01:44 – Michael introduces today’s guest, Susan Drumm who speaks to the origin story of her organization Meritage Leadership Development09:20 – Michael and Susan reflect on the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic 12:47 – Building resilie

024 Ethics, Value, & Purpose with Albert Erisman

Mar 2nd, 2020 41m 49s

00:55 – Michael introduces today’s guest, Albert Erisman03:23 – Al talks about why he started Ethix Magazine & The Theology of Work Project 06:25 – Why purpose, meaning and focus outweigh the importance of profits 09:21 – Al talks about his boo

023 Mastering The Great Game with Jack Stack

Jan 15th, 2020 56m 53s

01:01 – Michael introduces today’s guest, Jack Stack04:21 – Jack’s origin story and the goal of The Great Game of Business14:25 – The importance of forward-thinking forecasting20:29 – The secret sauce of The Great Game of Business27:50 – The im

022 Coaching with a Purpose with Mark Green

Jan 6th, 2020 55m 9s

00:54 – Michael introduces today’s guest, Mark Green03:55 –Coaching for Results vs. Coaching for Growth07:04 – Michael promotes Mark’s book, Activators10:29 – Mark speaks to hidden growth killers17:56 – Universal quantifiers20:35 – Mark talks a

021 The Great Game Interview with Rich Armstrong and Steve Baker

Dec 9th, 2019 55m 18s

00:58 – Michael introduces today’s guests, Rich Armstrong and Steve Baker01:41 – Michael promotes Rich and Steve’s latest book, Get In The Game03:41 – The origin story of The Great Game of Business08:48 – How Jack Stack began the process of tea

020 Achieving Financial Independence with Paul Adams

Dec 3rd, 2019 42m 18s

01:01 – Michael introduces today’s guest, Paul Adams02:17 – Paul talks about his upcoming book, Your Business Your Wealth03:55 – Michael speaks to his experience working with CEOs who take a salary that is lower than the market rate09:15 – Two

019 Purpose is Central to Strategy

Nov 11th, 2019 23m 27s

00:58 – Michael introduces today’s topic, making purpose central to strategy02:00 – Michael recalls working for an absent manager whose purpose and values were misaligned 04:07 – Why making money should not be the sole purpose of an organizatio

018 Lifetime Learning with Daniel Marcos

Oct 21st, 2019 1h 3m

00:53 – Michael introduces today’s guest, Daniel Marcos02:47 – Why everything starts and ends with the CEO05:10 – Daniel speaks to why the strength of the founder usually becomes the weakness of the company07:12 – Level Five Leaders09:39 – The

017 Three Execution Disciplines

Oct 7th, 2019 21m 51s

00:58 – Michael recaps the last few episodes of CEO Brain Food01:29 – Introducing today’s topic: Three Execution Disciplines 03:25 – The strategy horizon05:09 – Discipline One: Priorities 06:51 – Discipline Two: Data Metrics 10:25 – Creating a

016 Driving Growth with KPIs

Sep 30th, 2019 34m 23s

01:09 – Introducing today’s topic: Driving Growth with KPIs01:33 – Reinforcing the importance of tracking your critical number 02:28 – Defining the critical number 07:12 – Michael invites listeners to take a moment to reflect on their critical

015 Do You Know Your Critical Number?

Sep 23rd, 2019 20m 30s

01:02 – Introducing today’s topic: Do You Know Your Critical Number?02:17 – Michael speaks to his own experience working with his CFO on his critical number03:48 – The Mariano Rivera example05:30 – The value of historical data07:30 – Identifyin

014 Create a Living Culture with Authentic Leadership

Sep 17th, 2019 28m 44s

01:56 – Introducing today’s topic: Creating a Living Culture with Authentic Leadership 02:10 – Defining what we mean by ‘culture’ 05:35 – The Theranos Example 07:12 – Culture as a differentiator 08:12 – Understanding your core values 10:19 – Th

013 Finding the Right Customer, Part 2 with Blaine Millet

Sep 9th, 2019 40m 56s

01:10 – Welcoming back today’s guest, Blaine Millet04:08 – Blaine poses an intriguing question about customers05:24 – Results companies can expect by adopting a strategy of customer obsession06:36 – Building long tail differentiation08:02 –

012 The Magic of Customer Obsession, Part 1 with Blaine Millet

Sep 4th, 2019 35m 48s

01:02 – Introducing today’s guest, Blaine Millet02:45 – Focusing on customers06:42 – The importance of differentiation11:18 – The Holy Grail of customer obsession14:29 – Why Blaine advocates for organizations to stop marketing17:45 – Strat

011 Building a Culture of Trust

Aug 26th, 2019 22m 17s

00:57 – Introducing today’s topic, building a culture of trust04:36 – The importance of trust05:28 – The three pillars of an organization07:19 – The five key points of culture07:32 – One: Find and Defend Your Cores09:38 – Two: Build Authen

011 Building a Culture of Trust

Aug 26th, 2019 22m 17s

010 Are you a Multiplier or a Diminisher?

Aug 19th, 2019 28m 23s

01:01 – Introducing today’s topic, Multiplier or Diminisher (Leadership Styles)01:58 – Michael recalls his experiences working with both multiplier and diminisher kind of leaders06:09 – A Diminisher Leader Mindset07:09 – A Multiplier Leader

009 The 3HAG Way

Aug 12th, 2019 23m 59s

00:51 – Introducing today’s topic, “The 3HAG Way” planning system01:13 – Background of Shannon Susko03:01 – How 3HAG System bridges the gap between 1-year goal and BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) System05:38 – An anecdote from General Dwight

008 Everyone Needs a Coach

Aug 5th, 2019 27m 24s

01:01 – Introducing today’s topic, coaching01:41 – The preconceived notions about coaching02:46 – The importance Michael places on reading06:13 – Why everyone needs a coach07:12 – Attributes of a great coach09:15 – The golf example09:51 –

007 Scalable Leadership

Jul 29th, 2019 24m 11s

01:12 – Introducing today’s topic, How Do You Scale Leadership03:43 – Michael recalls a leader he met early in his career08:18 – The value Michael places on humility09:55 – Michael speaks to a recent article he read from Harvard Business Rev

006 Leading High Performance Cohesive Teams

Jul 22nd, 2019 24m 11s

01:00 – Introducing today’s topic, Leading High Performance Cohesive Teams03:50 – How the size of the team impacts its cohesive state05:31 – Michael speaks to a leadership retreat he recently attended06:26 – The importance of being present0

005 Business Acceleration by Design

Jul 15th, 2019 28m 44s

00:56 – Introducing today’s topic, Business Acceleration by Design04:30 – Attribution Framework05:35 – Acceleration and the Flywheel07:04 – How Vanguard utilized the Flywheel09:29 – Intel and Moore’s Law11:47 – The medical device industry

004 Do You Have the Right Talent?

Jul 8th, 2019 30m 45s

00:49 – Introducing today’s topic, Do You Have the Right Talent01:26 – Why this is such an important topic in the early stages of a company’s growth02:16 – The People Equation02:55 – Developing the skillset necessary to identify the correct

003 Authentic Leadership

Jul 2nd, 2019 28m 12s

01:06 – Introducing today’s topic, Authentic Leadership02:29 – The need to reinforce the value of leadership05:04 – The role trust plays in effective leadership06:08 – How leadership can be taught07:46 – Michael defines Authentic Leadership

002 What is Competitive Advantage?

Jun 24th, 2019 23m 47s

01:05 – Introducing today’s topic, Competitive Advantage04:09 – How to differentiate from competitors06:03 – Identifying your core customer08:43 – The Southwest Airlines example11:06 – Attribution Framework Analysis14:59 – Why companies st