A Year In the Life of the Do Good to Lead Well Podcast: A 2025 Retrospective (Part 2)

I’m excited to share Part 2 of my 2025 yearend retrospective, which highlights the most impactful insights shared by our amazing guests, as determined by you, the listener. The goal of this special 2-part episode is to lay the foundation such that 2026 is your best year yet!

What is incredible to me is how similar the core themes were across the different guests who joined us on the program. Not surprisingly, curiosity was a major area of emphasis. In a world of constant change, being curious about ourselves and others is vitally important to unlock our individual and collective potential.

We also touched on the importance of community and belonging to create cultures of peak performance. Emotions were also discussed in depth, not as a distractor, but more as a navigational compass. Becoming friends with our inner worlds and listening intently to the lessons our emotions are trying to teach us was a crucial takeaway from this past year.

Last but not least, and building on the past thread, in a world of AI, it is essential not to delegate our thinking to technology. While it is an invaluable and powerful thought partner, we, the user, needs to continue to be the thought leader. Being more mindful and intentional about the questions we ask is the key to our success!

I hope these episodes provide some actionable insights you can leverage in 2026 and beyond!

What You’ll Learn

- Curiosity: A superpower in leadership and in life

- Social sensitivity and team success

- The 3 C’s of meaningful work: Community, contribution, challenge

- AI as a leadership tool: The CRIT Framework

- Cognitive diversity and team innovation

- Unleashing creativity and problem finding

- Embracing emotions in leadership

- The power of mattering

KEYWORDS

Positive Leadership, Personal growth, Professional Development, Uncomfortable Conversations, Team Dynamics, Individual/Collective Excellence, Mindfulness, Navigating Uncertainty, Embracing Curiosity, Asking Questions, Building Resiliency, Authentic Leadership, Psychological Safety, Positive Change, Managing Stress, Success Principles