Uncommon Leadership

Having fun while working is one of Linda's superpowers.   Linda M Cook is a practicing Agile Fundamentalist with significant experience in coaching and training agile ways of working to all levels of an organization. Her purpose in doing this work is to reduce unnecessary suffering in the workplace.   Linda and I chat about the power of letting teams make their own decisions, showing your team you...

Mark believes that leadership is at the core of what we do every moment.   Known as The Sales Hunter, Mark Hunter is recognized as one of the world's top 50 most influential sales and marketing leaders.   We chat about our number one job as leaders, the ultimate goal of a leader, and the mindset great leaders have. We also hear how an octogenarian affected Mark's reading habits.   "50 Prospecting...

Jeff first saw the power of leveraging each person's unique gifts while the squadron operations officer for The Little Radar That Could.   The Managing Director and co-founder of Workforce Strategies International, Jeff's career has spanned the military, aerospace, and manufacturing.   Jeff shares how he helps small teams get more done than teams many times their size. We discuss moving from direc...

Matt focuses on "putting people in the right seat."   Recognized by USA Today as one of the "Top 9 Most Exciting Entrepreneurs of 2021," Matt Domo is CEO of FifthVantage.   We discuss how he finds the right seats for people. Matt shares strategies he uses to transform initial discomfort into excitement. He also talks about how he puts himself in the right seat.   Connect with Matt at matt.domo@fif...

Johanna catches people doing things right. Sometimes, she recognizes that's what she is doing.   Always funny—and always frank, Johanna "The Pragmatic Manager" Rothman helps leaders like you see simple and reasonable things that might work.   We talk about the power of catching people doing things right. We talk about the power of reinforcing loops. And we talk about helping people break out of co...

Watching his kids struggle with ill-fitting jobs set Sam on his course to building teams around the unique gifts each person brings.   Sam Reeve is an innovative thinker, pay and talent performance expert, and the founder of CompTeam.   We talk about how having people do work that fits them affects customers' experiences. We also discuss the importance of understanding what's happening in our coll...

Ever feel like you are just one more cog in a machine? Ever had a manager treat you as though you were completely interchangeable with someone else on your team? Ever been stuck doing something you absolutely hated while others complained about doing something you would have loved to do? We're not just cogs, nor are we plug-and-play replacements for anyone else. We each have unique talents. The te...