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- 4 days ago27 min
100% Responsibility Stops Super Managers Syndrome
Send us Fan Mail Being a manager right now can feel like getting squeezed from every direction: bigger goals, tighter budgets, fewer people, and a job description that quietly expands until it’s impossible. We talk about that reality head-on and name what so many leaders are living through: super manager syndrome, where you become strategist, coach, analyst, motivator, crisis manager, and the person answering emails late at night because “someone has to.” Greg and I also get honest about AI ...
- 1 weeks ago22 min
Stop Saying: "It’s Not My Fault"
Send us Fan Mail “It’s not my fault” can be a fact, but it’s also a trap. When teams lead with explanations instead of ownership, responsibility gets diluted, problems get escalated, and leaders turn into bottlenecks. John Wondolowski and Greg Powell break down how that pattern forms and why it’s so common in otherwise smart, hardworking organizations. Greg and I use Dr. Durst’s Management By Responsibility (MBR) model to translate the behavior into something you can coach. You’ll hear what ...
- 2 weeks ago21 min
Career Development Means Growing Your People
Send us Fan Mail Your team is telling you the truth every day, but not always with words. When leaders treat silence as satisfaction, careers stall, engagement drops, and “development” turns into a once-a-year checkbox. Greg and I talk through the Management by Responsibility (MBR) mindset and why leadership is about accountability for employee growth, safety, and long-term well-being. From there, we make the case for a simple shift that changes everything: stop framing the conversation as a...
- 3 weeks ago20 min
Resume Gets You Hired And Character Gets You Fired
Send us Fan Mail The resume is neat, confident, and full of bullet points. The reality is a human being who shows up on Monday morning, and sometimes that gap is not a gap at all, it is a canyon. Greg and I talk about why skills may get someone hired, but character is what decides whether they last, especially once the pressure hits and the probationary period ends. We dig into “interview theater,” the buzzword-heavy game of keyword bingo, and how vague claims like “team player” or “highly c...
- Apr 17, 202621 min
Prepare For A Leadership Interview That Counts
Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to derail a leadership interview is to treat it like a normal promotion chat. We open with the question that decides more careers than people want to admit: “Why do you want to be a leader?” Then Greg and I unpack what interviewers are really listening for in those first few minutes and how your answer signals maturity, motivation, and readiness before you’ve even covered your resume. We also get practical about the modern reality of hiring: virtual interview...
- Apr 10, 202616 min
Your Team Trusts Integrity But Follows Character
Send us Fan Mail Leadership doesn’t usually fail because someone lacks skill. It fails when pressure shows up, trade-offs get real, and doing the right thing costs time, comfort, popularity, or control. That’s where character shows itself, and where a lot of leaders discover that integrity and character are not the same thing. Greg and I break down a simple but powerful distinction: integrity is consistency between your words and your actions, while leadership character is the bigger system ...
- Apr 3, 202620 min
Business Cycles And Career Cycles Explained = Developed Satisfaction
Send us Fan Mail Your career was never meant to be a straight line, and trying to force it into one is where a lot of stress begins. Greg and I break down a simple model that instantly makes work feel more navigable: business cycles and career cycles move through expansion, peak, contraction, and bottom phases. When you can name the phase you are in, you stop spiraling over normal change and start making clearer choices about your next move, your energy, and what success really means right no...
- Mar 27, 202623 min
Stop Waiting For Permission And Start Building Your Leadership Path
Send us Fan Mail The promotion you’re waiting for isn’t late—it’s not coming. Greg and I take a hard look at how careers actually advance today and share a practical blueprint to stop waiting for permission and start building momentum, whether you’re aiming for leadership or technical mastery. From shrinking training budgets to selective programs that rarely include everyone, we unpack why relying on your company to develop you can leave you stalled for years—and what to do instead. We break...
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