Why does your team exist? What is the deeper purpose behind the list of tasks you accomplish each day? Without a clear, defined purpose, teams will lack inspiration and focus. This can lead to team members feeling unmotivated, reducing productivity and morale. Furthermore, how can you set goals and develop strategies to achieve them when you don’t have a vis ... Show More
Oct 27
431: How to Delegate Without Micromanaging: Define What Done Looks Like
Learning how to delegate without micromanaging starts before you hand anything off. You ask for something that feels perfectly clear, and it comes back reasonable, thoughtful, and not at all what you wanted. The problem usually isn't the other person. It's the details you never s ... Show More
8m 48s
Oct 13
How to Figure Out What’s Really Behind a Performance Problem
It's 4:47 on Thursday, the report still isn't in, and the story forming in your head is that they just don't care. But that story is usually wrong, and it's also the easiest one to tell because it means you don't have to look at anything you did. This episode gives you a three-qu ... Show More
7m 10s
Jan 2024
646: Courageous Leadership (with Best-selling author and Harvard Business School professor, Ranjay Gulati)
Welcome to an interview with the author of Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies, Ranjay Gulati. In his book, Ranjay reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reason for being. Moreover, he shows how companies can ... Show More
52m 9s
Jan 2024
413: Best-selling author and Harvard Business School professor, Ranjay Gulati — Courageous Leadership
<p dir="ltr">Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 413, an interview with the author of <em>Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies</em>, Ranjay Gulati. In his book, Ranjay reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reas ... Show More
53m 40s
Mar 2024
A simple way to inspire your team | David Burkus
Using paychecks, perks and carefully worded mission statements plastered on posters, companies are on a never-ending quest to find what drives morale at work. An underappreciated solution lies in the answer to one simple question, says management researcher David Burkus. With not ... Show More
14m 7s
Jun 2025
The Complexity of Purpose — From the Vault
Most leaders want to lead with purpose. But there’s a reason many don’t. In this episode from 2017, Andy Stanley explains why purpose is more complex than we realize. It’s not just a motivational idea, it’s a mindset shift that comes with a cost. However, when you embrace it, you ... Show More
25m 5s
Jul 2025
219. Six Motivations, One Workplace: Who Are You at Work?
When communicating with their employees, most firms have no idea who they’re talking to.Good communication is about knowing your audience. But if your organization is only focused on knowing your customers, James Root says you're forgetting a whole other cohort: your employees.Ro ... Show More
21m 37s