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  • 744: Where Being Selfish is Better, with Jenny Wood
    Podcast: Coaching for Leaders (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)
    Episode: 744: Where Being Selfish is Better, with Jenny Wood
    Pub date: 2025-08-11

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    Jenny Wood: Wild Courage
    Over an 18-year career at Google, Jenny Wood grew from entry-level to executive, most recently leading a large operations team that helped drive billions of revenue per year. In 2021, she started a passion project within Google called Own Your Career, which grew to one of the largest career development programs in Google’s history. Her work has since been featured in Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, and Forbes, and she’s now the author of Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It*.
    Leadership is about serving others – and it’s also ensuring that we take care of ourselves along the way. Sometimes leaders over-index on helping their organizations and teams, to their own detriment. In this conversation, Jenny and I explore where being a little more selfish might actually be better for everyone.
    Key Points
    Selfish redefined means having the courage to stand up for what you want.
    People want to join a winning team, even if they don’t say that out loud.
    Guilt is natural, but always caving to it is self-defeating.
    Don’t do work that’s not actually promotable. There’s no prize for an empty inbox.
    A belief like “I owe it to them,” may signal an over-commitment to the organization. They will not love you back.
    Appreciate truth when you get it, but don’t sign up for a burned-out boss.
    It’s inefficient to always be in the lead. Draft in another leader’s wake.
    Resources Mentioned
    Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It* by Jenny Wood
    Interview Notes
    Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required).
    Related Episodes
    Align Your Calendar to What Matters, with Nir Eyal (episode 431)
    The Ways Leadership Can Derail Us, with Bill George (episode 596)
    The Path to More Joy in Work and Life, with Judith Joseph (episode 734)
    Discover More
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    40 min
  • 745: How Music Can Help Us Lead, with Mort Sherman
    Podcast: Coaching for Leaders (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)
    Episode: 745: How Music Can Help Us Lead, with Mort Sherman
    Pub date: 2025-08-18

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    Mort Sherman: Resonant Minds
    Mort Sherman is the retired Senior Associate Executive Director of the American Association of School Administrators, known for his visionary leadership as a superintendent dedicated to elevating academic standards and promoting equitable education. Throughout his career, he championed initiatives that addressed achievement gaps and empowered communities to foster inclusive, impactful learning environments. He is the author, along with his daughter Sara Leila Sherman, of Resonant Minds: The Transformative Power of Music, One Note at a Time.
    So many of us love music, and it’s often at the core of a lot of our personal lives, celebrations, and emotions. But we don’t often think about how we can leverage its power at work. In this conversation, Mort and I explore how music can help us set the tone for better leadership.
    Key Points
    One way to nurture our teams and ourselves is a continual call for leaders, and music is an avenue we don’t often consider.
    Using music as mindful action, coupled with executive function skills, supports the habits of successful leadership.
    Start meetings with music or mindfulness exercises for collective focus, productive discussions, and creative outcomes.
    Create team playlists to build community. Combine playlists with meetings to help support trust and respect.
    Use music to reinforce a message or theme, tied to the needs of the moment.
    Resources Mentioned
    Why Cooks Cook from The Bear
    Interview Notes
    Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required).
    Related Episodes
    The Power of Leadership Through Hospitality, with Will Guidara (episode 688)
    How to Better Manage Your Emotions, with Ethan Kross (episode 719)
    What Leaders Should Learn from Taylor Swift, with Kevin Evers (episode 739)
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    40 min
  • Building Team Visibility, with Mel Rivera
    Podcast: Coaching for Leaders (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)
    Episode: Building Team Visibility, with Mel Rivera
    Pub date: 2025-08-21

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    Dave speaks with Mel Rivera, an alum of the Coaching for Leaders Academy, on how she built visibility for her team.

    Apply to the Coaching for Leaders Academy by Friday, September 12th.



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    21 min
  • 746: How to Make Small Talk with Executives, with Lorraine K. Lee
    Podcast: Coaching for Leaders (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)
    Episode: 746: How to Make Small Talk with Executives, with Lorraine K. Lee
    Pub date: 2025-08-25

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    Lorraine K. Lee: Unforgettable Presence
    Lorraine K. Lee is passionate about helping ambitious professionals go from invisible to unforgettable in the modern workplace. She is recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in workplace communication and presence and spent over a decade as a founding editor at top tech firms like LinkedIn and Prezi, where she worked on core products including the LinkedIn Daily News module and LinkedIn Newsletters. She is the author of Unforgettable Presence: Get Seen, Gain Influence, and Catapult Your Career.
    Small talk. We all love to hate it – and we also know that most of us will end up in small talk with someone who’s got a lot of influence. It may be an executive or an external stakeholder. Either way, handling it well can open up doors. In this conversation, Lorraine and I detail how to make small talk go better.
    Key Points
    Small talk is the starting point before a deeper relationship.
    Most opportunities for executive small talk are predictable. Preparation will help you speak well.
    Set the tone with positive energy. Rather than dominating the interaction or passively reacting to it, thread your conversations so each party shares equally.
    At the office, be ready with a sentence or two about who you work with and what you’re working on. Relationships and outcomes are more memorable than titles.
    At social events, share a hobby or interest and ask about theirs. Keep questions open-ended as you would with a friend.
    Have a topic ready to go for quick interactions. Sharing a thought about a book or podcast that relates to your organization is a useful resource to have at the ready.
    Review your go-to topics regularly so that you always have a relevant conversation topic.
    Resources Mentioned
    Unforgettable Presence: Get Seen, Gain Influence, and Catapult Your Career by Lorraine K. Lee
    Lorraine's weekly newsletter
    Lorraine's career tips on LinkedIn Learning
    Interview Notes
    Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required).
    Related Episodes
    Executive Presence with Your Elevator Speech, with Tom Henschel (episode 316)
    How to Talk to People Who Intimidate You, with Shandy Welch (episode 706)
    A Key Tactic for Way Better Conversations, with Alison Wood Brooks (episode 717)
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    40 min
  • 747: How to Get Out of a Rut, with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
    Podcast: Coaching for Leaders (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)
    Episode: 747: How to Get Out of a Rut, with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
    Pub date: 2025-09-01

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    Anne-Laure Le Cunff: Tiny Experiments
    Anne-Laure Le Cunff is an award-winning neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and writer. She is the founder of Ness Labs and author of its widely read newsletter, a researcher at the ADHD Research Lab, and an advisor for the Applied Neuroscience Association. She is the author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World*.
    We all get into a rut sometimes. Once we notice we’re in one, our tendency is to work really hard to get out of it. In this conversation, Anne-Laure and I explore how starting with something tiny is often the better bet.
    Key Points
    SMART goals assume we know exactly where we’re heading. Most of the time, that’s not clear.
    A tiny experiment focuses on outputs instead of outcomes.
    To build more comfort with uncertainty, find one small place to experiment.
    Our brain uses growth loops to constantly adjust our trajectory. We don’t go in circles; we grow in circles.
    Improving growth isn’t about knowledge or skill; it’s thinking about your thinking, questioning your responses, and knowing your mind.
    A simple, 5-minute tool is Plus Minus Next. It surfaces what’s working, what’s not, and your next steps.
    Resources Mentioned
    Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World* by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
    Interview Notes
    Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required).
    Related Episodes
    How to Become the Person You Want to Be, with James Clear (episode 376)
    How to Change Your Behavior, with BJ Fogg (episode 507)
    How to Create Space, with Juliet Funt (episode 540)
    Discover More
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    30 min
  • Embracing Both Technology and People, with Elham Bidar
    Podcast: Coaching for Leaders (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)
    Episode: Embracing Both Technology and People, with Elham Bidar
    Pub date: 2025-09-05

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    Dave speaks with Elham Bidar, an alum of the Coaching for Leaders Academy, on the importance of balancing both technology and people in leadership.

    Apply to the Coaching for Leaders Academy by Friday, September 12th.



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    12 min
  • 748: What Really Matters for Team Success, with Colin Fisher
    Podcast: Coaching for Leaders (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)
    Episode: 748: What Really Matters for Team Success, with Colin Fisher
    Pub date: 2025-09-08

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    Colin Fisher: The Collective Edge
    Since his days as a professional jazz trumpet player, Colin Fisher has been fascinated by group dynamics. Today, he is an Associate Professor of Organizations and Innovation at University College London's School of Management, researching the hidden processes of helping groups and teams in situations requiring creativity, improvisation, and complex decision-making. He is the author of The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups (Amazon, Bookshop).
    Most of us assume that the best thing we can do for our teams is to be a great coach as they’re working together. That absolutely helps, but the research says that only 10% of group effectiveness is what we do once the team is underway. In this conversation, Colin and I explore how to get a lot better at the other 90%.
    Key Points
    The house always wins. If the structure isn’t right for the team to succeed, little else matters in the long run.
    Leaders tend to put a majority of their attention on coaching teams in progress instead of the more significant work at the start of structuring and launching teams.
    Work on fixing structural problems before you focus on fixing the process.
    60% of group effectiveness is determined by structure, 30% by the launch, and 10% by expert coaching.
    Critical for structure is the team goal being clear, important, and challenging. Be sure to document it.
    Negotiate roles, tasks, and jobs to support structure. Determine early how to articulate progress and highlight small wins.
    Ask yourself if the group has the right people to achieve the objective. Deep diversity that supports the goal is essential.
    Surface discussions about norms at the start, especially related to communication and storage of information.
    At a team launch, articulate why everyone is there, discuss key norms, and schedule a midpoint to reflect and align.
    Resources Mentioned
    The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups (Amazon, Bookshop) by Colin Fisher
    Interview Notes
    Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required).
    Related Episodes
    How to Create Team Guidelines, with Susan Gerke (episode 192)
    How to Generate Quick Wins, with Andy Kaufman (episode 496)
    How to Increase Team Performance Through Clarity, with David Burkus (episode 657)
    Discover More
    Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.

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    39 min
  • Five Ways to Thrive Through Inflection Points
    Podcast: Coaching for Leaders (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)
    Episode: Five Ways to Thrive Through Inflection Points
    Pub date: 2025-09-09

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    Apply to the Coaching for Leaders Academy by Friday, September 12th.

    In this episode, Dave shares five ways to help leaders thrive through inflection points, including:

    1. Redirect vs. respond
    2. Set team norms
    3. Ask a second question
    4. Picture tomorrow’s commitment today
    5. Hold a funeral


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      29 min
    6. Making Space to Move Forward, with Tracey Gardner
      Podcast: Coaching for Leaders (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)
      Episode: Making Space to Move Forward, with Tracey Gardner
      Pub date: 2025-09-11

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      Dave speaks with Tracey Gardner, an alum of the Coaching for Leaders Academy, on the critical nature of making space in order to adapt to change.

      Apply to the Coaching for Leaders Academy by Friday, September 12th.



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      22 min
    7. Ingen für en diagnose for sjov - Signe Erritzøe, Forfatter og ADHD coach
      Podcast: Fremtidens arbejdsplads
      Episode: Ingen für en diagnose for sjov - Signe Erritzøe, Forfatter og ADHD coach
      Pub date: 2025-02-19

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      Velkommen til Fremtidens Arbejdsplads. Dagens gÌst er Signe Erritzøe, ejer af virksomheden Neurodivers ledelse og forfatter til bogen "Led mig gennem forstüelse".

      En ny bog som kort fortalt handler om ledelse og hvordan forstüelse for neurodivergentes behov og adfÌrd forebygger misforstüelser og mistrivsel pü arbejdspladsen. Jeg vil virkelig anbefale jer at lytte til min samtale med Signe, for hun har virkelig noget pü hjertet som kan vÌre med til at fremme en mere inkluderede arbejdsplads for neurodivergente mennesker.

      Og ikke nok med det, sĂĽ vil jeg ogsĂĽ anbefale dig at lĂŚse bogen "Led mig gennem forstĂĽelse" - hvad enten du er leder, kollega eller du mĂĽske selv har en diagnose.

      Bogen kan bestilles her.


      GĂĽ ikke glip af nye episoder! Lyt og abonner pĂĽ 'Fremtidens arbejdsplads' via Spotify, Apple Podcast, eller din foretrukne podcastplatform

      Har du kommentar eller input til kommende episoder, er du altid velkommen til at rĂŚkke ud til mig pĂĽ ⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠⁠eller ved at ⁠⁠connect med mig pĂĽ LinkedIn.⁠⁠

      Tak fordi du lyttede med! Torben Tronborg, VÌrt pü podcasten Fremtidens arbejdsplads



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      1 hr 5 min

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