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How Your Brain Is Secretly Running Your Leadership (And What To Do About It) A conversation with brain science expert and author Sherry Yellin on the Leadership Powered by Common Sense podcast with Doug Thorpe Introduction This is Doug, and you’re listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Hey, have you ever struggled with learning […] The post The CRANIUM Framework That Guarante...

Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug, and you’re listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. One of the big things, if you’re a leader, you got to make some big decisions along the way. And my guest is someone who himself is helping others learn how to make better big decisions and overcome some […] The post Why Leaders Avoid Big Decisions and Fail | E 470 first a...

Most entrepreneurs know their stuff — but when it's time to explain what they actually do, things fall apart. In this episode of Leadership Powered by Common Sense, Dr. Steve Greene shares why clarity beats cleverness every time, why trying to be everything to everyone is a fast track to being forgettable, and how a well-built lead magnet can do the heavy lifting your elevator pitch never could. W...

In this episode of Leadership Powered by Common Sense, Doug Thorpe sits down with Kelly Resendez — entrepreneur, executive, published author, and co-owner of Go Abundance Women — to explore why the most powerful leadership strategy isn't a new framework or productivity hack. It's doing the inner work first. Kelly shares her journey from being a top 1% loan officer driven by significance and stress...

From Homeless to Millionaire — And Why That Wasn’t Enough: Mark Silverman’s Story Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to leadership, powered by common sense, as we often do. We’ve got an interesting guest who has a great story of their journey, challenges in early life that led to some […] The post The Hidden Crisis Inside Succ...

Introduction Well. Hey, everybody. We’re back with Leadership Powered by Common Sense. This is Doug Thorpe. And if your business is in selling on Amazon, I’ve got a man that can help you with your reputation management and being sure that people aren’t taking advantage of things that they might not need to be doing, […] The post How to Fight Fake Reviews on Amazon — A Selle...

Mastering High Performance: The Nine Stratums of Personal and Professional Excellence Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug and you’re listening to another episode of leadership Powered by Common Sense. Have you ever struggled with nailing your hiring process to get the best performers for your organization or your team? Well, today I’ve got a […] The post Stop Hiring W...

Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to another episode of leadership Powered by Common Sense. To today we’re going to dip into the realm of the leader that is coming up the chain, the the person that’s maybe still waiting on their first opportunity to move into management and leadership […] The post From Individual Contributor to Lea...

Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug, and you’re listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. I’m excited about my guest. Today we’re going to talk about some of the things that are happening in the workplace with our friend AI and some of the concerns people have about the evolution of job types and […] The post How AI is Shaping Future Jobs and Upskilling S...

Sustainable Leadership: A Conversation with Charlene Gisele on Avoiding Burnout Introduction Hello again everyone. You’re on Leadership Powered by Common Sense. I’m your host, Doug Thorpe. And today we have an expert that’s going to help us talk about sustainable leadership and Leadership burnout. And that’s an interesting challenge in today’s crazy, complex and uncer...

Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to leadership Powered by Common Sense. If you’re out there doing your work and trying to find a win, how about a triple win? My guest today is going to show us a triple win for leadership coaching. His name is Will Linssen. And […] The post Introducing the Triple Win Leadership Coaching Method | Ep 456 f...

Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to another episode of leadership Powered by Common Sense. You know, once upon a time, there was a phrase that said, behind every great man is a great woman. And that’s obviously horribly incorrect in today’s world. So I like to say it […] The post How Executive Assistants Power Strategic Bus...

Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug, and you’re listening to another episode of The Leadership Powered by Common Sense. I am very honored today to have with me a guest who has some incredible milestone achievements in her own coaching career. She is an authority on a number of things, has a book that […] The post Leadership Science Creates Lasting Impact | Ep 26-452 first a...

Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you are listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today we’re going to continue a journey in leadership development, talking about, it’s undeniable. If you’re going to develop as an effective leader, it’s got to start from within. And my guest has a compelling story […] The post Leadership After...

Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today we’re going to hit a topic that I certainly find in a lot of my clients. And that is the idea of what happens when you outgrow the success you thought you wanted. And my guest is […] The post Outgrowing the Success You Thought You Wanted | Ep 450 first appeared on L...

Leadership Lessons from the Trenches: A Conversation with UPS Veteran Noel Massie Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. greetings from wherever you may be. This is Doug Thorpe and another episode of leadership powered by Common Sense. I’m excited today to have a gentleman with me who is a longstanding, executive from UPS. He made his […] The post Building Leaders From The Ground Up...

Well, hello again everyone. This is leadership powered by common sense. And I’m your tour guide, Doug Thorpe. Today we’re going to delve into the area of supply chain risk and environmental. My guest is an expert in that field. She’s spent a career building software to help companies manage such risk. And we are […] The post Leadership Lessons from Software Disasters | Ep 4...

Introduction Well, hey, everybody, it’s good to be back with you again. A pleasure that you’re joining us today. We’re going to talk about, part information load and overload and the integrity and quality of information, as well as hearing from an entrepreneur who, with her partners, has tried to build a company based on […] The post Ethics Driven Business Success With A Pu...

AI Won’t Replace Leadership Hey, everybody, it’s good to have you back. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today we’re going to focus a little bit in the larger scale business world. We’re going to talk about director and VP level and above, and some of the challenges […] The post Leadership EXPERT: ‘Imposter Syndrom...

Introduction Well, hello again everyone. This is Doug, and thanks for hopping in on another episode today. My guest is going to help us understand innovation and sustainability, among probably some other things. He’s a well accomplished entrepreneur and business leader. His name is Andy Bhattacharyya. He did very good. I got it. You’ll see […] The post Purpose-Driven Business Tra...

Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. Great to be with you this day. I have a friend and colleague who’s joining us in our discussion, and we’re going to talk more today about the entrepreneurial world, the founder owner mindset and some of the challenges and opportunities that may be out there. My guest is a […] The post Breaking Free From Achievement Addiction | Ep 443 firs...

Introduction Well, hello again everyone. Today we’re going to dive into the world of, some executive coaching and, specifically some models about leading teams and building the right kind of culture in the face of, failures you may encounter in, challenges along the way. Just basic leadership stuff. But my guest is a lady named […] The post How to Transform Teams With Power Skills | Ep...

Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to another episode of The Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today, my guest is a fellow business coach, advisor, sensei, guru, whatever you want to call him. Like an old friend of mine always said, I don’t care what they call me as […] The post Overcoming Founder-itis Through Better Leadership |...

Introduction You’re listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense with your host, Doug Thorpe. Here’s Doug. Well, hello again, everyone. It’s great to be back with you today. I’ve got a special guest who has an amazing journey in her own lifelong leadership quest. And she’s, running five companies right now. And uniquely, she comes […] The post Breaking Barrie...

Introduction Well hello everyone. Today we’re going to have an episode focused on the whole entrepreneur by acquisition game. And my guest is someone who’s been at it for 20 plus years. He’s got some great insights and ideas and we’re going to dive right in. You’re on leadership powered by common sense. I’m your […] The post The Truth About Buying a Busine...