Daniel Pink says: We overvalue intensity and undervalue consistency.
October 25, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutes - 86.1 MBEp.159: “Being a professional is doing what you love to do even on days you don’t love doing it,” Daniel shared. This motto has netted him seven New York Times bestsellers, including his latest, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward. His books have been translated into more than 40 languages, and have sold millions of copies around the world. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus...
SMAC Entertainment CEO Constance Schwartz-Morini says: If you aren’t invited to the table, create your own.
October 11, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 91.8 MBEp. 158: The leader who manages Erin Andrews, Deion Sanders, Michael Strahan, and Tony Gonzalez, joins the show to discuss how confidence and gratitude can co-exist to make you a better leader. Constance shared that several important early lessons in leadership were learned through her own sporting experiences. A 95-pound softball player in high school who didn’t see a lot of at bats, she says she was proud to be a backup and “bench cheerleader.” “It doesn't matter how great I play ...
Former NFL QB Christian Ponder says: In moments of transition, focus on these four things
September 27, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 68.2 MBEp. 157: Christian co-founded The Post with former Under Armour President Justin LaRose, an organization dedicated to the proposition that athletes offer a unique set of experiences and skills that make them promising candidates for leadership after they’ve hung up their cleats. In the podcast, Christian shares lessons learned through a lifetime in sports about finding a sense of identity, purpose and community, including why hating to lose can be a better motivator and teacher than lo...
Entertainment Mogul Scooter Braun asks: Why not you?
September 13, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 77.2 MBEp. 156: College basketball shaped this CEO of HYBE America, and founder of SB Projects. Scooter focuses on what sports has taught him about getting the upper-hand on adversity in business and in life including: How to play a four-quarter game in business, just as in basketball. The difference between a failure and a pit-stop in the journey of success. Learning to love the bad moments in life as much as the good ones Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank ...
Beacon Pointe CEO Shannon Eusey asks: Do you welcome a little bit of combat?
August 30, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 87.9 MBEp. 155: University of California Irvine Volleyball shaped the co-founder of the largest female-led Registered Investment Advisory firm in the United States. “I think athletes know what it takes to win,” Eusey said in the podcast. “And I think the reason they know what it takes to win is because they've experienced what it takes to lose. Today she expresses her competitive fire through running marathons but also by encouraging her team to challenge each other – and her – to make the whole te...
Super Bowl Champion Michael Oher offers advice for When Your Back’s Against the Wall
August 08, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 75.2 MBEp. 154: My co-author whose life inspired the hit movie The Blind Side is back with an inspiring and motivating book on overcoming any obstacle, no matter how tough the odds! Click here to order the book! The next chapter of Oher will be about positively impacting young people who are like he was before the world ever heard of this warm-hearted giant of a man. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus...
Chicago Cubs Co-Owner Todd Ricketts says: Never expect anything you don’t earn.
August 02, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 60.6 MBEp. 153: This prominent businessman serves on the board of directors at TD Ameritrade, a company founded by his father, and acquired by Charles Schwab in 2020. Whether it is financial services or sports, Ricketts is a big believer in the power of culture, a belief that was reinforced after he donned a fake beard and glasses on Undercover Boss. Working odd jobs around Wrigley field, Ricketts discovered something that vindicated his family’s focus on culture: “a contagious love for the o...
Performance Psychologist Jim Loehr says: Know your stress limit so you don’t come apart
July 19, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 91 MBEp. 152: Baseball and tennis shaped this co-founder of the Human Performance Institute. In the episode and BONUS RESOURCE Jim shares his philosophy and practical approaches to building healthy and high-performance teams, including: Listening to the most important coach no one hears but you. How to reset your energy to be fully present and positive at work and at home. Keeping that engagement-promoting hormone oxytocin flowing through your team. If these lessons resonated with y...
Blue Angel Pilot turned Navy Federal Executive Keith Hoskins says: Compartmentalization isn’t always a bad thing
July 05, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 78.6 MBEp. 151 REWIND EPISODE: College football shaped Keith Hoskins whose Navy career included serving as Commanding Officer for Naval Air Station Pensacola, where he provided leadership oversight for more than 25,000 military and civilian personnel. You will learn incredible lessons in collaboration, character, and why compartmentalization isn’t always a bad thing Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus re...
EY Americas Center for Board Matters Leader, Kris Pederson says: You can grow professionally through the power of saying “yes”
June 21, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 89.6 MBEp. 150: Swimming shaped Kris who climbed the corporate ladder at PwC and IBM before arriving at Ernst & Young. You will learn how to build effective coaching and mentoring into your daily routine. Kris is a recipient of Consulting Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award and she brings a wealth of knowledge to the table, acquired throughout her career and enhanced by her MBA from Harvard Business School. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection qu...
Infosys Consulting CEO Andrew Duncan says: To lead you must stay humble
June 07, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 80.2 MBEp. 149: Rugby, golf, and fishing have shaped Andrew, whose clients have included Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. He received international acclaim as a leading figure in his industry from Consulting Magazine and teaches why humility is a leader’s most potent leadership trait. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. If these lessons resonated with you, connect with me and my team at maxwellle...
Visa Global Sponsorship Strategy SVP Andrea Fairchild says: Behind every number there is a story
May 31, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBEp. 148: Equestrian and track & field shaped the leader responsible for Visa’s partnerships with the NFL, Olympics, and FIFA. In the months leading up to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Andrea’s team will launch a marketing campaign based on the premise that “behind every number, there is a story” that will bring the achievements of these world-class athletes to life!! Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questio...
P.F. Chang's CEO Damola Adamolekun says: Start your day with a conquest
May 24, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 92.6 MBEp. 147: Brown University football taught Damola about hard work and sacrifice, core values that he took to heart in a career that has taken him from the world of Wall Street to the C-Suite at P.F. Chang’s. +Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. ++If these lessons resonated with you, connect with me and my team at maxwellleadership.com/don and together we can next-level your company cult...
Virgin Voyages President & CEO Tom McAlpin asks: Do you know the gap in your customers’ experience that they are missing?
May 17, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 78.9 MBEp. 146: Wrestling shaped this founding member of the Disney Cruise Line who rose to President. When I first met Tom, he handed me the coolest business card I had ever seen. He was the chief executive of a 1-ship cruise line called The World. The business card he handed me let me know I was talking the President of The World. Today as CEO of Virgin Voyages, he leads a world-class team in all elements of ship design, sailor experience, construction, crew, safety, operations and service del...
Chevron’s Kim McHugh asks: Are you fully engaged on the sideline?
May 10, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 92.7 MBREWIND EPISODE: Featuring the highest ranking woman in the oil drilling industry honor of Mother’s Day! Kim is a proud mother and learned valuable lessons from her time playing volleyball at Texas A&M and I know you will love her wisdom. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. If these lessons resonated with you, connect with me and my team at maxwellleadership.com/don and together we can ne...
Savannah Bananas Owner Jesse Cole says: At heart I am still a kid just trying to make my dad proud.
May 03, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 90.8 MBEp. 144: Jesse is BACK as our first repeat guest to talk about our new book Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas. Whether at the ballpark, on social media, onstage delivering keynotes, or in features for ESPN, Jesse continues to create fans all over the world. The Bananas have sold out every game since their first season and have a waitlist for tickets in the thousands. They have entertained millions of fans in Savannah and at ballparks all over their country ...
Involta President & CEO Jim Buie says: The answers you receive are only as effective as the questions you ask.
April 26, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutes - 86.6 MBEp. 143: Baseball and football shaped Jim whose experience includes executive roles at Comcast and AT&T. Today his competitive spirit can be seen golfing and skiing in his home state of Colorado! “As a corporate leader, I'm always thinking about that person who takes the first phone call from our customer. ‘How hard are we making that job?’ I want to know.” Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus res...
Ashley Furniture EVP Drew Maddux asks: Are you suffering from “destination disease?”
April 19, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 101 MBEp. 142: Vanderbilt Basketball shaped Drew. Growing up in Tennessee, he disciplined himself as a young boy to take 750-1,000 shots a day on the basketball court because he wanted to be the third person in his family to play basketball at Vanderbilt, where his dad and grandfather played. "I want to eliminate 'destination disease.' Let's chase winning with everything that we have, but let's not allow that to become the impairment of us becoming all we can be along the journey." - Drew Maddux...
GOLFTEC CEO Joe Assell says: It is not about the quantity of people you know, but the quality of the relationship.
April 12, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 75.7 MBEp. 141: Golf shaped this PGA Golf Executive of the Year. He reminds us of the importance of building strong relationships in every area of an organization. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. If these lessons resonated with you, connect with me and my team at maxwellleadership.com/don and together we can next-level your company culture! Special thanks to Clayton Cole, Ethan Salzberg, and Lauren Hafner for making this episode po...
Longtime Apple and Burberry Executive Angela Ahrendts reminds us we are all in the "people business.”
April 05, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 79.2 MBEp. 140: Tennis and gymnastics shaped Angela who has been named to the Forbes Most Powerful Women list an incredible EIGHT times. Today she serves on the Board of Ralph Lauren, AirBnb, and Save the Children International, a charity focused on improving the lives of at-risk children worldwide. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. +If these lessons resonated with you, connect with me and my team at maxwellleadership.com/don and to...
Equitable President Nick Lane asks: How do you keep score?
March 29, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 81.8 MBEp.139: Princeton Lacrosse shaped this leader who won two national championships under legendary coach Bill Tierney. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. You will learn: 8:00 How to emphasize the power or "we" on your team. 15:00 The level of employee interaction required to achieve success. 18:30 The difference between being accountable and responsible. 27:00 How to identify a mean...
Longtime Retirement Advisors of America CEO Ron Simmons says: To build trust have “no agenda” meetings
March 22, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 98.5 MBEp. 138 Football and baseball shaped Chairman of Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Ron Simmons developed the practice of holding a 20-minute meeting with each of his team members with “no agenda other than getting to know each other.” “I learned early on that if I wanted to be able to accomplish things, I needed to have my colleagues trust me,” Simmons said. “If you can develop a personal bond with someone, then when some conflict arises, you can melt it away a lot better by drawing on your ...
WD-40 President & CEO Steve Brass asks: Are you listening with the intention of being influenced?
March 15, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes - 77.2 MBEp. 137: Cricket shaped the leader who grew up in Yorkshire, England where “the humans were outnumbered by the sheep.” Leave it to the CEO of WD-40 to figure out a way to smooth out the squeaks in his company’s culture, but that’s exactly what the company’s new boss Steve Brass did on day one of becoming the leader of a brand whose name has become synonymous with making things operate better. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Cli...
MOD Pizza Co-Founder and CEO Scott Svenson reminds us that culture travels through stories.
March 08, 2023 11:00 - 45 minutes - 103 MBEp. 136: Harvard Football shaped this "business athlete" who bakes his company's purpose into his product while leading his 12,000 employees. Scott founded Seattle Coffee Company in London before selling it to Starbucks and serving as the President of Starbucks Europe. In 2008, Scott and his wife Ally founded MOD Pizza in Seattle, a fast-casual restaurant chain that offers artisan-style pizzas and salads, and today they have 500 locations across America. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this epis...
Leadership Expert John C. Maxwell asks: Do you know the top time-waster in leaders’ lives?
March 01, 2023 11:00 - 41 minutes - 96.2 MBEp. 135 REWIND EPISODE: To celebrate John’s new book The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication, we are throwing it back to one of our first episodes. John began practicing leadership as a sophomore on the Circleville, Ohio High School basketball team, when was named captain. “He might be the youngest,” his coach said to the team, “but there is nobody here that wants you to succeed as much as John.” It’s no stretch to say that what was true then remains true of his team at Maxwell Leadership...
SiriusXM CMO Denise Karkos shares how to coach confidence
February 22, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 61.9 MBEp. 134: Notre Dame Soccer Captain and Ad Age CMO of the Year encourages you to keep a “happy folder” of nice notes and projects you are proud of so that when you exerpience low points you can revisit the folder and get a little boost. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode is “Build Trustworthy Relationships” which includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions for this episode. Click here to download the bonus resource. Bring Don Yaeger’s inspiration and tools for culture trans...
Bridgewater Associates Chief Legal Officer Tracey Brady Yurko says: Learn to figure it out.
February 15, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes - 75.6 MBEp. 133: Johns Hopkins Lacrosse shaped Tracey who offers insights into skills that may not fit naturally on the resumé but belong in any true leadership toolkit. These include: How to give honest feedback that promotes learning without hurting people’s feelings. Why learning to flex your “feedback muscle” is critical to mentoring in today’s workplace. The real reason effective leaders ought to practice being calm in times of crisis. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-...
Cigna’s Mike Triplett says: As you advance, reach back and bring someone with you.
February 08, 2023 11:00 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBEp. 132: Football shaped the leader in charge of Cigna’s U.S. employer group business market strategy, sales, and local community engagement initiatives. Some people view corporate success as climbing a ladder, Mike Triplett views it as crossing a bridge, and he takes special care never to cross a bridge without bringing someone along who contributed to his success. Our BONUS RESOURCE includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions for this episode Click here to download the bonu...
The Wonderful Company CFO Stephen Howe asks: Are you aware of what happens when you walk in the room?
January 25, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 82 MBEp. 131: Oxford Basketball shaped Stephen whose portfolio includes brands like FIJI Water, Halos Mandarins, POM Wonderful, and JUSTIN Wines. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode is “What Happens When You Walk in the Room?” which includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions from today’s episode. Click here to download the bonus resource. If these lessons resonated with you, connect with me and my team at maxwellleadership.com/don and together we can next-level your company c...
IBM Global Executive Stacie Mason asks: How do you know what to say if you haven’t listened?
January 18, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes - 76 MBEp. 130: When Stacie asks a client, “How do we compare to the competition,” she’s not going through the motions or being polite. She’s showing interest and creating a respectful environment in which honesty can develop—and she’s not afraid of what she might hear. Listeners to this episode will learn: 9:00 Growth questions every leader should ask themselves. 14:30 How to determine if you are a leader or a manager. 20:00 How to blindspot-proof your leadership team. 24:00 Three leaders...
Trend Micro COO Kevin Simzer says: Make Your Employees Feel Like Superheroes
January 11, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 68 MBEp. 129: Hockey shaped this cybersecurity executive, an industry with zero unemployment and three million open jobs on any given day. Download our “Make Your Employees Feel Like Superheroes” BONUS RESOURCE for this episode! If these lessons resonated with you, connect with me and my team at maxwellleadership.com/don and together we can next-level your company culture! Special thanks to Samuel Manley and Nico Finol for making this episode possible.
KPMG US Chair & CEO Paul Knopp says: The best cultures have leaders who listen.
January 04, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes - 79.1 MBEp. 128: Football, track, and baseball shaped Paul who was named to Glassdoor’s list of Top CEOs determined by employee approval ratings. Listeners will learn how KPMG uses DEI principles and practices in its strategic planning, especially with talent acquisition. “Worrying is not a productive way to bring about change,” he noted. “The leader’s role is to be the calm in the middle of adversity.” Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions ...
Best of 2022: Formulas for Success with Maxwell Leadership Executive Vice President Chris Goede
December 28, 2022 11:00 - 29 minutes - 68.7 MBReflection episode: After more than 100 conversations with leaders from companies like Amazon, Netflix, Disney, and Google, I've learned that sports not only taught our guests great lessons that translate to business, but it is a common denominator that makes them more relatable. For our last episode of 2022, I invited Maxwell Leadership Executive Vice President Chris Goede to our reflection episode to talk about his favorite episodes and specifically the formulas shared. Our BONUS RESOU...