Coaching for Leaders
Dave Stachowiak
Leaders aren’t born; they’re made. Many leaders reach points in their careers where what worked yesterday doesn’t work today. This Monday show helps leaders thrive at these key inflection points. Independently produced weekly since 2011, Dr. Dave Stachowiak shares insights from a decade of leading a global leadership academy, plus more than 15 years of leadership at Dale Carnegie. Bestselling authors, proven leaders, expert thinkers, and deep conversation have attracted 50 million downloads and over 300,000 followers. Join the FREE membership to search the entire leadership and management library by topic at CoachingforLeaders.com
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May 11, 2026 • 39min
782: How to Help a Team Get Unstuck, with Gustavo Razzetti
Gustavo Razzetti, culture change instigator and CEO of Fearless Culture, helps teams have the tough conversations that matter. He explores conversational debt and why people stay silent. He outlines Forward Talk to address issues and focus on the future. He explains CPR: courage, perspective, responsibility, and why speaking up—even when you can’t fix it—matters for team progress.
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May 4, 2026 • 40min
781: Bonni and Dave Reflect on Recent Episodes
A reflective conversation revisits recent shows and listener feedback. They probe what success means and describe helping others as a measure. The pair dig into giving and receiving behavioral feedback and how to frame it for teams. They explore leadership’s larger purpose, parenting as practice, and the value of meaningful, communal work.
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Apr 27, 2026 • 39min
780: Moving From Self-Sabotage to Self-Mastery, with Shirzad Chamine
Shirzad Chamine, author and leadership coach known for Positive Intelligence and Stanford teaching, explores how inner saboteurs hijack leaders. He contrasts the sage and saboteur, names common leader saboteurs like Controller and Hyperachiever, and shares quick mental fitness tools such as the 10-second fingertip-rubbing PQ rep to shift from autopilot to self-command.
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Apr 20, 2026 • 38min
779: How to Address Bad Behavior, with Nilofer Merchant
Nilofer Merchant, management thinker and founder of The Intangible Labs, explores how organizations tolerate and reinforce bad behavior through norms. She outlines clarity on acceptable conduct, brief interruption tactics like “I don’t know if you mean to…”, and ways to get colleagues to co-create and enforce new norms. Practical stories and simple signals show how to shift culture without escalating conflict.
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Apr 13, 2026 • 40min
778: How to Help People Flourish, with Marcus Buckingham
Marcus Buckingham, author and strengths researcher who co-created StrengthsFinder, discusses designing love into work. He explores why leaders should create experiences, how love in organizations fades, and the five sequential feelings that spark flourishing. Short, practical takes on control, harmony, significance, warmth of others, and growth.
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Apr 6, 2026 • 38min
777: How to Help Employees Handle Tough Moments, with Anthony Klotz
Anthony Klotz, organizational psychologist and UCL management professor known for researching quitting and author of Jolted. He defines “jolts” that make people rethink work. He explains how managers can predict and shape reactions, why clear explanations and perceived fairness matter, and how partnerships help people process big career shocks.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 37min
776: Forge Connections That Help You Thrive, with Neri Karra Sillaman
Neri Karra Sillaman, a refugee-turned-entrepreneur and author, blends resilience and purpose from immigrant business stories. She explores how social capital, deliberate networking, shared values, and generous storytelling help forge lasting, diverse connections. Practical tales and surprising lessons on building trust and expanding beyond tight networks make this a lively guide to intentional relationship-building.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 39min
775: How to Motivate Younger Employees, with David Yeager
David Yeager, a psychology professor and author of 10 to 25, studies brief interventions that motivate young people. He unpacks why complaints about younger generations recur. He explains the mentor mindset: high standards plus high support. He discusses wise feedback, status and respect as core needs, and practical scripts managers can use to signal commitment and expectations.
Mar 20, 2026 • 40sec
FINAL DAY to apply for the Academy
A final-day reminder to apply for an intensive leadership development program. Who should consider applying and why it suits leaders facing new roles, teams, or pivotal feedback. Clear directions on where to submit before the deadline.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 31min
The Five Things That Get in Leaders’ Ways
Leaders often stumble by not asking for help and by relying on knowledge without practice. Overambitious tactics block habit formation, and progress can feel worse before it gets better. People also fail to notice their own gains, so tracking small wins matters.
