Leadership Episodes

“Change is grief for most people because they're losing something; it's a death of something. And if you're empathetic about that situation. You can lead people because they understand that you really care about them.” – Rev. Dr. Byrene Keith Haney

“I had different ideas for what I thought the book would be, and that's actually what got in my way of writing in the beginning.” – Pia Mailhot-Leichter

“When you're in corporate, even if you have a good internal network, cultivate that external network of experts or referral partners, because sometimes you might find yourself on the outside, and that's the worst time to try to find people that you can trust.” – Deborah Coviello

“Don't be afraid to set yourself up for success.” – Carla D. Bass

“Leadership is about the energy that we bring. Are we bringing a negative, toxic energy? Are we bringing an exhausted, burned out energy, a victim energy? Or are we bringing positivity and courage and empowerment?” – Alison C. Jones

“When you really believe in what you're doing, you know how much of a difference that makes.” – Dr. Josh McConkey

“The reason why people want to be so perfect and have perfectionism isn't because they're scared of failure. They're scared of failing in front of other people.” – Roy Redd

“If you want to live a better way. I think you need to identify with how to give and how to pour into people's lives.” – Billy Fowler

“I wanted to be an impact player. And what that meant to me was whatever time I'm given on the field, whenever I step on the field, that my presence will be known, felt, and seen.” – Phebe Trotman

“You want to fail fast, and you want to fail big, because that's how you get ultimately to your objective to accomplish your mission.” – Shaun L. Murphy

“How you show up in the world matters, so it is really a waste of time, effort, and resources to be communicating ineffectively.” – Naomi Carrington-Hockman, DTM

"I was told to slow down, and I did. And then the second I could run back to the hustle; I went back to it because that was where my identity was." – Dr. Portia Preston

“If you're not where you want to be, create a space to get to where you want to go.” – Dr. Shanea Clancy

“I faced a choice as a young man. I was either going to continue to pitch my fit and end up divorced, or I’m going to give God a chance. And in my arrogance, I told God I’d give Him a chance, and in His grace and kindness, He gave me a chance.” – Jim Tracy

“Walking is more powerful than any antidepressant. It's the best antidepressant we have. It's getting out and moving, especially outside.” – Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum

“When I stopped chasing my dreams and my goals only…and I started leaning on Jesus. It just gave me so much peace and joy.” – Jason Heinritz

"Don't mistake the hope of change for the hope of progress." – Linda Shirey

“Every single one of your setbacks and every moment of adversity is truly your advantage. You just need to figure out how to frame it for you.” – Bianca D'Alessio

“My health was so bad I had to walk away from a seven-figure business that I built up over a number of years just to fight, to survive. And when I came through that period, my shrine has always been the bookshop.” – Elizabeth Gould

“You have to pay a new price every day for the success that you want to have in this life that you want to live.” – Dom Brightmon

"I've never chased profits. I've chased helping people, and the profits chased me." – Chris Robinson

“There’s a lot of thought that needs to go into becoming a manager. And then once you are one, you need to see it as a lifelong learning experience and an experience that can impact other people in the best of ways or actually in the worst of ways.” – Joanne Merrick

“There's so many different parts that go into making a product great. It's not just having it on store shelves. You need so much more to help advance it and help people to know what it is.” – Jodi Bondi Norgaard

“Write as soon as you can. Maybe your first book is a mess, but then at least you learn something, and your second book is going to be awesome.” – Jurriaan Kamer