97% Effective

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com Motivation is crap, says executive coach, author and Panasonic Automotive CHRO Stephen Childs. What works instead? In this episode of 97% Effective, Michael Wenderoth and Stephen unpack the neuroscience of becoming undeniable: rewiring your inner critic, doing hard things, building discipline, and saying yes more often. Th...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: https://www.changwenderoth.com Politics has become so divisive that many of us would rather tune it out altogether. But what happens when "I hate politics" follows you into work? That can have massive, unintended consequences for your career, says Silicon Valley executive coach Wai Poc. In this episode of 97% Effective, host Michael Wend...

Most professionals can describe their responsibilities in detail. Far fewer can explain who truly influences their success. This 97% Effective Essentials episode introduces my Power Map—a practical tool to help you identify allies, obstacles, and opportunities inside your organization. Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com SHOW NOTES: POWER MAP Introduction: W...

Executive presence often feels mysterious and difficult to define. Drawing lessons from actors, directors, and performance experts, this 97% Effective Essentials episode explores practical ways to command attention and credibility. Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com SHOW NOTES: Why your presence and communications matters so much at work. Hard truth: How yo...

Smart people continually miss small, strategic opportunities to connect at work. This 97% Effective Essentials episode shows how seemingly casual conversations can strengthen relationships, increase visibility, and create career momentum. Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com SHOW NOTES: The power of small talk Trivial conversations that are a waste of time? W...

Most people think promotions are awarded. In reality, they are built months before the decision is ever announced. Drawing from my award-winning book Get Promoted, this 97% Effective Essentials episode breaks down the three forces that shape advancement inside organizations. Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com SHOW NOTES: Step #1, The Rock: Better to build y...

Avoiding office politics doesn't keep you out of politics. It simply gives an advantage to people who understand how the game is played. This 97% Effective Essentials episode offers three practical ways to engage with organizational politics without feeling manipulative or fake. Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com SHOW NOTES: The key to unlocking career...

Before chasing the next big skill, certification, or career move, revisit the moments when you've already succeeded—because the clues to your future may be hiding in your past. This 97% Effective Essentials episode challenges the conventional wisdom that career advancement always requires reinvention. Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com SHOW NOTES: The M...

Most professionals focus almost exclusively on performance—and then wonder why someone else gets promoted. This 97% Effective Essentials episode introduces a simple framework that fundamentally changes how you see and approach career success. Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com SHOW NOTES: Performance and PIE Think about yourself as a product Does this mean...

The world feels increasingly uncertain, yet much of the leadership advice we hear remains idealistic and incomplete. In this 97% Effective Essentials episode, I share three uncomfortable truths that separate effective leaders from well-intentioned ones. Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com SHOW NOTES: Hard truth #1: It’s not all about collaboration (lessons f...

Over the summer, I'm revisiting nine of the most important ideas from the first 140 episodes of 97% Effective—from career strategy and leadership to power, promotion, and influence. In this first 97% EFFECTIVE ESSENTIALS episode, I call out the immense power in getting others to share their insight with you. Discover the surprisingly simple habit that has helped my clients build influence, gai...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com Every meeting you lead is also a reputation event—and a leadership audition: people leave judging not only the meeting, but you. This episode of 97% Effective takes aim at the mother of all time sinks at work: meetings. Host Michael Wenderoth speaks with Chris Fenning about his latest book, Effective Meetings: Great Result...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com What happens when China, AI, and Western coaching collide? Dr. Ruohao Chen, leadership researcher at Columbia University, believes we have an unprecedented opportunity before us. In this episode of 97% Effective, host Michael Wenderoth speaks with Dr. Chen what Americans and Chinese can learn from each other— and why the f...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com To rise to the leadership ranks, you need to work with critical stakeholders. And the key to doing that effectively, says leadership expert Rebecca Zucker, is to form deeper relationships. How do most high performers get relationships wrong – and stall their rise? In this episode of 97% Effective, host Michael Wenderoth an...

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Michael Senturia. Ever feel like your leadership team isn’t in tune, or that you hit the wrong note with people at work? Today’s guest says the world of jazz has the answers. In this episode of 97% Effective, host Michael Wenderoth explores what leaders can learn from jazz musicians with Dr. Michael Y. Brenner, CEO of Right Chord Leadership. They discuss...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com Every misunderstanding contains a small “miss” in how we communicate—and Jon Wortmann, today’s guest, can show you how to fix that. Jon’s work helps you make the small adjustments to connect better with everyone in your life, and elevate your leadership. In this episode of 97% Effective, host Michael Wenderoth speaks with...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com Most leaders work 1-1 with executive coaches – but few use them to coach their entire leadership team. In this episode, 97% Effective host Michael Wenderoth explores the emerging field of leadership team coaching with David Matthew Prior, who has been at the forefront of organizational coaching for more than two decades. M...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com In the past year, host Michael Wenderoth saw a huge jump in Stanford MBAs pursuing an alternative career path. When he sought to learn more, everyone pointed him to today’s guest, Ruby Au, a 2025 Stanford Business School graduate who chose the search fund path. In this episode of 97% Effective, Michael and Ruby discuss sea...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com Most women have lived as the side dish – supporting everyone else while putting themselves last. When I shared that line with my wife, she didn’t hesitate: “That’s me.” In this episode of 97% Effective, I speak with Deborah Grayson Riegel — executive coach, leadership communications expert, and co‑creator of TheMeMenu, a n...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com Most leaders were taught to leave their emotions at the door. Today’s guest says that advice isn’t just outdated — it’s costly. In this episode of 97% Effective, host Michael Wenderoth sits down with Dina Denham Smith, executive coach and bestselling author of Emotionally Charged, to unpack why emotional skill is now a cor...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com “If you want the social benefits of being authentic, how you feel inside may have very little to do with it.” At work, we like to believe we’re evaluated on substance. In reality, we’re constantly being judged on how we perform— how authentic we seem, how prepared we appear, and how natural we look like in our role. In thi...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com Who has your back at work? Do you feel like you’re constantly walking a tightrope – high up, with the spotlight on you, and no net? That’s how many people, including senior executives, describe their experience at work – and what led Devon McConnell, an executive coach and psychotherapist, to explore what drives that stres...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com What holds you back, but more importantly what springs you forward? In this episode of 97% Effective, host Michael Wenderoth speaks with Khanh-Linh Le, entrepreneur and host of the Forest Builders podcast. Khanh-Linh shares how she left prestigious corporate jobs in France and Vietnam to dive into the world of chocolate en...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com What does neuroscience tells us about the brain-body connection? How we can utilize that knowledge to thrive amid times of uncertainty, change and fear? In this episode of 97% Effective, Michael speaks with Julia Bunyatov, executive leadership coach and founder or Sirmio. Julie discusses her work with Wall Street executive...

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com When it comes to taking the next big step in your career, some urge you to follow your passions – while others back a more bare-knuckled approach. But there’s a third way, says Mary Olson-Menzel, author of the bestseller “What Lights You Up.” In this episode of 97% Effective, host Michael Wenderoth and Mary talk about the...