Lead Better
A daily discussion of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes.
Lead Better - Admiration May Be the Most Underrated Leadership Tool
Originally recorded for Friday, June 19, 2026 - Tom and Mikey discuss the topic found in this morning's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... Admiration May Be the Most Underrated Leadership Tool
Lead Better - The Discipline of Using Transitions to Revisit Expectations
Originally recorded for Thursday, June 18, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic found in this morning's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: The Discipline of Using Transitions to Revisit Expectations
Lead Better - Fighting the Anchoring Bias in Negotiations
https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/fighting-the-anchoring-bias-in-negotiations
Lead Better - Do You Nag People?
Originally recorded for Tuesday, June 16, 2026 - Morgan , Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Field Notes ... Do You Nag People?
Lead Better - AI Tools Have Can Widen the Performance Gap Between High and Low Performers
Originally recorded for Monday, June 15, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in this morning's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... AI Tools Have the Potential to Widen the Performance Gap Between High and Low Performers
Lead Better - There’s No Better Feeling Than Knowing You’re Getting Better
Originally recorded for Sunday, June 14, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... There’s No Better Feeling Than Knowing You’re Getting Better
Lead Better - People Anticipate a Negative Response in New Conversations
Originally recorded for Saturday, June 13, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the subject of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... People Anticipate a Negative Response in New Conversations
Lead Better - Making It Easier for People to Ask for Help
Originally scheduled for Friday, June 12, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Making It Easier for People to Ask for Help
Lead Better - Staying on Message When Confronted by Tough Questions
Originally recorded for Thursday, June 11, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic written about in this morning's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Staying on Message When Confronted by Tough Questions
Lead Better - Why the Questions You Ask Yourself May Matter the Most
Originally recorded for Wednesday, June 10, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the subject of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Why the Questions You Ask Yourself May Matter the Most
Lead Better - Game Selection Is the Strategy Before the Strategy
Originally recorded for Tuesday, June 9, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the subject of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Game Selection Is the Strategy Before the Strategy
Lead Better - Why Do Team Members Stay?
Originally recorded for Monday, June 8, 2026 - Diana, Scott and Mikey discuss the subject of this morning's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Why Do Team Members Stay?
Lead Better - Fredkin’s Paradox of Similar Options
Originally recorded for Sunday, June 7, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Fredkin’s Paradox of Similar Options
Lead Better - Creating a Team Glossary of Core Concepts
Originally recorded for Saturday, May 6, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the subject of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Creating a Team Glossary of Core Concepts
Lead Better - The Uncomfortable Reason Personality Assessments Are So Popular in Leadership Development
Originally recorded for Friday, May 5, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... The Uncomfortable Reason Personality Assessments Are So Popular in Leadership Development
Lead Better - Fast Versus Timely
Originally recorded for Thursday, May 4, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the subject of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Fast Versus Timely
Lead Better - Does Your Organization Track a Proprietary Metric?
Originally recorded for Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Does Your Organization Track a Proprietary Metric?
Lead Better - Good Leaders Presume Team Members Feel Undervalued and Underappreciated
Originally recorded for Tuesday, June 2, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the subject of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Good Leaders Presume Team Members Feel Undervalued and Underappreciated
Lead Better - Knowing Yourself Is Not the Same Thing as Changing Yourself
Originally recorded for Monday, June 1, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in this morning's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Knowing Yourself Is Not the Same Thing as Changing Yourself
Lead Better - Do My Teammates Trust Me?
Originally recorded for Sunday, May 31, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take time to discuss the subject of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Do My Teammates Trust Me?
Lead Better - The Leadership Perception Gap
Originally recorded for Saturday, May 30, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: The Leadership Perception Gap
Lead Better - Leaders Who Listen to Disagree
Originally recorded for Friday, May 29, 2026 - John, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in todays Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: Leaders Who Listen to Disagree
Lead Better - The Silent Career Derailer of Defensiveness
Originally recorded for Thursday, May 28, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... The Silent Career Derailer of Defensiveness
Lead Better - In the Face of Adversity, Leaders Must Redefine Success
Originally recorded for Wednesday May 27, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the subject of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... In the Face of Adversity, Leaders Must Redefine Success
Lead Better - The Philosophy of Breaking People Down Before Building Them Up
Originally recorded for Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - Scott and Mikey the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes ... The Philosophy of Breaking People Down Before Building Them Up
Lead Better - Team Members Who Wait to Be Told What to Do
Originally recorded for Monday May 25, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the subject of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: Team Members Who Wait to Be Told What to Do
Lead Better - Do You Ask and Answer Your Own Questions?
Originally recorded for Sunday, May 24, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Do You Ask and Answer Your Own Questions?
Lead Better - The Anticlimax of Achieving a Big Goal
Originally recorded for Saturday, May 23, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: The Anticlimax of Achieving a Big Goal
Lead Better - The Art of Indirect Confrontation
Originally recorded for Friday, May 22, 2026 - Wes, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic written about in this morning's Admired Leadership Field Notes entitled, The Art of Indirect Confrontation
Lead Better - Why Do Leaders Tolerate Poor Performers?
Originally recorded for Thursday, May 21, 2026 - Sierra, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... Why Do Leaders Tolerate Poor Performers?
Lead Better - Revisiting the Johari Window
Originally recorded for Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... Revisiting the Johari Window
Lead Better - High Performers Must Manage the Expectations of Others or Be Judged Unfairly
Originally recorded for Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry: High Performers Must Manage the Expectations of Others or Be Judged Unfairly
Lead Better - Giving Feedback to Team Members Who Overcorrect
Originally recorded for Monday, May 18, 2026 - Jason, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Giving Feedback to Team Members Who Overcorrect
Lead Better - People Who Didn’t Receive Praise as Children
Originally recorded for Sunday, May 17, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... People Who Didn’t Receive Praise as Children
Lead Better - It Takes a Team to Break a Record
Originally recorded for Saturday, May 16, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: It Takes a Team to Break a Record
Lead Better - Credible Leaders Don’t Rely on AI to Compose Their Writing
Originally recorded for Friday, May 15, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the subject of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes... Credible Leaders Don’t Rely on AI to Compose Their Writing
Lead Better - The Best Decision-Makers Are Value-Driven But Not Ideologically Committed
Originally recorded for Thursday, May 14, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Field Notes: The Best Decision-Makers Are Value-Driven But Not Ideologically Committed
Lead Better - The Downside of Emotional Intelligence
Originally recorded for Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - Matt, Scott and Mikey discuss the topic found in today's Admired Leadership Field Notes entry... The Downside of Emotional Intelligence
Lead Better - What If Meetings Were Voluntary?
Originally recorded for Tuesday May 12, 2026 - Scott and Mikey take 15 minutes to discuss the topic found in this morning's Admired Leadership Field Notes... What If Meetings Were Voluntary?
Lead Better - The Leader’s Antidote for Worry
Originally recorded for Monday, May 11, 2026 - Scott and Mikey discuss the topic of today's Admired Leadership Field Notes: The Leader’s Antidote for Worry
