From Startup Survival to PR Empire: Jennifer Kaplan on 22 Years of Building Evolve PR Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug, and you’re listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Hey, have you started a business out there? Was your dream enough to get you over the goal line, to get you started and […]

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Leadership Powered by Common Sense | Episode 493 | Guest: Duane Deason Introduction Hello again everyone. Doug Thorpe here. And this is Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Have you ever struggled with administering a cost cutting measure? Well, today we’re going to dive into that topic. It’s a sensitive one — a tough one to […]

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Introduction Hello again everyone. Doug Thorpe here. And you are listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. My guest is going to help us look at how do you fix your business. And a lot of times people, founders, owners and leaders think that maybe their people are broken. But guess what? There’s a whole […]

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Leadership Powered by Common Sense – Episode 491 Introduction Hey, everybody. Doug Thorpe here again. You are listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. My guest today is a fellow military veteran and now a consultant and coach. He shares a common thread with me. We like to look at the world in a more […]

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Episode 490: Hiring, Self-Awareness, and the Behavioral Science Behind Better Leadership — with Jason Carroll Introduction Hey, everybody, Doug Thorpe here. Today we’re going to talk about one of the biggest challenges that business leaders have. And that’s hiring and finding the right people. And there are a lot of abused phrases out there that […]

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Leadership Powered by Common Sense | Episode 489 | Guest: Dr. Wayne Wilson Introduction Hey. Hello again, everyone. Doug Thorpe here. Today we’re going to talk about your organizational culture as a family unit. And maybe you’ve heard that before, or maybe you shudder to think about that. But the reality is there’s some truth […]

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Small Business Exit Plans Are Broken | Episode 488 — Leadership Powered by Common Sense with Doug Thorpe Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you are listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. I’m excited today for two reasons. I’ve got two guests with me, Mark Willis, who you might have […]

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A Conversation with Major General Robert Mixon Introduction Hello again everyone. You know, if you’re in a leadership role, you’re on a journey. And if you haven’t figured that out yet, we’re going to give you some ideas to help you today. My guest is Major General Robert Mixon. He is retired. And he’s also […]

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Navigating Career Transitions in a Complex World — with Becky Heidesch Leadership Powered by Common Sense with Doug Thorpe Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Hey, you know, we live in a pretty complex world, and it impacts career thinking in many different […]

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Leadership Powered by Common Sense — Episode 483 Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to another episode of Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today we’re going to dive into the world of compensation. And that’s a topic that certainly sensitive to most of us. Whether you are receiving it or […]

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