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Megan Constantino decided to go on national television to share one of the most un-cool, un-sexy things you could think about. Being completely driven by God, she and her husband Frank decided to go on the Steve Harvey to share their struggles with infertility and it made all the difference for them. Listen to Megan’s story of courage and getting over several humps.
Bill Dann was working for a native Alaskan run organization. The Board of Directors put a lot of pressure on Bill to replace himself with an Alaskan native, since it was the purpose of the organization. Bill hired a young leader and unfortunately he was put into a situation that he was not prepared for. He got creamed. Bill has never forgiven himself for that. Listen to Bill talk about the lesson he learned and how it can help you to move onward and upward faster.
Paul Maskill was doing all of the busy admin work in his business. Paul was working 60-80 hours per week but was not leading his business. He was failing to take his business to the next level. That’s when Paul made a decision that ultimately led him to become the leader that generated the business growth that led him to an even bigger business opportunity.
Curtis Kopf has a point of view on what he wants to do and he just wants to go do it. But when Curtis encounters someone with differing opinions he has had to learn how to prevent himself from dismissing them and pushing them out of the way. Listen to Curtis as he shares how he gets over this hump.
Bob Anderson started his career in the family business making hog food and dog food. One evening, while cleaning out a rail car full of feed ingredients, Bob said something out loud that sent him on a life long journey. Listen to Bob tell his story of how he got over the hump.
Adam Dorrell had been made redundant three times in his career. The first time he had small children. The most recent time he had another set of small children. Listen to what happened to Adam and how he was able to move onward and upward.
Chris Edmonds had a heart attack in December 1993. Being overweight and behaving badly he knew he needed to be an effective influencer when coaching leaders. So Chris lost 30 pounds and then gained 20 back. He was at risk of another heart attack and found it difficult to challenge people to change their behavior because he was unable to change his own. Listen to Chris tell his story of getting over the hump.
Nate Brown and his wife moved to Nashville for a job. Placing a lot of his identity in his job, Nate felt like he lost everything when he was removed from the business. Some of the words that were used when he was terminated hurt deeper than anything he could imagine. Listen to Nate tell his story of how he was able to get over the hump.
Hyrum Smith was asked by Rudy Giuliani to come speak to the families of the victims of the World Trade Center attack. It became one of Hyrum’s toughest and most rewarding speaking experiences he has ever had. But before he could open his mouth a fireman jumped up to speak. Listen to what he said and how Hyrum got over the hump.
Bill Treasurer was in his performance review when his boss told him to close the door. Bill knew what was coming next was not going to be good. He told Bill he was concerned he was becoming a brown-noser. Bill was embarrassed and ashamed. Listen to what he said next that made all the difference.
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Hosted by Jim Rembach (Executive Director, Leadership Execution Institute), The Fast Leader Show is the…
We move beyond generic management advice to examine the true physics of execution. Our dialogues bridge strategic intent and operational reality—treating high-velocity customer operations not as isolated service silos, but as the high-stress central nervous system of the entire enterprise. It is here that all upstream failures in product design, logistics, supply chain, and vendor management collide in real-time.
Each episode, we build a multi-disciplinary brain trust of global experts:
• Academic researchers analyzing the biological limits of human capacity.
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• Enterprise consultants diagnosing structural operational friction points.
• Frontline executive leaders managing massive operational complexity.
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