In this episode of Uncommon Leadership, Michael Hunter sits down with Scott Harvey, an FBI-trained hostage negotiator, speaker, author, and business communication consultant, to unpack the often-overlooked skill that separates good leaders from great ones: the ability to connect through communication.   Harvey draws from his extensive experience, including his time as a D.A.R.E. officer and his work in conflict resolution and advocating for mental health discussions. His unique background provides a fresh, pragmatic, and deeply human perspective on leading with influence and building relationships that thrive.     This isn't just theory; it's hard-won wisdom from someone who has navigated life-or-death conversations.   Whether you’re leading a meeting or navigating a tense conversation, this episode is a masterclass in reading the room—and reshaping the outcome through the power of words.   For any leader who wants to be heard, trusted, and remembered, this one’s a must. Tune in today.   Want to get in touch with Scott Harvey? Email: scott@speakingofharvey.com Website: SpeakingofHarvey.com   For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for the Uncommon Leadership newsletter at https://uncommonteams.com   Watch the Uncommon Leadership Podcast: Get notified on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp9vaDKz5TI7gaWKLc801Dw    Prefer audio? Stream here: Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/uncommon-leadership/id1654637165  Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/2BkXGceaZgVWxGQCXcrmgj    Presented By: Uncommon Change

Can genuine care and affection for your people truly drive business results?   According to Ryan Rigterink, the answer is a resounding yes.   In this episode of the Uncommon Leadership Podcast, I welcome Ryan Victor to explore the powerful yet often underestimated impact of leading with genuine care and affection.   Rigterink shares his journey of transformation and introduces his philosophy of "Purpose Management," a framework rooted in leading with authentic love. Herein, he dives deep into how intentional value creation for employees can deliver hard, measurable business benefits.   He also challenges the traditional view that businesses must be cold and transactional, presenting a compelling case for why warmth, empathy, and genuine concern for people's well-being are essential components of effective leadership.   Tune into this conversation as it serves as a powerful reminder that leading with genuine care and affection isn't just ethically superior—it's a strategic advantage that fetches remarkable returns in terms of employee retention, performance, and overall success.

 

To access more insights from Ryan Rigterink, explore his website: workgaze.com or email him at ryan@workgaze.com   And for more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at https://uncommonteams.com.     Watch the Uncommon Leadership Podcast: Get notified on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp9vaDKz5TI7gaWKLc801Dw    Prefer audio? Stream here: Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/uncommon-leadership/id1654637165  Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/2BkXGceaZgVWxGQCXcrmgj      Presented By: UncommonChange

The highlight of Mark's career was his time helping the Victorian government partner with private businesses to react to and recover from the 2009 Australian bushfires.

 

Mark Fulcher is the managing director of Beacon Consult, a leadership and organisation performance consultancy, based out of Melbourne Australia.  Mark has taken his experience from leadership roles in Big 4 consulting and multinationals to help growing SMEs (small-medium orgs) get set up for future success. Mark believes that business success is so closely tied to leadership effectiveness - and so should stay front and centre for all organisations.

 

We discuss the intricacies of effective leadership in times of crisis, Mark's experiences driving transformative change in organizations, and the critical importance of empathy, emotional regulation, and personal well-being in leadership.

 

Mark's Beacon Consult’s Guide to Overcoming Growing Pains and Finding Success: https://beaconconsult.com.au/growing-pains/

 

Connect with Mark on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/fulcherm and email: mark.fulcher@beaconconsult.com.au

 

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When Adrian watches a TV show or movie, he always understands the villain.

 

Adrian Koehler is a leadership engagement expert and senior partner at the executive coaching firm, Take New Ground.

 

We discuss using authenticity and conversation to build meaningful connections, and the profound significance of our personal gifts and the impact they can have on those around us.

 

Adrian's free e-book The Change Imperative is at https://change.takenewground.com/.

 

Connect with Adrian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriankoehler and Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/adrian.k/?hl=en

 

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Michael finds that dealing with actors is perfect preparation for being a software program manager.

 

Michael Bolton is a consulting software tester and testing teacher who helps people to solve testing problems that they didn't realize they could solve. Michael has over 30 years of experience testing, developing, managing, and writing about software, and has traveled to six continents to help people learn about testing.

 

We discuss the importance of diverse talents and perspectives in software development and testing, the power of metaphor, and how useful embracing failure can be.

 

Contact Michael at michael@developsense.com, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-bolton-08847/, on Twitter @michaelbolton, or through his website, http://www.developsense.com.

 

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Brad has been road tripping to Up North Michigan with his best buddies for twenty-four years.

 

Brad Voorhees is the cornerstone of ScaleTx, bringing a wealth of experience with over 15 years in leadership roles and a track record of building and scaling HR departments from the ground up. His expertise lies in providing strategic guidance, hands-on leadership, and mentorship, driving HR departments to become instrumental in organizational growth.

 

We discuss recognizing leadership potential, assessing communication skills, being a net positive influence, and effective learning journeys.

 

Connect with Brad via his website: scaletx.io, email: brad@scaletx.io, or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleyvoorhees/.

 

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Chandler believes conflict is necessary for building strong teams.

 

Chandler Cutler embarked on his entrepreneurial journey at just 21. In the two decades since, he has mastered the art of leadership, communication, and resilience, facing real-world business challenges head-on, culminating in the founding of CorEthos.

 

Chandler and CorEthos emphasize the humanity behind every business operation. They help you transform your business with a people-first approach that keeps humanity at the core while ensuring long-term commitment and transparent communication as they collaborate on your path to elevate and scale your business.

 

We chat about creating a space for vulnerability while maintaining professionalism, leveraging team members' expertise for continuous learning, simple ways to resolve even the most challenging communication issues.

 

The downloads Chandler mentions are here:

• https://corethos.com/agenda-architect-of-productive-meetings/
• https://corethos.com/time_management_checklist/

 

Connect with Chandler at https://corethos.com/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandler-cutler-54b33844/, and @CorEthos on all the socials.

 

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Jay used to think that managing was all about coaching.

 

Jay Floyd is a data engineering leader, life coach, and podcaster. He is also the curator of the 'What's Good' brand, dedicated to finding the good in all of life's scenarios, or as he calls it, 'feeding our good wolf.'

 

We discuss leading with a personal touch, the power of positive growth, fostering rich team environments, and the wolves we carry inside us.

 

Connect with Jay via his website: www.whatsgood.work and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachjayfloyd/.

 

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Colleen's family helps her remember that we never know what's going on for anyone else.

 

Colleen Johnson has been working in the technology space for over 20 years, with half of that focused on improving the way we deliver value. She has taught and presented agile concepts to audiences around the world but is happiest in the Colorado mountains with her husband and three kids.

 

We discuss the most useful metric for team progress, the benefits of nurturing creativity in retaining talent, and how diversity impacts learning opportunities.

 

Join the ProKanban.org slack community at prokanban.org > About Us > Slack Community

 

Find the Kanban for Everyone videos at https://www.youtube.com/@prokanban

 

Connect with Colleen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleen-johnson/ and Twitter: @scrumhive

 

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When Gerardo's soul takes flight, it lands on top of a mountain covered in snow. Because he loves helicopter skiing.

 

Gerardo Segat is an international leadership coach whose purpose and legacy is to humanize leadership. Following a wealth of experiences as entrepreneur, chairman and CEO, Gerardo has used his leadership background to create Preludes: a coaching program created to humanize leaders, organizations, and their stakeholders through creative and powerful original experiences (such as decision-making debates, client interaction models, and emotions-focused team meetings).

 

Currently, Gerardo is working on Out As Humans, a performing arts show designed to humanize authentic leaders. Out as Humans is an individual and group immersive performance that creates a space for leaders to be open, trusting, empathetic, and feel a sense of belonging.

 

We discuss the radical effects of vulnerability, creating cultures of openness, integrating open hearts into the workplace, and the importance of self-awareness.

 

Connect with Gerardo via email: you@gerardosegat.com; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerardosegat/; and his website: www.gerardosegat.com.

 

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Nevin believes that success is directly related to discomfort.

 

With decades of experience as a facilitator, coach, and trainer, Nevin Danielson helps leaders and their teams ignite purpose, possibility, and partnerships to sustain an energized workforce amidst evolving trends like turnover and remote work.

 

After a quarter-life crisis showed him the value of serving others, Nevin founded Induction Consulting to uncover practical steps that tap teams' untapped potential.

 

His skills cut through outdated expectations and elevate processes and interactions to be fresh, meaningful, and authentic.

 

We discuss shifting culture through embracing discomfort, the transformative approach Nevin developed for empowering his team, and giving feedback to power.

 

Download Nevin's Trailblazer cheat sheet at https://inductionconsulting.ca/uncommon-leadership/

 

Connect with Nevin at nevin@inductionconsulting.ca, www.inductionconsulting.ca, and https://www.linkedin.com/in/nevindanielson/. "Please mention that they found me through Uncommon Leadership!"

 

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Pawel approaches leadership as a series of experiments and iterations.

 

Pawel Brodzinski is a seasoned leader, manager, and coach. He's done pretty much every aspect of building software, both as the person doing the work and as the leader helping that person.

 

Pawel also writes, speaks, and lectures in service of helping organizational cultures to create exceptional workplaces. Because that's what brings him the most fun.

 

I ran across Pawel on LinkedIn, where I am consistently impressed with his light, yet forthright, take on thorny topics like the right way to give kudos and salary transparency.

 

We discuss aligning vision, fostering radical autonomy, making decisions without traditional hierarchy, and creating environments where leadership is not a title but an action.

 

Connect with Pawel at https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawelbrodzinski/ and pawel.brodzinski@gmail.com.

 

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If you've ever felt successful on the outside but empty inside, this podcast is for you.   With over a decade of personal transformation and leadership experience, Maurice Martin shares his powerful journey from deep depression to becoming a transformational coach and motivational speaker.   After years of hiding his authentic self and experiencing success while suffering internally, Martin reached a breaking point that prompted a profound personal transformation.   In this episode of Uncommon Leadership, Michael Hunter and Maurice Martin dive into the crucial role of authenticity, personal growth, and leadership. Martin emphasizes that meaningful change doesn't require dramatic epiphanies, but comes through consistent small choices that build habits and momentum over time.   Martin's expertise in navigating personal challenges, developing authentic leadership, and driving personal growth makes this a must-listen for anyone feeling stuck, burned out, or searching for a greater purpose.   Explore more from Maurice Martin, including his book "Your But Is Too Big": https://www.mauricefmartin.com/store   Connect with Maurice here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricefmartin/   For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at https://uncommonteams.com.    Watch the Uncommon Leadership Podcast: Get notified on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp9vaDKz5TI7gaWKLc801Dw    Prefer audio? Stream here: Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/uncommon-leadership/id1654637165  Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/2BkXGceaZgVWxGQCXcrmgj    Presented By: UncommonChange

Jardena believes even corporate budgeting can be soulful.

 

Jardena London is an author, speaker, community leader, and Business Transformation Consultant who helps businesses thrive by using a soulful lens.

 

We discuss the value of humanity over systems, learning from failure, and redefining conflict and resilience.

 

Join the Transformational Leadership Community at learning.cultivatingtransformations.com

 

Find Jardena's book Cultivating Transformations:  A Leader’s Guide to Connecting the Soulful and the Practical at Amazon and other booksellers

 

Connect with Jardena:

• jardena@rosettaagile.com
• linkedin.com/in/jardena
• rosettaagile.com
• jardenalondon.com
• cultivatingtransformations.com

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Dave wants to know things. He doesn't so much enjoy the learning part of that.

 

Dave Rodabaugh has 23 years of experience making analytical data products by turning THIS data into THAT model.  He also has a track record of teaching others to do it, and helping them turn into data leaders.  Data products are built by teams of people, not by technology, Dave holds.

 

We discuss the frameworks that help Dave navigate life, improving team cohesion through understanding how we work best, and the wisdom in the counsel of the many.

 

Contact Dave at drodabaugh@gmail.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-rodabaugh/.

 

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Zach believes dissent and debate are critical to understanding each other.

 

Zach Bonaker proudly describes himself as a "Benevolent Troublemaker," by which he means a catalyst for positive disruption. He applies his wealth of experience steering both Fortune 500 companies and startups and his deep expertise in systems thinking and fostering team-centric approaches to work to skillfully advance organizations that prioritize humanity. His intent is always to combine the competitive advantage of business agility, cutting-edge organization design techniques, and the transformative force of "flow" science to cultivate vibrant and human-centric environments and a deep passion for work that empowers individuals to unleash their full potential.

 

We discuss the (in)humanity of recruiting and hiring, the benefits of bills of rights in organizations, and how biological selection theory applies to the workplace.

 

Zach's blog The Benevolent Troublemaker: https://benevolenttroublemaker.wordpress.com/author/zbonaker/.

 

Connect with Zach on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachbonaker/ or Email: zbonaker@gmail.com

 

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Kimberly teaches her people to be selfish.

 

Kimberly Lowe-Williams is a Black female Director of Infrastructure and Site Reliability, with over 10 years of experience as a leader and people manager. She prides herself on being a leader who empowers her team, promotes diversity, and values everyone's opinion. She's broken down barriers and challenged stereotypes, inspiring others to do the same. She is also the founder of a non-profit that for many years provided opportunities for underrepresented individuals in the tech industry before it closed its doors following the pandemic.

 

We discuss succeeding even as we feel uncomfortable, leading with empathy, humane collaboration, and motivating during tough times.

 

Kimberly's newsletter, Unsolicited Career Advice, is at https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7047750440200896512. Contact her at heykim@klowewilliams.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/klowewilliams/, and https://www.instagram.com/k.lowewilliams/.

 

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Raphael customizes his Zoom background to be what he wants to see on video calls.

 

Raphael helps founders scale their businesses by enhancing their customers' experiences.  He's taking his nearly-two-decades of experience building relationships with customers and leading international teams at B2B SaaS and tech companies into a thriving solo practice. He has a talent for bringing a company together across and beyond departmental borders, showing his clients how to build great customer experiences by having them experience one of their own. Plus, he's fun, warm, and puts people before everything else.

 

We chat about the one thing every leader should prioritize, building bridges quickly and effectively, and the power of being vulnerable.

 

Connect with Raphael at https://triemer.consulting/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaeltriemer/, and https://calendly.com/triemerconsulting/get-in-touch.

 

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Muness shows people he hears them. "That is so unusual, it disarms them."

 

Muness Castle is a data and engineering leader with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in data engineering, strategy, management, organizational design, and architecture. Muness has led or consulted with teams at Shopify, Zapier, JPMC, LivingSocial, Staples and many more.

 

We discuss the importance of clear communication, trust, and humility in leadership and fostering healthy, supportive work environments.

 

Connect with Muness:

• Website: https://muness.com/
• Email: hi@muness.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muness/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/muness
• Book time with Muness: https://cal.com/muness

 

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Wendy has loved learning people's stories, motivations, and history from a very young age. "I was always the new kid. I had to learn how to read people," she remembers.

Wendy Moore is a founder, social entrepreneur, and technologist passionate about creating work environments so that everyone can thrive. Her career has given her opportunities to work around the world with top innovation leaders, companies, and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Through her company, Eleve Talent, her focus is on helping amazing innovative teams grow in a strategic, scalable way. 

We discuss the crucial role clear communication with just the right level of transparency, and unifying around and celebrating our losses as well as our wins, have in building trust with the teams we lead.

Connect with Wendy vie email: wendy@elevetalent.com and LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/moorewendy. 

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Antoinette considers herself a compulsive teacher. And a perpetual loudmouth.

Antoinette Coetzee is a professional coach whose pattern in life seems to be to learn something, master it, and then immediately want to share it with. Personal development, new possibilities, a more supportive society, and 3 pugs are what gets her up in the morning.

We chat about the close ties between our leadership and our personal development, the importance of embracing humility and experimentation, and how inhabiting our current circumstances can bring the energy and direction we need to lead well.

Connect with Antoinette on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/antoinettecoetzee; her website: https://agilecoaching.global/; and via email: antoinette@agilecoaching.co.za.

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Melissa's first job was at a company so special that no one working there realized it was special.

Melissa Boggs is a keynote speaker, leadership coach, and employee experience designer. She is host of the Wild Hearts at Work podcast, a roller skater, and an ardent defender of the Oxford comma. 

We chat about the power of storytelling, consistently showing up, and taking up our full space in forming positive company culture. Also, about why she identifies with the hummingbird, and how leading and roller skating have so many parallels.

Contact Melissa at melissa@melissaboggs.com, the contact form on her website http://www.melissaboggs.com, and her digital business card: https://poplme.co/hash/82EnBZ8K/1/es

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Devan believes engineers are more than just a subtype of human.

 

Dr. Devan Kronisch has worked in nonprofits, academia, and the tech sector focusing on learning and development, coaching, and DEI. With a doctorate in psychology and an international background, they have a knack for solving communication challenges as well as bringing in both the outside perspective and the big-picture view.

 

We chat about Devan's approach to coaching, diversity, and the importance of recognizing individual experiences and boundaries.

 

Devan's cheat sheets for better sleep, better breaks, and a healthy home office:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eUsaVp1FjavoOkPERwffuT3OLKpCaT1F/view?usp=sharing

 

Connect with Devan at https://www.linkedin.com/in/devan-kronisch/.

 

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In a world where teams are up against burnout and inefficiency, Sonya Siderova, CEO of Nave, takes a unique approach—one rooted in trust.   “I don't manage people; I manage workflows,” she shares, emphasizing the power of leadership that empowers, rather than controlling teams.   In this episode of Uncommon Leadership, Michael Hunter and Sonya Siderova explore the true impact of work-life boundaries, the role of self-trust in leadership, and how personal systems can drive positive business outcomes.   They also reveal why bottlenecks—not people—are often the real challenge in workflow management. Tune in now to learn the surprising truth about managing people workflows.   Make Reliable Sprint Commitments with Sonya's Free Guide: getnave.co/uncommon-leadership   Want to get in touch with Sonya? LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siderova/ Website: https://getnave.com/   For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at https://uncommonteams.com.    Watch the Uncommon Leadership Podcast: Get notified on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp9vaDKz5TI7gaWKLc801Dw    Prefer audio? Stream here: Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/uncommon-leadership/id1654637165  Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/2BkXGceaZgVWxGQCXcrmgj    Presented By: UncommonChange

Jenny values diversity so much that she has a hard time with people who don't value diversity.

 

Jenny Tarwater is an Enterprise Coach working with large organizations to achieve their outcomes, generally using Agile values, principles, and practices. Her default stance is to put people and culture first and be curious about how they impact the overall system and practices.  She is an international speaker with a passion for helping other coaches and trainers level up their game.

 

We chat about making your team dynamics visible, helping your team be comfortable with vulnerability, being curiosity, and knowing your values.

 

Path to Agility assessment to help you understand how you can help your teams improve: https://p2anav.com/survey?referralCode=website-navigation

 

Contact Jenny:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennytarwater/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jennykcmo
• Website: https://agilevelocity.com/

 

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Kim never knows what face to make while somebody is reading her bio.

 

Kim Crowder is the founder & CEO of Kim Crowder Consulting. She is also one of the country’s most sought-after and transformative leadership, marketing and communications facilitators, speakers, and advisors. Kim has been named by Forbes as a “Top Anti-Racism Educators Companies Need Now" and has been featured pretty much everywhere.

 

We chat about the importance of noticing who we are including and who we are leaving out, having even a distant connection with leaders who are doing this, and why this is smart business.

 

Connect with Kim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimcrowder/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/kimcrowderconsulting/ and sign up for her newsletter at kimcrowderconsulting.com.

 

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Nalani believes it's ok to want something and yet not be willing to do the work to get it.

 

Nalani Rodriguez helps leaders transform their relationship with work for both themselves and their teams. She believes that leaders hold particular power, influence, and responsibility to create the conditions for themselves and others to live this reality.

 

We chat about building the muscle of awareness, getting in touch with our intuition, and the many ways we can use the people in our life to support our growth journey.

 

Nalani's blog post on nonviolent communication: https://nalanirodriguez.com/blog/using-needs-to-get-unstuck-and-create-connection-while-in-conflict

 

Connect with Nalani at https://nalanirodriguez.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/nalanirodriguez/ 

 

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Ray would rather talk with anyone who is available than the "right" person he can never get a hold of.

 

Ray Myers is Tech Lead of Chaos Engineering at Indeed.com and host of Craft vs Cruft on YouTube.

 

We chat about leveraging curiosity to find and resolve people's pain, understand their concerns and priorities, and find innovative solutions to the systems behind tough technical and people problems.

 

Ray's YouTube channel Craft vs Cruft: https://www.youtube.com/@craftvscruft8060

 

Connect with Ray at @lambdapocalypse on Twitter and Mastodon, and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/cadrlife

 

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Faye finds 75% of her job is convincing people that if they would stop treating their employees like crap, most of their problems would go away.

 

Faye Thompson brings humanity to the workplace and supports organizations as they adopt modern ways of working.

 

We chat about how encouraging employees to express their authentic selves at work brings greater creativity, innovation, and job satisfaction and how fostering authentic connections among colleagues brings a more positive and productive work culture.

 

Faye's book recommendations:

• Daniel Kahneman, Thinking Fast and Slow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow
• David McRaney, You Are Not So Smart podcast: https://youarenotsosmart.com/ and books
• Daniel Coyle, The Culture Code: https://danielcoyle.com/the-culture-code/

 

Connect with Faye on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/fayethompson/ and Twitter: https://twitter.com/agilefaye

 

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Samantha believes that people deserve to be their biggest selves.

 

Samantha Hartley helps consultants multiply their revenues without exhaustion by working with perfect clients on transformational engagements. As a result, they build profitable, joyful consultancies.

 

Before starting her business, Samantha worked in international marketing for The Coca-Cola Company in Moscow, Russia, and its Atlanta headquarters. She lives on Martha’s Vineyard with her husband and their fur kids.

 

We chat about the power of our inner child, bringing the fullness of ourselves to our work, and how we benefit the world when we are our biggest selves.

 

The Definitive Guide to Landing Six-Figure Clients: http://6figureclients.com/

 

Profitable Joyful Consulting podcast: https://samanthahartley.com/blog-podcast/

 

Contact Samantha at samanthahartley.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthahartley/.

 

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Anu's first job was building helicopters.

 

An experienced technology leader, trainer, author, leadership and executive coach, Anu Arora thrives in complex environments that require both technical and interpersonal excellence.

 

As the founder of Infinite Potential Leadership, she helps leaders find their way to thrive.

 

We chat about identifying our strengths and purpose, showing value at every level, and the power of asking questions that have no answers.

 

Anu's mindfulness library is Mindful Leader Practices on Apple Podcasts

 

Connect with Anu via email: anu@infinitepotentialleadership.com, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuarora/, and her website: https://infinitepotentialleadership.com/

 

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Karin wants each person to experience their life rich with purpose and meaning, integrating their unique body and soul wisdom.

 

Karin Lubin is a well-being coach, trainer, and exercise enthusiast driven by a desire to inspire and energize leaders and teams. She does this through self-reflection for clarity and wisdom while building inner and outer strength. She uses body building, passion, reflective journaling, and self-connection as the foundational basis for inner mastery.

 

We chat about helping people leverage their passions and talents, how leading requires us to grow ourselves as well as our people, and the importance of taking time to self-reflect.

 

Karin's Intuitive Leadership PDF: https://uncommonteams.com/downloads/intuitiveleadership.pdf

 

Contact Karin:

• https://drkarinlubin.com/
• https://AppointmentwithKarinLubin.as.me/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/karinlubin/
• https://www.instagram.com/karinlubin/
• https://www.facebook.com/drkarinlubin/

 

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Paul believes we must help our people become whole and complete if we want our people to make whole and complete pictures for our customers.

 

Paul Carvalho is a leadership coach and psychotherapist often disguised as an Enterprise or Agile coach and consultant. He helps motivated people discover, ignite, and develop their inner strengths to improve relationships with themselves and with others so that they can go far beyond where they are right now.

 

We chat about emotions being information, the power of bringing our uniqueness and openness, and how growing people can adapt the systems we work within.

 

Contact Paul at ask@quality-driven.com and @can_agile.

 

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"I've made plenty of mistakes along the way," Louise readily states.

 

Louise Perold has been leading teams for several decades, first in South Africa and now in Portugal. She's been focused on quality throughout, including co-organizing a testing conference in South Africa for a number of years, and she currently serves on the board of the Association for Software Testing.

 

We chat about becoming an effective people manager, building trust within teams, and allowing a team to discover its best ways of working.

 

Some things that help Louise:

• Studying nonviolent communication is a lifelong journey. https://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/resources/
• Nancy Kline's book Time to Think had a big impact on me especially because it is something I truly relate to: https://www.timetothink.com/thinking-environment/
• Esther Perel's podcast: https://www.estherperel.com/podcast
• Problem Solving Leadership workshop: https://www.estherderby.com/workshops/psl/

 

Contact Louise at louise.perold@gmail.com; @lperold on Twitter; https://www.linkedin.com/in/lperold/.

 

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With over 25 years of experience building multiple scalable businesses worldwide, Garrett Delph observes, “Most business owners and leaders don't want to solve culture problems just for the sake of solving culture problems” within their organizations.   But Delph is “crazy allergic to bad culture and chaos” and his motivation to solve culture problems remains a priority—irrespective of what it does to revenue and sales.   In this episode of Uncommon Leadership: Garrett Delph, the founder & CEO of Clarity Ops and I, examine the critical role of company culture in building high-performing teams.   We discuss how addressing organizational challenges early on and balancing strategic objectives and operational realities is a must for success.   Delph's expertise in architecting finely tuned organizational cultures, developing management leaders, and driving business growth at scale makes this a must-listen. Tune in now!   Want to get in touch with Garrett? LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrettdelph/ Website: https://clarityops.co/   For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at https://uncommonteams.com.    Watch the Uncommon Leadership Podcast: Get notified on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp9vaDKz5TI7gaWKLc801Dw    Prefer audio? Stream here: Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/uncommon-leadership/id1654637165  Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/2BkXGceaZgVWxGQCXcrmgj    Presented By: UncommonChange

Vanessa believes that if work is constantly feeling difficult, we're not doing it right.

 

Vanessa Bennett is the CEO of Next Evolution Performance, a global high-performance coaching business using neuroscience to help driven leaders and teams to optimize profitability, productivity, and energy, and to decrease their effort, sickness, burnout, and mental health problems. This ensures that success, and therefore profitability, is sustainable.

 

Vanessa and I chat about helping teams succeed without burning out, optimizing our work to optimize our cognitive energy, and sustaining our ability to work at our best.

 

Links Vanessa mentions:

• Online course The Neuroscience of Getting More Done: a great way to help people understand cognitive energy and how to use it effectively  https://www.nextevolutionenergy.com/
• Weekly Insights newsletter: https://nextevolutionperformance.com/insights/
• Complimentary 20-minute performance call to discuss one of your biggest challenges: https://nextevolutionperformance.com/performance-call-individuals/

 

Contact Vanessa via email: vbennett@neperform.com, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/high-performance-coach-vanessa-bennett/, and her company website: https://nextevolutionperformance.com/.

 

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Than connects with people through humor and lightheartedness. Than Som is an experienced leader and a founder of her local Agile community. From an early practitioner of Extreme Programming developed into a thriving career helping teams find their best way to become the teams they want to be. We chat about her early experiences having outsized impacts, the ways emotions drive our actions, identifying gaps in understanding, and carrying the voice of your team. Connect with Than at thansom4@gmail.com and on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/than-som-b178375/ For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at https://uncommonteams.com. And follow Uncommon Leadership wherever you get your podcasts.

Cindy has been described by her daughter as a rolling stone that gathers no moss related to her work history.

 

Cindy Carless has enjoyed multiple career changes and is currently transitioning to work as a death doula and freelance coach and facilitator.

 

In contrast, she has lived in the same house for over 20 years except for a 2-year attempt to settle in Fredensborg, Denmark.

 

We discuss engaging with learning, celebrating what is, and why becoming a death doula is a natural transition for her.

 

Contact Cindy at https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-carless-069a6715/ and https://omaru.co.za/.

 

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Joanne sometimes finds seeing the reality of who she is scary.

Joanne Perold runs a small coaching business and has been leading teams, individuals, and organizations since the early 2000s.

We chat about speaking people's language, sussing out what people are ready for, and signals we might be heading into a trap—and how to recover when we miss those signals and fall in.

- Joanne's weekly centering meditation: https://faethm.co.za/podcast

- Contact Joanne at joanne@faethm.co.za; faethm_za on instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn;  and https://faethm.co.za.

 

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George has worked as an organic vegetable farmer, a theatre technician, and a tv repairman.

 

George Dinwiddie is an independent consultant helping organizations learn to develop software more effectively. He explores ways that people can make better decisions for themselves and their organizations.

 

We talk about using other people's points of view to help them get what they need, doing what is right for the team versus what someone else says should be done, and how big change comes from small changes.

 

Handouts: https://idiacomputing.com/publications/#Handouts

Newsletter: https://idiacomputing.com/newsletter/

Connect with George at idia@idiacomputing.com, https://twitter.com/gdinwiddie, http://www.linkedin.com/in/gdinwiddie, https://blog.gdinwiddie.com/

 

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Esther finds medieval history relevant to looking at organizations because the past is always in the present.

 

Esther Derby has been called one of the most influential voices within the agile communities when it comes to developing organizations and transforming management. She helps people adjust their environment to work more effectively together.

 

We chat about understanding and adjusting team dynamics, the power of compelling goals, and how emotions can enrich our lives—even when we'd rather ignore them.

 

Contact Esther at esther@estherderby.com, twitter.com/estherderby, https://www.youtube.com/c/EstherDerbyIsHere, https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherderby/

 

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Having fun while working is one of Linda's superpowers.

 

Linda M Cook is a practicing Agile Fundamentalist with significant experience in coaching and training agile ways of working to all levels of an organization. Her purpose in doing this work is to reduce unnecessary suffering in the workplace.

 

Linda and I chat about the power of letting teams make their own decisions, showing your team you have their back, seeing the communication problems that often underlie apparent technology problems.

 

Agile Coin Game: https://www.projectcooks.com/agile-penny-game-modified/

Contact Linda at lindamcook@projectcooks.com, linkedin.com/in/lindamcook, and @lindamcook1

 

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Mark believes that leadership is at the core of what we do every moment.

 

Known as The Sales Hunter, Mark Hunter is recognized as one of the world's top 50 most influential sales and marketing leaders.

 

We chat about our number one job as leaders, the ultimate goal of a leader, and the mindset great leaders have. We also hear how an octogenarian affected Mark's reading habits.

 

"50 Prospecting Truths" eBook: https://thesaleshunter.com/50-prospecting-truths-ebook/

 

Connect with Mark at thesaleshunter.com, linkedin.com/in/markhunter, https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkHunterTheSalesHunter, TheSalesHunter https://twitter.com/TheSalesHunter, https://www.instagram.com/thesaleshunter/

 

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Jeff first saw the power of leveraging each person's unique gifts while the squadron operations officer for The Little Radar That Could.

 

The Managing Director and co-founder of Workforce Strategies International, Jeff's career has spanned the military, aerospace, and manufacturing.

 

Jeff shares how he helps small teams get more done than teams many times their size. We discuss moving from directing to leading. And Jeff relates what he learned about teams from coaching children's soccer.

 

Connect with Jeff at jeff@workforcestrat.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffgriffithsfcmc/.

 

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Matt focuses on “putting people in the right seat.”

 

Recognized by USA Today as one of the “Top 9 Most Exciting Entrepreneurs of 2021,” Matt Domo is CEO of FifthVantage.

 

We discuss how he finds the right seats for people. Matt shares strategies he uses to transform initial discomfort into excitement. He also talks about how he puts himself in the right seat.

 

Connect with Matt at matt.domo@fifthvantage.com, fifthvantage.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattdomo/, and https://www.linkedin.com/company/56187019/.

 

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Ever feel like you have to be someone else to succeed in negotiations?   Do negotiation conversations make you want to hide?   Then this podcast is for you as Michael Hunter from Uncommon Teams and John Gates, founder of Salary Coach, reveal how negotiation doesn't have to be a power struggle.   In this episode, you'll see how negotiations can be an opportunity for mutual gain. If you dream it, you can ask for it — but here’s the trick: you have to know how and when.    According to Gates, being authentic during the negotiation process can be powerful. It can help you build win-win agreements, develop a deep understanding of the other party's needs, and achieve better outcomes—without sacrificing their personal values or professional relationships.   This conversation is nothing short of a masterclass and will forever change the way you approach every negotiation.   Tune in now, so you never leave money on the table again!   Want to take control of the compensation conversation? Visit: Website: https://salary.coach/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johngates-salarycoach/
Here’s the 5th Chapter from John’s book: “Act Your Wage.” Download the free pdf with this link.   For more inspiring conversations like this, sign up for my newsletter at https://uncommonteams.com.    Watch the Uncommon Leadership Podcast: Get notified on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp9vaDKz5TI7gaWKLc801Dw    Prefer audio? Stream here: Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/uncommon-leadership/id1654637165  Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/2BkXGceaZgVWxGQCXcrmgj    Presented By: UncommonChange

Johanna catches people doing things right. Sometimes, she recognizes that's what she is doing.

 

Always funny—and always frank, Johanna "The Pragmatic Manager" Rothman helps leaders like you see simple and reasonable things that might work.

 

We talk about the power of catching people doing things right. We talk about the power of reinforcing loops. And we talk about helping people break out of constraints that may seem unbreakable.

 

Connect with Johanna at jrothman.com, https://twitter.com/johannarothman, and https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannarothman/.

Pragmatic Manager newsletter: https://www.jrothman.com/pragmaticmanager/

Create Adaptable Life newsletter: https://createadaptablelife.com/

 

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Watching his kids struggle with ill-fitting jobs set Sam on his course to building teams around the unique gifts each person brings.

 

Sam Reeve is an innovative thinker, pay and talent performance expert, and the founder of CompTeam.

 

We talk about how having people do work that fits them affects customers' experiences. We also discuss the importance of understanding what's happening in our colleagues' lives and of managing unexpected outcomes with thoughtfulness.

 

Connect with Sam: sam@compteam.net,  https://www.linkedin.com/in/samreeve/.

The CompTeam People Strategy Forum:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYNJ2BngltSxGsUGWeoYxbA

 

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Ever feel like you are just one more cog in a machine? Ever had a manager treat you as though you were completely interchangeable with someone else on your team? Ever been stuck doing something you absolutely hated while others complained about doing something you would have loved to do?

We’re not just cogs, nor are we plug-and-play replacements for anyone else. We each have unique talents. The teams I’ve most enjoyed working with, and the teams who best accomplished their goals, have always been teams who customized their approach to take full advantage of those unique gifts.

The Uncommon Leadership interview series will inspire you through the stories of those who have made the shift from struggling to thriving as leaders, individually and in a team environment.

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Kevin was surprised when learned he had passed his college accounting exam with flying colors. After all, while he could explain how he would approach the accounting, the bulk of his answer noted that the organizational dynamics of the example's company were so unhealthy that no financial changes would be effective until the culture was changed. Turns out, his professor agreed.

 

Kevin Wilkins is the Founder and CEO of Trepwise, a strategy consulting firm whose mission is to unlock the potential of purpose-driven organizations by aligning people, process, and vision. And which has been named one of the Best Places to Work by CityBusiness for the last 7 years. With over 35 years of experience in non-profit, corporate and private ventures, Kevin has built a company that teaches to put people at the center of their work.

 

We discuss the importance of joy and fulfillment at work, clear organizational values and belief systems, and consciously creating workplace culture.

 

Kevin's Shared Leadership Toolkit is at https://trepwise.com/announcing-our-public-shared-leadership-toolkit/, alongside the other toolkits he mentions. Connect with him via email: info@trepwise.com; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trepwise/; X: https://twitter.com/trepwise, and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/trepwise.

 

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