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A weekly catalyst for CEOs, executives, and the leaders we count on to make change happen. You’re busy and don't have time for another conference or three-day program, and often those events don’t actually enable change. The Lift is countering that. It’s a concise yet powerful weekly touchpoint that activates you and your organization to improve. Host Ben Brooks, a former SVP of HR, turned Founder & CEO (and coach of renowned executives) brings a curated cast of impressive executives onto the show where they discuss the challenges you’re likely facing right now. His gift is getting people to really open up, share their best advice, and to inspire Lift listeners to take organizational-level action from what each episode makes clear to them. Useful reminders of how can you hold people accountable without damaging the relationship, get more conflict into the room, and stay committed to a vision that takes years? Join us, then share with your team. The focus of c
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The Lift: Executive Leadership for Organizational Change is hosted by Ben Brooks. The show has published 40 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Stop announcing, start persuading: Getting commitment over compliance with Dr. Jay Conger" (27 October 2026, 43 minutes), "Align on The Why: Change leadership as a family adventure story with Katie and Billy Kim" (20 October 2026, 38 minutes), and "The Points Guy, Brian Kelly: You’ve done enough research, now make the decision" (6 October 2026, 46 minutes).
The Lift: Executive Leadership for Organizational Change publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 40 episodes.
Booking probability for The Lift: Executive Leadership for Organizational Change is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Lift: Executive Leadership for Organizational Change requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Lift: Executive Leadership for Organizational Change's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Lift: Executive Leadership for Organizational Change are Business & Management Consulting. The Lift: Executive Leadership for Organizational Change has a business audience.
Ben Brooks hosts The Lift: Executive Leadership for Organizational Change, a business podcast with 40 episodes published.
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Episode #40
Most leaders think persuasion is a pitch. Jay Conger has spent his career proving it’s something else entirely — and that the difference explains why most major change initiatives quietly fail. Jay grew up watching his...
Episode #39
Just a couple months ago, Katie and Billy Kim packed up their lives in New Jersey — two careers, two kids, and a mortgage — and moved to Korea. To make it happen, they navigated a year-long project involving six...
Episode #37
You know the feeling of researching a hotel for three hours and still not booking it? The Points Guy Brian Kelly has made a career out of knowing exactly when to stop doing research – on flights, on investments, on the...
Episode #36
Ben Brooks usually asks the questions. This week, he's the guest, and The Lift's Executive Producer, Steph Colbourn, takes the host chair to dig into the nitty-gritty of management. Leadership gets the TED Talks while...
Episode #35
What do you do when the President of the United States, the Senate majority leader, the Secretary of Energy, and an army of lobbyists all want you to say yes – and your answer is no? Robert Powelson has been in that...
Episode #33
When was the last time someone on your team told you something you didn't want to hear? If you have to think about it, you have your answer. Too many leaders have spent their entire careers avoiding conflict, and now...
Episode #32
Have you ever had this thought? “I have an HR problem. They’re too slow. Too reactive. Too focused on process and compliance.” Here's an uncomfortable possibility: the HR you're complaining about may just be the...
Episode #31
Most executives think of HR as an order window. Fire this person. Hire that one. Fix the culture. Improve the managers. But underneath that fictional menu is a function absorbing things no one ever puts on a report: the...
Episode #30
Complacency doesn't feel like standing still. It feels like winning. Right up until it doesn't. That's the trap Snorre Kjesbu has spent his career trying to help his organization escape. As SVP & GM of Collaboration at...
Episode #29
Tom Hardin was a rising hedge fund analyst making good money in New York City when he decided to make a few trades on inside information. Then the FBI tailed him at 6:30 AM outside his dry cleaner. In the 18...
Episode #28
Just Ben this week. In our very first solo episode, we go deep on the topic Ben has been teaching inside every PILOT cohort since day one, the one that shows up in almost every coaching conversation he has, the one that...
Episode #27
“Running is my meditation.” Michael Miller hears this a lot. His response: “Knitting is my rock climbing.” If you've been telling yourself exercise counts as meditation, this is the episode that gently...
Episode #26
Most senior leaders got to where they are by being the expert. But Helen Tupper has research showing that the moment you start thinking of yourself as an expert is the exact moment you stop growing. If you've been...
Episode #25
Ask almost any leader if they're self-aware and most will say yes. But research shows only 15% actually are. That gap – between who we think we are and how others experience us – is where most leadership development...
Episode #24
“You're not a good fit.” “The company's going in a different direction.” Every manager thinks these phrases are legally safe. But according to attorney James Bryton, they're basically an engraved invitation to a...
Episode #23
Most leaders know when someone isn't working out, for months – sometimes years. So why does it take so many of them so long to do anything about it? Dr. Dennis Davis has a theory, and it has a lot more to do with the...
Episode #23
<p>Most leaders know when someone isn't working out, for months – sometimes years. So why does it take so many of them so long to do anything about it? Dr. Dennis Davis has a theory, and it has a lot more to do with the...
Episode #22
How do you work with people you genuinely can't stand? Not someone who rubs you the wrong way in a meeting. Someone on the opposite side of your moral compass. Adam Kahane has spent 35 years finding that answer in some...
Episode #22
<p>How do you work with people you genuinely can't stand? Not someone who rubs you the wrong way in a meeting. Someone on the opposite side of your moral compass. Adam Kahane has spent 35 years finding that answer in...
Episode #21
<p>What's the fastest way to kill any chance of actually moving the needle on a big, complex project? According to longtime NYC power broker Kathryn Wylde, it's defensiveness. </p><p>Kathryn knows this because she spent...
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Threat Hunter and Intrusion Response Operator, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
career strategist, Harvard's Berkman Klein Center
author of “Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People)”, Harvard Business Review
former Wall Street analyst, convicted insider trader, author, Canterbury Investment Management
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