One Great Question

One Great Question is a Curiosity podcast exploring leadership, decision-making, and human behavior through meaningful conversations. Each episode begins with a single question designed to challenge assumptions, spark insight, and help leaders think more clearly about people, work, and life.

One Great Question is a business podcast hosted by Carl Lubbe, with 22 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Carl Lubbe hosts One Great Question, a business show with 22 episodes published.

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  Episode #23

  Episode 23: What Happens When You Just Raise Your Hand?

  Sep 28, 202640 min

  Hey friends, we are back with another episode of One Great Question, and this one is a masterclass in what happens when you just keep raising your hand. Barry Moline has spent 29 years in the CEO chair, is a founding member of the Cialdini Institute, a certified licensed trainer, and the host of the Leadership Career Accelerator podcast focused on helping young professionals build executive presence and influence. But before all of that, he was a 16-year-old kid who accidentally ended up refereeing a near-professional hockey game in front of 2,000 people and somehow pulled it off. That story alone is worth the listen. And it leads somewhere really interesting. We get into what it really means to raise your hand before you feel ready, why the world belongs to the assertive, and the uncomfortable truth about what a long and successful career actually costs the people closest to you. Barry is refreshingly honest about this one, and it lands. We also dig into the difference between work-life balance and work-life order, why attention is everything, and why being here now isn't just good advice, it's the whole game. And then Barry closes with one of my favorite answers we've ever gotten to our signature question. It's an ancient story about a man named Zusha, a question from God, and five words that I think will stay with you. Be yourself. Because everyone else is already taken. Find Barry Moline: Website: https://barrymoline.com Email: barry@barrymoline.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-moline-29b99a53/

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  Episode #22

  Episode 22: What Does It Cost You to Keep Waiting for Permission? A conversation with Fay Niewiadomski

  Sep 14, 202638 min

  Hey friends, we are back with another episode of One Great Question, and today we have a first on the podcast. Our very first guest joining us from overseas. And I have to tell you, I was not prepared for how good this conversation was going to be. Dr. Fay Niewiadomski grew up in Jamaica to Lebanese parents, married a Polish husband, lived in New York, traveled to nearly every continent, and has spent the last 35 years running ICTN, a global consultancy where she coaches CEOs, boards, and actual heads of state on leadership and culture transformation. She also co-founded a university. Just, you know, casually. She's the author of the new book Decisions That Matter: Rethink, Reimagine, and Reset Your Life. And friends, the title is not a gimmick. This woman has lived every single word of it. We get into what it really means to stop waiting for permission to become who you actually are, the moment her office was literally bombed and her life's work turned to ash, and what she chose to do next. We dig into why the path of least resistance is a slippery slope to nowhere, why directing 35 theater productions made her a better leadership consultant, and the three things every great leader needs working in chemistry together: competence, courage, and compassion. And then she shares the question that cracked open one of the most powerful leaders she ever coached. Five words. An uncomfortable silence. And for the first time in that person's career, an apology followed. This is one of the best hangs we've had on One Great Question. I think you're going to feel that too. Get the book: https://tinyurl.com/ytnr7tpb Find Dr. Fay Niewiadomski: Website: https://www.ictn.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fayniewiadomski/ Book a discovery call: https://calendly.com/fay-ictn/30-minute-discovery-meeting

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  Episode #21

  Episode 21: Stop Outsourcing Your Worthiness. A conversation with Blakeley Vaughn

  Aug 31, 202645 min

  Blakeley Vaughn spent 25 years at Sephora. Started on the floor, ended in a VP seat. Moved from Eugene, Oregon to Hollywood Boulevard to Madison Avenue to Atlanta. And somewhere in the middle of all of that, sitting alone on a park bench near the Met in Central Park, she almost threw the whole thing in. In this episode, Blakeley and I dig into what it actually costs to climb a ladder when you're outsourcing your worthiness to the people above you, why friction is not the enemy of a good life but often the very thing that saves it, how building intentional community in a new city is the cheat code nobody talks about, and what it looks like to walk away from something you love on your own terms and ask, how good can it get from here? Blakeley also shares the question that has followed her through every season, every role, and every hard conversation she's had to have. What is it you're really trying to do? It sounds simple. But depending on who's asking and how they're asking it, it will either cut you open or set you free. She's now out of Sephora, fully energized, and ready to play with her Legos. And honestly, the world should be paying attention. So here's what I want to leave you with. You've been working hard, climbing, building, achieving. But when's the last time you stopped long enough to ask yourself, what is it I'm really trying to do here? And were you brave enough to actually sit with the answer?

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  Episode #20

  Episode 20:The Kid Who Got in Trouble for Shining Lights in Church Now Gets Paid to Do It. A conversation with Stephen Proctor

  Aug 17, 20261h 24m

  Stephen Proctor is an artist of light. He flies drones over glaciers in New Zealand, projects forests onto the walls of the Washington National Cathedral, and lives in a cabin in the Pacific Northwest woods that he named Rivendell. He got in trouble as a kid for shining a laser pointer in church. He now gets paid to illuminate churches. He'll tell you eight-year-old Stephen is absolutely losing his mind. In this episode, Stephen and I dig into what it looks like to leave a creative mecca before it turns you cynical, why re-enchantment is the most important thing artists can offer a disenchanted world, what it cost him to work behind the scenes with people the world puts on pedestals, and why slowing down is not just an artistic choice but a philosophy of life. Stephen also shares the three questions that changed everything for him. One from a mentor in New Zealand who asked what it would look like to put a single photograph on a screen and just let it breathe for an entire song. One from a friend sitting in a hot tub under the stars in California asking what it would look like to flip the model and create something entirely his own. And one about how you take your coffee that quietly started it all. He closes by reading from his late Uncle Steve's worn paperback copy of The Fellowship of the Ring. And honestly, there was no better way to end it. So here's the question I want to leave you with. You're busy, you're moving, you're consuming, you're producing. But when's the last time you just sat still long enough to let something beautiful actually do something to you? Book: Wild Wonder: What Nature Teaches Us About Slowing Down and Living Well — available on Amazon Company: Illuminate (Stephen's creative company) Instagram: @stephenproctor

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  Episode #19

  Episode 19 What's the Worst That Could Happen? A conversation with Callie Murray

  Jun 15, 202634 minS0

  <p>Callie Murray is not a clean LinkedIn narrative. She'll tell you that herself. She's got an HR company, a historical fiction novel just released, and a family that went from three kids to seven overnight when she and her husband David finalized the adoption of a sibling group of four through foster care. All in the same season. All at the same time. And somehow she still showed up for a TV interview before this podcast.</p><p>In this episode, Callie and I dig into what it actually costs to create something deeply personal and hand it to...

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