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The best leaders show up with a well-round view of all aspects of their lives. They demonstrate quality attributes not just at work but at home and in the community. You might call it having a full-stack leadership approach. In this show, we explore what having that full stack looks like. My guest is Yigal […]

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Owning, leading, and running a business takes a mastery of many different skills. One big area where business owners go astray is properly aligning the team they lead. Alignment means different things to different people. Join me in this episode as we explore the real meaning of alignment in business teams and how to get […]

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In this episode, Doug visits with Steve Preda. They discuss a 5 part business model that helps emerging privately held companies 5x their results in 5 years. Steve Preda is a Leadership Team Coach whose passion is to help privately owned businesses grow and thrive. He built and sold an investment banking firm in Europe […]

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The Story of the Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica Let me share an amazing story of one entrepreneur’s dream that has become a global success. His name is Jake Sasseville. He had a dream to create a world-class hospitality venue that would attract thought leaders across the globe. His idea was to build a retreat […]

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Any discussion about leadership usually ends up talking about styles, methods, and abilities to influence people. Yet we often overlook the idea of becoming a leader of leaders. In other words, if you have a team of managers as your direct reports, it represents a whole different ballgame. Running a team of frontline contributors is […]

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The creation of Comedy Central was actually a small business inside a bigger business. Specifically, HBO. Getting a radical idea off the ground when no one else thinks it’s a good idea is a big challenge. Join me as I interview Art Bell, the creative mind behind Comedy Central. Hear the fascinating story behind the […]

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At the core of every coaching client, is someone who shows up with some kind of inner struggle. Some are clearly more prominent than others (fear, intimidation, lack of confidence). To do the important work of becoming better bosses at work by being better leaders, we have to sometimes unlock the shackles that hold us […]

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Owning and operating a small business can be a big challenge. You’ve heard it said you need to work on your business, not in your business. What does that even mean? In this episode, I meet with Jaime Jay, himself an entrepreneur with multiple success stories. Yes, he even wanted to be a business owner […]

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From day 1, Amazon founder and creator Jeff Bezos had a vision. In 1997 he began writing about the vision, sharing it with investors and the public via his annual letters to shareholders. For every year until he relinquished the CEO job, he spoke of key principles and tenants he believed would shape and drive […]

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You’re on mute is the buzz phrase of the modern work world. But if you are a leader, you never want your team to be thinking that about your actions. How can you avoid being on mute as a leader? In this show, we are going to take a journey into the modern hybrid work […]

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