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Leadership Mindset 2.0 is the definitive playbook for executives and entrepreneurs ready to break free from the "Doer Trap" and scale their business using psychology and strategy.
Host R. Michael Anderson has scaled multiple software companies to the Inc. 5000 list and was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year. Now, as a 2x Executive Coach of the Year, he uses that experience to help high-performers transform from Tactical Operators into Strategic Leaders.
In this podcast, Michael blends cutting-edge neuroscience, emotional intelligence (EQ), and battle-tested business strategy to help you overcome burnout, imposter syndrome, and the "Leadership Incompetence Trap" so you can lead with clarity and confidence.
Two New Episodes Every Week which include a mix of:
• Strategy: Neuroscience frameworks & leadership tactics to start your week.
• Mentorship: Live Q&A and specific answers to your leadership challenges.
• Coaching: A fly-on-the-wall look at real, unscripted executive coaching sessions as Michael helps leaders break through their blind spots live.
• Masterclasses: Listen in as Michael and guests teach valuable leadership and management skills to a real-life audience.
Topics include: The Psychology of Scaling, Burnout Prevention, Strategic Planning, Executive Coaching, and Emotional Intelligence.
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How to Build the Courage to Raise Your Hand for Leadership
Courage is not about not having fear. Courage is having fear and doing something anyway. At a recent leadership intensive, we split a room full of leaders into teams and asked who wanted to lead. Almost nobody raised their hand. These are l
The Six Types of Leadership Development, and Which One Your Team Actually Needs
The manager everyone thinks is incompetent probably isn't. She just never got trained. 82% of UK managers are what's called accidental managers, promoted without ever getting the skills or training to actually do the job…so what do you do a
Your Ego Is Lying to You, and You Believe It Every Time
Your mind messes with you, and until you know that, it's going to keep holding you back. Today, you're going to learn exactly how it does this and how to make it work for you instead of against you. In this episode you'll learn; - The simpl
How To Deal With Negative, Complaining Team Members
A tool every leader needs is the ability to turn negative, complaining people into a positive, effective member of the team. The problem is, if you don't know how to do this, you often make it worse. Here's a simple yet powerful model you c
The 5 Pillars of High-Performance Teams in 2027
One of the most frustrating things for a manager is that their team's not performing, and they don't know what to do about it. The pressure starts mounting more and more. They start to doubt themselves, and things get worse and worse for ev
The 5 Steps to Turn Team Conflict Into Trust
When trust disappears from a team, even small disagreements can turn into defensiveness, gossip, blame, and conflict...so how do you turn it around? In this episode, Michael breaks down a five-step process for helping a team move out of dys
The One Question That Turns a Follower Into a Leader
Never let someone come to you with just a problem. They need one to three solutions already worked out, because that is the moment a follower starts becoming a leader. Here's the thing. A VP I coach ran a time audit and found he was spendin
Replay: Your Burned Out Team Does Not Have a Workload Problem. It Has a Leadership Problem.
A burned out team does not need better processes. It needs a leader who knows where they are going. The thing keeping your people stuck has nothing to do with their workload. In this episode - Why the loudest negative person on your team is
Replay: Mastering Uncomfortable Conversations: The Real Job of a Leader
I'm away for a couple of weeks, so we're going back into the archive. New episodes return on 26 August. "The real job of a CEO is to go from one uncomfortable conversation to another." If you are procrastinating a phone call, letting a dead
Three Leadership Mistakes That Undermine Your Authority
Leadership isn't just about making the right decisions. It's about having the difficult conversations, earning trust, and showing up with confidence when it matters most. In this episode, Michael answers questions from leaders who are facin
What Happens When You Stop Treating Fear as the Enemy?
Most leaders spend their careers trying to get rid of fear. The highest performers have a completely different relationship with it. “The day you are not afraid going into a fire is the day you should retire. Because fear is what keeps you
How to Stop Being the Bottleneck in Your Business
If your business depends on you for every major decision, you've built a bottleneck, not a scalable company. In this episode, Michael answers a question from a founder who has successfully grown his business to $4 million but finds himself
The Human Side of AI Every Leader Needs to Understand
Everyone is talking about AI. Very few leaders are talking about what actually makes AI successful. In this special crossover episode, Michael joins Bart on the Human2Human podcast to explore why so many AI initiatives fail despite massive
Leadership Types (5 of 5): How All Four Work Together
This is the fifth and final episode in our series on the four leadership types, and this is the one where everything comes together. Two people on the same team, both good at their jobs, who cannot work together and have no idea why. It is
Leadership Types (4 of 5): The Supportive Collaborator
This is the fourth in our five part series on the four leadership types, and this one explains why the most trusted person on your team might be carrying the most unspoken tension. The same instinct that makes someone the glue of their team
Leadership Types (3 of 5): The Logical Creator
This is the third in our five part series on the four leadership types, and this one explains why some of the most capable people struggle the most once they reach leadership. Needing all the information before you decide is exactly what ma
Leadership Types (2 of 5): The Visionary Influencer
This is the second in our five part series on the four leadership types, and this one explains why the most confident person in the room might also be the most insecure. The same thing that makes a leader charismatic and well liked is the s
Leadership Types (1 of 5): The Dominant Commander
This is the first in a five part series on the four leadership types, and understanding this one might explain the most powerful, or the most difficult, person in your organization, possibly you. It is not about being seen as the winner. It
Stop Waiting to Be Noticed: Your Performance Is Not Going to Promote You
Keeping your head down is not humility. It is protectionism. And it is costing you more than you think. Two of my clients got passed over for promotions this month. Both were doing excellent work. Neither had made themselves visible to the
Stop Ending Your Day Feeling Like You Got Nothing Done
Most leaders end a long day asking themselves: did I actually get anything done today? You did. You just do not have a system that lets you see it. The calmness great leaders project does not come from having all the answers. It comes from
AI Readiness (3 of 3): The LEADERS Playbook for AI Success
AI is about to get very good at the two thirds of your job most leaders have been relying on to look successful. What is left after that is real leadership. In this episode you'll learn; - Why the functional expertise and management skills
AI Readiness (2 of 3): The TEAMS Playbook for AI Success
There is a 45-point enthusiasm gap between how executives feel about AI and how their teams feel, and most leaders have no idea it exists. And this all comes down to you - your team's relationship with AI is a mirror of your relationship wi
AI Readiness (1 of 3): The Organizational Playbook for AI Success
Most organizations are not losing the AI race because of bad technology. They are losing it because honest information about what is not working never reaches the people who can fix it. You'll learn what you need to know to make sure your o
The AI Leadership Reckoning: Why 95% of Corporate AI Pilots Go Nowhere
Most managers will not be replaced by AI. They will be replaced by someone who understands it. The question is which side of that line you are standing on right now. - Why 95% of corporate AI pilots have no measurable financial impact, and
Your Burned Out Team Does Not Have a Workload Problem. It Has a Leadership Problem.
A burned out team does not need better processes. It needs a leader who knows where they are going. The thing keeping your people stuck has nothing to do with their workload. In this episode I take a real question from inside the Growth Lea
The Hiding Tax: Where Playing It Safe Is Secretly Costing You
A lot of smart leaders sit in high-level meetings and say almost nothing. They tell themselves they are being thoughtful. They are actually hiding, and most of them do not know it. SPOT THE HIDING YOU DID NOT KNOW WAS HIDING Most leaders th
Overcoming The Guilt Cycle: How Your Instinct to Protect Your Team Is Failing Them
A managing director I coached cancelled his entire day of appointments to serve a client on-site, convinced he was protecting his already-stretched team. When he told them what he had done, they were furious. Guilt Is Not Virtue – It Is a S
Being Strategic WITHOUT Knowing It All - How to Lead the Experts on Your Team
One of the most common things I hear from leaders is this: "I'm struggling to lead someone on my team because they know so much more about this subject than I do." I hear it from new managers. I hear it from senior executives. And every tim
The Identity Leap: Why Becoming a Leader Means Letting Go of Everything That Made You Successful
If you've been trying to become a more strategic leader by making small, steady changes, this episode is going to stop you in your tracks. Most leaders think the shift from doer to leader is a gradual one. Read the right books, adjust a few
Live Coaching: Put the Presentation Away: What Senior Leaders Actually Want From You
A leader in my private community walked into a meeting with her most senior executive, presentation fully prepared. He looked at it and told her to put it away. Just talk to me. She froze. And in that moment, she missed an opportunity she d
