
In this episode, Dave interviews Marisol Bello, Executive Director of the Housing Narrative Lab, about her transition from a command‑and‑control style to a serve‑and‑support leadership approach. Marisol shares how the Coaching for Leaders Academy helped her develop practical habits—like pausing to "stop, breathe, listen"—to foster calm, curiosity, and collaborative brainstorming within her small nonprofit. She highlights the challenge of translating big‑picture vision into daily actions and the importance of intentional communication to avoid her ideas being perceived as orders. The conversation underscores the role of self‑awareness, strength‑based leadership, and small, consistent practices in building a trusted, supportive team culture.

In this episode, host Dave Stachowiak talks with Rebecca Hinds, an expert on organizational behavior and author of *Your Best Meeting Ever*, about how to measure meeting effectiveness. They explore why meetings are often sabotaged, the pitfalls of relying solely...

In this episode, host Dave Stachowiak talks with Lily Zheng, a strategist and author on systemic fairness, about why most Americans actually support diversity (82% in surveys) despite a perception that opinions are split. Zheng explains why typical DEI initiatives—single...

In this episode, Pulitzer‑winning journalist Charles Duhigg explores how to communicate effectively in a remote‑first world. He explains that all conversations fall into three categories—practical decisions, emotions, and identity—and that digital interactions often default to the practical, missing the emotional...