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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Nov 2, 2026 • 40min
807: Lead With Unreasonable Hospitality, with Will Guidara
Will Guidara, restaurateur, author, and former co-owner of three-Michelin-starred Eleven Madison Park, explores how leaders can create extraordinary experiences through “unreasonable hospitality.” He discusses the difference between service and hospitality, making first impressions count, transforming overlooked moments and recurring frustrations, ending experiences memorably, and why human connection matters more than ever.
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Oct 26, 2026 • 38min
806: How Leaders Escape the Hero Trap, with Bill Flynn
Bill Flynn, CEO of Catalyst Growth Advisors and an executive coach in Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches Agency, explores why successful leaders can become trapped by heroic habits. They discuss the shift from controller to builder to architect, scaling systems instead of personal effort, the 10-minute prevention reflex, the Netflix test for resilience, and replacing command-and-control with thinking partnerships.
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Oct 19, 2026 • 38min
805: How Leaders Can Better Support Women, with Leanne Dzubinski
Leanne Dzubinski, Westmont College dean and coauthor of Glass Walls, explores the gender bias barriers women face at work. They discuss devaluation through office housework, diminutive names, and credibility gaps. The conversation also examines benevolent sexism, salary transparency, and how leaders can recognize and challenge biased behavior while supporting women’s agency.
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Oct 12, 2026 • 39min
804: How to Repair a Stakeholder Relationship, with Caroline Webb
Caroline Webb, leadership coach, economist, author, and McKinsey senior advisor, explores how to repair strained stakeholder relationships. She discusses the challenges of power and perspective-taking, presents a suspension bridge model for connection, and explains how appreciation, involvement, and elevation strengthen trust. She also shares a five-step roadmap for constructive conversations.
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Oct 5, 2026 • 40min
803: How to Engage People at Trade Shows, with Robyn Davis
Robyn Davis, a trade show adviser, speaker, trainer, and author of Exhibit Smarter, shares a sharper approach to exhibiting. They explore moving beyond booth traffic and giveaways, designing a prepared booth team, opening with targeted questions, qualifying leads, making seamless introductions, and creating interactive demos. They also discuss concise conversations, thoughtful follow-up, and planning ahead for stronger results.
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Sep 28, 2026 • 39min
802: How Leaders Turn Conflict Into Progress, with Priya Parker
Priya Parker, facilitator, strategic advisor, and bestselling author of The Art of Gathering, explores why conflict can strengthen rather than destroy a group. She challenges the myth that healthy teams avoid fighting, explains how power dynamics shape difficult conversations, and examines why milestones and transitions often trigger tension. Expect practical ideas on curiosity, preparation, humor, and navigating discomfort with integrity.
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Sep 21, 2026 • 40min
801: How to Make Better Decisions With Data, with Sebastian Wernicke
Sebastian Wernicke is a data and AI strategist, author, and TED speaker who helps organizations transform through better decisions. He explores why data initiatives can preserve the status quo, how culture shapes whether leaders accept inconvenient findings, and why emotions, intuition, and organizational dynamics matter. The conversation also examines inviting dissent, questioning assumptions, and using memos to bring evidence into decisions early.
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Sep 14, 2026 • 34min
800: Make Your Message Clear, with Stephanie Evergreen
Stephanie Evergreen, a data visualization and design expert who has worked with organizations from MasterCard to the United Nations, explores how leaders can make data matter. They discuss why dashboards overwhelm, how to shape one clear message, designing around audience questions, creating focused data stories, making bad news visible, and building courageous data cultures before turning to AI tools.
Sep 11, 2026 • 47sec
FINAL Day to Apply for the Academy
A final reminder for anyone at a career or leadership crossroads: applications for the Coaching for Leaders Academy close today. Learn where to apply, why the deadline matters, and what’s coming next in the regular programming.
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Sep 7, 2026 • 18min
Four Words That Set Successful Leaders Apart
What separates leaders who thrive from those who stall? This conversation explores navigating inflection points, acting through fear and awkwardness, welcoming pushback, and adapting instead of overplanning. It also covers turning setbacks into useful data, building support communities, and staying in motion through consistent action, reflection, and accountability.
