A Year In the Life of the Do Good to Lead Well Podcast: A 2025 Retrospective (Part 1)

Happy New Year! I’m so excited to connect with you as we kick off 2026. This year marks a special milestone for us, as we’re rapidly approaching our 200th episode of the Do Good to Lead Well podcast! Your incredible support and engagement are truly why we continue to attract such amazing guests, and for that, I am profoundly grateful.

Instead of a typical goal-setting episode to start the year, I wanted to do something a little different. I thought it would be wonderful to look back at 2025 and highlight some of the most memorable “mic drop” moments from our extraordinary guests. These are the insights that resonated most with you, based on your comments and messages.

I hope they serve as a powerful playbook for your personal and professional growth in the year ahead!

What You’ll Learn

- The importance of leaning into uncomfortable conversations

- Why uncertainty is not the exception, it’s the rule

- How minimizing our smartphones may maximize resilience

- Using AI to spark our curiosity

- You can leverage the power of purpose everywhere

- The importance of replacing failure with learning moments

- How to use evidence to drive better decisions and make work fair

- The secret to being a Likeable Badass

- Why You Want to Ask Yourself: “Who Am I When No One Is Watching?

KEYWORDS

Positive Leadership, Personal growth, Professional development, Uncomfortable Conversations, Alignment on Purpose, Individual/Collective Excellence, Mindfulness, Navigating Uncertainty, Embracing Curiosity, Asking Questions, Building Resiliency, Authentic Leadership, Learning Moments, Psychological Safety, Likable Badass, Make Work Fair, Evidence-based insights, Positive change, Managing Stress, Success Principles