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In the order they were made to be heard.

  1. 0001 Falling Behind Is a Position, Not a Verdict He drove four hours to get to work. He hadn't been to a training in seven years. And that same year, the company he worked for was named…
  2. 0002 Staying Isn't Choosing Turnover is down. Nobody's quitting. Every leadership team in the country is reading that as good news. This is a sidebar — the Thursday…
  3. 0003 The Theory Is Usually Wrong When a team falls behind, the leader almost always has a theory about why. I asked Brandon Raines how often that theory turns out to be…

Episodes

New episodes every week. Interviews on Tuesdays, Sidebars on Thursdays.

  1. Episode 0006·September 24, 2026·19 min·Sidebar

    Somebody Takes the First Hit

    Resilience isn't a trait; it's a resource, something a person spends and something that can run out. This Sidebar takes one line from Tuesday's conversation with Apriel Biggs…

  2. Episode 0005·September 22, 2026·52 min·Interview

    Left Behind Isn't Evenly Distributed

    When a team falls behind, everybody doesn't fall the same distance. Somebody catches the first hit, and whether the rest of the team feels a stumble or a collapse depends on who…

  3. Episode 0004·September 17, 2026·23 min·Sidebar

    They Delivered. Nobody Saw It.

    A leader says the team hasn't shipped anything in months. The team has been quietly preventing disasters nobody asked them to name. Both are telling the truth. This is a sidebar —…

  4. Episode 0003·September 15, 2026·1 hr 5 min·Interview

    The Theory Is Usually Wrong

    When a team falls behind, the leader almost always has a theory about why. I asked Brandon Raines how often that theory turns out to be wrong. He didn't hesitate: "It's wrong most…

  5. Episode 0002·September 15, 2026·19 min·Sidebar

    Staying Isn't Choosing

    Turnover is down. Nobody's quitting. Every leadership team in the country is reading that as good news. This is a sidebar — the Thursday format, dropping early for launch week…

  6. Episode 0001·September 15, 2026·22 min·Story

    Falling Behind Is a Position, Not a Verdict

    He drove four hours to get to work. He hadn't been to a training in seven years. And that same year, the company he worked for was named one of the best places in America to work…