Lead Better
Lead Better - Trust Is Contagious, or Why Trust Exercises at Offsites Are So Important
Originally recorded for Monday, August 9, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Trust Is Contagious, or Why Trust Exercises at Offsites Are So Important Here is the link to the Field Notes discussed above... https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/trust-is-contagious-or-why-trust
Lead Better - Why Asking for Advice Makes Leaders More Trusted
Originally recorded for Saturday, August 8, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Why Asking for Advice Makes Leaders More Trusted Here is the link to the Field Notes discussed above... https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/why-asking-for-advice-makes-leaders
Lead Better - The Qualities of a Great Teammate
Originally recorded for Friday, August 7, 2026 - Carolynne, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Do You Feel Guilty When Taking Time Off? Check out the Field Notes that was discussed here: https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/the-qualities-of-a-great-teammate
Lead Better - Do You Feel Guilty When Taking Time Off?
Originally recorded for Thursday, August 6, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Do You Feel Guilty When Taking Time Off? Here is the link to the Field Notes discussed: https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/do-you-feel-guilty-when-taking-time
Lead Better - On the Best Teams, Accountability Comes From Peers, Not Leaders
Originally recorded for Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - Kristin and Scott discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: On the Best Teams, Accountability Comes From Peers, Not Leaders Here is the full text of today's Field Notes: https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/on-the-best-teams-accountability
Lead Better - Closing the Gratitude Gap
Originally recorded for Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - Ben, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Closing the Gratitude Gap Here is the Field Notes we discussed above: https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/closing-the-gratitude-gap
Lead Better - The Hidden Cost of Task-Switching
Originally recorded for Monday, August 3, 2026 - James, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: The Hidden Cost of Task-Switching Here is the Field notes entry discussed: https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/the-hidden-cost-of-task-switching
Lead Better - Leaders Draw Starting Lines, Not Finish Lines
Originally recorded for Sunday, August 2, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Leaders Draw Starting Lines, Not Finish Lines Link to the Field Notes discussed: https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/leaders-draw-starting-lines-not-finish
Lead Better - Renoir’s Hands and the Agonizing Cost of Beauty
Originally recorded for Saturday, August 1, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Renoir’s Hands and the Agonizing Cost of Beauty Here is the link to the Field Notes we were discussing today: https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/renoirs-hands-and-the-agonizing-cost
Lead Better - When Seeking Feedback, Distinguish Between Coaching and Judging
Originally recorded for Friday, July 31, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: When Seeking Feedback, Distinguish Between Coaching and Judging
Lead Better - Gaining the Attention of Someone Who Repeatedly Rejects Your Advocacy
Originally recorded for Thursday, July 30, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Gaining the Attention of Someone Who Repeatedly Rejects Your Advocacy
Lead Better - My Leader Only Gets Sound Bites About My Performance
Originally recorded for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 - Brittany, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: My Leader Only Gets Sound Bites About My Performance
Lead Better - Leaders Learn by Changing What They Notice
Originally recorded for Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - Michelle, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Leaders Learn by Changing What They Notice
Lead Better - Getting Ready for a Better Conversation and a Deeper Relationship
Originally recorded for Monday, July 27, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Getting Ready for a Better Conversation and a Deeper Relationship
Lead Better - The Downside of Using Exclusion to Create Group Cohesion
Originally recorded for Sunday, July 26, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: The Downside of Using Exclusion to Create Group Cohesion
Lead Better - Bob Iger’s Translation of Thinking, Fast and Slow
Originally recorded for Saturday, July 25, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Bob Iger’s Translation of Thinking, Fast and Slow
Lead Better - Are You a Narcissistic Leader?
Originally recorded for Friday, July 24, 2026 - Tom, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Are You a Narcissistic Leader? And here is the link to the narcissistic personality assessment referenced in the discussion: https://personality.co/narcissist-test
Lead Better - What? So What? Now What?
Originally recorded for Thursday, July 23, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... What? So What? Now What?
Lead Better - How the Best Performers Show Up When They Aren’t Playing
Originally recorded for Wednesday, July 22, 2026 - Diana, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... How the Best Performers Show Up When They Aren’t Playing
Lead Better - Redesigning Meetings So That Everyone Gets Heard
Originally recorded for Tuesday, July 21, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Redesigning Meetings So That Everyone Gets Heard
Lead Better - Leaders Who Are Difficult to Shock
Originally recorded for Monday, July 20, 2026 - Emily, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Leaders Who Are Difficult to Shock
Lead Better - Lloyd Blankfein and the Importance of Self-Acceptance
Originally recorded for Sunday, July 19, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... Lloyd Blankfein and the Importance of Self-Acceptance
Lead Better - Less Time Often Means Better Work
Originally recorded for Saturday, July 18, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... Less Time Often Means Better Work
Lead Better - Hindsight Bias: The Leadership Trap Hiding in Plain Sight
Originally recorded for Friday, July 17, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... Hindsight Bias: The Leadership Trap Hiding in Plain Sight
Lead Better - "I Already Know That"
Originally recorded for Thursday, July 16, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Creating the Home-Field Advantage
Lead Better - Creating the Home-Field Advantage
Originally recorded for Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - Jen, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Creating the Home-Field Advantage
Lead Better - Why Am I Getting This Feedback?
Originally recorded for Tuesday, July 14, 2026 - Lisa, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Why Am I Getting This Feedback?
Lead Better - The Half-Life of Purpose
Originally recorded for Monday, July 13, 2026 - Eric, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... The Half-Life of Purpose
Lead Better - People Can’t Always Define Quality, But They Know It Instantly When It’s Missing
Originally recorded for Sunday, July 12, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... People Can’t Always Define Quality, But They Know It Instantly When It’s Missing
Lead Better - When Does a First Impression Carry Too Much Weight?
Originally recorded for Saturday, July 11, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... When Does a First Impression Carry Too Much Weight?
Lead Better - I Can Do What I Do Because of You
Originally recorded for Friday, July 10, 2026 - Joe, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Overcoming Animosity Toward a Team Member
Lead Better - Overcoming Animosity Toward a Team Member
Originally recorded for Thursday, July 9, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Overcoming Animosity Toward a Team Member
Lead Better - Designing a Predictive Talent Index Based on Your Best People
Originally recorded for Wednesday, July 8, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Designing a Predictive Talent Index Based on Your Best People
Lead Better - Nonexperts Use the Wrong Criteria to Make Selections of Quality
Originally recorded for Monday, July 7, 2026 - Kendra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Nonexperts Use the Wrong Criteria to Make Selections of Quality
Lead Better - All Cultures Are Local
Originally recorded for Monday, July 6, 2026 - Morgan, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... All Cultures Are Local
Lead Better - The Story Is Not Always Yours to Write
Originally recorded for Sunday, July 5, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... The Story Is Not Always Yours to Write
Lead Better - When Intractable Conflicts Require Separation, Not Repair
Originally recorded for Saturday, July 4, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss today's Admired Leadership Field Notes...When Intractable Conflicts Require Separation, Not Repair
Lead Better - The Leadership Dilemma of Knowing the Details
Originally recorded for Friday, July 3, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the subject found in today's Field Notes from Admired Leadership: The Leadership Dilemma of Knowing the Details
Lead Better - When Should a Leader Be Directive?
Originally recorded for Thursday, July 2, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the subject found in today's Field Notes from Admired Leadership: When Should a Leader Be Directive?
Lead Better - Leading Team Members Who Start Out Strong But Fizzle Out Over Time
Originally recorded for Wednesday, July 1, 2026 - Katie, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Leading Team Members Who Start Out Strong But Fizzle Out Over Time
