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Hosted by Chris Miller, Dane Smith · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 86 episodes
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The Leadership Gambit The Toolkit for Business and Life You Were Never Taught Let’s be real: you don’t need more cliche advice and a lot of content doesn’t go deep enough. You need practical guidance you can actually use to help you overcome your challenges or achieve your goals. Recent studies show most people today feel unsupported, underprepared, and overwhelmed by a system and management that teaches very little about navigating, leading, or thriving in the chaos of modern life. This podcast is for anyone who’s ready to take ownership of their personal journey and needs a guide to support them along their path. We take over 20 years of real-world experience, hundreds of field experiments, and the best of leadership, psychology, and personal development knowledge and turn it into clear, honest, and useful guidance you can start using right away. No fluff, real talk, and real tools, to thrive at wor
Chris Miller, Dane Smith hosts The Leadership Gambit, a education show with 86 episodes published.
When Hubert Joly became CEO of Best Buy in 2012, most experts believed the company was beyond saving. Amazon was disrupting retail, customers were using Best Buy stores as showrooms before buying online, employee morale
What if a single conversation could completely change the direction of your career? In this episode of The Leadership Gambit , Chris and Marija explore one of the most overlooked skills in leadership: coaching. While mos
Success Fades. Impact Lasts. What if the success you've been chasing isn't what will ultimately bring you fulfillment? In this episode, Chris and Marija explore the difference between success and significance. They discu
Success Fades. Impact Lasts. What if the success you've been chasing isn't what will ultimately bring you fulfillment? In this episode, Chris and Marija explore the difference between success and significance. They discu
What if one of the most powerful performance tools available to you had nothing to do with working harder? In a world filled with constant distractions, information overload, and increasing demands on our attention, many
Burnout has become so common that many people treat it as a sign of ambition. Long hours, constant stress, and always being "on" are often celebrated as proof that you're committed, driven, and successful. But what if th
Why does it feel like the economy is growing while so many ordinary people feel like they’re falling behind? In this episode, we take a deep dive into the idea of “profits without prosperity” and explore how modern corpo
Many people believe resilience is something you’re either born with or you’re not, but what if resilience is actually built through life experience, adversity, self-trust, and growth? In this episode, Chris and Marija ex
Is leadership really worth it? Leadership is often sold as prestige, power, influence, and financial success, but very few people talk honestly about what leadership can actually cost you. In this episode, Chris and Mari
What if everything you’ve been told about leadership is wrong? In this episode, There Is Only One Leadership Style (And You’ve Been Lied To), we challenge the idea that leadership comes in dozens of styles. From coaching
What happened to our ability to disagree without turning it into division? In this episode, we unpack the growing tension between tolerance and acceptance, and how blurring the line between the two is quietly fueling con
Everyone talks about leadership but where are all the actual leaders? After 20 years working with senior managers and executives, one thing became clear, real leadership is rare. What most people experience isn’t leaders
Are you really having a bad day… or did one moment just take control of everything that followed? In this episode, we unpack how quickly a single interaction, comment, or frustration can spiral into something much bigger
Gen Z is often labeled as lazy, entitled, or difficult to manage. But what if the problem isn’t the generation…it’s how we’re leading them? In this episode, I break down what’s really going on with Millennials and Gen Z.
This episode is my most personal yet. I share the story of losing my younger brother and what it was like returning to work just two weeks later, not because I was ready, but because I needed something to distract me fro
Being “nice” might feel right, but it’s often what holds people back. In this episode, we break down the difference between nice vs kind , and why confusing the two can hurt your leadership, relationships, and long-term
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Conflict is unavoidable. Whether you’re leading a team, working with colleagues, or navigating relationships at home, disagreement will happen. The problem is that most of us were never taught how to handle conflict well
Have you ever explained something perfectly and still gotten zero buy-in? You laid out the facts. The logic made sense. The idea was solid. And yet people tuned out, pushed back, or completely ignored it. The problem isn
What if the quality of your closest relationship is the clearest reflection of your leadership? In this special episode, we welcome our first guest to the show, Marija, national sales leader, consultant, coach, and my li
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The Leadership Gambit is hosted by Chris Miller, Dane Smith. The show is categorised under education (self improvement) and has published 86 episodes.
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