PDPW Podcasts

Tom Thibodeau is a popular professor, a talented public speaker and an extremely active community member who lives the values of servant leadership. This week on the PDPW Podcast, he shares the importance of being a neighborly friend by using the power of goodness.

This week's PDPW Podcast is all about being awesome. Hank Wagner shares a story, a question and a challenge of how truly awesome you can be today! 

Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau joins us this week on the PDPW Podcast to discuss the ordinary people in our lives that are doing extraordinary things!

Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau loves to listen and share stories. Storytelling is woven into the fabric of human interaction and connects us with others while shaping who we become. This week, listen as Tom reminds us of the importance of telling stories and sharing life’s memories with those around us. 

This week we hear from fourth-generation dairy farmer Hank Wagner, who reflects on the season of life. Hank reminds us that we were born with seeds of greatness, and now is the time for many of us to celebrate. Listen as Hank shares the importance of reflection during the second half of his life. 

Another Valentine's Day has come and gone, but as we hear from servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau, every day should be Valentine's Day!

On this week's PDPW Podcast with Hank Wagner, hear how the people we encounter can provide us with lifelong insight and wisdom. In this episode, Hank shares a story from his youth that led to a lesson he has carried with him throughout life and reminds us to be more aware of our actions.

This week’s PDPW Podcast is all about trust. As we hear from servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau, trust is the secret sauce in all of our relationships. One of Tom’s mantras he uses when teaching leadership is, “If you tell the truth, people will respect you, and if they respect you, they will trust you.” 

If you previously listened to Hank Wagner, you know he has a passion for communicating, and on this week's podcast, he has us looking at how we can better shape our relationships. Studies have shown only seven percent of what we say is heard from the words themselves. The other 93 percent is our tone and body language. Listen as Hank shares tools to help shape our words and lead to long-lasting, l...

One thing that has remained consistent these past few years is change. As we hear from Tom Thibodeau, we are all capable of meeting unexpected change head-on because of the community we come from.

As we enter 2023, Hank Wagner shares five steps we can take to experience something great this new year. Challenge yourself, and see if you can use these steps to gain more opportunities in your life - not just today but every day.

Merry Christmas! As we celebrate the holidays, we’re joined by Tom Thibodeau who reminds us of the reason for the season. In this week's podcast, Tom shares how it's time to come together, sing and share the blessings in our lives. 

'Tis the season to be generous. Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau never regrets giving to others. Listen as he explains how a charitable person understands they're blessed with opportunity, second chances, education, and sometimes just good luck, which in turn can help us all become more generous.  

In this week's PDPW Podcast, Hank Wagner provides us with a free tool that he's hoping you don't leave it in the toolbox for very long. Not only is this a different type of tool, but it is one that rewards failures. Listen as Hank provides four steps to turning something bad into something good!

The power of setting goals is essential, particularly when it comes to relationships. In this week's PDPW Podcast, Hank Wagner shares how we can improve our relationships by improving our vision.   

On the heels of Thanksgiving, servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau joins us again to share the power of gratitude. As we hear from Tom, gratitude is an emotional muscle to help us remember how great life really is.

As we approach Thanksgiving, it's a great time to focus on what we are thankful for. Our guest this week, Tom Thibodeau, shares with us a story of having an attitude of gratitude - even if it means eating potato salad out of a shoehorn. 

This week, we focus on two words that go hand-in-hand - relationships and communication. If you've heard Hank Wagner before, you know that he values relationships. Most importantly, the relationship with his wife, Pam. Listen as Hank explains a crucial part of building a healthy, strong relationship.  

You may have heard the phrase, "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there." This week, Hank Wagner asks listeners to think about the road map of their life. He shares how you may take unexpected roads, but as long as you are headed in the right direction, you will still make it to your final destination.

Being a great leader means being a great listener. Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau joins us this week to share the importance of letting someone else talk.   

Working as a team is as crucial for the success of many farms and businesses. But how do you get your team to work together seamlessly? Michael Hoffman with Igniting Performance shares on this week's PDPW Podcast tips and tricks to create a unified team.

Some say it is no fun growing old, but servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau disagrees! In this week's PDPW Podcast, listen as he shares how we should be aging playfully rather than gracefully and how good smothers evil when embracing the inevitability of growing old. 

Our PDPW Podcast guest speaker this week is Hank Wagner, a multi-generational dairy farmer and leadership training coach. This week, Hank shares how we can lift and encourage everyone in our lives by telling people what they want to hear, need to hear, or perhaps are not caring to hear. 

In this week's PDPW Podcast, motivational speaker and dairy farmer Hank Wagner helps change our mindset. According to Hank, today's news and social media posts lead to the injured chicken principle, something he knows a thing or two about after spending a fair amount of time in a chicken coop. Listen as he shares how we can live better lives by looking past weaknesses while appreciating our streng...

As we enter a new week, let's take a moment to think about the significant event that shook our lives on September 11th, 2001. Servant leadership trainer Tom Thibodeau reflects on a day we should never forget.