Kyle McDowell started in a tiny cubicle at 18 and climbed to the top of Fortune 10 companies, leading tens of thousands of people and running billion-dollar P&Ls. 🏢📈 Then came the gut punch: he realized he hated the culture he had built.

😳 In this episode, the WSJ and USA Today bestselling author of Begin With WE tells MO about the night that changed everything. He stayed up until 2 a.m. and wrote 10 sentences that became The 10 WEs. ✍️ He also explains why the values on the wall don’t drive the behavior in the hall, why your jokes get funnier the higher you climb 😂, and how his toughest critic became one of his most trusted confidants. 🤝 So here’s the question: would your team follow you if you didn’t have the title? 🤔

🔥 What you’ll take away:

✅ The difference between being feared and being respected

✅ How to break the leadership echo chamber

✅ Why owning your mistakes builds trust instead of costing it

✅ What to do when someone won’t buy in

✅ The one principle to start living tomorrow morning Your team is talking about you at the dinner table tonight. 🍽️ What are they saying?

More of Kyle:

📘 Begin With WE: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1544529910

🌐 Website: https://kylemcdowellinc.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylemcdowellinc/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylemcdowellinc/

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https://www.facebook.com/risingtideculture

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rising-tide-leadership-podcast/id1546034213

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🌊 New Year's resolutions start early this year! Most leaders spend December building next year's plan alone, then roll it out in January and wonder why the team gives them a polite nod and nothing changes.

😬 In this episode, Dr. MO and Scotty P explain why plans made for your team stall, and how planning with them builds ownership, trust, and real momentum. 🚀

We get into:

✅ Why top-down plans quietly drain your Relational Bank Account 🏦

✅ How to turn your team from spectators into co-owners 🙌

✅ Simple ways to get ahead of 2027 before the ball drops 🎉

Whether you lead a company, a classroom, a congregation, or a youth swim team, this one will change how you set goals.

🎯 Grab your coffee ☕, bring your team, and let's plan 2027 together.

💬 Leadership question: If your team had helped write your 2027 plan, what would be different?

#Leadership #RisingTideLeadership #TeamBuilding #GoalSetting #LeadershipDevelopment #TeamLeadership #Planning2027 #EmployeeEngagement #LeadershipPodcast #influencers

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www.rtclc.com

https://medium.com/@poorboymo

www.youtube.com/risingtideleadership

https://buymeacoffee.com/risingtide.mo

https://www.linkedin.com/in/poorboymo/

https://www.facebook.com/risingtideculture

https://www.youtube.com/@risingtideleadership

https://www.instagram.com/rising_tide_leadership/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rising-tide-leadership-podcast/id1546034213

https://open.spotify.com/show/2jUqyH9hTOamOIOAxcO6yH?si=9d0ff2c2b2ae4289

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🚨 95% of AI pilots fail to scale — and it's NOT a tech problem. Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, the guy The New York Times actually nicknamed the "Office Whisperer" 👀, joins Rising Tide to expose the three hidden emotional blockers quietly stalling AI adoption in almost every company: fear, identity threat, and shame. We dig into "AI Alarmists," shadow AI, the now-viral term "work slop," and why psychological safety might be the most underrated leadership skill of the AI era. Dr. Gleb's brand-new book, The Psychology of AI Adoption at Work: From Resistance to Results (Georgetown University Press), is out now 📖 — grab it wherever books are sold. So tell us: is your team quietly afraid of AI, and what are you doing about it? 🤔

#AIAdoption #LeadershipPodcast #RisingTideLeadership #FutureOfWork #PsychologicalSafety #AIatWork #WorkplaceCulture #LeadershipDevelopment #ArtificialIntelligence #changemanagement

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dr-gleb-tsipursky (@dr-gleb-tsipursky)

X/Twitter: @gleb_tsipursky

Instagram: @dr_gleb_tsipursky

Facebook: @DrGlebTsipursky

Medium: @dr-gleb-tsipursky

Website: DisasterAvoidanceExperts.com

Book landing page: DisasterAvoidanceExperts.com/aibook

More of MO:

www.rtclc.com

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https://buymeacoffee.com/risingtide.mo

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https://www.facebook.com/risingtideculture

https://www.youtube.com/@risingtideleadership

https://www.instagram.com/rising_tide_leadership/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rising-tide-leadership-podcast/id1546034213

https://open.spotify.com/show/2jUqyH9hTOamOIOAxcO6yH?si=9d0ff2c2b2ae4289

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AI was supposed to replace people. Instead, companies like Ford and IBM are quietly rehiring the humans they let go — and scrambling to rebuild the bench they tore down.

🏗️ In this episode, Mo and Scotty break down the "panic rehire," why an empty bench costs more than you think 🏈, and the one leadership habit (hint: it involves deposits, not withdrawals 🏦) that keeps you from ever ending up in that position. Plus — a surprising lesson from four guys from Liverpool who spent years getting good before anyone was watching.

🎸 So here's the question: are you building your bench right now, or are you waiting until you need it?

#LeadershipDevelopment #RisingTideLeadership #BuildYourBench #LeadershipPodcast #AIandLeadership #SuccessionPlanning #NextManUp #LeadDontManage #TalentDevelopment #leadershiptips

More of MO: www.rtclc.com

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/poorboymo/

https://www.facebook.com/risingtideculture

https://www.youtube.com/@risingtideleadership

https://www.instagram.com/rising_tide_leadership/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rising-tide-leadership-podcast/id1546034213

https://open.spotify.com/show/2jUqyH9hTOamOIOAxcO6yH?si=9d0ff2c2b2ae4289

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⚓ At 92 years old, Jim Paulk is still teaching us how to live. 💘 A U.S. Naval Academy graduate, submarine officer, and 26-year Procter & Gamble leader, Jim didn't publish his first book until his 80s — and he's not slowing down. In this episode, Jim shares the incredible story of the blind date that led to 60 years of marriage, the nine-year campaign that changed California's marine conservation laws, and the real-life love stories behind his new book, How I Found Love: Stories of Romance and Relationships. 🐟

\📖 From satellites to seabass to soulmates, Jim proves that purpose — and love — don't have an expiration date. 🕊️ So the question is: if relationships are the real measure of a life well-led, are you investing in yours like they matter most? 🌊

#LeadershipPodcast #RisingTideLeadership #JimPaulk #NavalAcademy #LoveAndLeadership #PurposeDrivenLife #LeadershipLessons #NeverTooLate #RelationshipsMatter #InspirationalStories

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/poorboymo/

https://www.facebook.com/risingtideculture

https://www.youtube.com/@risingtideleadership

https://www.instagram.com/rising_tide_leadership/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rising-tide-leadership-podcast/id1546034213

https://open.spotify.com/show/2jUqyH9hTOamOIOAxcO6yH?si=9d0ff2c2b2ae4289

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He lost everything in the 2008 crash, cried on his bathroom floor, and rebuilt his entire life around a 7-day rhythm — and it might be the missing piece in your leadership routine. 🌊 David Ray Fullmer went from 29 childhood moves and 12 stints in juvenile detention to building multi-million dollar businesses, all while learning the hardest leadership lesson of his life: sometimes the founder has to scrub the toilet.

🧻 In this episode, David breaks down his B7 framework — a superhuman rhythm for turning motivation, gratitude, forgiveness, and intuition into daily leadership habits that actually stick. If you've ever felt scattered, burned out, or unsure how to lead with real influence, this conversation will reset how you think about your week.

🔥 What would change in your leadership if you built a rhythm instead of relying on motivation alone?

#Leadership #ServantLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #RisingTideLeadership #LeadershipPodcast #PersonalGrowth #ResilientLeadership #GrowthMindset #LeadershipRhythm #influenceandimpact

📖 Becoming Seven: The Superhuman Rhythm https://shorturl.at/OLVTo

More of MO:

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/poorboymo/

https://www.facebook.com/risingtideculture

https://www.youtube.com/@risingtideleadership

https://www.instagram.com/rising_tide_leadership/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rising-tide-leadership-podcast/id1546034213

https://open.spotify.com/show/2jUqyH9hTOamOIOAxcO6yH?si=9d0ff2c2b2ae4289

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🚪 There's a moment right before conflict hits when your body picks a door for you — and most leaders only know two: avoid it or dominate it. Both feel like leadership. Neither one is. 😬

Rolling solo this month, MO breaks down the third door — the one that actually keeps your best people 🤝 — with two simple moves: regulate, then relate. You'll find out why silence isn't peace 🤫, why the strongest teams argue more (not less) 🔥, what it's costing you every time you dodge a hard conversation 💸, and the one little question that defuses almost any tense moment.

Fair warning: you might walk away realizing you're the problem. 😅 Good — that's exactly where growth starts. 🌱

💡 So here's the real question: when the tension rises this week, will you lead the room — or leave it?

#Leadership #ConflictResolution #LeadershipDevelopment #RisingTideLeadership #DifficultConversations #TeamBuilding #PsychologicalSafety #EmotionalIntelligence #LeadershipCoaching #LeadWell