The Elephant in the Boardroom

Heading into a new year, most leadership resolutions never make it past the kickoff memo. In this episode, co‑CEOs Jeremy Eden and Terri Long share 5 specific resolutions for CEOs and senior leaders who want measurable change. You’ll hear a real‑world “pothole” from a customer journey gone wrong, why big companies struggle to act as one company, how to get employees saying “they listened to us and...

If you think your people "don’t have ideas," you’re wrong. They have thousands—you’re just not hearing them. Jeremy Eden and Terri Long walk through 14 reasons employees stay silent, from fear of looking foolish to decision-makers playing corporate whack-a-mole. You’ll learn how to create incentives, safety, and processes that help great ideas surface before consultants have to dig them...

Leaders say “we’re too busy” when the real issues are prioritization, fear, or conflict avoidance. Jeremy Eden and Terri Long share practical ways to kill zombie projects, apply the Eisenhower Matrix, set boundaries, and turn vague pushback into honest trade‑offs with dates. Stop glorifying busyness. Start shipping what matters. Highlights Prioritize with importance over false urgency Replace “we’...

Vague advice won’t fix your meetings or decisions. Terri Long and Jeremy Eden break down six practical moves leaders can implement right away: time‑boxed meetings with a visible countdown, asking “How do you know that?”, entrance interviews after 30–60 days, AARs after big projects, shorter meetings by default, and problem‑first brainstorming. Highlights Countdown clocks that keep meetings on trac...

Exit interviews rarely reveal the truth. Jeremy Eden and Terri Long share practical, proven ways to reduce employee turnover and retain great talent, starting with manager training, smart pay strategy, and safer feedback loops. You’ll get concrete tactics you can implement now, from scheduling fixes to recognition habits and building non-manager career paths for top individual contributors. Highli...

Run your organization as one company, not many. This episode shares a practical one-company strategy to break silos and move faster with real examples from Goldman Sachs, Heinz, Fidelity, Nordstrom, Walmart, Apple, Sony, Applebee’s, and TGI Fridays. You’ll learn how shorter, scannable artifacts unlock selling time at Goldman Sachs, how factory matchmaking at Heinz turns excess capacity into saving...

How to train your boss the right way so you become a trusted advisor at work. Learn how to pair positive feedback with fact‑based truth, teach your role, take initiative, offer half‑loaf solutions, and clarify communication so leaders decide faster. Takeaways Positive feedback that keeps truth flowing The “cold cup of coffee” (non‑judgmental hard truths) Teach your boss your role; avoid TLAs Take...

Traditional budgeting DESTROYS shareholder value! This episode reveals how budget gaming leads companies to ship unfinished products, waste millions on "wooden nickels," and create toxic accountability problems. Discover how idea-based budgeting transforms 3-month budget battles into 3-week solutions with real accountability. Based on 25+ years helping Fortune 500 companies eliminate bud...

Most culture transformation strategies waste millions and fail spectacularly. In this episode, we expose McKinsey's viral "5 Bold Moves to Transform Your Organization's Culture" and reveal why conventional culture change approaches destroy company value rather than create it. Terri and Jeremy dissect each of McKinsey's recommendations—from "don't just tell, show&quot...

In times of economic uncertainty like the current tariff crisis, most companies resort to panic cost-cutting: layoffs without changing work processes, slashing R&D, and cutting training budgets. These "slash and burn" tactics may provide immediate relief but create long-term damage that takes years to repair. In this episode, Terri Long and Jeremy Eden reveal the smarter "no-reg...

Most managers work incredibly hard but still struggle to get the best from their teams. The problem isn't effort—it's approach. In this episode of Elephant in the Boardroom, we reveal how to be a good manager by mastering six essential traits that separate great leaders from the "concrete middle" that holds companies back. You'll discover why traditional management promotion...

Most business leaders struggle with meetings that waste time, frustrate teams, and fail to drive meaningful outcomes. In this episode of Elephant in the Boardroom, we reveal the framework for creating effective meetings that transform your biggest organizational time drain into a strategic competitive advantage. You'll discover why traditional agendas are fundamentally broken and learn our pro...

Did you know that only 11% of companies manage to sustain their cost savings after three years? In this eye-opening episode of The Elephant in the Boardroom , hosts Terri Long and Jeremy Eden dive deep into the often misunderstood world of cost-cutting strategies within corporate America. They challenge the conventional wisdom that executives are inherently skilled at slashing costs, arguing inste...

Are your corporate governance practices stuck in the past, hindering your organization’s potential? Join co-CEOs Terri Long and Jeremy Eden in this enlightening episode of The Elephant in the Boardroom , where they tackle the pressing issue of corporate board effectiveness in today's fast-paced business landscape. With the average age of directors skewing older and a glaring lack of diversity...

Are we on the brink of a corporate revolution, or are we merely distracted by the glitz of artificial intelligence? In this thought-provoking episode of The Elephant in the Boardroom , co-CEOs Terri Long and Jeremy Eden delve deep into the intersection of human intelligence and AI, challenging the prevailing notion that technology will be the cornerstone of corporate growth. They assert that, whil...

Are your change management strategies stuck in the past, assuming employees will resist transformation? It’s time to rethink that narrative! In this enlightening episode of The Elephant in the Boardroom , hosts Terri Long and Jeremy Eden dive deep into the evolving landscape of change management within organizations. They challenge the outdated belief that employees are inherently resistant to cha...

Are your company's financial practices as disciplined as they should be? In the latest episode of "The Elephant in the Boardroom," co-CEOs Terri Long and Jeremy Eden tackle the pressing issue of financial discipline within corporate America, revealing how a lack of rigorous expense management can undermine even the most well-intentioned cost-saving initiatives. Many Fortune 1000 exec...

Are you aware that many employees view decision-making processes in their organizations as painfully flawed and excruciatingly slow? Join co-CEOs Terri Long and Jeremy Eden in this enlightening episode of The Elephant in the Boardroom , where they tackle the pressing issue of effective decision-making in corporate America. With a wealth of experience in enhancing corporate governance, Long and Ede...

Employee motivation challenges affect every workplace, and this episode tackles how even leaders struggle with maintaining their drive. Co-CEOs Terri Long and Jeremy Eden share honest insights about their own motivation struggles while providing proven strategies that work when traditional approaches fail. The conversation begins with Terri's candid admission about feeling unmotivated due to p...

Time management failures devastate executive productivity and business results more than any other workplace challenge. Most leaders waste 40% of their valuable time responding to urgent but unimportant distractions—email notifications, last-minute requests, and meaningless meetings. In this essential episode, Harvest Earnings co-CEOs Terri Long and Jeremy Eden reveal how the Eisenhower Time Matri...

Decision making inconsistency plagues corporate boardrooms across America, where executives apply rigorous analytical standards to routine purchases while making multi-million dollar strategic investments based on gut instinct alone. This fundamental inconsistency creates massive blind spots that cost organizations millions in missed opportunities, failed projects, and wasted resources. In this re...

Business decision making failures plague most organizations, trapping executives in analysis paralysis and demanding precise numbers that delay critical decisions. In this episode of "The Elephant in the Boardroom," co-CEOs Terri Long and Jeremy Eden reveal why being "roughly right" delivers better results than being "precisely wrong" in effective business decision ma...

Emotions in business decisions are the hidden force behind billions in failed acquisitions, misguided hiring choices, and strategic blunders that executives refuse to acknowledge. In this eye-opening episode of "The Elephant in the Boardroom," co-CEOs Terri Long and Jeremy Eden expose the uncomfortable truth about how workplace emotions systematically undermine corporate performance. Mos...

Most leadership communication fails because teams systematically hide problems from executives. The uncomfortable truth is that CEOs rarely get the whole truth from their organizations, creating dangerous blind spots that can destroy company value overnight. This epidemic of being "economical with the truth" undermines decision-making at every level and costs businesses millions in misse...

Remote work policy decisions are destroying company culture and driving top performers to quit. Most executives implement back-to-office mandates for three hidden reasons that backfire spectacularly while missing proven hybrid work strategies that actually boost productivity and employee retention rates. You'll discover why Amazon's five-day office requirement could trigger an exodus of th...