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  • Feedback at the Top: Why Great Leaders Keep Listening

    Feedback at the Top: Why Great Leaders Keep Listening
    2025/07/29
    Coachability is one of the clearest differentiators between leaders who continue to rise and those who hit a ceiling. In this episode, TMG Senior Managing Directors Courtney Hamilton and John Nasr unpack why this quality is more critical than ever for top executives.
    They explore the difficulty of staying truly open to feedback in the high-pressure, high-stakes world of senior leadership. Drawing on deep experience working with high-growth companies, they share how executives can stay aligned with evolving business demands while continuing to grow, and how leaders can shape cultures where honest, peer-driven feedback leads to real development.
    Join us as we discuss:
    • What coachability really looks like at the senior level
    • Why honest feedback gets harder to come by the more senior you get
    • How to break free from a stasis mindset and keep growing
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    32 分
  • Is Your Leadership Model Built to Scale?

    Is Your Leadership Model Built to Scale?
    2025/07/15
    As companies scale, the way decisions get made can either accelerate progress or create hidden drag. Early-stage models that depend on a few senior leaders making most calls eventually slow things down. In this episode, TMG’s Taylor Griffin and Courtney Hamilton explore how organizations can build decision-making systems designed for growth.

    They discuss why the common "hub and spoke" model creates bottlenecks and how distributed leadership can drive both speed and alignment. The conversation focuses on how leaders can create clarity around ownership, accountability, and process without losing visibility or control.

    Join us as we discuss:
    • Why centralized decision-making holds back growth
    • What it takes to transition to a distributed leadership model
    • How clarity and accountability drive speed and trust
    • The leadership shifts required to delegate decisions without losing alignment
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    22 分
  • Battery Life: Managing Energy

    Battery Life: Managing Energy
    2025/07/01
    In this episode, TMG’s Liz Kelly and John Nasr explore a leadership skill that rarely gets the attention it deserves: managing energy. They look at how a leader’s energy shows up across internal meetings, client engagements, and executive forums and how it shapes the way others experience their leadership.

    Drawing on their coaching work with senior executives, Liz and John discuss how staying consistent in your presence and tone helps build trust, especially in high-pressure moments. They offer practical tools to help leaders prepare for key interactions, reset between meetings, and bring clarity and focus to every conversation.

    Join us as we discuss:
    • How energy shapes leadership impact across every setting
    • Why consistency and predictability build trust under stress
    • Simple ways to reset between meetings and stay focused
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    22 分
  • Built on Trust: How Leaders Drive Performance

    Built on Trust: How Leaders Drive Performance
    2025/06/17
    In this episode, Courtney Hamilton and John Nasr explore how trust shows up on high-performing teams and why it’s a critical part of effective leadership. They break down the core components of trust, including credibility, reliability, and interpersonal connection, and explore how consistent leadership behavior directly impacts team alignment and results. Courtney and John also share actionable tools like the “ask me, tell me” framework and discuss how cross-functional collaboration, humility, and intentional communication create a culture of accountability and shared success.

    Join us as we discuss:
    • How consistent leadership builds lasting trust across teams

    • Why vulnerability and humility are essential for high-impact leaders

    • How trust fuels collaboration, commitment, and results
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    36 分
  • Making Room to Lead

    Making Room to Lead
    2025/06/03
    In this episode, John Nasr and Liz Kelly explore the traits that distinguish top-performing leaders—and how those traits help build team capacity. They cover why a strong management operating system drives consistency, how effective delegation allows leaders to focus on strategic priorities, and what it takes to run purposeful and efficient meetings. John and Liz also discuss how to balance your team with the right mix of high-potential talent and steady anchors, the importance of staying ahead of the curve, and why an empathetic, outward-focused mindset fuels growth and performance.

    Join us as we discuss:
    • How to build a management system that drives predictability and reduces noise
    • How to lead meetings that actually move work forward
    • Why team balance and proactive leadership are essential to scaling success
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    26 分
  • Coaching Doesn’t Stop at the C-Suite

    Coaching Doesn’t Stop at the C-Suite
    2025/05/20
    In this episode, Stephen sits down with Robert Williams, Senior Consultant at TMG, to unpack how continuous development sharpens leadership at the highest levels. They explore the role of executive coaching in helping CEOs adapt to new challenges, refine their approach, and stay ahead of the curve. From embracing feedback to cultivating a growth mindset, this conversation offers a clear look at what it takes to lead with lasting impact.

    Join us as we discuss:
    • Why CEOs must embrace coaching to stay competitive in a dynamic business world
    • How a growth mindset fuels adaptability and resilience at the top
    • The impact of continuous development on decision-making and leadership effectiveness
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    21 分
  • High Agency Leadership: How Productive Friction Powers Great Teams

    High Agency Leadership: How Productive Friction Powers Great Teams
    2025/05/06
    In this episode, Stephen sits down with John Nasr, Senior Managing Director at TMG, to explore how high agency leadership can shape organizational success. They discuss the importance of micro-leadership—being deeply involved in the details, setting clear context, and maintaining accountability. John and Stephen also cover how leaders can assess their own agency, adapt to organizational needs, and create a high-performance culture. This conversation offers valuable insights into how high agency leadership fuels growth and creates lasting impact.

    Join us as we discuss:
    • How productive tension fosters accountability and high performance without creating unproductive conflict
    • The power of micro-leadership and continuous context-setting
    • Building resilience and adapting your leadership style to drive success
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    31 分
  • The Agent Problem: Who’s Advocating for You?

    The Agent Problem: Who’s Advocating for You?
    2025/04/22
    In this episode, Taylor Griffin, COO of TMG, and Senior Managing Director Courtney Hamilton break down the “agent problem”—the often-overlooked challenge leaders face when key career decisions are made behind closed doors. Many assume their work speaks for itself, but in reality, it’s the conversations happening when they’re not in the room that shape their trajectory. Taylor and Courtney share practical strategies for ensuring the right people advocate for you, managing how you’re perceived in talent discussions, and taking control of your professional narrative.

    Join us as we discuss:
    • How to navigate the “agent problem” and ensure you’re represented accurately in leadership conversations
    • The key relationships every leader needs to cultivate for career growth
    • How intentional actions can transform perceptions and unlock new opportunities
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    24 分