Blake Holman

Lead With Clarity: Practical Insight for Senior Leaders

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Lead With Clarity is a podcast for leaders navigating complex decisions, constant change, and increasing expectations. Hosted by Blake Holman — a seasoned CIO, leadership coach, and influence practitioner — the show delivers practical insight for senior leaders and high-potential professionals operating close to the executive level. Each episode explores real-world leadership challenges including: Decision-making under pressure Leading through ambiguity and change fatigue Ethical influence and executive presence Communication that builds trust and alignment Turning information and experience i...

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Blake Holman

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Business

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Why Culture Beats Strategy Every Time 08.03.2026

Strategy may set direction, but culture determines whether it actually happens. In this episode we explore Peter Drucker’s famous insight and why leadership behavior, not planning, ultimately shapes execution inside organizations.

When Strategy Becomes Work 07.03.2026

Plans feel productive, but leadership begins when execution starts. This episode explores Peter Drucker’s insight on why strategy alone doesn’t create results and how leaders turn intention into disciplined action.

Why Leaders Must Measure What Matters 06.03.2026

Leaders often talk about culture, innovation, and growth. But organizations move in the direction of what gets measured. In this episode, we unpack why metrics shape behavior and how leaders can align measurement with what truly matters.

The Only Metric That Really Matters 05.03.2026

Peter Drucker once said the purpose of business is to create and keep a customer. In this episode, we unpack why many organizations forget this simple truth and how leaders can realign strategy, culture, and decisions around the customer experience.

Doing Things Right vs Doing the Right Things 04.03.2026

Execution builds efficiency. Direction builds legacy. In this episode, we unpack Peter Drucker’s distinction between management and leadership, and why clarity of direction matters more than flawless execution in uncertain times.

Hearing the Unspoken: The Leadership Discipline of Deep Listening 03.03.2026

In this episode of Lead With Clarity, we explore Peter Drucker’s insight on hearing what isn’t said. Learn how perceptive listening strengthens trust, surfaces hidden risk, and elevates executive leadership in high-stakes conversations.

Create the Future. Do Not Wait for It. 02.03.2026

In uncertain times, leaders default to prediction. But sustainable influence comes from intentional creation. In this episode, we explore how disciplined decisions, aligned values, and early commitment shape the future you lead into existence.

The Power of Small Disciplines 02.03.2026

Big wins rarely happen overnight. In this episode, we explore John C. Maxwell’s insight on small disciplines and how consistent, focused leadership habits compound into extraordinary long-term achievement.

Change Is Guaranteed. Growth Is Chosen. 28.02.2026

Change will happen. Growth is a choice. In this episode, we reframe disruption into leadership development, stabilize what matters, and choose one 90-day upgrade that makes you and your team stronger on the other side.

Know. Go. Show. The Leadership Path That Builds Followership 27.02.2026

Leadership isn’t a title, it’s clarity in motion. Learn the three verbs that separate managers from leaders: know the way (direction), go the way (credibility), and show the way (multiplication). Simple. Hard. Essential.

Clarity Beats Victory: Leading Without the Argument 26.02.2026

Arguments can win the moment and lose the relationship. In this episode, we explore Dale Carnegie’s counsel to avoid the argument, reframe conflict, and lead with clarity that protects trust and drives outcomes.

Fail Forward. The Discipline of Learning Faster Than Your Competition 25.02.2026

Failure isn’t the enemy. Wasted failure is. In this episode, we unpack John C. Maxwell’s “fail forward” mindset, how leaders build cultures that learn quickly, and practical ways to run safer experiments, extract lessons, and keep momentum.

Growth Is the Separator. The Quiet Practice That Changes Your Leadership 24.02.2026

In leadership, separation rarely happens in one big moment. It compounds through growth. This episode explores how learning, feedback, and reflection reshape how you lead under pressure, and simple practices to make growth measurable.

The Quiet Measure of Success 23.02.2026

Success isn’t only outcomes. It’s who you become while pursuing them. In this episode, we unpack John Maxwell’s idea that real success is adding value to yourself, and how that internal growth becomes external stability for your team.

Teamwork Isn’t a Vibe. It’s Clarity. 22.02.2026

Teamwork isn’t about being nice. It’s about being clear. In this episode, we unpack John C. Maxwell’s reminder that teamwork makes the dream work, and why coordination, ownership, and decision rules turn collaboration into a multiplier.

The Leadership Ceiling 21.02.2026

When performance stalls, the issue is rarely talent. It’s leadership clarity. Explore why teams drift toward what’s easiest to repeat, how standards and decisions shape culture, and the small leadership habits that raise the ceiling.

Trust Before Vision 20.02.2026

People don’t commit to a vision until they trust the leader behind it. In this episode, we unpack how credibility is built in small moments, why consistency matters, and how to earn buy-in before you ask for change.

The Leadership Skill Nobody Trains: Responding to Failure 19.02.2026

Failure is inevitable. What matters is what you make it mean. In this episode, we reframe failure as data, not a verdict, and explore how a leader’s response builds trust, accelerates learning, and shapes culture.

The Real Win: Bringing People to the Finish Line 18.02.2026

Leadership isn’t a solo sprint. This episode reframes “winning” as building clarity, capability, and ownership so your team crosses the finish line with you, and can repeat results without heroics.

The Character Ceiling: Where Success Quietly Stops 17.02.2026

When pressure rises, character becomes strategy. This episode unpacks Maxwell’s warning that success stalls where integrity slips, and shares practical ways to clean up pressure behaviors, strengthen trust, and lead with clarity.

Close Enough, Far Enough 16.02.2026

Leadership is a distance problem. Get too close and you become the bottleneck. Get too far ahead and you lose the room. Learn how to calibrate proximity and perspective so people feel seen and still know exactly what “next” looks like.

The Growth Zone: Leading Beyond Comfort 15.02.2026

Growth isn’t comfortable. In this episode, we explore why discomfort is a signal of leadership expansion, how to tell stretch from stress, and practical ways to choose the hard conversations and decisions that move your team forward

Influence Over Authority: The Leadership That Actually Sticks 14.02.2026

Leadership is not a title. It is the daily, personal influence you have on others. In this episode, we unpack how real leadership is built in small moments, how to audit your impact, and how to leave people stronger than you found them.

Talent Gets Noticed. Character Gets Followed. 13.02.2026

Talent may open doors, but character keeps them open. In this episode, we unpack how trust is built in pressure moments. Learn the small, costly choices that create credibility and the culture people want to follow.

Innovation Is Never Solo 12.02.2026

Innovation isn’t a lightning bolt. It’s the disciplined practice of connecting prior lessons, customer signals, and team insight. In this episode, we explore how humble leaders curate ideas and build cultures where contribution compounds. Stay curious.

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