What’s the hidden habit that silently sabotages your team’s productivity—and are you accidentally feeding it?

If you’ve ever sensed tension in the room, watched projects slow down for no clear reason, or noticed morale slipping even though no one is talking about the real issue, this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar. You’ll discover how conflict avoidance—what the host calls “Diaper Genie syndrome”—quietly derails the team’s productivity and holds you back from the influence, clarity, and results you’re striving for.

Understand exactly how conflict avoidance erodes trust, clarity, and your team’s productivity—and learn the early signs so you can stop it before it compounds.

Get practical phrases and simple conversation openers that help you address tension directly and respectfully.

Walk away with four small weekly experiments that make it easier to break the habit of avoidance and lead with more confidence and impact.

Play the episode now to learn the mindset shifts and everyday techniques that can immediately boost your team’s productivity and your influence as a leader.

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01:57 — The Origin of “Diaper Genie Syndrome”

This is where David explains the metaphor in a way that instantly clicks. You’ll hear why conflict avoidance feels tidy on the surface but turns into a long, plastic-wrapped chain of unresolved issues that quietly drags down your team’s productivity.

04:19 — The Hidden Consequences of Avoidance

A powerful breakdown of how avoiding tough conversations erodes trust, fuels resentment, and creates sideways conflict. If you want to understand why your team’s productivity stalls despite “everyone getting along,” this section is a must-listen.

09:54 — Four Mini Experiments to Break the Habit

This is the most actionable part of the episode. David shares simple weekly habits—like “say the thing once a week” and “invite the unsaid”—that help you shift from avoidance to clarity and boost your team’s productivity in real, practical ways.

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Do your team’s decisions ever feel stuck in endless meetings—or worse, made too quickly without the right input?

Hit play now to learn how to make better decisions, lead with clarity, and empower your team to take confident action that sticks.

02:00 — Separate the “where” from the “how.”

06:53 — Who really owns the decision?

11:08 — How to cascade unpopular decisions.

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Do you walk out of a meeting with your CEO, wondering if you just tanked your credibility instead of strengthening it?

Here’s what you’ll take away from this episode:

How to shift from reporting activity to communicating impact that earns executive trust.

Simple language strategies that keep your CEO engaged and aligned with your priorities.

Proven phrases that help you bring clarity, confidence, and focus to every high-stakes conversation.

Press play now to learn how to master CEO conversations and walk into your next one with confidence, clarity, and influence.

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Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity, teamwork, delegation, and feedback to help leaders navigate various leadership styles, management styles, conflict resolution, time management, and active listening while addressing challenges like overwhelm, burnout, work-life balance, and problem-solving in both online and in-person teams, all aimed at cultivating human-centered leadership qualities that promote growth and success.

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Ever had to break news your team didn’t want to hear—especially when you didn’t agree with it yourself?

By listening, you’ll learn how to:

Communicate tough decisions without damaging your credibility or your team’s morale.

Turn emotional reactions into meaningful conversations that restore trust and engagement.

Use four simple communication skills—connection, clarity, curiosity, and commitment—to transform disappointment into renewed motivation.

Hit play now to learn how to lead through tough decisions with confidence—and come out with a stronger, more trusting team.

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Do you feel overwhelmed and burned out?

Lead through alignment instead of force so your team follows with trust and energy.

Spot and dissolve emotional bottlenecks that silently drain productivity.

Build the self-trust and presence that let you respond instead of react in any situation.

Listen now to uncover the leadership mindset shifts that will help you lead with clarity, confidence, and lasting impact.

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04:00 — Managing from Pressure vs. Leading with Purpose

13:45 — Getting Out of Survival Mode

32:40 — Shifting from Control to Service

About Mario Lanzarotti

Mario Lanzarotti is a leadership coach and TEDx speaker who helps high-performing founders and leaders overcome the bottlenecks that strategy can’t fix — by realigning how they lead, decide, and grow.

After scaling and exiting his NYC-based startup, Mario realized that true leadership isn’t built on more tactics — it’s built on alignment. Since then, he’s coached over 2,000 entrepreneurs and executives across 15+ countries and delivered a TEDx talk with nearly 3 million views.

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What if the secret to better problem-solving on your team isn’t having all the answers—but knowing how to handle their resistance to change?

Press play now to learn how to inspire better problem-solving and make change something your team embraces—not avoids.

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00:55 – The moment resistance hits: David sets the stage with a familiar scenario—when your great new idea meets silence and crossed arms—and reveals the key mindset shift that changes everything.

04:38 – How to create curiosity instead of conflict: Learn how to use tension strategically to spark engagement and better problem-solving instead of compliance.

09:27 – Turning discussion into action: Discover how to move from ideas to commitment with clear next steps that keep your team accountable and motivated.

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Have you ever felt like your team’s stuck in the mud—spinning their wheels because you’re too “nice” to push back or have the hard conversations that would get things moving again?

Hit play now to learn how to stop keeping your team stuck in the A and start leading with the kind of clarity that earns respect—and real results.

Show Notes: Head to https://letsgrowleaders.com/beclear for your free Courageous Clarity Workbook mentioned in this episode.

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How can you, as a leader, stay grounded and avoid burnout when the pressure never seems to let up?

If you’re tired of the constant pressure, the never-ending uncertainty, and the feeling that sheer grit is the only way forward, you’re not alone. This episode is for you. Together with emotional resilience expert Molly Claire, you’ll discover a healthier, more effective path to lead with calm, clarity, and influence while avoiding the burnout trap.

By listening, you’ll gain:

Practical ways to reset your nervous system so you can remain calm and effective in high-stakes situations.

Tools to reduce burnout, increase self-awareness, and sustain long-term leadership energy.

Strategies for modeling well-being and resilience that your team will naturally follow.

Press play now to learn how to build the emotional resilience that helps you thrive as a leader while inspiring your team to do the same.

07:02 — Breaking the burnout cycle

13:02 — Making resilience habits stick

20:17 — Finding certainty in uncertainty

About Molly Claire

Molly brings 10 years of experience training coaches, Master Coaches, and designing high-level curricula that are effective in creating lasting change in others. She has worked personally with moms through coaching and her best-selling book, The Happy Mom Mindset. Molly has worked with thousands of coaches and consultants to help them build their businesses and find the balance they crave, enabling them to create a satisfying life. Coach Certification and Leadership Training is a great first step! Suppose you're already running your coaching business. In that case, Master Coach Training will teach you how to dive deep with your clients in cognitive approaches, emotion-focused modalities, and the most effective action-focused strategies to create change.

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Does your risk-averse team stall out at the edge of progress—hesitating, overanalyzing, or waiting for one more approval?

If you’ve seen promising ideas grind to a halt because your people equate safety with smart, this episode is for you. In today’s fast-moving world, too much caution can cost more than the risks ever would. You’ll learn how to reframe risk so your team feels safe to experiment, adapt, and move forward with confidence.

By listening, you’ll discover how to:

Reframe risk as a learning tool so your team builds confidence while taking action.

Use language and boundaries that reduce fear and create psychological safety.

Build momentum through small, practical experiments that turn hesitation into progress.

Press play now to uncover practical tools that will help your risk-adverse team get unstuck and accelerate results.

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Leadership Without Using Your Soul podcast offers insightful discussions on leadership and management, focusing on essential communication skills, productivity, teamwork, delegation, and feedback to help leaders navigate various leadership styles, management styles, conflict resolution, time management, and active listening while addressing challenges like overwhelm, burnout, work-life balance, and problem-solving in both online and in-person teams, all aimed at cultivating human-centered leadership qualities that promote growth and success.

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When chaos hits, do you have the crisis leadership skills to keep yourself—and your team—steady?

As a leader, you can’t always control the storm, but you can control how you show up. In today’s episode, you’ll learn practical ways to navigate upheaval with confidence. These crisis leadership skills will help you stay grounded, support your team’s morale, and keep everyone moving forward when uncertainty is at its peak.

In this conversation, you’ll discover how to:

Strengthen your resilience with two powerful mindsets that every leader needs in a crisis.

Apply seven crisis leadership skills that bring clarity, focus, and stability to your team.

Communicate with honesty and empathy to build trust and loyalty—even when delivering tough news.

Hit play now to master the crisis leadership skills that will help you inspire confidence and guide your team through the toughest challenges.

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