Hosted by Matt Norman · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 30 episodes
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Lead with Influence is about influencing positive change — in yourself, your relationships, and your leadership. Hosted by executive coach Matt Norman, each episode distills insights from decades of experience helping people communicate with impact, lead with humility, and build trust across differences. These short, thoughtful reflections will help you grow in self-awareness, develop emotional intelligence, and show up more powerfully in your work and life.
Matt Norman hosts Lead With Influence, a education show with 30 episodes published.
Most of what feels like an attack is something else entirely: fear dressed up as aggression. In this episode, Matt unpacks why we're so quick to read hostility into other people's reactions, even when nothing personal is
How well do you actually manage your space, time, relationships, affairs, and self? Most of us assume we have it figured out. This episode might change your mind. In this conversation, we unpack Matt Norman's five pillar
Most leaders don't realize they're shutting the room down. They think they're solving the problem. In this episode, we break down Matt Norman's concept of the "Four Ds" — four communication habits that silently kill coll
Nervousness before a big moment isn't weakness. It's biology. And learning to work with it changes everything. In this episode, we break down Matt Norman's approach to managing performance anxiety, whether you're steppin
Modern leadership is quietly being shaped by a powerful undercurrent: the pull toward self. In this episode, we break down Matt Norman’s argument that cultural narcissism, social media, and performance-driven environment
Why does the future feel so heavy, even when nothing has happened yet? In this episode, we unpack Matt Norman’s article “The Weight of the Future” and explore how anticipating what’s ahead can quietly drain our energy an
In this episode, we explore why how we say something often matters more than what we say. We unpack how tone and delivery can either build trust or quietly dismantle it, especially in high-stakes professional conversatio
In this episode, we explore why we tend to avoid the very things that could move our lives and careers forward. We unpack a real-world example of avoiding networking and how that pattern was broken—not through motivation
In this episode, we explore why defensiveness is the weakest posture we can take in an interaction. Drawing on a real moment from a city council presentation, we show how quickly credibility and trust can erode when some
In this episode, we unpack a powerful article by Matt Norman that uses a high school choir as a metaphor for leadership. We explore the idea that great leaders don’t just drive performance. They build confidence. While s
To foster trust and psychological safety, leaders must avoid volatility, unpredictability, and reactivity. These behaviors cause others to become guarded and anxious. By practicing self-regulation, you create a non-anxio
In this episode, Matt Norman breaks down five key professional development trends shaping leadership in 2026 and why personal agency matters more than ever in an unpredictable world. You’ll hear why decision-makers incre
In this episode, Matt Norman explores identity-based habit formation and why it works better than traditional goal setting. Instead of chasing outcomes or rigid processes, Matt argues that lasting growth starts with chan
What does championship-level leadership actually look like in real life, under real pressure? In this episode, Matt Norman breaks down a post-game interview that says far more about leadership than football. After Indian
In this episode, we break down why the rare, high-pressure moments in our relationships—our “edge cases”—reveal more about us than all the easy conversations combined. Borrowing a concept from product development, we exp
In this episode, Matt Norman explores how limiting your engagement with “The Four Horsemen” — productivity, achievement, measuring up, and connectivity — can transform your mental, emotional, and physical health. He shar
In this episode, Matt explores the ongoing tension between urgent demands and long-term priorities—and why so many leaders struggle to balance both. Drawing from his post “The 4 Ways to Balance Short and Long-Term Action
Inspired by Matt Norman’s article “What to Avoid When Building Relationships and Influencing Others,” this episode explores how reactivity—our instinct to defend, blame, or panic—undermines trust, credibility, and influe
When life feels overwhelming, it’s easy to freeze under the weight of everything on your plate. Inspired by Matt Norman’s article “The Most Important Thing to Do When You’re Overwhelmed," this episode explores why the wa
Inspired by Matt Norman’s article How to Stop Neglecting Activities That Will Pay Off in the Future, this episode explores why important but non-urgent tasks are so easy to avoid—and how leaders can overcome neglect thro
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