PODCAST · business
Commuting Somewhere
by Jess and Paul
Enjoy learning the principles of business on your commute from Jess and Paul who break down the highest quality articles so anyone can learn entrepreneurship, management, and leadership skills
Episodes
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Leadership Is Influence Not a Title
This episode explores the concept that leadership is a social process defined by influence rather than formal authority or job titles. It introduces a relational definition of leadership, where individuals take on increased responsibility to empower others and solve problems collectively in...
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Why Leaders Build Stone Life Preservers
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, we explore why many leaders inadvertently sink their own teams by offering what look like life preservers but are actually made of stone. While most executives recognize the importance of psychological safety, many rely on performative tactics that do more...
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The Five Blind Spots of Organizational Integrity
This episode explores why well-intentioned leaders often oversee organizations where unethical behavior thrives despite clear codes of conduct. We examine the concept of ethical fading, where the moral implications of a decision disappear when it is framed purely as a business choice. Using the...
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The Curse of Culture
This episode explores the hidden mechanics of corporate culture through the framework of Edgar Schein. By examining the three levels of culture—visible artifacts, espoused values, and deeply held underlying assumptions—the discussion uncovers why a company’s greatest strength often becomes its...
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Building an Ethical Company
This episode explores why traditional one-time ethics training often fails and how companies can transform the workplace into a moral laboratory for lifelong development. Instead of treating integrity as a fixed trait or a bureaucratic checkbox, organizations can leverage neuroscientific insights...
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Acting Your Way to a New Corporate Culture
This episode explores the remarkable transformation of the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant, a joint venture between General Motors and Toyota in the 1980s. Originally known as one of the most dysfunctional facilities in the automotive industry, the Fremont plant saw a dramatic shift in...
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The Three Building Blocks of a Learning Organization
Many organizations strive to become learning entities but fail because they rely on abstract visions rather than concrete actions. This episode explores why the 1990s ideal of the learning organization often fell short and introduces a practical framework to bridge that gap. We break down the…
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Cultivating a Learning Culture for Organizational Agility
In an era of constant change and disruption, organizations must prioritize growth to remain competitive and keep employees engaged. This episode explores the fundamental shift from traditional corporate structures to agile learning cultures that value curiosity and resilience. Listeners will…
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Building Psychological Safety in Remote Teams
This episode of Commuting Somewhere explores the shift from office-based work to remote and virtual teams. While working from home offers flexibility and better work-life balance, it also presents unique challenges for building psychological safety. Listeners will learn why physical distance can...
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The Dual Transformation Strategy
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, the hosts explore how legacy companies can survive sudden market shifts and disruptive technologies. Rather than making a total break from the past, the dual transformation strategy suggests running two distinct efforts in parallel. Transformation A focuses...
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Why Humble Leaders Beat Rockstar CEOs
This episode of Commuting Somewhere explores the counterintuitive findings of research into what actually transforms companies from good to great. Instead of the larger-than-life, celebrity CEOs typically celebrated by the media, the data points to a different breed of executive known as the…
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Cultivating a Growth Culture for Sustainable Performance
In this episode, we explore why a single-minded focus on performance can actually hinder long-term results by creating a culture of fear and self-protection. Tony Schwartz argues that organizations must shift toward a growth culture that addresses the emotional and behavioral blind spots holding...
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The Leader’s Guide to Corporate Culture
This episode explores why corporate culture is often a mystery to leaders and why it famously eats strategy for breakfast. We dive into the four essential attributes of culture, explaining how it functions as a silent language through shared behaviors and unspoken social patterns. By examining…
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Values-Based Management Through Global Dialogue
In this episode, business analysts explore Sam Palmisano’s bold 2003 experiment to redefine IBM’s identity through a 72-hour global intranet forum known as ValuesJam. The discussion traces the evolution from Lou Gerstner’s crisis-driven turnaround to Palmisano’s aspiration-driven leadership,...
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Why High Performance Blocks Your Promotion
Many professionals reach a point in their careers where hitting every performance target still results in being told they are not quite ready for the next level. This frustrating plateau often occurs because the focus has remained too heavily on individual skill development rather than the...
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Why AI Might Not Disrupt Your Business
This episode of Commuting Somewhere explores the pressing question of whether artificial intelligence will actually make your business obsolete or if the fear of disruption is overblown. Instead of leaning into broad predictions, the hosts break down a specific diagnostic framework that examines...
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Why Your Team Resists Change
In this episode, we explore the inevitable friction that occurs when organizations attempt to evolve. Drawing on the foundational work of John Kotter and Leonard Schlesinger, we examine the four primary reasons employees resist change: self-interest, misunderstanding, differing assessments of the...
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Why Great Leaders Defy Evolution
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, we explore why effective leadership is often a battle against our own evolutionary biology. Based on Sunnie Giles research involving nearly two hundred global leaders, we dive into the five major themes that separate high-performing managers from the rest…
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How High Achievers Ruin Their Lives
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, we explore Clayton Christensens profound insights on how to apply management and innovation theories to achieve personal fulfillment. We discuss why high achievers often fall into the trap of over-investing in their careers for immediate rewards while...
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The Truth About Self-Awareness
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, the hosts dive into the surprising science of self-awareness, revealing that while most people believe they possess this trait, only about ten to fifteen percent actually do. The discussion breaks down the two essential categories of self-knowledge…
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The 35-Second Leadership Reflex
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, the hosts examine the idea that great leadership is built through small, lightning-fast actions rather than complex management frameworks. Using the story of a chemist named Julie and her temperamental boss, the discussion reveals how a mere thirty-five...
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Tesla is NOT a Disruptor
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, we dive into the widely misunderstood world of disruptive innovation. While many people use the word disruption to describe any startup that shakes up an industry, true disruption follows a very specific process. It begins when a smaller company gains a...
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Inclusive Leadership: Six Signature Traits
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, we explore why the traditional image of the lone heroic leader is becoming a relic of the past. As global markets, customer bases, and talent pools become increasingly diverse, staying ahead requires more than just smarts and strength. We dive into the four...
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Scaling the Soul of a Company
This episode of Commuting Somewhere explores the ambitious journey of JetBlue as it attempts to transition from a beloved niche carrier to a major industry player. We examine the unique leadership of founder David Neeleman, whose hands-on approach includes everything from cleaning cabin trash to...
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Master Your Internal Operating System
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, the hosts explore the essential practice of self-leadership and why it serves as the foundation for both personal and professional success. Drawing from the science of positive psychology and organizational management, the discussion defines self-leadership...
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Make Your Team a Verb
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, we explore the shift from traditional, static teams to the dynamic process of teaming. Professor Amy C. Edmondson explains that in the fast-paced twenty-first century, waiting for a fixed team to plan and then execute is no longer viable. Instead,...
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Leading Across Boundaries
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, we explore why spanning boundaries is the critical leadership skill for today’s complex and interconnected world. Many leaders struggle to move beyond their own silos, with research showing a significant gap between those who recognize the importance of...
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How to Fix Leadership Gaps
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, we explore how real leadership growth happens through small, consistent experiments rather than sudden transformations. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by theory, leaders can use a structured template rooted in the Plan-Do-Check-Adjust cycle to tackle…
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How to Build Trust and Spot Liars
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, the hosts explore why most people fail to harness the simple yet transformative power of asking questions. While professionals like doctors and journalists are trained in the art of inquiry, many people in everyday life or business settings miss out on...
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From Great Men to Shared Leadership
This episode of Commuting Somewhere explores the fascinating and often confusing evolution of leadership theory, tracing its journey from the nineteenth-century belief in Great Men to today's complex, collaborative models. The discussion dives into how the understanding of what makes an effective...
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Building an Effective Global Business
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, we explore the startling reality that 82 percent of global business teams fail to achieve their intended goals. While these cross-border collaborations are vital for modern multinational corporations, they frequently struggle with unique obstacles like...
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Structure Culture Change
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, we explore the high-stakes evolution of Zappos under CEO Tony Hsieh, focusing on his radical decision to "rip the Band-Aid off" and transition the billion-dollar company to Holacracy. We break down the mechanics of this "bossless" system, where traditional...
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Driving Transformation
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, we explore how a human-centric leadership model can increase organizational transformation success by 2.6 times. Drawing from research by the University of Oxford and EY, we break down the three-step process of sensing, sense-making, and acting to help...
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Steering Through Uncertainty
In this episode of Commuting Somewhere, we take a deep dive into Lyft’s intentional culture redesign under the leadership of CEO David Risher. After a period of "work from anywhere," the ride-sharing giant made the controversial move to a hybrid "Return to Office" (RTO) model, aiming to swap…
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From Crisis to Collectivity
In an era of perpetual disruption, organizations must be agile to stay competitive and keep employees engaged. This episode explores how to move beyond "crisis mode" by building a learning culture—an environment where sharing and gaining knowledge are valued and rewarded at both the individual…
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Enjoy learning the principles of business on your commute from Jess and Paul who break down the highest quality articles so anyone can learn entrepreneurship, management, and leadership skills
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Enjoy learning the principles of business on your commute from Jess and Paul who break down the highest quality articles so anyone can learn entrepreneurship, management, and leadership skills
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