What if the way you manage your time, energy, and resources is shaping your entire company culture?

In this soul-first conversation, Benj and McKenzie sit down to explore the hidden mindset behind great leadership: abundance vs. scarcity. This isn’t just a theory. It’s a lens that could reframe how you hire, delegate, invest, and even walk into your next meeting.

Benj opens up about his lived experience as an Enneagram Five, where hoarding energy felt like a survival strategy. He shares how that scarcity mindset once showed up in his leadership and what changed when he shifted toward generosity, trust, and abundance. McKenzie brings the operator’s view, showing how systems-thinking can quickly tip into control and fear without intention.

Inside this Soul Dive:

• The myth of limited energy and how it sabotages team growth
• What a scarcity mindset really looks like in meetings, decisions, and relationships
• How leaders unintentionally withhold ideas, tools, or praise — and what it costs
• The ripple effect of one brave share and how it unlocks a team’s potential
• Why gratitude and generosity are more than emotions — they are leadership strategies
• How to shift the energy in the room with one question: What mindset am I bringing in today?

You’ll hear honest reflections, small but powerful mindset shifts, and a deeper invitation to show up as a leader who multiplies, not manages.

This episode is for anyone who has ever felt the tension between conserving and contributing, between self-protection and impact. If you’ve been leading from caution, this is your permission to try something different.

Because abundance isn’t just a feeling. It’s a decision. And when leaders make that shift, everything else starts to flow.

You don’t have to wait for more time, more budget, or more certainty. The invitation is here. Step into abundance today.

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What if the two most important leadership lessons aren’t about strategy... but about how you show up in a room?

In this Hot Takes episode of Sessions with System & Soul, Benj Miller and McKenzie Reeves Decker unpack two game-changing insights from leaders who have actually built legendary companies.

🔥 Bill Campbell, the trusted coach behind Apple and Google, believed success starts with something most leaders overlook:

“Get your 1:1s and team meetings right, and everything else will follow.”
When relationships are strong, results follow. Simple. Powerful. Overlooked.

🔥 Then comes Leila Hormozi, powerhouse CEO of Acquisition.com, with a hard truth:

“Only 5% of your team will be ready for your company’s next chapter.”
So what do you do with that reality?
Avoid it? Hide it? Or lead with clarity, even when it's uncomfortable?

🎙️ Inside this episode:

Why most teams underperform and how to change that fast
What the top 5% of high-growth team members all have in common
How founders unknowingly stall their growth
How to lead people through change without losing trust
And why your systems should protect your culture, not just your KPIs

🎯 Plus: Grab two free tools mentioned in the episode:

• The Weekly Sync Template
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• The 5 Unspoken Conversations Guide
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If you're scaling a business and want to keep your people aligned, empowered, and growing with you, this episode is a must.

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Free Tools: Your Scoreboard Might Be Killing Your Momentum
You’ve got numbers. Maybe even dashboards.

But here’s the real question: Does your team actually know if they’re winning?

In this Free Tools Session, Benj Miller and McKenzie Reeves Decker unpack why most scoreboards fail to motivate and what it really takes to build one that fuels performance and culture.

🎯 What you’ll walk away with:

1️⃣ How “should” metrics quietly drain engagement
2️⃣ The scoreboard vs. report difference (and why it matters)
3️⃣ The power of 3 to 5 focused KPIs
4️⃣ How to measure culture and leadership not just output
5️⃣ A free AI tool that makes it all easier: WinningMetrics.ai

This isn’t just about tracking performance.
It’s about giving your team clarity, energy, and a scoreboard that actually means something.

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You say you’re a people-first leader… but what happens when it gets hard?
Budget cuts. Underperformance. Tough calls that impact real people.

In this week’s Reflection Session, Benj Miller and McKenzie Reeves Decker pull back the curtain on what it really means to lead with a people-first mindset, especially when the pressure’s on.

Forget the clichés. This is about more than being “nice.” It’s about having the courage to lead with clarity, honesty, and dignity.

🎧 Inside this episode:

✅ When Loyalty Backfires
Keeping someone “because they’ve been here forever” might be costing your team more than you think.
✅ Kind ≠ Weak
Avoiding hard conversations doesn’t make you compassionate—it makes things worse. Real leadership means facing the tough stuff.
✅ Dignity Over Drama
It’s not what you do, it’s how you do it. Layoffs, feedback, and even promotions—every moment is a chance to lead with dignity.
✅ Lead Out Loud
Bringing your team into tough decisions builds trust. Going silent? That breeds doubt, fast.
✅ Ask Before You Assume
Benj shares the two powerful questions every leader should ask their team (and themselves) before claiming the “people-first” title.


This episode is a gut-check for every leader who wants to build a business with heart without losing their edge.

If you’re navigating hard decisions and want to lead with both strategy and soul, this one’s for you.

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The 3 Questions Every Leader Must Answer to Stay Grounded

In this deeply personal Soul Dive episode of Sessions with System & Soul, Benj Miller takes us back to a pivotal moment that reshaped his identity and leadership.

What started as a desperate quest for business answers transformed into a life-changing conversation about what truly grounds us as leaders and humans.

Joined by McKenzie Reeves Decker, the conversation peels back the layers of external validation and digs into the soul work that keeps us inwardly sound and others focused.

🔑 Key Takeaways:

• Leadership Begins with Identity: 77% of leadership effectiveness comes from who you are, not just what you do.

• The 3 Big Questions: "Who is my audience?", "Why do I matter?", and "Who am I?" These are not just reflective, they are foundational.

• Audience Matters: You cannot let critics or fleeting circumstances sign your report card. Who holds that pen in your life?

• Worth Is Not Earned, It Is Given: A profound realization that your value is defined by what someone is willing to pay, and for Benj, that meant everything.

• From Fragile to Anchored: Building identity on solid ground prevents leadership from being derailed by toxic feedback or failure.

💬 This episode is a raw and real invitation to strip away the noise and reclaim clarity in who you are.

Whether you are deep in the trenches or just starting your leadership journey, take 18 minutes to realign with what matters most.

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Hot Seat: Faith, Vision and the Missing Leader W/ Clint Emerson

In this Hot Seat Session, Benj Miller and McKenzie Reeves Decker sit down with Clint Emerson, CEO of CableQuest, to unpack a key challenge many faith-driven leaders face:

How do you turn a God-given vision into meaningful, everyday action?

Clint has cultivated a purpose-driven company where chaplaincy, discipleship, and community care are part of the culture.

But the mission needs a leader someone who can connect the dots, carry the vision, and bring it to life with intention.

This honest conversation dives into the tension between calling and capacity and what happens when a powerful vision waits on the right “who.”

In this episode:

• Why a mission built on faith needs more than systems
• The “who, not how” shift that reframed Clint’s next step
• How spiritual purpose can fall through the cracks without ownership
• Real examples of redemptive leadership at work
• What to look for in someone called to carry a kingdom vision

If you're leading with strategy and soul, this conversation will hit home.

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End the Meeting Madness with the Weekly Sync.

Let’s be real, most meetings are messy, slow, and totally avoidable.
But what if your weekly meeting became the most energizing hour of your workweek?

In the next episode of Sessions with System & Soul, Benj Miller and McKenzie Reeves Decker drop one of their most-used tools: the Weekly Sync.

This isn’t just a meeting agenda. It’s the system thousands of leaders use to align fast, stay focused, and actually get things done.

What you’ll walk away with:

• The 4-part structure that makes every meeting worth showing up for

• How to keep people connected and move work forward

• A smarter way to deal with roadblocks, priorities, and mental clutter

• Why rating your meetings changes team culture overnight

If your team dreads meetings, this episode is your reset.

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Benj Miller shares a powerful breakthrough from a real team session.

What started as a light, energized morning turned into a raw, honest afternoon.

The team finally said what needed to be said.

Here’s what stood out:

🔹 Politeness Isn’t Health
Surface harmony looks peaceful but hides real problems.
Teams need safety to practice real candor.

🔹 Leaders Go First
Trust doesn’t happen by accident.
It starts when leaders model it with vulnerability.

🔹 Curiosity > Defensiveness
Your response sets the tone.
Stay curious instead of reactive to keep conversations open.

🔹 One Leader Holding Back = Slower Team
When high-capacity people dim their energy,
it limits the whole team’s momentum.

🔹 Trust Happens Between Meetings
You don’t build trust in the room.
You build it in the one-on-one moments between sessions.

Sessions is hosted by Benj Miller and McKenzie Decker

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