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Andy Crocker is an aerospace executive with three decades of experience across human and robotic exploration, hypersonics, and missile defense. He’s held senior roles at several companies, leading the development of innovative technologies and managing complex system programs for NASA, commercial, and Department of Defense customers. As a strategic leader, he’s built high-performance teams and contribu...

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Dominic George is a dedicated leadership coach with a passion for empowering Black men to ascend from mid-level leadership roles to senior leadership positions. With a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by Black professionals, Dominic brings a tailored approach to his coaching, providing targeted guidance and strategies for career advancement.

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Jason discusses the Harvard Business Review article, "Why Kindness Isn't a Nice to Have." After a discussion of kindness versus niceness and other insights from the article, we also dig into seven characteristics of effective feedback.

Leadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group, specializing in the training of new managers.

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Jason discusses the Forbes article "Planning Your Team’s 1:1s? Use This 4-Step Framework."

GROW Framework

• Goals
• Reality
• Options
• Way Forward

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About Brian Reich in his own words:

I don’t regret it. I worked hard. I played hard. But looking back, I can see it was just a little too much.

For more than three decades, I worked in the high-pressure world of automotive manufacturing. I led teams, hit deadlines, and managed stress—or so I thought. Then on December 12, 2019, everything changed. Lying on a hospital table, I had to face the toll my lifes...

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Jason read the latest from Gallup on hybrid work, so you don't have to! What are the latest trends and best practices in hybrid work? Find out here!

The section below is taken verbatim from Gallup's article:

Gallup research shows that four simple practices can increase employee trust by nearly 30 percentage points. Employees are more likely to feel more trust when they strongly agree with any o...

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Jason discusses the WSJ article Your Boss Doesn’t Have Time to Talk to You and the HBR article AI Is Making the Workplace Empathy Crisis Worse.

Leadership Voyage is brought to you by Golden Mean Consulting Group, specializing in the training of new managers.

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Jason discusses the Harvard Business Review article, "Why Senior Leaders Should Stop Having So Many One-on-Ones."

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Leadership + Writing a Book

• even though there's a gene for some tendencies, leaders are made and not born
• he wrote a book because managers aren't given guidance when promoted
• he start...

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Jason talks about Leading By Example versus Delegating. There's meaning and benefits in doing it yourself, but there are also effective ways to delegate to your team that free you as the leader/manager up (and give your folks growth opportunities!).

References in this episode:

• Why I’ve Become More Mindful About What I Delegate
• The Power Of Letting Go: Why Delegation Drives Organizational Success
• W...

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When looking for a job:

• know yourself
• anticipate what you want to grow into

It's a challenging job market because:

• domino-effect of layoffs
• it's crowded; it will be a long process and you need to be persistent

Writing a great resume

• Think of Tinder: you don't have a recruiter or hiring manager's time for long
  • how you market yourself leads to those first impressions
  ...

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Jason talks about the HBR article "5 Ways Leaders Accidentally Stress Out Their Employees."

1. Negative language
2. Erratic actions
3. Emotional volatility
4. Excessive pessimism
5. Ignoring people's emotions

Other references in this episode:

3 Vital Questions

Gallup's 2025 State of the Global Workplace Report

Managers Have Major Impact On Mental Health: How To Lead For Wellbeing

‘Everybody’s Repla...

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Meet William Davis—a man who’s spent 38 years not just leading teams, but lifting them up. With a career that spans the heights of corporate America, William has become a trusted voice in leadership, blending decades of experience with a genuine passion for guiding others. He’s the kind of leader who doesn’t just talk about success—he builds it, one relationship, one project, one person at a time. Full...

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• Do we have decision-making all wrong?
  • Wall Street Journal's "The Best Leaders Aren’t Decisive. They’re Ambivalent."
• Don't rush!
  • Don't fall into what Michael Watkins calls the "action imperative."
• How much information is the right amount before making a decision?
  • Bezos' 70%
  • Bain's Pareto principle
• Improve your decision-making process.<...

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AI

• not going to predict where it goes
• great research assistant
• good editor for writing
• Augment not Abdicate; like a calculator

Winner and Losers Book

• came from working with entrepreneurs
• what we're teaching about entrepreneurship isn't what people are doing in the field
• too often we're writing only about successes
• seek failure as a way to learn; either win or learn
• "tool seductio...

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Jason talks with Sonia Bertek about imposter syndrome, what it is, how to deal with it, and how to help others with it.

• What is Imposter Syndrome?
  • 56% say they experience it weekly
  • 17% don't experience it
    • about 50-50 men/women breakdown
  • But many folks don't know what it is
  • Lack of confidence versus imposter syndrome
• Why is this Topic Important?
  • So many are affected
  • Not isolat...

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In this episode, Jason tackles the topic of job postings, applications, and interviews, using survey data and anecdotes from listeners and his network.

• "Ghost" jobs
• Evolving AI landscape of job posting/applying/screening
• Your stories!
  • Interview lowlights
  • One unique story
  • Interview highlights
• Takeaways for job seekers and hiring managers/recruiters

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Gallup released the State of the Global Workplace report, which you can download for yourself here. Jason discusses some of the findings and how skilled managers are the critical and influential element that unlocks well-being, engagement, and results.

1. Mental health at work
2. Economic impacts of well-being
3. Manager impact on engagement
   • managers have more negative experiences
   • engaged managers ==> eng...

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We're back for Season 4! Jason discusses:

• Why the podcast has been on a break
• Seemingly humorous interview gaffes from Wall Street Journal's "The Passive-Aggressive Doughnuts That Tanked a Job Interview" by Francesco Fontana
• A LinkedIn post that addresses mindset in an interview, as well as the prospect of toxic positivity

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