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

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

The Great Resignation: I Quit! 11.09.2021

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! Take this job and...well, you know the rest of the song. "The Great Resignation", or should it be called, "The Great Discontent." Regardless of what you call it, the fact is millions of workers are leaving their jobs. A Microsof...

The CEO Job Description 08.09.2021

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! Admit it. All of us feel a sense of awe when we meet someone who has the title of CEO. The power, the salary, and the chance to make the big decisions that impact entire organizations. It is truly a title worthy of our respect and admiration. This...

Strategic Thinking is More Than Just Vision 01.09.2021

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! Do you feel as a leader that you have the ability to generate a clear, focused vision for your organization? If you answered yes, than you have developed one of the many skills required to be a strategic thinker. So, how many skills must you develo...

Intelligent Leadership Law #4: Worthy Achievement, Altruism and Rewarding Relationships 30.08.2021

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! What is it that drives you each day? Is it worthy achievment, helping others succeed and a focus on rewarding relationships with those most important in your live? John Mattone's law #4 is ideology dedicated to the development of an altruistic...

Using Executive Coaching as a Recruiting and Retention Tool 23.08.2021

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! One of the fastest growing trends in employee enticement are the various perks being offered to get employees to walk through the door. Most employers offer a mix of standard benefits such as competitive wages, medical and dental insurance, tuition...

Drive for Results Caution: Part 2 21.08.2021

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! n a previous episode, we discussed the dangers of driving too hard for results and what happens when instead of navigating the road of leadership, you drive off the cliff.  In this episode of Mainline Executive Coaching ACT, John Burt joins us once...

The Secrets of Intelligent Leadership: The Helpers 18.08.2021

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! Mature helpers are considerate and genuinely the most loving of all the personality types. However, buyer beware as immature helper's love and care is not free. They will expect something in return and keep up the pressure until they feel you...

The Pitfalls of Static Leadership 16.08.2021

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! he past year has brought several organizations to their knees, some have dissapeared overnight. So many of these now defunct orgnizations felt that the world needed them and had nothing to worry about. If you are one of these static leaders thinkin...

Extraordinary Leadership Equals Extraordinary Customer Service 13.08.2021

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 we start this podcast with a simple pass or fail quiz: We have all heard the terms centered around customers such as loyalty, quality, retention, service, and partnership. These terms are universally known and automatically embraced by any organ...

The Secrets of Intelligent Leadership: The Perfectionist 11.08.2021

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 a perfectionist is someone who takes great pains in everything he or she does and and gives them to everyone else. Today we discuss the leader that is the perfectionist on Mainline Executive Coaching ACT. If you want to find o...

The Secrets of Intelligent Leadership 09.08.2021

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 order to understand the secrets of Intelligent Leadership, you must climb to the highest peaks and dedicate your life to learning how to get into the elusive circle of senior managment. WHATEVER!!!  Gaining leadership skills is a journey, but th...

Law #10: Commiting to Extraordinary Value 06.08.2021

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! Great leaders bring extraordinary value to their selves, family, teams and organizations. So what is extraordinary value? Can you put a price tag on it? Or is it how a leader approaches all of those qualities that define them as an individual? Thes...

Drive for Results Caution! 05.08.2021

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! Results-focused leaders are driven by their end goal. It is their concentration on achievement, vs. the means of routine operations that defines them. Driving for results is a key skill that every leader must learn and engage with his or her organi...

Leadership Insights: Toxic Leadership Traits 03.08.2021

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 all know those people that tend to create a toxic environment around them. They are the ones that know all the answers, refuse to take advice, create cliques that support their personal vision, or are just plain miserable to be around. So ask yo...

Leadership Insights: Putting the Cart Before the Horse 30.07.2021

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 seems as though everyone nowdays wants to have a title. Something that tells the world that we have arrived, who we are or even, our status symbol. Having a name like, John Doe is not nearly exciting as, John Doe, CEO. So does the title mean tha...

The Real Benefits of Executive Coaching 28.07.2021

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 what do you get the executive/manager/SVP/HR leader that already has everything? The answer; executive coaching. But what if you already know you are a great leader and do not need coaching?  According to the Harvard Business Review, the stakes...

Leadership Insights: Ruthless Leadership 27.07.2021

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 order to be successful in business, you have to be ruthless." - Burt Reynolds The movies have done a great job at making the super successes of this world look like alpha males on the big screen. But what about real world business? To...

Change Leadership and Taking Charge of Change 21.07.2021

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 is a proven statistic that 75% of all organizations fail at change leadership. So this begs the question; why is change leadership so difficult? The answer, leaders fail to consistantly improve leadership skills and take charge of change. Every...

The Critical Inner Skills 19.07.2021

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! What are the inner skills that each leader needs in order to become successful? Why is it essential to master these skills, not only for your career, but your life as well. Rich and Maikel discuss these six critical areas that are necessary to impr...

Insights on Leadership 16.07.2021

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 have all worked with differnt types of leaders in our careers and have seen many styles of leadership. What drove them to be the types of leaders they were and how did this impact their organizations. What were their successes and downfalls.  In...

leadership Turnover and Employee Retention from an HR Executive Standpoint 15.07.2021

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! Leadership turnover is at an all time high. Employee retention in today's workforce is a major concern. More than 33% of all organizations cite having a thin leadership pipeline as a critical human capital issue. However, who really has to put...

The Seven Signs You Need An Executive Coach 14.07.2021

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! Do you find yourself feeling undervalued, overworked, overly stressed, and are seeing a decline in your performance? Has anybody ever said to you, " you could really use some coaching?" If so, you may be suffering from LD. Leadership Dera...

The Evolution of Success 13.07.2021

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 you were to ask 20 different people to define success, chances are you would get 20 different answers. That is because success can be defined by an individual, organization, culture, peer group, the list goes on. However, success is simply defin...

Leadership and the New Normal 07.07.2021

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 Great Reset. That is the term we have heard time and again about 2020, epecially in terms of businesses around the globe. Statistics show that 67% of the workforce switched to working from home; however, only 27% state they have adequate suppor...

Leadership and the Stockdale Paradox 02.07.2021

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! Every great leader has faced adversity along the way to greatness. There is a powerful duality that every leader must face in their career. On one hand are the brutal facts of reality. On the other side is the never ending focus and faith on the en...

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