The Well-led Podcast
Where professionalism meets imperfection. The Well-led Podcast invites leaders to explore the space where the need to get results meets the reality of managing people. Discover how to demonstrate care, support, and grace for your team–because the workplace needs human leaders. https://www.one23ltd.com Formerly the comfy chairs podcast.
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June 30, 2026 • 48 mins
How do leaders produce results that last?
In this quarterly conversation, Kate Johnson reflects on the leadership lessons from the past three months—clarity, accountability, and feedback—and explains how they work together to create employee certainty. Joined by Glory Lichon, the discussion explores why support is more than encouragement; it is the daily practice of reducing uncertainty so people can do their best w...
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June 23, 2026 • 15 mins
Feedback is one of the most important ways leaders provide support—but only when it is grounded in clarity, delivered with care, and followed by meaningful action.
In this Lesson for Effectiveness episode of The Well-led Podcast, Kate Johnson summarizes the key leadership lessons from a month focused on feedback. Learn how to shift feedback from a moment of correction into an ongoing practice of support by adopting better mi...
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June 16, 2026 • 45 mins
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Feedback is not a one-time event, a required correction, or a gift someone should simply accept. Done well, feedback is an ongoing conversation that helps people understand the story of their work—the impact they are having, the progress they are making, and the support available to help them continue growing.
In this episode of The Well-led Podcast, Kate Johnson welcomes Kim Rohrer, owner of Patchwork P...
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June 10, 2026 • 22 mins
Feedback is one of the most practical tools leaders have for helping people grow, but many of us still hesitate to give it or ask for it. In this Other Voices episode of The Well-led Podcast, guests Mary Tettenhorst and Frank Sawyer explore why feedback can feel uncomfortable, how trust changes the conversation, and why effective feedback requires care, clarity, courage, and a willingness to learn.
Through their reflections, the...
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June 4, 2026 • 13 mins
Feedback is one of the core skills leaders use to provide support, but it only works when it is connected to clarity and accountability. In this episode, Kate Johnson explores why feedback matters, what makes feedback effective, and how leaders can prepare, deliver, and follow up on feedback in a way that is specific, credible, and kind. Listeners will learn how feedback completes the performance circuit that begins with expectatio...
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May 28, 2026 • 19 mins
Accountability is often misunderstood as punishment, correction, or control. In this episode of The Well-led Podcast, Kate Johnson reframes accountability as a leadership practice rooted in clarity, trust, communication, and shared understanding. You’ll learn how leaders create accountability before performance problems ever appear by setting expectations that make work visible, understandable, and achievable. Through practic...
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May 19, 2026 • 13 mins
As this season of The Well-led Podcast moves deeper into clarity, accountability, and feedback, it feels important to revisit the episode that started the whole framework: vulnerability.
Revisit this episode to consider why vulnerability is a foundational leadership skill and how leading well begins with self-leadership, self-awareness, and the courage to be human. You’ll learn what vulnerability actually means in a leaders...
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May 12, 2026 • 20 mins
Accountability is often treated like punishment or oversight, but in practice, it is much more connected to clarity, consistency, trust, and personal responsibility. In this episode of The Well-led Podcast, Kate Johnson shares reflections from two contributors with very different leadership experiences and perspectives. Together, they explore how accountability changes across roles, relationships, and seasons of life, why leaders l...
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May 5, 2026 • 18 mins
What does accountability really mean in leadership—and why does it so often feel like punishment? In this episode, Kate Johnson reframes accountability as an essential leadership process that supports performance, rather than a reaction to failure. You’ll learn how accountability connects directly to clarity, why it must be established before work begins, and how leaders can sustain it through observation, feedback, and...
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April 28, 2026 • 17 mins
Clarity is one of the most important leadership skills—and one of the most overlooked. In this episode, you’ll learn what clarity actually looks like in practice, when it matters most, and how to apply it before work begins, at the start of work, and during times of change. You’ll walk away with simple, repeatable actions that improve focus, reduce stress, and help your team perform at a higher level.
If you wo...
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April 21, 2026 • 48 mins
Leadership clarity is one of the most practical skills a leader can develop—but it’s also one of the most overlooked. In this conversation, Kate Johnson explores what clarity really means in leadership with Kristie Schoonover, a learning and development leader who works daily with managers trying to align teams, communicate expectations, and support employees through change. Together, they examine how unclear direction ...
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April 15, 2026 • 14 mins
Clarity is one of the most practical leadership skills, yet its absence is often felt before it is recognized. In this Other Voices episode, two experienced leaders reflect on moments when unclear expectations and conflicting direction disrupted their work. Their insights illustrate how a lack of clarity can affect focus, productivity, confidence, and even personal wellbeing.
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April 7, 2026 • 13 mins
Clarity is one of the most practical leadership skills because it turns ideas into action. In this episode, Kate Johnson explores why clarity is the starting point for supporting employees and enabling performance. She explains how leaders create clarity in three key areas—purpose, communication, and relationships—and how doing so helps teams understand priorities, connect to their work, and move forward with confidence...
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March 31, 2026 • 43 mins
Why do relationships matter so much at work?
In this quarterly synthesis episode of The Well-led Podcast, Kate Johnson reflects on the leadership competency of demonstrating care. Drawing on the past three months of conversations about vulnerability, empathy, and good humor, she explores how these skills combine to build trust, deepen understanding, and create consistency in leadership. Through a candid discussion with her husban...
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March 24, 2026 • 16 mins
This episode explores how leaders can actively choose a more balanced, effective mindset—what Kate calls “good humor,” also understood as equanimity. You’ll learn how to recognize unhelpful thinking patterns, replace them with more constructive perspectives, and apply simple practices to stay calm, curious, and intentional—even under pressure. The episode also connects mindset work to real leadership b...
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March 17, 2026 • 41 mins
Most of the time, we lead in workplaces filled with pressure, uncertainty, and constant change. Do leaders have to approach these circumstances with stress and anxiety? Or is there a different, better choice?
In this episode, Kate Johnson is joined by guest Michele Wilson to explore the role of good humor as a leadership capability. Rather than forced positivity or ignoring difficult realities, good humor is described as the abi...
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March 10, 2026 • 22 mins
What does it mean to go to work in good humor—especially when the workplace feels heavy or demanding? In this Other Voices episode of The Well-led Podcast, two experienced leadership practitioners reflect on the role of good humor in leadership. They explore how humor is not simply about laughter, but about a mindset leaders bring with them: a balance of perspective, calm, openness, and humanity. Through personal stories and ...
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March 3, 2026 • 12 mins
What does it mean to choose your attitude as a leader?
In this episode, you’ll learn how good humor is a leadership skill rooted in choice, mindfulness, and care—not forced positivity. Through personal stories and practical tools, this conversation explores how your mood shapes your team’s experience and how to respond intentionally instead of reacting on autopilot. You’ll walk away with concrete questio...
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February 24, 2026 • 15 mins
In this episode, you will learn how empathy strengthens accountability and improves performance at work. Kate Johnson explains why empathy is not leniency, how mindset shifts shape leadership behavior, and what empathetic accountability looks like in real workplace moments. You will also hear practical guidance for supporting neurodivergent employees and understanding the Double Empathy Problem, so you can lead diverse teams with c...
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February 17, 2026 • 43 mins
In this episode, you will learn how to practice empathy as a leadership skill in real workplace situations. Kate Johnson is joined by Katharine Manning, author of The Empathetic Workplace, to explore what empathy actually looks like in action. They discuss how leaders can move beyond good intentions and develop practical behaviors that build trust, strengthen psychological safety, and improve performance. You will walk away with cl...
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