Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Stumbling Blocks: How Great Leaders Are Made
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| Oscar Munoz (Pt 2): How I Inked Union Contracts; Hired a Rival & Listened at Scale | 15 Jan 2026 | 00:34:07 | |
When Oscar Munoz stepped in as CEO of United Airlines, he didn't head for the executive suite. He headed for a Houston hangar at 2:00 AM to jump on a picnic table and listen to 500 angry aircraft mechanics. In part two of this deep-dive conversation, Oscar reveals why he threw out the "business school rule book" to save an airline with a broken spirit. We discuss:
Oscar concludes with a challenge for every leader: the "Common Denominator" math equation that forces each of us to take a hard look in the mirror. | |||
| Oscar Munoz, United Airlines CEO: Why It's Never too Late to do the Right Thing (Pt 1) | 08 Jan 2026 | 00:42:07 | |
The viral video that changed aviation—and the CEO who broke the rules to fix it. On April 9, 2017, United Airlines faced the world’s first truly global viral crisis when a passenger, Dr. David Dao, was forcibly dragged off a flight in Chicago. The internet exploded, calls for resignation mounted, and the airline’s initial response—calling the incident a "re-accommodation"—only poured gas on the fire. In this episode of Stumbling Blocks, I sit down with former United CEO Oscar Munoz to take you inside the war room during the company’s darkest hours. Oscar pulls back the curtain on the disaster, revealing:
Special Feature: This episode features real-time breaking news audio from 2017, immersing you in the crisis exactly as it unfolded. Note: This is Part 1 of a 2-part conversation.
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| Doug Conant, Campbell's Soup CEO: Why I Wrote 30,000 Thank You Notes + How I Recovered from a Layoff | 18 Dec 2025 | 00:36:07 | |
If your team is disengaged, cynical, or burnt out—Doug Conant has been there before. As CEO of Campbell's Soup, he inherited a culture that consultants called "Swamp Water." In this episode, the former CEO of Campbell’s Soup reveals the brutal reality of leadership. He opens up about being fired at 32 and going home to a "very large mortgage" with no plan. He talks about what it took to bounce back and become CEO 17 years later. We deconstruct his specific turnaround playbook:
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| Pete Proimos, AP Emissions CEO: Why I Decided to Share my Diagnosis (Pt 2) | 12 Dec 2025 | 00:31:21 | |
Pete shares why he decided to tell the world his secret, what he did after finding what broke his heart, and what he'll do with the rest of his life after selling his company, AP Emissions Technology, to Berkshire Hathaway. | |||
| Pete Proimos, AP Emissions CEO: "Find what breaks your heart and refuse to look away" (Pt 1) | 11 Dec 2025 | 00:27:42 | |
Pete shares his remarkable journey from being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, to hiding the disease as a CEO, to selling to Warren Buffett, to finding what broke his heart and refusing to look away. He discusses his family's immigration story, the evolution of their business, the challenges he faced growing up with a chronic illness, and the time his mom threatened to break a social worker's legs.
Keywords Cystic Fibrosis, Family Business, Philanthropy, Health Journey, Immigrant Story, Personal Growth, Advocacy, Nonprofit, Adoption Support, Life Expectancy Takeaways, Adoption, Infertility, Lung Run, ABC News Raleigh NC, ABC News, Blooper | |||
| Harvard's Sandra Sucher: How to Apologize | 04 Dec 2025 | 00:42:05 | |
In this conversation, Sandra Sucher, a professor at Harvard Business School and expert on trust, shares her unique journey from growing up in Detroit to teaching at Harvard. She discusses the importance of apologies in repairing trust, the nuances of moral leadership, and the challenges of navigating career paths. Takeaways
00:00 The Importance of Apologies in Business 14:27 Sandra's Journey: From Detroit to Harvard 18:58 Navigating Career Transitions 24:32 Moral Leadership and Missed Opportunities 33:52 Restoring Trust: Can It Be Regained? 38:31 Legacy and Impact: A Life Well Spent
Amazon.com: The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It: 9781541756670: Sucher, Sandra J., Gupta, Shalene: Books trust, apology, moral leadership, career challenges, Harvard, Sandra Sucher, business ethics, organizational behavior, personal growth, leadership lessons | |||
| TV's Mark Farkas: What I learned in the East Wing (When I produced a White House Documentary) | 19 Nov 2025 | 00:27:30 | |
We’ve all seen the White House from the outside. But what's it really like on the inside? Especially the East Wing? Mark Farkas knows. As the producer of the first-ever HD documentary on the White House, he spent 9 months filming in rooms most people will never see. The "stumbling block" was navigating the immense security and hidden protocols of the most secure building on Earth. Mark gives us an unprecedented virtual tour, from the private movie theater to the official White House Chocolate Shop. He offers behind the scenes anecdotes of the First Lady and the President. This is the human side of the People's House. Listen for these "insider" stories:
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| Admiral Mark Harnitchek, Director of DoD Logistics: How I Solved the Puzzle of Pakistan | 14 Nov 2025 | 01:25:57 | |
What does it take to lead when the stumbling block is a Category 5 hurricane, a massive earthquake, or two global wars? Welcome to a masterclass in crisis leadership. Vice Admiral Mark Harnitchek (Retired) is one of the few people on Earth who truly knows. He served on nuclear-armed submarines, commanded the $46 billion Defense Logistics Agency, and was the military's "boots on the ground" leader for the US response to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. In this gripping conversation, VADM Harnitchek gives Jonathan an unfiltered look at making impossible decisions under unimaginable pressure, and how to build a team that can handle anything. In this episode, you will learn:
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| Charles Green, Creator of The Trust Equation: Why Selfishness is the Ultimate Stumbling Block | 30 Oct 2025 | 00:31:11 | |
What's the one thing that will destroy a team, a company, or a career faster than anything else? According to Charlie Green, creator of the Trust Equation, the answer is simple: self-orientation. It’s the single biggest "stumbling block" to effective leadership. In this episode, Charlie joins Jonathan to dismantle the idea that "if you can't measure it, you can't manage it." He makes a powerful case for why our ego is the enemy of trust, and how a relentless focus on the "human" side of business is the only real path to success. In this episode, you will learn:
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