Rich Baron and Maikel Bailey

Mainline Executive Coaching ACT

Business EN ↓ 371 episodes

Steam Locomotives were some of the most powerful machines ever built. They represented vision, ingenuity, collaboration, and extraordinary human achievement. However, to get to the next destination, they had to be directed to the mainline. This required someone directing the train through a series of switches to reach the right destination. Just like these amazing machines, leaders and organizations alike need the right direction and “switching” to reach their destinations—this is the essence of Intelligent Leadership® (IL). IL is a transformational, results-driven leadership growth philosophy...

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Rich Baron and Maikel Bailey

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Business

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Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

The Skills Needed to be a Legitimate CEO 23.11.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! The Chief Executive Officer seat is not for everyone. It is tough place to be on a good day and a difficult position for organizations to fill. Over the past 10 years, more than 25% of the CEO positions that were vacated was involuntary. So what sk...

Are you Building a Successful Business or a Culture of Success 20.11.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Success can be defined is as many ways as the people that you ask. This can also be true for businesses; how do they define success. The same can be said for a culture of success. So what then are the differences? Al Fragnoli is a Master Certified...

Nothing Sells like a Winning Culture of Enthusiasm 13.11.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! The dog and pony show followed by the hoorah speach. We have all seen it at one time or another. The failed attempt at winning over the organization in order to sell culture. However, nothing is more contagious that true enthusiasm, passion and com...

How Physical and Mental Strength Impacts Leadership 11.11.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Being in leadership positions can at times be difficult at best. It is a guarantee that there will be times when fear of failure, burnout, self-motivation, stress, and simply being overworked will happen to the best of leaders. So how does keeping...

The Importance of Leadership Development for Entrepreneurs 09.11.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! So you are an entrepreneur and have developed your own business. The product offering is great, marketing is spot on, the location is perfect. However, turnover is high and you can't seem to attract the right people. Perhaps the one aspect you...

How Negative Issues in our Personal Lives Impact Leadership 04.11.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! All too often issues at work can trigger derailing charecteristics which can create issues for leaders outside of the workplace. However, what about those issues that we deal with in our personal lives? How does this impact our ability to lead at w...

We Have the Talents to Bring Out the Hidden Talents in You 02.11.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Executive Coaching is not about teaching someone how to do their job. Quite frankly, it is assumed that you already know how to do that. It is about taking a leaders strengths and making them stronger. Finding the gaps that are holding you back and...

Don't get Stuck with the Regret of what Could Have Been 28.10.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! "If the coach had put me in the fourth quarter, we would have been state champions, no doubt in my mind.- Uncle Rico In Napolean Dynamite, we all laughed as Uncle Rico explained to Kip how things would have been different if he would have got...

You are the Key to Effective Leadership Development 26.10.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! John Mattone's Laws of Intelligent Leadership are there to help us truly incite our desire to be better leaders. Law #40, as well as Law #34 are reminders that although executive coaching is one of the most powerful ways to improve leadership...

Leading With Love is what Truly Great Leaders Do 23.10.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! It has been said that leaders need the following three critical skills: IQ, EQ and LQ - the Love Quotient. So what does this mean exactly? In a nutshell it means unconditional positive regard for those individuals in our lives and organizations. Th...

Mental Models 21.10.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! So, you bought the book everyone was talking about. You dropped a few C-Notes on a seminar, bought the t-shirt and journal and went home with a new drive, ready to take on the world. A few months into your new transformation, and you hit the wall a...

The Pitfalls of Believing Too Much in Your Own PR 19.10.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! We've all seen it-the mild mannered, moderately successful executive who transforms before our eyes into a narcissistic butt head. The problem happens when said executive starts believing all of the hype about him/her, the head starts swelling...

It's a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll 16.10.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! AC/DC is the sixth best selling band of all time, with the fourth best selling album of all time. So what exactly does this have to due with leadership? In a nutshell, due diligence. In the song, It's a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock &a...

What Happens when you Commit to Leadership and Cultural Development 14.10.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! So you have a great culture in place. You know this because it is a word that you hear at the office almost everyday. Afterall, if your senior leadership said it, then it must be true. The problem with that is 75% of all companies flat out fail at...

We Will Tell You What Others Won't 12.10.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! In the world of executive coaching, there are those that view success and honesty as being mutually exclusive. Several coaches would rather sugar coat the truth, or skirt those hard conversations all together, especially because most senior leaders...

The Diagnostic Tools of Leadership and Cultural Development 07.10.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Prescription before diagnosis is malpractice. A physician would not prescribe a path to wellness if they did not know the patient's current condition. It would be considered unethical, negligent, improper or simply put, malpractice. The same a...

The Importance of a Firm Foundation in your Organizational Culture 05.10.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a great example of the importance of building on a firm foundation. Started in 1173, it took two centuries to complete, and engineers are still trying to find a way to keep it from leaning and rotating further. Unlike t...

Resilience 30.09.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Bruce Lee once state that, "Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one." This is as relevant in leadership as it is in our own personal lives. The organizations that thrive year after year have strong, r...

The Results of a Neglected Culture 28.09.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Ugly things grow from neglect. Just like your grades in school, you get what you have earned. The same thing happens in organizational culture. If you fail to to cultivate and nurture your company’s culture, you’ll get what emerges from neglect. Qu...

The Helicopter Boss 24.09.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! The Micro Manager. The folks that are commonly referred to as the Helicopter Boss. The boss that is constantly hovering over their employees watching their every move, making every decision for them and telling them when, how, what to do. These are...

The Leaders Apprentice 22.09.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Ah, the Disney Masterpiece, The Sorcerer's Apprentice. It was a sgment in the animated film, Fantasia. Featuring Mickey Mouse as the apprentice who is eager to learn, but finds that the Sorcerer is unwilling to teach him what he knows. Or perh...

Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa 21.09.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Mea Culpa is a Latin phrase that means, through my fault. Simply put, it is an acknowledgement of having done wrong, or in other words, an apology. Being a leader, you must understand that you are ultimately responsible for your team, and organizat...

Character Determines your Ultimate Destiny 18.09.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! In approximately 520 BC, the Greek philopsopher Herculitus, stated that, "Character is Destiny." Fast forward to present day. John Mattone writes in his 50 Laws of Intelligent Leadership that, "Character won't determine your des...

The Secrets of Intelligent Leadership: The Entertainer Leadership Trait 15.09.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! In our culture, exibition and self promotion are rewarded. In some cases, even necessary to get noticed in the competitive workplace. The goal, therefore, is to win. To be famous. To be recognized. This is why for the Entertainers to be successful....

The True Benefits of Intelligent Leadership Development 13.09.2021

Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! So, you have decided you need a coach; however, everywhere you look, there is someone calling themselves a coach. Life coaches, fitness coaches, weight-loss coaches, leadership coaches, the list goes on. But the real question is, "What do you...

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