What if the missing piece in your leadership isn’t a new tactic but a new identity? Coach and author Quinn Harwood joins us to unpack the Power of You, a practical path for zillennial leaders who crave meaning, impact, and confidence that lasts. We dig into his coaching fable, Growth Time, where each stop on a life journey mirrors a growth zone leaders must face, from escaping Uville’s ego traps to choosing a weekly mindset that actually moves your mission.

Quinn doesn’t preach from the podium; he shares from the trenches. He opens up about the highs of pro basketball and the lows of losing a long-time role and walking through a painful divorce. Out of that life quake came structure, purpose, and a mantra he now coaches every week: mindset changes behavior. You’ll hear how Monday Movers, his free mindset ritual, helps leaders replace doom scrolling with deliberate focus, turn confidence into a practice, and show up for hard conversations with clarity and conviction.

We also explore how faith, service, and legacy shape uncommon leadership. Quinn carries his father’s charge—help others help others—into every chapter of his work, translating purpose into daily habits: early training sessions to prime the mind, simple commitments that stick, and consistent shots taken when the game gets tight. If you’re a mission-driven professional who wants more than metrics, this conversation offers a clear, doable roadmap to build real confidence, align ambition with values, and lead with impact.

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➡️ 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 (primary): https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinn-harwood-455517108/
➡️ 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZE_USSrrHNVpIcpEqkScnQ
➡️ 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: https://coachqharwood.com/
➡️ 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Quinn-Harwood/author/B0F1G7BR2G?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

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What if your biggest breakthrough starts where you’ve been saying “can’t”? We celebrate episode 200 with Scottie Pennington, a COO who scaled operations across eight sites while proving that lean, faith, and relentless discipline can transform people and performance. From foundries and scrapyards to maintenance shops that used to be locked down, Scottie shows how 5S and clear communication can shift culture fast—especially when you win over the quiet influencer everyone trusts.

We dig into the shift from doing to developing, and how to avoid becoming the leadership lid as your scope expands. Scottie explains why multiplication beats control, how he built a bench of directors leading plant managers, and why intentionality and gemba rigor still matter when your calendar explodes. His lens is practical and people-first: build leaders who build leaders, and watch results follow. Along the way, he shares the foundations that still guide him—Maxwell’s laws, The Goal, 360 Leader—and how those principles anchor daily behavior.

• COO journey across multiple business lines and sites
• Lean and 5S implemented in foundries and maintenance
• Winning buy-in through communication and influencers
• Avoiding the leadership lid by growing leaders
• Intentionality, discipline, and gemba rigor
• Fitness as process: Spartan races, from if to when
• Family priorities, protected time, and boundaries
• Faith, integrity, trust, and using your gifts
• Practical advice: remove the can’t box and add yet

Then we go personal. Scottie quit alcohol, embraced Spartan races, and replaced motivation with discipline. He describes the “if to when” mindset, dropping 40 pounds, and crossing a Beast finish line wearing Philippians 4:13, a moment powered by faith and family. With six grandkids and a spouse who protects the schedule, he talks about saying no, honoring boundaries, and living integrity when no one is watching. If you’ve ever wondered how to integrate purpose, performance, and personal health without losing your soul, this conversation gives you a map—and a push.

Ready to grow leaders who multiply leaders, implement 5S where it’s hardest, and trade “can’t” for “yet”? Hit play, subscribe for more uncommon leadership stories, and leave a review to help others find the show. Then tell us: what habit will you turn from if to when today?

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➡️ LinkedIn (primary): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottie-pennington-mba-a4b3b129/overlay/contact-info/

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What if the real problem on your team isn’t “people problems,” but the problems your people carry? We sit down with Matt Granados—founder of Life Pulse, author of Motivate the Unmotivated and The Intentional Week—to rethink leadership from the ground up. Matt makes a clear, compelling case for aiming at optimal performance: high output at a sustainable pace compared to yourself. No burnout badge. No hustle theater. Just systems that help humans do their best work without losing themselves.

We break down a simple weekly cadence that top teams use to spot issues before they explode. Three questions—What are you focused on? What are you grateful for? What are you working toward?—surface trends, context, and capacity. Matt explains why leaders should listen for patterns over one-off answers, and how kindness (truth with care) beats niceness (comfort without growth). You’ll hear the four levels of performance, the pitfalls of managing like a babysitter, and the practical steps to equip rather than enable.

• the claim that people don’t have people problems, people have problems
• what equipping looks like versus enabling
• three weekly questions that reveal trends fast
• the difference between high and optimal performance
• why kindness beats niceness for real growth
• using structure and rhythm to prevent burnout
• Eagle U’s role in early systems thinking
• the Take Part Foundation’s focus on research, resources, storytelling
• daily disciplines to abide and lead with integrity

Matt also shares the heart behind the Take Part Foundation, co-founded with his wife Maria after their daughter Natalie was diagnosed with an ultra-rare genetic condition. Their mission—fund research, provide resources like genetic testing, and tell stories—shows what hope looks like in action. It’s a masterclass in leading through adversity: build structure, choose obedience over opportunism, and serve people with courage and clarity.

If you lead teams, coach leaders, or care about culture, you’ll leave with a playbook to boost output without sacrificing well-being. Try the three questions for four weeks and watch the signal emerge. Then act with curiosity, not judgment. If this conversation moved you, share it with a leader who needs it, subscribe for more thoughtful interviews, and leave a review so we can reach more uncommon leaders.

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➡️ LinkedIn (primary): https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt87granados/
➡️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifepulseinc7163
➡️ Website: http://www.lifepulseinc.com/uncommonleader

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A plant on the brink. Labor unrest, safety issues, shaky quality, and a community that had lost faith. Steve Matteson stepped into that storm with almost no runway and chose an unconventional starting point: listen deeply, walk the floor, and build a system people actually believe in. What followed is a rare, practical blueprint for turning a failing operation into a proud, profitable, and resilient culture.

We dive into the first 48 hours—hour-long one-on-ones, a real gemba tour, and the surprising power of choosing leaders for connection rather than technical stardom. Steve Matteson explains how he ended “mandatory meetings,” made safety and quality everyone’s job, and installed a weekly cross-functional cadence with clear inputs and outputs. You’ll hear how accountability with dignity defused tension, why inviting injured teammates into root-cause problem solving changed behavior, and how a simple, employee-led newsletter amplified trust and momentum across a 1,000-person workforce.

• starting a turnaround with gemba and one-on-ones
• selecting leaders for connection over individual brilliance
• weekly cadence, “no surprises,” and cross-functional glue
• accountability with dignity and ending mandatory meetings
• teaching safety and quality as everyone’s job with PDSA
• physical renewal, 5S, TPM, and visible standards
• handling naysayers through open forums and union trust
• bold process change with single-pass mixing and stabilization
• documenting habits so culture endures beyond the leader
• faith shaping mindset, humility, and service

This is a masterclass in sustainable change. We trace physical renewal and 5S as symbolic turning points, TPM to reduce downtime, and a bold shift to single-pass rubber mixing backed by meticulous stabilization and transparent communication. Steve Matteson shares how he documented a repeatable operating model in 31 concise chapters, built quarterly off-sites for senior leaders, and prepared the culture to thrive long after he moved on. Underneath it all is a candid look at mindset and faith—guarding the mind in crisis, choosing the next right step, and leading with humility and purpose.

If you’re trying to revive a team, unify a divided workforce, or make improvements stick, this story gives you the practical moves and the human touchpoints to get there. Subscribe, share this with a leader who needs it, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway so we can keep equipping uncommon leaders.

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Growth rarely stalls because the team isn’t smart enough; it stalls because everyone is running a different playbook. We sit down with Eric Pfeiffer to explore a leadership operating system that replaces drama with trust and equips people to think clearly under pressure. Instead of chasing a new tactic for every fire drill, Eric shows how a compact set of tools can align how your team communicates, decides, and learns—so talent compounds and execution speeds up.

We start with the hard truth about complacency and the “law of the lid”: organizations cap out where leaders stop growing. From there, we dig into symptom versus system thinking. Missed handoffs, slow decisions, and tense meetings are signals of deeper root causes—unspoken norms, conflicting assumptions, and inconsistent accountability. Eric lays out why a shared operating system acts like SOPs for humans, giving teams a common language for conflict, feedback, and ownership. His sports analogy hits home: elite players still lose without a shared playbook; companies do too.

The highlight is a high-stakes story. After a confidential pricing file was sent to every vendor, the exec team veered into blame until someone paused and drew the “Kairos” framework on the board. In minutes, the mood shifted from fear to focus. They owned the mistake, aligned the response, and not one vendor defected. More important than the outcome was the reflex they rewired: under pressure, they chose a shared process over old habits. That’s the promise of a real operating system—fewer fire drills, faster learning loops, and a culture where leaders train capacity instead of renting fixes.

If you lead a growing team, this conversation is a field guide for the moments that matter. You’ll hear how to diagnose root issues, codify a simple playbook, and train weekly so the right habits stick when the game speeds up.

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➡️ https://mpwrcoaching.com/

➡️https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-pfeiffer-53964b173/overlay/contact-info/

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We explore how belonging, curiosity, and care create better people and better teams, drawing on rugby culture and cross-cultural roots. Josh Sutcliffe shares a practical coaching system for awareness, belonging, confidence, and a freedom model that balances structure with initiative.

• origin story shaped by moves across Australia and New Zealand
• rugby as connection, identity, and shared language
• champion defined as caring, inspiring action, and staying curious
• coaching method built on awareness, belonging, and confidence
• performance model using codified basics, acceleration, and freedom
• grit as rituals to perform under pressure
• case studies from college sports and leadership transitions
• rebuilding the Philippines' national team and heritage networks
• new podcast exploring unseen roles that build performance
• how to connect with Josh for coaching and support

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➡️ LinkedIn (primary): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsutrain/
➡️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EngagePerformanceLLC
➡️Instagram: @coachwithjosh and https://www.instagram.com/jsut
➡️ Website: https://www.joshsutcliffe.com/

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We explore how complacency hides inside success and how to replace drift with drive through clarity, filtering, relationships, and honest evaluation. Chris Robinson shares stories from the stage in Cambodia to the “55 is greater than 800” moment that reset his habits and focus.

Key Takeaways:

• redefining complacency as careless security and satisfactory success
• awareness as the gateway to overcoming underperformance
• clarity that cures myopia and hyperopia with the next easiest step
• filtering inputs and environments to align with the desired identity
• getting into the right rooms with bigger windows
• posture over imposter syndrome by choosing progress over impress
• evaluation loops and inviting hard truth from trusted people
• faith as fuel for living fully alive and rejecting comfort
• practical mantra of learn a little, do a little

Why don't you do them a big favor and buy one for yourself, and then buy another copy for your friend as well, and share it with them, and go through the book with them? If you like this episode, be sure to follow Chris on his website, but also share this episode with a friend who you know needs to hear it. And certainly, we'd love it if you could write a review out there to get this into the hands of as many people as we can.

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0:00 Welcome And Why Complacency Wins

1:36 Redefining Underperformance And Complacency

5:36 The Cambodia Wake-Up Call

11:20 Clarity, Myopia, And Hyperopia

15:45 Filtering: 55 Beats 800

20:04 Growing Beside Maxwell Without Hiding

23:55 Relationships And The Right Rooms

28:20 Imposter Syndrome Versus Posture

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➡️ LinkedIn (primary): https://www.linkedin.com/in/speakerchrisrobinson/

➡️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@1globalchris

➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1chrisrobinson

➡️ Website: https://www.chrisrobinsonspeaker.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawObl1xleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE5bktsY3d3dE9OanNXM3JGc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHs3vgzUEV0VDHY2TE2aLEHItKbbhJ0Ydtn6BB_r1_sLORzWGDrmKRpexNBo5_aem_6RNbXTBoLl_bihfJdj1BEQ

➡️ Book: https://www.chrisrobinsonspeaker.com/book

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We explore what it takes to lead with courage and clarity when comfort pulls you off course. Chris Granger shares the story behind his new book, the move to a working farm, a serious injury, and the simple, repeatable practices that help men lead well.

• spiritual warfare and the call to fight back
• the gap between fellowship and discipleship
• seven areas of leadership for Christian men
• the Paul and Timothy mentoring model
• simplifying Scripture into action steps
• using the book as a practical toolkit
• trials that build endurance and patience
• integrating faith with career and family
• Bible app plans and the “I’m Just A Guy” series
• a one-sentence leadership mantra on obedience

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🚀𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: https://youtu.be/9cJyjAasFLQ

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𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 Chris Grainger:👇
➡️ 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 (primary): https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgrainger/
➡️ Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLWYQJMB
➡️ 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJvO1RgXCkVjbmpmbyAR-Q
➡️ 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: https://www.instagram.com/thelionwithin.us/
➡️ 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: https://thelionwithin.us/

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➡️ 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 (primary): https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachjohngallagher/
➡️ 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: https://www.instagram.com/coachjohngallagher/
➡️ 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://www.youtube.com/@coachjohngallagher?sub_confirmation=1
➡️ 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: https://coachjohngallagher.com/

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