The Driven Leadership Podcast

With 14+ years of leadership development and training, the hosts, Mary and Eric, are experts in handling interpersonal conflict within teams and overcoming personal challenges within individuals that ultimately hinder their leadership ability. This podcast aims to share that expertise through conversation around - Real-life, challenging leadership scenarios (submitted by listeners)- Common roadblocks in one’s leadership journey- Topics that are the forefront of leadership and organizational development- Interviews with other industry-leading experts

The Driven Leadership Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 57 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts The Driven Leadership Podcast, a business show with 57 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  55. How to Stop Babysitting Your Team

  Sep 28, 202640 minS2

  Low accountability is usually not an accountability problem....it’s a trust, commitment, and standards problem hiding underneath. Connor, Eric, and Mary break down the Five Behaviors model and show why many managers try to fix the top of the pyramid without building the foundation first. If your team has strong personalities but weak follow-through, this conversation may feel uncomfortably familiar. The trio unpacks why “holding people accountable” can turn into adult babysitting, why high performers leave low-accountability cultures, and how leaders can unintentionally train their teams to expect rescue instead of ownership. This episode is for business owners, managers, and leadership teams who sense that something is off but aren’t sure whether the issue is expectations, skills, resources, buy-in, or culture. The answer usually isn’t to tighten the screws. It’s to build the conditions that make accountability possible.

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  Episode #5

  54. Creating Core Values That Actually Mean Something

  Sep 21, 202652 minS2

  Most companies hang core values on a wall and call it culture. Facial Lounge turned theirs into a hiring filter, a coaching system, and a competitive advantage and Amber Frost shows exactly how they did it. If you’ve ever wondered why your values feel “nice” but don’t actually change behavior, this conversation breaks open the difference between words that look good and values that shape decisions. Connor, Eric, and Amber Frost unpack how EOS helped Facial Lounge extract values already living inside the team, turn them into measurable standards, and build a process that actually influences hiring, training, coaching, and client experience. You’ll discover: Why “aspirational” core values usually fail and how to pull the real values out of your actual team The People Analyzer process and how plus, plus-minus, and minus scoring makes culture visible How Amber uses values to hire for alignment first, then train the skill Why coaching beats wall art every time when it comes to values that stick How connection, empathy, humility, and confidence show up in the day-to-day service experience Eric shares why most organizations get this wrong, what leadership buy-in really looks like, and why values only work when they’re repeated in feedback, training, and tough conversations. Amber explains how she laced core values into every part of Facial Lounge’s operation, from onboarding to one-on-ones to sales goals, so the team can make better decisions without needing a constant reminder. This episode also makes a sharp point about culture: if your values don’t guide behavior, they won’t protect your team when pressure hits. Under stress, deadlines, staffing issues, and growth, “fluffy” values disappear unless leaders are willing to coach them, reinforce them, and hold the line.

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  Episode #4

  53. "My Team Knows I'm Faking It" | Reacting to Reddit

  Sep 14, 202641 minS2

  Most leaders are exhausting themselves by trying to perform a version of confidence that does not fit who they actually are. Connor and Eric break down why that disconnect burns leaders out, and what it looks like to lead with real authority instead of fake hype. Using Reddit leadership posts, they unpack the tension between authenticity and performance, the difference between being quiet and being weak, and why a manager who works hard is not always a manager who is effective. How to lead as an introvert without pretending to be someone else Why “be authentic” is useless unless you know how to apply it The red flags that separate hard work from real performance When coaching has run its course and a role change or exit is the right move Why asking questions beats delivering opinions when power dynamics are involved Join our honest conversation about what it really takes to lead well when the stakes are high and the people around you are watching every move.

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  Episode #3

  52. Action is the Antidote w/David Mykel (Founder of PSYFI Performance Psychology

  Aug 31, 202658 minS2

  Psychologist David Mykel says your feelings are garbage.... but your emotions are worth listening to. In this episode, David joins Mary and Connor to unpack why our brains fight us on the things we say we want, how to tell genuine exhaustion from resistance, and what to do when pushing harder stops working. Frameworks and terms mentioned From David: Five minutes to freak Name it and tame it Own the pause The power of one percent Fact check your feelings B3 — brain, body, breath Safe space as founding principle: physical, mental, emotional The "I'm not enough" wound The "AI hot dog" (reticular activating system) From Mary: The self-sabotage framework ABC: antecedent, behavior, consequence The STOP method — stop, take a pause, optimize your nervous system, proceed with intention Run to the roar Temper tantrum toots The one percent Other References Made Viktor Frankl — the source David credits for owning the pause Tony Robbins — pain and pleasure; state, strategy, story Atomic Habits , James Clear — the one-percent principle Dr. Ralph Kilmann / the TKI — conflict modes, which Connor applies internally Alex Honnold — free solo climber; David and Connor address the "broken amygdala" claim Alex Hormozi — credited (loosely) for "everything you want is on the other side of hard" The 90-second emotional peak The claim that 50%+ of people abandon New Year's resolutions by mid-January Hospice studies on end-of-life regret Functional MRI research on amygdala and prefrontal cortex activity

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  Episode #2

  51. Everyday Leadership from Championship Cultures

  Aug 24, 20261h 6mS2

  Today we're joined by championship-winning TCU coaches David Roditi (TCU Men's Tennis) and Majo Orellana (TCU Women's Beach Volleyball) to discuss how they've built championship cultures in their programs despite a constantly rotating roster.

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