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#59 - How Leaders Can Rise Above Routine with Darren Mann
In this episode of The Clear Voice, James Groom and Michael Boese talk with Darren Mann, leadership coach, speaker, and author of Rise Above Routine. Darren shares lessons from his project management career, early leadership failures, and transition into coaching. The conversation covers daily leadership habits, asking for help, mentoring, building support systems, servant leadership, failure friendly cultures, and the importance of communication that actually connects with people.
Connect with Darren Mann:
https://dmanncoaching.com/
https://dmanncoaching.com/rise-above-routine-ebook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/manndarren/
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
02:16 Darren Mann’s Career Journey and Transition to Coaching
05:18 Managing Life Like a Project and Setting Clear Goals
07:28 Daily Habits for Leadership Growth
10:20 Learning from Failure and Using It to Grow
12:23 Promoting Top Performers Into Leadership Roles
15:12 Support Systems, Mentorship, and Leadership Blind Spots
17:32 Acceptable Failure Versus Repeated Mistakes
18:43 Sharing Failure to Build Trust and Resilience
22:16 Core Concepts from Rise Above Routine
24:30 Consistency and Building Leadership Habits
26:37 Asking for Help and Overcoming Fear of Rejection
28:42 Servant Leadership in Practice
32:42 John Maxwell’s Rule of Five and Daily Leadership Practices
34:32 Communication, Connection, and Being Heard
37:02 Public Service Leadership and Rising Above Routine
38:23 Final Advice for Leaders Feeling Stuck
Connect With Clear Career Professionals
Clear Career Professionals is a Texas based municipal executive search firm specializing in City Manager search services, municipal executive search, and local government leadership consulting for cities and counties across Texas and the United States.
Clear works with communities to recruit City Managers, City Administrators, Assistant City Managers, Police Chiefs, Fire Chiefs, Finance Directors, HR Directors, and other senior municipal leaders.
In addition to executive search services, Clear provides local government leadership training, organizational assessments, executive coaching, interim leadership placements, and strategic consulting designed to strengthen city organizations and support effective public service leadership.
Clear partners with city councils, county commissioners, and public sector leadership teams seeking experienced municipal professionals who can guide growing communities, manage complex organizations, and deliver strong public service outcomes.
Career Opportunities
https://clearcareerpro.com/career-opportunities
LinkedIn
https://linkedin.com/company/clear-career-pro
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By Clear Career ProfessionalsIn this episode of The Clear Voice, James Groom and Michael Boese talk with Darren Mann, leadership coach, speaker, and author of Rise Above Routine. Darren shares lessons from his project management career, early leadership failures, and transition into coaching. The conversation covers daily leadership habits, asking for help, mentoring, building support systems, servant leadership, failure friendly cultures, and the importance of communication that actually connects with people.
Connect with Darren Mann:
https://dmanncoaching.com/
https://dmanncoaching.com/rise-above-routine-ebook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/manndarren/
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
02:16 Darren Mann’s Career Journey and Transition to Coaching
05:18 Managing Life Like a Project and Setting Clear Goals
07:28 Daily Habits for Leadership Growth
10:20 Learning from Failure and Using It to Grow
12:23 Promoting Top Performers Into Leadership Roles
15:12 Support Systems, Mentorship, and Leadership Blind Spots
17:32 Acceptable Failure Versus Repeated Mistakes
18:43 Sharing Failure to Build Trust and Resilience
22:16 Core Concepts from Rise Above Routine
24:30 Consistency and Building Leadership Habits
26:37 Asking for Help and Overcoming Fear of Rejection
28:42 Servant Leadership in Practice
32:42 John Maxwell’s Rule of Five and Daily Leadership Practices
34:32 Communication, Connection, and Being Heard
37:02 Public Service Leadership and Rising Above Routine
38:23 Final Advice for Leaders Feeling Stuck
Connect With Clear Career Professionals
Clear Career Professionals is a Texas based municipal executive search firm specializing in City Manager search services, municipal executive search, and local government leadership consulting for cities and counties across Texas and the United States.
Clear works with communities to recruit City Managers, City Administrators, Assistant City Managers, Police Chiefs, Fire Chiefs, Finance Directors, HR Directors, and other senior municipal leaders.
In addition to executive search services, Clear provides local government leadership training, organizational assessments, executive coaching, interim leadership placements, and strategic consulting designed to strengthen city organizations and support effective public service leadership.
Clear partners with city councils, county commissioners, and public sector leadership teams seeking experienced municipal professionals who can guide growing communities, manage complex organizations, and deliver strong public service outcomes.
Career Opportunities
https://clearcareerpro.com/career-opportunities
LinkedIn
https://linkedin.com/company/clear-career-pro