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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 .

Doug Thorpe | Leadership Powered by Common Sense | March 31, 2026 Introduction Good to have you back. This is Doug, and you are listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. My guest today is a lady who has a very respectable career in the corporate realm. She’s been a leader in in many brand […] The post Leading With Your Whole Self | Ep 476 first appeared on Leadership P...

Introduction Well, hey, everybody, if you’re running a business or in charge of a team at work, and you’re wondering how in the world do you really get the results you want? You’ve heard about OKRs and KPIs and another maybe alphabet soup of different systems and procedures. But my guest today is going to […] The post OKRs Explained: How to Set Goals That Actually Drive Res...

Purpose-Driven Leadership Introduction If you’re in, leading a business team, you sometimes think you’re operating with purpose on purpose. But it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the busyness of the day. And today, we’re going to talk with a gentleman who can help us get back on track with purpose-driven leadership ideas. His name is […] The post Leading With Purpose: Fi...

How to Inspire Your Team: Unlocking Motivation Through Practical Leadership Introduction Well, hey, folks, have you ever been stumped by how to inspire your team if you’re in a role of leadership? Sometimes you feel the the the monotony or the mundane of what’s going on with your team and your people, but you want […] The post Why Your Team Feels Unmotivated at Work 473 first app...

The Real Cost of Becoming an Entrepreneur— And How to Know If It’s Right for You Introduction Well, hey there everybody. If you want to be an entrepreneur, today’s show is for you. I’m Doug Thorpe, and this is Leadership Powered by Common Sense. My guest is a gentleman who’s been in the entrepreneurial world […] The post How to Know If Entrepreneurship Fits Your Life...

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...

Organizing Chaos: How to Lead Through Large-Scale Change with Amanda VanDer Heiden Hey everybody, it’s Doug. And welcome again to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. We’re going to talk about chaos today. And if, the world you’re living in, the the business you’re a part of. If you feel like you’ve got a little bit […] The post Stop Flipping the Switch on Change...

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...

A Conversation with Christian Hansen on Leadership Powered by Common Sense with Doug Thorpe Introduction Well, hello again everyone. It has been said that leadership is about influence and nothing more. Today, my guest is a gentleman who’s done some deep dive study, and he has written a couple of books on that topic of […] The post Why Being Right Doesn’t Make You Influential | 463 fir...

Introduction Hello again everyone. This is Doug and you’re listening to another episode of leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today, I have a young lady who is an entrepreneur. She and her husband are her partners in a very successful business. We’re going to talk about the challenges of managing a business as a couple, […] The post Mastering Remote Team Management: Proven Strat...

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 Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug, and you’re on leadership powered by common sense. Today we’re going to touch on a topic that I think is very vital and important for leaders. What happens when you get sick? What, do you have a plan for that? You might have planned for everything else, […] The post When Illness Strikes: A Leader’s Guide to Surviving Cancer W...

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...

From Corporate to Restaurant Owner: Sara Frasca on Accountability, Growth, and Strategic Leadership Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and you’re listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today, my guest is someone who, like many of my guests, has come from corporate experience herself. She’s become an entrepreneur. She owns a […] The post Accou...

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, and I hope you’re having a great day. If you’re off to a start already, or maybe wrapping up, depending on which part of the globe you might be in. But today my guest is going to help us with a subject that often comes up in […] The post Five Levels of Workplace Deep Listening | Ep 455 first appeared on Leadership Powered by...

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...