Two Are Gathered Leadership Podcast

In this challenging environment, providing competitive salary and benefits is essential to building a great team. But, did you know there is a motivator that your employees crave above all others?  Study after study shows this critical role in your leadership responsibilities will have more impact on the long-term performance of your team than anything else.  Join Michael and Jim as they share the...

Every leader gets overwhelmed. In fact, the ability to deal competently in the face of overlapping priorities is one of the most critical success factors of a leader. Yet, it's also one of the most unpleasant tasks and the cause of tremendous stress, and oftentimes lack of sleep. Join Michael and Jim as they share key strategies in both avoiding and dealing with the entrepreneur's common ailment o...

No one wants to work for an intolerable grump. And the truth is, few will.  Yet, even the kindest, most beloved of leaders find themselves in a position at times when they must make difficult and unpopular directional shifts. In fact, if you aren't being disliked on occasion, you're probably not much of a leader. Join Michael and Jim as they dive into this challenging topic of leading successfully...

Could your company benefit from a dramatic boost in productivity? Would you like to increase your own ability to make the most of each and every day? If so, listen in as Michael and Jim share the productivity boosting concept of "Clutch Time", which is a lesson learned many years ago on a farm far away. This episode will change the way you approach your work habits from here on out. It will also p...

Every business launches with great expectations. Yet, oftentimes it doesn't take long for the daily grind, extraordinary pressures and recurring disappointments of leading a venture to take its toll on even the hardiest of entrepreneurs. Are you finding yourself a little burned out with your business? People who don't understand what's at stake will say, "Just do something else." Michael and Jim w...

When you lead alone, you greatly reduce your odds of being successful as a leader. Even leaders are safer and stronger travelling in packs. This is especially true if they share their unique journey with other like minded, high responsibility bearing professionals.  Join Michael and Jim as they discuss the many virtues of being part of a leadership peer group. They also share the secrets to making...

As a leader, how many times have you asked yourself this question: "Am I the only one here who cares?" If you're like most business leaders or entrepreneurs, this is a question posed often. But, is it healthy for us to be in this mindset? Will it destroy our team and our ultimate goals for success? Join Michael and Jim as they explore this topic and offer one powerful word that will forever change...

Recruiting and developing strong people is the most critical and challenging job for most leaders. Equally difficult is the task of knowing when to let those employees go who don't seem to be fully embracing the opportunity you're providing for them. It's not that hard when it's a case of an obvious fireable offense like employee theft. But, it's not as cut and dry when it's more about you just no...

Nearly all leaders use the word integrity when describing themselves or their principles of business on resumes and websites all throughout the world. But how many of them truly understand what the word means and if they or their organization are really measuring up? In this challenging episode of the Two Are Gathered Leadership podcast, Michael and Jim explore what the word integrity really means...

Debt is something every leader will face somewhere along their journey. Most entrepreneurs need capital to get their ideas off of the ground. But, this initial desire to finance a new idea, expanded service or company growth can often snowball rapidly into an insurmountable burden. More sleepless nights have been spent worrying about debt than just about anything else. Join Michael and Jim as they...

This may surprise you, but the top challenges a leader faces are frequently ones they don't even know exist. Too often, the Emperor Has No Clothes; yet, there is no one with the guts to let him or her know. If you are brave enough to listen to what is revealed here, you will unlock an inner freedom you have yet to experience as a leader. Join Michael and Jim as they share with you the most importa...

It's a good business practice to seek feedback from your customers and employees. Yet, as leaders, are we brave enough to survey our family with the open ended question of "How am I doing?" as a husband, wife, father or mother? For most of us pouring our time and energy into the difficult daily challenge of leading a company, this exercise might not result in the high grades from our family we wou...

As a leader, have you ever found yourself staring up at the ceiling with your heart pounding at 2:30 in the morning? You're desperate to get some sleep, but all you can do is worry. And then you worry about worrying. Worry can be a crippling disease for leaders, and all of us with responsibility and concern for others have to face it with some frequency. Yet, you can free yourself from worry, and...

It doesn't matter if it's at work, at church or while serving on jury duty, it seems like it's the same people over and over again who get chosen as leaders. If this is you, it won't take long for the additional work, cost, time commitment, stress and responsibility of being in charge to add up. It can easily get you to a place where you find yourself wondering, "Why am I always stuck leading?" In...

Study after study by business colleges affirm the disheartening news for entrepreneurs and business executives: The survival rate of the marriages of leaders is tragically low. This is often because the spouse is treated as a silent partner, rather than a leader's most trusted adviser. Worse, the business becomes a mistress in the marriage. In this critically important episode of the Two Are Gathe...

Ever say to yourself, "If every day is like yesterday, I don't want to do this anymore?" Most leaders, if they are being honest have uttered these words countless times as they've built their vision. Yet, sometimes this feeling can repeat itself over and over again to the point of rising to depression. Sadly, depression is rampant among leaders. In this episode, Michael and Jim discuss this seriou...

It's been shared the two most essential attributes of a successful leader are strength and kindness. There are many strong leaders, but they have no heart, and they leave behind a trail of the battered and bruised. Then there are those who are kind, yet they are too weak in many areas for others to want to follow them. In this groundbreaking episode, Michael and Jim discuss the "Heart of a Leader"...

What is one of the biggest threats to leaders and entrepreneurs? The answer may surprise you. It's success. Yes, that's right. Many business schools and entrepreneur coaches will give you guidance on overcoming challenges and failures in your organization. Few will spend much time at all on helping you deal with success. In this episode of the Two Are Gathered Leadership Podcast, Michael K. Reynol...

Successful leaders aren't experts at success. They are experts at overcoming disappointment. Yet, responding well in the face of adversity can be one of the greatest challenges a leader has to deal with on the road to reaching their vision. How should you deal with disappointment? Should you always be fully transparent when you're going through hard times? Or are you better off keeping a stiff upp...

Leaders can be among the loneliest people on the planet. Many have spouses, yet they don't often feel comfortable burdening them with their challenges, and many times their wives or husbands are a little exhausted about hearing about these problems anyway. Then there is your team that you lead. Are they going to have an answer for you when you can't meet payroll? Do they really want to hear about...

In this, the launch episode of the Two Are Gathered Leadership podcast, Michael K. Reynolds and Jim Johnson reveal the "keystone" to surviving and thriving as a leader through times of great challenges...and sweet victories.  They also explain the purpose and vision of the podcast and offer critical encouragement to leaders...and those who should be leading...to come along for what promises to be...