The Introspective Leader Podcast
Listen in as Stuart, Rachel, and their varied and frequent guests talk about the most pertinent and critical leadership ideas and practices for TODAY's Organizational Leaders!
Through insightful discussions with a variety of organizational leaders and experts, deep and wide-ranging analyses of the most critical leadership and management methods in use, and book and article reviews, hosts Stuart and Rachel take a deep-dive into the ideas and practices that will help you become a more effective and respected organizational leader.
Stuart is a regarded leader, manager, teacher, and coach, with almost 30 years of experience managing and leading at virtually all levels of an organization, and over 15 years as a management and leadership instructor.
As a former Army Officer, a current medical practitioner, and a budding entrepreneur and leadership coach, Rachel is a talented young leader who brings a fresh and insightful perspective to the show.
Episodes
96 episodes
ENCORE: Natalie Catin: Imposter Syndrome and WOC in Leadership
*THIS IS AN ENCORE PRESENTATION FROM MAY 2023*Rachel and Stuart have an engaging, insightful, and entertaining conversation with Ms. Natalie Catin, who has spent the last 20+ years in education as a teacher, a principal, and now ...
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ENCORE: "The First-Time Manager" Review & Riff
*THIS IS AN ENCORE PRESENTATION FROM 2022*In the first episode of “The Essentials of Management” series, Rachel and Stuart’s discussion builds off of the major themes of the book, The First-Time Manager, 7th Edition, by ...
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Profile of a Leader: Dr. Patricia Suggs, a Trailblazing Woman Leader
Imagine it is the 1970’s and you are a young woman just beginning her journey as a minister within a protestant denomination that is comprised of at least some members and leaders who oppose your ministry because of your gender. In fac...
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Profile of a Leader: Dr. Merrylue Martin, People First
Hello everyone! This is Rachel and welcome to The Introspective Leader Podcast and to another addition of our Profile of a Leader series, where some of today’s top leaders and leadership experts take us through t...
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Profile of a Leader: Roy Osing, the Contrarian Leader
Welcome to another addition of our Profile of a Leader series, where some of today’s top leaders and leadership experts take us through their personal leadership journeys, highlighting their greatest influences, successes, setba...
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"Comfort Kills More Dreams than Failure," w/ Art Turock
We at The Introspective Leader Podcast know that there have been times in our lives when we have desired something big, something well beyond our current realities, but were hesitant to push beyond our self-imposed limitations to achie...
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The Autocratic Style of Leadership and What you Should Know About it
Have you ever worked for a leader who had a high need for control? You know, the type of leader who holds all the power and is reluctant to share it? Perhaps even, you are that type of leader. Well, whether it be your...
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Leading with ADHD . . . More Common than you Might Think, w/Dez Rock
Having been diagnosed with ADHD, Dez Rock is a neurodivergent leader who knows that having ADHD has been anything but a detriment to her career because her ability to see the world as...
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The Agile Methodology of Process Management and Why you Should be Aware of it, w/Daniel Gagnon
At the risk of sounding like a brag, I have to say that by now there are few management and leadership concepts about which I don’t have at least a cursory knowledge. However, an exception is the Agile methodology of project management.&n...
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Putting the HUMAN Back into HUMAN Performance, w/ Culture Shaman, Vanessa Broers
We suspect that most of you are familiar with some version of the phrase, “As an employee, it is important to be able to separate home from work.” But just how accurate is that statement? Is it truly the standard for company profess...
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Self-Determination Theory and Why it Matters
One of the more intriguing and relevant motivation theories we have come across is Deci and Ryan's Self-Determination Theory. We can very much relate to its wholistic approach and its emphasis on an individual's fundamental need for auton...
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The Equity Theory of Motivation and Why it Matters
To motivate our teams, we as leaders sometimes employ numerous and highly involved schemes. However, lack of motivation can often come down to something as fundamental to human existence as a sense of fairness. Luckily for us, we ha...
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The Goal-Setting Theory of Motivation and Why it Matters (and Works!)
One of the most sure and organic means by which an organizational leader can motivate their team is through the setting and achievement of goals. And through goal-setting theory--our topic for the day--we can learn the best practices associated...
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The Incentive Theory of Motivation and Why it Matters
While a multitude of employee incentives are by now well entrenched within the U.S. workplace, not all incentives are created equal. Sometimes they do help increase performance and sometimes they do not. And through today's discussion of ...
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The ERG Theory of Motivation and Why it Matters
While I suspect most of you are familiar with Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory, I am willing to bet that less of you are familiar with ERG theory, which, as a model built off of Maslow’s theory, is, we think, an even more accurate rep...
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The Expectancy Theory of Motivation and Why it Matters
As an organizational leader attempting to motivate your team members, it is critical that you have a clear understanding of the internal process they go through when determining if what they get out of that performance personally is worth the e...
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Esports (or The Professionalization of Gaming), w/ Liam Brown
And as an industry, esports is experiencing significant growth, and that growth is not expected to subside any time soon. In the U.S. market alone, 2022 saw esports grow to almost 30 million spectators, with that number ex...
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The 4 Ps of Delegation, Why Women Struggle with Saying "No," and the Easter Bunny, w/ Kelli Thompson
Kelli Thompson is a keynote speaker, writer, and award-winning leadership coach, who has been featured in Forbes, MarketWatch, HuffPost, Parents, and elsewhere. She has over 10 years of leadership experience for financial services and tec...
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How to Master Your Mindset to Live a More Aligned and Powerful Life, w/ Vin Infante
Mr. Vin Infante is a psychotherapist, former firefighter, and master mindset coach who combines his own personal mental health struggles with his experience as a mental health professional to help people achieve mastery over their mindsets to l...
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Life Design, Nuance, and Social Programming, w/ Shana Francesca
I am sure most of us would agree that when a product or service has such a high level of quality for an extended period of time, it’s a manifestation of clear, well-thought-out design. Afterall, exceptional quality rarely happens by accid...
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Layoffs are Lazy and Why Employees Come and go, w/ Minal Joshi Jaeckli
Referred to as a “future leader” and “strategic capability hire”, Ms. Minal Joshi Jaeckli commenced her professional life as a chemist in the pharmaceutical industry before transitioning to corporate roles including project manager for a produc...
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The New Career Map for the Newer Generation of Workers, w/ Dan Freehling
Today’s guest—Dan Freehling—is a coach and the author of the new book, The Career Design Map, and he specializes in working with fellow purpose-driven Millennial leaders who know that the old school, step-by-step career advice they're ...
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Change, the Hero's Story, and the Science Behind Leading with the Heart, Gut, and Mind, w/ Brian Gorman
Since first trying to convince Syracuse University to change its mascot from that of a Native American stereotype, the common thread in Brian’s journey has been change. At the personal level, he has gone from an introverted Eagle Scout as a col...
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Modernizing the Construction Industry Through Digitization, Diversification, and Dialogue, w/ April Moss
For whatever reason, I have for many years had an outsider’s fascination with the construction industry, although I know very little about it. However, with today’s guest I hope to lessen my ignorance at least a smidge. ...
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The Culture of Nice, Presence, and RiverLogic, w/ Denise Blanc
Today’s guest is Denise Blanc, a Senior Organizational Development Consultant, Mediator, and Emotional Intelligence Coach. With over two decades contributing to the field of Organizational Development as an Executive Coach, Facilitator, a...
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