Episodes 36
Avg. Duration 27m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (4)
Since Dec 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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"In The Lead" is a podcast dedicated to exploring the development of character strengths and their profound impact on effective leadership. Through engaging conversations with influential guests, we provide listeners with valuable insights and practical tools to navigate their leadership journeys. Each episode focuses on essential themes of personal growth, self-awareness, and the principles that inspire great leaders. Join us as we empower you to elevate your leadership skills and stay in the lead.

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S2E11 Coaching The Last Two Minutes

Jun 01, 2026 11m

Congrats coach! You've put in the time. You've invested. And then they get up from their chair, leave your office and...nothing changes. Why? How? The most common coaching mistake is the loss of the…

S2E10 Coaching Intentions

May 18, 2026 23m

Most leaders think coaching is something they schedule. A one-on-one. A development conversation. A blocked-off hour on the calendar. In this episode, we make the case that coaching is actually a…

S2E9 Advice Monsters

May 04, 2026 26m

Frequently, we promote people into leadership based on a criteria that doesn't translate and often works to undercut their own success. To begin addressing the issue, we're starting with one many…

S2E8 The Story You Added

Apr 20, 2026 32m

The average employee spends two hours and twenty-six minutes every workday in what researcher Cy Wakeman calls drama — not conflict, not hard conversations, but the mental energy spent rehearsing…

S2E7 The Weight of Words

Apr 06, 2026 29m

What does it mean to be hard to offend? Not hard-hearted. Not checked out. But the kind of leader who can absorb a difficult moment — a sharp word, an unfair situation, a bad day — and still lead…

S2E6 The Virtuous Cycle

Mar 16, 2026 27m

The previous episode showed how even good leaders can get trapped in cycles that drain their teams. Today we flip it. Drawing on research from MIT's Nelson Repenning and Harvard's Amy Edmondson, we…

S2E5 Effectiveness and The Cycle

Mar 02, 2026 21m

Are you running as fast as you can just to keep from falling off the treadmill? In this episode of In the Lead, we kick off a vital two-part series on Efficacy—the power to produce a result. We dive…

S2E4 The Character of Candor (w/ Jerry Batterbee, Denise McGarvey and Martha Blackburn)

Feb 16, 2026 31m

In this poignant second installment on leadership and candor, we continue the conversation with Jerry Batterbee, Denise McGarvey, and Martha Blackburn. While the previous episode focused on the…

S2E3 The Kindness of Candor (w/ Jerry Batterbee, Denise McGarvey and Martha Blackburn)

Feb 02, 2026 32m

In this episode of In the Lead, host Nathan Metz sits down with guests Jerry Batterbee, Denise McGarvey, and Martha Blackburn in Brooksville, Florida, to explore the character strength of candor—the…

S2E2 Alignment at the Table (TLC Operations Team)

Jan 19, 2026 29m

In our latest episode, we pull the mission statement off the wall and put it into the crosshairs of the Monday morning boardroom. We sat down with the Corporate Ops team to see what happens when the…

S2E1 Alignment in the Mission

Jan 05, 2026 23m

In this first episode of season two of In The Lead  we explore the mission statement’s evolution from a 1500s Jesuit mandate into a vital modern management tool. Host Nathan Metz takes this opening…

S1E24 Leaders Who Celebrate (w/ Amy, Angie, Kim and Brooke)

Dec 15, 2025 24m

Following the first half of this conversation on the personal strength of celebration, we now turn to the leader. What happens when a leader celebrates? Are there right/wrong ways to do it? Has there…

S1E23 Celebrate Good Times, Come On! (w/ Amy, Angie, Kim and Brooke)

Dec 01, 2025 27m

For an episode on celebration, I gathered a few of my friends around a table. They also happen to be coworkers...but as you'll hear from the conversation, they know a thing or two about the topic.…

S1E18 The Power of a Listening Leader (w/ Amy Luedtke)

Nov 17, 2025 24m

Building of our last conversation on listening, Amy here identifies the specific impacts in leadership. The power of a listening leader is felt in every corner of the team and on every level. This…

S1E21 Becoming a Great Listener (w/ Amy Luedtke)

Nov 03, 2025 34m

What is the most treasured and rare strengths that should be normal and accessible? Listening. It sounds like an easy task. Just don't talk. Listen. But it's more than that...it's a skill. For this…

Before Change - Three Leadership Ideas

Oct 20, 2025 17m

Why does change in leadership fail? Often, it's not the plan—it's the preparation. This episode explores the three crucial steps before change: "Seeing" reality, "Majoring on the Majors" to focus…

S1E19 How Do You Deal With Change?

Oct 06, 2025 27m

Change is the only constant. Our personal relationship with change has a dramatic impact on the way we lead through change. In this first episode on the subject, we'll focus on three ideas related to…

S1E18 The Empathetic Leader (w/ Alissa Meyer, Taylor Frank and Brad Wright)

Sep 15, 2025 26m

We're back for part two with the chaplains conversation about empathy. Sitting around a kitchen table, Alissa, Taylor and Brad share thoughts and experiences about the relationship between empathy…

S1E17 Growing in Empathy (w/ Alissa Meyer, Taylor Frank and Brad Wright)

Sep 01, 2025 28m

Join host Nathan Metz as he invites three chaplains for lunch around his kitchen table. They discuss empathy from all angles! What does it look like? What does it cost? How can it grow?

S1E16 Integrity in Leadership (w/ Gary Ott)

Aug 18, 2025 21m

Leading with integrity is easier said than done. It's not just about setting goals, rules or boundaries. It's about keeping to those lines, even if it means losing sometimes. In this second episode…

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