Leadership Powered by Common Sense Optimize Your Leadership: A Conversation with Dan Roberts on Leading Through Change and Uncertainty | Ep 430
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Oct 7, 2025 Dan Roberts, author, coach, and change management practitioner who leads Impactful Performance. He talks about reframing change as opportunity. He explains why leaders need program and project management skills. He shares ways to protect energy, cut meetings to reclaim focus, and manage inbound work with a time-and-tasks approach.
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Protect Your Time And Energy
- Protect your time and energy each day by setting boundaries, scheduling reflective time, and turning off work at day's end.
- Dan coaches leaders to reclaim sanity by blocking wellness time and refusing unreasonable timelines.
Empty Calendar Drove A $50M Win
- A senior exec eliminated two thirds of meetings and regained white space, landing a $50M contract as a result.
- Doug Thorpe used this client story to show reclaiming calendar time enables strategic wins.
Require Agendas Before Accepting Meetings
- Be judicious about meeting invitations: require an agenda and decline if it's unclear or unnecessary.
- Dan provides a time-task tool to help leaders manage inbound requests instead of reacting to every invite.
