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Leadership Bootcamp
by Jeffrey Strauss
A podcast about management, team-building, and enhancing organizational performance.
Episodes
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Robert Potter - CEO at Oomnitza
My guest on this episode of the Leadership Bootcamp Podcast is Robert Potter, CEO at Oomnitza, an enterprise asset intelligence company. We talk about the importance of professional networking, authentic leadership, empathy, setting a vision, how to identify your passion and make career changes,...
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Todd Smith, CEO and co-founder of TAHO
Jeff talks with Todd Smith, CEO and co-founder of TAHO. We talk about the importance of professional networking, authentic leadership, the desired capabilities of a leader, what leaders should and shouldn’t do, leadership challenges at different levels of an organization, how to pivot and...
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Dr. Dawna Ballard, author of Time By Design
Jeff's guest is Dr. Dawna Ballard, associate professor of communication at the University of Texas at Austin and author of the new book Time By Design. They discuss the differences between and intersections of time and experience, why relationships matter, aligning on concepts of time, how...
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Matt Paneitz, cofounder and executive director of Long Way Home Foundation
Jeff talks to the cofounder and executive director of the Long Way Home Foundation, Matt Paneitz. Matt is a devoted humanitarian, served in the Peace Corps, and is the distinguished winner of numerous humanitarian awards including the Peace Corps' prestigious Sargent Shriver Award for…
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Scaling Culture
In this episode of the Leadership Bootcamp Podcast, Jeff talks about how culture scales with company growth. As a company grows, culture falls behind, or important elements of culture that contribute to employee wellbeing and performance dissolve or change into rituals and norms that don't serve...
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T'wina Nobles, Senator for Washington State
My guest for this episode of the Leadership Bootcamp Podcast is Washington State senator T'wina Nobles. Senator Nobles and I discuss the importance of ethics at work, how to draw professional boundaries, humility and responsibility in leadership, staying grounded when imbued with power…
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Nile Franklin, Olympic weightlifting gold medalist
Jeff speaks with Nile Franklin. Nile is a coach at Strange Strength and Conditioning in North Hollywood, CA and Ganbatte Fitness in Glendale, CA. She’s a 6-time qualifier for the USA Weightlifting Nationals Master-level competition, the 2025 USA Weightlifting Master National champion, and an...
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Jonathan Head, co-founder of WithMemberly
Jeff talks with Jonathan Head, cofounder of WithMemberly, a platform that helps event producers escape the volatility of one-off ticket sales through subscription-based access. Jonathan is also the manager of product support at AEG Presents, who you'll know from their production of iconic live...
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Interview with Rippling
In this episode, Jeff is interviewed by Matt Lombardo, manager of professional services and tech evangelist at Rippling, a leading human resource management company. Rippling's technology integrates IT, HR, finance, and other company functions into a seamless platform to allow employees to focus…
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Steve Heckler, author of So... You Want To Be A Manager
Steve Heckler is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and leader at companies including IBM, AT&T, and Activision. He's delivered management training at companies that include DirecTV, and is the former president of the Society for...
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Dr. Max Bazerman, author of Negotiation: The Game Has Changed
In this episode, Jeff talks to author and Harvard Business School professor Dr. Max Bazerman. Dr. Bazerman is the author of such seminal works as Judgment in Managerial Decision Making; The Power of Noticing: What The Best Leaders See; Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop; and…
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Happy New Year 2025
In this episode, Jeff reflects on 2024 and plans for 2025, and shares some of his favorite habits that help him show up as a better person and leader for others. Happy new year to you and yours! The best is yet to come!
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Natalie Trzcinski
Jeff talks to Natalie Trzcinski, the Senior Director of Menu Process, Training & Integration at Jack In The Box. Jeff and Natalie talk about the importance of communication and relationships; how to create and deliver training at scale; adaptability and growth mindset; infusing values and...
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What's Your Type? Why "Personality Assessments" Don't Work - And What Does
In this episode, Jeff discusses the ever-popular "personality assessment" that claims to help you improve your productivity and business outcomes. He dives into two of the most popular assessments, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the 6 Types of Working Genius, and talks about why these don't...
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Russ Laraway
In this episode, Jeff interviews Russ Laraway. Russ is the author of When They Win, You Win, in which he outlines a data-driven approach to improving management behaviors and performance. Russ has led high-performance teams at Google, where he won a coveted management award; at (the company...
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Coaching or Mentoring? Which Is Right For You?
In this episode, Jeff talks about the differences and similarities between coaching and mentoring. Topics also covered include when to choose coaching over mentoring or vice versa; how to be a coaching manager; when coaching or mentoring might be inappropriate; the importance of these functions…
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Why Corporate Reorganizations Feel Chaotic
In this episode, Jeff talks about why corporate reorganizations feel chaotic. Misalignment, poor communication, linear processes, and other inefficiencies contribute to feelings of chaos, instability, anxiety, and stress, leading to unwanted behaviors like resistance or subversion. Jeff rounds…
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Why Corporate Leadership Training Doesn't Work
In this episode, Jeff talks about why corporate leadership training generally fails to achieve its desired outcomes. Lack of prior knowledge assessment, high cognitive load, passive learning, and lack of executive engagement are covered, as well as other important topics, and Jeff shares ways…
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Amazon Return To Office
Jeff talks about the September 16, 2024, memo by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy to Amazon employees about returning to the office. Jeff reads the memo in full, then discusses it from the lenses of leadership, culture, and organizational design.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast about management, team-building, and enhancing organizational performance.
HOSTED BY
Jeffrey Strauss
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