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A Neurologist’s Approach to Chronic Pain Introduction Hey, everybody. If you’re over the age of 35, I’m guessing you’ve enjoyed the new life experience of rolling out of bed in the morning with a pain that you didn’t have the night before? It might be a joint or a muscle or even a little bit […] The post Healing Without the Band-Aid | Ep 502 first appeared on Le...

Episode 498 | Leadership Powered by Common Sense with Doug Thorpe | Guest: Jill Schulman Introduction: Are You a Brave Leader? Hey, are you a brave leader? Have you ever thought about that? And do you have the right definition of what being brave is really about? My guest today is going to help us […] The post Are You a Brave Leader? How to Lead with Courage in the Face of Fear fir...

How to Show Up, Speak Up, and Lead with Impact | Ep 495 A conversation with Carl DuPont, DMA — opera singer, executive coach, and co-author of The Presence Principle Introduction Hey, everybody. If you have been confronted with the notion that you need to boost your executive presence, I hear that a lot in […] The post Why Leaders Struggle with Executive Presence first appeared on Leade...

A Conversation with Major General Robert Mixon Introduction Hello again everyone. You know, if you’re in a leadership role, you’re on a journey. And if you haven’t figured that out yet, we’re going to give you some ideas to help you today. My guest is Major General Robert Mixon. He is retired. And he’s also […] The post Leadership Is a Journey With No Summit fir...

Episode 485 — Leadership Powered by Common Sense with Doug Thorpe | Guest: Mark Willis, CFP® Introduction Well, hey, everybody, Doug Thorpe here. Do you have your financial house in order? If you are looking at making your corporate gig a long term career, or if you own and run a business, the way you […] The post Your Financial House Is Probably on Fire (And You Don’t Even Know It) fir...

Leadership Powered by Common Sense — Episode 483 Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to another episode of Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today we’re going to dive into the world of compensation. And that’s a topic that certainly sensitive to most of us. Whether you are receiving it or […] The post How Transparent Compensation B...

A CFO’s Playbook for Serious Business Owners — with Mark Molin Introduction Doug Thorpe: Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today, I’ve got a gentleman who’s, fascinating. I had a chance of meeting him by virtue of sitting in as a guest on his […] The post Why Your Brilliant Solution Doesn’t So...

Introduction Well, hey, everybody, Doug Thorpe here. This is another episode of The Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Hey, if you’re running a business, if you don’t have sales, you don’t have a company. You know, so I’ve got a gentleman here that’s going to help us understand some of that and find better ways […] The post Why Everything You Think About Sales Is Wrong | Ep 480 first appear...

Doug Thorpe | Leadership Powered by Common Sense | Guest Maria Brinck Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today we’re going to talk a little bit about a maybe a call it a leadership bias or a leadership tendency. But the real question […] The post Your Leadership Bias Is Showing | Ep...

Executive coach Emma Collyer joins Doug Thorpe to unpack why leaders avoid giving feedback — and how to do it clearly, kindly, and with confidence. Practical tips for managers at every level. The post Stop Avoiding Feedback: How to Be Clear, Kind, and Direct | Ep. 477 first appeared on Leadership Powered by Common Sense .

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. 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 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...

Introduction Hi, this is Doug Thorpe, and you’re on another episode of leadership powered by Common Sense. My guest today is a gentleman named Mitchell Weisburgh. Mitchell is a great authority in this space, among many other things. We’ve had a great run up in the green room here. So, without further ado, Mitch, welcome […] The post How Brain Science Transforms Leadership Communi...

Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today, my guest is going to teach us something about the chiropractic method of leadership development and analysis. Her name is Rita Malvone. And we’re going to dive right in. Rita, welcome to the show. Thanks, Doug. […] The post Learn How the Chiropractic L...

Well, the word for today is roadmap. We’re going to have a discussion about a new and Best-Selling leadership roadmap that you may want to pay attention to. Hang with us. Hi, everybody. This is Doug, and we’re back on the leadership powered by common sense. My guest today is a gentleman who has a […] The post The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership: A Roadmap to Success | Ep 435...