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You Can’t Inspire Accountability in Others Until You Model It Yourself | Ep 424
September 16, 2025

Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. Im glad youre spending a minute to check in with us. This is Doug Thorpe, and this is another episode of The Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Im very honored today to bring a guest who is a, author, an advi

How Do I Win at Work? Creating Role Clarity with Melissa Ortiz | Ep 423
September 11, 2025

Introduction Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and were glad to have you back. Listening today, I have a special guest. she and I have been online before. Her name is Melissa Ortiz. She is the founder and operator of activate HR. And toda

The Weight of Leading Alone | Ep 421
September 09, 2025

Introduction Today Im going to dig into a topic that is something I certainly run into frequently. Ive experienced it myself. I have a lot of my clients that eventually get around to talking about it, and that is what I may call the silent suffering of

Cash Flow: The Make-or-Break Factor Every Small Business Owner Must Master | Ep 421
September 04, 2025

Youre listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense with your host, Doug Thorpe. Heres Doug. Introduction: Why Cash Flow Can Make or Break Your Business Today were going to hit a big topic that impacts all small business. Its about cash flow. If yo

Bloom Where You’re Planted: Creating Inclusive Leadership and Building Personal Brand | Ep 420
September 02, 2025

Well, hello again everyone. I hope youre having a great day, whatever time of day it might be for you. This is Doug Thorpe, and youre listening to another episode of leadership powered by Common Sense. Today, Ive got a gentleman who has spent much of

Stop Employee Flight Risk | Ep 419
August 28, 2025

Introduction Announcer You are listening to Leadership Powered by Common Sense with your host, Doug Thorpe. Heres Doug. Doug Thorpe Today Im going to be talking about the great talent escape. Did you know youre probably one LinkedIn message away from

Balancing Caregiving and Career: Finding Strength in Life’s Most Challenging Moments | Ep 418
August 26, 2025

Introduction Today, my guest is going to help us with an area that I think is a concern and probably often goes unspoken. It has to do with the idea of if you are someone who is working hard at work, but you have the burden of a loved one at a home who n

The Book PUBLISHING Expert: ‘Why 99% Never Become Authors!’ | Ep 417
August 21, 2025

Introduction Doug: Well, hello again, everyone. This is Doug Thorpe, and youre listening to another episode of leadership Powered by Common Sense. Today, my guest is going to help us understand the possibility of if if youre a leader out there and you

The CEO’s SECRET: Why Your Business WON’T Scale! | Ep 416
August 19, 2025

Executive Summary In this transformative episode of Leadership Powered by Common Sense, host Doug Thorpe interviews Cam Lawson from ninety.io about the critical importance of business operating systems for small ...The post The CEOs SECRET: Why Your Bu

How Can Middle Managers Transform Corporate Vision into Actionable Goals? | Ep 415
August 14, 2025

Well, hey, everybody, this is Doug, and youre on another episode of Leadership Powered by Common Sense. Its a pleasure to meet with you today or hear or be speaking to you today. My guest is named Jennifer Jensen. She is someone who works in leadership