The Balancing Act with Andrew Temte, PhD, CFA
Andrew Temte
Elevate Your Leadership Journey Through Authentic Conversations with Business Leaders
In business, balancing acts are everywhere. Join Dr. Andrew Temte for The Balancing Act Podcast—an award-winning leadership development podcast featuring authentic, in-depth conversations with accomplished business leaders, senior executives, entrepreneurs, and industry experts who share the real stories behind their professional success.
What You'll Discover:
Each episode explores the critical skills and balancing acts that define exceptional leadership through engaging conversations covering:
Leadership development and executive management strategies
Organizational health, trust, and workplace accountability
Employee engagement and team performance optimization
Communication skills and business transformation
Financial acumen and business decision-making
Career acceleration strategies and professional growth
Continuous improvement and lifelong learning principles
Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
Emerging trends in AI, technology, and workforce development
The Balancing Act Format:
Every episode features four powerful segments:
Origin Stories - Discover how today's leaders began their professional journeys
Rocket Booster Moments - Learn about the pivotal events that accelerated their careers
Deep Dive Conversations - Explore timely business topics with actionable insights you can apply immediately
Lightning Round Questions - Quick-fire questions that reveal your guests' perspectives on leadership, success, and life
With over 200 episodes, The Balancing Act examines business challenges from multiple perspectives, giving you comprehensive insights into the skills that drive workplace success.
Your Host:
Dr. Andrew Temte is the former CEO of Kaplan Professional and bestselling author of "Balancing Act: Teach, Coach, Mentor, Inspire" and "The Balanced Business: Building Organizational Trust and Accountability through Smooth Workflows." As a thought leader on leadership development, organizational health, and corporate learning, Andy brings deep expertise in professional education and business management to every conversation. He holds a PhD in finance from the University of Iowa and the CFA designation, with over 15 years of university teaching experience.
Who Should Listen:
Perfect for aspiring leaders, mid-level managers seeking executive roles, C-suite executives refining their approach, entrepreneurs building their businesses, and anyone committed to continuous improvement and professional growth.
New episodes weekly. Subscribe today and elevate your leadership journey.
In business, balancing acts are everywhere. Join Dr. Andrew Temte for The Balancing Act Podcast—an award-winning leadership development podcast featuring authentic, in-depth conversations with accomplished business leaders, senior executives, entrepreneurs, and industry experts who share the real stories behind their professional success.
What You'll Discover:
Each episode explores the critical skills and balancing acts that define exceptional leadership through engaging conversations covering:
Leadership development and executive management strategies
Organizational health, trust, and workplace accountability
Employee engagement and team performance optimization
Communication skills and business transformation
Financial acumen and business decision-making
Career acceleration strategies and professional growth
Continuous improvement and lifelong learning principles
Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
Emerging trends in AI, technology, and workforce development
The Balancing Act Format:
Every episode features four powerful segments:
Origin Stories - Discover how today's leaders began their professional journeys
Rocket Booster Moments - Learn about the pivotal events that accelerated their careers
Deep Dive Conversations - Explore timely business topics with actionable insights you can apply immediately
Lightning Round Questions - Quick-fire questions that reveal your guests' perspectives on leadership, success, and life
With over 200 episodes, The Balancing Act examines business challenges from multiple perspectives, giving you comprehensive insights into the skills that drive workplace success.
Your Host:
Dr. Andrew Temte is the former CEO of Kaplan Professional and bestselling author of "Balancing Act: Teach, Coach, Mentor, Inspire" and "The Balanced Business: Building Organizational Trust and Accountability through Smooth Workflows." As a thought leader on leadership development, organizational health, and corporate learning, Andy brings deep expertise in professional education and business management to every conversation. He holds a PhD in finance from the University of Iowa and the CFA designation, with over 15 years of university teaching experience.
Who Should Listen:
Perfect for aspiring leaders, mid-level managers seeking executive roles, C-suite executives refining their approach, entrepreneurs building their businesses, and anyone committed to continuous improvement and professional growth.
New episodes weekly. Subscribe today and elevate your leadership journey.
Episodes
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Aug 9, 2021 • 19min
Stewardship
On episode eleven of the Balancing Act, Dr. Andrew Temte shares his thoughts on stewardship. In discussing with co-host Dan Strafford, Andy breaks down his views on what makes a good steward and what responsibilities they have at work.
Aug 9, 2021 • 22min
Mentorship
On the tenth episode, Dr. Andrew Temte discusses the importance of mentorship in the workplace. He and co-host Dan Strafford also dive into the differences between coaching and mentorship, with both being important throughout your career.
Apr 13, 2021 • 27min
Ego & Continuous Improvement
In our final episode of season one, Andy discusses the tenets of continuous improvement, as well as its application both in the work place as well as in our personal lives. He also dives into how a strong ego is essential for the adoption of a proper mindset for continuous improvement. He also introduces the concept of entropy and how it applies to the workplace.
Apr 13, 2021 • 21min
Ego & Lifelong Learning
In our eighth episode of the season, Andy draws a line between being curious and learning, both in the near term as well as across the course of your life. A leader with a truly "strong" ego can see that learning is never finished or done and must be promoted as an essential part of any business.
Apr 13, 2021 • 23min
Ego & Empathy
Our previous six episodes have built to this one; a discussion around empathy in the workplace. Andy helps to separate out feeling sympathetic from empathetic and how managers need to balance empathy with leadership and drive. We also focus on acknowledging everyone's whole-self and what that brings to the work place.
Apr 13, 2021 • 19min
Ego & Self-regulation
Continuing to build on themes from our fifth episode around self-awareness, Andy describes the key skills of being able to self-regulate and how those skills co-exist with being thoughtful. Self-regulation is key to allowing your thoughts and emotions be shared in a constructive matter and move your team forward.
Apr 13, 2021 • 18min
Ego & Self-awareness
Before a manager can build the emotional quotient of their team, they must first understand their own emotions. Episode number five discusses how managers, and employees, can work with their own self-awareness and how self-awareness centers around understanding the relationship between our emotions and our actions or behaviors.
Apr 13, 2021 • 14min
Ego & Followership
On our fourth episode, followership takes center stage. Andy discusses the balancing act between followership and leadership. He also focuses on how important it is to allow for talk time and collaboration in meetings. This is another key step in understanding the proper way to develop as a manager and in the workplace.
Apr 12, 2021 • 14min
Ego & Resilience
On our third episode, we discuss resilience and will build on the topics of ego and vulnerability from episodes one and two. Resilience is a topic that’s been receiving a lot of attention over the past year. We dive into how a strong ego can help aid being resilient and what role failure could and should play in the workplace.
Apr 12, 2021 • 16min
Ego & Vulnerability
On our second episode, we build on our discussion around ego to understand how managers, leaders, and others can strike the proper balance of vulnerability. Andy discusses how to leverage a strong ego to provide just the right amount of vulnerability to your employees.
