Let Go & Lead with Maril MacDonald
As a leader, letting go doesn’t mean abdicating responsibility. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Letting go to lead means encouraging your people toward mastery, infusing the workplace with a sense of purpose, allowing room for self-direction and giving others more autonomy in their jobs. In the Let Go & Lead podcast, Maril MacDonald, Founder and CEO of award winning strategy firm Gagen MacDonald, unpacks these topics and more in conversations with today’s business leaders, academics and creative thinkers.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 60
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Marshall Goldsmith | Leadership lessons from “The Earned Life” / Episode 1
In this episode of Let Go & Lead, renowned author and leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith talks with Maril about the hard work of becoming a better leader — work that is, in his words, “incredibly ea…
Jeremy Dean | How emotional culture drives transformational change
In this episode of Let Go & Lead, Jeremy Dean, Founder and Master Gamemaker at riders&elephants, talks with Maril about the elephant in the room of corporate culture: emotion.
Emotion is core to beli…
Celine Schillinger | Dare to Un-lead in a Turbulent World
In this episode of Let Go & Lead, accomplished change leader and founder and CEO of We Need Social Celine Schillinger talks with Maril about the relational leadership skills required in today’s busin…
Jeppe Hansgaard | Accelerating Change Using the Power of Informal Networks
In this episode of Let Go & Lead, Innovisor Founder and CEO Jeppe Hansgaard talks with Maril about how influence really works within organizations. Diving into the field of Organizational Network Ana…
Niven Postma | Mastering Office Politics: The Critical Leadership Skill
In this episode of Let Go & Lead, business leader, writer and speaker Niven Postma speaks with Maril about the importance of recognizing and navigating office politics. She and Maril talk about Niven…
Seth Godin | Embracing Tension, Impostor Syndrome and Bad Ideas
In this episode of Let Go & Lead, entrepreneur, best-selling author and speaker Seth Godin talks with Maril about reinvention, and we can better lead our teams through change. They discuss the challe…
Dani Brown | The Human Side of Digital Transformation
In this episode of Let Go & Lead, Dani Brown, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Whirlpool Corporation, speaks with Maril about the ins and outs of digital transformation. They di…
Juan Carlos Cruz | The Transformative Power of Truth
In this episode of Let Go & Lead, Juan Carlos Cruz, accomplished corporate communications executive and prominent advocate against sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, speaks with Maril about the …
Shaunta Vaughn | Leading with your unique gifts to fill a gap
In this episode of Let Go & Lead, Shaunta Vaughn, founder of the women’s leadership forum STRIDE, speaks with Maril about learning to lead using your unique talents. They dive into how the process of…
Scott Halford | Pt. 2: Storytelling Techniques for Leaders to Inspire
In the second part of his conversation on Let Go & Lead, world-renowned speaker and author Scott Halfordspeaks with Maril about good storytelling put to practice. They dive into strategies for crafti…
Scott Halford | Pt. 1: The Neuroscience of Storytelling and Leadership
The human brain is wired to focus far more on dangers than on positive information. This is a reality business leaders navigate every day, as they work to be intentional, clear and engaging in their …
Dr. Candace Steele Flippin | Making the Most of a Multigenerational Workforce
A workplace with four to five different generations of employees can be a challenge. Dr. Candace Steele Flippin knows it is also an opportunity.
Candace is an expert on the multigenerational workforc…
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. | Reshaping Our Organizations for Post-Pandemic Success
For Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, President and Chief Executive Officer of SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management, now is the time to go beyond new policies and procedures at companies. I…
Bill Novelli | Blending Courage, Curiosity and Business Smarts to Chart New Paths
Bill Novelli, the founder of Business for Impact at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, is always asking, “What’s next?”
A master of reinvention, Bill’s career has taken him in a nu…
24: Releasing Control | Danielle Merfeld
Danielle Merfeld, Chief Technology Officer for GE Renewable Energy, is a true convener who models shared power and confidently elevates others within her organization. Known for leading teams of expe…
23: Trust & Transparency | Blake Jones
When Blake Jones co-founded Namasté Solar, he set out to transform both the energy industry and business itself. Determined to build a company that practices conscientious business, Blake and his co-…
22: Igniting Energy | MaryCay Durrant & Michele Skerl
Michele Skerl, a renowned horsemanship teacher, horse trainer and breeder, and MaryCay Durrant, a skilled facilitator and sought after executive business transformation coach, share a passion for bri…
21: Building Resilience | Rorke Denver
Commander Rorke Denver has led Navy SEAL special-forces missions around the world and run every phase of Navy SEAL training. Today, as Founder of Ever Onward, Rorke uses SEAL principles to call leade…
20: Rebel Leadership | Francesca Gino
Francesca Gino, award winning-expert on the psychology of organizations, professor at Harvard Business School and author of “Rebel Talent: Why it Pays to Break the Rules in Work and Life,” shares tha…
19: Leading with Joy | Rich Sheridan
Richard Sheridan, CEO, Co-founder & Chief Storyteller, Menlo Innovations, launched the software firm in 2001 with the intention of creating a joyful work environment that people loved. He knew things…