The Organizational Health Advantage

Daniel Cowan has the unique joy of leading a diverse, multi-national, and multi-cultural team at Merck across APAC, facing both the challenges and rewards of uniting people from different backgrounds. In this episode, he shares his approach to leadership—treating individuals as unique human beings while fostering a shared purpose. Discover how he builds a cohesive team that collaborates to achieve meaningful results. His journey will inspire leaders at any level, and his secret to success might just surprise you!

In this episode, James Felton, Casey Thompson, and Daniel Massick are joined by Jason Johnson, CEO of Quick Quack Car Wash. Jason shares his journey, including the challenges of starting a new business, utilizing organizational health principles in making difficult decisions as a CEO, and the value of intentionally creating company culture by consistently driving the core purpose with actionable efforts rooted in mutual service. By setting high standards for character and execution, Jason has reimagined the carwash industry, creating a company culture that values smart, kind, and driven leaders. His ultimate goal is to build an organization that others look to for inspiration in culture and leadership—proving that kindness and a relentless drive to win can go hand in hand.

Rolling out organizational health at scale is no small feat—it’s a challenge that many leaders underestimate. In this episode, we dive into how Table Group is tackling this issue by partnering with a company called Leadr to introduce the Leadr Advantage. Our COO, Cody Thompson, shares the story behind this initiative, exploring the reasons we embarked on this journey, the unique features of the platform, and how it’s designed to support leaders through meaningful transformation.https://www.leadr.com/table-group

In this episode, we reflect on the core question: Why do we lead? We’re joined by Cody Thompson, COO of Table Group, for a powerful discussion on what happens when leaders lose sight of their purpose. Leadership isn’t a perk or privilege—it’s a responsibility, and often a weighty one. Drawing inspiration from Patrick Lencioni’s book The Motive, we explore the importance of self-evaluation and resetting your mindset as a leader. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to lead with authenticity and intention. Great leadership starts with service. Let’s lead well by serving well.

Keith Hadley and Jeff Gibson discuss organizational health with one of Table Group’s first clients: Mark Weidick, CEO of LeaseCrunch. Mark shares his journey as a first-time CEO, through 20 years of using Table Group principles across several different companies and leadership roles. This episode underscores the value of proven frameworks – Core Values, Five Dysfunctions of a Team and Working Genius - in fostering a productive and fulfilling work environment. Mark shares insights on aligning the team around core values and a shared rally cry, as well as some of the challenges he faced when implementing org health principles.

In this episode, Keith, James and Rick Packer from Table Group go deep on the crucial role of middle management. They explore how CEOs and senior execs need to effectively engage and enroll the middle of the organization to drive any initiative forward and see the true impact of their decisions. Explore the why, the who and the how for leveraging the best thinkers and influencers in the organization.

In this episode, Keith and James are joined by friend, colleague, and author, Mike McHargue. Mike’s first book was published over 6 years ago. His new release, That’s on Me, is an update for our post-Covid world with new stories from seasoned executives sharing their rookie mistakes. This book is the epitome of vulnerability based trust. The stories included are organized around 5 major mistakes: Allowing confusion, Failing to connect, Running truly awful meetings, Hiring too fast / firing too slow and Failing to give elicit feedback. These errors are common, but avoidable if you’re willing to learn from the mistakes of others.

Transformation requires humility and open-mindedness. In this week’s episode, Keith is joined by colleague Joyce Schaefer and Jason Smith, CEO of True North Companies, a privately held insurance brokerage and professional services firm. Jason shares his journey as a new CEO and how his team embraced the values of being hungry, humble, and smart. Together, they’ve built a stronger foundation for growth and execution by using the right tools.​

This week, Keith is joined by colleague David Hoyt and two Hall of Fame clients, Gary Gray and Alec Kinard – former and current CEO of Graydaze Contracting. Gary and Alec discuss how intentional they were with both the process and timing of transitioning leadership. They emphasize how careful consideration and planning led to a rare story of successful succession for the team at Graydaze.

In this episode, James is joined by colleague and friend Nate Nielsen and their client, Guy Ironi. Guy, CEO of ColdTrack - the country’s largest cold and frozen e-commerce fulfillment platform, has experienced firsthand the importance of focus, alignment and trust on a team. His executive team was already filled with smart, competent individuals, but now they are running the company instead of just talking about it.