The Single Smallest Step

In this solo episode, we dive deep into one of the most overlooked but crucial leadership tools: metacognition—the ability to think about how you think.

I’ll walk you through:

What metacognition really is (beyond the buzzword)

Why it's not just helpful—but essential for modern leadership

How it builds your capacity for curiosity, presence, and connection

Powerful strategies to help you pause judgment and lead from deeper awareness

This isn’t just another tool in your leadership toolkit—this is the practice that helps you pause, reflect, and lead with clarity in the moments that matter most.

Whether you're leading a team, a classroom, or your own next chapter, this episode will equip you with a fresh mindset and some tangible strategies to supercharge your presence and impact.

Where reflection meets real-world leadership. Let’s go.

In the second half of this two-part interview we explore what things look like when you have identified your Why and how being aligned with your passion fuels your performance as a leader and great partner. 

In this two part interview I chat with Tim Zado - former Golf Pro and business leader turned College professor. Together we dive deeply into his journey of discovery as he went from a great golf career to an even more fulfilling career leading a golf business program. 

In part two of this incredible interview with Jacquie we look deeper into the formative experiences of her leadership journey and the factors that allowed Jacquie to develop a deep ability to reflect on her own behaviours as a leader. Join us to catch key insights into powerful tools for deconstructing and strengthening your leadership practice. 

One of the most difficult realities to face as a leader is the fact that you can only really control one thing - yourself. In order to grow as a person and leader, it is essential that you develop and apply the skill of self awareness. Join us for the first of two parts where we get incredible insight from Jacquie Murray, a middle leader who is incredible in applying self awareness not just to reflect upon and grow her leadership, but to also create amazing community in her work and beyond!

In this introductory episode, Mike shares some of his background and education and explains how The Single Smallest Step and his larger business Engage and Empower came to be.