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The Effective Executive

251 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

This podcast is designed for veteran, new and aspiring executives and executive teams. We don't teach leadership. We help executives uncover how your brain works (neuroscience), master synthetic thinking, and assemble methods to improve your career and create value for your organization.

You can get our Effective Executive Starter Kit at https://the95method.com/starterkit.

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Episodes

2024 - The Year of Economic Reckoning?

January 02, 2024 13:43 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 170th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

First, Second, and Third Order Thinking

December 17, 2023 23:03 - 8 minutes - 12 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 169th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Your Organization is TOO Bloated

December 10, 2023 17:34 - 12 minutes - 17 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 168th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Executives - Seek and Encourage Different Views

December 03, 2023 17:02 - 8 minutes - 11.6 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 167th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Theory and Experience

November 26, 2023 17:03 - 8 minutes - 12 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 166th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

No Theory is Proven

November 19, 2023 14:54 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 165th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Turning Hypothesis to Theory and Theory to Knowledge

November 12, 2023 18:36 - 13 minutes - 18.3 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 164th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Why Process Improvement Fails

November 05, 2023 13:27 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 163rdepisode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this epi...

Executives: Monitor These Websites

October 29, 2023 15:28 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 162nd episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

The Cure for Micromanagement

October 22, 2023 20:00 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 161st episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

The Biggest Mistake a New Executive Can Make - And Most Do

October 15, 2023 19:07 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 160th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

8 Differentiators of The 95 Method

October 08, 2023 20:42 - 18 minutes - 25.5 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 159th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Moving Your Organization from Control to Freedom

October 01, 2023 20:25 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 158th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Economic Update - 3rd Quarter 2023

September 24, 2023 21:47 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 157th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

How Business Transformation Can Fix Motivation - Part II

September 17, 2023 21:24 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 156th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

How Business Transformation Can Fix Motivation

September 11, 2023 12:55 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 155th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Executives - Beware Macro Surveys

September 04, 2023 12:40 - 18 minutes - 25.5 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 154th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Business Transformation without Executives

August 27, 2023 14:03 - 14 minutes - 20.5 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 153rd episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

AI, Prompt Engineering and More

August 21, 2023 09:37 - 13 minutes - 18.3 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 152nd episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Avoiding Unintended Consequences

August 14, 2023 10:29 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 151st episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Method Leadership

August 07, 2023 09:58 - 11 minutes - 15.1 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 150th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

The 5 Keys to Successful Business Transformation

July 31, 2023 13:09 - 14 minutes - 19.6 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 149th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

The Effective Executive - Your Fiduciary Responsibility

July 24, 2023 10:28 - 9 minutes - 13.2 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 148th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

The 95 Method - Business Transformation Steps

July 17, 2023 14:50 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 147th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

How Can AI Help Executives?

July 09, 2023 18:10 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 146th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Effective Executive Topics - 2nd Half of 2023

July 03, 2023 10:58 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 145th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Economic Update - 2nd Quarter, 2023

June 26, 2023 12:49 - 18 minutes - 25.2 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 144th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Get Perspective!

June 19, 2023 13:13 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 143rd episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In this ep...

Executive Anti-Axiom 5: If You Can't Change the People, Change the People

June 11, 2023 15:40 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 142nd episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Anti_Axiom 4 - Looking Out for #1

June 05, 2023 10:41 - 4 minutes - 6.64 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 141st episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Anti-Axiom 3 - You Can't Please Everyone

May 29, 2023 15:47 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 140th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Anti-Axiom 2 - Better to Ask for Forgiveness Than Permission

May 22, 2023 12:07 - 8 minutes - 12.1 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 139th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Anti-Axiom 1 - If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It

May 15, 2023 12:20 - 12 minutes - 17.1 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 138th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 18 - Transformation is a Constant

May 08, 2023 12:24 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 137th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 17 - Action and Inaction Have Consequences

May 01, 2023 12:53 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 136th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 16 - Organizational Decay is Inevitable

April 24, 2023 00:09 - 12 minutes - 17.1 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 135th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 15 - Customer-In is the Cornerstone of Successful Design

April 17, 2023 11:24 - 12 minutes - 17.3 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 134th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 14 - Copying Stifles an Organization

April 10, 2023 11:51 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 133rd episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 13 - Executive Beliefs Structure an Organization

April 03, 2023 10:35 - 14 minutes - 19.8 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 132nd episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Economic Update - 1st Quarter, 2023 - Economy on the Brink

March 27, 2023 10:51 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 131st episode of the Effective Executive podcast. At the end...

Executive Axiom 12 - Construct an Aim

March 20, 2023 11:12 - 11 minutes - 16.2 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 130th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 11 - Establish an Innovation Pipeline

March 13, 2023 11:21 - 9 minutes - 12.9 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 129th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 10 - Focus on Quality and Excellence

March 06, 2023 13:48 - 10 minutes - 14.9 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 128th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 9 - Build Discretion into Organizational Design

February 27, 2023 15:24 - 10 minutes - 14.4 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 127th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 8 - Focus on Leading, NOT Lagging, Measures

February 20, 2023 11:59 - 12 minutes - 16.5 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 126th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 7 - Don't Assume Standardization Helps

February 13, 2023 13:59 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 125th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 6 - Stay in Discovery Mode

February 10, 2023 00:07 - 6 minutes - 8.23 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 125th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 5 - No Decision is Final

January 30, 2023 14:04 - 5 minutes - 8.06 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 125th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 4 - The System is Greater Than the Individual

January 23, 2023 13:22 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 124th episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...

Executive Axiom 3 - Control Belongs to the Worker

January 16, 2023 13:55 - 9 minutes - 13.3 MB

Veteran, new and aspiring executives need methods to be successful in their organizations. There are 1000s of leadership podcasts, videos, blogs, and articles but few authors address what to do or how to do it. We have witnessed many executives who are efficient (doing things right), but few executives are effective (doing the right things). We believe this is misguided and aim to remedy the shortfall with executives. This is the 123rd episode of the Effective Executive podcast. In 2023, y...