Executive Commute With Jayson Krause

Trust starts by trusting yourself. Mary explains why it is important for leaders to embrace their journey to see how they got where they’re and build the confidence to move forward. The way you can t…

Mary explained her rock bottom moment as losing the oil and gas company she helped build from the bottom up. Going bankrupt became one of her biggest and hardest business and life lesson. She recalle…

Mary explained her experience meeting Dalai Lama, who demonstrates the values of compassion, love, understanding, and respect. Mary describes her busy childhood in her adopted home, which she shared …

In this third and final part of my interview with Steve Mesler, we continue our discussion and explore Steve’s hopes and concerns for the future. This episode also features my favorite segment, “The …

In this second part of the three-part episode, Steve and I talked about the critical lessons he learned from failure, his battle with depression, as well as the lessons he used from sport that have s…

Steve Mesler shared the critical lessons he learned from failure, his battle with depression, and the lessons he used from sport that translated to his leadership today as CEO of Classroom Champions …

Organizations are forced to change now more than ever. You are either scrambling to change because there is an imminent threat to your business, or you are changing to get ahead of the threats that y…

How do I coach and develop my people?

Coaching is a frequently used expression in the business world and often done incorrectly. In episode 11 we will discuss five specific tools that make the differ…

How can I lead effectively when I have so much work to do? This is a common question leaders ask as they manage the difficult task of getting work down and leading a high-performance team.

In this ep…

Most innovation works like this… it takes a nightmare to wake you up. You lose significant market share, unexpected technology makes you obsolete, something shows up unexpectedly that forces you to s…

What does a 90-year old successful businessman know about leadership and development? How would he leverage discomfort and pain to accelerate the development of his employees?

In this episode, we wil…

Your organizational culture is constantly at risk. Left unattended it can spiral into a vicious and unforgiving environment. As a leader inside your organization, you have a tough job in not only pre…

We know the biggest problem facing your team and you might not know it. 

Every week I have leaders tell me about all of the things that are frustrating them. The reasons they are failing to meet expe…

Have you ever been so excited about one of your new team members quickly to be disappointed? What you thought would be a great addition to your company becomes a wasted investment?

Let’s just say, …

Quick – say out loud your organizational values. Chances are, you might need to reference the website. The fact is, many people inside your organization can’t name them, let alone live them. 

In this…

Are you putting important things off? Are you letting issues snowball until they become monstrous issues that become overwhelming?

In this episode we discuss a unique approach to getting some wind in…

How many times do performance opportunities slip past you? Ones that can create critical momentum or inspiration that lead to greater performance. There are no shortages of opportunities around us, w…

In sports, a hundredth of a second can make the difference between being on the podium or out of the race completely. Or an inch can determine the outcome of a football game. But what is high-perform…