The Better Conversations Podcast

You built a successful business so you could have more freedom… not so you could spend your days answering questions, approving decisions, and being the person everyone needs before anything can move forward.If you’re a...

In this episode, I'm breaking down the three mistakes I see founders make with their teams over and over — and the exact shifts that fix them. We'll talk about why "done" and "good" are not the same thing (and why your...

Ever pulled into the parking lot and scanned for someone's car, secretly hoping they weren't there today? This one's for you. In this episode, I'm walking you through exactly how to de-escalate a confrontation at work...

Marilee Johnson started Bend Soap Company on a farm in Bend, Oregon with a few goats and a mission to help her son's eczema. Today it is a national natural skincare brand. In this episode she shares what it actually...

Most leaders think they have a pulse on their team. But surface-level check-ins and "how's everyone doing?" questions rarely tell you what's really going on. If you're noticing quiet disengagement, low morale, or a team...

If you have an employee who shuts down, pushes back, or just never seems to respond to feedback the way you hope, this episode is for you. Before you can have the conversation, you have to understand why you keep...

<p>Most leaders aren’t struggling to make decisions because they’re incapable.</p><p>They’re struggling because they treat every decision like a tattoo.</p><p>Permanent.<br />High stakes.<br />Impossible to...

<p>Your feedback isn’t working… and it might not be for the reason you think. 👀</p><p>In this episode, I’m breaking down the 4 biggest feedback mistakes leaders make that keep hard conversations from actually creating...

<p>If you are a female founder who is hiring your first team and feel suddenly overwhelmed, unqualified, or like you made a mistake, you’re not alone. Most founders don’t struggle because they’re bad leaders, they...

<p>Friend, if you've ever hired someone and thought "this isn't quite right" a few weeks in — this episode is for you.</p><p>Hiring the wrong person isn't just frustrating. It's expensive. And more often than not, it's...

<p>If you’re a founder or leader feeling like everything still runs through you, this episode breaks down the real reason your team isn’t stepping up—and how to fix it without hiring better people or adding more...

<p>There is nothing more exhausting than feeling like you have to walk on eggshells with someone on your team.You’re trying to give direction… give feedback… help them grow… and somehow it still feels like everything...

<p>1:1 meetings aren’t working? Stop asking “what are you working on” and transform your one-on-one meetings into powerful coaching conversations that build confident, high-performing employees.If your one on one...

<p>If you're dealing with underperforming employees (especially the ones you might feel are lazy employees), it's easy to fall into a common leadership trap. In this episode, we discuss the way to address the behavior...

<p>In this episode of The Better Conversations Podcast, leadership coach Kara List talks about one of the hardest things for leaders to say: “I was wrong.”Many leaders believe admitting mistakes will weaken their...