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The Kind Leader — 100 episodes

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The Hidden Cost Of Employees Feeling Unseen

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The CARES Framework: 5 Traits Every Kind Leader Shares

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The Hidden Cost Of Being The Nice Leader

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The Traits That Make You Successful May Be Burning You Out

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You Can't Lead Others Until You Lead Yourself

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The 4 Habits That Feel Like Kindness, But Aren't

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People Don't Want A Boss. They Want A Leader Who Gives A Damn

8

The Biggest Lie In Cybersecurity: "People Are The Weakest Link"

9

What If Profit and Purpose Weren't Opposites? Rethinking Leadership, Capital, and Impact with Jenna Nicholas

10

What Your Body Knows That Your Mind Ignores: Elizabeth Rosenberg on Burnout, Intuition & Leadership

11

Stop Setting Goals: Radhika Dutt on Puzzle Thinking, Innovation & Kind Leadership

12

What AI Can't Replace: Pete Sacco on Leadership, Consciousness & Human Discernment

13

What Nature Teaches Us About Leadership: Ines Garcia on Thriving Teams, Edges & Living Systems

14

Your Voice Is Your Power: Sarah Barnes-Humphrey on Visibility, Leadership & Being Heard

15

How You Show Up Is Leadership: John Donnelly on Presence, Responsibility & Inner Discipline

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Designing Time: John K. Coyle on Leadership, Meaning & Moments That Matter

17

Conflict Is a Leadership Skill: Dr. Jen Fry on Courage, Culture & Honest Conversations

18

Leading Without Isolation: Jonathan Bennett on Self-Awareness, Culture & Executive Courage

19

Leading Under Pressure: Heidi Connelly on AI, Integrity & High-Performance Kind Leadership

20

Leading from Within: Dr. Aumatma Simmons on Hormones, Alignment & Conscious Leadership

21

The Audacity to Choose: Hussein Hallak on Responsibility, Trust & Human-Centered Leadership

22

Leading with Presence: Elysia Skye on Mindfulness, Intuition & Conscious Leadership

23

Leading with Optimism: Josh Dorfman on Making Climate Solutions Human, Scalable & Enduring

24

Leading with Safety: Tom Krause on Psychological Safety, Systems Thinking & High-Trust Leadership

25

Abundance Over Scarcity: Bernard Youngblood on Kind Leadership, Partnerships & the Future of Work

26

Kind Leadership Under Pressure: Russell "Haj" Ramos on Trust, Security & Human-Centered Technology

27

Kind Leadership in the Age of AI: John Binks on Balancing Technology, Humanity, and Mission

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Mental Wellness Is Leadership: Corey Hart on Empathy, Joy & Human-Centered Growth

29

Compassion with Clarity: Karen Ansen on Leading Through Difficult Conversations

30

Leading with Laughter: Kathy Klotz-Guest on Creativity, Courage & Kind Leadership

31

Kindness in Action: From Military Intelligence to Entrepreneurial Leadership with Sean Keller

32

Empathetic Leadership in Project Management: Joe Launi on Building Trust, Morale & High-Performing Teams

33

From Navy Intel to Ethical AI: Michael Chavira on Leading with Mission and Heart

34

Human First, Leader Second: Massimo Backus on How Self-Compassion Transforms Leadership

35

Clear Is Kind: Jamie Tozzi on Leading with Courage, Culture, and Clarity

36

Beyond Balance: Gabriela Embon on Building Careers and Relationships That Thrive Together

37

From Grit to Generosity: Aaron Davis on Leading 30 Businesses with Kindness and Purpose

38

Culture, Capital & Kindness: Chris Hornbecker on Scaling Leadership

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The Generous Leader: Joe Davis on How Giving More Creates Greater Results

40

From Microsoft VP to Full Circle Leadership: Lani Phillips on Leading with Courage and Compassion

41

Humble Influence: Jim Matuga on Why Great Leadership Begins with Followership

42

Reprogramming Leadership: Manny Fiteni on Self-Awareness, Subconscious Patterns, and the Mind Congruency Effect

43

Can AI Be Kind? Peter Swimm on Ethics, Empathy, and Leadership in the Era of Copilot

44

The Excellence Equation: Whitney Faires on Turning Vision into Action Without Burnout

45

Conscious Leadership: Bridging Business, Humanity, and Higher Awareness with Charley Johnson

46

Aligning Purpose and Paycheck: Building a Career That's Good for You and the World with Georgi Enthoven

47

Love Works: Kelly Winegarden Hall on Creating Thriving Workplaces through Kind Leadership

48

Leading with Purpose: Pete Steege on Empowering Accidental CEOs Through Radical Clarity

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You Can't Outwork Your Thought Habits: Amy Kemp on Leading with Awareness and Ease

50

The Power of Choice: How Emotional Intelligence Transforms Leadership with Barbara Boselli

51

Creating the Impossible: How Compassion and Play Drive Innovation with Melissa Dinwiddie

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Excellence Doesn't Happen by Accident: Leading with Truth, Grace, and Purpose with John Gallagher

53

Confessions of a Terrible Leader: How HHART-First Leadership Transforms Culture with Layci Nelson

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Leading with Empathy in the Age of AI: Strategies for Innovation, Productivity & Human Connection with Jonathan Mast

55

Talk It Out Without Falling Out: Leading Culture with Kinder Conversations, featuring Tim Keogh

56

Finding Your Voice: Overcoming Speaking Anxiety and Leading with Authentic Presence with Jimmy Cannon

57

Leading with 'We': Kyle McDowell, WSJ Bestselling Author, on the 10 Principles to Build a Culture of Excellence

58

The Leadership Superpower Most Leaders Overlook: Mastering Deep Listening with Oscar Trimboli

59

The Future of Leadership: Why Courage, Clarity, and Compassion Build Unshakable Trust with Dr. Laura Ciel

60

Unlock High-Performing Teams Through Honest Communication & Emotional Safety with guest Steven Gaffney

61

How to Lead Yourself First: Mastering Emotional & Authentic Leadership with Valarie Sandjivy

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Thrive in Your Career: Overcoming Workplace Challenges & Difficult Bosses with Eric Charran

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How to Build a Thriving Workplace Culture with Rose Ann Garza

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Stop Managing, Start Leading: Why Creating Self-Accountability Culture Outperforms Traditional Authority with guest Susan Inouye

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'I Knew on Day One I Made the Wrong Choice': How Career Missteps Led to Extraordinary Success with guest Katie O'Malley

66

The MOSAIC Method: A Revolutionary Framework for Authentic Leadership Development with guest Irene Riad

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Why Kind Leadership Doesn't Mean Weak Leadership: A Senior Executive's Perspective with guest Dr. Karen Hills Pruden

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Stop Your Team From Asking 'What Should I Do?' - A Leader's Guide to Empowerment with guest Chris Seifert

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Your Team's Hidden Voices: Lessons from NASA's Communication Transformation with guest Dr. Laura Gallaher

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The Three A's of Effective Leadership: Authenticity, Autonomy, and Accountability with guest Andrea Wanerstrand

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The Power of Parental Leadership: Building Tomorrow's Kind Leaders Today with guest Delisa Abraham

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Eat Your Slice of Pie: Redefining Kind Leadership in Business with guest Garrett Delph

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The Quantum Leap: Rewiring Your Brain in Seconds, Not Years with guest Mark Scherer

74

The Steel Fist in the Velvet Glove: Mastering 'Gentle Firmness' as a Kind Leader with guest Andrew Abela

75

The Serendipity Factor: How Unplanned Opportunities Shaped a Tech Leader's Career with guest Kevin Briggs

76

The Trident of Leadership: Learning, Leverage, and Consistency with guest Brian Keith

77

The Triple Win: How Kind Leadership Transforms Organizations with guest Dr. Janice McLaughlin George

78

Balancing Direction and Adaptability in Leadership with guest Denis McFarlane

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Building Trust and Creating a Culture of Kindness with guest Daniel Stoian

80

Feel to Heal with guest Phil Kreutzer

81

Creating a Culture of Operations Empathy with guest Jonathan Mills

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The Kind Leader with guest Debra Cox

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Success and Kindness: Lessons from Aviation and Business with Charlie Bobbish

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The Kind Leader with guest Mike Taylor of Innovative-E

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The Kind Leader with guest Matt Urbowicz

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The Kind Leader with guest Jay Leask

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The Kind Leader with guest Jessica King

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The Kind Leader with guest Schatem Boyd

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The Kind Leader with guest Javier Vasquez

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The Kind Leader with guest Nehemias Cerritos

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The Kind Leader with guest Lauren Pennell

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The Kind Leader with guest Brian St. Andre

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The Kind Leader with guest Tim Fisher

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The Kind Leader with guest Sam Valme

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The Kind Leader with guest Doug Keating

96

The Kind Leader with guest Ethan Grambow

97

The Kind Leader with guest Jen Diffenderfer

98

The Kind Leader with guest Andrew Delfavero

99

The Kind Leader with guest Dean Heistad

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Welcome to The Kind Leader Podcast!