📺 Leadership Development with Susan Drumm | Master Your Mindset & Build High-Performance Teams

Leadership development is essential for professionals looking to overcome people problems, scale their organizations, and lead with clarity and confidence. In this inspiring episode, Susan Drumm—CEO of Meritage Leadership—shares powerful insights and practical frameworks that empower leaders to shift mindset, resolve team conflict, and accelerate growth.If you're searching for strategies to overcome stagnation, improve team dynamics, or elevate your own executive potential, Susan’s approach provides actionable solutions. Her unique blend of experience—spanning law, strategy consulting, acting, and coaching—means she meets leaders exactly where they are. She breaks down how to identify leadership patterns that no longer serve you and offers tools to create lasting change.We dive into the power of the Enneagram in leadership for uncovering blind spots, the importance of executive presence in today’s hybrid workforce, and how to develop high performance teams using team building strategies rooted in neuroscience and empathy. Susan explains why managing mindset is more effective than micromanaging actions, and how pattern disruption leadership is the future of adaptive, scalable leadership.You’ll learn how leadership coaching differs from mentorship, how emotional intelligence and 360 feedback tools drive growth, and how entrepreneur leadership requires a renewed focus on inner awareness and external clarity. If you're a manager, business owner, or executive who’s struggling with team accountability, burnout, or a lack of momentum, this episode offers clear, tested solutions and a path forward.🎧 This is more than a conversation—it’s a roadmap to becoming the leader your team needs and the visionary your business deserves.0:00 – Intro: Meet Susan Drumm & Meritage Leadership1:03 – Career journey: From Harvard Law to acting to leadership3:23 – Why managing mindset drives true leadership results4:38 – Top client challenges: Conflict, delegation, scaling6:02 – How to recognize and break outdated leadership patterns7:28 – Using the Enneagram in leadership to reveal blind spots9:00 – Tools: 360 feedback tools and emotional intelligence10:26 – Custom programs for execs, entrepreneurs, and solo leaders11:55 – What is executive presence and how to develop it13:44 – Mentorship vs leadership coaching: What’s the difference?15:11 – Building sponsor relationships and seeking feedback16:38 – Navigating generational leadership challenges18:08 – Courses, podcast, and how to connect with Susan19:20 – Final thoughts and wrap-upDisclaimer: Not advice. Educational purposes only. Not an endorsement for or against. Results not vetted. Views of the guests do not represent those of the host or show.  Click here to join PodMatch (the "AirBNB" of Podcasting): https://www.joinpodmatch.com/drchrisloomdphdWe couldn’t do it without the support of our listeners. To help support the show:CashApp- https://cash.app/$drchrisloomdphdVenmo- https://account.venmo.com/u/Chris-Loo-4Spotify- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/christopher-loo/supportBuy Me a Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chrisJxClick here to check out our bookstore, e-courses, and workshops: https://www.drchrisloomdphd.com/shopClick here to purchase my books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PaQn4pFor audiobooks, visit: https://www.audible.com/author/Christopher-H-Loo-MD-PhD/B07WFKBG1FFollow our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/chL1357Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drchrisloomdphdFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thereal_drchrislooFollow the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NkM6US7cjsiAYTBjWGdx6?si=1da9d0a17be14d18Subscribe to our email list: https://financial-freedom-podcast-with-dr-loo.kit.com/Thank you to all of our sponsors and advertisers that help support the show!Financial Freedom for Physicians, Copyright 2025