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  • Generational Stereotypes Are Costing Your Team

    Generational Stereotypes Are Costing Your Team
    2026/06/05
    Managing your team by generation is quietly driving out your best people. David Cohen explains what actually shapes performance — and it isn't birth year.

    Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with David Cohen, founder of DS Cohen & Associates and author of Selecting the Best, to break down why generational labels are lazy leadership — and what to read instead.

    You'll learn:
    📣 Why generational labels backfire on leaders

    🧠 Traits vs behaviors — what predicts performance

    🔄 Why life stage beats birth year

    🚪 How stereotypes push out top talent

    🤝 Why trust and respect aren't the same

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    🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVID COHEN
    🌐 Website: https://sagltd.com/
    💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-s-cohen-0b0191/

    📚 Leadership Courage Series: Part 1 – Having the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-one-having-courage-live-your-values-worth-david-s-cohen-ncdqc/

    Part 2 – Building the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-two-building-courage-live-your-values-david-s-cohen-lm7nc/

    📩 Email: david@sagltd.com
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    41 分
  • Why Your Employees Are Burnt Out — Even When Engagement Is High

    Why Your Employees Are Burnt Out — Even When Engagement Is High
    2026/05/25
    If your team is burnt out, quietly quitting, or emotionally checked out — your engagement score won't tell you why. That's the blind spot this episode is here to fix.

    Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with organizational consultant and author David Cohen to unpack the difference between employee experience and employee engagement — and why confusing the two is silently damaging your culture, your retention, and your bottom line.

    You'll learn:
    🔍 Why high engagement scores can mask a deeply broken experience
    📋 How surveys are gamed — and what the data is really telling you
    🧠 The experience pyramid that drives real loyalty and performance
    🤝 Why leadership owns this problem — not HR
    🤖 How AI is quietly isolating your workforce
    ✅ 5 pillars of employee experience you can start using today

    📍 Catch David live at SHRM 2026 — Pre-Conference Workshop, Orlando Tuesday, June 16 · 8:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT Register: ⁠https://registration.events.shrm.org/flow/shrm/shrm26/public-catalog/page/catalog/session/1768332959523001Vxhq⁠

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    🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVID COHEN
    🌐 Website: https://sagltd.com/
    💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-s-cohen-0b0191/

    📚 Leadership Courage Series: Part 1 – Having the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-one-having-courage-live-your-values-worth-david-s-cohen-ncdqc/

    Part 2 – Building the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-two-building-courage-live-your-values-david-s-cohen-lm7nc/

    📩 Email: david@sagltd.com
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    37 分
  • Stop Hiring the Wrong People: Why AI Resumes Are Fooling Companies

    Stop Hiring the Wrong People: Why AI Resumes Are Fooling Companies
    2026/05/08
    AI is changing the hiring process fast—but it may also be helping the wrong candidates look perfect on paper.

    In this episode, host Lisa Urbanski talks with hiring expert David Cohen about why companies must look beyond resumes to hire people who are aligned with company culture.

    You’ll learn:
    🧠 Why “can do” does not always mean “will do”

    ⚠️ How AI-generated resumes can mislead hiring teams

    💬 What interview questions reveal real behavior

    🤝 Why emotional intelligence matters more than ever

    ✅ How leaders can avoid costly hiring mistakes

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    🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVID COHEN
    🌐 Website: https://sagltd.com/
    💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-s-cohen-0b0191/

    📚 Leadership Courage Series: Part 1 – Having the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-one-having-courage-live-your-values-worth-david-s-cohen-ncdqc/

    Part 2 – Building the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-two-building-courage-live-your-values-david-s-cohen-lm7nc/

    📩 Email: david@sagltd.com
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    40 分
  • Hiring Mistakes? Fix Your Interviews With One Shift

    Hiring Mistakes? Fix Your Interviews With One Shift
    2026/03/20
    Many organizations rely on interview questions that sound good but don’t actually predict job performance.

    In this episode, Lisa Urbanski talks with hiring expert and author David Cohen about how behavioral interviewing helps companies make clearer hiring decisions and build stronger teams.

    You’ll learn:
    🧠 Why traditional interview questions fail
    🚀 How behavioral interviewing works
    📊 How to evaluate skills and behaviors together
    ⚡ Ways to reduce bias in hiring decisions
    💡 A structured approach to interviewing candidates

    These insights will help you improve hiring decisions and build better teams.

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    🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVID COHEN
    🌐 Website: https://sagltd.com/
    💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-s-cohen-0b0191/

    📚 Leadership Courage Series: Part 1 – Having the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-one-having-courage-live-your-values-worth-david-s-cohen-ncdqc/

    Part 2 – Building the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-two-building-courage-live-your-values-david-s-cohen-lm7nc/

    📩 Email: david@sagltd.com
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    53 分
  • Performance Reviews Feel Broken? Here’s How to Fix Them — Even If Your Team Hates Them

    Performance Reviews Feel Broken? Here’s How to Fix Them — Even If Your Team Hates Them
    2026/02/18
    Performance reviews are supposed to improve performance—but for most teams, they create anxiety, defensiveness, and confusion.

    In this episode, host Lisa Urbanski talks with leadership expert David Cohen about modernizing performance reviews.

    In this conversation, you’ll learn:
    • Why reviews feel like an ambush (and how surprise kills trust)

    • How to switch from feedback to feedforward coaching

    • A simple 10-minute check-in structure every 90 days

    • How to set clearer goals (ranges, not moving targets)

    • Why tying reviews to compensation can backfire

    • Why 360 feedback should be used for development—not evaluation

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    🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVID COHEN
    🌐 Website: https://sagltd.com/
    💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-s-cohen-0b0191/

    📚 Leadership Courage Series: Part 1 – Having the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-one-having-courage-live-your-values-worth-david-s-cohen-ncdqc/

    Part 2 – Building the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-two-building-courage-live-your-values-david-s-cohen-lm7nc/

    📩 Email: david@sagltd.com
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    38 分
  • Role Clarity: Stop Team Confusion, Prevent Burnout, and Boost Performance

    Role Clarity: Stop Team Confusion, Prevent Burnout, and Boost Performance
    2026/01/26
    If your team is working hard but still feels confused, disengaged, or burned out, the issue might be role clarity... not effort.

    Host Lisa Urbanski talks with David Cohen about how unclear roles create role conflict, role ambiguity, blame, delays, and quiet resentment

    You’ll learn:
    ✨ Why job titles and descriptions don’t create real clarity

    ✨ The difference between role ambiguity vs. role conflict

    ✨ How unclear roles quietly cause burnout, blame, and disengagement

    ✨ The 4-question role clarity exercise that aligns teams fast

    ✨ How to create clarity without micromanaging

    ✨ What to do when employees feel unsafe speaking up

    ✨ How clear roles improve trust, motivation, and performance














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    🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVID COHEN
    🌐 Website: https://sagltd.com/
    💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-s-cohen-0b0191/

    📚 Leadership Courage Series: Part 1 – Having the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-one-having-courage-live-your-values-worth-david-s-cohen-ncdqc/

    Part 2 – Building the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-two-building-courage-live-your-values-david-s-cohen-lm7nc/

    📩 Email: david@sagltd.com
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    32 分
  • Why Burnout Prevention Starts with Leadership

    Why Burnout Prevention Starts with Leadership
    2026/01/16
    Burnout isn’t the root problem... It’s a signal.

    In this episode, host Lisa Urbanski sits down with leadership strategist David Cohen to break down the real driver behind employee engagement and burnout: the employee experience.

    You’ll learn:
    🧠 Why burnout is a symptom—not the cause

    🧩 How role clarity reduces stress and confusion

    🤝 Why manager relationships matter more than benefits

    🌱 How growth, development, and recognition boost retention

    🗣️ Communication shifts that improve employee experience fast

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    🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVID COHEN
    🌐 Website: https://sagltd.com/
    💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-s-cohen-0b0191/

    📚 Leadership Courage Series: Part 1 – Having the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-one-having-courage-live-your-values-worth-david-s-cohen-ncdqc/

    Part 2 – Building the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-two-building-courage-live-your-values-david-s-cohen-lm7nc/

    📩 Email: david@sagltd.com
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    43 分
  • Leadership vs Management: The Mistake Most Bosses Make

    Leadership vs Management: The Mistake Most Bosses Make
    2026/01/02
    If you’re “managing” but it’s not inspiring trust, this episode will help you shift into real leadership—starting now. Lisa Urbanski sits down with David Cohen to break down leadership vs. management, how integrity and empathy actually work in high-stakes decisions, and why culture and values matter more than motivational posters.

    You’ll learn 👇
    🧠 The real difference between managing and leading
    🧭 What integrity looks like in everyday leadership decisions
    🤝 How to use empathy without lowering standards
    🌍 How culture changes communication and “respect”
    🗣️ How to explain hard decisions in a way people trust
    🔁 How future-focused feedback builds better teams

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    🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVID COHEN
    🌐 Website: https://sagltd.com/
    💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-s-cohen-0b0191/

    📚 Leadership Courage Series: Part 1 – Having the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-one-having-courage-live-your-values-worth-david-s-cohen-ncdqc/

    Part 2 – Building the Courage to Live Your Values: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/part-two-building-courage-live-your-values-david-s-cohen-lm7nc/

    📩 Email: david@sagltd.com
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    44 分